Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

A celebration of the enduring friendship between the brilliant and tragic composer and war poet, Ivor Gurney, and Marion Scott, writer and trailblazer of women musicians, written a… 

Philip Glass: The Hours

Philip Glass: The Hours

The piano solo version of the award-winning soundtrack for the 2002 film The Hours, composed by Philip Glass, played by Scottish musician Mark Spalding. 

Philip Glass: Piano Etudes

Philip Glass: Piano Etudes

A selection from The Twenty Etudes For Piano composed by Philip Glass between 1991 and 2013: these pieces occupy a uniquely representative place among the works of one of the world… 

Let's Talk About Philip

Let's Talk About Philip

When 30 years of family silence is broken Helen begins a detective-like quest to discover the hidden story behind her brother’s suicide. 

Let's Talk About Philip

Let's Talk About Philip

When 30 years of family silence is broken Helen begins a detective-like quest to discover the hidden story behind her brother’s suicide. 

The Alzheimer's Diaries: Meet The Author

The Alzheimer's Diaries: Meet The Author

What do you do when Ms Alzheimer’s – a hideous and befanged monster – comes to live with you? Local author and journalist, Susan Elkin, talks about her new book, … 

Philip Glass at 85 (Part 2): Music for Organ

Philip Glass at 85 (Part 2): Music for Organ

Programme marking the 85th anniversary of Philip Glass, three of his compositions are performed at the Wells Kennedy organ by Arbroath-based musician Mark Spalding: Music in Fifths… 

Death of an Author

Death of an Author

What if your favourite characters didn’t quite like the way they were written? What if they decided enough was enough? When an unnamed author is found dead, his characters are br… 

Philip Glass at 85 (Part 1): Music for Piano

Philip Glass at 85 (Part 1): Music for Piano

Programme marking the 85th anniversary of Philip Glass, Arbroath-based musician Mark Spalding returns with a programme of compositions from six decades performed at the piano. 

Let's Talk About Philip

Let's Talk About Philip

Many of us can relate to the concept of families not talking about things – but Helen Wood (The Usherettes, The National Trust Fan Club, The OS Map Fan Club) shows us the extre… 

Let's Talk About Philip

Let's Talk About Philip

When 30 years of family silence is broken, Helen begins a quest to discover the hidden story behind her brother’s suicide. 

Let's Talk About Philip

Let's Talk About Philip

When 30 years of family silence is broken, Helen begins a quest to discover the hidden story behind her brother’s suicide. 

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Ivor B Gurney and Marion M Scott had a very special friendship. 

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

A celebration of the friendship between the First World War poet and composer, Ivor Gurney, and violinist, musicologist and champion of women musicians, Marion Scott. 

Tender Napalm by Philip Ridley

Tender Napalm by Philip Ridley

In isolation, this sparring couple are locked in a state of unstated trauma. 

Talk discussing the novel Permafrost with author Eva Baltasar

Talk discussing the novel Permafrost with author Eva Baltasar

Romancero Books with the support of the Office for Cultural and Scientific Affairs of the Spanish Embassy in London presents the Festival of Queer Spanish Literature in London… 

Philip Glass: Minimalism at the Organ

Philip Glass: Minimalism at the Organ

Marking the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking 1969 minimalist compositions of Philip Glass (born in 1937), a performance at the Wells-Kennedy organ in St Andrew’s and St Georg… 

Two Recitals at St. Michael's: Lonarc Oboe Trio then Philip Robinson, Tenor

Two Recitals at St. Michael's: Lonarc Oboe Trio then Philip Robinson, Tenor

3 top professional oboists come together to play for us on the first May bank holiday Monday. 

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Celebrating the friendship between composer and war poet, Ivor Gurney, and musician and first woman music critic, Marion Scott; written and performed by Jan Carey. 

Philip Pullman's The Ruby In The Smoke

Philip Pullman's The Ruby In The Smoke

Working in collaboration with Philip Pullman (creator of His Dark Materials), the bestselling novel comes to life on stage for the first time. 

Storyland Author Readings

Storyland Author Readings

Brighton’s Storyland Press is a place where the story comes first, regardless of genre or where it sits on the commercial/literary spectrum. 

Philip Pullman's The Ruby in the Smoke

Philip Pullman's The Ruby in the Smoke

Reprint Productions present The Ruby in the Smoke, a detective story that delights in its Victorian setting, following the adventures of resourceful Sally Lockhart. 

Sparkleshark by Philip Ridley

Sparkleshark by Philip Ridley

Sparkleshark is a play for young people about the power of imagination to soften the harsh realities of life. 

Tonight/Jungle: Two Plays by Philip Ridley

Tonight/Jungle: Two Plays by Philip Ridley

(previews start on Thursday; opens on Jan. 

Philip O'Shea Turns 30 – Live

Philip O'Shea Turns 30 – Live

Philip O’Shea is turning 30. 

Philip Dunn's Open Studio

Philip Dunn's Open Studio

Philip Dunn has naturally had a difficult year since the tragic and sudden death of his wife, Carole. 

Philip Hoare on Ravens

Philip Hoare on Ravens

Leading author Philip Hoare explores the subject of Ravens, super intelligent giants of the crow family. 

Philip O'Shea

Philip O'Shea

Philip O’Shea is a ridiculous human being. 

Love

Love

A contemporary reinventon of Shakespeare’s sonnets was always going to be a risk. 

Rory McGrath and Philip Pope in Bridge Over Troubled Lager

Rory McGrath and Philip Pope in Bridge Over Troubled Lager

After their hit dad-rock album Dark Side of the Moob, the boys are back with another collection of witty, elegant, sophisticated and, at times, rather unpleasant songs. 

Six Characters in Search of an Author

Six Characters in Search of an Author

In a new adaptation of Luigi Pirandello’s disturbing masterpiece, Cambridge ADC chop, change and miss the point entirely. 

David Kelly is Shameless - Free

David Kelly is Shameless - Free

Advertised in the Fringe guidebook as ‘David Kelly is Shameless’, the show turned out to be rebranded as ‘David Kelly and Laura Carr Have No Shame’. 

Juliet Meyers: I'm Not Spartacus!

Juliet Meyers: I'm Not Spartacus!

A well structured, clever and charming hour of stand-up comedy, Juliet Meyers was a joy to watch. 

The Calpol Flashbacks - Free

The Calpol Flashbacks - Free

Its a hard job to get a small, mostly drunken, late night audience on your side. 

Hex

Hex

Opening on a living room complete with incense, plastic Buddha and meditating woman, Hex is an hour long stylish lampoon of silly new age ideas and the charlatans they breed. 

Dan Antopolski, Tom Craine & Nat Luurtsema: Jigsaw

Dan Antopolski, Tom Craine & Nat Luurtsema: Jigsaw

An inconsistent show which never quite gained momentum, Jigsaw was full of good ideas which weren’t properly realised and fell by the wayside to badly executed surrealism and poor … 

Foil, Arms and Hog: Comedy Doesn't Pay

Foil, Arms and Hog: Comedy Doesn't Pay

A brave attempt at something different, Foil, Arms and Hog flirted with comedy gold but their reliance on some cheap jokes and a few too many silly faces let them down. 

Chamber Music

Chamber Music

We are given a window into a mental asylum as this absurdist tale of tragic delusion unfolds before us. 

Street Dreams

Street Dreams

A scattering of cardboard boxes, newspaper and plastic bags greet the audience on stage. 

Author

Author

An author, two actors and an audience member discuss Tim Crouch’s last play, an unnamed and violence-filled two-person production whose effects on the actors and writer are slowly… 

Celebration

Celebration

Harold Pinter’s final play, Celebration, is widely regarded as one of his funniest and most accessible works. 

Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

I didn’t have high hopes for a school drama group bringing one of the classic plays of the twentieth century to the Fringe. 

Berkoff's Hell

Berkoff's Hell

George Dillon gives us a virtuoso performance, cutting into the mind of loneliness. 

The Oxford Imps

The Oxford Imps

The Oxford Imps have a big reputation on the student comedy scene, a reputation that wasn’t fully realised at the last of their preview performances. 

Masses Man

Masses Man

Edinburgh can be a lonely place in August, as I found out turning up as the solitary audience member for Masses Man at C aquila. 

McNeil and Pamphilon: Which One Are You?

McNeil and Pamphilon: Which One Are You?

Traversing the line between the silly and the outrageous whilst keeping a comic dignity is a difficult skill to master. 

You May!

You May!

Zoi Dimitriou and Andrew Graham begin their “interdisciplinary duet” counting and slowly crumpling to the ground. 

Infinite Riches

Infinite Riches

The recession, debt and greed are powerful and very current subjects for theatrical exploration and Catherine Harvey uses them to weave a modern cautionary tale. 

Markus Birdman: Dreaming

Markus Birdman: Dreaming

Markus Birdman is a likable comedian but his set sadly lacked that vital something to make him a really funny one as well. 

Philip Pullman's I WAS A RAT

Philip Pullman's I WAS A RAT

Somewhere between Pinocchio, Oliver and Cinderella, Philip Pullman’s I Was A Rat mixes traditional fairytale with contemporary ideas. 

From Stage to Screen: Modern Life is Rubbish's Philip Gawthorne

From Stage to Screen: Modern Life is Rubbish's Philip Gawthorne

Modern Life Is Rubbish is romantic comedy about a couple whose love of music brings them together as well as revealing their differences. 

The Ruby in the Smoke Team on Working with Philip Pullman

The Ruby in the Smoke Team on Working with Philip Pullman

Philip Pullman’s The Ruby in the Smoke sees the author’s Victorian mystery novel come to the stage for the first time.