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Fringe 25: Hole!
Rating: ★★★★★ I went into this year’s Fringe feeling pretty cynical. Too many people and too many shows, most of which were starting to...
Emma Wilson
10 hours ago2 min read


Fringe 25: The Truth About Trees
Rating: ★★★.5 ‘How can we make them look when they don’t want to see?’ The Truth About Trees from Apropos Theatre is a heartwarming and...
Benjamin Freckelton
2 days ago2 min read


Fringe 25: Cody and Beau: A Wild West Story
Rating: ★★★★ When I went to see Cody and Beau: A Wild West Story at theSpace @ Niddry Street, I had my notebook and pen at the ready...
Gabrielle Collins
2 days ago3 min read


Fringe 25: Merrily We Roll Along
EUSOG, Merrily We Roll Along Rating: ★★★★ EUSOG’s 2025 Fringe outing is an entertaining though at times unambitious staging of Sondheim’s...
Robbie Morris
2 days ago4 min read


Fringe 25: The General Will
Rating: ★★★.5 “What if everything in the world were a misunderstanding; what if laughter were really tears?” The quote from Kierkegard is...
Robbie Morris
Aug 73 min read


Fringe 25: Sins of the Mother
EUTC, Sins of the Mother Rating: ★★★★ ‘…you have one fucked up family, Mark.’ SPOILER FREE BITESIZE The Edinburgh University Theatre...
Benjamin Freckelton
Aug 33 min read


Ethel Cain’s New Single 'Nettles': Revisiting Preacher’s Daughter
'Nettles', Ethel Cain (Spotify, 2025) Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Content Warning: this article mentions transphobia, homophobia, sexual violence,...
Molly Barrow
Jun 74 min read


Scarves, Spirituality and Stereotypes: The Double Standard of South Asia in the Western Imagination
Illustrations by Grace McKenna With Coachella in April and the Met Gala in May, for the last few months my social media has been flooded...
Srishti Ramakrishnan
May 225 min read


Review: Play On
Rating: ★ ★ ★ There are blossoms on the Meadows, the nostalgic smell of disposable BBQs is lingering in the air, and Newington’s pubs are...
Molly Barrow
May 52 min read


uninformed, ununinformed responses, November 5
Illustrations by Grace McKenna Dip your fingers in my scalp. Touch the warm patches the sun left behind. Sully the straight division,...
Ruth Ginsburg Hix
May 11 min read


Leopold III
Illustrations by Grace McKenna I crave some sort of ghostly hereafter, History is a myth, after all. My hands swallowed and unswallowed...
Amelia More
Apr 252 min read


In Defence of Aimee Lou Wood
Illustrations by Grace McKenna Content warning: contains The White Lotus spoilers and references to sexual assault and eating disorders....
Molly Barrow
Apr 184 min read


Tackling Misogyny in Sports: Let’s Talk about Women’s Rugby
Illustration by Grace McKenna When I arrived at Edinburgh’s Hive stadium for my first Women’s Six Nations match, I couldn’t help but...
Molly Barrow
Apr 144 min read


Review: Princess Ida
Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group, Princess Ida Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group's modern feminist and queer...
Juliette Pepin
Apr 83 min read


A Review of ‘Forever Is A Feeling’ by Lucy Dacus
Forever Is A Feeling , Lucy Dacus (Spotify, 2025) Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ Lucy Dacus’s fourth album is an introvert’s answer to BRAT summer: a...
Molly Barrow
Mar 303 min read


Review: Down the Hatch
Down the Hatch , Edinburgh University Footlights Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★.5 Edinburgh University Footlights’ showchoir production, Down the Hatch...
Srishti Ramakrishnan
Mar 283 min read


Review: Shut Up, Shakespeare!
Shut Up, Shakespeare! Edinburgh University Shakespeare Company Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ The Edinburgh University Shakespeare Society’s annual...
Sophie Wheeler
Mar 62 min read


Review: Road
Road , Edinburgh University Theatre Company Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ Walking into the Bedlam Theatre on Thursday night, one couldn’t help but...
Neve Cassidy
Mar 63 min read


Artistic Affirmation: In Conversation with Aspiring Musician, Laurie
Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society : Touchstone/Sportsphoto/Allstar As a third-year humanities student in a world that prioritises...
Manahil Masood
Feb 254 min read
Gregg Wallace Faces the Heat: MasterChef Star’s Recipe for Public Image Ruin
When the annual calendar event occurs, and another high-profile, well-loved and respected male television personality wakes up to...
Emilia Lauder
Feb 163 min read
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