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The connection between Bailey and ravens serves as perfect foreshadowing for the conclusion of the story arc

REVIEW Bird flies high with symbolism and touching coming-of-age story
Though the film soars to a terrifying crescendo a few scenes later, the sightings of the gulls remind the viewer of better times ahead.

Fruitmarket to open an exhibition by artist Holly Davey which celebrates all the women who have exhibited with the Gallery in its 50 year history

review Exhibition brings female artists of the past to present showcasing gallery's history
EVERY few months or so, Edinburgh Fruitmarket transforms ...

The annual Out Of Sight Out Of Mind exhibition first began in 2014

This exhibition at Edinburgh's Summerhall 'has literally saved my life'
The annual Out Of Sight Out Of Mind exhibition at Summerhall arts centre in Edinburgh first began in 2014 ...

Lauren Stonebanks invites readers on a journey

REVIEW Exhibition shines a light on mental health with an inventive and wide offering
WALKING into Summerhall on a sunny Wednesday afternoon, the place has been transformed.

The artist’s (Kachkaniraqkun!/¡Somos Aún!/We Are, Still!)

Review Artist explores own heritage through Pacha series – and takes us with her
SOMETIMES you need to get out of your comfort zone to experience true art. That was the lesson to take into Dundee Contemporary Arts’s latest exhibition, Every Seed Is Awakened by Claudia Martínez Garay ...

Wigtown Book Festival offers a range of events from spoken word to live music

REVIEW Review: Words don't do justice to diversity of Wigtown Book Festival
WIGTOWN’S events are unlike so many others. Moving away from the usual rented-out spaces on offer at festivals, we cram together in The Open Book to hear readings from local writers, fill tiny village halls to hear musical pieces and squeeze into the martyrs cell to pose for photos.

The Outrun is about a woman who is washed up back home in Orkney as she battles to rebuild her life after a decade of addiction

REVIEW Saoirse Ronan's The Outrun is a well-realised portrait of addiction and redemption

THE Outrun is a visually and auditorily stunning film ...

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It was the tellers that gave the story light, writes Alex Eavers

Scottish storytellers are the closest we get to modern-day rhapsodes
I LIKE to think of storytellers as modern-day rhapsodes – those who would memorise epic poems of ancient Greece and Rome and recite them to music ...

A veritable feast of musical laugh-out-loud comedy, the trio shone with digs at the

review Pitch-perfect comedy strikes right notes
DURING Festivals season in Edinburgh, getting lost on the way to a poorly marked venue is just part of the experience. Paying £6 for a pint is average. Wading your way through a sea of tourists as you insist that you’re not one of them is just par for the course ...

Tales were told at the Wee Gaitherin

A gaitherin of fine talents weaving a tapestry of tales
A WORDSMITH once said that poets take a photograph of a memory. They pull visions from their mind and put it into words so that you can feel, see, smell, taste what they’re saying and you’re hearing.