Brian Cox returns to Scottish stage as Sherwood writer tackles RBS scandal by Libby Brooks Scotland Correspondent

Succession star will play ghost of Adam Smith in James Graham's 'operatic' drama about the 2008 financial crash The Dundee-born actor Brian Cox will return to the Scottish stage for the firs…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:54am on January 24, 2025☆⚑

Alan Cumming named as artistic director of Scottish 'theatre in the hills' by Libby Brooks Scotland Correspondent

Hollywood actor will 'invite the world's best' to Pitlochry Festival theatre after making surprise approach for role The Hollywood star and queer icon Alan Cumming is returning to his roots …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:36pm on September 13, 2024☆⚑

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society CEO defends Baillie Gifford sponsorship by Libby Brooks Scotland Correspondent

Investment management firm cancelled deals with UK literary festivals over links to Israel and fossil fuel companies The chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has robustly…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:24am on June 12, 2024☆⚑

Play aims to unravel mystery of poet Nan Shepherd's masterwork by Libby Brooks Scotland Correspondent

Production examines why Scottish poet's The Living Mountain lay unpublished in a drawer for 30 years Nan Shepherd, the Scottish poet and nature writer whose vivid reflections on her treks th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06am on April 25, 2024☆⚑

New blood: Scotland to stage all-woman and non-binary Dracula play by Libby Brooks Scotland Correspondent

Set in a psychiatric hospital in Aberdeenshire, new National Theatre production puts Mina Murray at centre of action The first major staging of Dracula with an all-woman and non-binary cast …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:04am on September 7, 2023☆⚑

Georgie Grier plays to sell-out Edinburgh crowd 24 hours after tearful tweet by Libby Brooks Scotland Correspondent

Actor and writer posted yesterday after performing her show Sunsets to one audience member An actor who went viral online after she posted a tearful tweet about performing her one-woman show…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:37pm on August 4, 2023☆⚑

Edinburgh Fringe returns with mix of in-person and online shows by Libby Brooks Scotland Correspondent

Festival is part of world's largest annual arts season which has been forced to curtail events due to Covid The Edinburgh festival Fringe returns this weekend with a hybrid programme of near…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18am on August 7, 2021☆⚑

Scottish ballet school closes after allegations of sexual misconduct by Libby Brooks Scotland Correspondent

Prestigious Ballet West ceases operations following claims against former vice-principal One of Scotland's most prestigious ballet schools has closed after allegations of sexual misconduct a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18am on August 28, 2020☆⚑

Edinburgh fringe 2018 to tackle #MeToo and celebrate Blue Peter by Libby Brooks Scotland Correspondent

Lineup for 71st edition includes hard-hitting debuts and plenty of nostalgia An array of provocative debuts will mix with a heavy dose of nostalgia at the 71st Edinburgh fringe festival this…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:48pm on June 6, 2018☆⚑

'Gloriously risky': Edinburgh residents play 450 characters in wordless play by Libby Brooks Scotland Correspondent

Peter Handke's drama The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other is staged at the Lyceum with cast of almost 100 volunteersAn exuberant jogger crosses paths with a weeping woman; a defeated footb…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:54am on May 28, 2018☆⚑

Nicola Sturgeon will 'explore all options' to halt Scottish Youth Theatre closure by Libby Brooks Scotland Correspondent

First minister says impending shutdown of theatre group, which failed to secure Creative Scotland funding, is 'of serious concern'Nicola Sturgeon has promised to "explore all options" to kee…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:02pm on March 8, 2018☆⚑

'Paisley people are buddies': UK city of culture bid creates buzz by Libby Brooks Scotland Correspondent

Bid has attracted broad support in Scottish town where at the beginning of the process 'the arts were a four-letter word' for manyAs the Christmas lights blinked on across Renfrewshire this …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:33pm on November 27, 2017☆⚑