From the people behind Edinburgh’s excellent Knot Stressed comes a brand new Toddler Play Group from 10th January 2012. All parents with children from toddling age (around 1.5 years) to 3 years old are welcome. This new and exciting group will take place every Tuesday from 11.15am-12.15pm at the Calton Centre, 121 Montgomery Street, Edinburgh [...]
While most of the capital’s fine dining restaurants take a holiday this January, the most stylish of the all, Restaurant Mark Greenaway is attracting new customers will a bold new pricing policy. For one month only, the award winning restaurant at No.12 Picardy Place will allow diners to decide themselves what they would like to [...]
Edinburgh Spotlight loves living in ‘Festival City’ and already has all these dates in its calendar – here’s the rundown of 2012′s festivals. Camille O’Sullivan Airealism Ragamala Dance Drum Cat The Changeling Family Edinburgh Military Tattoo Edinburgh’s Christmas Mary King’s Ghost Fest TBC for 2012 Paranormal investigations, celebrity ghost hunts and other spooky goings on [...]
Close your eyes whilst listening to Emissary‘s debut EP and their music evokes the airbrushed landscapes of 70s fantasy artist Roger Dean. And, with their complex and accomplished songs which conjure up the spirits of Rush and Wolfmother, the band’s sweeping and epic sound is well-placed to inhabit them. A four-piece post-metal band formed from [...]
For fans of alternative guitar-based music, this gig at Henry’s Cellar Bar from Bainbridge Music seemed like Christmas come early. First up were Royal Edinburgh Music, a five-piece outfit led by the slightly unhinged (in a good way) Jo. Their sound was of the swooping swirling kind, providing a cinematic Cocteau Twins style mood to [...]
Stuart Paterson’s Christmas shows at the Lyceum make only the briefest of nods to pantomime, instead choosing to focus on capturing all the magic of fairytale on stage. Neil Murray’s direction of Beauty & The Beast is no exception, providing a captivating two hours of charming festive entertainment with its timeless tale of love’s ability [...]
In Jo Clifford’s poignant yet playful imagining, Adam Smith (Neil McKinven) and David Hume (Gerry Mulgrew) are blessed with an enlightening opportunity to see how their philosophies have borne fruit, as they wake up resurrected in the 21st century. Guided by modern-day Eve (Joanna Tope), their eyes are opened to the result of free thought [...]
