
Edinburgh

The Barber of Seville
Period costumes and colourful sets get Scottish Opera back to the traditional days of the art form in their staging of Rossini’s classic.
Gigs O’T’Week – Edinburgh: Ghostface Killah, Twin Sister & Billy Bragg
Ecletic Edinburgh this week: Ghostface, Twin Sister and Billy Bragg bring real hip hop, twee and protest to town.

Interview: Donna Rutherford
Donna Rutherford speaks to us ahead of her show KIN, taking place at the Traverse this November.
Ryan Adams @ Edinburgh Festival Theatre 30th Oct. IS IT WORTH THE RISK???
Since returning to music, after his short lived retirement, Ryan Adams has continued to release music at a pace that still puts most artists to shame…

Africa in Motion
AiM is back, bringing a chance to challenge any preconceived notions about African writers, directors, actors and filmmakers.
Gig O’T’Week: Jeffrey Lewis @ The Internationale (Medina) & Stereo
Anti-Folk artisan Jeffrey Lewis hits The Internationalé & Stereo this week as he hits Scotland for a double dunt in support of his new LP.

Where is the one place you can find Dr. Who, Charleston dancing and an award-winning poet?
The West Port Book Festival is taking over the cosy and eccentric independent bookshops of West Port this weekend.

Slava’s Snowshow
Slava Polunin’s veteran clowning production returns, still as joyful and innocent as the snow it has found inspiration in.

The Height of Contemporary Culture
British culture doesn’t exist in our everyday lives, and perhaps that stops us being great again.
Gig O’T’Week – Aidan Mofatt & Bill Wells
A rarely unique treat for Edinburgh on Friday, Aidan Moffat and Bill Wells’ performing in Cabaret Voltaire from their well tidy new album.

Booktober – what should a book lover do in Scotland this month?
This October, there are so many great literary happenings on, that the month should be renamed Booktober and have done with it.

Scotland Loves Anime
An exciting and ambitious programme of animated cinema is back in Glasgow and Edinburgh over two weekends this October.

Scottish Orchestra Seasons
A round-up of the winter season’s three main orchestras from Edinburgh to Aberdeen.

Street Scene
Kurt Weill’s dark, brooding American Opera full of jazz tinged arias comes to Edinburgh Festival Theatre.

Rhinestone Mondays
A musical big-hitter which tosses up a mix between regenerated stage careers and renowned TV stars.

Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival
Now in its fifth year, the Scottish Mental Health Festival boasts its biggest programme yet.

Lyceum: 2011/12 Preview
From marriage to friendship, religion to science, Dundee to Edinburgh: it’s all about collaboration…

Edinburgh Fringe: Aftermath
Although the festival is over, Edinburgh is still furnished with a great deal of arts entertainment for everyone. The only thing you need to hope for is some sunshine.

The Fringe begins
Emma finally gets round to planning her Fringe; uninspired, she resorts to spontaneity.