Review: The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan
If you’re looking for a psychedelic trip without the drugs… Edinburgh Panto is for you. This fun filled jaunt into catchy songs, colour, strobe lighting (perhaps too much), and a…
Have we lost the art of the intimate gig?
Recently I watched the up-and-coming folk singer Odie Leigh perform at The Poetry Club of SWG3 Glasgow. I was particularly excited because it was a very small and intimate location,…
A history of the Nutcracker ballet
The Nutcracker is an annual institution for many ballet companies and audiences, productions reliably returning every December. Since the 1930s, it has been adapted by countless national ballets, companies, and…
Post-Pandemic Theatre: “The general support is intoxicating”
We all had our roles to play in the pandemic. Regrettably, I was cast as a Pollock Fresher, navigating a character arc marked by fines and unruly behaviour within those…
Letters of Note: why is written correspondence so compelling?
Despite the decline in written correspondence, we still find letters compelling. The account ‘@LettersOfNote’ has 607.7k followers on X, formerly Twitter, and 184k on Instagram. We are drawn to the…
The New York Times Book Review announces their 10 Best Books of 2023
The New York Times Book Review has released their highly anticipated list of the 10 Best Books of 2023. The list includes five fiction and five nonfiction titles, listed in…
The Christmas book gift guide
By giving someone you love a book, you’re giving them the opportunity for an adventure, an escape, or a ticket into a whole new world. Here’s six recommendations of thoughtful…
Wintry literature: recommendations to embrace the cold
December is here, bringing with it the shortest and coldest of days. But fear not: these books are the literary equivalent of warming your hands by an open log fire,…