EUSOG gets set to take Pleasance by storm
Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group (EUSOG) returns to the Pleasance Theatre stage this week with The Addams Family. The first of three productions planned for this academic year, the show…
And Then There Were None
Image courtesy of Keith Midham. Usually considered Agatha Christie’s masterpiece, And Then There Were None tells of eight guests invited to stay on an uninhabited island who, upon arrival, begin…
Shawshank demands more of our judiciary system
Image courtesy of Mark Yeoman A variation on the usual King’s Theatre format, The Shawshank Redemption has been adapted from Stephen King’s original short story for the stage with this…
Culture beyond The Fringe
Edinburgh’s international reputation tends to be heavily intertwined with the various festivals that dominate the city during August. Sometimes the manic focus on this one particular month – hundreds of…
The Strange Case of Jekyll & Hyde
Morna Pearson’s rewrite of Stevenson’s classic short story brought Jekyll and Hyde to Edinburgh, using the revised location to help draw out the contrast between dark and light that runs…
ROYGBIV: Colliding Culture
If high fashion is art then a discussion of it belongs here in the Culture section. This at least is the official excuse for mentioning Zoolander’s return to the catwalks…
Fictional Fix-Ups: Scarlett O’Hara meets James Bond
Tired and despondent of meddling in the love lives of others, head Fixer-Upper of Fictional Fix-Ups Dating Agency, Fiona Grew, lobbed her resignation notice at her boss’ head last week.…
BookNook – Century General Store
This week marks a turning point in my time at The Student, being just about to make the leap from writer to editor. As such, I wanted to take the…