Tag: Issue: 1
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Creep Ur Pants with the Creepy Boys
The Creepy Boys have noticed that more people are asking the same question: “How can I get more creeps in my life?”
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Interview: Sgàire Wood on Jupiter Rising
Sgàire Wood, artist and this year’s Jupiter Rising curator, on bringing her “ideal night out” to Jupiter Artland for one evening only
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Interview: Comedians in Conflict
65 years after Peter Cook quipped about “those wonderful Berlin cabarets which did so much to stop the rise of Hitler”, how do comedians react to war?
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Basil Crumbwick’s Perfect Day
Sam Eley’s chaotic alter-ego, 64-year-old oddball Basil Crumbwick, takes us through a day in his perfectly ordinary life
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Interview: Jill Dawson on Pixie
The illustrator behind tarot’s most common card deck has been lost to history. Jill Dawson’s hybrid work of biography and fiction rights that wrong
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Edinburgh Art Festival 2026 – Top Picks
Activism, archive and collective presence feature throughout the best of EAF this year
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Edinburgh International Book Festival 2026 – Top Picks
Authors reflect on obsession, inheritance, tradition and even karaoke at this year’s EIBF
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Review: Chris Cantrill: Rewilding
This shaggy dog story about rural Northumberland is confidently handled, but searches in vain for a worthy climax
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Review: Badgers
A podcaster and a folk singer team up in this cross-genre clarion call to creativity
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Review: Krapp’s Last Tape
An admirable Beckett revival, bolstered by David Westhead’s commanding performance
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Review: House Fly
An unstoppably silly, gleeful fly-drag show from clown Tess O’Shea
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Review: Dee Allum: Raumdeuter
Admirably honest, upbeat stand-up is a joy to spend time with
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Review: Tale of the Firebird
There’s no denying the commitment and bravery on show in Freestyle Orchestra’s classical music and acrobatics mash-up
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Kids Review: Black Blues Brothers: Let’s Twist Again!
Edie, eight, is stunned by the Black Blues Brothers’ amazing acrobatics
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Review: The Second Best School Shooting
The Second Best School Shooting shows the level of depth and sensitivity two actors can achieve with a strong script
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Kids Review: Romeo and Juliet for Bairns
Clara, two, has a lovely time with a Shakespeare adaptation at the Scottish Storytelling Centre
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Review: House of Life
Irresistibly earnest rally cry for joy from returning cabaret miracle-makers
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Review: Blackbox
Rickerby Hinds eschews his hip hop trademarks in favour of fervent direct address, which works despite Blackbox’s rushed ending
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Review: Lara Ricote: INKLING
Lara Ricote embraces the power of three for an occasionally rapturous third show
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Review: One Man Musical
Ed Easton leaves little to be desired in George Fouracres’ former role as Andrew Lloyd Webber
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Review: Hannah Platt: Cult Classic
Rising star Hannah Platt tries to convert us to her cult in an enjoyable hour that could go deeper
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Review: Harriet Dyer: Easily Distra…
The Cornish comedian’s jam-packed show won’t leave you feeling shortchanged. It’s several hours of stand-up in one
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Review: Rob Preston: Amazing Global Solutions
Rob Preston offers up delightfully deranged musings on the sex recession and parodies of masculinity which push cliches to farcical limits
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Review: Spin Cycle
Sweltering chemistry on stage is let down by sloppy writing in Spin Cycle’s sapphic saga
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Review: Paul Foot: The Future
Paul Foot balances statistics-based frivolity with a story of ancestral struggle in an unexpectedly rousing hour
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Interview: Michelle Wolf
Back at the Fringe with two Netflix specials, a podcast and an infamous White House Correspondents’ Dinner appearance in tow, Emmy-nominated comedian Michelle Wolf explains why it’s better to be unfiltered
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Interview: Hamish Hawk on Ivor Cutler
As he prepares to take on the work of Scotland’s pre-eminent poet-eccentric Ivor Cutler, Edinburgh singer-songwriter Hamish Hawk discusses influences, tributes and new avenues
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Interview: Lewis Walker on Bornsick
The artist discusses their new solo performance piece Bornsick and how they work with the extremes of movement
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Gilded Balloon: 40 Years of Funny
As Edinburgh institution Gilded Balloon celebrates its 40th anniversary, some famous faces of decades past write their own love letter to the venue that helped launch so many careers
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The Master’s Perfect Day
A vampire’s guide to enjoying a da– er, night out at the Fringe
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Recipe For Success: Polenta with Carne De Sol
What’s in the Kitchen chef Alejandro Huerta offers up a recipe for a dish that captures the essence of Brazil
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Edinburgh International Book Festival – Top Picks
From Palestinian poetry to Gothic classics, the Book Festival welcomes writers from around the globe
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Edinburgh Art Festival 2025 – Top Picks
A variety of international talent, from indigenous storytelling to Pakistani folklore
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Interview: Toussaint Douglass
Cover story: Arriving in Edinburgh for his Fringe debut, Toussaint Douglass talks about being an introvert and why he’ll never be a beanie hat comedian
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Review: Toussaint Douglass: Accessible Pigeon Material
A brilliant and relatable debut exploring generational weirdness
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Review: Make It Happen
James Graham’s tale of cataclysmic collapse is both spectacular and highly memorable
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Review: Michelle Brasier: It’s a Shame We Won’t Be Friends Next Year
Another warm and affecting hour of music and storytelling from one of Australia’s finest
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Review: Lou Wall: Breaking the Fifth Wall
The Aussie comic takes on the very nature of stand-up with more meme-heavy musical comedy
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Breaking the Internet
Cover Story: Comedian Lou Wall talks to Veronica Finlay about storytelling, collaboration and conspiracy theories