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Travel Review: Côte d’Azur

Entertainment April 1, 2024 0

It's Azur thing, as one explorer goes beyond the blue to discover an amazing, technicolour dream Côte The Bohemian painters of the 20th century and Scott...

Review: Castle of Light – Magic and Mystery

Reviews January 4, 2024 0

By Jeanie West I’m standing in the ramparts of Edinburgh Castle, the city's famous fortress, that rests atop a lump of basalt volcanic rock, rain lashed and beaten by the seasonal...

Travel Review: Mani Peninsula, Greece

Entertainment December 20, 2023 0

Day of the Jackal surprise is just one of the wonders awaiting visitors as natures is front and centre in this unspoilt Greek gem By Jeanie...

Travel review: Athens, Greece

Business December 15, 2023 0

Revival and renewal of stunning Greek capital continues, promising rich experiences galore for adventurous visitors By Jeanie West ROOFTOPS have lately caught my attention in the chaotic,...

East meets West: Burns celebration returns with a Chinese infusion

Entertainment February 7, 2020 0

The alignment of Burns Night and Chinese New Year makes for a braw evening THERE'S something beautiful about being a tourist in your own city and...

Oi Musica join a plethora of performers in Leith for a flamboyant and colourful ‘mega-jam’

Entertainment November 15, 2019 0

Unbridled artistic creativity, raw invention and a heady fusion of musical and architectural vision descend on Leith Theatre this weekend as Oi Musica join the...

MUSIC – The Flaming Lips at Usher Hall

Entertainment September 23, 2019 0

WHEN it comes to party planning, The Flaming Lips surely have it nailed. For the last four decades they have relied on more than a...

THEATRE – Fishbowl at the Pleasance Courtyard

Entertainment August 23, 2019 0

FISHBOWL is an observational tour de force that belts the funny bone at a wildly funny angle from the very go-get. A trio of misfits enter...

It’s all childsplay for therapist whose Fringe show was inspired by Edinburgh’s sick kids

Entertainment August 23, 2019 0

A HOME-MADE bigtop, popcorn and the power of pop-up performance has theatremaker Francisca Morton hypnotising little audiences. Francisca Morton believes being a sensible grown-up is...

MUSIC – This Is The Kit at Leith Theatre

Entertainment August 15, 2019 0

STRONG and serene like a blade of willowy grass that curves with the wind - Kate Stables takes up her emotions with a compelling flow...

CHILDREN’S SHOWS – Edinburgh Youth Theatre perform Annie Jr

Entertainment August 12, 2019 0

THE Big Apple was looking bright and juicy as Edinburgh Youth Theatre (EYT) hustled its take on this 1930s musical essay about the Great Depression...

Hidden Door at Leith Theatre – A multidimensional experience for the urban art adventurer

Entertainment June 12, 2019 0

BY JEAN WEST WHEN Hidden Door took a gamble on a derelict theatre fallen from glory in the heart of Leith in 2017, it put everything...

FILM: Whirlwind tale of wild Rose who dreams of Country has makings of a cult classic

Reviews March 7, 2019 0

Uplifting and heart-fracturing fable worthy of a Dolly Parton number BY JEAN WEST WILD Rose. Thorny, rambling, insistent, bold, like the botanical rogue that forces its way...

From Bard to verse – this week long celebration of Robert Burns is simply brilliant

Entertainment January 29, 2019 0

Edinburgh has a new festival - and it's a braw addition to the city's cultural offering IT IS oddly surreal, almost up there with Tam ...

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – A classic reworked with magic and comedy

Entertainment December 19, 2018 0

BY JEAN WEST WHEN a squad of scooter soldiers take to the highways and bi-ways of Portobello accompanied by a hit from Quadrophenia - you can...

The Last Days of Mankind – a heartbreaking documentary of conflict

Reviews November 19, 2018 0

Timely revival of World War One epic is an uncomfortable reminder of the folly of war IT’S A DECADE and a half ahead of fin de...

How diminutive artist became the poster child for celebrity culture

Reviews October 23, 2018 0

Flamboyant and debauched Lautrec's work celebrated at vibrant Scottish exhibition By JEAN WEST HIS STORY could have been more tragic; a promising artist whose growth, stunted by...

PHYSICAL THEATRE – The Artist is a hit at Edinburgh Fringe

Entertainment August 30, 2018 0

BY JEAN WEST Slapstick, goofy, charming and fun, The Artist, is a confident piece of physical theatre with truly masterful qualities. Keen to make a painting, award-winning...

CIRCUS – Flip FabriQue wow audiences with world class acrobatics

Entertainment August 28, 2018 0

BY JEAN WEST Attrape Moi at Assembly Expert at their passion - these world-class acrobats from Quebec, know how to provoke the wows as firm favourites of...

MUSIC – St Vincent brings transgressive pop to the Playhouse

Entertainment August 28, 2018 0

Few people can claim to have performed in front of an audience of hundreds in their under garments and successfully pulled it off with transgressive...

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