In Glasgow this summer, Scottish Opera (SO), is staging an outdoor promenade production of Leonard Bernstein’s satirical opera, Candide, and is appealing to members of the public from all walks of life to join the show’s community chorus. There will be six performances, to be held in a purpose-built marquee tent of this vibrant andContinue reading “Community Chorus Members for Scottish Opera’s New Production of Candide”
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The Scent of Roses Royal Lyceum
The latest work from award winning playwright and director Zinnie Harris is a series of intersecting two handers, with echoes of la Ronde, that looks at the destructive effect of lies and miscommunication in relationships. The opening scene shows the partners of a 21 year old marriage Luci (Neve Mcintosh) and Chris (Peter Forbes) asContinue reading “The Scent of Roses Royal Lyceum”
Scottish Opera’s Project for People Living with Dementia Returns 
Memory Spinners, the project designed by Scottish Opera (SO) to engage with people living with dementia through music and art, has begun at Glasgow’s St Columba’s Church and St Andrew’s The Byre. Launched in 2012, the sessions were put on hold for two years during the pandemic, so this is the first time the groupsContinue reading “Scottish Opera’s Project for People Living with Dementia Returns ”
Cumnock Tryst Presents an Evening with Sir James MacMillan & Dame Evelyn Glennie
This April, the Cumnock Tryst will present a special one-off event featuring two icons of the Scottish and global music scene, Sir James MacMillan and Dame Evelyn Glennie. Following a day of workshops featuring Sir James and Dame Evelyn, the pair will join members of CentreStage, Kilmarnock, Solar Bear Theatre Company, along with young peopleContinue reading “Cumnock Tryst Presents an Evening with Sir James MacMillan & Dame Evelyn Glennie”
De Gaulle (12) French Film Festival
The opening shots of this 2019 film directed by Gabriel Le Bomin show a tender and intimate moment in the bedroom of Charles de Gaulle (Lambert Wilson) and his wife Yvonne (Isabelle Carré). It sets the tone in this biopic that holds the dual strands of the personal and the political in what seems toContinue reading “De Gaulle (12) French Film Festival”
Major New Music Venue Dunard Centre Gets £25million Funding Package
The world-class music centre set to boost Edinburgh’s international reputation for culture, the Dunard Centre, has been confirmed as receiving support of £10 million each from the UK and Scottish governments, and a further £5 million from the City of Edinburgh Council. The music venue, that was given the green light by Edinburgh’s planning authoritiesContinue reading “Major New Music Venue Dunard Centre Gets £25million Funding Package”
Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Iconic The Scandal at Mayerling ReImagined by Scottish Ballet
Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s iconic ballet about a dysfunctional royal family, depicting real events from 1889 and boldly created in 1978, has been reimagined and redesigned by Scottish Ballet. This World Premiere production, featuring the entire Scottish Ballet company of 40+ dancers, will be the first time Sir Kenneth’s celebrated ballet has been produced in theContinue reading “Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Iconic The Scandal at Mayerling ReImagined by Scottish Ballet”
Traverse Theatre’s Leading Class Act Programme Celebrates 30th Anniversary 
This year, Class Act, the programme from the Traverse that pairs established playwrights, storytellers, directors and musicians with students from secondary schools across the city of Edinburgh, celebrates its 30th anniversary. The Traverse welcomes back the youth programme to Traverse 1 in 2022 with stories that have been created by students from five local secondary schoolsContinue reading “Traverse Theatre’s Leading Class Act Programme Celebrates 30th Anniversary ”
Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre Announces New Work by Youth Ensembles
The Citizens Theatre announces new writing -The Dodo Experiment by the WAC Ensemble and Press 2 For Help by Young Co – to be performed by the theatre’s youth ensembles. The WAC Ensemble, an innovative theatre company for care-experienced young adults aged 18 to 26, will present The Dodo Experiment. Co-written by Martin Travers and WAC Ensemble member, Chloe Wyper, the production follows their 2020 critically acclaimed punk play andContinue reading “Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre Announces New Work by Youth Ensembles”
New Works by Hong Kong Artist Renee So to Open Cample Line 2022 Exhibition
CAMPLE LINE, an independent arts organization located in the South West of Scotland specialising in thought-provoking international contemporary art and film, announces their latest exhibition that opens this Spring. The exhibition, Effigies and Elginisms, by artist Renee So includes sculpture, stoneware, glazed ceramic tile and textiles that respond to CAMPLE LINE’s spaces. The Hong Kong bornContinue reading “New Works by Hong Kong Artist Renee So to Open Cample Line 2022 Exhibition”
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