n Capercaillie singer Karen Matheson is playing a series of solo gigs around Scotland this month.
She is at Crail Community Hall tomorrow, Kirkcaldy's Adam Smith Theatre on Thursday and Eastgate Theatre in Peebles on Friday.www.karenmatheson.com
n The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland has launched its new short courses programme, aiming to increase participation in a wide range of performance and production arts areas. The courses are designed for all ages and stages of development, with opportunities for both lifelong learners and on-going professional development. New additions this year include Modern Ballet and RAD ballet syllabus classes for juniors.
www.rcs.ac.uk/shortcourses
n Oran Mor has launched a special Channel4/Oran Mor Comedy Drama Award. The award is open to all writers resident in the UK and the winner will take home a £5000 prize. The winning entry will be decided by a panel of judges drawn from Oran Mor and Channel 4 and will be given its stage premiere in March 2013 under the A Play A Pie and A Pint banner during the Glasgow International Comedy Festival. David MacLennan, producer of A Play A Pie and A Pint, said: "I am particularly pleased to have the support of Channel 4 for this exciting award. It will provoke a tremendous response from playwrights, both new and established, and will expose new talent to the theatre-going public, and potentially in the future a television audience." Closing date for entries is October 1.
www.oran-mor.co.uk
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