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Beths Jump Rope Gazers

The Beths
Jump Rope Gazers

New Zealand band’s second album is rather lovely, if too polished

Steve Hackett 1 Photo Geoff Ford

Interview

Steve Hackett

Legendary ex-Genesis guitarist talks about his new autobiography

Snowgoose, Anna Sheard and Jim McCulloch

Interview

Snowgoose

Anglo-Scottish duo return with gorgeous new album after eight year break

Citadel Goes Viral

News

Citadel goes viral

Leith based group release new series of short audio plays

Bristol Old Vic

The Grinning Man [ONLINE]

Both gritty and gorgeous, this musical explores how life can unfold when you never quite fit in

FEATURES

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Steve Hackett 1 Photo Geoff Ford

Interview

Steve Hackett

Legendary ex-Genesis guitarist talks about his new autobiography

Snowgoose, Anna Sheard and Jim McCulloch

Interview

Snowgoose

Anglo-Scottish duo return with gorgeous new album after eight year break

NEWS

MORE NEWS

Citadel Goes Viral

Citadel goes viral

Leith based group release new series of short audio plays

Monkey Barrel Records

Monkey Barrel launch vinyl record label

Comedy club’s first releases will include top shows from last year’s Fringe

Actors

NTS reveals details of new shorts series

The first Scenes for Survival will feature pieces by Janey Godley, Morna Pearson and a new Rebus

LATEST

ALL REVIEWS

Bloodstone

Hammy romp is epitome of ’80s action escapism

Life is a Long Quiet River

Beloved French child-swap comedy too scattershot for genuine insight

Mr Vampire

Decidedly daft Hong Kong classic that animated a wave of east Asian supernatural comedies

Nobody Knows I’m Here

Interesting, if somewhat abbreviated, look at how one man’s past returns to haunt him

Perfumes

Gentle French comedy is heady blend of all the right notes

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

Not quite Nul Points, Eurovision (sort of) lives on in this musical comedy

The Beths
Jump Rope Gazers

New Zealand band’s second album is rather lovely, if too polished

Female Trouble

Pre-punk art school shocker that still delivers electric jolts

Laura Guthrie
Anna

Pollyanna adaptation pairs positivity with an interesting narrative voice

Bicycle Thieves

An unusually prescient depiction of poverty’s vicious circle

Clemency

Part legal thriller, part relationship drama never fully engages

Phoebe Bridgers
Punisher

The young champion of melancholy returns with another quality album

Lockdown Life

Bristol Old Vic

The Grinning Man [ONLINE]

Both gritty and gorgeous, this musical explores how life can unfold when you never quite fit in

National Theatre of Scotland [via YouTube]

Scenes For Survival: Week 4 [ONLINE]

Once again, the National Theatre of Scotland deliver a trio of emotive, tragic, and human short pieces of theatre

Slay At Home [via Zoom]

Slay at Home: June Edition

A red hot, glamorous and passionate variety display that treats you to outstanding cabaret in the name of a good cause

theatre

Bristol Old Vic

The Grinning Man [ONLINE]

Both gritty and gorgeous, this musical explores how life can unfold when you never quite fit in

Slay At Home [via Zoom]

Slay at Home: June Edition

A red hot, glamorous and passionate variety display that treats you to outstanding cabaret in the name of a good cause

Southwark Stayhouse

Wasted [ONLINE]

Southwark Playhouse rocks out with the Brontes in this feisty, Victorian musical.

Théâtre Odéon [via Vimeo]

L’École des femmes [ONLINE]

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

Spuds

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

Spuds [ONLINE]

Daft chippy-based comedy musical serves up a treat

The Cockpit

Love in a Nutshell

A comical, charming evening of Chekhov’s short stories

comedy

music

Angela Musk

Angela Musk

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

Sleater Kinney as duo

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

Summerhall

Transfigured

Oceanallover deals an ace with their Manipulate offering

dance

spoken word

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

Banshee Labyrinth

The Crow’s Mouth: A Storytelling Show

Twa Corbies provide classical, spooky storytelling but with misaligned delivery

Bloodstone

Hammy romp is epitome of ’80s action escapism

Life is a Long Quiet River

Beloved French child-swap comedy too scattershot for genuine insight

Mr Vampire

Decidedly daft Hong Kong classic that animated a wave of east Asian supernatural comedies

film

Phoebe Bridgers Punisher

Phoebe Bridgers
Punisher

Bob-Dylan-Rough-and-Rowdy-Ways

Bob Dylan
Rough And Rowdy Ways

Bananagun The True Story Of

Bananagun
The True Story of Bananagun

Pottery Welcome To Bobby's Motel

Pottery
Welcome to Bobby’s Motel

Darkstar Civic Jams

Darkstar
Civic Jams

Braids Shadow Offering

Braids
Shadow Offering

Albums

Laura Guthrie
Anna

Angus MacDonald
Ardnish

Evie Wyld
The Bass Rock

Brenda Davies
The Girl Behind the Gates

Catherine Cho
Inferno

Patrick Baker
The Unremembered Places

books