Media Releases
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5 June 2024
Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
Taking the classic Smiths’ song Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me as their cue, director, writer and performer Ben Harrison and musician and composer David Paul Jones delve into the wonderful, troubled, exhilarating and oddly innocent decade - the 80s.
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5 June 2024
Bringing the world to Edinburgh and Edinburgh to the world: Dance Base and Assembly announce 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Programme
Dance Base, Scotland’s National Centre for Dance, is thrilled to announce its 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Programme. Delivered in a unique partnership with Assembly Festival, the 2024 programme will present 274 performances of 29 shows from 33 companies in the home of dance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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4 June 2024
Once Off Productions and Galway International Arts Festival present the World Premiere of Unspeakable Conversations
Unspeakable Conversations thrusts us into the heart of this life and death debate, asking us all to consider this question.
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3 June 2024
Calibre Audio launches new online book festival Calibre Conversations
Calibre Audio is a pioneering audiobook charity celebrating its 50th Anniversary and working towards an inclusive future where everyone has the right and the opportunity to read.
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28 May 2024
Lung Ha Theatre Company and Plutôt la Vie present An Unexpected Hiccup A chilling tale of comic misunderstandings and dangerous eccentricities…
Caught in a storm and looking for help, Murdo knocks on the door of a dark, old house. The family inside seems to be expecting him. A bizarre quintet of siblings is waiting for their father to die and Murdo is somehow involved...
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28 May 2024
Introducing a new series of awards celebrating the best across Edinburgh’s August Festivals: The Skinny-Fest Festival Awards (for festivals) – aka The Besties.
We like it when it rolls off the tongue!) The Award is a partnership between The Skinny, Capital Theatres and Premier Scotland.
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26 May 2024
Euan Kemp, 17-year-old Saxophonist from East Dunbartonshire, wins prestigious nation-wide competition, Scottish Young Musicians Solo Performer of the Year 2024.
Magnus Shanks (aged 16) from Aberdeenshire and Jake Johnstone (aged 15) from South Lanarkshire share second place.
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24 May 2024
Landmark Productions and Galway International Arts Festival present the World Premiere of Reunion
Mark O’Rowe’s first new play in six years receives its world premiere from Landmark Productions and Galway International Arts Festival.
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22 May 2024
Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre return to Edinburgh Festival Fringe with three productions for 2024
Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre will make a spectacular return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August with three productions set to hit the stage as part of the 2024 Made in Scotland Showcase.
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21 May 2024
Stamptown and MILKE proudly presents GARRY STARR: CLASSIC PENGUINS
The multi-award-winning, sartorially shy comic wunderkind returns with another anarchic masterclass in Garry Starr: Classic Penguins.