Curious Seed is an award-winning Edinburgh based performance company formed in 2005 by Scottish choreographer Christine Devaney, producing dance theatre work that questions the world we live in. Following a limited run at Dance Base in August 2019, Curious Seed can announce a Spring 2024 tour of And the Birds Did Sing,created and performed byContinue reading “Dance Company Curious Seed Embarks on Scottish Tour in Spring 2024”
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St Mary’s School Brings Lower Brass Days to Edinburgh and Elgin in February 2024
St Mary’s Music School, Scotland’s only specialist music school with tuition funding available and an admission basis centred on raw talent alone, has an exciting partnership lined up for this February. Along with UK brass players, they will bring a series of Lower Brass Days to Edinburgh and Elgin aimed at encouraging young people to study the trombone, euphonium, tenor and baritoneContinue reading “St Mary’s School Brings Lower Brass Days to Edinburgh and Elgin in February 2024”
The Biscuit Factory Beverage Festival 2024 is Launched
There’s a new festival in town for 2024 – The Biscuit Factory Beverage Festival! Featuring exceptional beer, boutique spirits, fine wines and quality beverages of all types from across the globe, it will be hosted over three sessions on Friday the 19th of April and Saturday 20th of April 2024. Set over two floors in the formerContinue reading “The Biscuit Factory Beverage Festival 2024 is Launched”
The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan Festival Theatre
It’s Peter Pan, Jim, but not as we know it! It is exactly what it says on the tin – The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan. In this tale, the Pixie Dust Waterfall has dried up and calls for characters from J M Barrie’s classic tale to return to Neverland to help save the day.Continue reading “The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan Festival Theatre”
Start the New Year with an RSNO Viennese Gala in Haddington, East Lothian
For fans of classical music, New Year is synonymous with Vienna whose famous son Johann Strauss created his iconic waltzes and polkas. This January, at St Mary’s Parish Church in Haddington, the Viennese atmosphere will be revived in a concert celebrating the romance of the period by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) as partContinue reading “Start the New Year with an RSNO Viennese Gala in Haddington, East Lothian”
Dear Billy – A Love Letter to the Big Yin returns in 2024
Glasgow based writer and performer and three-time Fringe First winner Gary McNair is hitting the road again with Dear Billy – A Love Letter to the Big Yin from the People of Scotland. Billy Connolly, who needs no introduction, as he is now regarded as a national treasure who came from the shipyards of theContinue reading “Dear Billy – A Love Letter to the Big Yin returns in 2024”
Manipulate Arts Announce Line Up for Manipulate Festival 2024
Manipulate Festival, Edinburgh’s international festival of animated film, puppetry, and visual theatre, returns for its 17th edition in February 2024, marking the start of the 40th year of Manipulate Arts, formerly Puppet Animation Scotland. Manipulate Festival will once more celebrate international and homegrown work that tells stories primarily through imagery instead of text or breathesContinue reading “Manipulate Arts Announce Line Up for Manipulate Festival 2024”
On-song SNJO Bring Authentic Ellington Sound to the Queen’s Hall
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra brings a new programme of jazz master Duke Ellington’s music, In an Ellington Mood, to the Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh on Sunday 10th December as part of the ensemble’s latest tour. The music of Ellington and his co-writer, Billy Strayhorn has become one of the SNJO’s specialisms and has earnedContinue reading “On-song SNJO Bring Authentic Ellington Sound to the Queen’s Hall”
Applications Open for Summerhall’s New Deal for Festival Fringe 2024
Summerhall announces a new deal format option for Fringe 2024 with 100% of ticket revenue in favour of the artists. Building on the initiatives it launched in 2023 that aim to ‘Support the Artist’ during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Summerhall has introduced a new deal where companies get 100% of the revenue from ticket sales in exchangeContinue reading “Applications Open for Summerhall’s New Deal for Festival Fringe 2024”
The Snow Queen Royal Lyceum
The Lyceum’s Christmas shows have, in the past, generally provided something a bit more than the usual pantomime fare on offer at this time of year. And I have to say that has been very much to my personal taste. This year, however, they move right into the panto style of performance, with the actionContinue reading “The Snow Queen Royal Lyceum”
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