What would you do with an hour? What if it was your last hour ever? For James the answer is easy: he wants to tell you a story. A story full of laughter and music and joy. A story about living. The third and final part of a trilogy that began with Learning to Fly… Read more »
‘Goodbye Postie’ follows the story of two lads, Postie and Sparkie, living in Dumfries together. Sick of the small town, Postie decides to fly the nest and Sparkie feels left behind. Together they explore why some people leave and some stay, risking their friendship in the process.
Held on the High Wire – Created and performed by Jenny Q and Myshkin Warbler Based on Jenny’s book Held Together and Myshkin’s album Trust and the High Wire A candid, spellbinding multimedia performance that tells an exceptional story. Jenny and Myshkin invite the audience on a journey from origin stories and migrations, through their… Read more »
Boiler Room Six tells the impossible true survival story of Titanic stoker Frederick Barrett. Given the prestigious role of lead firemen in one of the boiler rooms aboard the maiden Titanic, Barrett’s journey began as countless had before. But on the evening of April 14th, Barrett’s boiler room suddenly ripped apart, and the freezing Atlantic came… Read more »
The famous A Play, A Pie and A Pint is BACK! A lonely young woman, forced to leave her dream job at the Bowlarama, moves to Dundee in search of community. From the team behind Pushin’ Thirty, Goodbye Dreamland Bowlarama is a fish-out-of water comedy with original songs exploring grief and generational trauma. All tickets… Read more »
SANQUHAR ARTS FESTIVAL 24th and 25th May POETRY of the NITH A weekend across three venues in Sanquhar celebrating the River Nith including walks, art, nature and crafts inspired by the Romantic Poets. FREE FOR ALL VENUES, with tea, coffee and biscuits at the Community Centre. No need to book, just turn up! VENUE ONE:… Read more »
Estelle models for The Artist. Despite decades of experience, she has never sat for a session like this and with such an outcome, both unexpected, yet strangely inevitable. LIFE is set in a drawing class. There is a gentle invitation for audience to draw or doodle during the show, or simply watch the story emerge…. Read more »
Pop-up Opera celebrates opera on a miniature scale. Brought to life by two singers, a narrator, instrumentalists and a beautiful set of illustrations, this summer Scottish Opera present a celebration of Gilbert & Sullivan comedies – A Little Bit of The Pirates of Penzance and A Little Bit of The Gondoliers. Packed with screwball humour,… Read more »
Created and performed by Jenny Q and Myshkin Warbler Based on Jenny’s book Held Together and Myshkin’s album Trust and the High Wire A candid, spellbinding multimedia performance tells the story of Jenny’s near death experience, sepsis survival, and new life on metal legs. Balancing urgency, reflection, humour and wonder, the show merges Jenny’s raw,… Read more »
DOROTHÉE PULLINGER DESIGNER OF THE FIRST CAR FOR WOMEN A Drama with Live Music Dorothée dreamed of becoming an automobile engineer. In 1914, she applied to join the Institution of Automobile Engineers, but was told “the word person means a man”. At aged 22, she became Lady Superintendent of Vickers Munitions factory… Read more »