Fraser Kelsey delivers a powerhouse performance in Sláinte! Theatre's daring new Fringe drama, even if an abrupt final act leaves questions on the table.

At Shakespeare’s Globe, Chelsea Walker dresses “Much Ado About Nothing” in Versace and swagger, letting Pippa Nixon and Ken ...

At the Edinburgh Playhouse, a lavish High Society softens its mid-century teeth, but Cole Porter’s tunes and crack comic support keep the party buoyant.

In Harriet Richardson’s hilarious ‘Creep,’ an unhinged slide-deck investigation turns everyday cyber-espionage into an artful ...

When the Fringe circus packs up, Push the Boat Out brings Jackie Kay and Luke Wright to Edinburgh this November for verse ...

At the Edinburgh Tattoo, ancient carnyx calls and massed pipes elevate military pomp into an unexpectedly sombre, deeply ...

Donald Shaw gathers an all-star trad ensemble at The Hub, but polite EIF restraint keeps a potentially explosive folk finale ...

Rating: 5 out of 5. This year’s EIF music programme culminated in two Usher Hall performances, plus a chamber recital in the Queen’s Hall, by the mighty Berlin Philharmonic. These were the first ...

Rating: 5 out of 5. Clown Show is a rare kind of theatre experience. Before the curtain even rises, a group of strangely dressed clowns make their way through the audience towards the stage. White ...

The penultimate day of the Edinburgh International Book Festival was still full of plenty of events and big names. Amongst reports of the heartache of Fringe shows’ audience numbers ‘falling off a ...

Anthony Alderson has led the Pleasance Theatre Trust, since 2005, taking over from founder Christopher Richardson. Leading one of ‘The Big Four’, Anthony has overseen the expansion of The Pleasance ...

Looking for our 2025 local’s guide to street food spots at Edinburgh Fringe? You can find it here. When you’re hot-footing it between Edinburgh Fringe venues this August, you’re going to get hungry, ...