Features
Career profile: Dean Park, pantomime dame
Glaswegian Dean Park has played panto dames for twenty-seven years. He is currently appearing in Cinderella at the Pavilion Theatre,…
Seeking asylum and embracing theatre
Theatre has always been a brilliant tool that practitioners have used to entertain and inform people about issues within various…
Dancing on Water – Why Sadler’s Wells has a spring in its step
Best known nowadays as a leading venue for international and UK dance theatre, Sadler’s Wells is not only one of…
We Are Working – Polish Artists in Scotland
The mass influx of Poles to the United Kingdom since the European Union broadened its reach in 2004 is well…
Career profile: Karen Koren, of the Gilded Balloon
Comedy impresario Karen Koren is the founder of one of Edinburgh’s largest Fringe Festival venues and is responsible for launching…
Career profile: Pete Ferguson, Edinburgh musician
Edinburgh born musician, rapper, poet, promoter and producer Pete Ferguson aka Pedro Solenoid has just finished recording his latest album…
Introducing The Friends of Gagarin: A post-postmodern performance collective
Imagine you’re at a club. You came to see the klezmer bands and dance to some music. Suddenly a woman…
In conversation with Sarah Kendall
Sarah Kendall is one of the funniest stand-up comedians around. Time Out Comedy Award Nominee 2006, Perrier Award Nominee 2004…
Career profile: Lesley Anne Derks, artist
Jane Rae speaks to Lesley Anne, who studied at the Glasgow School of Art and the University of Barcelona. She…
A talent showcase for new writers and actors: The Play Offs
The bookshop is buzzing despite the late hour. Just over a dozen new playwrights are witnessing the launch of their…