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SNACK Edinburgh Festivals Guide 2026 (weeks 2 & 3)

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Trainspotting Live Event – Leith Theatre: Not Quite the Shot in the Arm the Legacy Needed 

I was lucky enough to be there at the start of the Trainspotting cinematic ...

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Neil Renton

Paul Wright speaks about new film, Mission, outsiders and misfits, and the mass existential crisis

What happens when you start questioning the way you’re supposed to live? In Paul ...

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Sonia Hadj Said
Andrew Doherty wearing a crown of autumn leaves against a blue background with a wide-eyed, shocked expression.

Andrew Doherty – Reviewers Welcome… TO DIE! (Fringe review) 5 Stars

5 Stars Andrew Doherty is a master at clever multi-layered comedy. This year he ...

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Mona Montella

A FACE: Show looks to highlight the brains over legendary beauty (Fringe Review)

3 Stars Instructed by Aphrodite to choose a husband, Grecian beauty Helen chooses Menelaus, ...

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Donald Stewart

Black Russian: A Real Black Mormon Missionary in Moscow (Fringe review) 3 Stars ***

Black Russian: A Real Black Mormon Missionary in Moscow is a solo biographical performance ...

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Donald Stewart
Bayan Haddah reading from notes at a microphone during the Falastin Film Festival 2024 final event, with the festival logo projected behind her.

Interview: Falastin Film Festival’s Gabrielle Nour Kacha and Tania Fawaz on Palestinian Cinema and Transnational Solidarity

Falastin Film Festival (FFF), an event primarily celebrating Palestinian cinema, is back for its ...

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Keira Brown
Artist Jamie Fitzpatrick standing next to his sculpture Memorials to Sausage Politics displayed on a white plinth inside the gallery space.

Interview: Jamie Fitzpatrick Tackles Historical Power in ‘Memorials to Sausage Politics’

Emerging from piles of rubble and detritus, a terrifying wigged figure leers at you ...

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Beth Primrose
A theatrical performer with white face makeup and a bald cap, holding a gloved hand up near their forehead under dramatic stage lighting.

Interview: Justin Butcher on the Enduring Tragedy of ‘Scaramouche Jones’

Justin Butcher is an actor, writer, director, and musician, best known for his play ...

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