Illustrations by Grace McKenna Dip your fingers in my scalp. Touch the warm patches the sun left behind. Sully the straight division,...

'Mother Tongue', Peyvand Sadeghian Before I learnt “How are you?”, there was “Korek?” That once enthusiastic snarl now leaves me choking....

The Broad’s Creative Team is back with their favourite song, film, and book choices from the past month! LISTEN Srishti’s Recommendation:...

We are wanting in the dark lights, all hunched, All live, writing in our book With a tethered sigh  And wanting a rest, but loving...

The End of the Line , Theatre Paradok Rating: ★ ★ ★. 5 The End of the Line introduces us to six almost-strangers, the last people on the...

The Boys in the Band , Bedlam Theatre What makes a 1960s play about closeted gay men resonate so deeply in 2024? When I heard that Bedlam...

Our Creative Director Srishti Ramakrishnan reflects on her top ten book recommendations for when the chilly Edinburgh winter has you...

The Broad’s seasonal recommendations are back! In this edition, our new Creative Team, Srishti Ramakrishnan, Sorcha Tipping, and Kristy...

Thursday 12th October 2023, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh Rating: ★ ★ Attending Dracula: Mina’s Reckoning at Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre...

My mind, a landfill that chokes on sorrow, crafts a noose out of a bespoke eclipse; chews pain, reluctant to spit or swallow, for either...

That’s the Price of Living MILTON is trying to relax in his living room. Wearing his brown dressing gown, slippers and stripey night cap,...

Stags’ show, 129.5 Steps to Autistic Success, describes his autism diagnosis as “the best thing that happened [to him]”, and I can...

***** 5 stars A masterfully acted, tragicomic look underneath Hollywood glamour. Written and performed by Nick Cohen, this...

Rating: *** It’s the first day of the Fringe, you’ve barely survived your journey down Lothian Road, attempted to confidently navigate...

Rating: **** The ‘I’ll be your mirror’ exhibition took place on the 28th of June. It was set in Leith’s industrial and open plan...

I spent the night in Benjamin's room. I didn't want to, or rather I didn't intend to. Even though I was alone it felt like he was there,...

Content Warning: Racist language It was Tuesday on a sluggish June afternoon in 1956, and Samuel Cohn sat and smoked a cigarette, waiting...

In the Smoking Area Cristina Rizzo “You ok?” He scares me. His voice is hugged by the cushioned music from inside the club. My ears feel...

To be the moon is what he wanted me to be. round serene A face...

At the bottom of the garden the little girl plays. It is spring and the sun is warm in this spot, Filtered through the gaps in the blue...