East Lothian Council (ELC), in partnership with greenspace Scotland, has launched a call-out to commission an artist or artists to contribute to the region’s Covid community memorial, that is part of the Scotland-wide Remembering Together project. Remembering Together East Lothian is managed by the Council Arts Service and is being developed by artists Barbara Gardner-Rowell and Sophie Ferguson. InContinue reading “East Lothian Council Sends Call-out for Artists to Help Create Covid Memorial”
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Grant Stott Takes Us Behind the Scenes of the King’s Theatre Redevelopment
The major project that is the redevelopment of the King’s Theatre is almost 50% complete and in a new film released by Capital Theatres, actor and broadcaster Grant Stott leads a walking tour of the theatre, giving an exclusive look at the progress of the renovation. Viewers can follow the popular King’s pantomime star asContinue reading “Grant Stott Takes Us Behind the Scenes of the King’s Theatre Redevelopment”
New Short Story Competition Launched by Calibre Audio in Celebration of 50 Years
Established in 1974, Calibre Audio is a pioneering audiobook charity that aims to use the full range of technology to make books accessible to everyone. From cassette tapes through to Alexa, Calibre has made books audible for 50 years and gives its members the power to read their way through a choice of audiobook platforms.Continue reading “New Short Story Competition Launched by Calibre Audio in Celebration of 50 Years”
Sir David Mcvicar’s La traviata by Verdi Tours Major Scottish Venues This Summer
To mark the closure of this 61st season of Scottish Opera (SO), audiences in Glasgow, Inverness, Aberdeen, and Edinburgh have the chance to experience a revival of world-renowned director Sir David McVicar’s production of Giuseppe Verdi’s La traviata. Opening at Theatre Royal Glasgow on 8th May, this staging began life at SO in 2008 and has since been seen inContinue reading “Sir David Mcvicar’s La traviata by Verdi Tours Major Scottish Venues This Summer”
Pomegranates Festival Presents Dance Adaptation of Hamish Henderson Poem
As part of this year’s Pomegranates Festival, Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland presents the first dance adaptation of Scotland’s own Hamish Henderson’s award-winning poetry Elegies for the Dead in Cyrenaica,considered among the finest poetic writing to come out of the Second World War. The show, entitled Elegies, was originally commissioned for the Scottish International Storytelling Festival 2023, thenContinue reading “Pomegranates Festival Presents Dance Adaptation of Hamish Henderson Poem”
Chris Ofili’s Tapestry The Caged Bird’s Song Returns to Dovecot This Autumn
The Caged Bird’s Song is a triptych tapestry designed by Chris Ofili and created by Dovecot over a period of three years and was commissioned by The Clothworkers’ Company in 2014 to support the work of Britain’s oldest tapestry studio. The exhibition will bring to life the process by which Dovecot’s master weavers transformed the colours,Continue reading “Chris Ofili’s Tapestry The Caged Bird’s Song Returns to Dovecot This Autumn”
Capital Theatres and Pitlochry Festival Theatre Support Scottish Musical Theatre
Capital Theatres and Pitlochry Festival Theatre have launched the second round of the Musicals Commissioning Hub – a talent hub designed to nurture Scottish musicians and writers. The aim of the programme is to collaborate with musicians, writers and artists to develop Scottish talent, support the future of musical theatre and create new musicals that could ultimately beContinue reading “Capital Theatres and Pitlochry Festival Theatre Support Scottish Musical Theatre”
Colstoun Arts Space in East Lothian to Exhibit Joe Grieve as First Artist
Colstoun Arts, established in 2022 in Colstoun House East Lothian, and a space offering artists access to the surrounding countryside as well as opening its doors to multiple artists as part of its ongoing residency programme. That was the first step in the directorship of Colstoun Arts’s Director McLean (Mackie) Sinclair-Parry and in 2024 it is setContinue reading “Colstoun Arts Space in East Lothian to Exhibit Joe Grieve as First Artist”
Edinburgh International Children’s Festival 2024 Programme Revealed
The Edinburgh International Children’s Festival (EICF) has launched its programme on World Theatre Day for Children and Young People with an exciting line up of 14 works from 9 different countries with children from Forthview Primary and Pilton Youth having been involved in programming some of the works featured at Family Encounters. Performances will offerContinue reading “Edinburgh International Children’s Festival 2024 Programme Revealed”
Stage and Screen Star Brian Cox Named as New Patron of Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society is delighted to announce actor Brian Cox as the newest Patron of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. From an early-stage career in the 1960s, Brian has forged a career full of iconic roles, including the first incarnation of Hannibal Lecter in Manhunter (1986), sinister CIA chief Ward Abbott in the BourneContinue reading “Stage and Screen Star Brian Cox Named as New Patron of Edinburgh Festival Fringe”
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