Who Killed My Father: the Brutal Question
21 April 2023
A play based on the book by Edouard Louis is set to tour Scotland, exposing the consequences of neo-liberal ‘reforms’ inflicted on the lives of workers, lived-out in their own bodies.
Performing Arts News
Join us as we highlight the news from the world of music, opera, dance theatre and film.
Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s Summer-Night Passion
18 April 2023
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s current season continues with Summer Nights with Karen Cargill, as the Scottish mezzo-soprano takes us through luscious love songs of Berlioz, alongside pieces by Beethoven and Emilie Mayer.
RSNO’s Master Mix
18 April 2023
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra RSNO continues its 2023 season with a mixture of greats from the symphonic canon: Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Rachmaninov and Shostakovich.
Fiddler on the Road: Isla Ratcliff’s Tour of Scotland
18 April 2023
Scottish fiddler and singer Isla Ratcliff is setting off on her first headline solo tour across Scotland, showcasing material from her debut album.
Streetcar Hits Scotland’s Streets with Scottish Ballet
18 April 2023
With a stylish production touring the country, Scottish Ballet breathes new life into Tenessee Williams’ classic tale A Streetcar Named Desire, which has become one of theatre’s most-performed plays, inspiring multiple adaptations.
Putting the Rom and the Com into Kidnapped with National Theatre of Scotland
18 April 2023
The National Theatre of Scotland has taken to the road with Kidnapped – a Swashbuckling Rom-Com Adventure, a riotous re-telling of Robert Louis Stevenson’s adventure novella.
Loaningdale’s In-Key
31 March 2023
Arts at Loaningdale is launching Scotland’s newest piano festival – the Spring Piano Festival in Biggar in the Clydesdale countryside, featuring big names from the classical and jazz worlds.
From the Top: Leith Storytellers Take Us for a Musical Walk
15 March 2023
A specially-convened choir and band are set to perform a set of lively new songs celebrating miscellaneous intriguing aspects of the illustrious port area of Leith.
Scottish Chamber Orchestra Brings it Together
28 February 2023
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s exciting programme mixing fresh contemporary work with enduring classical pieces takes in Mendelssohn, Janacek, Britten and Haydn, alongside Sam Amidon and Nico Muhly, with violinist Pekka Kuusisto.
RSNO’s Truly International March
27 February 2023
The new Royal Scottish National Orchestra’s March gets underway with a performance of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, plus Jess Gillam playing Glazunov’s Saxophone Concerto.
Esther Swift: Bringing the Strings to Scotland
24 February 2023
Following a sold-out run at Edinburgh’s Fringe last year, celebrated Scottish harpist Esther Swift is to tour Scotland with a series of intimate solo shows.
Love Hits the Highway for Scottish Opera’s 60th Anniversary
15 February 2023
Opera Highlights by Scottish Opera begins another leg of its 60th anniversary tour across Scotland, stopping-off from the Borders to the Highlands.
SNJO’s Jazz Communion Across Scotland
15 February 2023
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra is performing This is a Communion across the country, with original songs with spiritual, hymnal and melodic elements.
Perth’s Classical Stars Align
15 February 2023
The Classical Stars series at Perth Concert Hall continues with a busy programme of concerts featuring internationally-acclaimed performing artists.
Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s Brahms, Russian-Style
15 February 2023
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra is performing Johannes Brahms in Glasgow and Edinburgh, led by two young Russian music stars.
Scottish Ensemble’s Variation on The Goldberg Variations
14 February 2023
Scottish Ensemble is bringing ‘Goldberg Variations: ternary patterns for insomnia’ – a collaboration with Swedish dance ensemble Andersson Dance – to audiences across Scotland.
Monday’s for Music at the Traverse
13 February 2023
Traditional music promoters The Soundhouse Organisation continue their Monday evening concert series at the Traverse in Edinburgh.
North Country Stage: His Majesty’s Theatre Aberdeen
13 February 2023
Two contrasting productions take the stage of His Majesty’s Theatre Aberdeen in February and March.
A Decade On at the Birks Cinema, Aberfeldy
10 February 2023
Reopened in 2013 following a major renovation, Aberfeldy’s Birks Cinema has a full season of screenings of international performing arts, a series of artist biopics, independent world cinema and the latest film releases.
Murderous Macbeth Stalks the Lyceum
7 February 2023
The Royal Lyceum in Edinburgh presents the world premiere of Macbeth (an undoing), by the theatre’s Associate Artistic Director Zinnie Harris.
Classical Lunch (and Dinner) at the Brunton, Musselburgh
7 February 2023
The Brunton in Musselburgh’s spring Lunchtime Classical concerts offer the chance to enjoy lunch and an hour of classical music, and there’s a special March evening of piano.
New Jersey Boys Come Out to Play the Playhouse Edinburgh
25 January 2023
The story of US vocal group The Four Seasons’ rise to fame is told in a swirl of 1960’s pop glory in the hit musical Jersey Boys, at Edinburgh Playhouse.
Viennese-Style Comes to Greenock: RSNO at Beacon Arts Centre
13 January 2023
The Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock is host to the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, with its Viennese Gala new year concert.
Celtic Connections Turns 30
5 January 2023
This year celebrating its 30th anniversary, the full Celtic Connections programme promises a vibrant mix of lively in-person concerts, intimate-scale sessions, and an exciting digital and supporting programme, involving 2,000 musicians from 50 countries.
