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EdFringe Review: CADEL: Lungs on Legs
Connor Delves pushes physical theatre to its outer limits in ‘Cadel: Lungs on Legs’, a relentless Fringe triumph that transcends pro cycling. Unmissable.
EdFringe Review: Just William
In this joyous, chaotic homage to Crompton, an impossibly large cast of extroverted kids squeezes minor theatrical miracles onto a tiny Edinburgh stage.
Review: Private Peaceful – Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
Simon Reade’s solo adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s Private Peaceful arrives at Edinburgh's Royal Lyceum, featuring a compelling debut from Benjamin Cain.

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Granite Grit and Big Gags: Inside Aberdeen Comedy Festival 2026
Steven Milne on why Aberdeen Comedy Festival 2026 wagers on Scottish talent, close quarters, and communal laughter over the sterile comfort of the algorithm.
Danny Robins and the Uncanny Allure of the Arena Ghost Story
Ahead of UncannyCon, Danny Robins discusses arena ghost stories, the rift between sceptics and believers, and the quiet grief behind our fear of the dark.
The Baton, the Bureaucracy, and Edinburgh’s Youngest Maestro
Luis Schmidt arrived from Bavaria to give Edinburgh a civic orchestra. Between score hires and dukes, he is learning how arts survive a funding freeze.
Morna Young on Margaritas, Mortality, and ‘After Party’
Playwright Morna Young discusses how attending an assisted death in Oregon inspired her new Traverse Theatre play—and why it is ultimately about living.
Bringing Scots Poetry to the Stage: Len Pennie and Paul Leonard-Morgan’s Delusions
Poet Len Pennie and BAFTA-winning composer Paul Leonard-Morgan merge Scots-language verse and cinematic electronica on their collaborative album, Delusions.
Dame Joan Stringer on Reopening Edinburgh’s King’s Theatre
From higher education to theatre chair, Dame Joan Stringer reflects on a decade of financial risk, engineering, and saving Edinburgh's King's Theatre.

#FringeQuickies

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EdFringe Review: Desperate Wee Gay Boy

We start with Ollie (Fraser Kelsey, also writer), a bright-faced young lad partying his life away in a London club far from his native Scotland…

EdFringe Review: Harriet Richardson: Creep

There is an unspoken, universal hypocrisy regarding how we navigate the internet: everyone engages in a bit of digital espionage, yet no one readily admits…

EdFringe Review: Play Dead

Betyl Theatre’s debut production by Bailey Edwards, Play Dead (staged at Underbelly Cowgate), is a story about obsession told by a psychologically damaged young man,…