Part of Made in Scotland, this journey through humour, anger and ultimately hope, STUMPED is ideally suited to both existing opera fans and newbies. Performed by a stellar cast and ends with a short reflection from an invited forest expert. A brand-new miniature opera exploring deforestation through scenes from five ancient stories that centre on … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – STUMPED
1988. One boy is growing up in myth and magic unaware that Section 28, prohibiting the 'promotion of homosexuality', is moving to silence his tale and those of anyone like him. Combining traditional fairy tales and original poetry, storyteller James Stedman (helped by a grumpy frog) guides you through a heartfelt, slightly irreverent look at our history. … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – Joyfully Grimm
The story of a friendship between a Boy and a magical, storytelling Tree. Each day the Tree tells her tales to the Boy, stories of adventure, friendship, love and life. Everything is perfect, until the cruel Winds arrive and rid the Tree of all her leaves and their stories, leaving her broken and bare. It … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – The Tree and Her Tale
Female-led and produced, PALS (written by Mirren Wilson) is a Scottish adventure-comedy premiering at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Amidst the buzz of Edinburgh life, budding photographer Sadie and her three friends are suffering from the modern affliction of being in their early 20s. PALS tells the story of these crude, chaotic yet completely normal gal … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – PALS
Estelle models for the Artist. And despite a wealth of experience, Estelle has never participated in a session quite like this. And that’s all audiences need to know before embarking on this journey. From our dear friend Maria MacDonell (Miss Lindsay’s Secret), featuring Leo MacNeil, comes their exciting new work LIFE - a piece which … Continue reading Have a Gander, Ed Fringe 2024 – LIFE
At this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Travefest24 at the Traverse Theatre host the UK première of Adam Rapp’s The Sound Inside. Starring Merchant Ivory’s Madeleine Potter and The Kite Runner’s (Broadway) Eric Sirakian. When an Ivy League profession becomes captivated by a rebellious, if brilliant, freshman, the two outsiders wander the boundaries of taboo in … Continue reading Have a Gander: The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – The Sound Inside, Traverse Theatre
https://youtu.be/s5M6g96W86U In Leni’s Last Lament, which swept top awards at its one-night-only performance at the United Solo Festival in Manhattan last March, Hitler’s controversial filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl poses as a misunderstood victim as she attempts to justify and sanitize her notorious past. Set in Leni’s editing room and presented as a macabre, comic cabaret with a … Continue reading Have a Gander, Ed Fringe 2024 – Leni’s Last Lament
Written by Rona Munro Directed by Orla O’Loughlin Tickets from £27.50 ★★★ While the bonfire of masculine history chars pages of Scotland’s heritage - it is the stories of women that can burn brightest. Someone just has to tell them first. Despite the balancing act of regal storytelling, hidden and repressed queer history, and a … Continue reading Review: James V: Katherine – The Studio, Edinburgh
Created and Performed by Lily Asch Musical Accompliment by Dimitris Kounatiadis ★★★★ Arachne to Lamia. Skýlla to the Sirens, and most famously, Medusa. There’s one thing which they all share. And it isn’t just in the monstrous forms they are punished with. As ancient as the myths themselves the metamorphosis of women’s history through erasure and control … Continue reading Review: Do Not Look Away: The Story of Medusa – Scottish Storytelling Centre
Book by Stephen Greenhorn Direction by Malcolm J. Burnett Musical Direction by Finlay Turnbull Tickets from £16.00 (waiting list) ★★★★ While the all-American musical is underway at the Festival Theatre, the all-Scottish treasure that is Stephen Greenhorn’s Sunshine on Leith radiates a burst of bright jukebox enjoyment throughout Edinburgh with this deeply beloved musical featuring the songs of The Proclaimers. And instilling a sense of … Continue reading Review: Sunshine on Leith – Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh
