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Absurd Person Singular

The King’s Theatre this week sees a revival of Alan Ayckbourn’s 1972 dark comedy “Absurd Person Singular”. The play is in three acts, set in three different kitchens on three successive Christmas Eves, as we witness what takes place as the same group of characters prepare for or take refuge from the party action in the next room. Read the rest of this entry »

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Carousel

63 years old and given another revival - that’s Carousel, which is on this week at the Festival Theatre ahead of a November opening at London’s Savoy theatre. So how does this 1945 musical look and sound to a present day audience? Read the rest of this entry »

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An Artist Ahead of His Time

A joint retrospective Exhibition of the works of painter and printmaker, the late Peter Pretsell is currently showing at two locations in Edinburgh. The Edinburgh College of Art Sculpture Court Balcony and the Printmakers workshop in Union Street, Edinburgh, are the venues. Read the rest of this entry »

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Close: garden designs in photography by Allan Pollok-Morris

Work by celebrated photographer Allan Pollok-Morris is set to capture the unique qualities of Scotland’sgardens and land-art when it is showcased at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) for the first time.

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