EdFringe Review: Brian Bilston: How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside 

EdFringe Review: Brian Bilston: How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside 

Sandra MacDonald Aug 26, 2026 3 min read
At the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Twitter’s unofficial poet laureate trades big belly laughs for gentle charm, delivering an understated, wryly clever hour.
Edinburgh Book Festival Day 10: Marina Warner & Benjamin Wood

Edinburgh Book Festival Day 10: Marina Warner & Benjamin Wood

Sandra MacDonald Aug 26, 2026 5 min read
David Olusoga draws crowds, Marina Warner champions ancient hospitality, and a seaside novel brings unintended naps: Day 10 at the Book Festival.
EdFringe Review: Ruby Wax: Absolutely Famous

EdFringe Review: Ruby Wax: Absolutely Famous

Will Quinn Aug 26, 2026 5 min read
Joined by Clive Tulloh, Ruby Wax revisits a career spent coaxing secrets from celebrities and despots in a delightfully unvarnished Fringe retrospective.
EdFringe Review: Keeping Secrets

EdFringe Review: Keeping Secrets

Will Quinn Aug 25, 2026 4 min read
In Keeping Secrets, Jim Vetter uses sleight of hand to expose systemic abuse, turning personal trauma into a quiet, courageous work of unashamed testimony.
EdFringe Review: Brodie and Co.

EdFringe Review: Brodie and Co.

Will Quinn Aug 25, 2026 4 min read
In Shrewsbury School’s swaggering Brodie & Co., a gifted teenage cast dazzles, even if a disjointed book hampers this musical study of Deacon Brodie.