The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
● EVENTS IN YOUR AREA
Alloa
The Complete Stone Roses Alloa Town Hall, Marshill, FK10 1AB, 01259 216904, Sat October 5, 8–11.45pm, £12.
Stone Roses tribute act officially approved by Roses bassist Mani, with support from Kieran Fisher. www.clacksleisure.co.uk Princesses of Pop: Little Mix Magic and Simply Ariana Alloa Town Hall, Marshill, FK10 1AB, 01259 216904, Sat October 5, 2–5pm, £12. Double-bill of tribute acts to Little Mix and Ariana Grande. www.clacksleisure.co.uk
Arbroath
Lindsay Seers: Every Thought There Ever Was Arbroath Courthouse, 88-92 High Street, DD11 1HL, 01241 656124, until Sun October 13. Thu– Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 11am-4pm, free.
New work by artist Lindsay Seers which uses animation, robotics, film, illustration and sound to explore the schizophrenic brain and our understanding of hallucination and psychosis. www.hospitalfield.org. uk Walk Like a Man The Webster Memorial Theatre, 64 High Street, DD11 1AW, 01241 435800, Fri October 4, 7.30pm, £20–£22. Mark Halliday’s tribute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. www.webstertheatre.co. uk Girls Night Oot! The Musical The Webster Memorial Theatre, 64 High Street, DD11 1AW, 01241 435800, Sat October 5, 7.30pm, £18.
Sequel to smash hit I Will Survive – a night out for the girls with a retro soundtrack, featuring tunes such as I’m Every Woman, Bootylicious, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and more. www.webstertheatre.co. uk
Comrie
Kinnaris Quintet The White Church, Comrie Community Centre, Dunira Street, PH6 2LJ, 01764 679001, Sat October 5, 8–11pm, £16.22. The folk music five-piece perform their unique blend of trad, bluegrass and classical compositions. With support from local flute and guitar duo Halfway to Barra. www.comriewhitechurch.co.uk
Crail
Dave Peabody and Regina Mudrich Crail Town Hall, Marketgate, KY10 3TQ, Thu October 10, 8pm, £8.
Performance from blues musician Dave Peabody alongside classically trained violinist Regina Mudrich. www.crailfolkclub.org.uk
Crieff
Slam in Strathearn Strathearn Artspace, Comrie Street, PH7 4AX, 01764 655556, Fri October 4, 7–9pm, £5 (free with a Young Scot or NUS card).
Spoken word poetry performance. www.strathearnartspace. co.uk Friends of Innerpeffray Library Talk: Donald Findlay QC – The Case of Madeleine Smith Innerpeffray Library, PH7 3RF, 01764 652819, Wed October 9, 7–9.30pm, £10 (members £5).
A talk by Donald Findlay QC about the murder of Glasgow socialite Madeleine Smith in 1857. www.friendsofinnerpeffraylibrary.com
Cupar
Corn Dollies and the Harvest Fife Folk Museum, High Street, Ceres, KY15 5NF, 01334 828180, until Thu October 31. Wed-sun 10.30am–4.30pm, free. Exhibition featuring beautiful handcrafted corn dollies, including a magnificent coronation coach and crown made for the 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. There are also harvestrelated photos and artefacts displayed. www.fifefolkmuseum.org
Dollar
Fergus Mccreadie Trio Dollar Academy, FK14 7DU, 01259 742511, Sat October 5, 7pm, £11 (free). Young award-winning pianist with trio partners David Bowden (bass) and Stephen Henderson (drums). www.fergusmccreadie. co.uk
Dundee
A–Z of Dundee Dundee Rep Theatre, Tay Square, DD1 1PB, 01382 223530, Fri October 4 and Sat October 5 & Tue October 8–Thu October 10, until Sat October 12. Fri & Tuewed 7.30pm; Sat & Thu 2.30pm & 7.30pm, £12 (£10).
An anarchic, fast-paced history of Dundee through A–Z. www.dundeerep.co.uk Creative Workshop: Jewellery Upcycling Kirkton Community Library, Derwent Avenue, DD3 0AX, 01382 228800, Thu October 10, 6–7.30pm, free.
Learn how to upcycle or repair old and unwanted pieces of jewellery at this workshop. Take your own costume jewellery; please do not take any precious metals to this workshop. www.dundeesciencecentre.org.uk Dundee Science Festival Various venues: Dundee, DD1 1UQ, Sat October 5–Thu October 10, until Sun October 20. Times and prices vary. A range of exciting and stimulating events, talks, shows and hands-on exhibits demonstrating the wonderful world of science. Everything from fossils to forensics are covered, with fun for kids as well as stand-up comedy and social events for grown-ups. www.dundeesciencefestival.org Kevin Fleming Eduardo Alessandro Studios, 30 Gray Street, Broughty Ferry, DD5 2BJ, 01382 737011, until Sat November 2. Mon– Fri 9.30am; Sat 1pm, free. Solo exhibition of Scottish landscape paintings by self-taught artist Kevin Fleming, which depicts the west coast of Scotland and the Highlands using vibrant colours and textured palette knife application. www.eastudios.com Kids Workshop: Design a Telescope HMS Unicorn, South Victoria Dock Road, Victoria Dock, DD1 3BP, 01382 200900, Tue October 8 & Thu October 10, 11am–12pm, children £3.50; one accompanying adult free. Make your own captain’s telescope aboard the HMS Unicorn. www.hmsunicorn.org.uk Lloyd Cole Gardyne Theatre, Gardyne Road, DD5 1NY, 01382 434940, Thu October 10, 7pm, £27.50. The urbane expatriate pop crooner performs material from his back catalogue, beginning with 1984’s Rattlesnakes all the way to his latest album, Guesswork. www.lloydcole.com 90s Rave Club Tropicana, 31 South Ward Road, DD1 1NG, 01382 228181, Fri October 4, 11pm–3am, prices vary.
Dance to the biggest hits of the 90s at this club night. www.facebook.com/ Tropicanadundee The Elvis Years Caird Hall, City Square, DD1 3BB, 01382 434940, Fri October 4, 7.30pm, £22 (£21.25). See world champion Elvis impersonator Mario Kombou in action, singing more than 50 of the King’s hits from a period spanning more than three decades. www.theelvisyears.com The Snuts Fat Sam’s, 31 South Ward Road, DD1 1PU, 01382 228496, Fri October 4, 7pm, £15. West Lothian quartet with a penchant for singalong indie numbers. www.fatsams.co.uk Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Story Caird Hall, City Square, DD1 3BB, 01382 434940, Sat October 5, 7.30pm, £24. Tribute to Neil Diamond performed by Fisher Stevens and his band, which charts the story of Neil’s career and tells the story of the man behind the songs. www.neildiamondtributes.co.uk Pattern Cutting: Skirt V&A Dundee, 1 Riverside Esplanade, DD1 4EZ, 01382 411611, Sat October 5, 10.30am–4.30pm, £50 (£40).
Fashion designer Tracey Stewart teaches participants how to cut a pattern for a skirt. All materials included, no prior experience required. www.vam.ac.uk/dundee Signwriting Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, DD1 4DY, 01382 432444, Sat October 5 and Sun October 6, 11am–5pm, £85 (£65).
A two-day course in traditional handlettering techniques, led by Brian Robertson. www.dca.org.uk Vengaboys Church, 15 Ward Road, DD1 1ND, Sat October 5, 10pm, £22.
The Rotterdam group – formed by producers Wessel van Diepen and Dennis van den Driesschen – performs dancepop numbers you’ll remember from the 90s. www.vengaboys.com Columbia: The Sound of Oasis Clarks on Lindsay Street, 80 North Lindsay Street, DD1 1PS, 01382 224925, Sun October 6, 3pm, £6. Performance of the Mancunian band’s greatest hits. www.clarksonlindsaystreet.com Craft Sunday: Hand Stitched Monograms with Lauren Smith Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, DD1 4DY, 01382 432444, Sun October 6, 12–4pm, £30.
Create a monogrammed work of art using hand sewing techniques, fabric paints and embroidery thread at this workshop led by Edinburgh-based mixed media artist Lauren Smith. www.dca.org.uk Creative Workshop: Cyanotypes Finmill Centre, Findcastle Street, DD4 9EW, 01382 228800, Mon October 7, 12–1.30pm, free.
Kit Martin leads this workshop on cyanotype printing. www.dundeesciencecentre.org.uk Misprints: Daksha Patel Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, DD1 4DY, 01382 432444, Mon October 7, 6–7pm, free. Artist and researcher Daksha Patel discusses her residency at the University of Dundee and the development of her print works. www.dca.org.uk Push Dundee Science Centre, Greenmarket, DD1 4QB, 01382 228800, Mon October 7, 4–6pm, £4.30.
Performance of Story Machine Production’s tale about vaccination, polio and disability. www.dundeesciencecentre.org.uk
Chemistry of Curry: A Spicy Trail Through the Periodic Table Dundee Science Centre, Greenmarket, DD1 4QB, 01382 228800, Tue October 8, 6.30– 8pm, free.
Rahila Hussain and Professor Nazira Karodia explores the science behind curry at this demonstration lecture. www.dundeesciencecentre.org.uk Jamie Lawson
Beat Generator Live, 70 North Lindsay Street, DD1 1PS, 01382 229226, Tue October 8, 8pm, £17.
The English singer-songwriter performs his pop originals. www.jamielawsonmusic. com Misprints: An Interactive Exhibition by Artist Daksha Patel Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, DD1 4DY, 01382 228800, Tue October 8, 2pm & 6pm, free. One-day exhibition of prints by the artist and featuring a talk by a research scientist on the team of Professor Miratul Muqit, who studies the genetics behind Parkinson’s. The exhibition explores the mutation in the genetic code that triggers the disease. www.dca.org.uk Charlie Landsborough Whitehall Theatre, 12 Bellfield Street, DD1 5JA, 01382 434940, Wed October 9, 7.30– 10.30pm, £26. Septuagenarian country singer, who is as entertaining on stage as he is melodic, heads out on his farewell tour. www.charlielandsborough.com
Dunfermline
Atlantis Banal: Beneath the Surface Carnegie Hall, East Port, KY12 7JA, 01383 602302, Wed October 9 and Thu October 10, Wed 1.30pm; Thu 1.30pm & 7pm, £6.50. Children’s show about the artist Atlantis Banal, set in a pop-up art gallery with an underwater theme. www.onfife.com David Mach: Odyssey Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries, Abbot Street, KY12 7NL, 01383 602365, Mon October 7–Thu October 10, until Sun February 2. Mon–sat 10am; Sun 12pm, free. Exhibition of artwork centred around the function and aesthetic of sea containers. www.onfife.com Fun Palace Workshop: Animal Antics! Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries, Abbot Street, KY12 7NL, 01383 312603, Sat October 5, 12pm & 2pm, free.
Animal-themed poetry workshop led by poet Maggie Mackay. www.onfife.com Fun Palace Workshop: Mason Bee House Building Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries, Abbot Street, KY12 7NL, 01383 312603, Sat October 5, 1pm, free. Learn about the Mason bee and how you can build a home for these important pollinators in your garden. www.onfife.com Fun Palace Workshop: Yoga for Kids Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries, Abbot Street, KY12 7NL, 01383 312603, Sat October 5, 11am, free. Storytelling, yoga poses and games for young ones ages five to nine. www.onfife.com Scottish Opera: Opera Highlights Carnegie Hall, East Port, KY12 7JA, 01383 602302, Sat October 5, 7.30pm, £15 (under 26s free).
Scottish Opera takes its slimmed-down highlights show on tour, performed by four singers and a pianist. www.onfife.com
Dunkeld
Poetry and Mindfulness Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre, Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve, PH8 0HH, 01350 727337, Thu October 10, 10.30am–2pm, £8 (members £6). Take part in a poetry session and go on a walk around the wildlife reserve in support of World Mental Health Day. www.scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk
Glenrothes
The Stars of Irish Country Show Rothes Halls, Kingdom Centre, KY7 5NX, 01592 612121, Thu October 10, 7.30pm, £25.
Evening of Irish country music from Mick Flavin, Louise Morrissey, Stephen Smyth and Curtis Magee, alongside live band Keltic Storm. www.onfife.com Fun Palace Workshop: Sculpture Around You with Marion Smith Rothes Halls, Kingdom Centre, KY7 5NX, 01592 612121, Sat October 5, 10am & 2pm, free.
Marion Smith leads this introductory sculpture workshop, designed to teach participants to use clay and plaster. www.onfife.com Martha Hill
Greenside Hotel, 1 High Street, Leslie, KY6 3DA, 01592 743453, Sat October 5, 7pm, £8. Newcastle-based pop singer-songwriter. www.marthahillmusic. org Respect: The Aretha Franklin Songbook Rothes Halls, Kingdom Centre, KY7 5NX, 01592 612121, Sat October 5, 7.30pm, £24 (£22).
A stunning live concert that pays tribute to Aretha Franklin, featuring all her biggest hits. www.onfife.com
Johnshaven
Cracked Tiles Johnshaven Village Hall, DD10 0HB, 01561 361956, Sat October 5, 7.30pm, £10 (£9; under 16s £6; family £30). Riveting one-man comedy-drama about a crumbling fish and chip shop, family curses, supernatural visitations and the relationship between a father and son. www.lorenzonovani.net
Kinross
Danny Bryant The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, KY13 8AS, 01577 863467, Wed October 9, 8pm, £18. Blues-rock guitarist. www.dannybryant.com
Kirkcaldy
KADS: One Man, Two Guvnors Adam Smith Theatre, Bennochy Road, KY1 1ET, 01592 583302, Wed October 9 and Thu October 10, 7.30pm, £10. KADS stages the comic play about a man who gets fired from his skiffle band, and ends up embroiled in the Brighton gangster scene. www.onfife.com The Tiger Who Came to Tea Adam Smith Theatre, Bennochy Road, KY1 1ET, 01592 583302, Thu October 10, and until Fri October 11. 1.30pm & 3.30pm, £12.50.
Stage adaptation of the classic children’s short story. www.thetigerwhocametotealive.com The Stornoway Way Adam Smith Theatre, Bennochy Road, KY1 1ET, 01592 583302, Fri October 4, 7.30pm, £12 (£10).
Adaptation of Kevin Macneil’s novel by Dogstar Theatre, centred on struggling musician Roman Stornoway and his best friend Eilidh, who escape their island home for the city. www.onfife.com Fun Palace Workshop: Upcycling Sewing with Greener Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy Galleries, War Memorial Gardens, KY1 1YG, 01592 583206, Sat October 5, 10am, free. Upcycling sewing workshop led by Greener Kirkcaldy. www.onfife.com Magical Halloween Herbs Ravenscraig Walled Garden, Ravenscraig Street, KY1, Sat October 5, 10am–12.30pm, £22.50 (£18). Hear tales of native herbs and their uses in magical folklore and myths, and participate in a series of activities to put you in the mood for Halloween. Booking essential. www.greenerkirkcaldy. org.uk The Police Sting Show Adam Smith Theatre, Bennochy Road, KY1 1ET, 01592 583302, Sat October 5, 7.30pm, £15 (£13).
Tribute to Sting and the Police.
www.onfife.com
Montrose
Rod Picott Links Hotel, Mid Links, DD10 8RL, 01674 830658, Fri October 4, 8–10pm, £9.50. Texas-based singer-songwriter performing songs off his latest album, Out Past the Wires. www.linkshotel.com People’s Postcode Lottery Goose Breakfast Montrose Basin Visitor Centre, Rossie Braes, DD10 9TJ, 01674 676336, Sun October 6, 6.30–9.30am, £10 (members £8; children £5).
Watch the spectacle of a thousand pink-footed geese taking off over the Basin at dawn, then head to the visitor’s centre for breakfast and learn all about the wildlife that call the reserve home. www.scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk
Perth
Jump into North Inch Library North Inch Community Centre and Library, Gowans Terrace, PH1 5BF, 01738 454406, Thu October 10, 1–5pm, free. A fun-filled afternoon with 3D printer demonstrations, e-book talks, computer game and animation sessions, as well as craft and LEGO activities for the kids. www.culturepk.org.uk A Murder is Announced Perth Theatre, Mill Street, PH1 5UW, 01738 621031, Thu October 8, until Sat October 12. 7.30pm, prices vary. Middle Ground Theatre Company stage this Miss Marple mystery about a murder that is pre-emptively advertised in the local newspaper. www.horsecross.co.uk What Do We all Learn from This The Black Watch Castle and Museum, Balhousie Castle, Hay Street, PH1 5HR, 01738 638152, until Wed October 23. Daily 9.30am–4.30pm, free. Young artists from across the country retell the story of Scotland’s role in the First World War across a variety of perspectives and media. www.theblackwatch. co.uk Janey Godley
Perth Theatre, Mill Street, PH1 5UW, 01738 621031, Fri October 4, 8pm, £16.
The Queen of Scottish Comedy heads out on tour with new jokes, and impressions of Nicola Sturgeon and ‘Big Tereeza’. www.horsecross.co.uk Sewing at Stanley Mills Stanley Mills, Stanley, PH1 4QE, Sat October 5, 2–4.30pm, free. Volunteer-led sewing class for those looking to brush up on their sewing skills. www.historic-scotland. gov.uk String Quartets Rule! Concert 1 Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, PH1 5HZ, 01738 621031, Sun October 6, 11am–12.45pm, £15. Classical music performance by the Navarra String Quartet, featuring pieces by Kurtag, Turina, Puccini and more. www.horsecross.co.uk String Quartets Rule! Concert 2 Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, PH1 5HZ, 01738 621031, Sun October 6, 2.30–3.30pm, £10.
The Castalian String Quartet perform Schumann’s String Quartet No 2 Op 41 in F major and Beethoven’s String Quartet Op 59 No 2 in E minor Razumovsky. www.horsecross.co.uk
String Quartets Rule! Concert 3 Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, PH1 5HZ, 01738 621031, Sun October 6, 4.30–5.30pm, £10.
The Navarra String Quartet performs works by Haydn and Debussy. www.horsecross.co.uk String Quartets Rule! Concert 4 Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, PH1 5HZ, 01738 621031, Sun October 6, 7.30–9.30pm, £15.
The Navarra String Quartet and the Castalian String Quartet join forces to perform Haydn’s String Quartet Op 77 No 2 in F major, Ravel’s String Quartet and Mendelssohn’s Octet. www.horsecross.co.uk Lunchtime Concert: Brahms Clarinet Quintet Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, PH1 5HZ, 01738 621031, Mon October 7, 1pm, £10 (£9). Clarinetist Matthew Hunt joins the Castalian String Quartet to play Penderecki’s Quartet for Clarinet and String Trio and Brahms’ Clarinet Quintet. www.horsecross.co.uk
Pitlochry
The Enchanted Forest Enchanted Forest, Faskally Wood, PH16, 08712 887655, until Sun November 3. Times and prices vary.
A stunning sound and light show tˇhat transforms Faskally Wood using dazzling visuals and innovative design, set against an original music score. www.enchantedforest. org.uk St Andrews Clybourne Park Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, KY16 9LA, 01334 475000, Thu October 10, until Fri October 11. 7.30pm, £16 (£14). New production of the American classic about racial tensions in an American neighbourhood. www.rapturetheatre.co.uk Just Beatles
Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, KY16 9LA, 01334 475000, Fri October 4, 8pm, £17.50. Tribute to The Beatles.
www.justbeatles.co.uk Spontaneous Potter
Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, KY16 9LA, 01334 475000, Sat October 5, 8pm, £12 (£8). Improv comedy play inspired by the Boy Who Lived and audience suggestions. www.byretheatre.com Fraser Fifield and Graeme Stephen Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, KY16 9LA, 01334 475000, Sun October 6, 7.30pm, £10 (£8). Performance of music in the Scottish folk tradition by the acclaimed duo. www.byretheatre.com Wooden Spoon Carving Workshop Cambo House & Estate, Kingsbarns, KY16 8QD, 01333 450054, Sun October 6, 10am–4pm, £45 includes garden entry.
Wooden spoon carving workshop lead by professional crafter Lotte Kravitz. www.camboestate.com Some of My Best Friends... Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, KY16 9LA, 01334 475000, Wed October 9, 7pm, free. Theatre historian Julia Prest and members of Rapture Theatre discuss the themes and issues at play in their production of Clybourne Park and why these resonate with a Scottish audience. www.byretheatre.com
Strathearn
Crieff and Strathearn Drovers’ Tryst Walking Festival Various venues: Strathearn & Perthshire, PH7, 01764 650606, Sat October 5– Thu October 10, until Sat October 12. Times and prices vary. Annual celebration of the life, work and play of the people who made Crieff the cattle-droving crossroads of Scotland in the 1700s. The modern day Tryst is a weeklong festival in October run by volunteers and built around a programme of guided walks and evening social events. www.droverstryst.com