In conversation with Taliah Horner, writer and director of Stained
Taliah Horner, a familiar face from the Bedlam stage, debuts her new absurdist comedy about the perils of capitalism and oppression this week. It does not sound like the cheeriest…
‘Conflicted and uncomfortable: that’s how we like our audience’ ‒ Interview with the directors and cast of The Taming of the Shrew
“I hope no one walks out feeling like they understand, like they’ve made their judgement and they’re fine with it. I hope that they come out feeling conflicted and uncomfortable.”…
Cafe Voices: Midlothian Tales
Storytelling events can be a bit hit and miss and this one was definitely not a hit. The evening, overall, suffered from a general lack of flow or structure. Though…
Book Week Scotland: Joy of Spines
Joy of Spines was advertised as a slideshow and found poem by Graeme Hawley comprised of book titles from the National Library’s 120 miles of underground shelves. Intrigued but unsure…
Book Week Scotland: Poetry Slam 2017
Our host promised the evening would be “friendly, joyful and whimsical” – and it certainly was. The four poets, Jenny Lindsay, Harry Giles, Andrew Blair and Katie Ailes all performed…