A great conical mound topped with standing stones and named after the Andromeda galaxy was today the site of a 4am Sunrise Ceremony to celebrate the dawning of the summer solstice. The gathering, at Crawick Multiverse (in Upper Nithsdale on the Ayrshire and Dumfries...
As Scotland’s National Book Town looks forward to the 25th annual Wigtown Book Festival, figures show the event has generated over £50 million for the regional economy since its inception. Each year more than 10 times the village’s population descend on the book...
In most magic shows women and animals are there to be cut in half or disappeared – not this one. Joyful, funny, thought-provoking there’s little traditional about Liz Toonkel’s Magic For Animals – apart from her sparkling sequined outfit, and even that’s vegan. Tricks...
A rock that has travelled 240,000 miles from the Moon will land up at Crawick Multiverse for the launch of a week of events to mark the summer solstice. The spectacular artland and visitor attraction in Upper Nithsdale, on the Dumfries and Galloway and Ayrshire...
The cast has been revealed for Mrs. President, a new US drama which has its international premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. By writer and artist John Ransom Phillips, the play re-examines the life and reputation of a woman consigned to history as one of...
Last night saw the premiere of multi award-winning new Scottish feature film Stella, which becomes available nationwide for free via STV Player today and will soon be shown at selected cinemas and events around the country. Writer and director Jessica Fox was joined...
Honest, funny and very naughty – US comedian Maggie Widdoes will be taking Fringe audiences on a rollercoaster ride through all her life’s ups and downs. The international premiere of Stay Big & Go Get ‘Em marks the Edinburgh Fringe debut of a comedian and...
Dennis Elkins has been passing his life as an ordinary ageing, married, straight white American dad. Humdrum. But the reality is rather different and events bring the seeming certainties crashing down. Three solo shows deftly woven together, provide unique lenses...
Women have always faced exploitation in the workplace – back in the 1920s Sara Wesker was a trade unionist, activist and radical who battled for change. Largely forgotten today, her name and story deserve to be remembered, not least because the struggle is far from...
Mad or just angry – she’s certainly alone. Jazz icon Zelda Fitzgerald is locked up in a mental hospital and has just hours to live. Award-winning actress Catherine D. DuBord and Texan director Lydia Mackay will premiere their new version of The Last Flapper by William...
