Romeo and Juliet at the Lyeum
Is love a tender thing… it pricks likes a thorn
Arguably Shakespeare’s most passionate and heartbreaking drama, Romeo and Juliet unravels the tangle of emotions in the hearts and minds of the forbidden lovers, and their friends and families.
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Background – Berlin
Two events at the Book Festival this week have got us thinking about Berlin in the 30s. The first was the event with Martin Davidson to promote his new book “The Perfect Nazi”, which tells the extraordinary true story about his German grandfather, who was a committed Nazi and member of the SS.
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Calling all Pubs in Edinburgh
Here’s an idea: instead of dwelling on the negatives of environmentally backward businesses, why not take a more positive outlook and reward those businesses that make the effort to go greener? In other words, forget the stick and concentrate on the carrot.
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Celebrate Life at the Botanics
It has been said that the majority of local children learned to walk in the safe environs of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE). Certainly it is a place treasured by all ages from home and abroad. Now, families and individuals who feel a special affinity with the “Botanics” are being offered a unique and lasting opportunity to forge a new link through the Celebrate Life initiative.
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