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June 2024

  • Joyful … Gary McNair in Dear Billy.

    Edinburgh festival 2024: the best comedy, theatre and dance already reviewed

  • Shona McCarthy.

    Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society CEO defends Baillie Gifford sponsorship

  • An urban square in front of a grey stone Victorian institutional building, given extra colour by a mix of leafy trees and mural art on different walls and buildings

    Summerhall’s sale could devastate Edinburgh’s arts scene, say creative leaders

  • Charlotte Church, the singer and activist, speaks during a London rally in support of Gaza in March.

    Growing sponsorship row leaves UK summer arts festivals in turmoil

May 2024

  • Mark O’Sullivan in My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom

    ‘It helped me through dark moments’: the male comedians turning their trauma into TV

  • Prunella Scales pictured last year at home in south London.

    Prunella Scales returns to role of Queen Victoria for Edinburgh fringe show

April 2024

  • Gadd portrait

    ‘I was severely stalked and severely abused’: Richard Gadd on the true story behind Baby Reindeer

    The chilling, visceral, deeply compelling comedy-drama has caused shock waves worldwide since launching last weekend. But what about the experiences that inspired it?

March 2024

  • An RSC First Encounters with Shakespeare workshop at a Warwickshire primary school

    ‘We’re barely hanging on’: England’s cultural jewels fall into the red

  • Nicola Benedetti extending her arms on stage

    Edinburgh festival slashes ticket prices to increase youth participation

January 2024

  • ‘I wanted to do something beautiful on stage’ … Masli at Soho theatre, London.

    ‘I wanted to be serious – but people would laugh so hard’: Julia Masli on her accidental comedy masterpiece

  • Oliver Emanuel

    Oliver Emanuel obituary

December 2023

  • Rosie Sheehy in Machinal at the Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath.

    2023 in Culture
    Readers’ favourite stage shows of 2023

    This year, our readers were blown away by productions from Machinal to Free Your Mind – with one theatregoer returning to watch Groundhog Day four times

November 2023

  • A scene from a production of Carmen, by the French company Opéra-Comique

    Carmen and beanbag-style shows to feature at Edinburgh international festival

    Many more events next year will break down barriers between audiences and artists, says director

September 2023

  • Brian Logan

    Will the Edinburgh fringe ever return to its pre-pandemic self? I hope not

    Brian Logan
    Fresh from this year’s jubilant festival, I’m not the only one hoping that it has given up its addiction to growth, says Brian Logan, the Guardian’s comedy critic

August 2023

  • ‘I want to come back every year!’ … Urooj Ashfaq, left, and Ahir Shah in Edinburgh.

    ‘I need to have a big party and show off!’ Edinburgh comedy award-winners reveal what’s next

  • Adrian Bliss in red hat with long feather and a white singlet

    Adrian Bliss: Inside Everyone review – fun lucky dip of historical sketches

  • ‘I’m aware it sounds unbelievable’ … Paul Foot: Dissolve.

    Paul Foot: Dissolve review – a comic antidote to life’s pain

  • A street entertainer juggles on Edinburgh's Royal Mile during the final full week of the city's festival fringe on 22 August 2023.

    Was it worth it? Edinburgh fringe acts give their verdict on the festival

  • Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra/Dudamel review – technicolour exuberance

  • Darren Harriott: Roadman review – tentative steps to self-improvement

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