It's Festival Season!

It's Festival Season!

It’s that time of year again, programmes are landing through letter boxes, theatre companies are hunting down the holy grail of affordable accommodation in Edinburgh, sales of glitter have spiked…it’s festival season.

Festivals, Festivals, and More Festivals

Festivals, Festivals, and More Festivals

Between now and the last week of August, you have more festivals to choose from than any one person could possibly attend. Not only is there a festival happening in some part of the country every week of the summer, there are multiple festivals running simultaneously in most of those! With so much choice facing us, I have taken on the role of official programme sifter, and here are my top tips for some of the most eagerly anticipated festivals to see you through the summer.

Ireland in Edinburgh

Ireland in Edinburgh

As the world converges on Edinburgh, both digitally and in-person, Ireland is bringing a host of delectable treats to the theatrical banquet. If you’re struggling to pick what you’re going to see, then read on for my picks of Irish work at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

This Hallowe’en, Bram Stoker Festival Comes Alive...

This Hallowe’en, Bram Stoker Festival Comes Alive...

Bram Stoker Festival, one of Dublin’s biggest and most anticipated festivals, this year challenges Dubliners to invite Dracula into their home and enjoy the festival in a fangtastic new way.

The First Mixtape of 2020

The First Mixtape of 2020

The first few weeks of 2020 have proven that this year is going to be an exciting one from music fans. This month’s selection of 200 tracks is definitely a proof of that. Covering the best alternative and electronic music releases from January to mid-February, the mixtape contains both big names as well as exciting, talented newcomers.

BRAM STOKER FESTIVAL | 25th - 28th October

BRAM STOKER FESTIVAL | 25th - 28th October

The Bram Stoker Festival playfully celebrates the gothic, the mysterious, the after-dark and the supernatural, and delves into the legacy of one of Ireland’s most treasured authors.

DUBLIN FRINGE FESTIVAL | 7 - 22 September | City Wide

DUBLIN FRINGE FESTIVAL | 7 - 22 September | City Wide

6 days and nights, staging an impressive 36 venues, 80 productions, 545 performances, with 54 world premieres