Please note some dates and performances may be subject to change
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Macphail Theatre
Thursday, 12th September
8PM
Tickets £10/£8
10+
'Poet of the Impossible' is a beautifully crafted weaving of magic and spoken work created by Scots-Italian magician and playwright, Lorenzo Novani. This intimate show, which has been touring the UK over the last year with stops at Brighton Fringe, Carlisle Fringe, EdFringe, and most recently, the International Magic Festival, has been acclaimed for its originality and stripped-back simplicity which makes its magic seem all the more incredible.
You really haven't seen anything like this.
Prepare to be spellbound, his words enchant and his magic defies explanation and gravity.
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Macphail Theatre
Saturday 14th September
7:30PM
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Saturday 21st September
Macphail Theatre
7:30PM
Tickets £15 & £5 (Under 26)
The venue is confirmed, and the guest list is complete. The decorations are ordered, and the entertainment has been booked for a very special garden party. This Autumn, four singers and a pianist bring you an evening of Opera Highlights, with music from some of the world’s most celebrated composers, including Britten, Donizetti and Mozart, alongside new work from Scottish Opera Composer in Residence Samuel Bordoli.
We’re touring venues up and down Scotland with a celebration of all that is opera. Now all we need is you!
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TIBETAN MONKS FROM TASHI LHUNPO MONASTERY
Masked dance and sacred chant from a Tibetan Monastery.
Macphail Theatre
Friday 11th October
7:30PM
Tickets: £12/£10
plus
Free public access to watch a Peace Mandala being made by the monks. It is constructed out of millions of grains of coloured sand, placed into an intricate pattern. Construction will begin with a dedication prayer at
2:30PM Thursday 10th October in the Coigach Room of the Macphail Centre and will continue the following morning from 9AM (Friday 11th October). Once the mandala is complete the monks perform a prayer of blessing and release Manjushri to return to his own realm, and then ritually destroy the mandala Friday 11th October at 3:30PM. Traditionally some of the sand is placed into running water to spread its blessings as far as possible, while people attending the ceremony can take small bags of the sand away with them.
The Times
A rich tradition of sacred dance music and song
The Guardian
Majestic and Atmospheric
Songlines Magazine
Festival favourites whenever they venture from their exile base in southern India
Financial Times
A magical universe of reincarnation and release
The Independent
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IT’S YOUR ROUND – Pub Quiz Cabaret
Saturday 19th October, 7:30PM, Tickets £10/£8
Age 12+
Join Quiz Mistress and Pub Landlady PAT PINCH as she takes
over your local with live music, prizes, audience participation and, of course, a few drinks! Test your team with rounds such as:
- How local are you? So down with your town you can almost taste it...?
- Jumping Juke Box! Movie and music rounds - with a difference.
- Plus general knowledge, photo and bonus rounds!
Whether you’re a liver-bashing barfly or a strict abstainer, a quiz master-mind or an absolute beginner, PAT is waiting to treat you to six of the best pub quiz rounds EVER! Scary Little Girls specialise in presenting intelligent entertainment in a totally accessible format - expect our unique take on the picture and music rounds and enjoy the literature, movie & general knowledge rounds coming to life in a way never before seen in a pub quiz!
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FAITH HEALER
Friday 8th November, 7PM, £12/£10
A haunting exploration of love, loss, belief and sacrifice, Faith Healer is often funny, passionate and tender. It will take you to the heart of what it means to love, struggle and believe.
Brian Friel is one of Ireland’s greatest playwrights. Author of Translations, Dancing At Lughnasa and Philadelphia, Here I come, Faith Healer is considered his masterpiece.
Starring George Costigan who is best known for portraying Bob in the 1987 film Rita, Sue and Bob Too as well as his recent role in Happy Valley.
