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BBC Proms: La Damnation de Faust, Les Siècles, Lehmann review – glimpses of a period paradise
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (180+ words) We’re rebuilding theartsdesk to secure the future of real arts journalism. Be part of it by subscribing: if you do it now, the founders’ rate of just £40 yearly is yours FOR LIFE! In this Damnation, her redemption became no sentimental…...
Edinburgh Fringe 2026 review: Chris Cantrill
2+ week, 2+ day ago (323+ words) We’re rebuilding theartsdesk to secure the future of real arts journalism. Be part of it by subscribing: if you do it now, the founders’ rate of just £40 yearly is yours FOR LIFE! The smiley, self-deprecating comedian – part of the writing…...
Edinburgh Fringe 2026 reviews: Dracula: Lucy's Dream / The Dream Machine / Handle with Care
2+ week, 5+ day ago (180+ words) We’re rebuilding theartsdesk to secure the future of real arts journalism. Be part of it by subscribing: if you do it now, the founders’ rate of just £40 yearly is yours FOR LIFE! Dracula: Lucy's Dream, Pleasance at EICC ★★★★ The Dream…...
Edinburgh Fringe 2026 reviews: QFWFQ / Come Back Home
2+ week, 6+ day ago (222+ words) We’re rebuilding theartsdesk to secure the future of real arts journalism. Be part of it by subscribing: if you do it now, the founders’ rate of just £40 yearly is yours FOR LIFE! QFWFQ is a show that’s genuinely popular (extra…...
Edinburgh Fringe 2026 reviews: Up: Violin vs Football / You and Me (and Whoever Comes Next)
3+ week, 21+ hour ago (182+ words) We’re rebuilding theartsdesk to secure the future of real arts journalism. Be part of it by subscribing: if you do it now, the founders’ rate of just £40 yearly is yours FOR LIFE! Up: Violin vs Football, French Institute in Scotland…...
SCO Winds, Emelyanychev / Frang & Friends, Edinburgh International Festival 2026 review - French fun, Hungarian heaviness
3+ week, 1+ day ago (178+ words) We’re rebuilding theartsdesk to secure the future of real arts journalism. Be part of it by subscribing: if you do it now, the founders’ rate of just £40 yearly is yours FOR LIFE! There can be few more cultivated ways to…...
Hang Time, Edinburgh International Festival 2026 review - chilling and ingenious
3+ week, 1+ day ago (166+ words) We’re rebuilding theartsdesk to secure the future of real arts journalism. Be part of it by subscribing: if you do it now, the founders’ rate of just £40 yearly is yours FOR LIFE! Hang Time is far from a polemic on…...
Edinburgh Fringe 2026 reviews: Linus Karp Was Hit With An Umbrella / Whatever Happened to That Guy?
3+ week, 3+ day ago (141+ words) We’re rebuilding theartsdesk to secure the future of real arts journalism. Be part of it by subscribing: if you do it now, the founders’ rate of just £40 yearly is yours FOR LIFE! Linus Karp Was Hit With An Umbrella, Underbelly,…...
Edinburgh Fringe 2026 review: As Far As We Know
3+ week, 2+ day ago (124+ words) We’re rebuilding theartsdesk to secure the future of real arts journalism. Be part of it by subscribing: if you do it now, the founders’ rate of just £40 yearly is yours FOR LIFE! In this era of algorithmic recommendation, opaquely sponsored…...
First Person: Edinburgh performer Steve Burns on reports of his death being greatly exaggerated
3+ week, 3+ day ago (579+ words) Hi. I’m Steve, creator of the solo show bearing my name on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and I’d like to make something perfectly clear: I’m alive. I’m not dead. I’m nearly certain of that now, though there was a stretch…...