Neil Cooper

Writer and Critic - The Noise of Art - @heraldmagazine. @thelistmagazine @FlemingArtColl. @The_Drouth

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New on The Noise of Art…

The Noise of Art Annual 2025 - That was the Year that Was

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From DJ Kulu to Creeping Bent, with Band of Holy Joy, The Sexual Objects, Irvine Welsh, The Kinks, Cabaret Voltaire and more between.

This is where I came in.

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New on The Noise of Art…

Shop Local! #145

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The Paper Factory: Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop: Out of the Blue: Studies in Photography: House of Smalls: Dovecot: Sanki: Outhouse: An Ordinary Place: Paradise Palms: Leith: Greyfriars Charteris Centre: etc…

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My @heraldscotland @heraldmagazine Herald top 10 theatre shows to see in Scotland in June.

https://t.co/GhoFhwpMng

@lyceumedinburgh @citizenstheatre @pitlochryft @TronTheatre @bardbotanics @DundeeRep

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New on the Noise of Art

Willy Russell - Lovely Rita

“Only later was I made to realise that Educating Rita is actually autobiographical…”

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From the archive, Willy Russell in 2020 on his hit play, Educating Rita, currently being revived at @DundeeRep

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My @heraldscotland @heraldmagazine Herald review of Willy Russell’s modern classic, Educating Rita.

https://t.co/SbGqLmMrrU

@DundeeRep until June 13. https://t.co/v5hxELuL5c

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my @heraldscotland @heraldmagazine review of Once, John Tiffany’s revisitation to his Tony winning production of Enda Walsh’s stage musical of John Carney’s hit film.

https://t.co/dBjvcs5ElI

@pitlochryft until June 27. https://t.co/yaiGy7XCwB

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My personal look in @heraldscotland @heraldmagazine at this year’s @hiddendoorarts festival, which returns for a final shift at the Paper Factory in Edinburgh.

https://t.co/Gcp1a67qYs

Hidden Door runs at The Paper Factory, Edinburgh June3-7. Tickets - https://t.co/vrCX2uagQC

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New on The Noise of Art…

Shop Local! #144

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Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop: Studies in Photography: House of Smalls: Dovecot: Queen’s Hall: Safari Lounge: North Edinburgh Arts: Scottish Arts Club: Bowler’s Rest: People’s Leisure Club: Jazz Bar:

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My @heraldscotland @heraldmagazine review of Breathtaking Roads, Ryan Hay’s new play for A Play, a Pie & a Pint with Stellar Quines.

https://t.co/Z1f69f1tAl

Oran Mor Glasgow until May 30 https://t.co/JWTK5E6xxD

King’s Theatre Kirkcaldy June 2-6 https://t.co/JgAOYHbVDx

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New on the Noise of Art

Carla Lane - Liver Birds, Mersey Beats and Counter Cultural Performance Poetry on Prime Time Telly

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To mark the 10th anniversary of Carla Lane’s death, a look back at how an episode of The Liver Birds put the underground on TV.

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As @themarkrad & @marcrileydj ‘s never ending roadshow reaches Edinburgh, another look at @GoldfishJean ‘s interview with the dynamic duo of the airwaves

https://t.co/uyApZFOYNA

@queens_hall@ Edinburgh, May 26 Tix - https://t.co/EpBI4cPNsh

Book early…

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My @heraldscotland @heraldmagazine review of Revolution Days, Mariem Omari’s play about the experiences of an aid worker in the fallout of the Arab Spring.

https://t.co/sQ3weRd587

Citizens Theatre until May 23, then on tour. https://t.co/wOYxkVhb9N

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New on The Noise of Art…

Shop Local! #143

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Inspace; Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop: Studies in Photography: House of Smalls: Dovecot: Leith Dockers: Voodoo Rooms: Fruitmarket: Pianodrome: Whitespace: Dissenter Space: Filmhouse: People’s Leisure Club:

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My @heraldscotland @heraldmagazine review of Members Only, Marc Pye & Gayle Telfer Stevens‘ new lunchtime play for A Play a Pie & a Pint

https://t.co/Vdk3uUmC5f

Òran Mór Glasgow until May 23 Millennium Centre Stranraer May 26 Theatre Royal Dumfries May 28 Moffat Theatre May 29

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Howard Devoto - “You were really going for it, weren’t you, lad..?”

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From the archive, two interviews with the frontman of Magazine once dubbed ‘the most important man alive’.

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Middle Class Guilt - The Forbidden Zone Collective @ Home Bar, Edinburgh 14.5.26

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My @heraldscotland @heraldmagazine review of Simon Jay’s new lunchtime play, Kenmure Street.

https://t.co/0eikBAsuMt

Oran Mór Glasgow until May 16 https://t.co/B1pmZabfp8

The Lemon Tree Aberdeen May 19-23 https://t.co/syK54vgqbz

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My @heraldscotland @heraldmagazine chat with Alan Cumming about his first season as artistic director of @pitlochryft
Pitlochry Festival Theatre, which opens this month.

https://t.co/bnhqUjjMEa

Tickets for all shows here - https://t.co/1Tvc1VPR8K

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My @heraldscotland @heraldmagazine review of Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil, Gary McNair’s big hearted adaptation of former Herald columnist Ron Ferguson’s love letter to Cowdenbeath FC

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@lyceumedinburgh until May 23 https://t.co/OPP5moyvDD

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New on The Noise of Art…

Shop Local! #142

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Inspace; Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop: Studies in Photography: Dovecot: Embassy: Home: Leith Arches: Fruitmarket: Voodoo Rooms: House of Smalls: Edinburgh Cine & Video Society: Leith Depot: Leith Cricket Club:

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My @heraldscotland @heraldmagazine Herald review of Waitress, the latest tour of Jessie Nelson & Sara Bareilles’ hit musical starring Carrie Hope Fletcher in the title role.

https://t.co/SDlbHtqRJS

Edinburgh Playhouse until May 23, then on tour. https://t.co/AZTbRbCwgF