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William Shakespeare

The newly restored Burns statue reinstated in Leith. Picture: Lisa Ferguson Newly restored Burns statue reinstated in Leith as nation celebrates Scotland’s bard An event will be held to mark the reinstatement of the 124-year old bronze statue, which was removed in 2019 to allow for Trams to Newhaven works. Elected members, conservationists and project team directors will hear a reading by former Edinburgh Makar Alan Spence of poems specially written for a time capsule placed under the statue,. This includes his own poem, Interesting Times. ouncil Leader, Adam McVey; Depute Leader, Cammy Day; Transport and Environment Convener, Councillor Lesley Macinnes; Transport and Environment Vice Convener, Councillor Karen Doran; City of Edinburgh Archaeologist, John Lawson; Conservationist Nic Boyes; former Edinburgh Makar Alan Spence. LATEST NEWS: Newly restored Burns statue unveiled in Leith Leith’s iconic Burns statue has been returned to its home on Bernard Street, as Scotland prepares to celebrate the national bard. The 19th century bronze sculpture was put into storage in December 2019 to make way for Trams to Newhaven construction. It has since undergone specialist conservation work before its reinstatement at Bernard Street’s junction with Constitution Street. On the morning of Burns Night (Tuesday, 25 January), Council leaders, tram project officers and contractors were joined by conservationists and former Edinburgh Makar Alan Spence to officially unveil the monument. They also marked the placement of a new time capsule underneath the statue, alongside an original capsule discovered in 2019, which contained relics from both the late 19th century and the 1960s.

Is it time to gag Scotland's most famous poet Robert Burns?

This week Shakespeare's Globe Theatre announced it was doing a Joan of Arc where they are non-binary

Alexander Brown: I am begging you to stop calling things woke and just grow up

Illyria will perform A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Ellon Castle Gardens.

A tale of fairies and mayhem at Ellon Castle Gardens

Holidays abroad can make you homesick. Picture: Getty Images

Alexander Brown: I am no patriot but I miss Britain terribly when I go away

Bathgate actor David Tennant will play the role of Macbeth in a new broadcast of the tragedy for BBC Radio 4.

David Tennant to take on the role of Macbeth

Divine Tasinda, Rhys Hollis, Andrea Baker and Kheanna Walker have collaborated on the new touring film exhibition OMOS. Picture: Washington Gwande

Celebration of black performance in Scotland filmed at Stirling Castle

Former US president Barack Obama gives a speech during the Cop26 summit at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow. Picture date: Monday November 8, 2021.

Barack Obama in Emerald Isle gaffe during COP26 speech

Adam Donaldson as Leontes in The Winter's Tale at Bard in the Botanics PIC: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

Theatre review: The Winter’s Tale, Botanic Gardens, Glasgow

Hotel Indigo in Stratford

Explore Stratford-upon-Avon and follow in the footsteps of Shakespeare

(Photo: Shutterstock)

When is World Book Day in 2021?

Older people said they believed that traditional jokes were less popular.

Is this your favourite knock knock joke?

Maggie O'Farrell's novel Hamnet has been named Waterstones Book of the Year months after it took the Women's Prize For Fiction award. Picture: Murdo Macleod

Edinburgh author Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet named Waterstones Book of the Year

Maggie O'Farrell wins Women's Prize for Fiction with Hamnet

While Scotland’s nationalist extremists are mostly on Twitter, their British equivalents are in government (Picture: Victoria Jones/PA Wire)

National borders are imaginary, so we can reimagine them – Joyce McMillan

Comedy, drama and more: ten of the best shows to watch at home in the coming day...

#ShareyourShakespeare with the RSC and help celebrate creativity

Five of the best plays to stream free of charge in the next seven days

Certain key details about the bard’s life still remain unknown, such as the exact date of his birth (Credit: Shutterstock)

William Shakespeare facts: the bard's most famous plays, when he was born and ev...

How Richard III was discovered by an ex-Scotsman employee

Body found under Leicester car park was Richard III

Interview: Roland Emmerich, film director - Why I had to Kill Bill

What were Macbeth and his wife Gruoch really like?

A new chapter in the history of Scotland's oldest book

The Scotsman Top Stories

Kinloch Castle, the Grade A Listed Building on the Isle of Rum, which the Scottish Government has been unable to sell and lies in a state of slow decay. PIC: NatureScot.

Castle at the heart of island's future as millionaire speaks out on failed sale

Capital Theatres has released a flythrough digital animation giving an artist’s impression of the redevelopment of the King’s Theatre in Edinburgh

Succession star Brian Cox voices video flythrough of King's Theatre revamp

Charities say more affordable homes need to be built to help manage Scotland's housing crisis.

Over 300,000 people on social housing waiting lists in Scotland