Posts Tagged ‘performers’
The very model of a modern music library
SCOTTISH Opera has bought a library full of Gilbert and Sullivan works, which it will hire out to performers across the UK and continental Europe. The D’Oyly Carte music hire library sold 86 crates of music to Scottish Opera. It’s taken the Scottish team three weeks to sort through the crates. Some rarer items are…
Read MoreFringe: Going coco-nuts for improvised fun and laughs
I’m not usually a fan of improvised comedy, it can so easily retreat into crudity or banality. Not from this cast of five, they are intelligent, fast, fun to watch and very funny. A word is thrown out from an audience member and they are off. How they manage to navigate from ‘somewhere in Europe’,…
Read MoreHenge gig promises to be out of this world
Music that’s out of this world is coming to Scotland’s festival village. Moniaive in Dumfries and Galloway is renowned for hosting bands from all over the world – but now its welcoming musicians from Venus and beyond. The mighty Henge, who describe themselves as ‘an extra-terrestrial music collective’ plan to bring their unique sound to…
Read MoreThe impressive Giant Lanterns of China are returning
Edinburgh Zoo is home to many fascinating creatures, and from tonight, it will host the Loch Ness Monster, unicorns and a phoenix. Following the huge success of last year’s event, The Giant Lanterns of China is back at the zoo and set to be even bigger and better. The launch night takes place today today,…
Read MoreScotland hosts musical event for RAF’s centenary
Pipers from the RAF Central Scotland Pipes and Drums are performing at the RAF in Concert tour this week – the last official event celebrating the Royal Air Force’s centenary. The concert at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow on Wednesday, October 3, is among a wide range of exciting events being staged around the…
Read MorePopular comedy club set to open in Scotland
One of the UK’s most esteemed comedy clubs is set to launch in Scotland. On Saturday, 6 October, Just the Tonic Comedy Club is coming to Edinburgh. Boasting the finest names on the circuit, a top-notch line-up is always guaranteed. From the cream of the comedy crop, look out for acts like Tom Stade, David Kay…
Read MoreRoss finds Sanctuary with his third album
Sanctuary is Ross Ainslie’s third solo album in which he continues his quest to rationalize the direction his life has taken from the time he chose music over sport to removing alcohol from his life. Music is his sanctuary, the place in which he is safe; ruler of a familiar territory that wraps its warm…
Read MoreDramatic dance performances will entertain in Glasgow
A dramatic dance performance in two parts is coming to Glasgow’s Tramway Theatre next week. The Tramway commissioned Brighton-based choreographer, performer and stage designer Theo Clinkard to create a compelling and visually arresting dance work. This Bright Field will come to the threate on Friday, October 13, and Saturday, October 14. In part one, the…
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