Art and Culture

★★★★★Gilded Balloon, Tieviot| 12:15 | £9/8 |At lunchtime during August you’ll normally find me somewhere trying to get a cheap sandwich meal deal that I can devour. It takes the promise of something special for me to break my routine (and ignore my rumbling stomach) Thankfully ‘Just These Please’ was well worth it.The sketch quartet open at Gilded Balloon promising 25 hilarious sketches in 55 minutes and they deliver. They […]

★★★Gilded Balloon, Patter House | 14:45 | £8.50/7.50 |Ally is in the final hour of his 20s and desperate to have one last party night before he becomes 30, his long term boyfriend Zach is not up for it, and the resulting conflict brings up more than you’d expect.What at first begins as one of those catty arguments that if you overheard at a bar or cafe you’d be guiltily […]

Following the release of their album 'The Songs of John Martyn' in May, British soul, jazz and R&B singer Sarah Jane Morris and Tony Remy have brought a live tribute show ‘Sweet Little Mystery’ to the Edinburgh Fringe featuring never seen before live footage plus interviews with John Martyn's friends and family. We spoke with Sarah Jane plus director Mark Thomas about the show.You can catch ‘Sweet Little Mystery’ until the […]

After a busy launch day Anthony Alderson Director of The Pleasance chatted with Black Diamond FM about the 2019 Fringe and the venue's 35 year history in Edinburgh. For details of the shows at this years festival and to book tickets vist www.pleasance.co.uk

Last night EIFF hosted, the Scottish Premiere of ‘Yesterday’ Written by Richard Curtis the musical comedy stars Himesh Patel as struggling singer-songwriter, who wakes from an accident to a world where the Beatles never existed. Director Danny Boyle was in town to present the film to the attendees at the Omni Centre. We spoke to him on the red carpet. For a chance to see Yesterday before it's released at […]

Last night EIFF kicked off its 73rd year with its Opening Gala, the European Premiere of ‘Boyz In The Wood’ a film focused on four city boys trying to escape a mysterious huntsman in the highlands as they try to complete their Duke Of Edinburgh Award. We spoke with Director and Writer Ninian Doff and Scottish actress Kate Dickie on the red carpet. The Edinburgh International Film Festival runs until […]

While Andy Field was in Edinburgh for Fringe previews we caught up with him to ask about his new show 'Andy Fields Funeral' You can catch Andy's show from the 1st to the 25th August, tickets available from edfringe.com

MIDLOTHIAN SCIENCE FESTIVAL OCTOBER 6-20TH 2018Date: October 17th 2018Time: 11:00am – 15:00pmCost: FreeAddress: Dalkeith Arts Centre, 2 White Hart Street, Dalkeith, EH22 1AE, Midlothian Our team went along to Dalkeith Arts Centre to discover the different rocks from around the world! The event was open to all ages and allowed you to get creative by making your own rock pet and Dino feet. Mr Wood's fossils were on display and […]

MIDLOTHIAN SCIENCE FESTIVAL OCTOBER 6-20TH 2018Date: October 19th 2018Time: 11:00am – 15:00pmCost: FreeAddress: Newbattle Community Campus, Newbattle Way, EH22 4SX, Midlothian Newbattle Community Campus transformed into a mini space base, equipped with infra-red cameras to test how cold/warm the universe really is. Kids and adults at the event designed there very own rocket, ready for launch outside the Centre. There were also helpful experts on hand to tell you all […]