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Free shows at Edinburgh's Festivals

The Cavalcade was a free event held at the Edinburgh Festival for almost thirty years. It would see…
The Festival of Dangerous Ideas is a Scotland-wide series of events that "aims to re-establish the importance…
When I went to see this free stand-up show I was instantly struck by a vague sense of recognition about the…
Lesley Evans uses her experience of medical role-play (an actor employed to help doctor’s deal with terminal…
There is always a moment of trepidation before attending a free show in Edinburgh during August.
I must start this review by declaring a conflict of interests: I decided to review Nick Gibb because I was…
The first impression you get when you walk into Tara Flynn's musical comedy act, Big Noise, is the sheer…
In the run-up to Scotland's national day St Andrew's Day, Edinburgh sees four-days of family events centred…
Following the death of Edwin Morgan last week, The Edinburgh International Book Festival has confirmed that a…
The final allocation of tickets for the Bank of Scotland Fireworks Concert go on sale on Sunday 29 August at…
It's a quirky micro-festival in a home in Pilrig, in North central Edinburgh. A fringe of a Fringe event. Not…
 The desperate divas are back in town. Following last year’s successful “Cabaret Whore!” Sarah-Louise Young…
Ecofusion is a new event taking place at Holyrood Park aimed at getting more people, particularly from…
I was walking down Frederick Street the other day on my way home to write up some Fringe reviews for…
There may be no such thing as a free lunch but there is still a free fringe event. OK, there may be a bucket…
On the tiny "stage" in the corner of the bar three characters are going to tell you about their lives and…
The 2009 Fringe programme includes 2098 shows with 34,265 performances in 265 performing spaces.
Fingers crossed the weather man will provide a sunny day to accompany the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival…
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is hoping to add a touch more class to its annual festival…
Never having been to see anything at the free fringe, I had no idea what to expect.