Twice the Thrill with Scottish Ballet
6 September 2023
Two thrilling works by two exciting dance-makers kick off Scottish Ballet’s autumn programme.
Performing Arts
Join us as we highlight the news and reviews from the world of music, opera, dance theatre, screenings and more.
An Ocean of Dark Imaginings at King’s Theatre Glasgow
31 August 2023
Review: National Theatre’s critically acclaimed adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Ocean at the End of the Lane has arrived at Glasgow’s King’s Theatre as part of its 2023 UK tour.
Dreams and Reality Bite at the Lyceum, Edinburgh
25 August 2023
Review: Pedro Calderón de la Barca’s 1636 comedy Life Is a Dream gets a playful, surreal treatment that toys with our sense of reality in Edinburgh International Festival’s Lyceum production.
Return of the Shy Boy: Jake Bugg at The Playhouse Edinburgh
24 August 2023
Review: Unchanged, Jake Bugg’s basic approach has the Edinburgh crowds loving his set of song-nuggets in his International Festival outing at the city’s Playhouse.
The Fierce Cello: Abel Selaocoe at The Hub
23 August 2023
Review: Cellist Abel Selaocoe performs a dazzling solo showcase of the seemingly-limitless depth of his talent, and the sonic possibilities of his instrument, at Edinburgh International Festival venue The Hub.
A Concert of Our Time: RSNO’s A Child of Our Time Loses None of its Relevance
21 August 2023
Review: Premiered in 1944, Michael Tippett’s A Child of Our Time mixed musical and cultural traditions to devastating effect in an all-embracing, ambitious oratorio, now performed as part of this year’s Edinburgh International Festival by Sir Andrew Davis, RSNO and Edinburgh Festival Chorus.
Brunton Theatre Musselburgh Gets Around
21 August 2023
The Brunton Theatre is taking its long-standing and colourful contribution to Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival out and about in various places in the Musselburgh and Fisherrow area.
You Want It Darker: Lankum at Queen’s Hall Edinburgh
18 August 2023
Review: Dublin-based band Lankum forge an atmospheric, at times near-terrifying beauty, inspired by dark folk tradition, at Edinburgh’s Queen’s Hall.
Entertain, Educate, Repeat: Julia Bullock at Queen’s Hall Edinburgh
18 August 2023
Review: American soprano Julia Bullock and pianist Bretton Brown perform a range of inspiring and empowering songs at Edinburgh’s Queen’s Hall.
Joint Forces: Amatis Trio with Thomas Quastoff at Queen’s Hall Edinburgh
16 August 2023
Review: Vigorous European trio Amatis join baritone Thomas Quastoff at Edinburgh’s Queen’s Hall for stark vignettes from the Great War and beyond.
Old and New, East and West: Trojan Women at Festival Theatre Edinburgh
11 August 2023
Review: Edinburgh International Festival: a production of Trojan Women deftly unites the old and the new, east and west, emphasising the pain of war.
Rising to the Occasion: Ilker Arcayurek Joins Malcolm Martineau at Queen’s Hall Edinburgh
9 August 2023
Review: Tenor Ilker Arcayurek stands-in for Gunther Groissböck at short notice, but succeeds in wowing a sold-out Edinburgh International Festival Queen’s Hall audience.
A Dark Innocence: Dusk, the Lyceum, Edinburgh
9 August 2023
Review: Christiane Jatahy’s Edinburgh International Festival production at the Lyceum Theatre ‘Dusk’ attaches a disturbing contemporary relevance to the themes in Lars Von Trier’s movie ‘Dogville’.
Frenetic Energy: Stefan Jackiw at Queen’s Hall Edinburgh
7 August 2023
Review: Bracing performances from Stefan Jackiw on violin and top-flight musical friends make for an invigorating experience at Edinburgh’s Queen’s Hall.
Loving the Monster: Cécile McLorin Salvant at Festival Theatre Edinburgh
7 August 2023
Review: Edinburgh International Festival: Cécile McLorin Salvant leads us on a murderous musical journey, while posing some serious questions.
Dunedin Consort Mixing Art and Music for 2023-24
3 August 2023
Dunedin Consort has launched its 2023-24 season with a brochure featuring fifteen newly-commissioned artworks by Kirsty Matheson, representing the pieces the Ensemble will perform.
Travfest Marks 60 Years at the Traverse Theatre Edinburgh
3 August 2023
At Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre, this year’s Travfest celebrates sixty years of new writing and innovative theatre.
Map-Dancing with Scottish Dance Theatre
3 August 2023
This summer Scottish Dance Theatre is connecting with communities around venues around Dundee & Angus, travelling by foot, bike and public transport.
Three for August at the Lyceum, Edinburgh
3 August 2023
Three productions at Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre are playing this August as part of the city’s Fringe Festival.
The Final Word: Gareth Williams, Setting Scottish Literature to Music
17 July 2023
Edinburgh composer and singer-songwriter Gareth Williams is to perform songs from his album based on that special place in literature, the last page of a book.
Classic Couplings at Pitlochry Festival Theatre
30 June 2023
Classic storytelling by Noel Coward and Tennessee Williams is brought to Pitlochry Festival Theatre in Brief Encounter and A Streetcar Named Desire.
Wounded Soldiers Returning: Moorcroft at Tron Theatre Glasgow
30 June 2023
Shot through with brutal honesty, laddish humour and sadness, writer Eilidh Loan’s Moorcroft at Tron Theatre tackles toxic masculinity in Scotland head-on, asking ‘What is a real man?’
International Instrumental: Scottish Ensemble’s New Season Announced
23 June 2023
Scottish Ensemble has announced a 2023/2024 season full of the variety of international flavours.
Earthtones Trio Go Eclectic at St Margaret’s Braemar
2 June 2023
St Margaret’s performance, arts and heritage centre in Braemar plays host to The Earthtones Trio, comprising three highly-accomplished musicians who offer an eclectic blend of original, classical and jazz pieces.
