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Understandably, a number of shows at this year’s Fringe responded to the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
With 3,031 registered shows at this year’s fringe, a concise survey would be impossible. But these are my picks of the best political shows on offer.
There will be almost 3,000 shows playing at this year’s Fringe, which can feel a little daunting, especially for the first timer. Here’s how to get it right.
One woman has used her academic research and personal experience to explore the idea of ‘acceptable’ and ‘undeserving’ refugees.
The survival of the Edinburgh International Festival, and others like it around the world, is testament to ingenuity of organisers and performers. But there’s no substitute for the live experience.
How one academic found the perfect platform to share her research with the public.
Move over Netflix, here’s whodunnit by headphones.
East London collective Boy Blue Entertainment have taken their provocative show to the Edinburgh International Festival.
Mia: Daughters of Fortune is a powerful new play that puts this issue under the spotlight.
The protagonists in real-life dramas Adam and Eve both appear on stage.
The biggest arts festival in the world came from humble beginnings to lift post-war morale, and blossomed into the full-on arts extravaganza it is today.
Now in its 70th year, the Scottish capital’s arts spectacular is almost as big as the Olympics.
Positive stories about the mainstreaming of female comedians could become a smokescreen for an industry getting ever less diverse across a number of areas.
One of the highlights of this year’s Edinburgh festival, the confusion and uncertainty in James Hogg’s classic is all too familiar to us.
Darwin’s insights into life on Earth may have revolutionised biology, but scientists sometimes get carried away. It’s not the only game in town.
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