Scotland’s Puppet Animation Festival (PAF) has been running since 1984 and is the UK’s oldest established annual performing arts event for children. In the last 5 years it has toured to more than 200 venues throughout the length and breadth of Scotland and the North of England. This year, they will bring the popular FestivalContinue reading “Puppet Animation Scotland Brings Annual Festival Online for 2021”
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Recording Finds Trio in Their Prime
Edinburgh guitarist Kevin Mackenzie releases the first recording with his latest group this Friday, March 5. Prime Trio features Mackenzie with the former Young Scottish Jazz Musician of the Year, Peter Johnstone on organ and first-call drummer Doug Hough, and Mackenzie is excited by both the instrumentation and the personnel involved. “The great thing for me aboutContinue reading “Recording Finds Trio in Their Prime”
Love Affair(s)
The translation of foreign film titles to English can be a subject of some query and this French film from director Emmanuel Mouret is no exception. Its French title is Les Choses qu’on dit, les choses qu’on fait, which translates almost perfectly as Things We Say, Things We Do. While the chosen title of LoveContinue reading “Love Affair(s)”
Icons of Gin, World Gin Awards and Gin Magazine Hall of Fame 2021 Announced in Online Presentation
The best and brightest in the world of gin have been commended in the Gin Magazine Awards 2021. For the first time the awards – presented by Gin Magazine – were announced virtually, in a broadcast streamed on the Gin Magazine Facebook page. Comprising three parts, the Gin Magazine Awards are designed to commend theContinue reading “Icons of Gin, World Gin Awards and Gin Magazine Hall of Fame 2021 Announced in Online Presentation”
Ayr Gaiety Theatre Presents Their Spring 2021 Season
Although, like other entertainment venues across the land, Ayr’s Gaiety Theatre remains closed, they are still engaged in supporting their community. Since the start of the Covid crisis in March 2020, they have created more than 20 new films created opportunities for freelance emerging artists, supporting them to create new works. As well as this, theyContinue reading “Ayr Gaiety Theatre Presents Their Spring 2021 Season”
French Film Festival UK Reveals Exciting Online Programme
Highlights include Isabelle Huppert as La Daronne, and Emmanuel Mouret’s César-nominated Love Affairs The organisers of the French Film Festival UK are delighted to reveal an exciting new online programme under its fff@home umbrella, which will run from Friday 12 to Saturday 27 March. Due to Covid-related disruption to the 28th edition of the French Film Festival UK, audiences missed outContinue reading “French Film Festival UK Reveals Exciting Online Programme”
Digital Exhibition Shows Unique Perspectives of Edinburgh in Art
A new digital exhibition has opened thanks to Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. Featuring 22 works from the City’s Collection of Scottish art, regarded as one the country’s finest, and housed in the currently closed City Art Centre (CAC), the exhibition is entitled Edinburgh: Our City. The exhibition offers a chance to explore Scotland’s capital throughContinue reading “Digital Exhibition Shows Unique Perspectives of Edinburgh in Art”
Traverse Announces Six New Creative Appointments
Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre welcomes six new creative appointments across a range of partnerships, projects and productions for 2021 and beyond. Each chosen individual will bring a range of expertise and, in collaboration with the other participants and partners, will contribute to the organisation’s continued evolution to further aid the theatre’s work with both audiences andContinue reading “Traverse Announces Six New Creative Appointments”
New Role of President of Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society announces thatFleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge has been appointed in the role of honorary President of the charity. The position, which is the first of its kind, will see Waller-Bridge act as a representative and advocate for the Fringe Society, the charity that exists to support everyone who wants to participate inContinue reading “New Role of President of Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society”
Hippodrome Silent Film Festival Announces Digital Programme for 2021
Falkirk Community Trust have announced the Hippodrome Silent Film Festival’s 10th festival programme, Wed 17 – Sat 21 March 2021. The festival, which is affectionately known as HippFest, is usually housed in Scotland’s oldest purpose-built cinema The Hippodrome in Bo’ness. This year however, the full programme will go online for the first time, after being cancelledContinue reading “Hippodrome Silent Film Festival Announces Digital Programme for 2021”