Scotland
An 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 MoreCelebrating the Scottish Winter Olympic gold – from 2002
With the 2022 Winter Olympics having just finished in China, BBC Scotland is celebrating a previous curling success. With Team GB having won gold in the women’s curling, and taken silver in the men’s, The Last Stone is an absorbing documentary which tells the story of one of the most memorable victories in the history…
Read MoreNew tourism drive for the south of Scotland
The South of Scotland Destination Alliance is bringing together the local tourism industry for its inaugural annual conference next month. The conference, on Tuesday, March 15 at Easterbrook Hall at The Crichton in Dumfries, will feature a series of workshops, networking events, panel discussions and talks exploring themes such as destination development, sustainability and place…
Read MoreA gripping read will chill you to the bones
Just five pages in, writer Helen Grant’s prose sets the heart racing. She depicts a claustrophobic’s worst nightmare, fromwhich point the reader is constantly on edge. Protagonist Fen Munro has moved to erthshire with her fiancé to escape London’s rat-race, only to find they are being watched by a figure dressed in lavender. Barr Dubh,…
Read MoreSotheby’s head to Edinburgh for valuations on March 4
From jewellery, watches, wine and spirits, Sotheby’s finds and sells the world’s finest luxury objects to a global audience of collectors. Their specialists provide confidential estimates to determine a luxury object’s potential at auction, guiding clients through every step of the consignment and sale process. The market for signed and vintage jewellery, as well as…
Read MoreVan Gogh Alive to transform Festival Square
Van Gogh Alive, a multi-sensory celebration of one of the world’s most enduring artists, is coming to the capital next month. It opens in Edinburgh’s Festival Square on March 17 and runs until July 17. Created by Grande Experiences, the exhibition makes its long-awaited arrival in Scotland after dazzling over 8 million people in 75…
Read MoreScottish Ballet planning to help mental health crisis
Scottish Ballet us to hold an event to examine how therapeutic dance can help young people look after their wellbeing in the face of a growing mental health crisis. The Moving Minds conference is being organised in partnership with the SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health). The immersive conference attendees’ which include healthcare professionals, arts…
Read MoreAn exposive thriller that’s close to the bone
You just know when a book has been penned by a knowledgeable hand. Simon Conway’s own experiences as a former British Army officer (clearing landmines and successfully campaigning to achieve an international ban on cluster bombs) ooze from these pages. The conviction with which he writes of terrorism is bonechilling. MI6 are on a mission…
Read MoreA book that’s a pure and simple joy to read
Wordsmiths rejoice, Fifty Words For Snow is as simple and as brilliant as you might hope. Nancy Campbell, a poet, writer and Arctic traveller from the Borders, teaches us of snow in its many forms across the globe. Many of these words and phrases shall now be used at every given opportunity: ‘hagelslag’, meaning ‘hail…
Read MoreStories of Scotland wanted for the Book Festival
The Edinburgh International Book Festival has announced a new project gathering and creating stories from and for people across the country in response to Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022. The year will spotlight, celebrate and promote the wealth of stories inspired by, written, or created in Scotland. Scotland’s Stories Now is a mass participatory project…
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