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💡 SPOTLIGHT ON.... SERIES 💡 “Don't do everything at once, do one thing at a time.” The next entry in our Spotlight series is Jonathan Allan! Follow the link below for Jonathan’s full Spotlight profile and his answers to our short Q&A: 👉https://www.lungha.com/spotlight-on-jonathan-allan

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There’s a David Lynch double bill on BBC2 tonight (Sunday) - Blue Velvet at 22:00 and The Elephant Man at 23:55. Set your VCRs

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Oooh! Very exciting. Best be quick on this one. Tickets on sale 12 noon tomorrow - suspect it will be all sold out by early afternoon... Ticket links and full tour details in the story...

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TICKET NEWS! @timminchin.bsky.social sets June 2025 dates for Edinburgh Playhouse and Glasgow SEC Armadillo: www.alledinburghtheatre.com/tim-minchin-... Full ticket on-sale details ticket links and complete listing for 18 date UK tour - "Songs the World Will Never Hear".

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Now for the @donmarwarehouse.bsky.social production of MACBETH on the silver screen… at the Vue Edinburgh

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Brexit five years on. There is nowhere left for the government to hide.. youtu.be/M3q7w7xW20A?...

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A satisfying session down at Murrayfield this morning making it look good ready for the six nations. 22 bags of rubbish collected locally, benches painted in the park, willow planted on the banks and weeding of the edges

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Check out our amazing line-up of playwrights for Drama@TheDepot, we're so excited to be working with them all. Come along to LeithDepot to see how each have individually interpreted our theme, Up in the Air, on Monday February 3rd at Leith Depot Tickets tinyurl.com/3m6rc58b

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This article from 1941 and Laurence Rees's new book, The Nazi Mind, are essential reading today.

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Hello Blue Sky 👋 We're heeere! Perfect time to let you know we have our next pint sized play night, Up in the Air, on Monday February 3rd at the fabulous Leith Depot. A fitting theme for this platform! Tickets & info here tinyurl.com/3m6rc58b Find us on FB/insta/threads for updates More soon

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REVIEW: Our @rcmahar.bsky.social was at Theatre for a New Audience's MERCHANT OF VENICE at @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social: www.alledinburghtheatre.com/the-merchant... "★★★★★ Unflinching" she says. "Every arc is fully mined for its potential..." Settle back for a great Long Read!

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This one took a minute, and there’s so much more I wanted to say, so many incredible creatives I didn’t have space to mention. My editor already kindly let me go on more than double the length we’re usually asked to keep to, and I could have easily written double that. Go see this show.

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Storm Éowyn NEWS Just updated the page about Storm Éowyn cancellations: www.alledinburghtheatre.com/storm-eowyn-... The Edinburgh Playhouse has now cancelled its 5pm performance of Rocky Horror. The 8.30pm performance is still scheduled to go ahead.

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Storm Éowyn A roundup of shows effected by big wind on Friday 24 Jan and those still going ahead: www.alledinburghtheatre.com/storm-eowyn-...

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REVIEW: Our Sophie Good was at SINGIN IN THE RAIN from Eusog at the Pleasance Theatre. www.alledinburghtheatre.com/singin-in-th... "★★★★☆ Old-fashioned charmer" she says of a show with "A touch of classic Hollywood glamour".

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Donald Trump. An Apology. The new Private Eye is out now

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It's Swamp time for MAMA - Musselburgh Amateur Musical Association - as they stage SHREK THE MUSICAL to celebrate their 75th year. www.alledinburghtheatre.com/mama-hits-75...

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Here's @nickawde.bsky.social, my erstwhile theatre critic colleague on @thestage.bsky.social's @edfringe.bsky.social team, being ultra creative: reviewing the People's Protests in Georgia as a piece of performance art. Grab a coffee & settle down for a long read! deserthearts.com/georgia-the-...

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Today we announce the appointment of Anne Wade as Chair of the Board, taking over from Adam Kenwright. Wade will be the first female Chair in the Donmar’s history, and took up the role on 15 January 2025.

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ NEWS There’s a new fund to support the upfront costs for Scottish or Scottish-based comedian’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut. It’s organised by Brass Tacks Comedy with support from Red Bull. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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'A government spokesperson said: “Current uncertainty about how copyright law applies to AI is holding back the creative industries and AI sector from realising their full potential."' I notice the government are not sugesting the power companies give the AI sector their electricity for free.

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Here's @nickawde.bsky.social, my erstwhile theatre critic colleague on @thestage.bsky.social's @edfringe.bsky.social team, being ultra creative: reviewing the People's Protests in Georgia as a piece of performance art. Grab a coffee & settle down for a long read! deserthearts.com/georgia-the-...

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PSA for Edinburgh friends: We went to the Turners in January exhibition today. The queue is 45 mins to an hour long. If you’re planning to go, it’s best to go when the Gallery opens at 10 and even then there’s a queue!

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Claim list shows MPs who voted against deporting foreign rapists is False https://theferret.scot/claim-list-mps-vote-deporting-foreign-rapists-false/

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Here's Mandy Rhodes, writing from the heart. Well worth a read.

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"AN ERA OF TOTAL FATUITY" *—this has already been shared widely, I know, but... brutal, exact, & brilliant by Ian Hislop on Musk, on @lbc.co.uk. ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=diHc...

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Top tip: join us at our Celtic Connections performance on Wednesday 22nd to enjoy 2 episodes of @thetraitors.bsky.social back-to-back on Thursday 23rd! 🙏

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Come and work with us! We’re looking for an excellent individual who can plan and deliver Filmhouse’s objectives around formal education initiatives and informal learning activities – could that be you? Someone you know? Please share! filmhouse.org.uk/learning-off...

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Saw this in 2022 at the Fringe, such a wild show, all about the confusion of integration, chronology, and violence. So glad Remi is bringing it back to Scotland!

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The Traitors, another Ofcom and BBC Failure for Scotland bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/01/10/t...

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New The coming battle between social media and the state Behind the alignment of X and Meta with Trump is a cold business logic — and a position of weakness rather than strength By me, in todays @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/917c...

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NEWS: Summerhall reports that it has now paid all its @edfringe.bsky.social 2024 acts the box office income due alledinburghtheatre.com/summerhall-p... Pic: Pete Dibdin

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Great news, reported by @alledintheatre.bsky.social - companies & artists who had to wait for money owed for 2024 Fringe have now been paid. Also, winding up order against Summerhall Management over alleged unpaid tax was withdrawn before Christmas. www.alledinburghtheatre.com/summerhall-p...

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The major conservative think tank is the Heritage Foundation, which has been in the business of creating enemies list for a while now.

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New Year, Blue Us! 🦋 Like everyone else we are giving this a go, so follow along as we continue to promote, develop & celebrate the best children’s theatre and dance from around the world. Just not on that other platform... 😂 Also the orange is going nowhere so don't worry! 🧡

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To the Edinburgh Playhouse for the opening night of the Bat Out of Hell - the musical 2025 UK tour.

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Now for NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 at the @donmarwarehouse.bsky.social First time in this fab wee space. Such a great rake and really intimate stage…

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Traitors fact that changes how you watch it. The edit is done in two sections. The first edit is of the round table. Once that’s locked, they go back and make the round table seem inevitable, by editing the day’s footage to set up what you see at the end. That’s why it seems narratively strong.

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