Susan Mansfield

Our latest round-up of Fringe theatre reviews includes a nuanced comedy-drama about a working-class Edinburgh family, a thoroughly intriguing mystery set against the backdrop of a real-life murder, and a darkly amusing exploration of the acting profession.

Our latest round-up of Fringe musicals reviews includes a beautiful and heartbreaking piece created by care-experienced young people, and a heartfelt tribute to a friend who died at a tragically early age.

Susan Mansfield meets Omar Musa, a Malaysian-Australian rapper, poet, visual artist and author whose latest novel, Fierceland, is an environmentally conscious epic that took a decade to write and research.

Susan Mansfield meets Omar Musa, a Malaysian-Australian rapper, poet, visual artist and author whose latest novel, Fierceland, is an environmentally conscious epic that took a decade to write and research.

Our latest report from the Edinburgh International Book Festival is a Traitors-themed treat, with appearances from historian and broadcaster David Olusoga, crime novelist Harriet Tyce, and collaborative authors V. E. Schwab and Cat Clarke, whose new novel takes place in a seclued Traitors-like castle.

Michael Punter’s captivating monologue Pilate: The Lost Gospel takes a fresh perspective on one of the most controversial men in history, while Izzy Salent’s Do Better: A Dramagedy craftily gets inside audience members' heads to conjure a stunning sign-off.

The Del LaGrace Volcano exhibition at the EAF hub in Leith makes a fascinating counterpoint to the Catherine Opie exhibition at the RSA, writes Susan Mansfield

An innovative look a the link between AI and imitation, a melancholic rom-com from the creator of Dora the Explorer and an ambitious show about language are among the shows reviewed by our critics in their latest Fringe theatre round-up

Susan Mansfield meets Omar Musa, a Malaysian-Australian rapper, poet, visual artist and author whose latest novel, Fierceland, is an environmentally conscious epic that took a decade to write and research.

Our latest report from the Edinburgh International Book Festival is a Traitors-themed treat, with appearances from historian and broadcaster David