A NEW Scottish comedy zombie musical film is to receive a preview screening at the Hippodrome cinema in Bo'ness.
Anna and the Apocalpyse will be shown in a preview screening at the Hippodrome in Bo’ness on 3 November ahead of its general release on 30 November.
The film is directed by John McPhail and was written by Alan McDonald and Ryan McHenry, starring Ella Hunt as Anna.
Alison Strauss, arts development officer at the Falkirk Community Trust organised the event.
She said: "I was fortunate to see the film when it premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in June and knew it would be a sure fire winner with our audiences.
"The characters are fresh, the songs are catchy and fans of zombie films will appreciate the original and funny take on the genre.
"The film isn’t out on general release until then end of November so I was thrilled when the distributors, Vertigo, agreed to let us screen it at the Hippodrome the weekend after Halloween.”
“We have been told that Scottish-based cast and crew who worked on the movie will join us at the screening which is very exciting."
www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/venues/hippodrome
THE lauded Scottish band Lau are to release a new album and embark on a national tour.
Lau release their new album, Midnight and Closedown, produced by John Parish, next February on Reveal Records.
Midnight and Closedown is Lau’s first new music since 2015’s The Bell That Never Rang, which was The Herald’s Album of The Year.
Parish has previously worked with P.J Harvey, Eels, Sparklehorse, This Is The Kit, Aldous Harding, Rokia Traore, M. Ward, and Giant Sand, among others.
Singer and songwriter Kris Drever said: "The songs on this album are about islands. Big Islands and little Islands and human islands. The idea that we’re all islands. Especially Islands.
"We made this music quickly but without haste, started by discussing themes and even now there are still traces of them. "There was a great deal of tune wrangling in order to get pieces which would normally take us months done in days."
Aidan O’Rourke said: "We wanted to make a Brexit album. What does that mean? The themes seemed vivid and swirling. Isolation. Fear. Giddiness. Cutting ties with allies, friends and partners. The vehemence of opinion. The shoutiness. The rise of the right. The allure of brashness in politics.
"The allure of romanticisation in the politics of Scotland: complicated, ever-shifting parameters of nationalism, nerves and optimism in the aftermath of the 2014 independence referendum. The sense that our collective future is hazy."
The tour includes a date at the Edinburgh Queen's Hall on December 7.
www.lau-music.co.uk
SCOTTISH Ballet is to present a specially adapted "wee version of a big ballet" when it opens Wee Hansel & Gretel at Theatre Royal in Glasgow from 1 – 3 November.
The production is aimed at children aged three to eight.
The show was originally choreographed by Scottish Ballet’s Artistic Director Christopher Hampson in 2013.
In the new production, dancers from Scottish Ballet will perform with students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s BA in Modern Ballet.
Set and costumes have been designed by Gary Harris, and Wee Hansel & Gretel will be set to the music of Engelbert Humperdinck, recorded live by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra.
Hampson said: "This ballet is close to my heart, so I am delighted to share this special hour-long show with young children in Glasgow. It is full of dancing and storytelling, plucky characters and a happy ending – perfect for experiencing the magic of live performance."
It will run at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow from 1 - 3 November.
www.scottishballet.co.uk/event/wee-hansel-gretel
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