Festival: Edinburgh Art Festival

Over a couple of drizzly days in Edinburgh, I saw 10 shows across the cultural smorgasbord that includes a major arts festival, a book festival, and a sprawling fringe.

Cabaret is a major feature and Alan Cumming, below, was the undisputed king in his evening of ‘Sappy Songs’ at The Hub. The hot ticket event was part of the International Festival, directed for a second year by Dubliner, Fergus Linehan. Well known for his role as Eli Gold in The Good Wife, Cumming delivered the eclectic song selection with an actor’s sensibility.

His candid stories drawn from his remarkable life experience, while very funny, also packed an emotional punch. The indefatigable Scotsman after two intense shows went on til the wee small hours acting as DJ in Club Cumming, based on his legendary post-show parties on Broadway.