The celebrations of the 700th anniversary of the 1320 Declaration of Arbroath were supposed to take place last year, but global events dictated otherwise. The Declaration was written by the barons of the kingdom of Scotland to the Pope asking for the recognition of Scotland’s independence and acknowledgement of Robert the Bruce as the country’sContinue reading “Sound and Visual Performance Celebrates Declaration of Arbroath This September”
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Ayr Composer Michael Murray Celebrated by Cumnock Tryst
Michael Murray is a man with a dual role. He may not don a cape and have a secret identity, but while by night he is a warden for the Ayr central shopping centre, at other times he is a classical composer. In 2019, he composed an oboe solo entitled Psycho–Scherzo thatwill be performed asContinue reading “Ayr Composer Michael Murray Celebrated by Cumnock Tryst”
The Music Industry and COVID:19 – What Comes Next?
The first interview I did for this article took place on an abnormally quiet, post work train journey in London. Laptop open, headphones in and I paused, wondering why I felt so apprehensive to begin the interview, then I realised it was because this interview could intensify what I was worried about: my beloved musicContinue reading “The Music Industry and COVID:19 – What Comes Next?”
Mama Weed (La Daronne) French Film Festival Online
This latest film from Jean-Paul Salomé takes its title from the novel by Hannelore Cayre, La Daronne whose meaning is open to variations, several of which cropped up during the film. Ranging from ‘matron’ to ‘old lady’ to ‘godmother’ (in a mafiosa sense) to a plain old slang version of Mum but the chosen EnglishContinue reading “Mama Weed (La Daronne) French Film Festival Online”
Leith Based Citadel Arts Set to Broadcast New Audio Plays from Their Website
Leith-based theatre company Citadel Arts Group is bringing eleven short audio dramas based on the novel by William Haddow – Leithers One Family – thatfollows the fortunes of the fictitious Preston family from 14th to 21st century Leith as they struggle through wars, plagues and poverty. The Preston family occupations range from pickpockets, fishwives, smugglers,Continue reading “Leith Based Citadel Arts Set to Broadcast New Audio Plays from Their Website”
Homefront (Des Hommes) French Film Festival Online
Based on the 2009 novel of the same name from French writer Laurent Mauvignier, this historical drama from Belgian director Lucas Belvaux exposes the often hidden scars of war. It is 2003 in a village in Burgundy. There is a subdued gathering in a local hall to celebrate the 60th birthday of Solange (Catherine Frot).Continue reading “Homefront (Des Hommes) French Film Festival Online”
Traverse 3 Hosts The Dream Frequencies
Michael John McCarthy is an Irish-born Glasgow-based musician, sound designer and composer whose name is familiar to Scottish theatre goers as a four times CATS (Critics’ Award for Theatre in Scotland) nominee for Best Music and Sound. During the UK’s first Covid-19 lockdown, McCarthy found himself regularly talking to his friends and family about theirContinue reading “Traverse 3 Hosts The Dream Frequencies”
Night Shift (Police) French Film Festival Online
Anne Fontaine’s police procedural with a difference (nobody gets shot, for a start) is reminiscent of The Last Detail, in that the central characters have been detailed to escort a prisoner from a holding facility to face his fate. In this case, the situation is one where the prisoner is not a criminal, but isContinue reading “Night Shift (Police) French Film Festival Online”
Citizens Theatre Announces Filmed Version of 2017 Two Hander, The Macbeths
Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre is reprising their acclaimed 2017 production of The Macbeths that played in their Circle Studio. Adapted by director Dominic Hill and writer Frances Poet this radically cut version of Shakespeare’s play charts the breakdown of the relationship of the infamous couple following an act of murder that binds then destroys them. ThisContinue reading “Citizens Theatre Announces Filmed Version of 2017 Two Hander, The Macbeths”
Celebration of Edinburgh Women Across the Years This International Women’s Day
To mark this year’s International Women’s Day, Museums & Galleries Edinburgh curators have taken the opportunity to shine a light on a selection of outstanding women from Edinburgh’s past. Five pioneering women, whose lives are reflected in the city’s history collections, have been chosen. The respective choices of History Curators Victoria Garrington and AnnaContinue reading “Celebration of Edinburgh Women Across the Years This International Women’s Day”
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