Reading

Childhood

Writing Books for her Daughter

Scarlet Umbrella

The Characters

Playing Instruments

Q&A

"Thespians who have children"

EIF Conversations: Marin Alsop

Simple Minds, tower blocks, chainsaws and Faust

From War of the Worlds to Citizen Kane

A magic trick too far

Poets: Leyla Josephine

A disastrous opening night

'Just watch the hands': The genius of Boulez's conducting

Pushing onto trains

Irvine Welsh on the contrast between Scotland and America