The University's 50 George Square hosted a variety of festival events this August. Image Who's Watching Who Who’s Watching Who is a collaborative project between award-winning dramatist Peter Arnott, Dr Laura Bradley of the University of Edinburgh and ex-BBC filmmaker Susan Kemp, exploring the issues surrounding censorship and East German theatre. On 12 August, a rehearsed reading of Peter Arnott’s new play Ensemble was performed. The play is set in a fictional theatre in 1990, after the fall of the Berlin Wall and before German reunification. After the play, Peter and Laura were joined by director/writer Lisa Goldman and Index on Censorship associate art producer Julia Farrington for a roundtable discussion on contemporary experiences of theatre censorship. Ang Li lecture Ang Li, the most controversial woman writer in Taiwan, presented a lecture on 27 August focusing on the intertwining of gender, food and politics and Asian women’s literature on the international literary scene. The lecture was free, non-ticketed. Edinburgh Arab Festival The Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies Department ran the first cultural Arab Festival to take place in Scotland on 28 - 29 August. This vibrant two-day cultural festival provided visitors with a unique insight into Arab culture through a wide array of open and scheduled events. More information on Festivals site Related Links Who's Watching Who website Laura Bradley This article was published on 2024-10-29