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Beasts of No Nation

A harrowing and surreal child’s eye view of conflict

Stills of a Lockdown City

News

Stills of a Lockdown City – Brian Hartley and Dylan Lombard

Inventive exhibition in a Glasgow tenement garden documents the city in lockdown

Denise Mina
Rizzio

True gem of a retelling of a shocking moment in Scottish history

Interabang Productions [via YouTube]

Said the Dove to the Olive Tree [ONLINE]

A powerful and poignant message of hope and resistance

Dundee Fringe

News

Dundee finds its Fringe spirit!

Scotland’s newest arts festival starts on 17 September

FEATURES

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Preview

ESFF 2021 returns online and in-person

Hybrid format and eclectic programme means there’s something for all

Tony Kaye

Interview

End Of Innocence: Tony Kaye’s moving tribute to the victims of 9/11

Yes keyboardist talks about his orchestral response to the horrors of that day

NEWS

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Stills of a Lockdown City

Stills of a Lockdown City – Brian Hartley and Dylan Lombard

Inventive exhibition in a Glasgow tenement garden documents the city in lockdown

Dundee Fringe

Dundee finds its Fringe spirit!

Scotland’s newest arts festival starts on 17 September

ESFF returns!

In-person cinema is back with a trio of Spanish language films this weekend

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Beasts of No Nation

A harrowing and surreal child’s eye view of conflict

Sacrilege

Watching this film is a more horrible experience than the nightmarish fates the characters experience

Kate

Assassin action drama a derivative waste of good talent

The Gateway

Muddled crime thriller sees Shea Whigham negotiate standard antihero tropes

Hall

Indie horror starts well but unfortunately drifts into mediocrity

Chernobyl 1986

Entertaining, if ridiculous, tribute to the true heroes of the Chernobyl disaster

Denise Mina
Rizzio

True gem of a retelling of a shocking moment in Scottish history

Pokey LaFarge
In the Blossom of Their Shade

Pokey LaFarge presents a collection of songs filled with positive sentiment, lovely melodies and hopeful lyrics

Pearl and the Oysters
Flowerland

French-Americans’ third album is nice, if too summery

Original Cast Album: Company

Fantastic time capsule of a recording session that fans of musical theatre will love

The Champion of Auschwitz

Riveting true story of a boxer in the infamous death camp

Susanna Clark
Piranesi

A mythical world with just enough realism to capture the reader will delight fantasy lovers

Lockdown Life

Mull Theatre [ONLINE]

Cailleach [ONLINE]

A beautiful albeit repetitive exploration of Celtic folklore

Interabang Productions [via YouTube]

Said the Dove to the Olive Tree [ONLINE]

A powerful and poignant message of hope and resistance

Mull Theatre [ONLINE]

Braw Tales [ONLINE]

Charming, quirky, and beautifully braw animated tales

theatre

Mull Theatre [ONLINE]

Cailleach [ONLINE]

A beautiful albeit repetitive exploration of Celtic folklore

Interabang Productions [via YouTube]

Said the Dove to the Olive Tree [ONLINE]

A powerful and poignant message of hope and resistance

Old College Quad

Alan Cumming is Not Acting His Age

Superb night of storytelling and show tunes

Old College Quad

Alan Cumming is Not Acting His Age

Superb night of storytelling and show tunes

Police Cops

Assembly George Square Gardens

Police Cops: Badass Be Thy Name

A hilarious, stylish romp that reaffirms why Police Cops are one of the best comedy acts around

Planet Bar

Miss DQ Live!

A fun, colourful and celebratory hour of fun from the UK’s only dwarf drag queen, the delectable Miss DQ

comedy

music

Life Model

The Glad Cafe

Life Model / Deer Leader

Triumphant return to the stage for two of Glasgow’s finest.

Edinburgh Park

Laura Mvula

A sensational and euphoric close to the Edinburgh International Festival

Old College Quad

Alan Cumming is Not Acting His Age

Superb night of storytelling and show tunes

Festival Theatre

balletLORENT: The Lost Happy Endings

A wonderful lesson in storytelling through the magic of fairytales

Mull Theatre [ONLINE]

Cailleach [ONLINE]

A beautiful albeit repetitive exploration of Celtic folklore

Burnt Out

Assembly Roxy

Burnt Out

Thoughtful visual and dance theatre muses on fossil fuels, forest fires and climate change

dance

spoken word

Mull Theatre [ONLINE]

Cailleach [ONLINE]

A beautiful albeit repetitive exploration of Celtic folklore

Interabang Productions [via YouTube]

Said the Dove to the Olive Tree [ONLINE]

A powerful and poignant message of hope and resistance

Old College Quad

A Toast to the People: Francesca Beard & Joelle Taylor

Spoken-word series ends on a celebratory note

Beasts of No Nation

A harrowing and surreal child’s eye view of conflict

Sacrilege

Watching this film is a more horrible experience than the nightmarish fates the characters experience

Kate

Assassin action drama a derivative waste of good talent

film

Pokey La Farge In The Blossom

Pokey LaFarge
In the Blossom of Their Shade

Flowerland Pearl & The Oysters

Pearl and the Oysters
Flowerland

Kanye West Donda

Kanye West
Donda

Goat Headsoup

Goat
Headsoup

Deer Leader
We’ve Met Before, Haven’t We?

Kat Von D - Love Made Me Do It

Kat Von D
Love Made Me Do It

Albums

Denise Mina
Rizzio

Susanna Clark
Piranesi

V. B. Grey
Sisterhood

Sara Sheridan
The Fair Botanists

Nina Mingya Powles
Small Bodies of Water

Jane Healey
The Ophelia Girls

books