GILES SUTHERLAND considers the life of work of Hamish Henderson in the light of a new biography by Timothy Neat

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies WALT DISNEY fairytale classics like Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty belong to a more wholesome, faraway age before computer games, YouTube and The X Factor. It would be unrealistic to expect a modern film to succeed in recapturing that innocence. Enchanted (PG), however, manages to have the best of […]

SUE WILSON caught up with DONALD SHAW ahead of his second festival as Artistic Consultant of Celtic Connections, Glasgow’s major annual celebration of Celtic music – and a lot more besides

Great Glen House and Town House, Inverness, 29-30 November 2007

IAN STEPHEN is determined that this summer’s St Kilda – A European Opera won’t be the last word on the a musical depiction of the island’s story.

Kilmorack Gallery, by Beauly, until January 2008

Castle Gallery, Inverness, until 24 December 2007

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies CHRISTMAS has become the season for epic fantasy adventure films. Following in the wake of the Lord Of The Rings trilogy and The Chronicles Of Narnia, The Golden Compass comfortably fits the bill with its eye-catching special effects, noble quest, dastardly villains and mighty animal protectors all combining to make […]

A Slice of Highland Life JOHN BURNS concludes his series on participating in BBC Scotland’s Highland Lives project IF YOU could cut a slice of Highland life what would it look like? Who would be in it? As BBC Scotland’s Highland Lives project draws to a close there is a chance to take a look […]

HENRI EDWARDS profiles the Elgin-based company Red Shoes Theatre Company