The Caucasian Chalk Circle
The now infamous play, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, is one of German modernist playwright Bertolt Brecht’s most celebrated works. Directed by Mark Thomson and translated by Alistair Beaton, Edinburgh’s Royal…
A Summer in the Shadow of Byron
The ‘Year Without a Summer’ was 1815: the aftermath of unusual volcanic activity led to a bitingly cold year and the lowest crop yield on record. However, economic crisis, malnutrition…
RA Summer Exhibition: open to all
This summer the Royal Academy of Arts in Piccadilly, London, will open its doors to the public for the viewing of its Summer Exhibition, just as it has done so…
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and their Chief Conductor Donald Runnicles continued their series of concerts for this season in Edinburgh on Sunday with a programme that featured Beethoven’s “Coriolan…
Inspiring performer fuses poetry and rap
Sometimes it can be difficult to reconcile a love of hip-hop with feminist ideals, or a taste for dark, bass-filled rooms and an interest in intricate, classically influenced poetry. Kate…
Farce at FIFA continues as task force come to a decision
The decision last week by the taskforce behind the Qatar 2022 World Cup to recommend a November/December World Cup is, while not surprising, a highly controversial and damaging decision for…
OSCARS 2015: A Night of the Unexpected
Despite the award winners being relatively predictable, this year’s Oscars, which took place last Sunday night in Los Angeles, was full of surprises. Some of these surprises included political speeches…
Songs of the South
Smooth-talking comedian Reginald D. Hunter presents here an exploration of the development of Southern music and how it has shaped Southern culture. Cruising in his red Cadillac, Hunter gives nuggets…