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by Stephi Wild - September 12, 2024

Dance Base has announced that its new Chief Executive will be Jeanie Scott. Scott will join the organisation in early November, taking over from current Chief Executive Jim Hollington on 15 November. ...

by Kat Mokrynski - September 13, 2024

The Greatest Magic Show begins with a bang as the incredibly energetic ringmaster, Magnus, bursts on stage, singing a parody of Aladdin’s “Arabian Nights” with lyrics about him travelling the world to find what he considers to be the “greatest show.” Now, he’s here to present all of the great things...

by Kat Mokrynski - September 04, 2024

‘It was great to entertain families while teaching them a lot about culture, from dance moves to cocoa' Her Royal Majesty Queen Angelique-Monet on bringing Ventriloquist Queen: A True African Queen to the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe...

by Kat Mokrynski - September 06, 2024

From the beginning of Reuben Kaye: Live and Intimidating, you know you are in for something different than your usual Fringe show. This is something that Kaye acknowledges himself as he wanders through the crowd, declaring that he will be starting with the dark stuff, saying that his attitude is lik...

by Kat Mokrynski - September 06, 2024

With a book by Laura Kleinbaum, music by Jeff Daye and lyrics by both Kleinbaum and Daye, House of Cleopatra brings audiences into the world of the iconic queen through pop music in a club-like atmosphere. Audience members stand and watch as most of the action takes place on stage, though it does so...

by Kat Mokrynski - August 29, 2024

Séayoncé, portrayed by Dan Wye, is “the greatest mystic the world has ever known,” living in “a quiet little village in the woods” and on trial for witchcraft. She is joined by Leslie-Anne (Robyn Herfellow), her friend behind the keyboard with a tendency to use murder as a solution to their problems...

by Kat Mokrynski - August 29, 2024

Dylan Mulvaney: FAGHAG, written and performed by Mulvaney herself and directed by Tim Jackson, tells Mulvaney’s life story, focusing on her journey with her gender and the transphobia she has been forced to face....

by Kat Mokrynski - August 29, 2024

Written by Joey Richter, Brian Rosenthal and Corey Lubowich, Solve It Squad is a loving parody of Scooby Doo, in which the titular Solve It Squad, a group of teenagers, go around solving mysteries in the town of Mayberry....

by Kat Mokrynski - August 28, 2024

When Archbishop Desmond Tutu tells you to tell the world your story, you aren’t going to say no, are you? Alison Larkin: Grief . . . A Comedy is Larkin’s response to the archbishop’s suggestion, with her telling audiences about falling in love in her 50s and dealing with the grief of loss in her own...

by Blair Ingenthron - August 25, 2024

The winners have been announced for The List's new Edinburgh Festival awards for 2024!...