The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
AROUND TOWN
Tower Tours
The Signal Tower Museum, Ladyloan, Arbroath, DD11 1PU, 01241 435329.
Sat May 28, 1pm, free. Climb the dramatic spiral staircase and visit the tower room with guided tours available. angus.gov.uk
Blackford Highland Games
Games Field, Blackford, PH4 1QF. Sat May 28, 10.30am, £7 (£5; children £2). Experience the best of Scotland with a day out at a traditional Highland Games. blackfordhighlandgames. co.uk
The Yard Perth
Ice Factory, 6 Shore Road, Perth, PH2 8BW, 07841 887825. Sun May 29, 11am-4pm, £2 (under 16s free). The Yard Market features guest food stalls, artisan coffee and a fully licensed bar. perthcity.co.uk/ directory/the-yard
Director’s Tour: Douglas Gordon
Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, Dundee, DD1 4DY, 01382 432444. Thu June 2, 6-7pm, free. Join DCA’s Director, Beth Bate, for a short introduction and walk through the gallery spaces where she’ll be talking about working with Douglas Gordon to develop this exhibition. dca.org.uk
Cultural Connections: Making Marks On Paper Comrie Library, Drummond Street, Comrie, PH6 2DS, Crieff, PH6 2DS, 01764 670273. Thu June 2, 5.30-7.30pm, £5. Series of participatory visual art workshops suitable for all levels of experience and skill which will link text with examples of Scottish artists from the Perth Museum And Art Gallery collections. culturepk.org.uk
Crieff & Strathearn Drovers’ Tryst Walking Festival
Various venues, Crieff, Crieff, PH7 4AA, 01764 650606, until Mon May 30, times and prices vary. Annual celebration of the people who made Crieff the cattle-droving crossroads of Scotland in the 1700s. The modern day Tryst is a festival built around a programme of guided walks and evening social events. droverstryst.com
Fannies And Belters
Dudhope Park and Castle, Dudhope Street, Dundee, DD1, until Sat June
11, various times, £12. Scotland’s Year of Stories continues with an explosive new history walking tour. From suffragettes to slavery and scandals, this Dark Dundee themed walking tour isn’t suitable for children. ddtours.co.uk
ArTay: Pop-Up Gallery
Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, Perth, PH1 5HZ, 01738 621031, until Wed June 22, 10am-6pm, free. Curated exhibition of established Scottish artists and fresh new talent is woven together in an unmissable pop-up gallery in the outdoor plaza of Perth Concert Hall. horsecross. co.uk
St Andrews Town Walking Tour
Martyr’s Memorial, The Scores, St Andrews, KY16 9AT, 0141 474 0746, until Mon December 19, 11am, £12. A leisurely walking tour through the historic town of St Andrews. walkingtoursin. com/standrews
ART
Design For Our Times V&A Dundee, 1 Riverside Esplanade, Dundee, DD1 4EZ, 01382 411611, until Sun June 19, 10am-5pm, free. Design For Our Times offers sustainable solutions to overconsumption and material waste through the innovative work of selected designers based in Scotland. vam.ac.uk/dundee
When It Rains, We Harvest Cuando Llueve, Cosechamos’ El Niño And Abundance In A Peruvian Fishing Community
The Scottish Fisheries Museum, St Ayles, Harbourhead, Anstruther, KY10 3AB, 01333 310628, until Sun June 19, WedSun 10am-4pm, £9
(£7; under 5s free with each adult admission). Destroying negative images of the extreme weather phenomenon El Niño, showing the fishing and farming opportunities it has brought and exploring how other communities might take a similar adaptive approach to the effects of climate change. scotfishmuseum.org
Mis(sing) Information Perth Museum And Art Gallery, 78 George Street, Perth, PH1 5LB, 01738 632488, until Sun June 19, Mon, Thu-Sun 10am-5pm, free. This showcase of work from Black artists allows them to document and present their own history. culturepk.org.uk
Over The Garden Wall: 50 Years Of The Botanic Garden
Tower Building, University of Dundee, Nethergate,
Dundee, DD1 4HN, 01382 384310, until Fri June 24, Mon-Wed. Fri 9.30am-7pm, free. The University Of Dundee’s Botanic Garden marked its 50th birthday on 23 October 2021. This exhibition celebrates that achievement, showing how a former potato field in the city’s west end has become a valued community space with an impact well beyond anything its founders could have imagined. dundee. ac.uk/museum
Gableopolis: The James Gray Low Collection
Montrose Museum, Panmure Place, Montrose, DD10 8HE, 01674 662660, until Sat June 25, Thu-Sat 10am-3pm, free. Rarely seen views of Montrose in bygone days as seen through the watercolour paintings from James G Low who lived and worked in Montrose more than 100 years ago. angusalive.scot
Landing The Catch
The Signal Tower Museum, Ladyloan, Arbroath, DD11 1PU, 01241 435329, until Sat June 25, ThuSat 10am-3pm, free. An exhibition of black and white photographs taken in the 1980s by the late Jonathan Ogilvie of the Arbroath fishing fleet providing a fascinating view of the town’s fishing heritage. angus.gov.uk
Japanese Connection
Atelier-M The Studio, 77 Main Street, Longforgan, DD2 5EW, until Thu June 30, Mon-Sat, 10am-4.30pm, free. Through drawing a connection with travel in Japan and her garden, Liz
Dulley is pleased to invite you and your friends to browse her recent paintings at this solo exhibition. lizdulley.co.uk
World View: Travelling The Globe Through Art & Design
Lamb Gallery, Tower Building, University Of Dundee, Nethergate, Dundee, DD1 4HN, 01382 384310, until Fri July 22, Mon-Fri 9.30am-7pm, free. The pandemic has prevented most of us from travelling and we are becoming increasingly aware of its environmental impact. This exhibition lets us see the world remotely through the eyes of travellers over the past 200 years. dundee.ac.uk/ museum
Douglas Gordon: k.364
Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, Dundee, DD1 4DY, 01382 432444, until Sun August 7.
Tue & Wed, Fri-Sun, 11am6pm (Thu 11am-7pm), free. The Turner Prizewinner returns to film installation for his latest meditative work, as he follows two Israeli musicians of Polish descent as they travel from Germany to Poland by train. dca.org.uk
Angus Guildry Panels
Meffan Museum and Art Gallery, 20 West High Street, Forfar, DD8 1BB, 01307 464123, until Fri August 19. Thu & Fri 10am4pm, free. A chance to view the collection of historic early 19th-century painted wood panels showing the Heraldic Arms of the various trading Guilds of the royal burghs of Angus. angusalive.scot
The British Museum Spotlight Loan: Troy Beauty And Heroism
The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery and Museum, Albert Square, Meadowside, Dundee, DD1 1DA, 01382 307200, until Sun August 14, Mon-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 12.30-4.30pm, free. This touring exhibition features an Etruscan urn, never been on loan before, and an Athenian amphora alongside artworks by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) and Pietro Testa (1612-1650). mcmanus.co.uk
Michael Clark: Cosmic Dancer
V&A Dundee, 1 Riverside Esplanade, Dundee, DD1 4EZ, 01382 411611, until Sun September 4, 10am5pm, £6-£12. Exhibition of acclaimed dancer/ choreographer Michael Clark’s, providing a powerful insight into one of Scotland’s most remarkable creative minds. vam.ac.uk/Dundee
A Love Letter To Dundee: Photographs By Joseph McKenzie 1964-1987
The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery and Museum, Albert Square, Meadowside, Dundee, DD1 1DA, 01382 307200, until Sun September 4, 10am-5pm, free. Exhibition of black and white photography by Joseph McKenzie, which documents the changing fortunes of Dundee’s waterfront and its people. mcmanus.co.uk
The 1953 Coronation Medal: Soldier Stories
The Black Watch Castle And Museum, Balhousie Castle, Hay Street, Perth, PH1 5HR, 01738 638152, until Fri September 30, 9.30am4.30pm, £10 (£4.25-£7.50; under-fives free); family ticket £23.50. As part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, this exhibition highlights the 1953 Coronation medals in The Black Watch’s collection and explores the stories behind the soldiers to whom they were awarded. theblackwatch.co.uk
Migrations: A Field Study Of Adversity
Meffan Museum and Art Gallery, 20 West High Street, Forfar, DD8 1BB, 01307 491771, until Sat October 29, Thu-Sat 10am4pm, free. Artist Derek Robertson is a renowned wildlife artist. While studying and sketching the migration of birds, he realised how some aspects related to the desperate journeys of refugees. His paintings bring together the issues of climate change and refugee crises, using birds as a metaphor. angusalive.scot
The Street At The McManus
The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery and Museum, Albert Square, Meadowside, Dundee, DD1 1DA, 01382 307200, until Sun January 8, Mon-Sat 10-5pm.
Sun 12.30-4.30pm, free. Take a walk down memory lane and immerse yourself in The Street with these museum favourites spanning a 150-year period, looking at the history of retail and brewing in Dundee. mcmanus.co.uk
BOOKS Scotland’s Stories: Community Campfires
Lochgelly Centre, Bank Street, Lochgelly, KY5 9RD, 01592 583303. Fri May 27, 10am-5pm, free. The Community Campfires project is designed to celebrate the power of storytelling in all forms. There will be opportunities for participants to capture their stories in a variety of ways. scottishbooktrust.com
Antony Beevor On Russia: Revolution And Civil War 1917-1921’
Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Queens Terrace, St Andrews, KY16 9QF, 01334 585111. Wed June 1, 8-9pm, £6-£30. Antony Beevor will be discussing his latest book, Russia: Revolution And Civil War 1917-1921. Using the most up-to-date scholarship and archival research, the author of the acclaimed bestseller Stalingrad, assembles the complete picture in a gripping narrative. toppingbooks.co.uk
Open Book: Writing Group With Ross MacKay
AK Bell Library, 2-4 York Place, Perth, PH2 8EP, 01738 444949.
Wed June 1, 10.30am12.30pm, free. Join local author Ross MacKay as he uses existing poems and stories to help develop your own writing skills in a relaxed and informal setting. This free drop-in session has been organised by Open Book. culturepk.org.uk
In Their Own Words
Angus Archives, Restenneth Priory, Forfar, DD8 2SZ, 01307 468644, until Sat July 30, Tue-Sat 10am-4pm, free. Celebrating Scotland’s Year Of Stories, this archive display documents some of Angus’ literary figures, with letters, photographs and the works of Violet Jacob, JM Barrie and others. angus. gov.uk
Tom Stade Live In Dundee: Work In Progress Number 57, 57-58 Dock Street, Dundee, DD1 3DU, 01382 200387.
Fri May 27, 7-10pm, £12.50-£14.06. Canadian comedy colossus Tom Stade arrives for Comedy Dundee’s biggest show yet. During these turbulent times, Tom has been flying by the seat of his pants and trying to remember what was important before responsibility and fear got in the way. facebook.com/ number57dundee
Stand-Up Comedy Ft. Jamie Hutchinson & Krystal Evans
Number 57, 57-58 Dock Street, Dundee, DD1 3DU, 01382 200387.
Thu June 2, 8-10.30pm, £7-£8.14. Headlining the show will be awardwinning rising comedy star Jamie Hutchinson, while opening proceedings is US comic Krystal Evans who has supported Stewart Francis and Tez Ilyas on tour. facebook.com/ number57dundee
FAMILY Family Art Lab: Douglas Gordon
Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, Dundee, DD1 4DY, 01382 432444. Sat May 28, 11am-1pm, free. Inspired by Douglas Gordon’s exhibition in DCA galleries, you can expect lots of creative ideas and projects to finish on the day or to take home. dca.org.uk
Kids’ Dens: Lego Club At Rosyth Library
Cupar Library, Duncan Institute, 35-35 Crossgate, Cupar, KY15 5AS, 01334 412285. Tue May 31, 3.30pm, £2; Rosyth Library, Parkgate Rosyth, Dunfermline, KY11 2JW, 01383 602370.
Thu June 2, 4pm, £2. Learn new skills, meet new people and most importantly have fun as you construct, create and chill out. onfife.com
Blast Off!
Perth Museum And Art Gallery, 78 George Street, Perth, PH1 5LB, 01738 632488, until Sun May 29, 10am-5pm, free. Created by Perthshire design studio Fun Makes Good, Blast Off! is an intergalactic interactive zone that will surround you with giant murals of planets, where both children and adults can build, dress up, read, and spacewalk together through the galaxy. culturepk.org.uk
Space: Fact And Fiction
Perth Museum And Art
Gallery, 78 George Street, Perth, PH1 5LB, 01738 632488, until Sun May 29, 10am-5pm, free. When it comes to outer space, what is fact and what is fiction? This exhibition features replica props from some of our favourite television shows and movies. culturepk.org.uk
MUSIC
Budapest Café Orchestra Blairgowrie Town Hall, Brown Street, Blairgowrie, PH10 6EX.
Fri May 27, 7.30pm, £15£30. Recreating the stirring sounds of their home town, the band mix violin, accordion and balalaika to create Hungarian, Russian and Ukrainian folk songs and dances. blairgowrietownhall.co.uk
Kingdom Singers Spring Concerts
Gillespie Memorial Church, 14 Chapel Street, Dunfermline, KY12 7AW. Fri May 27, 7.30-9.30pm, £10. A charity choir based in Dunfermline who will sing the likes of Little Brown Jug’ and Only Remembered’ from War Horse. thekingdomsingers. webs.com
The Legends Of American Country Show
Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, St Andrews, KY16 9LA, 01334 475000. Fri May 27, 7.30-10pm, £25; The Webster Memorial Theatre, 64 High Street, Arbroath, DD11 1AW, 01241 435800. Thu June 2, 7.30pm, £22.50. Country music tribute show featuring songs by Garth Brooks, Randy Travis, Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, Merle Haggard, Alan Jackson, Buck Owens and Johnny Cash. byretheatre. com; angusalive.scot
Monthly Funk Night With Jimi Get Your Funk On Twa Tams, 79-81 Scott Street, Perth, PH2 8JR, 01738 580948.
Fri May 27, 7.45pm-12am, free. The Twa Tams is proud to welcome back the funk, blues and soul powerhouse that is Jimi Get Your Funk On. thetwatamsperth.com
Opera Bohemia: Madama Butterfly
Perth Theatre, Mill Street, Perth, PH1 5UW, 01738 621031. Fri May 27, 7.309.30pm, £22.50-£27.50 (£20.50-£25.50). Opera Bohemia, Scotland’s professional touring company, makes its Perth Festival debut with an intimate chamber version of Puccini’s masterpiece, Madama Butterfly. horsecross.co.uk
Pete Smith
Church, 15 Ward Road, Dundee, DD1 1ND, 01382 201229. Fri May 27, 7-11pm, £7. Pete Smith is a singersongwriter from Dundee whose songs come straight from the heart with lyrical subjects about real-life struggles that will make you well up one minute and smile widely the next. churchdundee.co.uk
Twin Atlantic
Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, Perth, PH1 5HZ, 01738 621031.
Fri May 27, 7.30pm, £22. Twin Atlantic are an alternative rock band from Glasgow whose most recent album, Transparency, was made in lockdown but demands to be heard loud and live. horsecross.co.uk
The Voice Of Desire
St John’s Kirk, St John’s Place, Perth, PH1 5SZ, 01738 621031.
Fri May 27, 12.30-1.30pm, £16.50 (£14.50; children £11.50). Scottish mezzo Rowan Hellier and pianist Sholto Kynoch present The Voice Of Desire in this special lunchtime concert featuring a mix of songs by Scottish contemporary female composer Judith Weir and the brilliant English livewire Kate Whitley, alongside Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms, two masters of German Lieder. st-johnskirk.co.uk
Black Dyke Band
Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, Perth, PH1 5HZ, 01738 621031. Sat May 28, 7.30pm, £22 (children £11.50). Yorkshire-bred brass from the innovative band who have in the past collaborated with the likes of Paul McCartney, Tori Amos, Elton John and The Beatles. horsecross.co.uk
Jazz Jam Night
Twa Tams, 79-81 Scott Street, Perth, PH2 8JR, 01738 580948. Thu June 2, 7.45-11.45pm, free. Join PJQ for a great night of jazz standards and contemporary. Guest musicians encouraged, just speak to the band about getting involved. thetwatamsperth.com
Very Santana
The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, Kinross, KY13 8AS, 01577 863467. Thu June 2, 8pm, £21.50. Live, Latin-rock improvisational music experience recreating the Santana style. facebook. com/backstageatthegreen
THEATRE
Ladama Presents: Chess Lochgelly Centre, Bank Street, Lochgelly, KY5 9RD, 01592 583303.
Sat May 28, 2.30pm & 7.30pm, £15 (£13). This highly acclaimed musical develops the ancient and distinguished game of chess into a metaphor for romantic rivalries and East-West political intrigue. Tunes include One Night In Bangkok’ and I Know Him So Well’. onfife.com
Wedding Singer The Musical
Whitehall Theatre, 12 Bellfield Street, Dundee, DD1 5JA, 01382 434940. Fri May 27 & Sat May 28, 7.30pm, £15-£30. It’s 1985, and rock star wannabe Robbie Hart is New Jersey’s favourite wedding singer. He’s the life of the party until his own fiancée leaves him at the altar and he tries to spoil every wedding from then on. Enter Julia, a winsome waitress who wins his affection. whitehalltheatre.com
Eleanor’s Story: Part 2 Perth Theatre, Mill Street, Perth, PH1 5UW, 01738 621031. Sat May 28, 2.30pm, £15 (students £11.50). From the creator of Eleanor’s Story: An American Girl In Hitler’s Germany comes the anticipated sequel, detailing life after war. horsecross. co.uk
Menopause The Musical Caird Hall, City Square, Dundee, DD1 3BB, 01382 434940. Tue May 31, 7.30pm, £28. This parody musical, featuring tunes from the 60s to the 80s, follows four women in a department store who appear to have nothing in common but a bra on sale. leisureandculturedundee. com
A Number
Rothes Halls, Kingdom Centre, Glenrothes, KY7 5NX, 01592 612121.
Tue May 31, 1pm, £12.50£16. You’ve made a really bad mistake in life. Is it possible to start over? Caryl Churchill’s powerful drama considers the damage parents can do to children, explores the question of nature versus nurture, and asks if any of us can truly escape our past. onfife.com
Sunshine On Leith
Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Port Na Craig, Pitlochry, PH16 5DR, 01796 484626. Tue May 31-Thu June 2, 8pm, £16-£39. Originally staged at Dundee Rep in 2007, the heart-warming show sees the return of service members Davy and Ally from war overseas, only to be confronted with civilian life filled with relationships, blind dates and new responsibilities. And tunes from The Proclaimers. pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com
An Tobar & Mull Theatre Presents In The Weeds
Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, St Andrews, KY16 9LA, 01334 475000.
Thu June 2, 6.30-7.40pm, Pay What You Want £10/£12/£15. Kazumi is hunting a sea monster. Arriving on a remote Hebridean island, he meets Coblaith, a local woman whose family have lived there for generations. When she offers to help him find the mythical creature that he believes drowned his family, their relationship blossoms. But there’s something strange about Cob’s obsessive affection for the lochs and something even stranger about the way the other islanders treat her. byretheatre.com
Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through Menopause
Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, Perth, PH1 5HZ, 01738 621031.
Wed June 1, 7.30pm, £31. The sequel to Menopause The Musical as we fastforward five years to catch up with the same quartet of pals as they navigate life, love and loss. horsecross. co.uk
Oh When The Saints
Perth Theatre, Mill Street, Perth, PH1 5UW, 01738 621031.
Thu 2 June, 7.30-9.15pm, £12.50-£25.50 (£11.50£19.50). Bobby’s love for the Perth Saints is about something much bigger than words and actions. It’s inexplicable, unconditional, and often unreciprocated. Told through the eyes of fans like Bobby, this story explores what St Johnstone FC means to the people of Perthshire and beyond. horsecross.co.uk
An Evening With Muriel, Doris And Friends
Dibble Tree Theatre, 99a High Street, Carnoustie, DD7 7EA, until Sat May 28, 7.30pm, £9-£10. Two of Alan Bennett’s dramatic monologues, Soldiering On’ and Cream Cracker Under The Settee’, plus some light entertainment, fills an evening at Dibble Tree Theatre. dibbletree.com
Perth College UHI Theatre Department Presents 9 To 5 The Musical
Goodlyburn Theatre, Perth College UHI, Crieff Road, Perth, PH1 2NX, until Sun May 29.
Fri 7pm; Sat 2pm & 7pm, £8-£10. Dolly Parton’s smash-hit musical may well be the most fun you’ll have in a theatre all year. With a rip-roaring score by the Queen of Country, this show tells the story of three workmates pushed to boiling point by their sexist and egotistical boss. perth. uhi.ac.uk