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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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SNACK Digital
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Interview: Grid Iron’s Judith Doherty and Ben Harrison Talk ‘Mayflies’ and Post-Industrial Scotland

Published in 2020, Andrew O’Hagan’s Mayflies was an immediate sensation. The book charts the ...

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Donald Stewart
Sami Abu Wardeh smiling and waving at the camera while holding a bright bouquet of flowers. He is wearing a grey military-style jacket with a blue patch and a black beret.

Interview: Sami Abu Wardeh on ‘Hates You’ and Channeling Anger into Action

‘I’m a character comedian and clown,’ Sami Abu Wardeh tells me, as we sit ...

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Arusa Qureshi
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The Last Mad Man: a Sharp Satire of the Marketing Age (review) *** 1/2

Bitterly funny and riotously bleak, The Last Mad Man is the most apt political ...

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Gwenhwyfar Ferch Rhys

We Have A Dream (Fringe Review) 4 Stars

4 Stars The disappointment of the World Cup in 2026 had a dress rehearsal ...

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Donald Stewart

Clementine: Girl Failure, Disney Princess or Clueless Privileged Brat? (Fringe review) 4 Stars

4 Stars Rosalie Minnitt brings her not-so-noble woman, Clementine, back to the Fringe. Like ...

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Mona Montella

After Party @ Traverse: Dignity in Death and Breaking of Generational Cycles of Hurt (Fringe review) 4 stars

4 Stars  After Party is a witty family drama that revolves around the matriarch ...

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Mona Montella

The Singer: a showcase of Scottish talent at its best and purest (Fringe review) 5 stars

5 Stars  The Singer is further proof of the immense talent that comes out ...

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Mona Montella