CRITIC’S CHOICE

Trust a quick-witted denizen of Dundee to come up with the term Beatlemania. The phrase was coined in the city after a promoter, Andi Lothian, witnessed Beatles fans’ frenzies reaction to their heroes at the Caird Hall. A small selection of 10 images taken of The Beatles performing there on October 20, 1964, has now gone on display at The McManus in Dundee as part of its Revealing Characters exhibition, which examines the enduring appeal of the portrait.

The images show the Fab Four in the early days of their meteoric rise to fame, performing in front of an excited crowd. Taken by Monifiethborn photographer Winnie ForbesCochrane, these photographs are part of a series of 33 pictures which were put up for auction earlier this year and successfully secured for the city’s collection by Leisure and Culture Dundee.

Affectionately known in her hometown as “Winnie Flash Bang”, Forbes-Cochrane, who died in 2002 at the age of 86, was the daughter of a well-known press photographer, JD Forbes.

The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery and Museum, Albert Square, Meadowside, Dundee DD1 1DA, 01382 307200, mcmanus.co.uk, Mon-Sat 10am-5 pm, Sun 12.30pm-4.30pm. Free