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Remarkable book will open minds to infinite possibilities

Courtney Marie Andrews
Old Flowers

As break-up albums go, Old Flowers is a modern masterpiece

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Scabby Queen

Elegantly told, rollercoaster tale of a Scottish rockstar who wanted to mean more than her music

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My Rembrandt

The stuffy world of art history recast as striking drama

Five Graves to Cairo

Weirdly comic wartime drama from the great Billy Wilder

Pier Brasserie

Wonderful views combine with top notch food, and rather fabulous cocktails.

Around the Sun

Philosophy-based romance veers into navel-gazing

The Man Who Laughs

Classic silent melodrama is deeper than its uncanny hero suggests

Whisky Forager

From the man who brought us the award-wining Kilted Lobster, comes a bespoke experience even MORE fabulous.

Apartment 1BR

Interesting set up gives way to derivative, unexciting payoff.

Matt Haig
The Midnight Library

Popular author weaves powerful messages into a world somewhere between life and death

The Witch in the Window

Contemplative human drama laced with the supernatural

The Garden Left Behind

Supercharged primer on the very real threats faced by trans people every day

Kate Weinberg
The Truants

Compelling debut with an Agatha Christie whodunnit feel

Oscar Jerome
Breathe Deep

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Ashgate Heritage Arts [via YouTube]

The Crooked Spire [ONLINE]

Promise and intrigue are to be found in Ashgate Heritage Arts’ mysterious work-in-progress

The Pantaloons [via Zoom]

Sherlock Holmes: Stay Holmes [ONLINE]

Conference calls with strangers have never been such fun

Citadel Arts Group [via YouTube]

Citadel Goes Viral: The Duchess of Kirkcaldy [ONLINE]

Citadel Art Group’s Alan Mountford delivers a short but impactful audio drama about loss and love

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Ashgate Heritage Arts [via YouTube]

The Crooked Spire [ONLINE]

Promise and intrigue are to be found in Ashgate Heritage Arts’ mysterious work-in-progress

The Pantaloons [via Zoom]

Sherlock Holmes: Stay Holmes [ONLINE]

Conference calls with strangers have never been such fun

YesYesNoNo [ONLINE]

Five Encounters on a Site Called Craigslist [ONLINE]

Thought-provoking exploration of intimacy in the digital age

The Pantaloons [via Zoom]

Sherlock Holmes: Stay Holmes [ONLINE]

Conference calls with strangers have never been such fun

Théâtre Odéon [via Vimeo]

L’École des femmes [ONLINE]

Molière classic delivers the sublime and the ridiculous in hilariously equal measures

A Play, A Pie, and A Pint [via YouTube]

Spuds [ONLINE]

Daft chippy-based comedy musical serves up a treat

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Angela Musk

West Lothian singer-songwriter wins over her crowd with a moving and memorable set

Barrowland Ballroom

Sleater-Kinney

Portland indie-rockers silence all doubters with an imperious display in an early gig of the year contender

Royal Concert Hall

Explosions In The Sky / A.A. Williams

Texans celebrate 20 years of instrumental post-rock splendour with a fan-pleasing set heavy on nostalgia

Gecko Theatre [ONLINE]

The Time of your Life [ONLINE]

A visceral production depicting a man’s journey through his memories

Summerhall

Fault Lines

Bold visual theatre that dares you to look away

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Transfigured

Oceanallover deals an ace with their Manipulate offering

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YesYesNoNo [ONLINE]

Five Encounters on a Site Called Craigslist [ONLINE]

Thought-provoking exploration of intimacy in the digital age

Traverse Theatre

Within Sight

A passionate and poetic breath of fresh air

Scottish Storytelling Centre

Loud Poets: Six Candles

Poetry with a contemporary edge deserving of plaudits

My Rembrandt

The stuffy world of art history recast as striking drama

Five Graves to Cairo

Weirdly comic wartime drama from the great Billy Wilder

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Philosophy-based romance veers into navel-gazing

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