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The March Scottish Field and comic Mark Thomas in our podcast
Our new issue is out now, and we chat all about the March 2022 edition of Scottish Field in our 36th podcast. Chief sub Rosie Morton and web editor Kenny Smith cast their eyes over the best of all things Scottish – heritage, interiors, antiques, gardens, wildlife, motoring, whisky and country news, as well as…
Read MoreSpring Fling ready to return after a two-year gap
Ninety-six artists and makers set to welcome back the public for Dumfries and Galloway’s big celebration of creativity. The full line-up has been unveiled for the 20th Spring Fling open studios event – which is being extended to four days and takes place over the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend. A total of 96…
Read MoreOpera Highlights starts its tour of Scotland
A new vaudeville-inspired Opera Highlights show takes to the roads of Scotland today, as it begins a tour of 18 local venues, including in the Outer Hebrides. Starting on February 8 at Websters Theatre in Glasgow’s West End the tour visits Birnam, Midmar, Fochabers, Tain, Wick, Harris, North Uist, Isle of Barra, Craignish, Lochranza, Cove,…
Read MoreWhen The Grass Dances is a new online exhibition
Poet Valerie Gillies and artist Rebecca Marr have created a new collection that invites people to walk with them among the grasses through their online presentation When The Grass Dances. Presented as an online exhibition, the website has more than 70 pages, each dedicated to one of Scotland’s wild grasses. ‘Scotland has wonderful wild grasses’,…
Read MoreThe March 2022 Scottish Field is out now
The best of Scotland is at the heart of the March 2022 edition of Scottish Field. We meet Gordon Ramsay, as the straight-talking multi Michelin starred celebrity chef and TV star talks about his new restaurant and why he always loves coming home to Scotland. JJ Fenton is a Royal Marine turned photography aficionado, and…
Read MoreComedy hero Mark Thomas ready for Scottish return
Legendary comic Mark Thomas is returning to Scotland for not just one but two different performances. In his latest show 50 Things About Us, Mark Thomas combines his trademark mix of storytelling, stand-up, mischief and really, really well researched material to examine how we have come to inhabit this divided wasteland that some of us call the United Kingdom. Delighted to…
Read MoreInternational musical hit SIX returns to Glasgow
International smash hit musical SIX will return to the Theatre Royal, Glasgow this summer with a brand-new cast. SIX follows the six wives of Henry VIII as they take to the mic to tell their own personal tales, remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an 80-minute celebration of 21st century girl power. Born…
Read MoreFootball, male mental health and friendship at the Tron
Glasgow’s Tron Theatre Company is set to stage a production about football, men’s mental health and male friendship. Being performed from February 17 until March 5, the first Tron production of their new spring-summer 2022 season will be Renfrew-born actor, writer and director Eilidh Loan’s Moorcroft, a piece that they supported at the development stage…
Read More2-for-1 ticket offer at leading Scottish theatres
Scottish theatres have joined more than 100 theatres UK wide for the new campaign, for which The National Lottery is providing up to £2 million to subsidise over 150,000 tickets across the UK. Throughout March, National Lottery players can get 2-for-1 theatre tickets for performances, including Hairspray, which is coming to the Edinburgh Playhouse from…
Read MoreJust a few weeks left to see Ray Harryhausen: Titan of Cinema
Time’s running out to see Ray Harryhausen: Titan of Cinema at the National Galleries of Scotland. Ray Harryhausen: Titan of Cinema was originally due to close in September 2021, but the show has been extended to February 20 this year to allow as many people as possible to experience this thrilling and immersive exhibition. Film…
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