Tag: Edinburgh International Festival

MUSIC – John Grant mesmeric at the Edinburgh Playhouse

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...

THEATRE – Hocus Pocus means magic!

BY MORAG PHILLIPS   Phillipe Saire is a Lausanne based choreographer and has created over 30 productions in a long and productive career.  In Hocus Pocus,...

Edinburgh International Festival comes home to Leith

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...

PREVIEW – England plans to sell Scotland to Trump in geopolitical satire

The cast of Boris the Musical are returning to the Fringe this year with their sequel show, Trump the musical. Armed with a wig and...

REVIEW – Flamenco’s femme fatale delivers real Festival fireworks

SHOW TITLE: Yo, Carmen (María Pagés Company) VENUE: Playhouse, Edinburgh, Aug 12-13 By JEAN WEST   “WE HAVE created Yo, Carmen to dignify the woman,” pronounces María Pagés,...

REVIEW – Pure magic as Vuelos reach for the skies

SHOW TITLE: Vuelos, Aracaladanza, VENUE: Church Hill Theatre, August 11-13   By JEAN WEST     WHEN it came to his fascination with aviation, Leonardo da Vinci - not just...

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