Archive for April, 2020

In celebration of the Public House

In celebration of the Public House

★★★★☆    Virtually strong:

The Leith-based Village Pub Theatre made a welcome return on Friday evening by virtue of virtual meeting platform, Zoom, for a live performance of seven sparkling new plays, performed script-in-hand.

Apr 11 2020 | By | 1 Reply More
Easter Offerings

Easter Offerings

Theatre online this Easter weekend If the Easter Weekend feels like any other while in Covid-lockdown, at least there are a few theatrical offerings to ensure that you can make the next few days a bit special. There is something for most members of the family and those of different theatre-loving persuasions, thanks to Edinburgh-based […]

Apr 10 2020 | By | Reply More
Easter Rising

Easter Rising

Archive footage of GPO drama released:

Inside the GPO was originally staged as part of the centenary events surrounding Ireland’s Easter Rising of 1916.

Apr 10 2020 | By | Reply More
Virtual Pub Theatre

Virtual Pub Theatre

Tae the Pub (in yer front room) with VPT!

If you are missing the pub, then Village Pub Theatre, the scrip-in-hand playwright-run theatre company, has the answer this Friday 10 April 2020, when it hosts a live, interactive Virtual Pub Theatre on Zoom.

Apr 8 2020 | By | 1 Reply More
Pitlochry postpones summer season

Pitlochry postpones summer season

Replaced with 25 pieces for online consumption:

Pitlochry Festival Theatre has postponed its complete summer 2020 season until 2021 due to Covid-19 and replaced it with 25 commissions from its Shades of Tay project, to be presented as online works over the coming months.

Apr 6 2020 | By | Reply More
Strictly Reschedules

Strictly Reschedules

Professionals show moves to Festival Theatre:

Ticket holders for Strictly Come Dancing – the Professionals at the Playhouse in June 2020 will have to book new seats for the rescheduled performances, now on sale for the Festival Theatre in June 2021.

Apr 6 2020 | By | Reply More
Big Bare Quiz

Big Bare Quiz

Bare Productions to host online musicals pub quiz:

The folk at Edinburgh’s Bare Productions are to host an online Musical Theatre pub quiz this Friday 10 April 2020 at 8pm through their Facebook page.

Apr 4 2020 | By | 1 Reply More
EdFringe has 2020 contingency plan

EdFringe has 2020 contingency plan

EdFringe prepared if Covid-19 restrictions lifted

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has announced that it has contingency plans to support venues and artists in the unlikely occurrence that restrictions due to Covid-19 are lifted in time for an event to take place in August 2020.

Apr 3 2020 | By | Reply More
CS pauses Bridging Bursary applications

CS pauses Bridging Bursary applications

Bridging Bursary (Arts and Creative) paused for applications

Creative Scotland will pause applications for emergency £2m Bridging Bursary from 6pm today, Wednesday 2 until Monday 20 April 2020, due to he “significant” number of requests made.

Apr 2 2020 | By | Reply More
Support for festivals and workers

Support for festivals and workers

Festivals can repurpose existing grants:

The Scottish government and Edinburgh Council have both said that Edinburgh’s August festivals can repurpose existing grants to ensure their future.

Apr 1 2020 | By | Reply More