A fantastic, festive family show that tells the surprising tale of a misshapen gingerbread person, marked for the bin. Award-winning company Tortoise in a Nutshell – producers of 2019’s Christmas hit Flutter – return with a new, multi-sensory performance that will take children and their families on a fun-filled, biscuity adventure!
A fantastic, festive family show that tells the surprising tale of a misshapen gingerbread person, marked for the bin. Award-winning company Tortoise in a Nutshell – producers of 2019’s Christmas hit Flutter – return with a new, multi-sensory performance that will take children and their families on a fun-filled, biscuity adventure!
A fantastic, festive family show that tells the surprising tale of a misshapen gingerbread person, marked for the bin. Award-winning company Tortoise in a Nutshell – producers of 2019’s Christmas hit Flutter – return with a new, multi-sensory performance that will take children and their families on a fun-filled, biscuity adventure!
Away from their normal setting, Neon Waltz perform new songs, old songs, unheard songs & some cover songs to an intimate audience. Taking this opportunity to re-imagine their music in a much less bombastic (but definitely not acoustic) way, this is an extremely rare chance to witness an alternative side to the band ahead of […]
Come in. Shut the door. Open the Box. What’s inside? A museum curator finds hidden letters binding Glenesk to Canada’s Klondike gold rush. But should she tell their intimate secrets? A true tale of sewing and 1900's sexting, revealed by The Curator, The Musician and The Man, using original live music and archives. "Powerful" Broadway […]
Award-winning writer and performer Skye Loneragan brings her fragmented, semi-autobiographical portrayal of motherhood, sisterhood and experience of loved ones debilitating mental illness. Not all stories wrap themselves around a beginning, a middle and an end. New motherhood doesn’t afford the time for that kind of structure. Though This Be Madness is an inventive and darkly […]
Based on Franz Kafka’s brilliantly funny and compelling story, The Metamorphosis: Unplugged is a warm-hearted retelling of the mysterious tale of Gregor Samsa, who wakes up one morning to find he’s turned into a giant insect. Told from the perspective of his sister Greta, it’s an acoustic, musical, cabaret-style night out from the team that brought you The […]
The oceans are rising, and so is Storm. From the makers of Big Man Walking comes a folklore giant made-real. Storm lives in the waters around Scotland, and in 2021 she will walk on land to tell the story of the oceans in crisis. Towering over her brother Big Man at 10m tall, her eyes […]
A rare solo trip - 'an audience with' style performance from iconic Scottish Singer/songwriter. "one of Britain's finest singers" Q magazine An opportunity for Horse to access her back catalogue and choose songs she doesn't ordinarily get the opportunity to perform in any other formats. It also allows her to dip into a lifetime of […]
The moonlight is beautiful, shining across the bedroom floor as Poppy Diddle dozes off. But is all as calm as it seems? Suddenly, Poppy wakes up to discover that the MoonMoo (the cow that jumped over the moon) has got stuck on the Moon! Poppy’s mission is clear! And she really needs your help to […]
The moonlight is beautiful, shining across the bedroom floor as Poppy Diddle dozes off. But is all as calm as it seems? Suddenly, Poppy wakes up to discover that the MoonMoo (the cow that jumped over the moon) has got stuck on the Moon! Poppy’s mission is clear! And she really needs your help to […]
The moonlight is beautiful, shining across the bedroom floor as Poppy Diddle dozes off. But is all as calm as it seems? Suddenly, Poppy wakes up to discover that the MoonMoo (the cow that jumped over the moon) has got stuck on the Moon! Poppy’s mission is clear! And she really needs your help to […]
Tibet – the Land of Snows: eight Buddhist monks from Tashi Lhunpo Monastery perform ‘The Power of Compassion’, presenting chant, mantras, music and dance, opening a magical window on to a world of reincarnation and mysticism. From the contemplative chant of Buddhist texts to dramatic ritual dances accompanied by Tantric musical instruments (horns made from […]
The body you’re born into and the place you live determines who you are. There's no way to be a quiet rebel in a village. Everything you do becomes a statement. There’s no opportunity to experiment with who you are when you’re amongst closed minds. I don’t live amongst prejudice. People have to be taught […]
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED The body you’re born into and the place you live determines who you are. There's no way to be a quiet rebel in a village. Everything you do becomes a statement. There’s no opportunity to experiment with who you are when you’re amongst closed minds. I don’t […]
THE MOIRA MONOLOGUES Meet Moira Bell, cleaner, single mother, and the hardest woman in Falkirk. Whether defending her wee dog Pepe from the local rottweiler, attempting to seduce a teacher, or belting out Diana Ross for the Scotia karaoke night, Moira is hilarious, hypnotic, frightening and heart-warming company. Based on the stories and characters Alan […]
It’s the first day of spring and tiny tendrils of new life are peeping out of the ground, stretching their way into the sunshine and into a riot of glorious colour. Spring is well and truly sprung in this curious, hypnotic, playful adventure for 3-5 year olds! GROW is brought to you by Indepen-dance […]
"Jabuti Theatre’s Paper Memories is an exhilarating performance for children aged 7+ about migration, identity and the power of memories. Using aerial-dance, puppetry and music, we are brought into the bright and colourful memories of Tali, a refugee girl arriving in Scotland with her family. The family feels strange and other, with a desperate need […]
The last chance to see plan B, Scotland’s finest purveyors of delightful dance theatre, touring their final production. TANTALUS Created and performed by Neil Joseph Price (Herald Culture Award Best Dance Performer 2017). Inspired by the Greek mythological figure, this solo explores the emotional journey for a man pulled in conflicting directions, whilst seeking his own independence […]
Multi award winning guitarists Eduardo Martín & Ahmed Dickinson Cárdenas embark on their first Scottish tour introducing their spectacular album The Bridge. Their fingerpicking artistry tastefully conveys an exuberant mix of contemporary sounds and flavours of Havana City, seamlessly navigating between traditional rhythms and genres such as rumba and mambo, new age, classical and jazz. FOOD AND TICKET […]
Mairi Campbell's five star follow up show to acclaimed Pulse. Mairi Campbell: Auld Lang Syne tells stories of her adventures with Scotland's most famous song - singing for US President Bill Clinton, a starring role in Sex and the City and a reinterpretation of the Robert Burns classic that changed her life. Delivered with trademark […]
Interactive outdoor theatre for children aged 5-8 and their grown-ups. Are you in Primary 1, 2 or 3? Are you ready for an adventure? (It might get muddy) The Institute of Eggsperts Needs You! A theatrical field trip where two expert fools take a young audience on a site-responsive adventure to explore their local landscape […]
The Fèis Rois Ceilidh Trail provides residents and visitors to Scotland with the opportunity to experience authentic traditional Scottish music in a wide range of settings. This is their first visit to Lyth Arts Centre.Fèis Rois established its successful Ceilidh Trail programme in Ross-Shire in 2000. Following the success of the Ross-Shire Ceilidh Trail, Fèis Rois […]
Wilson Noble is a Scottish singer/songwriter, guitarist and poet originally from the small fishing town of Fraserburgh in the North-East of Scotland. His carefully curated music offers an eclectic blend of folk inspired songwriting, instrumental acoustic guitar and original Scottish poetry. Combining original contemporary songs, soundscapes, celtic fingerstyle guitar and poetry, this first visit to Lyth […]
Singer song-writers, Chris Sesar and Gill Halliday have gained recognition for their genre defying repertoire, effortlessly blending Celtic folk and roots, country music & Americana with a brush of gypsy jazz.Chris Sesar’s songs paint the landscape of human relationships with gentle colours and delicate detail, sometimes bitter sweet, sometimes dark and with a comic twist.Since March 2016 Chris has been […]
The Ollie West Band are a band based in Manchester, creating unique pop-fusion that has been compared to a blend between Billy Joel and Elbow and recognised by the likes of Neil McCormick and Dean Friedman. Fronted by singer, pianist, songwriter and arranger Ollie West, the band have been growing over the past 5 years and […]
he collaboration between Scottish duo Doghouse Roses and U.S. (Philadelphia) native Joseph Parsons began in the dark corner of a smoky bar in Berlin in 2015. There is a shared spirit of eclecticism and bold creativity in the music of both bands at the core of their work; the roots tradition of storytelling is strikingly […]
Orkney native Louise Bichan teams up with Americans Katie McNally and Conor Hearn for a lively evening of music from Scotland and beyond. Alternately sensitive and driving, Hearn’s guitar accompaniment propels Bichan and McNally’s electrifying twin fiddling as they explore original melodies and reinvent traditional ones. Influenced by the acoustic music scene of their adopted […]
Converging from across the country, Tannara are entangled in Scotland’s rich web of traditions. They play contemporary Scottish folk music: Considered, complex, arrangements that surround original tunes, modern tunes tunes and traditional ballads. Collective experience makes their musical approach unique. Despite their material’s modernity, it’s hardwired in spirit to the tradition of which their music is a continuation.At […]