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An exciting novel set in the 14th century

Books | Reviews | Scotland

Based on events in fourteenth century Scotland, The Raid Into Angus is a novel about Robert de Atholia and Duncan Stewart. Both were both Gaelic...

Waitress has music and lyrics by American singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles and a book by Jessie Nelson based on the film of the same name by Adrienne Shelly. choreographer Lorin Latarro and multi-Tony Award-winning director Diane Paulus, Royal Derngate Theatre, UK ,2022, Credit: Johan Persson

Waitress – a musical with the perfect recipe for success

Culture

Musicals are wonderful things - they can be set anywhere... high schools... London buses... The streets of Paris... And now, a pie diner in America....

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Engaging people with dementia through music and art

Culture | Music

Memory Spinners, Scottish Opera's project designed to engage with people living with dementia through music and art, has begun. Sessions are taking place at Glasgow's...

Whisky and murder in the Scottish Field podcast

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We've got whisky and writing in the 43rd episode of the Scottish Field podcast. We're just over two weeks away from the return of the...

The most ship-shape cookbook of all time

Books | Reviews | Scotland

I always pictured food served aboard our mariners and matelots to be a school canteen situation with wrinkled sausages and dry mash. I’m thankful to...