The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
EVENTS IN YOUR AREA
Aberfeldy
Treescapes and Photos fromthe Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year The Watermill, Mill Street, PH15 2BG, 01887 822896, until Mon April 30. Mon– Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 11am–5pm, free. Landscape and treescape photography. www.aberfeldywatermill.com
Alloa
Blithe Spirit Coach House Theatre, Tullibody Road, FK10 2HU, 07581 376809, Fri March 23, 7.30pm, £11. The Alman Dramatic Club’s spring production for 2018 is the ghostly comedy classic written by Noel Coward. www.thealman.com
Arbroath
King Creosote The Webster Memorial Theatre, 64 High Street, DD11 1AW, 01241 435800, Mon March 19, 8pm, £17. Eclectic indie folk musician and plaintive troubadour, who is currently on a 13 night solo Scottish tour with support from Hamish Hawk. www.kingcreosote.com
Birnam
Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas and Eduardo Martin Birnam Arts & Conference Centre, Station Road, PH8 0DS, 01350 727674, Tue March 20, 7.30– 9.30pm, £12 (£10; under 26s £5). Cuban guitarist Cárdenas plays the music of his fellow countryman Martín. www.birnamarts.com
Blairgowrie
Lisamchugh Blairgowrie Town Hall, Brown Street, PH10 6EX, Sun March 18, 7.30pm, £20. Country singer from Glasgow who won Female Vocalist of the Year at the Irish Country Music Awards. www.blairgowrietownhall.co.uk
Brechin
Brandon Mcphee Brechin City Hall, 9 Swan Street, DD9 6EE, 01307 461460, Fri March 16, 7.30pm, £20. Folk music from the award-winning accordionist. As an All Scotland Senior Accordion Championship winner, Brandon has performed for the Royals, the opening of the Scottish Parliament and has seven recordings to his credit, both traditional Scottish music and country music vocals. www.brechincityhall.org
Carnoustie
The Producers Carnoustie High School Theatre, Shanwell Road, DD7 7SS, until Sat March 17, Fri-sat 7.30pm, £8–£10. After putting together another Broadway flop, down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock teams up with timid accountant Leo Bloom in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world’s worst show www.carnoustiemusical.co.uk
Comrie
Learn To Navigate Auchingarrich Wildlife Centre, PH6 2JE, 07973 802620, Sat March 17, 10.30am–3.30pm, free. Learn skills to feel confi- dent and competent to get out and about. Learn to locate yourself on a map, how to use a compass and more. www.doitoutdoors.co.uk
Dundee
Castalian Quartet Marryat Hall, City Square, DD1 3BY, 01382 434940, Thu March 22, 7.30pm, £14 (students & jobseekers £7; children £1). The Castalian Quartet was formed in 2011 and consists of Sini Simonen (violin), Daniel Roberts (violin), Charlotte Bonneton (viola) and Christopher Graves (cello). www.castalianstringquartet.com Dead Centre Walking Tour City Centre, DD1 1UQ, 07446 625682, Thu March 22, 7.15–8.15pm, £10. Hear more about Dundee’s darker past, with stories of death and disease, with a side order of Vikings and some body-snatching. www.darkdundee.co.uk Face to Face
The Mcmanus, Albert Square, Meadowside, DD1 1DA, 01382 307200, until Sun May 20, daily 10am–5pm, free. From provosts to posers, consider what makes a successful portrait and how we can learn more about the sitter than what they look like. www.mcmanus.co.uk Fiona Haldane Eduardo Alessandro Studios, 30 Gray Street, Broughty Ferry, DD5 2BJ, 01382 737011, until Tue March 27, daily (not Sun), 9.30am–5pm, free. Landscape work by the Dundee-born pastel artist. www.eastudios.com Hello, Dolly! Whitehall Theatre, 12 Bellfield Street, DD1 5JA, 01382 434940, until Sat March 24, Wed–fri 7.30pm, £10– £15 (£10–£13). Dundee Operatic Society presents Jerry Herman’s energetic musical. www.whitehalltheatre.com Ingela Ihrman: We Thrive Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee, 13 Perth Road, DD1 4HT, 01382 345330, until Fri April 13. Mon–fri 10am–5pm; Sat 11am–5pm, free.
The first UK solo exhibition by the Swedish artist. www.dundee.ac.uk Neurogenesis Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, DD1 4DY, 01382 909900, Thu March 22, 5pm, free. The Neurogenesis installation by Helen Storey and developmental biologist Kate Storey challenges us to think about the nervous system and how it changes and connects with our bodies. www.dca.org.uk Shonky: the Aesthetics of Awkwardness Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, DD1 4DY, 01382 909900, until Sun May 27, Mon–wed, Fri–sun 10am–6pm; Thu 10am–8pm, free. An exhibition exploring the nature of visual awkwardness through the work of artists and architects Arakawa and Gins, Cosima von Bonin, Niki de Saint Phalle, Benedict Drew, Justin Favela, Duggie Fields, Louise Fishman, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Kate Lepper, Andrew Logan, Plastique Fantastique, Jacolby Satterwhite, Tim Spooner and John Walter. Guest curated by John Walter. www.dca.org.uk
Spring Awakening Dundee Rep, Tay Square, DD1 1PB, 01382 223530, until Sat March 24, Thu 7.30pm; Fri 5pm & 8.30pm; Sat 2.30pm, £11–£24 (£8– £22; children £8). Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in association with Dundee Rep Ensemble present the punk-rock musical based on the play by Frank Wedekind. www.dundeerep.co.uk
Ed Byrne: Spoiler Alert Dundee Rep, Tay Square, DD1 1PB, 01382 223530, Sat March 17, 7.30pm, £24. Stand-up comedy from the Mock The Week regular. www.edbyrne.com
One Night of Adele Gardyne Theatre, Gardyne Road, DD5 1NY, 01382 434940, Fri March 16, 7.30pm, £22. Adele tribute show featuring Sarah Evans. www.gardynetheatre.org.uk Rope
The Little Theatre, 58 Victoria Road, DD1 2NU, 01382 434940, until Sat March 17, Fri– Sat 7.30–10pm, £10. Dundee Dramatic Society presents Patrick Hamilton’s 1929 murder story, which Hitchcock adapted for his 1948 film of the same name. www.dundeebox.co.uk Scottish Ensemble: Court & Country Caird Hall, City Square, DD1 3BB, 01382 434940, Fri March 16, 7.30pm, £12 (under 26s £10; under 16s free). The Ensemble plays
Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 with second movement by Sally Beamish; Beamish’s own Seavaigers, Bach’s Violin Concerto in E major and Bartók’s Divertimento, with new music from Catriona Mckay (Scottish harp) and Chris Stout (fiddle). www.scottishensemble.co.uk
The Friends of Camperdown Wildlife Centre Spring Open Day Camperdown Wildlife Centre, Camperdown Park, Coupar Angus Road, DD2 4TF, 01382 431811, Sat March 17, 10am–4pm, £4–£7. Activity day and art exhibition in support of animal conservation activities. www.camperdownwildlifecentre.com Lou Lou’s Vintage Fair Caird Hall, City Square, DD1 3BB, 01382 434940, Sat March 17, 11am–5pm, £2 (children free). Find unique, handpicked quality goods with stalls of vintage fashion, accessories, home, collectables and more from some of the UK’S finest vintage traders. www.thevintagefair.com The Shirley Bassey Story Gardyne Theatre, Gardyne Road, DD5 1NY, 01382 434940, Sat March 17, 7.30pm, £22. Show that charts the life and musical career of Shirley Veronica Bassey, from her birth in Tiger Bay in 1937 to her first job in a saucepan factory, through family life and on to International Stardom at the highest level. www.gardynetheatre.org.uk
Taster Session Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, DD1 4DY, 01382 909900, Sat March 17, 2–5pm, £10. This session provides demonstrations of etching, relief printing, screen printing and photography. Try some of the simpler stages and leave with a small portfolio of your own prints. www.dca.org.uk
A Day to Play The Mcmanus, Albert Square, Meadowside, DD1 1DA, 01382 307200, Sun March 18, 2–3pm, free. Interactive performance workshop for children
and their grown-ups. Featuring song, dressup, dance and play. www.shapercaper.com Shadowgraphs
Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, DD1 4DY, 01382 909900, Sun March 18, 11am–6pm, £30. A one-day masterclass in this fascinating early photographic technique, which does not use a camera but instead objects and light to produce ‘photogram’ images which have a rich, haunting, three-dimensional quality. www.dca.org.uk Waterless Plate Lithography Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, DD1 4DY, 01382 909900, Wed March 21, 6–8.30pm, £95 (£75). Learn to use waterless lithography plates to combine photographic, digital and hand-drawn imagery. www.dca.org.uk
Dunfermline
The Bay City Rollers Alhambra Theatre, 35 Canmore Street, KY12 7NX, 01383 740384, Fri March 16, 7.30pm, £22.50. Les Mckeown takes audiences back to the heady days when the Rollers dominated the charts and tartan bell- bottoms were considered an acceptable choice of attire. Featuring all the best-known songs including Bye Bye Baby, Shang A Lang and Summer Love Sensation.
Dunkeld & Birnam
Niel Gowannual Scottish Fiddle Festival Various venues, Dunkeld & Birnam, PH8 0AN, 01350 727688, Fri 16 & Sat 17 March, times vary, prices vary. Established in 2004 to celebrate the life of Perthshire fiddle legend Niel Gow, this festival is held in his home village of Dunkeld & Birnam each year. Now a breeding ground for traditional music talent, the festival runs a selection of workshops, performances and events each year. www.niel-gow.co.uk
Elie
Free From Tasting Day
Ardross Farm Shop, Ardross Farm, KY9 1EU, 01333 331400, Sun March 18, 11am–4pm, free. An opportunity to browse different foods that have been fairly traded and sustainably sourced. www.ardrossfarm.co.uk
Forfar
Scottish Bonanza Reid Hall, Castle Street, DD8 3AE, 01307 818765, Sun March 18, 7.15– 10.15pm, £12–£15. An evening of Scottish music, comedy and song. Featuring Colin Dewar, Eddie Rose, Ewan Galloway Scottish Dance Band, Malcolm Ross and Sandy Lindsay. www.forfarathletic. co.uk
Glenrothes
Big Girls Don’t Cry Rothes Halls, Kingdom Centre, KY7 5NX, 01592 612121, Thu March 22, 7.30pm, £24.75. Tribute to Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons featuring all the hits, from Sherry to Grease is the Word. www.eastcoastboys.biz The Rising
Rothes Halls, Kingdom Centre, KY7 5NX, 01592 612121, Sat March 17, 7.30pm, £15. A tribute to the music of Bruce Springsteen. www.onfife.com
Kirkcaldy
Brickwonders Aberdour Castle and Garden, KY3 0SL, 01383 860519, until Sun April 22, daily 10am–4pm, £3.60–£6. Architectural gems in Lego, created by Warren Elsmore. www.historicenvironment.scot Adamsmith Lecture: Sandi Toksvig Adam Smith Theatre, Bennochy Road, KY1 1ET, 01592 583302, Fri March 16, 7.15pm, £15 (£10). The joint-founder of The Women’s Equality Party, columnist, host of BBC’S QI and co-host of Channel 4’s Great British Bake Off delivers this year’s Adam Smith Lecture. Part of the Adam Smith Global Foundation’s Festival Of Ideas 2018. www.onfife.com Kieran Hodgson: Lance
Adam Smith Theatre, Bennochy Road, KY1 1ET, 01592 583302, Fri March 16, 9.30pm, £7.50. Kieran Hodgson presents his hilarious story of growing up, betrayal by professional athletes, and redemption. Part of the Adam Smith Global Foundation Festival Of Ideas. www.onfife.com An Audience With David Tennant Adam Smith Theatre, Bennochy Road, KY1 1ET, 01592 583302, Sat March 17, 7.30pm, £10. David Tennant talks to Arabella Weir about his life and career. Part of the Adam Smith Global Foundation Festival Of Ideas. www.onfife.com
Kirriemuir 9 To 5 Themusical Kirriemuir Town Hall, 28–30 Reform Street, DD8 4BS, until Fri March 23, Tue–thu 7.30pm, £10–£12. A fun and empowering musical featuring music and lyrics by the legendary Dolly Parton. www.visitangus.com Lochgelly
The Commitment Brothers
Lochgelly Centre, Bank Street, KY5 9RD, 01592 583303, Sat March 17, 7.30pm, £15. With over 100 years musical experience between them, these versatile musicians bring you a lively and energetic tribute show that is filled with the very best music from two iconic films, The Commitments and The Blues Brothers. www.onfife.com
Monifieth
Quartet
Monifieth Theatre, 72 High Street, DD5 4AG, 01382 480043, until Sat March 31, Thu–sat 7.30pm, £9 (£7). A comedy drama explor- ing art, the eccentricities of age and the power of the human spirit. www.monifieththeatre. co.uk
Newport-onTay
Roddywoomble Rio Community Centre, St Mary’s Lane, DD6 8AH, Sat March 17, 7.30–11pm, £16.76. Woomble has established a formidable back catalogue of contemporary folk solo work. Now he’s performing enchanting songs from his latest solo album The Deluder. www.roddywoomble. com
Perth
Janeanne Gilchrist: Above, Below, Beyond
Fergusson Gallery, Marshall Place, PH2 8NS, 01738 783425, until Sat March 24, Tue–sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–4.30pm, free. Images of objects found in the sea, from the award-winning photographer. www.culturepk.org.uk Richard III
Perth Theatre, 185 High Street, PH1 5UW, 01738 621031, Thu March 22, £21.50 (£10; seniors £18.50). Richard is scourge, trailblazer, and finally king, in this darkly funny, twisted political thriller about grabbing power no matter what the cost. www.horsecross.co.uk Ringroad Perth Theatre, 185 High Street, PH1 5UW, 01738 621031, Sat March 17, 8pm, £11. Anita Vettesse’s hilarious and heartbreaking comedy about a childless woman, her brother-inlaw and a ring-road motel. www.horsecross.co.uk Strictly Hx Dance Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, PH1 5HZ, 01738 621031, Fri March 16, 7pm, £4.50 (£3.50). An opportunity to experience lots of different dance styles from Beyoncé to ballet, musicals to mambo. For ages 16+. www.horsecross.co.uk British Science Week: Battlefield Laboratory
The Black Watch Castle and Museum, Balhousie Castle, Hay Street, PH1 5HR, 01738 638152, Sat March 17, 1.30–3.30pm, £3. How do guns and cannons work? What makes a bullet fly in a straight line? Find out the answers to these questions and more at this explosive Battlefield Laboratory workshop. Suitable for ages 7–12. www.theblackwatch.co.uk Scottish Concert Band Festival 2018 Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, PH1 5HZ, 01738 621031, Sun March 18, 9.30am, £7.50 (£3.50). These National Finals bring together the best in Scotland – all the gold and platinum award concert bands from regional festivals across the country. www.horsecross.co.uk Little Stars Baby Perth Theatre, 185 High Street, PH1 5UW, 01738 621031, Fri March 16, 11am, £3. Fun-filled workshops which include drama, singing and dancing activities tailored to engage and inspire children aged 0–4 years old. The sessions will build a colourful imagination as well as focusing on the four ‘C’s’: confidence, concentration, coordination and communication, helping children to reach their full potential. www.horsecross.co.uk
Tommy Smith Quartet Perth Theatre, 185 High Street, PH1 5UW, 01738 621031, Mon March 19, 8pm, £16 (£13.50). Scotland’s sax master and his band are exploring the music of John Coltrane, with thrilling results. www.horsecross.co.uk
Pitlochry
A Tiger’s Tale Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Port Na Craig, PH16 5DR, 01796 484626, Fri March 16, 11.30am, £6.50–£10. Hear the unbelievable true story of a family of acrobats and their adopted tiger cub. www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com
St Andrews
’Allo ‘Allo Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, KY16 9LA, 01334 475000, until Sat March 31, Tue–fri 7.30pm; Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm, £13. Complete with all the favourite characters from the 80s original, whether you’re a diehard fan or have never seen an episode, a night of one liners, and hilarious gags await. www.byretheatre.com Catherine Sargeant: ms’spel Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, KY16 9LA, 01334 475000, until Sat March 31, daily 10am–10pm, free. Altered screen prints from a series created by Catherine Sargeant in collaboration with artists, poets, writers and musicians. Part of Stanza: Scotland’s Poetry Festival. www.stanzapoetry.org Rachel Hazell: Paper Journeys Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, KY16 9LA, 01334 475000, until Sat March 31, daily 10am–10pm, free. As the Travelling Bookbinder, Rachel Hazell has been documenting responses to landscape for 20 years. Paper Journeys takes us from the wide white page of Antarctica to the written histories of St Andrews. Part of Stanza: Scotland’s Poetry Festival. www.stanzapoetry.org You’vegot agriend: Themusic of James Taylor and Carole King Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, KY16 9LA, 01334 475000, Sat March 17, 7.30pm, £19. The story of the friendship between James Taylor and Carole King told through their songs. www.byretheatre.com Electromagnificent Science Museum of the University of St Andrews, 7a The Scores, KY16 9AR, 01334 461660, Sat March 17, 2pm, free. Come to MUSA to learn about the wonders of magnetism (and its radiation) through ultraviolet paint and magnets. Make your own ultraviolet painting and discover the link between electromagnetic radiation and walkie-talkies. Ages 7–12. www.st-andrews.ac.uk Out of the Box
Museum of the University of St Andrews, 7a The Scores, KY16 9AR, 01334 461660, Sun March 17, 2–4pm, free. Self-led activities for families. This month, celebrate the passing of winter by making some spring-inspired crafts. Design some paper flowers and butterflies or create your own seasonal cards. www.st-andrews.ac.uk