The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
EVENTS IN YOUR AREA
Aberfeldy Beginner’s Calligraphy Workshop
Errichel Farm, Crieff Road, PH15 2EL, 01887 820850, Sat May 25, 10am–1pm, £59. Beginner’s workshop into the world of modern calligraphy, starting with basic strokes to building words and phrases. Price includes a full calligraphy kit and a detailed workbook. www.errichel.co.uk
Iron Age Ingenuity
Scottish Crannog Centre, Kenmore, PH15 2HY, 01887 830583, Sat May 25–Mon May 27, 10am–5pm, £7–£10. Party like it’s 1099 (BC, that is) with the Crannog Centre’s day in the life of an Iron Age clan. Learn about the technology they used, taste food from prehistory and help construct a giant wind chime. Booking essential.
www.crannog.co.uk Alyth Alyth Creates
Various venues, Alyth, PH11, 01828 634114, Fri May 24–Sun May 26, times and prices vary. A three-day arts festival that celebrates creativity and the outdoors. Alyth Creates showcases the rich arts and crafts skills, history, and heritage of Alyth and Perthshire. There will be an artists and makers fair, opportunities to learn craft skills, music events, mountain biking, classic cars and motorcycles, and historical and guided ghost walks reflecting the town’s rich past. www.alythartsandcraftsguild.co.uk
Arbroath Stewart Francis: Into the Punset
The Webster Memorial Theatre, 64 High Street, DD11 1AW, 01241 435800, Thu May 30, 8pm, £21. Surreal and deadpan oneliners from the Canadian stand-up and TV regular on his last tour ever, as seen on Mock The Week and Live At The Apollo. www.stewartfrancis.com The Bench The Webster Memorial Theatre, 64 High Street, DD11 1AW, 01241 435800, Fri May 24, 7.30pm, £10. A play about safe spaces and two people’s conflict over the purpose of a bench. Written by K R McAllister and directed by Jojo Sutherland. www.webstertheatre.co. uk Arbroath Market High Street, DD11, Sat May 25, 10am–3pm, free. Support local, independent businesses at this market. www.facebook.com/ arbroathcommunityconnectors Sydney Devine The Webster Memorial Theatre, 64 High Street, DD11 1AW, 01241 435800, Sat May 25, 7.30pm, £21–£23. Scotland’s very own rhinestone cowboy takes his songs on the road again. www.webstertheatre.co. uk
Birnam The Dark Carnival: Unplugged
Birnam Arts & Conference Centre, Station Road, PH8 0DS, 0300 300 1210, Thu May 30, 8pm, £12 (£10; students £5). ‘Unplugged’ version of Vanishing Point’s The Dark Carnival, featuring Biff Smith on acoustic guitar and narrator Robert Jack telling the story of the residents of Dickinsons Brae cemetery.
Brechin
Verdi’s Macbeth Brechin City Hall, 9 Swan Street, DD9 6EE, 07505 837313, Fri May 24, 7.30–10pm, £15 (£12; children £7; students £7). Tayside Opera perform Verdi’s operatic version of ‘the Scottish Play’. www.taysideopera.com
Burntisland Burntisland Summer Fair
Burntisland Links, Links Place, KY3 9EA, Sat May 25, until Sun August 18. Mon-Sat 12–10pm; Sun 1–9pm, free entry, pay for individual rides. All the fun of the fair with something for everyone, including children’s and adult rides, side stalls and more candy floss than you can shake a stick at. www.facebook.com/burntisland.fairground
Cupar Sir Peter Erskine & The Snowdrops
Hill of Tarvit Mansion & Garden, Wemysshall Road, KY15 5PB, 01334 653127, Fri May 24, 8–10pm, £8. Folk-blues singer Sir Peter Erskine in concert, alongside Stu and Luke Ivins. www.nts.org.uk
Dundee Angus Glens Walking Festival
Gateway to the Glens Museum, High Street, Kirriemuir, 01382 527527, Thu June 30, until Sun June 2, times and prices vary. Festival exploring the Angus countryside, with dozens of walks over four days from gentle coastal strolls to exhilarating hikes. www.angusglenswalkingfestival.com
The Art of Reading
Tower Building, University of Dundee, Nethergate, DD1 4HN, 01382 384310, until Sat June 29. Mon–Fri 9.30am–7pm, Sat 1–5pm, free. Exhibition of works from the University of Dundee’s art and design collection which explores the ways in which artists are inspired by or make use of books. www.dundee.ac.uk/ museum
CU Later
McManus Collections Unit, Barrack Street, DD1 1PG, 01382 307200, Thu May 30, 6–7pm, £5 (£3). Learn about Dundee’s collections of archaeology, history, natural science and world cultures from the museum’s curators. www.mcmanus.co.uk
David Austen: Underworld
Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, DD1 4DY, 01382 909900, until Sun June 9. Mon-Wed, Fri-Sun 10am–6pm; Thu 10am–8pm, free. British artist David Austen presents the full breadth of his work for the first time in Scotland. The exhibition aims to create a mythical space and journey with works in a range of media from oil paintings to cinematic projections.
www.dca.org.uk Kyle Falconer
Fat Sam’s, 31 South Ward Road, DD1 1PU, 01382 228496, Thu May 30, 7pm, £16. Set from The View frontman, performing songs from his debut solo album No Thank You. www.facebook.com/KyleFrancisFalc
Let’s Get Critical
Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, DD1 4DY, 01382 909900, Thu May 30, 6–7pm, £5. Sarah Derrick, the DCA’s Head of Learning, leads this interactive session on developing critical skills and analysing media in a variety of mediums. www.dca.org.uk The Purr-fect Crime Dundee Science Centre, Greenmarket, DD1 4QB, 01382 228800, until Sun June 30. Daily 10am, included in centre entry. Find out who stole the Dundee Science Centre’s furry mascot and learn about forensic science along the way at this interactive, familyfriendly show. www.dundeesciencecentre.org.uk
Rules of Play
V&A Museum of Design Dundee, 1 Riverside Esplanade, DD1 4EZ, 01382 305665, until Sun June 23. Daily 10am–5pm, free. Installation by designer Gabriella Marcella celebrating the work of the inventor of the kindergarten system, Friedrich Froebel.
Walk Right Back
Caird Hall, City Square, DD1 3BB, 01382 434940, Thu May 30, 7.30pm, £22.50. A musical about the rise, fall and reunion of The Everly Brothers. Featuring hits such as Bye Bye Love, All I Have to Do is Dream and Cathy’s Clown. www.walkrightback.com
Wise Ways: Travels of a Dundee Doctor
The McManus, Albert Square, Meadowside, DD1 1DA, 01382 307200, until Sun August 25. Mon-Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 12.30– 4.30pm, free. Exhibition of objects collected by Dr Thomas Alexander Wise, who worked in India as a physician and surgeon.
www.mcmanus.co.uk The Fureys
Gardyne Theatre, Gardyne Road, DD5 1NY, 01382 434940, Fri May 24, 7.30–10pm, £22. Irish folk legends perform timeless classics for a night of Irish music, songs and stories. www.thefureys.com
George Noakes: North
Eduardo Alessandro Studios, 30 Gray Street, Broughty Ferry, DD5 2BJ, 01382 737011, until Sat May 25. Mon–Sat 9.30am–5.30pm, free. Major exhibition of works by landscape painter George Noakes. www.eastudios.com
Margaret Evans: Moods
Eduardo Alessandro Studios, 30 Gray Street, Broughty Ferry, DD5 2BJ, 01382 737011, until Sat May 25. Mon–Sat 9.30am–5.30pm, free. New paintings by Glaswegian artist Margaret Evans, widely known for her pastel works. www.eastudios.com
My Left / Right Foot – The Musical
Dundee Rep Theatre, Tay Square, DD1 1PB, 01382 223530, Fri May 24 and Sat May 25, Fri 7.30pm; Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm, £12-£22 (£9£20; children £9). Co-production by Birds of Paradise and the National Theatre of Scotland about a local am-dram society who decide to stage a show about ‘the disabled’, despite not knowing any disabled actors. www.dundeerep.co.uk
Porkpie
Clarks on Lindsay Street, 80 North Lindsay Street, DD1 1PS, 01382 224925, Sun May 26, 3–8pm, £7. Porkpie perform the rocksteady ska songs of 2-Tone, the iconic Coventry label that was home to ska revivalists like the Beat, the Selecter and the Specials. Featuring a full brass section, keys, guitars and the iconic pork pie hats. www.clarksonlindsaystreet.com
WASPS Designers + Artists
WASPS Studios, Meadowmill Studios West, Henderson Wynd, DD1 5BY, 01382 221860, Sun May 26, 11am–4pm, free. Browse and buy local designed products, oneoffs and limited editions directly from designers and artists working in the city of Dundee. www.waspsstudios.org. uk In The Ink Dark Dundee Rep Theatre, Tay Square, DD1 1PB, 01382 223530, Mon May 27, 7–8pm, £10. A ‘living poem’ that explores people’s experiences of loss, landscape, materiality and memory through music, dance and design. www.dundeerep.co.uk
Etching for Beginners
Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, DD1 4DY, 01382 909900, Tue May 28, 6–8.30pm, £105 (£85). A six-week course taking place every Tuesday from May 28, teaching participants how to cre
ate prints using metal plates. No experience necessary.
The Rutles
Clarks on Lindsay Street, 80 North Lindsay Street, DD1 1PS, 01382 224925, Tue May 28, 7.30–11pm, £20. The ‘prefab four’, a satirical creation of Neil Innes and Eric Idle, starred in Rutland Weekend Television and the 1978 mockumentary The Rutles: All You Need is Cash. The group – that’s Dirk McQuigley, Ron Nasty, Stig O’Hara and Barry Wom – play parodies of Beatles songs so intricately realised that you’d be forgiven for believing they were penned by Lennon & McCartney themselves.
Bill Bailey: Larks in Transit
Caird Hall, City Square, DD1 3BB, 01382 434940, Wed May 29, 8pm, £35. The master of surreality tackles politics, philosophy and the pursuit of happiness in his latest show. His musical interludes include fashioning a symphony from a ringtone and re-imagining the Stars and Stripes.
Inspiring Design Bites
Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, DD1 4DY, 01382 909900, Wed May 29, 1–2pm, £3. Discussion on how to design creative activities for all ages and curating a library specifically for children.
Robbie Ward
HMS Unicorn, Victoria Dock, South Victoria Dock Road, DD1 3BP, 01382 200900, Wed May 29, 1–2pm, free. Dundee-based multiinstrumentalist performs a selection of Scottish songs.
Screen Printing (Intermediate)
Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, DD1 4DY, 01382 909900, Wed May 29, 6–8.30pm, £95 (£75). A four-week course taking place every Wednesday from May 29 helping you develop your skills, using photographic techniques and power assisted screen printing tables. Suitable for those who have completed the beginners’ class. The course covers how to construct a screen print using images from photo stencils. In the first week you can partake in basic drawing and blockprinting techniques which then can be used in your designs.
Dunfermline Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom
Alhambra Theatre, 35 Canmore Street, KY12 7NX, 01383 740384, Wed 29 May and Thu 30 May, Wed 1pm & 4pm; Thu 1pm, £14–£16. Richard Lewis’ adaptation of the award-winning television animation set in a miniature world of fairies, elves and insects. The production features original music by Mani Svavarsson, with original lyrics by Matt Lewis. www.benandhollylive. com
The AC/DC Experience
PJ Molloys, 7 Canmore Street, KY12 7NU, 01383 729790, Fri May 24, 8–11.30pm, £12 (£15 on the door). The northwest-based group pays tribute to the Australian rock band.
ON Fife Comedy Cafe
Carnegie Hall, East Port, KY12 7JA, 01383 602302, Sat May 25, 7.30pm, £10. Comedy evening featuring MC Raymond Mearns, Rosco McClelland, Lubna Kerr and Christopher MacarthurBoyd. www.onfife.com
Rumours of Fleetwood Mac
Alhambra Theatre, 35 Canmore Street, KY12 7NX, 01383 740384, Sat May 25, 8pm, £24.50. The Mick Fleetwoodapproved tribute act who cover the gamut of Mac material from the Peter Green era to the Buckingham/Nicks days. www.rumoursoffleetwoodmac.com
Dunkeld Bats: Why Should We Care?
Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre, Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve, PH8 0HH, 01350 727337, Fri May 24, 7–9pm, £6 (members £5; children £3). Talk on the work of the Bat Conservation Trust and the importance of protecting these animals.
Glenrothes
Disco Divas Rothes Halls, Kingdom Centre, KY7 5NX, 01592 612121, Sat May 25, 7.30pm, £19. Tribute to disco goddesses Diana Ross, Joni Sledge and Donna Summer. www.onfife.com
ON Fife Comedy Cafe
Rothes Halls, Kingdom Centre, KY7 5NX, 01592 612121, Sat May 25, 7.30pm, £10. Comedy night featuring MC Bruce Fummey, Christopher MacarthurBoyd, Kenny Sinclair and Rosco McClelland. www.onfife.com
Groove On
Rothes Halls, Kingdom Centre, KY7 5NX, 01592 612121, Tue May 28, 1.30pm, free. Afternoon dance party for those living with dementia and their friends, family and carers. www.onfife.com
The Isle of Brimsker
Rothes Halls, Kingdom Centre, KY7 5NX, 01592 612121, Wed May 29, 11am & 1.30pm, £12 (£8). Multi-sensory story of adventure and homecoming from Frozen Light, specialists in making theatre for audiences with profound and multiple learning disabilities. www.onfife.com
Kirkcaldy Roger Palmer: REFUGIO – After Selkirk After Crusoe
Kirkcaldy Galleries, War Memorial Gardens, KY1 1YG, 01592 583206, until Sat June 22. Mon 12–7pm; Tue & Thu 9.30am–7pm; Wed & Fri 9.30am–5pm; Sat 10am–4pm; Sun 12–4pm, free. Artist Roger Palmer explores the gaps between fact and fiction in Robinson Crusoe, three centuries after it was written. www.onfife.com
ON Fife Comedy Cafe
Adam Smith Theatre, Bennochy Road, KY1 1ET, 01592 583302, Fri May 24, 7.30pm, £10. Comedy evening featuring MC Bruce Fummey, Christopher MacarthurBoyd, Kenny Sinclair and Rosco McClelland. www.onfife.com
Community Training Garden Open Afternoon
Ravenscraig Walled Garden, Ravenscraig Street, KY1, Sat May 25, 1.30–3.30pm, free. Chat with the volunteers of the training garden and collect some tips to improve your own green space.
Kirkcaldy Farmers’ Market
Town Square, KY1 1XW, 01592 412341, Sat May 25, 9am–1pm, free. Held in Kirkcaldy’s traditional marketplace on the last Saturday of the month, a wide range of local farm produce and artisan food and drink is available.
Lochgelly Murder, Just What The Doctor Ordered
Lochgelly Centre, Bank Street, KY5 9RD, 01592 583303, Fri May 24, 7.30pm, £10. Theatre piece about famous murderers Burke and Hare and their 16 victims. www.onfife.com
ON Fife Comedy Cafe
Lochgelly Centre, Bank Street, KY5 9RD, 01592 583303, Fri May 24, 7.30pm, £10. Comedy showcase featuring MC Ross Leslie, Rosco McClelland, Lubna Kerr and Christopher Macarthur-Boyd. www.onfife.com
Montrose
Montrose Live Various venues: Montrose, DD10 8SW, 01674 675514, Fri May 24–Sun May 26, times and prices vary. Music-filled weekend with over 50 acts performing in venues across the town of Montrose. www.visitangus.com
Gary Meikle: The iBrow Guy
Sharky’s Bar and Diner, 21 George Street, DD10 8EW, 01674 677375, Sun May 26, 8pm, £15. Gary Meikle talks about eyebrow etiquette, logic and laws. www.garymeikle.com
Perth John Churchill, First Duke of Marlborough
The Black Watch Castle and Museum, Balhousie Castle, Hay Street, PH1 5HR, 01738 638152, Thu May 30, 6.30–8pm, £10 (£8). Charles Grant shares insights on the life and military career of John Churchill, First Duke of Marlborough.
Only in Whispers: The Myths and Legends of Perthshire
Perth Museum and Art Gallery, 78 George Street, PH1 5LB, 01738 632488, until Sun June 9. Tue–Sun 10am–5pm, £5 (£3.50; family or group of up to four people £15). Learn about the folklore traditions of Perth and Kinross at this exhibition.
Cross Trust Young Musicians
St Matthew’s Church of Scotland, Tay Street, PH1 5LQ, 01738 636757, Fri May 24, 7.30pm, £18 (£16; children £1). Musical showcase of three young award-winning artists, supported by The Cross Trust. This year features Anna Michels (classical piano), Luca Manning (jazz voice) and Iona Fyfe (traditional voice).
Horrible Histories: Barmy Britain
Perth Theatre, Mill Street, PH1 5UW, 01738 621031, Fri May 24, 4.30pm & 7pm, £12–£16 (£10–£14). Horrible Histories returns to the stage with a new live show about the nasty bits of British history.
Only in Whispers: After Dark
Perth Museum and Art Gallery, 78 George Street, PH1 5LB, 01738 632488, Fri May 24, 7–9pm, £10. Adults-only after-hours visit to the museum, with a focus on their new Only in Whispers exhibition and the chance to explore the museum’s basement and view some of the more grisly artefacts in the collection.
Perth Festival of the Arts
Various venues: Perth, PH1 5HZ, 01738 621031, Fri May 24 and Sat May 25, times and prices vary. Music, comedy, theatre, dance and visual arts are all up for grabs at this festival. The 2019 programme includes Verdi’s Macbeth, Jools Holland and Horrible Histories.
Vistas
The Loft, 145 South Street, PH2 8NY, 01738 506 144, Fri May 24, 7pm, £15. Edinburgh-based indierockers for those who like Catfish and the Bottlemen or Biffy Clyro. With support from Stop the Rain. www.vistasmusic.com
Scottish Opera: A Little Bit of Iolanthe
Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, PH1 5HZ, 01738 621031, Fri May 24 and Sat May 25, Fri 12pm; Sat 2pm & 3.30pm, free. The Scottish Opera’s popup roadshow stage a short performance of Gilbert & Sullivan’s Iolanthe.
Scottish Opera: A Little Bit of Magic Flute
Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, PH1 5HZ, 01738 621031, Fri May 24 and Sat May 25, Fri 2pm & 3.30pm, Sat 12pm, free. Short performance of The Magic Flute by storytellers, singers and instrumentalists from the Scottish Opera. Callum Beattie
The Loft, 145 South Street, PH2 8NY, 01738 506 144, Sat May 25, 7pm, £15. Young Edinburgh-born singer-songwriter. Ticket includes free entry to The Loft nightclub.
Choreographic Sharings
Perth Theatre, Mill Street, PH1 5UW, 01738 621031, Sat May 25, 3.30pm, free. Performance by choreographers Danielle Tyrer and Siobhan Marshall.
An Audience With John Simpson
Perth Theatre, Mill Street, PH1 5UW, 01738 621031, Sat May 25, 3pm, prices vary. International journalist with over 40 years of experience, and author of thriller Moscow, Midnight, discusses the interesting places and people his journalism career led him to, and his new creative endeavours. Katie Coventry St John’s Kirk, St John’s Place, PH1 5SZ, 01738 633192, Sat May 25, 11am, £10. Scottish mezzo-soprano currently performing at Salzburger Landestheater.
Russian Philharmonic of Novosibirsk
Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, PH1 5HZ, 01738 621031, Sat May 25, 7.30pm, prices vary. Russian orchestra, conducted by Thomas Sanderling, performs Tchaikovsky’s Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture, Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no. 6 Pathetique.
A Night Of New York Jazz
Inchyra Arts Club, Inchyra Estate, Glencarse, PH2 7LU, 01738 860066, Sun May 26, 8pm, £20. Young local jazz musician Ciaran Roberts Osterberg performs a selection of standards from Charlie Parker, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis and Chick Corea.
Pitlochry Atholl Gathering Weekend
Blair Castle & Gardens, Blair Atholl, PH18 5TL, 01796 481207, Sat May 25 and Sun May 26, 9.30am, £7 (children £3; under 5s free; seniors £3). Traditional Highland games which includes events such as tossing the caber, putting the shot and throwing the hammer as well as other enter tainment including Highland dancing, tug o’ war, stands and refreshments.
St Andrews The North
Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, KY16 9LA, 01334 475000, Thu May 30, 7.30pm, £15 (£8). A young man finds himself in the wilderness of the north with only two eccentric northerners for company. Contemporary dance, physical theatre and puppetry piece with an eclectic soundtrack.
The Legends of American Country
Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, KY16 9LA, 01334 475000, Fri May 24, 7.30pm, £21.50. Country music tribute show featuring songs by Garth Brooks, Randy Travis, Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, Merle Haggard, Alan Jackson, Buck Owens and Johnny Cash.
Jamie MacDonald: Designated Driver
Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, KY16 9LA, 01334 475000, Sat May 25, 8pm, £12 (£9; seniors £10). Jokes from ‘that funny blind guy’ about humiliat ing products for the blind and his jealousy of a mouse with 20/20 vision.