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Dàimh - 4 tall male musicians and a lady in a floral dress.

Review: Daimh – Edinburgh TradFest 2024

WJQuinnMay 15, 20245 min read

★★★★★ Dàimh haven’t been filling venues for 20 years by accident. They need another gig review the way Scotland needs more rain. Which is to say, even if no one…

A brunette lady and a blonde lady of roughly equal height stand next to each other with jumpers on, fiddle in hand.

Review: Lena Jonsson & Brittany Haas – Edinburgh TradFest 2024

WJQuinnMay 15, 20244 min read

★★★★★ The friendship between outstanding fiddlers Lena Jonsson & Brittany Haas is a performing superpower. It may not be possible to enjoy making music with another human more than these…

A cheeky chap with a shaved head and a grin on his face down on one knee, one hand raised.

Craig Hill marks his 25th year at the Edinburgh Fringe!

WJQuinnMay 14, 20244 min read

Craig Hill, that ebullient stalwart of Scottish comedy, has announced his much-anticipated return to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for its 2024 iteration. This marks Hill’s 25th consecutive year at the…

A wheelchair dancer with wheels in the air, head on the ground, and a joyful expression on their face. By Chris Parkes for Stopgap Dance Company's Lived Fiction.

“We are redefining the boundaries of contemporary dance…” Stopgap Dance Company talk Lived Fiction

WJQuinnMay 11, 202410 min read

TheQR was lucky enough to speak with Lucy Glover, Executive Producer, and Lucy Bennett, Co-Artistic Director of Stopgap Dance Company, about their latest production, Lived Fiction. This innovative dance show…

Alt text: A group of reporters are pointing their cameras and microphones at Margaret Thatcher, with a live feed of her on screens all around them. A man stands next to her, looking confused.

Review: Maggie & Me – National Theatre of Scotland

WJQuinnMay 11, 20246 min read

★★★★★ I went into Maggie & Me full prepared to dislike it. Memoir or not, stories written about writers, by writers are fated to walk the shaky ground overhanging a…