Theatre reviews: The Guid Sisters | The Incredible Adventures of See Thru Sam
A PLAY about a wannabe comicbook hero and a revamped comedy classic explore the fine line between fantasy and reality.THE GUID SISTERSROYAL LYCEUM, EDINBURGHRating: * * * * THE more one is local, the...
View ArticleVisual art review: RGI 151st Annual Open Exhibition; Mitchell Library Glasgow
FOR ALL its ironic, postmodern sculptures and surreal, fantasy landscapes, the Royal Glasgow Institute’s 151st annual exhibition is still very much engaged with the Dear Green Place, from the skyline...
View ArticlePreview: The Vienna Choir Boys
A VISIT to Edinburgh by the Vienna Boys’ Choir promises the best in traditional choral music and chart-topping pop tunes too.As BOY bands go, the 500-year-old world-famous Vienna Boys’ Choir has...
View ArticleFolk, jazz etc.: Morrison’s hereditary mission keeps the wheel of music and...
It’s not the kind of thing that would find its way into a Who’s Who entry, but Frieda Morrison has a thing about old watermills.“They give me the shivers,” declares the Aberdeenshire-based singer and...
View ArticleAlistair Harkness: Lavant’s changing faces
DENIS Lavant plays 11 roles in Leos Carax’s Holy Motors. So, just how did he do it, asks Alistair HarknessPeter Sellers played three in Dr Strangelove, Alec Guinness played eight in Kind Hearts and...
View ArticleThe arts diary: Brands Hatch | Two-part marathon
ROGER COX casts his eye over some artistic ideas influenced by sport.BRANDS HATCH Artists take inspiration from some weird and wonderful things, but in all his years the Diary has never come across a...
View ArticleDomino’s growth sees surprise slowdown
BRITAIN’S biggest pizza delivery firm has suffered a slowdown in third-quarter sales growth, despite a strong rise in orders made over the internet.Total sales at Domino’s Pizza, which operates the...
View ArticleThe Scotsman cartoon 27/09/2012
NICK Clegg can’t keep himself out of the news following his closing speech at the Lib Dem party conference in Brighton...Illustration by Iain Green
View ArticleRose Street, Edinburgh’s poets’ playground, set for £1m revival
THE little-known literary history of one of Edinburgh’s most-famous thoroughfares is to be revived in a £1 million project aimed at restoring its fortunes.The poets of Rose Street found fame in the...
View ArticleScottish Business Briefing - Thursday 27 September, 2012
WELCOME to scotsman.com’s Scottish Business Briefing. Every morning we bring you a comprehensive round-up of all news affecting business in Scotland today. BANKINGLloyd’s back in the black after six...
View ArticleShock as two killed in house fires in 24 hours
TWO people have died and three rescued in a series of fires which hit the Capital in the space of 24 hours.A woman died in what firefighters called a “fierce fire” in a four-storey block of flats in...
View ArticleTui looks forward to a sizzling summer
Holidays giant Tui Travel today reported a surge in bookings for next summer as families look to escape the dismal British weather.The owner of the Thomson and First Choice brands said UK bookings for...
View ArticleProfits soar as IndigoVision turnaround continues
Shares in IndigoVision, the Edinburgh-based CCTV systems maker, jumped 17 per cent in early trading today after the firm said its profits more than doubled last year.Chairman Hamish Grossart attributed...
View Article1000 jobs could face axe at Glasgow City Council
SCOTLAND’S largest council is expected to axe one thousand jobs as it looks to save close to £50m from its budget over the next two years. The authority, which has shed 3000 staff since 2010, will...
View ArticleFinnish ice breakers unveiled as Scotland’s winter transport plans announced
TWO Finnish-built ice breakers were unveiled today as Scottish Government agency Transport Scotland’s latest weapon against wintry weather.The Raiko machines, costing £20,000 each, use rotating metal...
View ArticleIomart expects higher profits
Shares in website-hosting firm Iomart leapt this morning after it said revenues and profits were “substantially ahead” of last year.In a pre-close trading update before its half year results, the...
View ArticleDavid Cameron flounders in David Letterman’s bizarre British history quiz
DAVID Cameron has become the first serving British Prime Minister to appear on the Late Show with David Letterman. The Prime Minister was subjected to a bizarre quiz on British culture and history as...
View ArticleMacfarlane appoints two non-executive directors
Former Johnston Press finance director Stuart Paterson has been named as a non-executive director at Glasgow-based packaging maker Macfarlane Group.He will be joined on the board by fellow Ned Mike...
View ArticleNewly discovered comet could outshine the moon in 2013
A NEW comet has been discovered which is set to put on a dazzling display in late 2013, with astronomers predicting that it could shine brighter than the moon. The celestial object - named C/2012 S1 -...
View ArticleScotland’s green power generation reaches record high
THE amount of green power being generated in Scotland has reached a record high with the equivalent of 147,000 homes being powered by environmentally-friendly sources in the first half of this year.•...
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