Eleanor Felton

4Play 2024: One

4Play 2024: One

Fuckers: ★★★★☆ Scabrous
Colours Run: ★★★☆☆     Promising

Edinburgh-based new writing showcase 4Play returns to the Traverse this week. This time round, the plays are described as full-length developed pieces, although there is still an air of the unfinished at times.

Dec 5 2024 | By | Reply More
The Bookies

The Bookies

★★★☆☆ Spread bet

The Bookies spins the story of a betting shop on Leith Walk, its employees and a slot machine-addicted customer in this black comedy playing at Summerhall for the duration of the fringe.

Aug 12 2024 | By | Reply More
Book Festival Round-Up – The Second Half

Book Festival Round-Up – The Second Half

Farewell to Art College and Nick Barley

The 40th anniversary Edinburgh International Book Festival, and the last of Nick Barley’s 14 years as director, concluded with its usual intriguing mix of one-off events, writes Hugh Simpson.

Aug 30 2023 | By | Reply More