Danny Robins and the Uncanny Allure of the Arena Ghost Story

Danny Robins and the Uncanny Allure of the Arena Ghost Story

Will Quinn Sep 17, 2026 15 min read

“To be honest, the escalating scale of the events hasn’t come as a total shock,” says Danny Robins. “Because right from the very earliest days of the podcast, we were…

The Baton, the Bureaucracy, and Edinburgh’s Youngest Maestro

The Baton, the Bureaucracy, and Edinburgh’s Youngest Maestro

Will Quinn Sep 13, 2026 11 min read

“I think the most simple answer is I don’t,” Luis Schmidt says, laughing down the line from Switzerland when I ask how he manages his diary. “It is difficult at…

Morna Young on Margaritas, Mortality, and ‘After Party’

Morna Young on Margaritas, Mortality, and ‘After Party’

Will Quinn Aug 22, 2026 13 min read

In 2018, playwright Morna Young travelled to Oregon to attend an assisted death. She expected tragedy. Instead, she encountered joy. This disorienting experience sits at the core of After Party,…

Bringing Scots Poetry to the Stage: Len Pennie and Paul Leonard-Morgan’s Delusions

Bringing Scots Poetry to the Stage: Len Pennie and Paul Leonard-Morgan’s Delusions

Will Quinn Aug 21, 2026 7 min read

“Delusions is the first project I’ve done where my words have been paired with music, and bringing that to the stage was such a beautiful experience, so I am very…

Dame Joan Stringer on Reopening Edinburgh’s King’s Theatre

Dame Joan Stringer on Reopening Edinburgh’s King’s Theatre

Will Quinn Aug 1, 2026 12 min read

‘Last week, when it finally opened its doors to the public for the first time since the first spade went into the ground, it gave me goosebumps,’ says Professor Dame…