The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
EVENTS IN YOUR AREA
Aberfeldy Wilhelmina Barns-Graham: Rhythms of Colour - Late Paintings and Prints
The Watermill, Mill Street, PH15 2BG, 01887 822896, until Sun January 27. Daily 10am–5pm, free. Exhibition of late works by the artist, which showcases Barns-Graham’s bold designs, intense colour and joie de vivre. www.aberfeldywatermill.com
Arbroath Aladdin
The Webster Memorial Theatre, 64 High Street, DD11 1AW, 01241 435800, Fri December 14–Sun December 16, until Mon December 24. Fri 7pm; Sat 2pm & 6pm; Sun 1pm & 5pm, £10–£52. Christmas pantomime based on the beloved Disney classic, featuring powerful wish-granting genies, beautiful princesses, a magic carpet ride, as well as plenty of songs and silliness. www.webstertheatre.co. uk
Brechin Santa Specials
Caledonian Steam Railway, The Station, 2 Park Road, DD9 7AF, 01561 377760, Sat December 15 and Sun December 16, times vary, £5–£72. A nostalgic ride on a steam train with a visit from Santa Claus on board. www.caledonianrailway.com
Dundee Exhibition Tours: Lorna Macintyre and Margaret Salmon
Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, DD1 4DY, 01382 909900, until Wed January 2. Daily 11am & 3pm, free. Take a guided tour of Lorna Macintyre’s Pieces of You Are Here and Margaret Salmon’s Hole, led by the DCA’s friendly visitor assistants. www.dca.org.uk
Family Evening Christmas Decoration Workshop
Monikie Country Park, Monikie, DD5 3QN, 01382 370202, Thu December 20, 5–9pm, £5.90 (£4.30). Put a personal touch on your Christmas decorations this year at this workshop. www.angusalive.scot
Flutter
Dundee Rep Theatre, Tay Square, DD1 1PB, 01382 223530, Tue December 18–Thu December 20, until Sat December 22. Times vary, £8. Immersive multi-sensory performance about the magical world of winter for kids aged 2–6 that combines puppetry, music and visuals. www.dundeerep.co.uk
RSNO Christmas Concert
Caird Hall, City Square, DD1 3BB, 01382 434940, Thu December 20, 7.30pm, £7.50–£25. Singalong screening of the holiday classic film The Snowman, accompanied live by the RSNO and narrated by Jamie MacDougall. www.cairdhall.co.uk
The Snow Queen
Dundee Rep Theatre, Tay Square, DD1 1PB, 01382 223530, Fri December 14–Sun December 16 & Thu December 20, until Mon December 31. Fri & Thu 7pm, Sat & Sun 2.30pm & 7.30pm, £12£27 (£7-£17). Theatrical re-imagining of Hans Christian Andersen’s festive tale, which follows the adventures of Gerda and her unlikely band of companions as they set off to the Kingdom of Ice to confront the Snow Queen and free her best friend Kai. www.dundeerep.co.uk
Festive Fun Weekends – Decoration And Wreath Making Workshop Sessions
Monikie Country Park, Monikie, DD5 3QN, 01382 370202, Sat December 15 and Sun December 16, times vary, £5. Make your own festive wreath out of natural materials or a centrepiece for the Christmas dinner table at this arts and crafts morning. www.angusalive.scot
Another Swingin’ Xmas With the Vintage Girls
Clarks on Lindsay Street, 80 North Lindsay Street, DD1 1PS, 01382 224925, Sun December 16, 3–7pm, £5.83. Festive show headlined by Dundee-based trio the Vintage Sisters, who perform toe-tapping close harmony songs from the 1940s right up to contemporary tunes from the present day, but sung with a retro twist. www.clarksonlindsaystreet.com
Dundee Choral Union
Caird Hall, City Square, DD1 3BB, 01382 434940, Sun December 16, 7.30pm, £15 (students and unemployed £5). Sacred and secular works from the city choir, who are celebrating their 160th year in 2018. Tonight’s performance will see them perform Gretchanioff’s Cantata and Mendelssohn’s Hymn of Praise, accompanied by the Scottish Opera’s orchestra. www.dundeechoralunion.co.uk
Dunfermline Sleeping Beauty
Alhambra Theatre, 35 Canmore Street, KY12 7NX, 01383 740384, Fri December 14–Sun December 16 & Tue December 18–Thu December 20, until Sat January 5. Times vary, £20–£22. A classic pantomime involving a beautiful princess, a handsome prince and some serious snoozing. www.alhambradunfermline.com
Cloudman – Tiny Little Christmas
Carnegie Hall, East Port, KY12 7JA, 01383 602302, Fri December 14 and Sat December 15, Fri 10.30am & 1.30pm; Sat 11am & 2pm, £5. Puppet show about a cloud expert named Claude who dreams of seeing a Cloud Man, a rare creature who lives a quiet life up in the sky. www.onfife.com
Guy Masterton Presents: A Christmas Carol
Carnegie Hall, East Port, KY12 7JA, 01383 602302, Sat December 15, 7.30pm, £10. Guy Masterson performs Dickens’ Christmas classic. www.onfife.com
One Night of Queen
Alhambra Theatre, 35 Canmore Street, KY12 7NX, 01383 740384, Mon December 17, 7.30pm, £21. Tribute to Freddie Mercury et al, starring Gary Mullen – winner of ITV’s Stars in Their Eyes – and his band the Works, bringing you all the Queen hits. The band have performed across the globe, including two shows at BBC Proms in the Park. www.garymullenandtheworks.com
Exhibit A: A Craft Whodunnit
Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries, Abbot Street, KY12 7NL, 01383 312603, until Sun February 10. Daily 10am–4pm, free. Exhibition of creative works with a twist: the visitors have to piece together clues to discover the details about each piece. www.onfife.com
Forfar Skerryvore
Reid Hall, Castle Street, DD8 3AE, 01307 463001, Sat December 15, 7.30pm, £15-22.50. Eight-piece folk-trad group and 2016 winner of Live Act of the Year at the Scots Trad Music Awards perform songs off their sixth studio album EVO. With support from Hò-rò and Craig Weir & The Cabalistic Cavalry. www.angus.gov.uk
Glenrothes Counterfeit Sixties Show
Rothes Halls, Kingdom Centre, KY7 5NX, 01592 612121, Fri December 14, 7.30–10pm, £20 (£19). A nostalgic night of 60s music, interspersed with video clips from the era. The band performs songs by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Monkees and many more. www.counterfeit60s.com
Islands in the Stream
Rothes Halls, Kingdom Centre, KY7 5NX, 01592 612121, Sat December 15, 7.30pm, £24. Musical celebrating the queen and king of country: Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers. www.entertainers.co.uk
Kirkcaldy Big Band Swing with a Christmas Twist
Kirkcaldy Old Kirk, Kirk Wynd, KY1 1EH, Sat December 15, 7.30pm, £12 (£11). Scottish jazz ensemble That Swing Sensation perform classics from the likes of Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman and more, raising funds for Langtoun Jazz and K107fm Community Radio. www.kirkcaldyoldkirktrust.org.uk
James Yorkston’s Tae Sup Wi’ a Fifer
Adam Smith Theatre, Bennochy Road, KY1 1ET, 01592 583302, Sat December 15, 8pm, £15. Fife’s folkster James Yorkston curates a programme of nights. Tonight’s programme features Vashti Bunyan, Audiobooks and Michael Pedersen. www.taesup.co.uk
Lochgelly Jack and the Beanstalk
Lochgelly Centre, Bank Street, KY5 9RD, 01592 583303, Tue December 18–Thu December 20, 7pm, £10 (£8). Classic panto adventure staged by Lochgelly Youth Performing Arts. www.onfife.com
Perth The Polar Bears Go Up
Perth Theatre, Mill Street, PH1 5UW, 01738
621031, Fri December 14–Sun December 16 & Tue December 18–Thu December 20, until Sun December 23. Times vary, £11 (£9). Non-verbal show about intrepid polar bear explorers who go on a journey to get their hot air balloon back, with plenty of stops for sandwiches along the way. www.horsecross.co.uk
Snow White and the Seven Dames
Perth Theatre, Mill Street, PH1 5UW, 01738 621031, Fri December 14–Sun December 16 & Wed December 19 and Thu December 20, until Sat January 5. Times vary, £10–£19.50 (children £8–£12). Family panto about Snow White and her seven dames, who go undercover to overthrow her evil stepmother, take back her kingdom and find her true name. Directed by Barrie Hunter. www.horsecross.co.uk
Skipinnish
Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, PH1 5HZ, 01738 621031, Sat December 15, 7.30pm, £25. Esteemed folk band performing dance music from the West Highlands, founded by Andrew Stevenson and Angus MacPhail. Skipinnish will be celebrating their 20th anniversary in 2019. Their latest album, The Seventh Wave, was released in 2017. www.skipinnish.com
Phil Cunningham’s Christmas Songbook
Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, PH1 5HZ, 01738 621031, Sun December 16, 7.30pm, £24. One of the masters of Scottish contemporary folk is joined by a selection of special guests (including Eddi Reader, Karen Matheson, John McCusker, Kris Drever, Ian Carr and Kevin McGuire along with a guest brass band) for a showcase of modern and traditional Christmas music. www.philcunningham.com
Dunedin Consort: Handel’s Messiah
Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, PH1 5HZ, 01738 621031, Tue December 18, 7–10pm, £13–£23 (£6– £21). The Dunedin Consort’s rendering of Handel’s landmark oratorio has received rave reviews over the years, and the consort’s 2006 recording of it won a Gramophone award. Here the ensemble gives its annual performance of the work, led by director John Butt. www.dunedin-consort.org.uk
St Andrews Sleeping Beauty
Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, KY16 9LA, 01334 475000, Fri December 14–Sun December 16 & Tue December 18–Thu December 20, until Sat January 5. Times vary, £18.50–£25 (£13.50–£23). Pantomime with a twist on the classic tale, as Sleeping Beauty sets out to take control of her own fate and prove that princesses don’t need rescuing. www.byretheatre.com