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Magic Edinburgh
MagicFest turns 16 with big Xmas offering
Christmas in Edinburgh is that bit more magical than in any other city – thanks to MagicFest, the Edinburgh International Magic Festival, which this year celebrates its 16th edition
Strawmoddie strikes ten
Scratch Night at St Brides
Edinburgh’s grassroots theatre company Strawmoddie celebrates its tenth anniversary this week with a scratch night including script-in-hand extracts from its first four productions.
Will power
Rebecca Mahar talks to Salvador Kent about form, farce and clowning in political theatre
The General Will is a new play at the Fringe from up-and-coming Edinburgh-based writer and director Salvador Kent, who uses the the meta-analysis of clown to critique current events and the political players who shape them.
Listings Mon 7 – Sun 13 July 2025
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week?
Not a lot, to be honest. Three one-off performances equates to not so much a lull before the storm that is the Edinburgh Fringe, but a full-on becalming.
Listings Mon 30 June – Sun 6 July 2025
What’s on Edinburgh’s stages this week
There’s a world premiere performance from Rambert for dance fans, the last stop in a big touring musical and a couple of top tips from the local amateurs.
Brunton remembers Rikki Fulton
Rikki & Me gets community revival
The Brunton Theatre is staging a rare revival of Rikki & Me, which takes a lingering look at the life, comedy and death of legendary Scottish comic, Rikki Fulton, based on the book of the same name by his wife, Kate Matheson.
Macrae Celebrated
Edinburgh 900 goes to the theatre
As part of the Edinburgh 900 celebrations, there are a series of events at the Scottish Storytelling Centre this weekend examining the history of theatre in Edinburgh.
Penguin time at Gang Show 2024
Early Gang Show at Festival Theatre for third year
The Edinburgh Gang Show returns to the Festival Theatre tonight, Tuesday 29 October 2024, for its third outing at the venue while the Kings remains dark for refurbishment, with all the usual fare including a tribute to the Edinburgh Zoo penguins.
In the mix
Nicholas Bone on Magnetic North’s quarter century Edinburgh’s Magnetic North theatre company, creators of some a clutch of quite brilliant pieces of small scale work – and facilitators of even more – is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. We asked company founder and artistic director Nichola Bone, about the company and its work, which […]
Changing places
Lubna Kerr’s little listicle on moving into the arts at a later age
Lubna Kerr’s latest play, Chatterbox, arrives at the Edinburgh Fringe hot from a successful preview mini-season at the Morecambe Fringe. It follows Tickbox and Tickbox 2, hits at previous Fringes.
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