Poetry and storytelling

Poetry and storytelling

Bringing together snippets of an amazing 250 songs from the eighties, Torrey Shine has created a cleverly w
When the front rows of the audience take their seats, the first thing they will notice are the Emergency St
Gig theatre is a growing trend in performance: it is part music, part gig, part theatre, part storytelling
Described as a coming-of-age musical comedy about a hopeless romantic, Pretty Delusional does what
Loosely based around Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, this production set in a pub, introduces four stories in t
Centred around the theme of ‘home and homelessness’, this recital collected an encyclopaedic range of poems
Life explores the world of an artist’s model, Estelle, who has come to this latest class with an e
Living between two cultures is not easy.
Part of a series of talks connected to books published by Luath Press, this is a fascinating glimpse into t
The book ‘Scottish Religious Poetry’ was first published in 2000; now, almost a quarter of a century on, th
900 Voices has been commissioned by St Giles 900: part of the Cathedral’s anniversary celebrations – when S
A gentle, humorous and enlightening look at what Cosmology means (it’s not Astrology – it’s about studying
The history of the witch trials in Scotland is a part of our past that many are vaguely aware of, but the r
Eden Festival sounds like it should be in Edinburgh, but it's in fact a multi-day, family friendly, outdoor
Annual festival of live theatre for children ranging from babies to early teens.
Launched in 2013, TradFest is Edinburgh’s main multi-arts festival dedicated to Scottish culture, traditional…
Burns & Beyond, the mini arts fest celebrating the life and legacy of Robert Burns, will retur
Bards at the Barracks features a different line-up of poets every evening for four days.
This was a thought-provoking evening, exploring the inspiration behind the literary works of three contempo
Eileen Mahony welcomes us to her loft.  A full loft, containers large and small neatly packed under the eav