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Scottish Festivals Guide 2025 (Part 2)

As always, there are just too many great Scottish festivals to fit in one ...

Scottish Festivals Guide 2025 (Part 1)

We love festivals. We travel the world to see our favourite bands and find ...

Hippfest 2025: Silent Film Festival in An Art Deco Picture Palace

The Hippodrome Cinema, Bo’ness and Falkirk area, 19th till 23rd March HippFest, Scotland’s silent ...

Structural art piece featuring hanging fabric and paper from the art exhibition of Claire Barclay and Oana Stanciu.

Outwith Festival: a rich offering (REVIEW)

Outwith def: outside/beyond. It’s always refreshing to see more opening up outside of the ...

Fern Brady at Edinburgh International Book Festival.

Edinburgh International Book Festival 2024: formidable & invigorating (review)

The Edinburgh International Book Festival marked two firsts in 2024: its first run under ...

Bat For Lashes performing at The Queen's Hall in Edinburgh in a white dress, bathed in red light, hands raised up.

Bat For Lashes: wondrously ethereal and stunning (REVIEW)

After what seems like a lifetime since her last visit, it was a joyous ...

Two men holding coffee cups against a dark background.

The Fifth Step: stylistic humour (REVIEW) ðŸ«ðŸ«ðŸ« 3 Stars

Owing large thanks to the fame of Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, BAFTA nominee and ...

Three circus performers and one is holding a toy pony.

Show Pony: visually mesmerising (REVIEW) ðŸ«ðŸ«ðŸ« 3 Stars

The unspoken rules of the circus are to be young, impressive, and alluring. So ...