Culture
Henry VIII’s wives are back, with the joy of SIX
An exhilarating feminist retelling and reclamation of Henry VIII’s six wives SIX : The Musical is back in Edinburgh with a brand-new dynamic cast at the Festival Theatre from 15 – 26 March. Written by Toby Morrow and Lucy Moss, this 80-minute experimental and gutsy pop musical first premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in…
Read MoreYouth company to present its first live production
Dundee Rep Young Company is extremely excited to present its first live theatre production – OPTIMISM. Directed by Jess Thorpe and Tashi Gore, Dundee Rep’s associate directors, the Young Company devised the show based on the Company members’ personal experiences. Perfectly capturing the zeitgeist and exploring themes such as the global pandemic, Brexit, social media,…
Read MoreVan Gogh Alive: the post-impressionist brought to life in Scotland’s capital
Scottish Field’s Rosie Morton shares her thoughts on Van Gogh Alive, a multi-sensory experience that has mesmerised over 8.5 million visitors across the globe… ‘I can’t change the fact that my paintings don’t sell. But the time will come when people will recognise that they are worth more than the value of the paints used…
Read MoreArtist to hold her first solo exhibition
In her first solo exhibition at the Doubtfire gallery, an evocative collection of landscape paintings is presented by award winning artist Sarah Knox. There You Feel Free will run from 23 March – 23 April. Sarah’s work captures an ephemeral feeling through expressive atmosphere, light and colour – landscapes where your mind is free to…
Read MoreVan Gogh alive partners with Johnnie Walker Princes Street
The smash hit exhibition Van Gogh Alive, which opens in Edinburgh tomorrrow (Thursday) have announced a partnership agreement with Johnnie Walker Princes Street. The partnership will see Van Gogh Alive and Johnnie Walker Princes Street partner over a four-month period to ensure both venues benefit from the joint footfall and both Edinburgh residents and visitors…
Read MoreDiva and Icons for this year’s Knockengorroch Festival
Knockengorroch Festival has revealed its 2022 theme – Diva and Icons. This has been revealed through a photo series with rap artist and singer Nova AKA Nova Scotia The Truth. Pictured in an open mussel shell at the Deugh river, Nova presents this year’s theme in a homage to the endangered freshwater mussel of Scottish…
Read MoreSingers wanted to join the community chorus
Scottish Opera is staging a one of a kind, outdoor promenade production of Leonard Bernstein’s satirical opera, Candide in Glasgow this summer. And it’s appealing to members of the public from all walks of life to join the show’s community chorus. Celebrating the diversity and creativity of Scotland’s communities, there will be six performances of…
Read MoreYouth music series returning to our screens
One More TUNE, BBC Scotland’s youth music brand returns for a new 10-part series on the BBC Scotland channel this weekend. Presented by charismatic frontman Kerr Okan from the La Fontaines, each episode sees Kerr chat virtually with different musical guests, discovering the tunes they love or loathe and those that have provided the soundtrack…
Read MoreAye Write and Wee Write book festivals return this spring
The Aye Write book festival will this year return to its home of Glasgow’s Mitchell Library. There will be a live programme of events to be held across three weekends, between 6-22 May, whilst Wee Write, the book festival for children and young people, runs at the earlier time of 25-30 April. Aye Write and…
Read MoreStirling Highland Games ready to return this summer
Stirling’s leading culture sporting event is set to return later this year on Saturday August 20th with some exciting new additions to the schedule. Even though a physical event, usually attended by thousands, hasn’t happened over the last two years because of the pandemic, Stirling successfully managed to fly the flag for highland games and…
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