Leith Mounts UK Town of Culture Bid with Call for Community Ideas

Leith Mounts UK Town of Culture Bid with Call for Community Ideas

Will Quinn Oct 14, 2026 4 min read

Leith has officially entered the race to be named the UK’s inaugural Town of Culture, and its organisers are turning to the neighbourhood to help draft the the blueprint for…

Welcome to the Fringe Palestine Launches 2027 Open Call

Welcome to the Fringe Palestine Launches 2027 Open Call

Will Quinn Oct 14, 2026 3 min read

Following a revived iteration in 2025, the Welcome to the Fringe Palestine initiative is set to return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2027. Organisers have launched an international open…

The Edinburgh Tree of Life Bearing Collective Witness for Gaza

The Edinburgh Tree of Life Bearing Collective Witness for Gaza

Sandra MacDonald Oct 14, 2026 4 min read

Building Branches: Collective Witness is, according to the exhibition programme, ‘an exhibition bringing together art, testimony and collective reflection on 3+ years of genocide in Palestine’ at Collective Space, Albert…

Review: West Side Story – RSNO – Usher Hall

Review: West Side Story – RSNO – Usher Hall

Sandra MacDonald Oct 13, 2026 6 min read

Continuing the celebrations of the 250th anniversary of American Independence, the RSNO’s ‘West Side Story’ programme at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall was always likely to be a crowd-pleaser that stood a…

Review: Jersey Boys – Edinburgh Playhouse

Review: Jersey Boys – Edinburgh Playhouse

Will Quinn Oct 13, 2026 6 min read

When I last caught Jersey Boys at the Edinburgh Playhouse back in 2023, the production blew me out of my seat. It was loud, punchy, and drove the narrative with…