Book festival Writer Mandy Haggith (right) at Nairn Book & Arts Festival with Alison Bertlin asking the questions. Picture: MC REVIEW: Seeds of hope for the elm from writer event Nairn Book & Arts Festival | Author Mandy Haggith talking about her book The Lost Elms | Nairn Community & Arts Centre | Thursday, September … Continue reading REVIEW
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Music REVIEW: Sermanni, Abbott, Ross, Fleetwood - 'These things stay with you ...' Under Canvas, Eden Court | Rachel Sermanni (and Louis Abbott)/ Adam Ross (and Gillian Fleetwood) | Inverness | Sunday, August 23 | 2pm by Margaret Chrystall Songwriter and performer Rachel Sermanni’s experiences, stories and changes transform by a kind of alchemy into … Continue reading REVIEW
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REVIEW: Belladrum - these are the things, these are the things, the things that dreams are made of The Human League - up front Joanne Catherall and Phil Oakey - headlining at Belladrum. Picture: MC Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival | Friday July 31 | near Beauly by Margaret Chrystall IT'S a lot. A whole day … Continue reading MUSIC
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Around 100 people worked for months on a spectacular celebration of musicals at a show to help celebrate Eden Court's 50th birthday - can it only be for One Night Only!?
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IMT'S love boat is a dazzling showstopper Inverness Musical Theatre Eden Court, Inverness until Sat, March 28 BY MARGARET CHRYSTALL The challenge of a big, ambitious classic musical like Cole Porter’s Anything Goes has brought out the sparkling star qualities Inverness Musical Theatre shows off on stage till Saturday at Eden Court. Cost of living … Continue reading REVIEW
Review: Paella launch night serves up books with big subjects
From left - Anne MacLeod, Hamish MacDonald and Cynthia Rogerson at the La Tortilla Asesina book launch. Hamish MacDonald and Cynthia Rogerson book launch | La Tortilla Asesina, Inverness by Margaret Chrystall PAELLA, performances and introductions to two new books written in the Highlands turned a launch event last week from Hamish MacDonald and Cynthia … Continue reading Review: Paella launch night serves up books with big subjects
Hometown invitation to The Joshua Hotel Rapture Party
The Joshua Hotel: Rapture Party debut album launch An Seomar, Inverness: September 27, 2025 Joshua Mackenzie in the frame at The Joshua Hotel's An Seomar gig on Saturday. Picture: MC By Margaret Chrystall HERE we are again at a landmark Joshua Hotel gig. It’s the big one, the launch of the *cliche-warning* - long-awaited – … Continue reading Hometown invitation to The Joshua Hotel Rapture Party
REVIEW: The Testament Of Gideon Mack – Dogstar Theatre Company
by Margaret Chrystall Dogstar Theatre Company's tour programme. by Margaret Chrystall It was good to see Dogstar Theatre Company’s new play sold out for every show in its three-night run at Eden Court last week. Slightly earlier last year, Dogstar had jointly set up the Spark Festival there which encouraged young theatre-makers and playwrights to … Continue reading REVIEW: The Testament Of Gideon Mack – Dogstar Theatre Company
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Can it really be 20 years since a sunny August day at Belladrum near Beauly launched a festival the Highlands have come to love ..?
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Phillip Jon Taylor and Heidi Browne - two styles, one showcase Phillip Jon Taylor + Heidi Browne | Under Canvas, Eden Court, Inverness | July 5 by Margaret Chrystall I’d be surprised if there were any more contrasting pairings in the Under Canvas double bills this summer than Phillip Jon Taylor and Heidi Browne. Or … Continue reading REVIEW
