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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Roots 24 returns to Inverness with four days of theatre festival events Last year's festival expands with panels, workshops and performances. Roots Theatre Festival 2024 October 16-19 by Margaret Chrystall The Roots festival is back and this year the second theatre festival based in the Highlands is a four-day programme of digital and in-person events … Continue reading PREVIEW
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This triumph from Vivid Roots Collective sets a high bar for the new generation eager to create their own Highland theatre. Now – after some years of research, development, rehearsals and evolution as the project progressed – writer and now playwright Annie MacDonald’s first stage play has blossomed - a very Highland story.
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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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