Arts
Edinburgh drops out of TripAdvisor’s UK top ten
EDINBURGH has slumped dramatically in a visitor satisfaction poll in the past year, new figures have suggested, with the city dropping out of the top ten UK destinations.
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Ray Manzarek death: Band members pay tribute
RAY Manzarek, a founding member of 1960s rock group The Doors, has died aged 74.
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Massacre play set for Edinburgh
A CONTROVERSIAL play, partly inspired by the Anders Breivik massacre, will be shown in Norway after its premiere in Edinburgh.
Michael Fry: Wagner remains meister of controversy
On the 200th anniversary of Richard Wagner’s birth, opinion remains deeply divided over whether the quality of his music outweighs his unpalatable views on Jews, writes Michael Fry
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Iain Banks: I may reject chemotherapy
AUTHOR Iain Banks has revealed he could undergo chemotherapy within weeks in an effort to prolong his life – but said he will stop the treatment if its side-effects are too debilitating.
Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival set for stars video
A SAXOPHONIST who tours the globe with pop star Beyonce is among the highlights of this year’s Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival as organisers seek to open up the ten-day event to a younger audience.
Edinburgh Film Festival foreign judging panel named
NATALIE Dormer, one of the stars of TV’s Game of Thrones, is among the jurors for the international feature film prize at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Madama Butterfly fluttering back to Scotland
SCOTTISH Opera will stage productions of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly and Mozart’s Don Giovanni in its 2013-14 season.
10 things to do in Scotland this week
THIS week’s top events across Scotland, including the Perth Festival of the Arts, the Knockengorroch World Ceildih, the Burns an’ a’ That festival and the Electric Frog weekender.
BBC Hebrides programme ‘to be shown across UK’
THE BBC has confirmed the popular series Hebrides: Islands on the Edge is to be broadcast across the UK – but an MSP has called for it to be shown in time for the summer tourism season.
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Rod Stewart confirmed for Glasgow Hydro opening video
ROD Stewart will officially open the new Hydro venue at Glasgow’s SECC this September.
Scots influence on Eurovision winner revealed
BRITAIN may have failed to make an impact at this year’s Eurovision song contest, but a Scottish influence helped Denmark’s entry to victory.
Jenni Fagan on James Tait Black prize shortlist
DEBUT author Jenni Fagan has been shortlisted alongside Salman Rushdie and Alan Warner for the UK’s oldest book awards, further propelling the Scottish writer towards her position as the nation’s brightest young literary star.
Glasgow Riverside Museum wins top European award
THE Riverside Museum in Glasgow has become the first Scottish recipient of a prestigious European award in Belgium.
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Alasdair Gray puts Mor of us in the picture
IT IS Alasdair Gray’s masterpiece in his native part of Glasgow and one of the biggest pieces of public art in the country.
Hydro ‘will open on time’ insist operators
THE operators of a new music venue have denied reports it will be forced to cancel top rock and pop acts because work on the 12,000-seat arena is months behind schedule.
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Gallows double as climbing frame at Jupiter Artland
A MASSIVE sculpture inspired by America’s history of capital punishment is to become the latest feature at Scotland’s multi-million-pound sculpture park.
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The ‘lesbian’ teacher scandal that shook society
IT WAS a salacious scandal that rocked the upper echelons of 19th-century Edinburgh society to the core. Two female teachers at an exclusive boarding school for girls had their careers ruined after being accused by a pupil of having an affair.
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Disney: Controversial Merida makeover is ‘one-off’
Disney chiefs appear to have made a partial climbdown over the controversial makeover for Scottish princess Merida after claiming it was only a temporary move - to celebrate her coronation.
‘Irreverent’ Jimmy Savile play coming to Edinburgh
Jimmy Savile is to be the subject of an “irreverant” play at this year’s Edinburgh Festival.
Fiona Shepherd: Ivor Novellos - nothing too exciting
THE winners of this year’s Ivor Novello awards are worthy and woolly but not really anything to get terribly excited about.
Cabnnes film festival: The Bling Ring makes debut
ACTRESS Emma Watson has turned to crime in her latest role as part of a celebrity-obsessed teenage gang robbing their Hollywood idols’ homes in a film that made its debut at the Cannes film festival yesterday.
Scotland set for Generation visual arts celebration
A BLOCKBUSTER celebration of the visual arts – the biggest ever in Scotland – will be staged in more than 50 venues across the country to coincide with the staging of the Commonwealth Games next year.
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Mingary Castle in Lochaber to undergo restoration
WORK is underway on a project to save Scotland’s best-preserved 13th Century castle.
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Edinburgh Fringe: ‘Made in Scotland’ show details
A PLAY about the London riots will be taking centre-stage in the Scottish Government’s major showcase at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Hugh Fraser’s legacy honoured at Glasgow festival
HE WAS Glasgow’s answer to the Great Gatsby, who transformed the family drapery firm into one of the UK’s retail giants.
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Da Vinci Code author Brown’s new book instant hit
BESTSELLING author Dan Brown unleashed his latest page-turner yesterday, as eager fans made Inferno an instant chart-topper.
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Dundee International Book Prize shortlist drawn up
A 13-strong shortlist of authors from across the globe has been chosen to compete for this year’s prestigious Dundee International Book Prize.
‘Breathe In’ to open Edinburgh’s film festival
ACCLAIMED new American drama Breathe In has won the coveted opening night slot at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival, organisers revealed today.
New Star Wars film could be shot in Scotland
TOURISM leaders have predicted another massive movie spin-off for the country if the next Stars Wars film is partly shot in Scotland.
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Brave creator slams Merida makeover as ‘atrocious’
THE creator of the Disney-Pixar adventure set in the Scottish Highlands has branded a controversial makeover for the main character Merida “atrocious.”
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Tiffany Jenkins: May the farce be with you, I’ve had enough
ONE of my earliest memories is of an evening when my parents announced that they were going to the cinema and that we – my brother and I – were not invited because the movie was “for grown-ups”.
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Kevin Spacey to give Edinburgh MacTaggart lecture
HOLLYWOOD star Kevin Spacey has been chosen to give an annual keynote speech to TV executives - about how his latest hit show bypassed television channels.
Brian Ferguson: T in the Park tougher to sell out
MY BASIL Fawlty-on-tour routine was in full cry during an early evening dash from Edinburgh to the west end of Glasgow.
New Star Wars film to be made in UK
THE next Star Wars film is to be made in the UK it has been announced.
Mary, Queen of Scots death warrant to go on show
THE document that sealed the fate of Mary, Queen of Scots is to go on show in Scotland for the first time since it was secured for the nation.
The Royal Caledonian Ball keeps it reel in London video
Once a year the Grosvenor Hotel in London is turned into a floor-shaking bacchanal when the tartan aristocracy take the floor for the Royal Caledonian Ball
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Edinburgh naval officer’s Trafalgar letter found Picture gallery
IT is remarkable eye-witness evidence of the heat of the most famous battle in military history.
Now, more than 200 years after the Battle of Trafalgar, a Scottish naval officer’s first-hand account of the scenes he witnessed has been unearthed in his home city.
Working Scots exhibition opens in Edinburgh
A NEW exhibition charting hundreds of years of working Scots has opened in Edinburgh.
Video: Wallace & Gromit visit Loch Ness in tourism ad video
Plasticine duo Wallace and Gromit have been to the moon, fought off evil penguins and solved one small town’s rabbit problem, but now they’ve done the impossible - they’ve had their picture taken alongside the Loch Ness monster.
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John Byrne Tutti Frutti follow-up set for revival
IT WAS the country and western series set in the west coast of Scotland that helped make a star out of Tilda Swinton.
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Delhi gang rape inspires Edinburgh Fringe show
THE gang rape and murder of a student on a bus in Delhi is the basis for one of the most high-profile shows at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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Lyceum and NTS head theatre awards shortlist
SOME of the nation’s best-known acting talents will by vying for the top honours in this year’s Scottish theatre awards.
YouTube pull plug on new David Bowie priest video
YOUTUBE has withdrawn David Bowie’s newest music video from its site - hours after being released on the Google-owned website.
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Aberdeen City of Culture bid backed by MPs
FIVE North east MPs have backed a House of Commons motion, calling on the Government to make Aberdeen the UK City of Culture in 2017.
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Judi Dench to receive Stirling University honour
OSCAR-winning actress Dame Judi Dench is to visit Stirling University in the summer to be honoured for an outstanding contribution to the arts.
Let the Right One In play to star Deacon Blue singer
DEACON Blue singer and actress Lorraine McIntosh is to head the cast of the National Theatre of Scotland’s flagship new horror show.
Edinburgh gets new film and TV champions
A NEW body is to being set up to help attract film and TV productions to Edinburgh following criticism of cutbacks at the city’s main marketing body.
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Brian Ferguson: Fringe financial model needs review
Unless something has gone awry, all but the finishing touches will have been applied to the programme for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe by now.
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Fringe makes drama out of BBC Savile crisis
THE fast-moving crisis that engulfed the BBC over its handling of the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal has inspired a new production to be shown at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer.
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