Scottish Ensemble, Making the Connection
7 September 2023
Combining well-known popular works with contemporary compositions, Scottish Ensemble continue their commitment to building long-term connections with local communities across the country.
Performing Arts News
Join us as we highlight the news from the world of music, opera, dance theatre and film.
Looking to the Hills: Lammermuir Festival Returns to East Lothian
7 September 2023
Returning for its 14th year, the popular Lammermuir Festival continues its trademark mix of classical music in beautiful and sometimes remote locations across East Lothian.
Scottish Opera’s Songs of the Road
6 September 2023
Visiting 17 cities, towns and communities around Scotland, Scottish Opera’s troupe of talented singers with piano accompaniment performs a collection of popular classics and lesser-known pieces.
Clues in the Scenery: Pitlochry Festival Theatre
6 September 2023
The Summer Season continues at one of the most scenic theatre locations in Scotland – Pitlochry Festival Theatre in Perthshire.
Twice the Thrill with Scottish Ballet
6 September 2023
Two thrilling works by two exciting dance-makers kick off Scottish Ballet’s autumn programme.
Brunton Theatre Musselburgh Gets Around
21 August 2023
The Brunton Theatre is taking its long-standing and colourful contribution to Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival out and about in various places in the Musselburgh and Fisherrow area.
Dunedin Consort Mixing Art and Music for 2023-24
3 August 2023
Dunedin Consort has launched its 2023-24 season with a brochure featuring fifteen newly-commissioned artworks by Kirsty Matheson, representing the pieces the Ensemble will perform.
Travfest Marks 60 Years at the Traverse Theatre Edinburgh
3 August 2023
At Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre, this year’s Travfest celebrates sixty years of new writing and innovative theatre.
Map-Dancing with Scottish Dance Theatre
3 August 2023
This summer Scottish Dance Theatre is connecting with communities around venues around Dundee & Angus, travelling by foot, bike and public transport.
Three for August at the Lyceum, Edinburgh
3 August 2023
Three productions at Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre are playing this August as part of the city’s Fringe Festival.
The Final Word: Gareth Williams, Setting Scottish Literature to Music
17 July 2023
Edinburgh composer and singer-songwriter Gareth Williams is to perform songs from his album based on that special place in literature, the last page of a book.
Classic Couplings at Pitlochry Festival Theatre
30 June 2023
Classic storytelling by Noel Coward and Tennessee Williams is brought to Pitlochry Festival Theatre in Brief Encounter and A Streetcar Named Desire.
Wounded Soldiers Returning: Moorcroft at Tron Theatre Glasgow
30 June 2023
Shot through with brutal honesty, laddish humour and sadness, writer Eilidh Loan’s Moorcroft at Tron Theatre tackles toxic masculinity in Scotland head-on, asking ‘What is a real man?’
International Instrumental: Scottish Ensemble’s New Season Announced
23 June 2023
Scottish Ensemble has announced a 2023/2024 season full of the variety of international flavours.
Earthtones Trio Go Eclectic at St Margaret’s Braemar
2 June 2023
St Margaret’s performance, arts and heritage centre in Braemar plays host to The Earthtones Trio, comprising three highly-accomplished musicians who offer an eclectic blend of original, classical and jazz pieces.
All Light on the Night: Scottish Ensemble’s Summer Nights Return
2 June 2023
Scottish Ensemble’s series of Concerts for a Summer’s Night season returns, following its debut season last year where it sold out venues.
Taking the Big Yin’s Story Nationwide with National Theatre of Scotland
25 May 2023
In the National Theatre of Scotland’s touring production Dear Billy… a team of story-gatherers has created a collection of moving and hilarious tales celebrating what the comedian Billy Connolly means to us.
Taking a Taste of Opera with Scottish Opera
25 May 2023
Scottish Opera hits the road for its annual summer tour of mainly provincial locations with 30-minute ‘taster’ opera sessions.
Love, Life Land and Community in Raw Theatre’s Tour of Scotland
24 May 2023
Raw Theatre tours Scotland with ‘The Stamping Ground’ – a drama of home and relationships based on the music of Runrig.
Anna Karenina’s Dazzling Heartbreak at the Lyceum, Edinburgh
22 May 2023
Playwright Lesley Hart’s contemporary adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina brings the heartbreaking story of relationships, marriage and betrayal up to date.
Ya Dancer! The Glitter Ball Rolls into Edinburgh and Glasgow
10 May 2023
Strictly Come Dancing favourite Kevin Clifton joins Coronation Street’s Faye Brookes for ‘Strictly Ballroom: The Musical’, bringing Baz Lurhmann’s enduring dance story from film to stage.
Sumptuous Borders Setting for Chamber Music at Paxton
4 May 2023
The beautiful Paxton House in the Scottish Borders is the setting in July for an adventurous ten-day programme of contemporary and classic chamber music of the highest calibre.
In the Long Run: Mousetrap Reaches The Playhouse Edinburgh
25 April 2023
Proving the enduring appeal of whodunnits, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap is the world’s longest running play, having opened in 1952 in London’s West End.
Edinburgh Tradfest Tells the Story
24 April 2023
This year’s celebration of folk music in Edinburgh, Edinburgh Tradfest, features hundreds of artists and musicians performing over eleven days of traditional live music, song, storytelling, dance, workshops, talks, ceilidhs film and special events.
