
Opinion

Enjoy Music Festival 2018 Friday Round-Up
Raja Sharma drinks in the weather and finds Aberdeen really is a beautiful city in the sun . . .

How To Get Reviewed
Follow these tips and get ahead of the game if you’re hoping to be reviewed this Fringe.

Ullapool Book Festival
Vigorous discussions from the four shortlisted Highland Book Prize nominees.

Lyn Gardner dropped by The Guardian. The end isn’t nigh.
In its reaction to the news that the two have parted ways, the theatre sector is failing to show either perspective or imagination.

Quentin Letts in racist review shocker!
You might as well get angry at the sun coming up, argues Robert Peacock.

A Star is Reborn
With a fourth version of the classic movie due later this year, what makes the Star is Born story so fascinating?

Publish and Perish
A considered, reflective session on writing about publishing in crime fiction.


Here’s Looking At You, Kids
A chilling yet fascinating session discussing abuse and mental health.

Breathtaking Thrillers
An intelligent, fun session at Granite Noir showcasing female crime writers unafraid to tackle difficult themes.

The Truth Is Out There – Or Is It?
Crime writers Matt Wesolowski and Michael J Malone kickstart Aberdeen’s crime fiction festival, Granite Noir.


Creative Scotland. Let’s start again.
Editor Robert Peacock with a personal view about the current Creative Scotland debate.




Save our Rita, Sue & Bob Too
The Royal Court have pulled the plug, but should they have done?

Improv-ing Edinburgh: the emergent fast-growing scene in Scotland’s capital
Our resident improv Queen takes a look at Edinburgh’s burgeoning scene.

Spark at 100
Ken Wilson looks at the Edinburgh author as the city prepares to celebrate her centenary

Museum Late: Jacobites
Ryan Latto encounters the Jacobites at the NMS latest evening event