Noted in passing, The Independent ranks Glasgow University as the number two institution in Scotland, and the third-ranked university for drama, dance and cinematics in the UK as a whole – which is particularly nice, given how relatively small our department is.
Quote of the day as the Arts Council defends its practice of sitting atop a huge pile of public money, where the argument appears to be “we’re stockpiling slightly less of your money than we were before”: The Arts Council stands accused of misusing lottery funds after failing to distribute more than £150 million intended …
Despite the Scotsman’s coverage, I think it’s pretty obvious that the decision taken by the four biggest Fringe comedy venues to collaborate and bill themselves as the “Comedy Festival” is motivated by pragmatism, rather than any desire to split away from the Fringe. In fact, the managers at each venue have been very specific in …
Lucy Kirkwood (another Edinburgh alumna) has a new play at the Bush Theatre in London starting later this month: TINDERBOX a revenge comedy by Lucy Kirkwood 23 April – 24 May Sometime in the 21st Century, England is dissolving into the sea. Amidst the chaos, one man clings to his traditional British values and his …