After the Stardust: What Happens to Pitlochry Once Alan Cumming Packs His Bags?

After the Stardust: What Happens to Pitlochry Once Alan Cumming Packs His Bags?

Will Quinn Oct 19, 2026 10 min read

Alan Cumming has laid his cards on the table for Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s 2027 season, and his hand is glamorous. Alongside the previously billed world première of Harry Macqueen’s stage…

Summerhall Redevelopment: AMA’s Student Housing Threat

Summerhall Redevelopment: AMA’s Student Housing Threat

Will Quinn Oct 6, 2026 4 min read

SURPRISE! AMA (New Town) Limited has revealed that PBSA — Purpose-Built Student Accommodation — is at the heart of their plans for a ‘partial demolition and redevelopment’ of the Summerhall…

Aberdeen Comedy Festival 2025: Five Insider Picks Worth Booking

Aberdeen Comedy Festival 2025: Five Insider Picks Worth Booking

Will Quinn Sep 9, 2025 5 min read

After a three-year break, Aberdeen Comedy Festival returns with a compact but mighty line-up. Here are five shows we’d book first. The Granite City is getting its laugh-back. After a…

Why we’re not covering the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2025

Why we’re not covering the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2025

Will Quinn Jul 28, 2025 6 min read

This year, we won’t be covering the Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIBF).  It’s not because the limited gardens and impersonal halls of Edinburgh Futures Institute are a downgrade on the…

5 MORE of the best pre-theatre restaurants in Edinburgh

5 MORE of the best pre-theatre restaurants in Edinburgh

Will Quinn Dec 17, 2024 10 min read

When looking forward to a big night at the theatre, adding a date with a delicious pre-theatre meal makes that wait all the more special. Scotland’s capital city, Edinburgh, doesn’t…