The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, National Theatre of Scotland, touring until 7 November 2026 Wonderful and devastating, this adaptation of Muriel Spark’s novel set in 1930s Edinburgh from the talented folk at National Theatre of Scotland makes for compelling theatre, directed here by Vicky Featherstone. Charisma hiding evil The cast, led by Gayle Rankin, … More Brodie’s prime puts us all on our guard
You might be surprised but Foday Mannah’s Edinburgh isn’t the city of Harry Potter, Miss Jean Brodie and shouts of gardy loo. Nobody’s emptying chamber pots into the streets in this brilliant, modern-day Scottish title. The Edinburgh we do see in these pages is tougher, grittier, more dangerous, kinder (oddly) and more authentic than all … More The Search for Othella Savage
The wind is howling and whispering, rustling and roaring through the leaves as it storms across the valley of Edinburgh spread out between hill and sea. The ridge of undulating Pentland dips down towards its destination in the North Sea, making me think of all the people who must have felt so relieved to be … More MS not so bad?
