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King Tut's Wah Wah Hut

Softcult

American alternative band delivers a message that is anything but soft

Anora

An amazing central performance propels this darkly comic drama to Oscar contention

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The Caves

Fucked Up

The omnivorous punks still know how to rage on their first trip to Edinburgh in over a decade


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Interview: Amanda Dwyer

‘I found it quite therapeutic to be honest.’ We speak to Amanda Dwyer about her debut Fringe show ‘What You Thinking About?’

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King Tut's Wah Wah Hut

Softcult

American alternative band delivers a message that is anything but soft

Anora

An amazing central performance propels this darkly comic drama to Oscar contention

The Caves

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The omnivorous punks still know how to rage on their first trip to Edinburgh in over a decade

Room 2, Glasgow

BODEGA

Welcome to the Bodega – I hope you are as confused as I am

The Apprentice

An empty vessel of a biopic offering little insight on its already media-saturated sbject

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Sweet and incendiary shenanigans from the Norwegian band

Goat
Goat

Eccentric Swedes return for more neo-Pagan psychedelia

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Gary

The Stockport band deliver a blissful half hour on their fifth album

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Soft Tissue

The long-standing chamber-pop band return to their bread and butter: sumptuous arrangements paired with Staples’ silken croon


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One-Man Poe

Less means more in a characterful interpretation of much-loved gothic tales


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Summerhall

Baby Bushka

The acclaimed, immersive tribute troupe deliver their final performance with pitch-perfect sentimentality and weirdness

Greenside @ Riddle's Court

One-Man Poe

Less means more in a characterful interpretation of much-loved gothic tales



softcult
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut

Softcult

American alternative band delivers a message that is anything but soft

fucked up
The Caves

Fucked Up

The omnivorous punks still know how to rage on their first trip to Edinburgh in over a decade

bodega
Room 2, Glasgow

BODEGA

Welcome to the Bodega – I hope you are as confused as I am


Assembly Roxy

Rêves

Breathtaking physical theatre about love, loss, and broken dreams

Assembly George Square Gardens

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Anti-drag cabaret features a compilation of different performers sharing their stories in pre-recorded interview and choreographed routines


theSpace @ Surgeon's Hall

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NYC-based Grammy-winning cello player recounts complex childhood through heart-wrenching songs and light-hearted storytelling.


Anora

An amazing central performance propels this darkly comic drama to Oscar contention


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Carmen

Opéra-Comique’s retelling of Bizet’s classic opera is a visually stunning rendition that elevates its legendary source material.

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Breathtaking physical theatre about love, loss, and broken dreams