

Robert Peacock
@peaky76
Robert is the Managing Editor of The Wee Review and has been writing for the site since early 2014. Previously, he was manager of the Yorkshire arts website, digyorkshire. He pays bills by working for a palliative care charity and lives in Edinburgh.
Reviews: 532
Other Articles: 262





Short Com brings comedy cheer to a tough year
Comedy short film festival will be donating profits to the Refugee Council

Edinburgh Multicultural Festival
Online edition features Taiwanese classical, Middle-Eastern traditional and Afrobeat music as well as theatre, dance, poetry and storytelling.

Samhuinn goes online
Hearth Fire is an opportunity for audiences from around the world to participate in this ancient Celtic tradition




Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
Sideways To New Italy
Likeable Australians don’t take the expected step forward

Monkey Barrel launch vinyl record label
Comedy club’s first releases will include top shows from last year’s Fringe

NTS reveals details of new shorts series
The first Scenes for Survival will feature pieces by Janey Godley, Morna Pearson and a new Rebus

Musicians gather for charity live-streaming event
The ten hour event on 30th May will raise funds for Nordoff-Robbins and ViseUp

Catherine Wheels launch children’s theatre fund
East Lothian-based company wish to explore new ways of presenting work

Spuds [ONLINE]
Daft chippy-based comedy musical serves up a treat

Badly Drawn Boy
Banana Skin Shoes
A long time absent but little has changed for the behatted Manc troubadour

Wee Free! The Musical [ONLINE]
Culture clash comedy musical is short on surprises, but amusing enough


Traverse launches free online writing workshops
Prospective playwrights will be taken from idea to first draft by expert tutors

Fringe by the Sea cancelled
North Berwick’s annual August shindig the latest festival to be shelved due to COVID-19

Visual arts sector reports fears over pandemic impact
Scottish Contemporary Art Network survey reveals dramatic loss of income and potential job losses

The Depraved Appetite of Tarrare the Freak [ONLINE]
Grotesque puppetry tells the story of a French boy who wouldn’t stop eating
