A pantomime director was left ‘nearly in tears’ at a final rehearsal ahead of opening night. Beauty and the Beast by amateur musical theatre group, […]
Category: Arts and Culture
THE BEATLES LEGENDARY DOCUMENTARY, “ANTHOLOGY” REMASTERED IN TIME FOR IT’S 30TH ANNIVERSARY
The Beatles have partnered with Disney plus to release a nine part version of their 1995 documentary‘The Beatles: Anthology’. This November marks 30 years since […]
EDINBURGH CHARITY SHOWCASE ENCOURAGES CREATIVE FREEDOM AMONGST YOUNG ARTISTS
Scottish charity Impact Arts is hosting their CashBack Hubs Showcase today. The theme of the event is based on Edinburgh and what it means to […]
NO GOOD FILM GOES UNPUNISHED – ‘WICKED: FOR GOOD’ RECEIVES BAD REVIEWS
The long-awaited sequel has had critical reviews and low ratings, despite the film breaking box office records. “Wicked: For Good” disappointed viewers after its premiere […]
BALLET OUSTED AGAIN BY PANTOMIME IN EDINBURGH DUE TO ONGOING THEATRE CLOSURE
The Edinburgh leg of the Scottish Ballet has been cut short again this year to make space for the Pantomime which is usually performed in […]
Wicked: The Review
Wicked (2024) directed by John M Chu and featuring pop sensation Ariana Grande and Broadway star Cynthia Erivo retells the story of the (now misunderstood) […]
People’s Museum to Reopen
A temporarily closed museum in Edinburgh is due to reopen next week following several requests from residents. The People’s Story Museum will reopen to the […]
‘Them is Brothers’ make return to Porty Panto
On the back of a successful summer run of their self-made play, the duo take to Portobello Town Hall once again for Jack and the […]
Book Week in Edinburgh spotlights local libraries
Edinburgh residents have been urged to give their views in a public consultation on Libraries, in the midst of Book Week Scotland. A public consultation […]
Transgender Day of Remembrance: Meet the Collectives Pushing for Inclusive Art
A local queer collective is opening up conversations around inclusivity and identity to commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance. Radio Ratz, a local queer collective in […]
Liam Payne: Stars Flock to Pay Tribute
The funeral of former One Direction star Liam Payne took place today in the South of England – Edinburgh Napier News remembers his career. After […]
Gladiator: You Shall Be Entertained (Again, Whether We Like it or Not)
It has been 24 years since Ridley Scott brought the spectacle of the colosseum back to life with the 5-time Oscar winning Gladiator (2000). His […]
Scottish Artisans ‘can’t afford to lose time’ in Push to Reinvigorate Industry
Scottish Artisans ‘can’t really afford to lose time’, as new challenges face the artisanal way of life. A start-up to fund apprenticeships for Scottish artisan […]
Scottish government warned tourism levy will not work in smaller council areas
Edinburgh will be one of the first UK cities to implement a tourism levy.
Hundreds attend University of Edinburgh’s New College to add WW2 artefacts to digital archive
From letters and photographs to RAF jackets, people from across Scotland brought their WWII artefacts to the University of Edinburgh’s New College to get these precious objects added to a national digital archive.
Scottish artefact attacked by protesters
A campaign group targeting the Scottish government’s lack of action on both the climate and cost-of-living crisis closed Edinburgh Castle by smashing the case containing […]
Christmas market’s soaring prices leave Edinburgh locals appalled amid cost-of-living crisis
Following the much anticipated arrival of Edinburgh’s Princes Street Christmas market, the sky-high price list has left some with a sense of disappointment. The price […]
Radio ENRG celebrates its ten years as ‘incubator of student media’
Radio ENRG marked a decade of broadcasting Friday with students and staff, past and present, blowing out the candles.
‘Light will always triumph over darkness’: calls for unity at Edinburgh’s Diwali Festival
Edinburgh’s annual Diwali Festival saw its biggest turnout this weekend with hundreds uniting to celebrate good over evil, and the cruciality of multicultural societies.
‘People will be swept up and transported’ as poets unravel dark history of Summerhall through performance – event this Friday
The Push the Boat Out International Poetry festival is to open Friday with an evening of gothic poetry and performance at Summerhall’s Dissection room.
EDINBURGH COMMUNITIES UNITE FOR PEACE
Edinburgh faith groups and organisations gathered to collectively call for peace at an interfaith service which was the first of its kind in Scotland. […]
Edinburgh International Festival to bring people together as 2024’s theme is unveiled
Edinburgh International Festival has revealed the theme of next year’s 3-week-long festival under the influence of Nicola Benedetti for the 2nd year in a row. […]
And… Action!
A new ITV drama has been shot in the streets of Edinburgh. On 24 November, a film crew was spotted at St Stephen Place in […]
Doctor Who turns 60
The Doctor Who TV series begins its sixtieth birthday celebrations in Edinburgh. Doctor Who: Worlds of Wonder exhibition opens from 9 December 2022 until 1 May 2023 […]
An anniversary of Shakespearean proportions
Today marks the 440th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s marriage to Anne Hathaway. 29 November is widely regarded as the day they wed back in 1582. Although the […]
Loony Dook cancelled as Hogmanay celebrations to be scaled back
The official Loony Dook event has been dropped for the third consecutive year from Edinburgh’s Hogmanay programme for 1st January 2023. The ‘Dook’, usually involving around […]
Bernat Klein exhibition in Edinburgh
An exhibition on Serbian textile designer and painter Bernat Klein’s work is currently on display. The National Museum Scotland, Edinburgh, is demonstrating his work and […]
A focus on pioneering women
The Edinburgh City Art Centre launches a new innovative exhibition on the first women photographers and filmmakers from the early 20th century in Scotland. The […]
“Every reader is by nature a writer” Scottish Book Week kicks off in Edinburgh
Today marks the beginning of Edinburgh’s calendar of events for Scottish Book Week 2022. Featuring events centering on everything from the local to the international, […]
Edinburgh lights up ahead of Christmas
Christmas is fast approaching and that means it is time to illuminate the capital. For the sixth year running, the Royal Botanic Gardens will be lit […]