St Magnus Centre, Kirkwall, 30 September-1 October 2006

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies IT IS TEN years since Alan Bennett and director Nicholas Hytner collaborated on the Oscar-winning screen version of their joint stage hit ‘The Madness Of King George’. Now they seem set to enjoy a similar degree of success with the film adaptation of Bennett’s triumphant play ‘The History Boys’. Set […]

TAG, Citizens’ Theatre, Glasgow, and Highland school performances 2006

Inverness Book Festival, Royal Highland Hotel, Inverness, 5 October 2006

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies IF YOU LIKE your thrillers tough and uncompromising then “The Departed” is one of the best we’ve seen in a long time. Martin Scorsese’s return to the mean streets of urban America is a stylish reinvention of the Hong Kong hit ‘Infernal Affairs’ that develops into an edgy, gripping saga […]

Pavilion, Strathpeffer, 30 September 2006

Laying Down the Challenge A new study commissioned by HI~Arts, the arts development agency for the Highlands and Islands, sets Five Challenges for the continuing development of the Visual Arts in the Highlands and Islands In recent times the Visual Arts have experienced remarkable growth. Artist groups, studio trails and private galleries are now a […]

TOSG GAELIC THEATRE COMPANY is a professional touring theatre company, and commissions new writing in Scottish Gaelic in a variety of styles for both children and adult audiences

MICHAEL RUSSELL welcomes the continuing growth of Cowalfest on the eve of this year’s event.

HAMISH MACDONALD is the co-founder and joint artistic director of Dogstar Theatre.