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Scots Audie Award nominee chats with our podcast
Three Scots were given some very good news recently, and we meet one of them in our latest podcast. The Audio Publishers Association’s finalists for the 2022 Audie Awards programme was recently revealed, celebrating the best titles in audio publishing and spoken-word entertainment, honouring a varied group of actors, musicians and politicians, ahead of the…
Read MoreAn emotional and hopeful portrait of depression
In April 2021, with Glasgow’s Tron Theatre unable to programme live theatre, it embarked upon a short, development season where they offered up time and space to creatives to workshop potential future projects. As Kolbrún Björt Sigfúsdóttir had been engaged in 2020 as Mayfesto resident director but was unable to deliver this project due to…
Read MoreArtist Frances in the running for £15,000 prize
A Scots artist is in the running for a prestigious prize – and needs your votes. Frances Priest, who is based in Edinburgh, is a finalist for the John Smedley Craft Prize. In 1784, John Smedley made a conscious decision to produce garments using only the finest noble yarns and the most honed of craft…
Read MoreInternational writers coming to the Highlands
This spring, Moniack Mhor Writers’ Centre will be host to a thriving hub of international literature, as it welcomes writers from across the globe as part of its residencies programme. Writers from India, Nigeria, Togo, Canada, Spain, Scotland, and England will be staying at the Centre in the Scottish Highlands throughout March, as part of…
Read MoreA show as full of the heart and charm as the film
The Edinburgh University Footlights production of The Wedding Singer took to the stage on the February 16 – 19 at Rose Theatre and was full of just as much heart and charm as the original Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore film. After wedding singer Robbie Hart (Chris Kane) is left at the alter by his…
Read MoreEleven Scots crafters in London showcase
Eleven makers and designers have been selected by Craft Scotland to showcase their work at Collect: the leading international fair for contemporary craft and design running this week. Beautiful furniture, luxurious textiles, stunning jewellery and works in silver and gold, ceramics and wood have selected to represent Scotland at Collect 2022, from February 25-27. Craft…
Read MoreA Midsummer Night’s Dream begins this week
A new production of Benjamin Britten’s atmospheric A Midsummer Night’s Dream opens with three performances at Theatre Royal Glasgow this week. Directed by Dominic Hill, artistic director of Citizens Theatre, it opens on Tuesday, February 22, before transferring to Festival Theatre Edinburgh for a further three performances. This show was originally due to be performed…
Read MoreCulinary experience for art lovers in the business world
Fine Art and food will be on offer for the business community this summer at one of the year’s most highly anticipated art events, Jack Vettriano: The Early Years. This will run at Kirkcaldy Galleries from 17 June-23 October. Cultural charity OnFife has partnered with Scottish food and drinks experts Hickory to work together on…
Read MoreCrime fiction festival with added archives
A free exhibition staged as part of Aberdeen’s Granite Noir crime fiction festival at the end of this month shines a light into the hidden corners of the city’s past. Drawn from original records in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives, The Grit in the Granite showcases photographs, documents and maps to highlight the darker side…
Read MoreSam Heughan reveals winner of Write Start award
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland students will see their creative ideas brought to life thanks to financial support and mentoring from a Scots-born global star. Sam Heughan, the internationally acclaimed actor, author and philanthropist – and RCS graduate – has announced the winner of his new contest that aims to showcase some of the nation’s most…
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