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National Theatre of Scotland @ntsonline.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

"What's the point in myths?" Check oot the braw production trailer for Through the Shortbread Tin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 With limited tickets available over the next week, yous best get your bahookies in gear if you want tae see this show!

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

YOU SOU by [embuscada]/meraki explores the ways language can make or break relationships, with a blend of realist and surrealist theatre. #EdFringe #CVenues #bilingual #Portugal #theatre www.lothianlife.co.uk/2026/08/you-...

Alexander and Carolina sit facing the audience on a speed date. Subtitles behind them say 'I think there must be some misunderstanding. Do you understand what I'm saying?'

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

With 90s nostalgia gripping the nation, @20thcenturymarc.marcburrows.co.uk does a deep-dive into Britpop with wit, humour and warmth. www.lothianlife.co.uk/2026/04/the-... #Edinburgh #comedy #music #indie #90s #Britpop #thestand

Marc Burrows sits in a dark leather armchair with legs spread and head resting on hands.

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

The Roop bring their infectious brand of Lithuanian synth-funk to Edinburgh for the first time. www.lothianlife.co.uk/2026/04/the-... #edinburgh #labelleangele #lithuania #music #synth #funk #theroop #eurovision

Black and white photo of The Roop. Two are in black suit jackets, and the lead singer is in a long-sleeved white turtleneck, with his hands splayed behind his head

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

With a wave of 90s nostalgia gripping the nation, @20thcenturymarc.marcburrows.co.uk brings his Britpop Show to @standcomedyclub.bsky.social. www.lothianlife.co.uk/2026/04/inte... #edinburgh #thestand #comedy #music #britpop #90s #indie

Marc Burrows with his hair quiffed up, in a dark denim jacket and white tee, with a Union Jack guitar slung over his shoulder. He's doing a cheeky wink

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I Am Loud CIC @iamloudpro.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Got your tickets, Glasgow? We're back Friday, May 1, at Civic House for a Showcase featuring author of Poyums and host of BBC Radio Scotland's Arts Mix, Len Pennie, host of the Loudcast, RJ Hunter, and touring poet Jasmine Gardosi. Book tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/loud-poets...

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Alan Cumming, Forbes Masson and co bring back a 90s sitcom favourite in a riotous, queer musical extravaganza. @alancumming.bsky.social @forbesmasson.bsky.social @siobhanredmond.bsky.social #edinburgh #theatre #musical #lgbtq #90s #sitcom #thehighlife www.lothianlife.co.uk/2026/04/the-...

Alan Cumming, Forbes Masson, Siobhan Redmond and Patrick Ryecart grinning and saluting

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Gems from the National Library of Scotland's archives are brilliantly brought to life by young local music students. #HippFest #SilentFilm #YMIFalkirk #DennyHigh #NLS #NationalLibraryOfScotland www.lothianlife.co.uk/2026/03/hipp...

Students from Denny High play guitar and double bass in front of Witch Craft, a surreal film featuring a statue behind textured glass

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

The UK's answer to Metropolis explores a future world on the brink of war, and how far one would go to maintain peace. #HippFest #SilentFilm #MauriceElvey #SciFi www.lothianlife.co.uk/2026/03/hipp...

Michael, the airforce commander in HIgh Treason, stands in front of his troops. They're all dressed in leather jackets and trousers and aiming guns at the camera.

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Arthur Conan Doyle's detective delighted the HippFest audience with a trio of adventures. #HippFest #SherlockHolmes #ArthurConanDoyle #SilentFilm www.lothianlife.co.uk/2026/03/hipp...

Gunther Buchwald playing violin during one of Sherlock's big screen escapades

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Fante-Anne explores the hardships faced by an 'outsider' in rural Norway with a bold new soundtrack. #HippFest #Norway #SilentFilm #folkmusic www.lothianlife.co.uk/2026/03/hipp...

Shot of the Hippodrome interior taking in the audience, Dina and Jo playing a live soundtrack, and some horses in the film Fante-Anne

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Dina Konradsen and Jo Einar Hansen are bringing a unique fusion of folk dancing and electronic club beats to HippFest. #HippFest #SilentFilm #FolkMusic #FolkDance #Norway #Electronica www.lothianlife.co.uk/2026/03/inte...

Dina Konradsen wearing headphones in front of a laptop and mic. Credit: Celine Cherry

Black and white picture of Jo Einar Hansen playing fiddle. Credit: Anders Lillebo

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Peter Capaldi swaps the TARDIS for a guitar as he brings his genre-bending show to Edinburgh. #music #edinburgh #PeterCapaldi #LaBelleAngele www.lothianlife.co.uk/2026/03/pete...

Peter Capaldi in a white shirt and black suit, sitting in a bus shelter next to a mic and amp

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

HippFest 2026 celebrates its 16th birthday in style with a feast of silent film treats. #HippFest #silentfilm #BoNess #Linlithgow #film www.lothianlife.co.uk/2026/02/hipp...

A still from Saxophone Susy, where a blonde woman in a spotted dress plays the sax while a band of men in dinner jackets plays around her

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

With Common Tongue Fraser Scott explores the imperfections and joys of Scots through Olivia Caw's cheeky, fast-paced one-woman ode to the language. www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/10/comm... #theatre #Scots #FestivalTheatre

Olivia Caw in a red and white striped sporty jacket, grey trousers and white trainers, sitting in a blue-grey tartan chair and speaking into a microphone. She's surrounded by other mics on stands. Photo credit: Josie Morrison

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

The @scotstorycentre.bsky.social has a feast of Northern stories and songs to brighten the autumn months. www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/09/scot... #scottishstorytellingfestival #SISF2025

Donald Smith, Marion Kenny, Jan Bee Brown and Daniel Abercrombie stand at Newhaven with a lighthouse in the background. They're all holding copies of the SISF programme. Photo credit: Neil Hanna

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Bill Bailey's latest show tackles his anxieties about modern life in his inimitable eccentric style. www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/bill... #edfringe #comedy #playhouse #billbailey

Bill Bailey looking quizzical on a white background covered in red arrows pointing in different directions

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Hunger reimagines Knut Hamsun's classic novel in experimental, unsettling style. www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/hung... #edfringe #theatre #experimental #clowning #norway #thespace

Hunger in gold serif text, with a hand reaching for a button on a red background

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Northwestern University's Missed Connections is a sweet Appalachian slice-of-life musical that's a respite from the Fringe madness. www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/miss... #edfringe #musical #thespace

The Missed Connections poster, with drawings of Kentucky number plates, a photo of a kissing couple, a guitar and a note with a phone number and 'call me'

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Readymades will make you think about the humble urinal in a whole new light with their unique, surreal show. www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/read... #theatre #experimental #clowning #shadowpuppets #underbelly

Levi and Sam in suits, the former with a black eye and holding a U-bend, chase after a figure in a duffel coat with a urinal for a head

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Free Roam Theatre bring dark, feminist Derbyshire storytelling to Fringe lunchtimes. www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/tom-... #edfringe #theatre #storytelling #greenside #folklore

A mossy well in an ancient forest, with a serious woman's face superimposed

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Sketch Show Bingo is a unique combination of a classic pastime and brilliant skits. #edfringe #comedy #thespace www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/sket...

The Quirks and Foibles team in green striped jackets and black tracksuit trousers/tops, with a bingo ball dispenser, surrounded by colourful balls

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

With Shame Show, NI's SkelpieLimmer skewer the homophobia still present in their country through the medium of millennial TV pop culture. www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/sham... #edfringe #comedy #pleasance #lgbtq #northernireland

Colm and Fergus from Shame Show in yellow raincoats, holding hands and holding up umbrellas

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Ma Joyce invites us into her parlour to chat about growing up mixed race in Liverpool. www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/ma-j... #edfringe #theatre #fringeofcolour #hillsttheatre

Ma Joyce in a purple floral dress and a wonky party hat, sitting at her birthday table

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

With King Jo Tan explores masculinity, queerness and gender with a unique Singaporean perspective. www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/king/ #edfringe #theatre #comedy #lgbtq #singapore #summerhall

Jo, a Singaporean woman in cropped white top and beige trousers, stands in front of a chair. Behind her on a screen is alter ego Stirling, in a Lakers top and baseball cap

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Luigi The Musical takes some big risks with its material in this last-minute addition to the Fringe programme. www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/luig... #edfringe #musical #comedy #justthetonic

Three figures in orange jumpsuits sprawl on theatre seats, with a prison officer in blue shirt watching them

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

In Bad Immigrant, Jennifer Irons explores identity and colonialism on a surreal, high-speed roller-skating journey. www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/bad-... #edfringe #comedy #assembly #canada

Jennifer Irons in a pink leotard and roller skates and white cowboy hat, holding a megaphone and next to a mirrorball

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Psilovybin is a strange, trippy exploration of consciousness with a hint of neuroscience. www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/psil... #edfringe #theatre #cvenues #fringeofcolour

Faith Martin Abongo sits on a beach with her back to us, with some notes on the sand

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

In the dramatic surroundings of Dynamic Earth, Revolution Circus are truly stunning. www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/revo... #edfringe #circus #china #dynamicearth

Revolution Circus balanced on each other's feet and hands making a kind of tower

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Good long-form improv is hard to come by, but @electricheadcomedy.bsky.social have managed it. www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/the-... #edfringe #comedy #justthetonic #improv

Al and Cy from The Electric Head. Al is making a finger-gun, and Cy is holding his hands upwards and wearing a helmet adorned with what looks like swirly lights

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

The musical comedy of @frizfrizzle.bsky.social is a darkly enjoyable afternoon treat. www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/friz... #edfringe #comedy #whistlebinkies #pbhfreefringe #lgbtq

Black and white photo of Friz; they are wearing a black shirt and a tie that looks like a piano keyboard

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

The latest @awkwardprods.co.uk offering is a queer and chaotic romp through the cheese of Netflix seasonal films. www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/the-... #edfringe #pleasance #comedy #lgbtq

Linus and Joseph from Awkward Productions- the former is dressed as a prince in a blue tunic and yellow sash, the latter as a baker in white shirt holding a cake. In the background is a castle and forest.

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Tim Benzie brings amateur sleuths together to solve a Jessica Fletcher mystery with plenty of audience interaction and some low-budget props. www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/solv... #edfringe #comedy #culttv #thespace

Drawing of Jessica Fletcher in a brown hat, grey jumper, yellow shirt and red scarf, holding a magnifying glass with a notebook, binoculars and rotary phone in the background

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Norwegian folklore meets musical theatre in this charming show from One More Saga. www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/noct... #edfringe #musical #greenside #norway #folklore

A woman in a pale dress holds a white horse puppet over her head, while a person in a dark cape and leafy mask watches

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Loud Poets is a must-see, especially for the poetry-resistant or just poetry-curious. @scotstorycentre.bsky.social www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/loud... #edfringe #poetry #scottishstorytellingcentre #spokenword

Kevin McLean, Mark Gallie, Katie Ailes and Jack Hinks perform at the Storytelling Centre, bathed in green, blue and pink light. [Credit: I Am Loud/Gilad Zinman]

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Saria Callas brings this one-woman @seemiatheatre.bsky.social ode to freedom, self-expression and the joys of singing to the Underbelly. www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/sari... #edfringe #theatre #music #lgbtq #trans #underbelly #iran

Sara Amini in a black long-sleeved outfit and headscarf, dancing against a yellow background

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Hidden Door @hiddendoorarts.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Joining our packed line-up this Sunday... "one of the finest spoken word and live poetry performers around” 🎤 Iona Lee is a prominent member of Scotland’s live poetry scene, performing on TV and radio as well as venues and festivals all over Europe. www.citizenticket.com/events/hidde...

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I Am Loud CIC @iamloudpro.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

We are SOLD OUT this evening which means you only have one more chance to see the show! Thursday the 21st with special guest will be our last show of the run so make sure to get your ticket now so you don't miss out! scottishstorytellingcentre.online.red61.co.uk/event/913:6197

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Masha Alyokhina from Pussy Riot rocks the Summerhall Dissection Room with the band's story so far, in a blend of spoken word and music. www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/riot... #edfringe #music #spokenword #summerhall #lgbtq #pussyriot #russia #punk

Pussy Riot in colourful balaclavas play guitars, wave flags and raise their fists at a Moscow gig.

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

The Big House's Blaze FM is a timely, important piece of gig theatre exploring Black issues through pirate radio. @pleasance.co.uk www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/blaz... #edfringe #theatre #music #poc #drill #grime #garage #reggae #pleasance

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Alex Reynolds brings a one-woman exploration of family roots, regrets and the joy of adventure to @pleasance.co.uk. www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/in-t... #edfringe #theatre #storytelling #albania #pleasance

Alex in an orange jumper, holding an eagle feather with a walking figure on top

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

The effect of humans on the ocean is explored in this mesmerising dance show from Shanghai. www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/the-... #edfringe #dance #china #chinafocus #cvenues

Dancers from The Pure Blue, in iridescent outfits and with bubble wrap below their waists

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

After 2019's smash In PurSUEt, Eleanor Higgins brings a queer Robin Hood-meets-Bonnie and Clyde vibe with WANTED. www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/want... #edfringe #theatre #lgbtq #underbelly

Eleanor in an orange top reminiscent of a prison jumpsuit, smiling at the camera

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Michelle Pearson brings a serving of music, storytelling and humour alongside a delicious meal in Comfort Food Cabaret. www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/comf... #edfringe #houseofoz #cabaret #food

Michelle, a redhead in a sparkly black strapless dress, tosses some pasta in a pan

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

With Youth In Flames Mimi Martin brings a personal, impassioned account of the 2019 Hong Kong protests. www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/yout... #edfringe #theatre #hongkong #zoovenues

Mimi Martin in a red and black top, lit in blue on a red background

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

The selkie folk tale is brought up to date on a grimy Glasgow night out, with a mythological creature fluent in BSL. @scotstorycentre.bsky.social www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/dregs/ #edfringe #theatre #bsl #hardofhearing #scottishstorytellingcentre #scottishmyths #selkie

Hard of hearing actress Emery Hunter emerging from a body of water

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Invisible Space tells the centuries-old tale of Bai Suzhen through experimental theatre and modern silent disco technology. www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/invi... #edfringe #theatre #china #chinafocus #justthetonic

Black and white photo of two Chinese women wearing wireless headphones. One holds a Polaroid camera.

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

The queer pregnancy process isn't always smooth, but Big Sofa Theatre tackle it with warmth and humour. www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/eggs... #edfringe #theatre #comedy #lgbtq #underbelly

Hand-drawn egg frying in a pan, with two hands holding cracked shells

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

What happens when you scream into the void and the Void pays you a visit? The Co-Conspirators find out... #edfringe #theatre #comedy #lgbtq #greenside www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/spon...

Black and white drawing of an open shark mouth, with the text Sponsored By The Void

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Lothian Life Magazine @lothianlife.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Skinny skewers the toxicity of diet culture with humour, powerhouse vocals and raw honesty. #edfringe #underbelly #houseofoz #music #theatre #storytelling #food www.lothianlife.co.uk/2025/08/skin...

Michelle Pearson in black underwear, tied up by measuring tape

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