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The job of an actor always appears glamourous and cool to the outsider but there are few patrons of the industry who know the real story. The sad reality is that, even in these times of change driving towards equality, the mainstream arts industry in Britain is still orientated towards (for lack of a better description) white, thin, southern people.

Promo illustration for Making a Murderer: The Musical, featuring a silhouetted figure against a vibrant, multicolored background with...

Historic leaders Winston Churchill and David Lloyd George depicted in a striking black-and-white portrait against a vibrant geometric...

Just when you think you’ve seen the most ‘fringiest’ show of the Festival enter What Broke David Lynch?

Want the Fringe Experience but can’t make it to Edinburgh? Well, following with the program of 2020 and 2021 the Edinburgh Fringe has continued with its online shows… enter The Miles Sisters.

June each year sees the celebration of pride month. All companies transform their logos into colourful rainbow as a tribute to allyship with the LGBTQ+ Rights movement. Of course there are always companies which push the boundaries of promotion and June 2020 saw Avanti West Coat launch a special carriage manned by LGBT+ staff proudly boasting the biggest pride flag seen on the side of a train and making a statement about the equality and inclusion. But is this enough?

It is rare that I will take someone up on a flyer at the Fringe but after a brief chat with a woman in a colourful shirt who profusely complimented my equally as loud choice of top how could I refuse.

Let’s be honest, over the last 5 years the political landscape has shifted dramatically. It used to be a like a family gathering, which you didn’t really want to be part of but you would tolerate the chitter chatter of background noise so you could keep up with the gossip.

I can’t believe it was 18 years ago that I saw Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials from the National Theatre with incredible puppets provided by Blind Summit. I can still remember it vividly.

“I’ve had so much plastic surgery, when I die, they will donate my body to Tupperware” – Joan Rivers

For those of us who grew up in the nineties and noughties, it is nigh-on impossible that Britney Spears hasn’t been on your radar at some point or another. And in recent times Britney has come back to the forefront of our minds with the rise in the #FreeBritney movement.

If you’re anything like me and the majority of people I have met who work in the creative industries you struggle with your fair share of...

"The cars we drive say a lot about us." - Alexandra Paul It was an idyllic summers day. I had just finished a long and hard job full of...

This weekend, whilst visiting a friend in Essex, I set out on the Leigh Art Trail . You’ve still got the weekend to check it out if...

Aug 11-14 | 5pm | Underbelly George Square | Learn More about his upcoming UK Tour In any other year, there is no way Tom Brace would be...

Kate Smurthwaite diverts from her usually politically driven comedy at this year’s fringe (because let's be honest, we’ve all had enough of that over the last few years) to take us on a hilarious journey of a lockdown spent in the Maldives.

Aug 16-30 | On Demand | Fringe Player | Learn More About Expial Atrocious Is this the dinner party from hell… or is it limbo? Is...

This beautifully made short piece examines exactly what it means to live ‘Happily Ever After’.

Aug 6-30 | On Demand | Pleasance Online | Learn More about Holly Boyden | Learn More about The Curve Theatre Two 'sort of' friends from...

Aug 16-21 | 7.35pm | theSpaceUK@Triplex | Learn More from The British Theatre Guide Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome to the stage,...