Tucked away in the elegant New Town of Edinburgh—right across the road from an old flat of mine, no less—Celestia is a true hidden gem…
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The Handlebards – Summer Shakespeare Tour
Four guys, four bicycles….nothing unusual about that; add to the mix a Summer Tour of more than 70 destinations, learning and performing two Shakespearean plays,…
The Scottish International Storytelling Festival
It would be surprising to me to find anyone who hadn’t heard of the Edinburgh Festival – thinking of course, of the Summer-long celebration of…
The Shawshank Redemption – Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The stage adaptation of the 1994 Oscar nominated “Shawshank Redemption” is currently being performed at Edinburgh’s Assembly Rooms as part of the city’s Fringe Festival….
Edinburgh Military Tattoo
There are many things, as a nation, we have to be proud of this year in particular and the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, for me, is…
Rewind Scotland
Nursing a croaky throat, sore legs and indelible fluorescent make-up, I am, this morning, back in 2011 following an unbeatable weekend at Scone Palace, Perth,…
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe – REEL TO REAL: THE MOVIES MUSICAL
The superbly named “Reel to Real” sees a cast of ten incorporate a wonderfully humorous, family tale, very cleverly performed, alongside classic clips of golden…
Crinan Classic Boat Festival
Void of any sailing experience bar a half-hearted couple of weeks’ attendance at a University sailing club, the requirement, last minute, for me to step…