MARK FISHER caught up with Victor Spinetti ahead of the Inverness launch of his national tour

FRANK MCCONNELL tells NORTHINGS about the latest developments in the work of his Black Isle-based plan B company, including a run at the Edinburgh Fringe for their new show, Parallel / Parallels

EUAN MARTIN and Northings’ cartoonist DAVE SMITH have two shows running at the Edinburgh Fringe this year, which may be a first for a Highland Theatre company

RODY GORMAN pays a poetic tribute to the late Simon Mackenzie, actor, writer, theatre director and Gaelic activist

Eden Court Theatre, Inverness

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

FRANK MCCONNELL traces the origins and current directions of the Black Isle-based dance company

COLIN MARR tells Northings what the new Eden Court has to offer.

ALASDAIR SATCHEL looks to create imaginative theatre through his Dunoon-based company

STUART BROWNLEE sets the scene for this month’s inaugural Dràma Na h-Alba showcase in and around Inverness