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Full house for dry humour and lush music Rufus Wainwright and guests | Eden Court, Inverness | Saturday, June 22 ★★★★★ By Margaret Chrystall Watching the theatre in Inverness fill up on Saturday night, you couldn’t help feeling that this alternative-looking and savvy bunch might be hard to woo. In the current climate, any political … Continue reading REVIEW

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Saturday's hometown debut showcases The Chosen Lonely band You can witness Steven Barclay's dream of The Chosen Lonely band get real at the Tooth & Claw. by Margaret Chrystall Talking to Steven Barclay in the run-up to new band The Chosen Lonely’s home debut on Saturday (June 22) you ask if there might be another … Continue reading INTERVIEW

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Sun shines on Valtos’s ‘bucket list’ Gathering Valtos, The Gathering | Bught Park, Inverness | Saturday, June 1 ★★★★★ There’s a lot to love about a one-day festival and The Gathering in Inverness has always had the town centre location to make it easy to get there, through the gate and into a celebration of … Continue reading REVIEW

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The latest Chris to fight the world Sunset Song written by Morna Young after Lewis Grassic Gibbon Dundee Rep Theatre and the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh Empire Theatre, Eden Court | Thursday, May 16 ★★★ WITH costumes, music, movement, backdrop and set, this version of Sunset Song may blur the fact Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s story … Continue reading REVIEW

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New play challenge for Annie MacDonald MAY 2 | Eden Court, Inverness Playwright Annie MacDonald (seated) with producer Laura Valerie Walker. Picture: Alex Williamson THERE should be almost no-one better at describing what is at the core of new play The Wound, The Rag And The In-between than Annie MacDonald, as cast and crew hit … Continue reading INTERVIEW

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On a stage near you, Highland theatre deserves an audience ... New playwright Annie MacDonald (second left), first rehearsal for The Wound, The Rag And The Inbetween. Picture: Alex Williamson IT’S an exciting thought that over at Eden Court theatre in Inverness right now a new play is being rehearsed with a new Highland playwright … Continue reading THEATRE

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Thurs, April 25 | Upstairs, Inverness | Neon Waltz, support The Dazed Digital Age The future was everywhere in Neon Waltz’s main set - though so was their past and present Neon Waltz on their Highland tour's second last night in Inverness. It was good to be back in a venue full of fans for … Continue reading REVIEW