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270-year-old religious 'stramash' over theatre curbs inspires new Scottish comedy
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (696+ words) It was a performance which caused uproar by flouting curbs imposed by church leaders on the staging of theatre productions in Scotland. Now the fierce debates between clergymen and philosophers, which were sparked by the staging of a minister’s new…...
The most annoying thing about the Edinburgh Festivals? The daft tourist tax
14+ hour, 55+ min ago (191+ words) 1. What is your Fringe show about? 2. How many times/how many years have you appeared at the Fringe? I think this will be my 14th! 3. What's your most memorable moment from the Fringe? 4. What's the worst thing about the Fringe? The…...
All My Ex's Live in... Edinburgh? Honky-tonk musical hopes to take Fringe by storm
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (865+ words) What happens when ex-lovers meet up for drinks and are suddenly reminded of old passions long rendered lifeless and cold? Such is the question at the heart of Oil and Whiskey, the award-winning, off-Broadway country rock musical written by Dax…...
'A champion of Scottish talent': Fringe award unveiled in memory of 'fearless' comic
1+ week, 1+ day ago (347+ words) A leading comedy club will launch a new award at next month’s Edinburgh Fringe, in honour of a beloved Scottish comedian. The £2,500 McTavish Award is named after comic Paul Sneddon, better known as Vladimir McTavish, who died at age 70 earlier…...
£25,000 for three weeks stay: Is Edinburgh Fringe 'an elite middle-class playground'?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1944+ words) As the comedy festival prepares to kick off, our Writer at Large hears from well-known stand-ups who say that both performers and punters are being priced out by profiteering OBVIOUSLY the Fringe is too expensive. Everything is. You can’t buy…...
'I love the Fringe - where else can you talk to comics, drag queens and clowns?"
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1160+ words) “What's that saying, a lie goes around the world before the truth puts on its shoes?” Brian Dykstra quips. The actor and poet is speaking about his new show A Play on Words, which is set to make its UK…...
My pick of the Edinburgh International Film Festival's special events and screenings
3+ week, 15+ hour ago (1232+ words) It has been flying the flag for cinema for almost 80 years and proudly boasts of being the world’s oldest continually running celebration of movies. When the Edinburgh International Film Festival returns this summer, it will feature 21 world premieres, seven retrospective…...
Tributes paid after popular Edinburgh comedian Vladimir McTavish dies
3+ week, 16+ hour ago (326+ words) Tributes have been paid after the death of Scots comedian Paul Sneddon, better known as Vladimir McTavish. On Monday The Stand Comedy Club, with which he had a longstanding affiliation, announced he had died. The Stand shared on Instagram: "It’s…...
In Pictures: Dame Penelope Keith an actress who commanded stage and screen
3+ week, 2+ day ago (163+ words) Dame Penelope Keith, best known for sitcoms The Good Life and To The Manor Born, has died aged 86, her family said. In a long career on stage and TV, she starred as snobbish suburbanite Margo Leadbetter in The Good Life…...
BBC confirms second series of Banjo and Ro’s Grand Island Hotel on Ulva
3+ week, 6+ day ago (652+ words) A popular BBC renovation series set on a remote Scottish island is returning for a second season following the success of its debut run. Banjo and Ro’s Grand Island Hotel will once again follow interior designer Banjo Beale and his…...