Abnormally Funny People: On comedy, Edinburgh, and the Fringe
Fringe Feature: Comedy
This year we caught up with talented comedians, Abnormally Funny People, on their return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for their 10th anniversary show. We spoke to co-founders Steve Best and Simon Minty about late nights and high street banking; Tanyalee Davis about cobblestones and seagulls; and newcomer to the show J...
Rowan James: On punk hip-hop inspired poetry, labels and Ipswich
Fringe Feature: Poetry
The worlds of poetry and beat-boxing collide as performance poet, Rowan James, makes his debut Fringe appearance alongside beat-boxing extraordinaire Marv Radio in his thought-provoking performance, 'Easy for you to say'.
How would you describe what you do for people who have never seen your act before?
I am a punk hip-ho...
Marc Brew: On choreography, teaching and expression
Fringe Feature - Dance
A solo dance performance choreographed with emotion and performed in an intimate setting, Marc Brew is bringing his mesmerising production, ‘For Now, I am…’ to this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Where does the inspiration for your choreography come from?
My inspiration comes from different places, from being out in pu...
The granddaddy of Edinburgh festivals is making a spectacular entrance in 2015
Tonight marks the beginning of this year’s Edinburgh International Festival, and it’s no small event. One of the festival’s grandest venues will be illuminated this evening by artistic lighting effects to the sounds of John Adam’s choral work ‘Harmonium’. Festival-goers are invited to stand in the Festival Square to take part in the free event...
Hello, Thomas Williams here - your intrepid guide to all things on wheels. Euan's Guide have asked me to consider my journey to their home as their next blog. What do I mean? Edinburgh of course. I visited Edinburgh this August for my annual pilgrimage to the Guardian International Television Festival - a who's who celebrity spot for those wh...
The Unlimited Festival at Southbank Centre kicks off next week (2nd-7th September) – and here’s the low-down on what you can expect access wise!
Unlimited is an initiative to promote extraordinary art by disabled artists – there is a commissions programme and a festival which are linked, but not the same (read here for more info). The festival...
Bloody Scotland is firmly established in the literary calendar. The crime writing festival in Stirling, Scotland, is now in its third year and it has gone from strength to strength. This year’s line-up boasts the likes of Ian Rankin, Christopher Brookmyre, Alex Gray and even Tony Parsons! There are a wide range of events for crime fiction fans...
This BBC Ouch video shows clips of the three performers that Euan's Guide has interviewed at the Fringe. You can read interviews with Jess Thom, Laurence Clark and Lee Ridley on our blog.
Edinburgh is one of - or perhaps the - Festival capital of the world. Euan's Guide is lucky enough to be based here so here's a local's guide to some of our favourite festivals and locations.
We'll be adding to this regularly, and this page was last updated on 5 August 2014.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe (August)
What they say "The world's larges...
Lost Voice Guy is a stand-up comic with a difference. He can’t speak. He is currently at the Fringe with his show ‘Laughter Is the Worst Medicine’. The show is about the funny side of being stuck in hospital in the middle of last year’s Fringe and what it’s like to be stand-up comedian. The humour is dark in places, with the destruction of a...
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