Michael Morpurgo: A Lifetime In Stories

EXHIBITION CINEMA CONCERT

The Dick Institute, Kilmarnock, until Sat

This exhibition showcases the children’s author’s notebooks and manuscripts that have become classics, including War Horse, Private Peaceful, Kensuke’s Kingdom and Farm Boy.

Also displayed are photos and correspondences that chronicle his creative process and career.

A soundscape introduces the themes in his storytelling such as war and animals. A replica of his creative caravan is reconstructed so visitors can imagine, daydream and pen story ideas.

Mary, Queen Of Scots

Released on Fri

Saoirse Ronan plays the charismatic Mary Stuart, Queen of France at 16, and widowed at 18.

Mary defies pressure to remarry and instead returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne, but Scotland and England fall under the rule of the compelling Queen Elizabeth (Margot Robbie).

Determined to rule as more than a figurehead, Mary asserts her claim to the English throne, threatening Elizabeth’s sovereignty. Betrayal, rebellion and conspiracies endanger both thrones – and change the course of history.

Navarra String Quartet

Queen’s Cross Church, Aberdeen, Mon, Marryat Hall, Dundee, Tues, St John’s Kirk, Perth, Wed

Since its formation in 2002 at the Royal Northern College of Music, the Navarra Quartet has built an international reputation as a dynamic and poetic string quartet.

The members have won prizes at international competitions and played in famous venues such as the Wigmore Hall, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and the Sydney Opera House. They recently completed a three-year residency at the Birmingham Conservatoire.