CATRIONA PAUL at the Movies. RENEE ZELLWEGER has once again piled on the pounds, which can only mean one thing – Bridget Jones is back. Plumper, more awkward, more ungracious, yet supposedly more like the average female British singleton than ever, Bridget is just as likely to infuriate as charm second time round.    Annoyance […]

JOANNE JAMIESON hears fiddler Chris Stout in top form on his home turf, and spots a new vocal star in the making.

Kingussie, 12-14 November 2004

CATRIONA PAUL at the Movies. SAVED! is the classic American high school comedy, save for one defining twist. The school is not so much all-American, as all-Christian. American Eagle Christian High is a Baptist Church for born again teenagers, where the in-girls judge you as much on your religious values as they do on your […]

PAM BEASANT reports on a launch event in Stromness for Orkney-based poet Alison Flett’s new book.

Spa Pavilion, Strathpeffer, 13 November 2004

Balnain House, Inverness, Saturday 6 November 2004

Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh, 4 November 2004 and then touring

Mull Theatre, On Tour November 2004

Leeds College of Music, Wednesday 27 October 2004