@rosemarykaye.bsky.social
I review theatre, art and books, and like electronic music, pop, disco, jazz, opera, Siamese cats, coffee, tea shops, and scones with jam. I live in beautiful North East Scotland.
Fuselage is one of the most moving shows you will see @edfringe.bsky.social this August. Annie Laureau lost many friends as Pan Am flight 103 plummeted towards Lockerbie; now she honours their memory in this stunning piece of theatre @pleasance.co.uk.
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/08/frin...
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August 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Fuselage is one of the most moving shows you will see @edfringe.bsky.social this August. Annie Laureau lost many friends as Pan Am flight 103 plummeted towards Lockerbie; now she honours their memory in this stunning piece of theatre @pleasance.co.uk.
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/08/frin...
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/08/frin...
Jack Brownridge-Kelly's Cold, Dark, Matters suvbverts expectations...again & again & again. It’s a clever, funny, very well acted show that leaves you wondering just what you’ve seen, & whether the truth of it lies anywhere at all.
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/08/frin...
@edfringe.bsky.social
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@edfringe.bsky.social
August 8, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Jack Brownridge-Kelly's Cold, Dark, Matters suvbverts expectations...again & again & again. It’s a clever, funny, very well acted show that leaves you wondering just what you’ve seen, & whether the truth of it lies anywhere at all.
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/08/frin...
@edfringe.bsky.social
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/08/frin...
@edfringe.bsky.social
'Grassroots storytelling and comedy are surely what the Fringe should be all about. The Lost Tapes of Somerfield is a fine example of this.'
Here's my review:
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/08/frin...
Here's my review:
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/08/frin...
Fringe 2025 - Paul Campbell - The Lost Tapes of Somerfield ⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘It all started with a gala pie’ Affluent foodies may assume the moral high ground about supermarkets, but let’s be honest, few of us could manage without them. Even Nigel Slater admits he buys his loo rolls from one. They’re part of our daily lives, whether we spend £100 on wine in Waitrose or £3 […]
theedinburghreporter.co.uk
August 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
'Grassroots storytelling and comedy are surely what the Fringe should be all about. The Lost Tapes of Somerfield is a fine example of this.'
Here's my review:
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/08/frin...
Here's my review:
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/08/frin...
'Ma Name is Isabelle' is a powerful reimagining of one woman’s story.
My next review is of a show performed entirely in Doric (but even if you don't come from NE Scotland, you'll be more than fine.)
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/08/frin...
#doric @edfringe.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social
My next review is of a show performed entirely in Doric (but even if you don't come from NE Scotland, you'll be more than fine.)
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/08/frin...
#doric @edfringe.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social
theedinburghreporter.co.uk
August 2, 2025 at 8:37 AM
'Ma Name is Isabelle' is a powerful reimagining of one woman’s story.
My next review is of a show performed entirely in Doric (but even if you don't come from NE Scotland, you'll be more than fine.)
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/08/frin...
#doric @edfringe.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social
My next review is of a show performed entirely in Doric (but even if you don't come from NE Scotland, you'll be more than fine.)
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/08/frin...
#doric @edfringe.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social
My review of Arran R Hawkins' After the Service: Tales of Love & Loss. Two beautifully delivered monologues that talk about death, but also celebrate love.
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/08/frin...
@edinreporter.bsky.social @gildedballoon.bsky.social @edfringe.bsky.social
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/08/frin...
@edinreporter.bsky.social @gildedballoon.bsky.social @edfringe.bsky.social
August 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
My review of Arran R Hawkins' After the Service: Tales of Love & Loss. Two beautifully delivered monologues that talk about death, but also celebrate love.
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/08/frin...
@edinreporter.bsky.social @gildedballoon.bsky.social @edfringe.bsky.social
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/08/frin...
@edinreporter.bsky.social @gildedballoon.bsky.social @edfringe.bsky.social
Second Fringe review:
Sam Macgregor’s new play 'Hold the Line' reveals the stark reality of life as a ‘health adviser’ in an NHS 111 call centre.
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/07/frin...
@edinreporter.bsky.social @pleasance.co.uk @edfringe.bsky.social
Sam Macgregor’s new play 'Hold the Line' reveals the stark reality of life as a ‘health adviser’ in an NHS 111 call centre.
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/07/frin...
@edinreporter.bsky.social @pleasance.co.uk @edfringe.bsky.social
August 1, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Second Fringe review:
Sam Macgregor’s new play 'Hold the Line' reveals the stark reality of life as a ‘health adviser’ in an NHS 111 call centre.
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/07/frin...
@edinreporter.bsky.social @pleasance.co.uk @edfringe.bsky.social
Sam Macgregor’s new play 'Hold the Line' reveals the stark reality of life as a ‘health adviser’ in an NHS 111 call centre.
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/07/frin...
@edinreporter.bsky.social @pleasance.co.uk @edfringe.bsky.social
First review for this year's @edfringe.bsky.social!
24Weeks, Tatty Pants Theatre Company's excellent, chilling play, looks at friendship, responsibilty, and the control of women's reproductive rights.
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/07/frin...
@gildedballoon.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social
24Weeks, Tatty Pants Theatre Company's excellent, chilling play, looks at friendship, responsibilty, and the control of women's reproductive rights.
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/07/frin...
@gildedballoon.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 9:50 PM
First review for this year's @edfringe.bsky.social!
24Weeks, Tatty Pants Theatre Company's excellent, chilling play, looks at friendship, responsibilty, and the control of women's reproductive rights.
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/07/frin...
@gildedballoon.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social
24Weeks, Tatty Pants Theatre Company's excellent, chilling play, looks at friendship, responsibilty, and the control of women's reproductive rights.
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/07/frin...
@gildedballoon.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social
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And just like that, #pridemonth is almost over!
ICYMI, we’ve rounded up the #queerbooks in our list – please help spread the word – and crucially, if you can, please buy some books! 🤩 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
🚨 This week only: 30% discount on our website with code ‘prideinbooks’.🚨
renardpress.com/lgbtq/
ICYMI, we’ve rounded up the #queerbooks in our list – please help spread the word – and crucially, if you can, please buy some books! 🤩 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
🚨 This week only: 30% discount on our website with code ‘prideinbooks’.🚨
renardpress.com/lgbtq/
June 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
And just like that, #pridemonth is almost over!
ICYMI, we’ve rounded up the #queerbooks in our list – please help spread the word – and crucially, if you can, please buy some books! 🤩 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
🚨 This week only: 30% discount on our website with code ‘prideinbooks’.🚨
renardpress.com/lgbtq/
ICYMI, we’ve rounded up the #queerbooks in our list – please help spread the word – and crucially, if you can, please buy some books! 🤩 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
🚨 This week only: 30% discount on our website with code ‘prideinbooks’.🚨
renardpress.com/lgbtq/
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New on my blog today: #20Books of Summer: Japanese Comedy
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#20Books of Summer: Japanese Comedy
Book #5: Matayoshi Naoki: Spark, transl. Alison Watts, Pushkin Press, 2020 (original published in 2015) The first (and ebook) cover of Spark from Pushkin Press Winner of the Akutagawa Prize, this n…
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June 9, 2025 at 6:44 AM
New on my blog today: #20Books of Summer: Japanese Comedy
findingtimetowrite.wordpress.com/2025/06/09/2...
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Written yesterday and performed last night - a poem for #pride
A work in progress (with a content warning attached) caused by seeing how #pride month has given papers permission to write more dismissive / dehumanising words on the trans community
June 2, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Written yesterday and performed last night - a poem for #pride
At the eleventh hour as usual - here are my #20BooksofSummer2025
It may be raining here in Aberdeenshire, but at least we can bury ourselves in books 📚.
@annabookbel.bsky.social @wordsandpeace.bsky.social
sconesandchaiseslongues.blogspot.com/2025/05/twen...
It may be raining here in Aberdeenshire, but at least we can bury ourselves in books 📚.
@annabookbel.bsky.social @wordsandpeace.bsky.social
sconesandchaiseslongues.blogspot.com/2025/05/twen...
Twenty Books of Summer 2025
Every year I tell myself I'm not doing this again, as I inevitably set myself up to fail - but I do so enjoy choosing the books and making t...
sconesandchaiseslongues.blogspot.com
May 31, 2025 at 8:43 AM
At the eleventh hour as usual - here are my #20BooksofSummer2025
It may be raining here in Aberdeenshire, but at least we can bury ourselves in books 📚.
@annabookbel.bsky.social @wordsandpeace.bsky.social
sconesandchaiseslongues.blogspot.com/2025/05/twen...
It may be raining here in Aberdeenshire, but at least we can bury ourselves in books 📚.
@annabookbel.bsky.social @wordsandpeace.bsky.social
sconesandchaiseslongues.blogspot.com/2025/05/twen...
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As Picnic at Hanging Rock reaches its 50th anniversary, the film's significance will be celebrated as part of a special symposium at the University of Sheffield in June. Call for papers closes 2 May.
Picnic at Hanging Rock @ 50
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Peter Weir's landmark film, Picnic at Hanging Rock. And although the so-called Australian New Wave had been gathering pace throughout the first half of the 1970s, it was the international success of this film (and Sunday Too Far Away) that saw this wave begin to break on foreign shores.
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January 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
As Picnic at Hanging Rock reaches its 50th anniversary, the film's significance will be celebrated as part of a special symposium at the University of Sheffield in June. Call for papers closes 2 May.
A little visit to some of my favourite Leith charity shops today. (Nutmeg is not for me!)
March 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A little visit to some of my favourite Leith charity shops today. (Nutmeg is not for me!)
'Justin Kerr-Smiley's 'A Leap in the Dark' is a thrilling story, well told, but it is also a reflection on what it is to be human in a world full of temptation.'
My review is here: theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/03/book...
@edinreporter.bsky.social #Chiselbury #Edinburgh #historicalfiction
My review is here: theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/03/book...
@edinreporter.bsky.social #Chiselbury #Edinburgh #historicalfiction
March 6, 2025 at 11:12 AM
'Justin Kerr-Smiley's 'A Leap in the Dark' is a thrilling story, well told, but it is also a reflection on what it is to be human in a world full of temptation.'
My review is here: theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/03/book...
@edinreporter.bsky.social #Chiselbury #Edinburgh #historicalfiction
My review is here: theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/03/book...
@edinreporter.bsky.social #Chiselbury #Edinburgh #historicalfiction
Finally getting round to reading this. If I'd known the chapters were this short and sharp, the stories so gripping and the jokes so good, I'd have started it years ago. Not all writing books are heavy going - who knew?
March 5, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Finally getting round to reading this. If I'd known the chapters were this short and sharp, the stories so gripping and the jokes so good, I'd have started it years ago. Not all writing books are heavy going - who knew?
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In Our Spaces opens this Friday at Outer Spaces on Shiprow, showcasing the collaborative work of Kirsty Russell, Maria Muruaga, and Lauren McLaughlin.
This powerful new exhibition uses art to explore and reflect on mental health.
More 👇🏼
https://buff.ly/4i8E55q
This powerful new exhibition uses art to explore and reflect on mental health.
More 👇🏼
https://buff.ly/4i8E55q
February 27, 2025 at 12:29 PM
In Our Spaces opens this Friday at Outer Spaces on Shiprow, showcasing the collaborative work of Kirsty Russell, Maria Muruaga, and Lauren McLaughlin.
This powerful new exhibition uses art to explore and reflect on mental health.
More 👇🏼
https://buff.ly/4i8E55q
This powerful new exhibition uses art to explore and reflect on mental health.
More 👇🏼
https://buff.ly/4i8E55q
Absolutely brilliant night with Jenny Eclair at the Tivoli Theatre. Very funny, very frank, & right on point re every decade of a woman's life. I felt seen in the best possible way - 'oh, it's not just me then! Thank goodness!' Highly recommended (NB: lots of swearing.) #Aberdeen #comedy
February 26, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Keen to hear from as many cultural events, theatres, festivals, arts centres, organise & freelances as possible on Creative Scotland’s funding decisions. Feel free to email or DM me.
CS aren’t planning to disclose which applications have been rejected, but I certainly want to hear about them!
CS aren’t planning to disclose which applications have been rejected, but I certainly want to hear about them!
January 29, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Keen to hear from as many cultural events, theatres, festivals, arts centres, organise & freelances as possible on Creative Scotland’s funding decisions. Feel free to email or DM me.
CS aren’t planning to disclose which applications have been rejected, but I certainly want to hear about them!
CS aren’t planning to disclose which applications have been rejected, but I certainly want to hear about them!
Current reading: Bill Richardson's The Bachelor Brothers' Bed & Breakfast Pillow Book & James Beard's Delights & Prejudices. Now I want to sample Beard's amazing (& amazingly calorific) food while staying at Hector & Virgil's idyllic island home. Perfect escapism for a miserable January day #booksky
January 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Current reading: Bill Richardson's The Bachelor Brothers' Bed & Breakfast Pillow Book & James Beard's Delights & Prejudices. Now I want to sample Beard's amazing (& amazingly calorific) food while staying at Hector & Virgil's idyllic island home. Perfect escapism for a miserable January day #booksky
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Here's a bit of a thread of some recent publications, forthcoming ones and events for anyone who's interested. All of them are well worth a look regardless of my work, fantastic creative spaces that it's been a pleasure to contribute to ✌️
January 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Here's a bit of a thread of some recent publications, forthcoming ones and events for anyone who's interested. All of them are well worth a look regardless of my work, fantastic creative spaces that it's been a pleasure to contribute to ✌️
Started Ira Levin's The Stepford Wives first thing this morning and could not put it down. I've never seen the films so I came to it fresh, and my goodness was I gripped by this terrifying story. It was first published in 1972. It's every bit as relevant today. #booksky #feminism
January 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Please spread the word about my FREE online workshops starting on Saturday 25th January - aimed at new writers but all welcome, no requirement to share your work!
Do get in touch for more info or have a look here:
elspells.com/2025/01/13/e...
#WritingCommunity ✍ 💙
Do get in touch for more info or have a look here:
elspells.com/2025/01/13/e...
#WritingCommunity ✍ 💙
January 15, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Please spread the word about my FREE online workshops starting on Saturday 25th January - aimed at new writers but all welcome, no requirement to share your work!
Do get in touch for more info or have a look here:
elspells.com/2025/01/13/e...
#WritingCommunity ✍ 💙
Do get in touch for more info or have a look here:
elspells.com/2025/01/13/e...
#WritingCommunity ✍ 💙
Every so often I dip into the shady world of Nick Sharman, private detective. Dead Flowers is the 15th book in Mark Timlin's enjoyable series, set, as ever, in the seedier parts of South London (which, in 1988, were a lot seedier than some of them are now...) 4* from me. #BookSky #crimefiction
January 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Every so often I dip into the shady world of Nick Sharman, private detective. Dead Flowers is the 15th book in Mark Timlin's enjoyable series, set, as ever, in the seedier parts of South London (which, in 1988, were a lot seedier than some of them are now...) 4* from me. #BookSky #crimefiction
A snowy walk yesterday. On Saturday the temperature was -8C, today it's +9C and the burn is full of melt. #Aberdeenshire
January 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
A snowy walk yesterday. On Saturday the temperature was -8C, today it's +9C and the burn is full of melt. #Aberdeenshire