Reposted by Arusa QureshiThe Quietus @thequietus.com · 17/09/2026'The kind of challenge that is extremely alluring—a harsh, industrial landscape, with heavily distorted synths and chopped up patterns that Ximya works in tandem to amp up a well-curated sense of tension.' Kim Ximya - Dogma buff.ly/CDEZpaU 0143
Reposted by Arusa QureshiThe Stage @thestage.co.uk · 13/08/2026Edinburgh Festival Fringe – ★★★★ Review: One Hundred Voices – National Theatre of Scotland’s interactive audio installation is meaningful and moving. 👇thestage.co.ukOne Hundred Voices review at Edinburgh Fringe: meaningful and moving 011
Reposted by Arusa QureshiThe Stage @thestage.co.uk · 11/08/2026Here’s a round-up of every show The Stage’s team of critics has given a four or five star rating at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026. We will be updating this list daily. 👇thestage.co.ukEdinburgh Fringe 2026: the top theatre to see so far 011
Arusa Qureshi @arusa.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Wrote about the return of the King’s for the new issue of @thestage.co.uk 💌 www.thestage.co.uk/features/res...thestage.co.ukRestoring the King's Theatre in EdinburghThe King’s Theatre in Edinburgh is on the cusp of completing a complex, four-year redevelopment. Arusa Qureshi meets the people striving to future-proof this historic building 010
Reposted by Arusa QureshiThe Stage @thestage.co.uk · 13/07/2026★★★★ Review: Lear – Consistently strong performances in @pitlochryft.bsky.social's staging of Shakespeare’s tragedy, led by Maureen Beattie Read the full review in The Stage 👇thestage.co.ukLear at Pitlochry Festival Theatre: Maureen Beattie is magnificent 011
Arusa Qureshi @arusa.bsky.social · 12/07/2026A chat with Dara Dubh in today’s @scotnational.bsky.social www.thenational.scot/culture/2627...thenational.scotThe performances of this alternative-folk artist are brimming with harp and soulAS one of the world’s oldest instruments, the harp has been through numerous developments over the years, evolving from the arched harps of… 000
Reposted by Arusa QureshiThe Stage @thestage.co.uk · 10/07/2026Edinburgh Fringe 2026: The Stage's team of critics pick the shows they are most looking forward to across this year's @edfringe.bsky.social and Edinburgh international festival programmes.👇thestage.co.ukEdinburgh Fringe 2026: the best theatre shows to see this year 031
Arusa Qureshi @arusa.bsky.social · 06/07/2026A joy to speak to the folks behind one of my favourite things at the Fringe! Underground Monk Show in @theguardian.com 🫡 www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...theguardian.comUnderground Monk Show: inside Edinburgh fringe’s cult comedy of the highest orderThis late-night escapade became a word-of-mouth festival favourite. The show’s creators discuss the method behind its madness – and why you’ll laugh without knowing why 000
Arusa Qureshi @arusa.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Spoke to Cowboy Hunters for @scotnational.bsky.social 💫 000
Arusa Qureshi @arusa.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Spoke to the lovely Jo Mango for @scotnational.bsky.social www.thenational.scot/news/2623396...thenational.scotNew album sees Jo Mango turn pain and absence into song‘I DON’T think we should run away from grief or sadness or the complicated nature of things that can be good and bad at the same time,” Jo… 030
Reposted by Arusa Qureshi404 Ink @404ink.bsky.social · 15/06/2026MEGA SALE: ALL books are £5 on our website until we close the shop on Tuesday 30th June (or we sell out!). Help us have a great send off: www.404ink.com/shop404ink.comBuy bestselling books — 404 InkBuy 404 Ink's books: Nasty Women, Chris McQueer, Helen McClory, Jason Reynolds, Creeper, Elle Nash, Nadine Aisha Jassat and more. 01529
Arusa Qureshi @arusa.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Maybe my favourite interview I've ever done? Spoke to the wonderful Arooj Aftab about her cats for @thequietus.com ❤️ 161
Reposted by Arusa QureshiThe Stage @thestage.co.uk · 29/05/2026★★★★ Review: Once – Original creative team reunite for this soul-stirring revival of the hit musical. 👇thestage.co.ukOnce at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre: camaraderie and charm 011
Reposted by Arusa QureshiDani Garavelli @danigaravelli.bsky.social · 28/05/2026V glad @libbybrooks.bsky.social wrote this, it needed highlighting. What's happening at BBC Scotland is awful - such a loss of talent will be difficult to reverse. Women are vanishing from other spheres too (also, way to go, Libby, on her last week in the job). www.theguardian.com/media/2026/m...theguardian.com‘Deep unease’ at BBC Radio Scotland as majority of axed presenters are womenChanges are part of sweeping shake-up by Victoria Easton Riley, BBC Scotland’s new head of audio and events 23112
Reposted by Arusa QureshiAndy Catlin @andycatlin.com · 19/05/2026Good times tonight at @bellfieldbrewery.bsky.social with Solas previewing some of their bumper line-up for this June's festival inc Bee Asha + Euan Stamper + Ramtajam + @arusa.bsky.social 👏 021
Arusa Qureshi @arusa.bsky.social · 03/05/2026A chat with @carlajeaston.bsky.social for @scotnational.bsky.social 051
Arusa Qureshi @arusa.bsky.social · 29/04/2026I had a really good time 🥲 www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...theguardian.comNe-Yo and Akon review – joyous joint tour is like time-travelling to a messy night out in 2010From So Sick to Smack That, this double-headliner provides major millennial nostalgia – but goes to show how varied their respective careers were at their peak 020
Reposted by Arusa QureshiHidden Door @hiddendoorarts.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Hidden Door 2026 line-up REVEALED 👀 From 3rd – 7th June, we'll bring together over 100 creatives for live music, immersive art installations, dance performances, poetry and spoken word, unique collaborations and much more. Full details: hiddendoorarts.org/hidden-door-... #HiddenDoorFestival 0118
Arusa Qureshi @arusa.bsky.social · 17/04/2026From last weekend, a chat with Kevin and Zahra, co-curators of Glasgow’s Creatives of Colour Festival. For @scotnational.bsky.social 000
Reposted by Arusa QureshiThe Stage @thestage.co.uk · 07/04/2026★★★★ Review: The High Life: The Musical, Still Living It! – Exquisitely ridiculous return to the madcap world of the Scottish cult comedy 👇thestage.co.ukThe High Life: The Musical review at Dundee Rep: collective joy 021
Reposted by Arusa QureshiThe Stage @thestage.co.uk · 07/04/2026★★★★ Review: What I’m Here For – Visually striking collaborative medical drama from Scotland’s Vanishing Point and Denmark’s Teater Katapult 👇thestage.co.ukWhat I’m Here for review at Tron Theatre, Glasgow: sharp and often brutal 001
Arusa Qureshi @arusa.bsky.social · 05/04/2026A chat with the excellent Comfort for @scotnational.bsky.social 💛 www.thenational.scot/culture/2599... 010
Reposted by Arusa QureshiThe Stage @thestage.co.uk · 01/04/2026★★★★ Review: Outskirts – Feel-good musical comedy centred around a Glasgow gay bar. Read The Stage's review 👇thestage.co.ukOutskirts review at Òran Mór, Glasgow: Feel-good musical comedy centred around a Glasgow gay bar 031
Reposted by Arusa QureshiThe Stage @thestage.co.uk · 27/03/2026★★★★ Review: Flora – Bold and poignant new musical uncovers the tumultuous true story of one of Scotland’s most famous daughters 👇thestage.co.ukFlora at the Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow: fascinating story 021
Arusa Qureshi @arusa.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Big fan of the new ELUCID & Sebb Bash! A review for @thequietus.com 021
Arusa Qureshi @arusa.bsky.social · 15/03/2026A chat with the wonderful Miwa Nagato-Apthorp for @scotnational.bsky.social 🧡 Read online: www.thenational.scot/culture/2593... 011
Reposted by Arusa QureshiThe National @scotnational.bsky.social · 14/03/2026A production company has been blasted for creating a 'two-tier' review system, which allegedly implies that both critics and audiences in Scotland are 'less important' than their London counterpartsthenational.scotRow erupts over 'two-tier' system as London papers favoured over Scots critics 32217
Reposted by Arusa Qureshi404 Ink @404ink.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Coming soon! The 404 Ink Bursary for small presses and accompanying crowdfunder will launch in mid-March. This will give away at least £3,000 to small presses - we hope to raise more to pay it forward to even more people. 11823
Arusa Qureshi @arusa.bsky.social · 03/03/2026A review of Medea, seen at the Byre in St Andrews last week 000
Arusa Qureshi @arusa.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Spoke to Lexa Gates for @thefortyfive.bsky.social’s Feb digital cover ✨ 000
Reposted by Arusa QureshiBrownbear @brownbearofficial.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Re:imagined Live at The Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh is officially going to be a live album 🙌🏽 Come along for a huge night of music, where our back catalogue will be performed alongside a string ensemble 🎻 This is going to be huge 💿 154
Arusa Qureshi @arusa.bsky.social · 16/02/2026A review of the new Jill Scott for @thequietus.com ✨ thequietus.com/quietus-revi...thequietus.comJill Scott – To Whom This May Concern | The QuietusA decade on from her last album, the influential neo-soul pioneer returns with an album of deft storytelling, rich jazz instrumentation and a cast of collaborators including Tierra Whack, Trombone Sho... 010
Reposted by Arusa QureshiMusic Venue Trust @musicvenuetrust.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Our Annual Report highlights the stark truth that 59% of grassroots music venues no longer receive regular national touring shows. Whole regions - towns and cities with millions of people - have effectively vanished from the UK’s touring map. 146
Reposted by Arusa QureshiLibby Brooks @libbybrooks.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Love the sound of this 'Scottish indie folk supergroup', written up here by @arusa.bsky.social Qureshi www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...theguardian.comBetween the bars: theatrical gig about life after prison reveals hard truths of homecomingA Giant on the Bridge, performed by a ‘Scottish indie folk supergroup’, draws on dozens of interviews about the confines former prisoners experience on the outside 142
Arusa Qureshi @arusa.bsky.social · 20/01/2026It was a joy to speak to Jo Mango, Liam Hurley and Phil Crockett Thomas about the wonderful A Giant on the Bridge for @theguardian.com. It's on tour soon – don't miss it! 000
Arusa Qureshi @arusa.bsky.social · 11/01/2026In today’s @scotnational.bsky.social chatting to the folks behind @henhoose.bsky.social and their new album The Twelve 💖 132
Reposted by Arusa QureshiIndependent Arts Projects (IAP) @iaponline.bsky.social · 22/12/2025The last thing to read before you switch off for Christmas🎄 Our wonderful blogger @arusa.bsky.social talks to Kirstin Abraham about facilitating multi-sensory outdoor workshops for neurodivergent families. A thoughtful read for the festive season✨ 🔗 www.independentartsprojects.com/blog-theres-... 011
Arusa Qureshi @arusa.bsky.social · 14/12/2025A wee end of year music round-up for @scotnational.bsky.social feat. legends like Jacob Alon and @henhoose.bsky.social ✨ 032
Arusa Qureshi @arusa.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Pleased to have contributed some words to @thefortyfive.bsky.social’s great AOTY list 🌟 thefortyfive.com/opinion/best...thefortyfive.comThe 45 best albums of 2025 – as voted by The Forty-FiveYou need to hear these gems 020
Reposted by Arusa QureshiJenessa Williams, PhD @jenessawilliams.bsky.social · 25/11/2025🎸 🖤 🤘 New publication just dropped, and this time it's open access! 🎸 🖤 🤘 Williams, J. N., & Sobande, F. (2025). Note to scene: Gender, race and rose-tinted nostalgia in emo. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 0(0). lnkd.in/eMmjq6ue 12110
Arusa Qureshi @arusa.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Last Amplifi of the year at @thequeenshall.bsky.social 🥰 Big thanks to Lamaya and headliners Uninvited @weareherescot.bsky.social 022
Reposted by Arusa QureshiThe Forty-Five @thefortyfive.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Our cohort of some of the country's most opinionated music writers have voted – it's our albums of the yearthefortyfive.comThe 45 best albums of 2025 – as voted by The Forty-FiveYou need to hear these gems 011
Reposted by Arusa QureshiArgonaut Books @argonautbooks.bsky.social · 18/11/2025We need your help. @waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith. Please read on for more information www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908... (1/2)heraldscotland.comAnger as Waterstones snaps up prime site on doorstep of independent bookshopUK's biggest bookselling chain under fire over plans for new store beside Edinburgh tram line. 13348283
Arusa Qureshi @arusa.bsky.social · 08/11/2025It was a real joy to chat with Roony for @thequietus.com 🙌 001
Arusa Qureshi @arusa.bsky.social · 16/10/2025The first Big Amplifi at @thequeenshall.bsky.social last night was really special 💌 thanks to Theon Cross, Azamiah and Gaia for kicking things off 022