Protests held on stage at Edinburgh festival over Scottish arts funding cuts
Anger grows over proposed cuts of up to £10m for Creative Scotland affecting freelance artists and performers
Philharmonia/Soddy review – Strauss’s Nazi-tainted last opera ends Edinburgh international festival
Soprano Malin Byström stole the show in Capriccio, programmed as a celebration of EIF partnership with the late Sir Andrew Davis
Larry Dean: Dodger review – crowd-pleasing gags with a tender twist in the tale
The Scottish standup retains his bouncy charm in a show that parallels his recent autism diagnosis with the story of his grandmother’s descent into Alzheimer’s
Double win for Yorkshire in Edinburgh comedy awards
Hull’s Amy Gledhill wins best show and Huddersfield’s Joe Kent-Walters named best newcomer, with Rob Copland winning Victoria Wood award
Edinburgh festival dance roundup 2024 – a world of slick moves
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
Edinburgh comedy awards champ Amy Gledhill is a delightful standup now set for breakout success
Brian Logan
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
