Arts & Ents

  • Like the characters from The Hangover, I continually find myself attending fairly innocuous events – in my case, film screenings – then awaking to a reeling head and a poor conscience, brought to grief by people whom I ought to have abandoned a long time ago.

  • Howard Barker is one of the most revered and, in his native England at least, most neglected of contemporary dramatists.

  • The story of Calum MacLeod of Raasay – from "weak child" born in Glasgow and returned to his parents' home for the benefit of his health, to headstrong man fighting against the depopulation of the north of his island by building his own road – is one woven of the agonies and complexities of Scottish history.

Film

Stage

Music

  • WITH the trademark hat and tinted glasses in place, our man picked up the saxophone and welcomed his audience to...

  • Filmmaker David Lynch may not have the high profile he once did, but he sure knows a muse when he sees and hears one...

  • COMPOSER and conductor Vincenzo Simmarano is in Scotland this weekend with a choir from Italy for performances of...

  • It began as a mad idea to recreate one of the most popular pieces of music of the past century on two acoustic...

  • EDINBURGH-BASED singer-songwriter Sharon King tours the Borders and Highlands and Islands next month with her group...

Classical

Visual