Posts Tagged ‘glasgow’
New dance show captures 1980s New York
Scottish Dance Theatre present Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith-inspired Velvet Petal, the newest work choreographed by artistic director Fleur Darkin. The latest dance production from Scottish Dance Theatre brings energy and style of 1980s New York to the Hidden Door Festival in Edinburgh this summer. Following rave reviews from the show’s performances in Glasgow, Mexico City…
Read MoreScottish train station goes off the rails
A Scottish train station has been named Britain’s most unpopular in a survey of passengers. Glasgow Queen Street took the unwanted honour after independent group Transport Focus surveyed more than 28,000 people at 56 stations. Just 58% of travellers were ‘satisfied’ with Queen Street, which is Scotland’s third busiest station, and currently undergoing a ÂŁ100…
Read MoreLondon theatre coming straight to Scotland
An acclaimed London theatrical production is to be broadcast into Scottish cinemas next month. Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband, s the third play in the Classic Spring Theatre Company’s year-long Oscar Wilde Season at the Vaudeville Theatre, will be broadcast live by satellite to 420 cinemas across the UK and Ireland on Tuesday, 5 June,…
Read MoreBistro Deluxe has a new Sunday Supper Club
Edinburgh foodies now have the chance to extend their weekend with a new Sunday Supper Club in the capital. The Macdonald Holyrood Hotel has launched Bistro Deluxe by Paul Tamburrini, offering guests the chance to dine on a deliciously crafted, mouth-watering menu and prolong their weekend with an overnight stay at the luxury four-star hotel…
Read MoreTickets now available for first shows at new home
Tickets are now on sale for the first two productions to be staged during the Citizens Theatre’s first season away from home. While temporarily presenting work at Tramway, Citizens Theatre audiences can be assured that productions will retain all the hallmarks that have earned the Citz a reputation for presenting consistently excellent main stage productions…
Read MoreThree shows take opera to a new audience
Scottish Opera’s Pop-up Opera is back on the road this month with three brilliant shows for audiences of all ages. They are A Little Bit of HMS Pinafore, A Little Bit of Eugene Onegin and Be A Sport, Spike!, which has been commissioned by Festival 2018, the cultural programme of the Glasgow 2018 European Championships.…
Read MoreBook review: Outlander’s Scotland by Phoebe Taplin
What’s the Story? One of the biggest television success stories of the last few years has been Outlander. Produced by American TV network Starz, it tells the story of 18th century Highland warrior Jamie Fraser, who meets 20th century medic Claire Randall, who has fallen back through time. Since the show was first shown in…
Read MoreScots believe they have met mythical creatures
A new survey shows 14% of Scots believe that they have encountered a mythical creature at some point in their lives. People from Glasgow are a lot more likely to claim this than people from Edinburgh with one in five (20%) in Glasgow making the bold claim, compared to one in 10 (10%) in Edinburgh.…
Read MoreUse your ISA wisely to benefit your savings
More and more Scots are being braver in the way they try to save their money. Statistics were released last week by HMRC, showing the Number of individuals subscribing to an Individual Savings Account (ISA). The results show 1.638million Scots now have an ISA, with 22,148,000 in the UK as a whole. Among the Scottish…
Read MoreMore stones for the Avengers to find in Scotland
Cinemas across the world currently feature an appearance by Edinburgh in Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War. Starring Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson and Inverness-born Karen Gillan among others, the film sees Earth attacked by Titan warlord Thanos who is intent on finding the Infinity Stones – six stones which hold cosmic power – to place in…
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