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MUSIC – Joan As Policewoman performs at Lau-Land Festival in Edinburgh

Entertainment August 28, 2018 0

BY JEAN WEST Joan Wasser of Joan As Policewoman, from across the pond in New York, had a notion of what Leith was all about before her recent visit. The dynamic star,...

THEATRE – Geoff Sobelle builds a HOME at the International Festival

Entertainment August 27, 2018 0

BY JEAN WEST I hadn't intended to get married when I left the house this afternoon. But by 5pm, I had a new husband - a stranger I had...

THEATRE – Midsummer, a revitalised retelling by The National Theatre of Scotland

Entertainment August 26, 2018 0

BY JEAN WEST 'Change is possible,' said the words on the parking meter as Helena balked at having to cough up so much for this unintentional...

MUSIC – Mogwai bring new and nostalgic sounds to Leith Theatre

Entertainment August 23, 2018 0

BY JEAN WEST 'Beautiful terrorists,' that's how I heard someone describe Mogwai after last night's Edinburgh International Festival, ear-shattering showdown at a rejuvenated Leith Theatre, where they engineered rapture and...

MUSIC – John Grant mesmeric at the Edinburgh Playhouse

Festival Fringe August 23, 2018 0

BY JEAN WEST The brilliant in so many ways John Grant considered learning Gaelic before his Edinburgh International Festival performance in the Scottish capital. He had the how to...

BOOK FESTIVAL – Ruby Wax: “a bitch” advocating mindfulness

Entertainment August 20, 2018 0

BY JEAN WEST "I'm a bitch; rage is my drug of choice," asserts Ruby Wax before a sold out audience at Edinburgh International Book Festival. She then...

MUSIC – The Jesus and Mary Chain smash Leith Theatre

Entertainment August 15, 2018 0

BY JEAN WEST So, there were no fights, no bloody noses or smashed equipment for Edinburgh International Festival audiences, and the band, who in the early...

CABARET – Le Gateau Chocolat, in cabaret for kids

Entertainment August 13, 2018 0

BY JEAN WEST This sweet show for kids is something of a departure for the epic Fringe talent that is Le Gateau Chocolat. Hans Christian Andersen’s tale...

Edinburgh International Festival comes home to Leith

Entertainment August 10, 2018 0

BY JEAN WEST AN Art Deco theatre, resurrected by passionate local campaigners and experimental events curators, has become global stage for some of Scotland’s finest homegrown...

MUSIC – King Creosote is the first act to play Leith Theatre in 30 years

Entertainment August 10, 2018 0

BY JEAN WEST IT was just about as Scottish as the itchy Fair Isle patterned bunnets Kenny Anderson wears to keep the chill Fife wind at bay and no...

PHYSICAL THEATRE/ CIRCUS – The 7 Fingers troupe deliver a spectacular Fringe must see

Entertainment August 5, 2018 0

BY JEAN WEST Even though I thought I had a certain insight into Réversible, the European debut Fringe dish served up by The (extraordinary) 7 Fingers,...

The Circus of Life, Réversible Director Gypsy Snider reveals it all

Entertainment August 4, 2018 0

The 7 Fingers returns to this year's Fringe with Réversible after stellar success in previous years with Traces. Jean West speaks with co-creator, Gypsy Snider, about...

FILM – Feelgood movie proves nature isn’t all red in tooth and claw

Reviews July 16, 2018 0

BY JEAN WEST EATEN By Lions is the story of two half-brothers with a complicated past - namely that their parents came to a sticky end...

FILM – Young Scot’s US road trip hints at musical redemption

Reviews July 16, 2018 0

By JEAN WEST IN MANN Booker prize-winning author James Kelman’s first foray into screen writing, his literacy and love of traditional American music from Creole to...

FILM – Ideal Home: Exhibition for The Pros of Same Sex Parenting

Reviews July 6, 2018 0

By JEAN WEST SLICK, sassy and genuinely funny throughout, Ideal Home teams Paul Rudd (Paul) with Steve Coogan (Erasmus), as an embittered gay couple who drink,...

FILM – Study of family grief takes wing on bohemian and elegant movie debut

Festival Fringe July 4, 2018 0

By JEAN WEST AWARD-winning writer/director, Priscilla Cameron, weaves a visually vibrant tale of everyday tragedy in The Butterfly Tree, her first feature debut. From the outset she...

SCULPTURE – An out of this world art experience with huge gravitational pull

Entertainment June 4, 2018 0

As it celebrates its 10th anniversary, JEAN WEST discovers exactly why Jupiter Artland sculpture park holds such a power of attraction THE ROAD to Jupiter Artland...

An unexpected jewel of the sea – Porto dazzles and beguiles

Travel May 14, 2018 0

In the third and final part of her Portuguese adventure, travel writer JEAN WEST visits the ancient port city of Porto IN PORTO, on our final...

Chaotic and cool, Lisbon offers a riot of colour and experiences

Travel May 8, 2018 0

In the second part of her series on journeying across Portugal, travel writer JEAN WEST experiences everything the vibrant capital city, Lisbon, has to offer. LISBON...