Deliverance is an obscure and covert performance, written by Kolbrún Björt Sigfúsdóttir. The Icelandic director's work has spanned a wide range of performance styles, but Deliverance stands out as one ...

Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk is a primary source for history, a portrait of resistance amid Israel’s ongoing genocide in Palestine. It is a direct line of communication from hell: it features a ...

More than this, the writers cover so much ground topically, thematically and formally, that Cutting the Tightrope feels like a tornado of creativity. Many pieces demolish the idea that overtly ...

Mike Flanagan's latest adaptation of Stephen King has some issues, but its fine performances and a fondness for theatricality make it work for the most part.

On his latest album, Guitar, newfound peace finds Mac DeMarco at his most content and focused in years.

Jan-Ole Gerster's Islands is a trouble-in-paradise thriller where the central mystery doesn't pay off.

Brendan Canty’s Christy avoids the grim cliches of social realist cinema to tell a compelling coming-of-age story filled with humanity and wisecracks.

A Genuine Appreciation of Comedy is a wilfully obtuse debut Fringe hour from sketch duo The Mayor and His Daughter.

An extraordinary clowning persona and a glorious reclaiming of space, Su Mi throws the rules of respectability out the window in their debut Fringe show.

Relay @ Pleasance Courtyard In her sophomore Fringe hour, Leila Navabi presents a radical dissection of queer family-making ...

This article is taken from the 2025 edition of The Skinny Guide to Edinburgh – a 116-page selection of some of our favourite things to do and places to go across the city. Pick up a copy at venues ...

On Headlights, his first album on a major label, Alex G drills deeper into a refinement of his sound, rarely deviating from expectations.