Posts by Kenny Smith
Reviews: Madhouse
This play, Madhouse, was like being in a student house, chaotic and disruptive. The setting is a kitchen table and the themes explored include the usual travails of student life, pregnancy, sexual orientation confusion, debt, self harm and the ultimate crime of student communal living, sleeping with a fellow flat mate. At times amusing with…
Read MoreTalking Statues will tell the stories of monuments
We all know the saying about what stories walls would tell if they could talk. A new project led by the Scottish Storytelling Forum and the Scottish International Storytelling Festival is set to spotlight the unheard stories of those who should be honoured with a specific focus on marginalised and underrepresented voices. Talking Statues will…
Read MoreWatch the film festival fan club with famous Scots
This year the Edinburgh International Film Festival introduces EIFF Fan Club, conversations in which some of Scotland’s best-known cultural figures select their favourite film talent to chat to. On Sunday 22 August at 4pm the series starts with star percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie talking to Grammy award-winning composer David Arnold, best known for composing James…
Read MoreRoberta’s Glasgow aiming for good food and style
Unfussy, authentic Italian cooking is being brought to life at Roberta’s Glasgow, in new uber stylish city centre surroundings. C&C Restaurant Group, which also has Cranside Kitchen, Rioja and Halloumi in its restaurant portfolio, plans to completely transform the former Iberica site on St Vincent Street and work is currently underway. Interior design elements in…
Read MoreCara is new Tobermory Distillery manager – aged 27
One of world’s youngest distillery managers has been appointed to head up the 223-year-old Tobermory Distillery. At only 27 years and 86 days old, Cara Gilbert, from Clackmannanshire, has been appointed to oversee the running of Tobermory Distillery, on the Isle of Mull. She’ll be responsible for production of more than a million litres of…
Read MoreFettercairn’s new Warehouse release shows its treasures
Fettercairn Distillery has unveiled Warehouse 2 Batch No.002 showcasing the treasures of its 14 dunnage warehouses. Warehouse is Fettercairn’s new, small batch collection. Limited to just 6,000 bottles, this spirit was distilled in 2009 and matured in a combination of first fill ex-American Rye barrels and first fill ex-Bourbon barrels. Just 29 casks were hand…
Read MoreA celebration of Scotland’s great outdoors in winter
Wild Winter tells of the author’s exploration of Scotland’s mountains during the winter months. From October to March he travelled around the country seeking nature and adventure. Burns’ account of life in the hills is thought-provoking as he touches upon important subjects like conservation and environmental issues. This book acts as a reminder of the…
Read MoreTwo cases in a thrilling read set in 1970s Glasgow
The April Dead, the newest novel following detective Harry McCoy, takes place after a homemade bomb explodes in a Glasgow flat. With little evidence at his disposal, McCoy must unearth who is to blame before the situation worsens. At the same time McCoy has to deal with a missing American who vanished from the nearby…
Read MoreCelebrating a fascinating explorer of the Victorian era
Author Jacki Hill-Murphy has travelled to some of the lesser explored parts of the world to recreate the journeys of female explorers from the past. This book focuses on Isabella Bird the 4ft 11in force of nature who explored, amongst others, India, Japan and New Zealand. Hill-Murphy recounts the story of Bird beautifully, paying homage…
Read MoreStephen King joins the 2021 hybrid Bloody Scotland
International Crime Writing Festival Bloody Scotland has revealed its most ambitious programme yet. The event provides a showcase for the best crime writing from Scotland and the world, unique in that it was set up by a group of Scottish crime writers in 2012. A hybrid festival which gives festival goers in Stirling the full-on…
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