Kevin Buckle: Oi, Leith! Stopping hogging all the headlines

By The Newsroom
Published 17th Mar 2018, 06:00 BST
Leith Theatre was packed for a Hidden Doors show last yearLeith Theatre was packed for a Hidden Doors show last year
Leith Theatre was packed for a Hidden Doors show last year
Barely a day goes by that Leith isn't in the news whether it be good news over Leith Theatre or bad news with the proposed closure of Leith Depot or the cancellation of the pop-up arts festival LeithLate.

In particular what have seemed like almost daily announcements about Leith Theatre, the latest being the Edinburgh International Festival plans, have left other areas of Edinburgh wondering if they have been forgotten.

Leith Theatre is only a piece of the jigsaw when it comes to improving what Edinburgh has to offer gig-wise though for reasons that aren’t often stated it is a vital piece.

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