GEORGINA COBURN investigates a new initiative offering creative breakaways in the Highlands & Islands

AS Mull Theatre prepares for its final season in Dervaig before a move to a new home next year, theatre critic NEIL COOPER looks at the theatrical developments in Mull and Pitlochry

The 35th Annual International Pan Celtic Festival has just finished in Letterkenny, Donegal. FIONA MACKENZIE offers a few insights into the event and competitions taking place during the week – and also the stresses and joys involved with travelling with young people and very expensive musical instruments!

KENNY MATHIESON catches up with Inverness-born writer ALI SMITH ahead of the premiere of her play The Seer in Inverness

Sometimes even a small amount of funding is all that’s needed… Northings asked HI~Arts Director ROBERT LIVINGSTON to introduce their suite of awards schemes for individuals, in advance of a new Northings feature, starting in June, which will showcase the work of recent recipients of these awards.

DOGSTAR THEATRE hit the road this month with a new production of writer Ali Smith’s The Seer

JENNA CUMMING has been tipped as a name to watch in Gaelic singing for over a decade now, even though she is still only in her early 20s.

IAN STEPHEN reflects on his experience with Dagmar Glausnitzer-Smith and Charles Ryder’s Transit Station.

Evanton-based ARTS IN MOTION kick off Northings new survey of the member companies of the Highlands & Islands Theatre Network

This month marks the 10th anniversary of the death of George MacKay Brown. ALISTAIR PEEBLES discusses the poet’s life and work with composer Peter Maxwell Davies.