An 18th–19th-century surge in ideas that reshaped science, philosophy and society in Scotland.
The Long Drop at the Citizens’ Theatre, Glasgow, and The Corinthian at Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh, explore Glasgow’s dark history. Adapted from Denise Mina’s novel, The Long Drop unravels a triple murder through the lens of whisky, law, and city memory, with powerful performances and striking design.
A new display at Newhailes House in Musselburgh highlights the site’s links to UFO history. Sir Mark Dalrymple, once chairman of SUFORS, is connected to the era’s cold-war curiosities. Glasgow researchers and National Trust curators frame a long-forgotten facet of Scottish paranormal life, with banners, recordings and a children’s UFO hunt running July 20–Aug 14.