Edinburgh International Film Festival is delighted to announce that the 74th edition of the Festival will host a unique screening of the eagerly awaited film adaptation of the award-winning hit musical  Everybody’s Talking About Jamie! The film will have its Special Preview screening at the Festival Theatre - a ‘coming home’ of sorts - where the stage musical was the last show to play before the March 2020 lockdown. On Friday 20 August, the EIFF screening, which will be accessed by the public using  an EIFF first ‘Pay-What-You-Can’ model , will be preceded by a unique and inclusive outdoor celebration event in St Andrew’s Square  Edinburgh’s Talking About Jamie. EIFF is also delighted to reveal that Jamie Campbell and his mother Margaret, the subjects of the original documentary that inspired the musical will be attending the screening and festivities! Max Harwood and Lauren Patel star as best-friends Jamie and Pritti Inspired by true events,  Everybody's Talk...

  The SAM Awards are new independent LGBTQ+ comedy awards from Scene Alba Magazine.  We had hoped to launch the Sammy last year as part of our 5th birthday celebrations but, as with all things fun, they had to be put on hold because of Covid19.  Now that the Fringe Festival 2021 has been given the go head, we are keen to launch them to coincide with that. There are two categories; best solo performance, and best ensemble performance.  The solo award is for anyone who falls under the LGBTQI banner, and the ensemble is for a group or play that has LGBTQI theme or character. Each category has a £500 prize, so that’s enough money to cover a night accommodation of your run. If this applies to your show, or if you have seen a show you like, then send us a message and we will go check it out and consider it for the award.  mail@scenealba.co.uk The Sammy will be presented to the comedy shows we deem to have been the best at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland...

John Grant - Boy From Michigan ⅘ Digging deep into his own personal history on this his fifth solo album, John Grant is revealing his genesis. Contemplative, ‘Boy From Michigan’ is imbued with the cold winds of his adopted homeland of Iceland.  The album’s sound is one of frozen beauty, the autographic tales are wrapped in the type of early eighties electronica that the BBC Radiophonic Workshop used to sonically illustrate the sci-fi trappings of 1980’s Doctor Who. So there is a real feeling of nostalgia for those of us of an older vintage. Given that Grant has a tendency to lean to the darker viewpoint of life, it's refreshing to see him paint generally warm songs of his childhood. As always John’s voice is magnificent, warm and baroque. Musically it's not as varied as previous album ‘Love Is Magic’ and the songs sit together as a full suite rather than the scattershot mix of differing styles.  Not as immediate as earlier works, 'Boy From Michigan’ takes a few listens to r...

  The Go Team - Get Up Sequences Part One ⅗ Cut ‘n’ paste fanatics The Go Team are back with more blasts of summery foot stompers and it's very much business as usual. Cutesy vocals, truckful of samples and big thumping drums. There’s no other setting for the Go Team except ebullient, seventies vibes running through each track and while they are experts in their field there doesn’t seem to be much scope for other styles or even darker sounds. Everything is punched up to ridiculously cheerful levels, it feels almost overwhelming and ten of these track one after the other leaves you dizzy. ‘Get Up Sequences Part One’ is obviously a well made album but is possibly just too full of sunshine for one sitting. Needs a little bit of rain.

                                                                                                                       Tell us about your new single Drama Queen ? I'm really excited for this release after everything everyone has been through with the pandemic this is camp , fun and a dance floor filler. A cover of the 2007 Denmark Eurovision entry and I'm so happy   the amazing 7th Heaven have produced and remixed my version.  7th heaven have remixed for Kylie, Cher, Steps , Little Mix so you can imagine how great they are to work with.  We have kept it close to the original but added a bit of Allan Jay / dance mix to it.  The video has many drag queens who was the biggest...

  Presenting an ambitious and   free   programme of   family favourites, timeless classics and blockbusters   in partnership with Essential Edinburgh, and supported by Johnnie Walker and EventScotland, Edinburgh International Film Festival makes a long-awaited return to one of the city’s most iconic locations,   St Andrew Square, with ‘Film Fest in the City’ between 19th and 25th   August.  This special   open-air series   of screenings coincides with the main programme of in-person and digital film premieres as part of the 74th edition of the city ’ s International Film Festival, not only ensuring   the Festival ’ s city-wide presence   but   making cinema accessible   to both film buffs and Edinburgh residents of all ages! The event is free but ticketed .  Tickets are available to Filmhouse Members on Wednesday 28 July, and will be on general sale from Thursday 29 July, by visiting   www.edfilmfest.org.uk ...

  Congratulations on the success of series one and your breakthrough talent BAFTA win in 2020! How did it feel, and did you expect This Way Up to resonate with viewers the way it did? Thank you! It felt like a very amazing moment. On the morning of the BAFTAs, I had been knocked off my bike and felt lucky to be alive, so it definitely put the BAFTA into perspective. The awards were virtual due to lockdown, so I won watching it in my sling and flip flops, in the garden with a few pals and it ended up feeling far more special as a result. Can you describe Aine in three words? Funny, dreamy, speedy. There are some real joyful and simultaneously thought-provoking moments this series. What is your favourite memory either on or off-screen? Truthfully shooting the show in the winter during a national lockdown was incredible difficult on many levels, but one moment I remember laughing my head off was with my brilliant makeup designer Lisa Kennedy who also did series one, she kept me sane d...

A Splinter of Ice TUE 13 JUL TO SAT 17 JUL 2021 Evenings 7.30pm | Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm Running time (approx.):  1 hour 48 minutes (incl. 20 min interval) KING'S THEATRE BOX OFFICE:  0131 529 6000   So after over a year, my 1st visit to the theatre is to King's Theatre  Edinburgh, audience members are asked to arrive 15 minutes before the performance to allow staff to check them in on Track and Trace and dispense hand sanitizer before they enter the building. Social distancing is in full effect but all this leads you to feel safe. The play is A Splinter of Ice, Director Alan Strachan (assisted by Alastair Whatley) is lucky enough to have been blessed with a dream cast. It's Moscow 1987 and the cold war is beginning to thaw. Novelist Graham Greene has traveled to the Soviet Union to meet his old MI6 boss, ' Lucky Kim ', of Philby , Burgess, and Maclean infamy. Philby has been living in Moscow for the past 35 years, and Greene is visiting his old friend after ...

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