Edinburgh

Spar or spa? Time to pause in Edinburgh’s poetry garden?

Not many people know this. Edinburgh’s poetry garden is hidden in the city centre, in the heart of Scotland’s capital. Take a moment and you will find it in that bright green breathing space between the shops, banks and offices of St Andrew Square. This weekend, poetry works its way in to Spa in the City. […]

Pride of place: street art in Leith

We’re on the trail of a bold new street art project in Leith – a graffiti grand design – far from city centre art galleries. It’s tucked away down a side street so you have to seek it out which adds to the adventure. […]

Transylvanian Nights

Inspired by some of the best improv acts at the Edinburgh Fringe, and featuring a troupe made up of seven of the best actors, comedians, musicians and improvisers Scotland has to offer, "Transylvanian Nights" by  [...]

Light shows in the dark

There are compensations for long dark nights.   Take a walk down Edinburgh’s Victoria Street and you will find a sudden blaze of coloured light that stops you in your tracks. Astrid Jaekel’s Curtain-Twitchers is a dazzling moment in winter darkness and that’s just what the artist intends.  […]

Socially mobile in Glasgow

On a sparkling September day Edinburgh looks its beautiful best but while sun shines on the capital (for today anyway) the international spotlight has shifted westwards for a different kind of cultural excitement as Glasgow prepares for Social Media Week . […]

‘When Jamie met Harry’ on BBC Comedy Cafe

                      "I imagine people killing themselves laughing".  If you haven't listened to Edinburgh Comedy Tour you might do a double take at the reaction of [...]

Uncovering Edinburgh

Delighted to read a very nice review of Edinburgh Comedy Tour by Fin Wycherley and she picks up the spirit of Walking Heads beautifully.  At the end Fin issues a challenge to readers to find [...]