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Clay pigeon shoot will be a (double) barrel of fun

The Borders Branch of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is organising a clay shoot next month. This will take place on Sunday, April 10, at...

Daunderlust – a book sharing the untold Scots stories

Daunderlust is a beautifully eclectic and eccentric collection of stories about a side of Scotland that is rarely seen by the average visitor (or by...

A well-researched look at who the Picts were

The first time I heard about the Picts, the ancient people of the North of Scotland, I was hooked. My dad told me all about...
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Meet the busy wee bees at a Scottish school

Outdoor learning is central to the ethos at St Leonards School in St Andrews, with beekeeping, bushcraft, and Beach School amongst the core elements embedded...
ELLIOTT & HARPER PRODUCTIONS AND CATHERINE SCHREIBER PRESENT
THE LEEDS PLAYHOUSE PRODUCTION OF
THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
 
DIRECTED BY MICHAEL FENTIMAN, BASED ON THE ORIGINAL PRODUCTION BY SALLY COOKSON
 
ORIGINAL SET AND COSTUME DESIGN
RAE SMITH
 
SET AND COSTUME DESIGN
TOM PARIS
 
DRAMATURG / ORIGINAL WRITER IN THE ROOM
ADAM PECK
 
COMPOSITION
BENJI BOWER?BARNABY RACE
 
LIGHTING DESIGNER
JACK KNOWLES
 
SOUND DESIGN
IAN DICKINSON AND GARETH TUCKER FOR AUTOGRAPH
 
CHOREOGRAPHER
SHANNELLE ‘TALI’ FERGUS
 
MOVEMENT CONSULTANT
DAN CANHAM
 
PUPPETRY DIRECTOR
TOBY OLIÉ
 
PUPPETRY DESIGNER
MAX HUMPHRIES
 
AERIAL DIRECTOR
GWEN HALES
 
ILLUSIONS
CHRIS FISHER
 
CASTING DIRECTOR
WILL BURTON CDG
 
FIGHT DIRECTOR
JONATHAN HOLBY
 
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
TOBY HIGGINS
 
CO-ORCHESTRATOR
SAMUEL WILSON
 
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
JAMES CALLÀS-BALL
 
COSTUME SUPERVISOR
JOANNA COE
 
WIGS, HAIR AND MAKE-UP DESIGNER
SUSANNA PERETZ
 
PROPS SUPERVISOR
LIZZIE FRANKL




Karise Yensen - Lucy
Samantha Womack - The White Witch / Mrs Macready 
Chris Jared - Aslan
Sam Buttery - Mr Beaver
Unwin - Mr Tumnus
Michael Ahomka Lindsay - Maugrim / Solider / Satyr / White Stag
Oliver Bingham - Mr Brinkworth / March Hare / Aslan Puppeteer
Scott Brooks - Mr Pope / Fox Trot / Associate Music Captain 
Kate Parr - Miss Gumley-Warmley / Phoenix 
Grace Wylde - Mrs Pevensie / Robin / Gryphon
Johnson Willis - Professor Kirk / Father Christmas / Wise Owl / White Mouse 
Rachel Dawson - Miss Chutney / Blue Badger / Spirit of the Moon
Oliver Grant - Mr Wilson / Schrodinger / Red Squirrel / Head Cruel / Aslan Puppeteer / Puppet Captain 
Matthew James Hinchcliffe - Mr Marsden / Mauve Mole / Music Captain 
Shaun McCourt - Mr Granville / Jack Rabbit / Aslan Puppeteer
Christina Tedders - Mrs Beaver
Sophie Naglik - Swing
Tash Holway - Swing / Dance Captain
Brad Veitch - Swing
Conor O’Kane - Swing

Take a magical trip to the world of Narnia

There's always been something magical about The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. C S Lewis's novel from 1950 spearheaded The Chronicles of Narnia series,...

It’s definitely worth trying to grab hold of Letting Go

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing, according to the old song (and film). And it most definitely is in Letting Go: A Timeline of Tales, by...
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Review: The Hari Afternoon Tea & London Tea Friends Summer Festival

Summertime in Auld Reekie can feel a lot more hectic than The Big Smoke. So, instead of breaking to London for the hustle and bustle,...
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Travel Review, Knipoch Hotel: ‘A visit to Knipoch is like taking a deep, restorative breath of crisp, cleansing Highland air’

I knew that Shakespeare’s singular Scottish play, Macbeth, was set in Scotland, of course, but I had no idea that the murder that inspired it...
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Travel Review: Seaton House, St Andrews

Visitors flock to St Andrews for different reasons, whether it be to play rounds of gold on the town's historic championship courses, visit the third-oldest...
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Fred Olsen: Scotland, Scilly Isles & The West Country 10 Night Cruise

At the ripe old age of 33, I packed my bags, hopped on the 30-minute train from Haymarket to Rosyth and into the waiting taxi...
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Galgorm Resort is the perfect place for a luxury spa break in Northern Ireland

There are spa breaks, and there are spa breaks. But when I agreed to travel to Northern Ireland to visit Galgorm Resort I was fairly...
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Marine Troon Hotel: ‘A relaxed sense of luxury and you don’t need to like golf to love this hotel’

Marooned just steps away from the golden sands of Troon beach lies the sandstone monolith that is the Marine Troon Hotel. Golf fans may be...
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In a Nutshell, Theo Creton: Cooking has its highs and lows, but you can’t buy the feeling of putting a smile on someone’s face’

Theo Creton, head chef of MARA Restaurant at Links House, Dornoch, on the most he's ever paid for a meal, his favourite cookbook and the...
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Review: The Crab & Lobster Fish Shack

South Queensferry is probably the perfect place for a seafood restaurant, and so taking the short hop from Edinburgh to the Firth of Forth to...
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Producer’s Corner: Anona Gow, Pitscandly Farm

When Anona Gow began her career as a lawyer, she never imagined that one day she’d swap the courtroom for running a deer farm in...
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Historic Coleburn Distillery to be revived after 40 years

The historic Coleburn Distillery is set to be revived after 40 years of lying dormant.  Located in the heart of Speyside, Coleburn is being brought...
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Is this Glasgow’s best Sunday roast? Elements in Bearsden serves up a fantastic lunch

It’s been an impressive start for Gary Townsend’s first solo venture, Elements in Bearsden.  Opening last year to a flurry of rave reviews, it was...
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Rare bottle of whisky from Port Ellen Distillery set to fetch up to £300,000 at auction

A rare bottle of whisky from Port Ellen Distillery, which re-opened last year after 40 years, is set to fetch up to £300,000 at auction....

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