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Edinburgh · Scotland

The Fringe Review

29 shows
15 venues
2026
How Can We Build a Feminist Scotland?
Talat Yaqoob, Helen O'Shea, Esa Aldegheri, Catherine Murphy, Muminah Koleoso
Critics' Choice Non-fiction (Adults) · Courtyard Theatre

How Can We Build a Feminist Scotland?

I n Building a Feminist Nation, social justice campaigner Talat Yaqoob, modern historian Helen O’Shea, and Law professor Kim Barker commissioned bold new writing on the intersection of feminism, human rights, advocacy, and policy to prompt vital discussions about Scotland. Esa Aldegheri talks with them and contributors Muminah Koleoso (writing on young women and misogyny) and Catherine Murphy (exploring poverty and the economy), considering the political shifts required to deliver a more equitable, feminist Scotland.

02 Non-fiction (Adults) · Spiegeltent

Hannah French: The Rolling Year

Eating with the seasons is one thing, but have you ever tuned your ear to them? Dr Hannah French did while writing The Rolling Year: Listening to the Seasons with Vivaldi. Today the BBC Radio 3 presenter and...

03 Non-fiction (Adults) · Venue NW

Paul French: The Last Emperor of China

The road to modern China began with the 1912 abdication of the final emperor Puyi and the establishment of the People’s Republic, ending half a millennium of imperial rule from the mysterious Forbidden City....

04 Non-fiction (Adults) · Courtyard Theatre

George E Osborn: Video Games, Politics, and the Battle for Global Influence

Video games are played by – and connect – billions of people worldwide, meaning that, beyond entertainment value, they hold incredible potential for influence. In Power Play, leading game industry expert George E...