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Patti Smith & Band, Yard Act, Orbital & More Announced For DOUNE THE RABBIT HOLE Scotland 2022
by BWW News Desk - January 26, 2022
Doune the Rabbit Hole, now the third biggest festival in Scotland, has today (Wednesday 26 January 2022) announced additions to a bumper 2022 lineup to mark its return this Summer.  
Big Burns Supper Celebrates Being Biggest Online Burns Night In The World
by BWW News Desk - January 26, 2022
Audiences from across globe came together via the power of YouTube to enjoy the full spectrum of what Burns Night means to a whole host and variety of communities. Countries represented included Scotland, England, Ireland, Wales, France, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Canada, America, South Africa, Hong Kong, Cyprus, Russia and even Step Isle.
SPECTRA Celebrates Scottish Literary Talent With New Commission Writ Large In Scotland's Year Of Stories
by BWW News Desk - January 26, 2022
SPECTRA, Scotland's festival of light, announces brand new collaboration with prize-winning literary collective and arts production house Neu Reekie as it launches Writ Large a brand-new commission as part of Scotland's Year of Stories.
Alan Cumming Will Perform At Theatre Royal With BURN
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2022
A creative collaboration between legendary Scottish artist Alan Cumming and Olivier award-winning choreographer Steven Hoggett, Burn is a powerful new piece of dance theatre inspired by the life and legacy of Scotland's most celebrated poet, Robert Burns.
Edinburgh International Festival Announces First Shows For 2022 Programme
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2022
As people across Scotland and beyond prepare to mark the birth of Robert Burns on Burns Night, the Edinburgh International Festival and the National Theatre of Scotland celebrate his life and legacy with Burn, starring Alan Cumming, which premieres at the 2022 Edinburgh International Festival. Scotland's national theatre company also brings a brand-new staging of Liz Lochhead's powerful adaption of Euripides' Medea to this year's Festival.
Bath Festival Announces First Wave of 2022 Lineup
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2022
Bath Festival is back with a bang in 2022 as it announces big names from the world of music, literature and comedy. Historian David Olusoga, comedian Phil Wang, Nobel Prize winning author Abdulrazak Gurnah and saxophonist Jess Gillam are among those announced as part of this years star-studded line-up.
The Scottish Gallery Presents New Exhibition 'Claire Harkess RSW: The Garden' in March
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2022
Claire Harkess's outstanding new watercolour exhibition The Garden comes to The Scottish Gallery in March 2022.  Last seen at the gallery in their Modern Masters Women exhibition, she now explores the environment near her home and studio in Perthshire.  Having travelled worldwide in the past to capture wildlife and the changing landscape in watercolour, her current focus is the immediacy and intimacy of her garden and local landscape. 
Arts & Business Scotland Announce Plans For Matchmaking Marketplace
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2022
Designed like a match making site for businesses, plans for a brand-new online resource from Arts & Business Scotland have been announced. This online platform will help businesses identify and connect with the perfect arts/culture/heritage partner to help achieve their business (life) goals.
SPECTRA, Scotland's Festival of Light, Announces Line Up of New Commissions and World Premieres
by BWW News Desk - January 20, 2022
SPECTRA, Scotland's festival of light, returns to Aberdeen with a star-studded line-up in Scotland's Year of Stories 2022. Featuring a brand-new commission, multidisciplinary collaborations, and multiple premieres, this year's SPECTRA will not only light up the dark winter nights, it will bring Scotland and it's stories to life.  
Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre Announces Spring 2022 season
by BWW News Desk - January 20, 2022
As we enter a new year which looks to offer similar challenges for the arts industry as the one before, Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre are proud to continue to invest in high-quality, inspiring  dance, theatre, music and comedy production for the people of Dundee and beyond.
Scotland Will Lift Remaining Restrictions on Indoor Events Next Week
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2022
The Scottish government is set to lift its remaining restrictions on the capacity of indoor events. The new restrictions were announced last month due to the surge of cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Perth Concert Hall Announces 2022 Season
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2022
The season opens in Perth Concert Hall on Tuesday 25 January with a Lunchtime Concert by renowned international pianist Llŷr Williams, swiftly followed on Friday 28 January by magical musical show The Lost Words: Spell Songs featuring Karine Polwart, Julie Fowlis, Kris Drever and many other top Scottish musicians. Perth Theatre welcomes Black Is The Color of My Voice on 3 and 4 February; the moving story of a jazz vocalist at the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement inspired by the life of Nina Simone. Original Theatre Company’s Hound of the Baskervilles gives Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s most celebrated adventure a brilliantly farcical overhaul from Tuesday 15 until Saturday 19 February. 
Catalyst Conference Returns In 2022 With #CultureisNotaLuxury With Dame Evelyn Glennie
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2022
Thanks to support from Creative Scotland, and keeping speaker and participant comfort front of mind, this year's conference will take place online on Friday 11 February, meaning individuals and organisations from across Scotland, and indeed further afield, are being urged to sign up and be a part of the conversation.
Soho Theatre Announce Inaugural Soho Theatre On Demand Film Festival Programme For 2022
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2022
Soho Theatre has announced the launch of the inaugural Soho Theatre On Demand Film Festival, bringing to your small screen uniquely crafted performance films made and supported by the venue. Each film will be available for an exclusive window of ten days, with the first film released on Friday 4th February 2022.
Scottish Government to Distribute £65m to the Arts and Culture Sectors
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2022
The Scottish Government has announced the emergency grants it will be distributing to the culture sector following the shutdown of hundreds of venues, shows and events.
MGCfutures Bursary Programme Opens Applications For Their Sixth Year
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2022
The bursaries programme was launched in 2016 for arts practitioners who show a commitment to their chosen career and look to progress to the next stage of their development.
Big Burns Supper Rescheduled For June 2022
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2022
Due to the spread of the most recent Covid variant, the difficult decision has been made to postpone the Big Burns Supper winter fringe (14th – 30th January) until June 2022.
Scotland Will Limit Capacity For Indoor Events to 200 Beginning December 26
by BWW News Desk - December 22, 2021
All indoor events in the region will be limited to audiences of a maximum of 200, with social distancing of one meter also implemented. This new regulation will last for up to three weeks.
BWW Review: DONALD AND BENOIT, Sound Stage
by Natalie O'Donoghue - December 20, 2021
Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Prime Theatre are delighted to announce a real family treat this December when they present the Sound Stage premiere of the new audio play Donald and Benoit, a whimsical, magical and musical tale for children of an unlikely friendship that has been brought to vivid life by the award-winning and heralded Scottish artist and playwright John Byrne and adapted by the multi-award-winning Jeanine Byrne.
BWW Review: OLIVE THE OTHER REINDEER, Tron Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - December 17, 2021
Olive dreams of delivering presents to all the boys and girls at Christmas time. To do that she has to enlist in Santa’s Training School and pass her exams, then she can ride alongside Rudolph and Santa. Hoorah! However, when Olive discovers there’s a NAUGHTY list – a group of children that are going to wake up to no presents on Christmas Day – she realises she has to stand up and say NO MORE.
BWW Review: WHITE CHRISTMAS, Edinburgh Playhouse
by Natalie O'Donoghue - December 16, 2021
Join veterans Bob Wallace (Matthew Jeans) and Phil Davis (Dan Burton) as fuelled by love, the all singing, all dancing duo follow the stunning Haynes Sisters, Betty & Judy (Jessica Daley & Emily Langham) to a Vermont lodge for a special Christmas show. Their journey takes a misstep, and their rhythm is thrown off when they discover the lodge happens to be owned by Bob and Phil's old Army General (Duncan Smith) and is in desperate need of their help.
Berk's Nest Announce Brand New Comedy Spectacular In South London!
by BWW News Desk - December 15, 2021
Berk's Nest have announced LIVE AT THE CLAPHAM GRAND, a comedy spectacular on the last Friday of every month in London's South West . See the hottest names in comedy come together for a massive mixed bill night at one of London's most iconic venues.
BWW Review: THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF SANTA CLAUSE
by Natalie O'Donoghue - December 14, 2021
Building on the huge success of The Magic of Christmas, we are delighted to present The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus; based on the famous short story by L. Frank Baum, the writer of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and adapted by award-winning writer Hannah Lavery.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre Announce 2022 Season
by BWW News Desk - December 13, 2021
Pitlochry Festival Theatre has announced that it will be reopening its doors for the first time in nearly two years to welcome audiences back Inside (and Outside!) with an exciting line- up of world premieres, classic plays, new writing, and a smash- hit musical, as well as a brand-new studio performance space and extension to its front of house.
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Dundee Rep
by Natalie O'Donoghue - December 13, 2021
Featuring everyone’s favourite characters – from Tiny Tim and Jacob Marley to the Ghost of Christmas Past, this wonderfully witty re-telling of Dickens’ tale of redemption filled with ghostly thrills is the perfect way to celebrate the holiday season.

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