4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (340+ words) Twin staircases, shimmering gowns, a gleaming swimming pool and a live band poised for action: Rachel Kavanaugh’s lavish production of High Society sweeps onto the Playhouse stage dressed to dazzle. With Cole Porter’s irresistible music and lyrics, the classic, classy…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (440+ words) EdinburghGuide.com Do Better: A Dramagedy, Greenside @ George St, Review Upon entering the room I'm given a pen and paper an asked to write one thing I'd like to "do better", there's only a moment before the show is due…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (601+ words) As the curtain fell on the 2026 Edinburgh International Festival on Sunday, festival director Nicola Benedetti reflected on the potency and importance of the annual cultural infusion into the city’s blood-stream. “This year’s Festival theme, All Rise, was a rallying cry…...

2+ week, 38+ min ago   (305+ words) If you think you know the Scottish play, think again. In ‘Mrs Macbeth,’ Shakespeare’s tale of treason and treachery is retold through the eyes and ears of Lady Macbeth’s loyal Gentlewoman, a minor character in the sleepwalking scene, Act V,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (905+ words) Chris Cantrill and Marty Gleeson were announced as winners of this year's prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Awards tonight. The Audible Best Comedy Show went to Chris Cantrill for Rewilding, a ‘twisted tale’ about how life in Cantrill’s peaceful countryside community was…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (404+ words) Sitting all around the intimate theatre space of the Mint Studio, we immediately feel immersed in the close up experience of the ceremony and later the lively reception. The economical staging is most effective, with just two chairs, table with…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (249+ words) EdinburghGuide.com Dickens: The Readings, Assembly George Square Studios, Review Charles Dickens, in the final years of his life, enjoyed giving performed readings of his work, touring around the country. These were edited down versions of his books and stories,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (303+ words) Thirteen-year-old Alan proudly tells us about his dad’s best friends. He has earned his place at the grown-ups’ table by fetching their drinks from the bar of The Jolly Fisherman. The years move on, chalked up on the darts scoreboard....