Lưu trữ Danh mục: Edinburgh festival 2024

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society CEO defends Baillie Gifford sponsorship

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The chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has robustly defended its sponsorship by Baillie Gifford, after the investment management firm cancelled all of its sponsorship deals with literary festivals across the UK following protests over its links to Israel and fossil fuel companies. Shona McCarthy said arts festivals were operating in a “fevered […]

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

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Dear Billy Gary McNair builds a joyful one-man show from interviews with ordinary people about what they think of shipyard welder turned national treasure Billy Connolly. Naturally, he weaves in his own tale of meeting the Big Yin, adding to the impression of a secular god who is at once charismatic and one of us. […]