Reviews

After 10 years of publication, 'Northings' (the monthly arts e-magazine for the Highlands & Islands) closed down in 2013 and is archived here. High Life Highland is pleased to enable this extensive body of work to remain accessible to the public. Please note, though, that material will not be updated or added.

Review by Georgina Coburn

Aye- An Affirmation Of Martyn Bennett

25 Mar 2008 in Highland, Music, Reviews

Phipps Hall, Beauly, 20 March 2008

Review by Northings

The Orphanage (15)

21 Mar 2008 in Film, Reviews

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies THERE IS nothing that can compete with the power of the human imagination. Technological advances mean that cinema can create gruesome, elaborate illusions but they pale by comparison with what you imagine could be lurking in the dark shadows of a gloomy house. Acclaimed Spanish production The Orphanage makes exemplary […]

Review by Northings

Kurt Jackson: Below The Cairngorms

18 Mar 2008 in Reviews, Visual Arts & Crafts

Lemon Street Gallery at Dundas Street Gallery, Edinburgh, until 29 March 2008

Review by Jennie Macfie

Great Expectations

18 Mar 2008 in Dance & Drama, Highland, Reviews

OneTouch Theatre, Eden Court, 14 April 2008

Review by Giles Sutherland

Sue Jane Taylor: Oilwork – North Sea Diaries

18 Mar 2008 in Orkney, Reviews, Visual Arts & Crafts

Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, until 26 April 2008

Review by Georgina Coburn

Wall Works

18 Mar 2008 in Highland, Reviews, Visual Arts & Crafts

Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, until 26 May 2008

Review by Northings

Mister Lonely (15)

14 Mar 2008 in Film, Reviews

ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies IT IS ALMOST a decade since erstwhile enfant terrible Harmony Korine made a film. The fact that Mister Lonely was partially filmed in Scotland adds to the sense of expectation that it could be something special. It is certainly different, but his oddball mixture of the eccentric and the grotesque […]

Review by Georgina Coburn