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Jack Lowden and Sean Gilder compel in David Ireland’s crackling new AA drama

THERE was once a time where few people in Scotland would’ve felt comfortable reading a so-called “bodice-ripper” in public.

Hull’s Amy Gledhill wins best show and Huddersfield’s Joe Kent-Walters named best newcomer, with Rob Copland winning Victoria Wood award

This year offers a subtle Danish revamp of the classic love story, German B-boys, an Australian spin on Russell Maliphant and a Scottish double bill of dynamism and suppressed emotion

The festival’s top prize has gone to a warmly witty act, previously nominated for best newcomer, with the chops to become a household name

Hunter has been embroiled in controversy after making a gag comparing Israel to an abusive spouse

EDINBURGH University academics have called on the institution to make a public apology after the principal met with Israel’s deputy ambassador to…

The festival’s relentless pace is demanding for performers, especially with an underlying health condition. Three acts explain how their month has gone

SETTING off fireworks will become illegal in some parts of Edinburgh this November as the council approves “control zones” throughout the city…

“TV was everything to me,” said British playwright James Graham at this year’s Edinburgh TV Festival’s MacTaggart lecture on August 20. The dramatist used his recollections of the television he watched in his youth together with tales of his working-class background to discuss a possible future of TV – including…

EDINBURGH is set to introduce a tourist tax after the city's council approved a draft plan on Thursday – but how will it work?