The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Make this season full of Fife fun with theatre, days out and some spooky adventures
The summer holidays may be at an end, but there is still plenty of fun to be had in Fife as the autumn season gets started. Here we highlight some of the events taking place in the kingdom over the coming months.
Out and about Doors Open Days August 31 to September 15
Venues across Fife that aren’t generally open to the public open their doors to visitors.
Discover the interior of a 1940s house in Cupar, some of the county’s most historic churches or join a guided tour of Dunfermline’s sheriff court.
Outdoor theatre Sea Hames St Andrews Botanic Garden September 14
The Byre Theatre presents this extraordinary promenade performance in the beautiful surroundings of St Andrews Botanic Garden as part of the Autumn Festival Open Day programme.
Sea Hames is a celebration of Orkney’s Festival of the Horse, ancient traditions of ploughing contests and arcane rural ritual.
Kids Eaten Byre Theatre, St Andrews September 21
Eaten is a show for everyone aged 6+ about food, eating and being eaten. Lionel the Lion has just eaten a human for lunch.
Unfortunately, he was so hungry that he didn’t chew his food and now his lunch is still very much alive and well in his stomach! Discover the fascinating world of the food chain as a strange friendship develops between the eater and the eaten.
Comedy
Jason Byrne: Wrecked But Ready Alhambra Theatre, Dunfermline September 28
Jason Byrne returns with his brandnew show, Wrecked But Ready. After 23 consecutive years, Jason is wrecked but is as ready as ever. No two shows are the same, so expect all the usual spontaneous fun from one of the best comedians on the circuit. Kids
The Tiger Who Came to Tea Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy, October 10-11
The smash-hit musical show, based on the much-loved book by Judith Kerr, has oodles of magic, sing-a-long songs and clumsy chaos.
Arts
John Cooper Clarke Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline October 20
The original “people’s poet” who captured the ethos of the punk era comes to Fife with The Luckiest Guy Alive, which promises to be a cultural tour de force not to be missed.
Spooky fun Haunts of Hill of Tarvit Hill of Tarvit, Cupar October 26
Meet the roaming spirits of Hill of Tarvit who only show themselves around Halloween. Make sure you’re prepared for any scary encounters and bring a lantern to help fend off the ghostly characters from the past. There are two events, one for adults (16+) and one for older children (age 10-16).