Eden Court Brochure Sep - Dec 2010

SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2010 Sunshine on Leith Calendar Girls Scottish Opera Beauty & the Beast and more TICKETS & INFORMATION 01463 234 234 www.eden-court.co.uk

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EDEN COURT THEATRE SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2010

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DON’T MISS SUNSHINE ON LEITH CALENDAR GIRLS INTERIORS BEAUTY AND THE BEAST CIRQUE DE GLACE

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CANDOCO COMPANY KALA CHETHENA KATHAKALI SCOTTISH BALLET – GEOMETRY & GRACE SCOTTISH BALLET – CINDERELLA WATCH IT WATCH IT WORKSHOPS SCOTTISH YOUTH DANCE

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OPERA SCOTTISH OPERA – CARMEN SCOTTISH OPERA – MARRIAGE OF FIGARO SCOTTISH OPERA – UNWRAPPED

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ARTS EDUCATION

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SPECIAL EVENTS

Eden Court is a registered charity and needs your support.

SHAKESPEARE SCHOOLS FESTIVAL LOVE MUSIC FESTIVAL THE DELHI DANCE WEEK

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To find out more, please contact: Aelish O’Rourke T. 01463 732679 E. businessclub@eden-court.co.uk

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FAMILY SINGING KETTLE – CALAMITY CASTLE THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES HONEY HONEY

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OUTDOORS RAY MEARS ANDY KIRKPATRICK

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CHRISTMAS CREATION – A COMMUNITY SHOW WILL IT SNOW? WILL IT SNOW? WILL IT SNOW?

NURSES CAROL CONCERT HOLLY AT CHRISTMAS

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COMEDY DANNY BHOY COMEDY CIRCUIT ARDAL O’ HANLON ARMSTRONG & MILLER JIM JEFFERIES JOHN HEGLEY RHOD GILBERT

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CLASSICAL MUSIC EDEN COURT ORCHESTRAL SERIES ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE HEBRIDES ENSEMBLE INVERNESS CHAMBER MUSIC POLISH CONSULATE CHOPIN RECITAL INVERNESS CHORAL SOCIETY

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MUSIC BLAS FESTIVAL JANE MCDONALD SCOTTISH NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA NORTHERN MEETING PIPING CONTEST THE BAND OF THE ROYAL MARINES BUTTON BOX GATHERING HIGHLAND ACCORDION & FIDDLE CLUB INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT AN EVENING WITH RICK WAKEMAN UPBEAT BEATLES RING OF FIRE (JOHNNY CASH) THE DRIFTERS ILLEGAL EAGLES HOW SWEET IT IS - THE MOTOWN SHOW SIXTIES GOLD TOUR HIGH SCHOOL ROCKS HISTORY OF THE BIG BANDS THE BEVVY SISTERS MICHAEL MCGOLDRICK MARTIN TAYLOR NUALA KENNEDY MAGGIE BELL & DAVE KELLY MUGENKYO TAIKO DRUMMERS SALSA CELTICA KAREN MATHESON & GUESTS CHRIS STOUT & CATRIONA MACKAY VAMPIRES ROCK FROM THE JAM

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TICKETS AND INFORMATION Our Box Office is in the foyer and is open each day from 10.00 until 21.00. We’re here to help you, and can offer guidance and info on everything going on in and around Eden Court – just ask!

You can book tickets ONLINE at www.eden-court.co.uk , by telephone on 01463 234 234 or in person at Eden Court.

RESERVATIONS Tickets can be reserved in person or over the phone in advance for any performance at Eden Court. We will hold reserved tickets for three working days. Please note that any reservations not paid for in full within three working days will be released for sale.

REDUCED RATES Reduced rates are offered for most performances. Only one reduction applies per ticket. Reductions generally apply to under 18s, full-time students, over 60s, people claiming unemployment benefit, people with disabilities, people on income support and parties of 10 or more. We may ask to see proof of reduced rate status.

People with disabilities may bring an escort at a reduced rate price if assistance is needed. Eden Court is a member of Highland Council’s Plus One scheme. For further details please contact Highland Council. Eden Court Friends also receive generous additional discounts on ticket prices – for more information, see P60.

POSTAGE CHARGES We can post your tickets to you for just 80p per transaction. You can of course collect your tickets in person at any time, either from the Box Office or from our Sales Desk.

BOOKING FEES A 5% Booking Fee applies to all online and phone sales. Classes and other education activities do not attract a fee. There will continue to be no charge for sales made in person at Eden Court, or at our Sales Desk in the Eastgate Centre.

GIFT VOUCHERS Gift Vouchers make an ideal present and are available from the Box Office in any denomination. Please note that we do not offer or accept Theatre Tokens.

MAILING LIST We can post our brochures straight to your door! Just give us a call on 01463 234 234 or sign up on our website.

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PAYMENT METHODS Eden Court reserves the right to cancel or change the published times of any performance. We will do our best to keep information on our website accurate and up to date. Please note that although we work hard to ensure that everything in this brochure is correct, we are human and mistakes do happen. If you need to double check something, give the Box Office a call on 01463 234 234.

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EDEN COURT equipped to welcome visitorsiswith all needs. welcome customers and visitors Patrons wheelchairs must with all using needs. book a designated wheelchair space for performances. We

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Our performance your receiver in advance when spaces booking your seat. are equipped with two-channel infrared equipment. Receivers Check our brochure or ask at are available atadvance the Boxfor Office and the Box Office in details availability andown special can be of used on their or in performances for the sensory conjunction with your hearing aid. impaired, including Captioned Please reserve your receiver at and Signed performances.

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Write to us at Eden Court Bishops Road Inverness IV3 5SA

Wheelchair spaces are available have spaces available for each for most performances.

The Box performance - the Box Office can advise availability of Office can on advise on availability. these seats.

We also have a number of Eden Court has a numberfor customer wheelchairs available of wheelchairs for use.

If you feelavailable that a wheelchair customer use. If you feel that would it easier for you to use of amake wheelchair will make it easierEden for youCourt, to access access we Eden are happy Court, we’d recommend booking to provide this for you (we advise in advance to ensure availability. booking ahead to ensure Our four major performance availability).

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EDEN COURT RESTAURANT AND BARS Eden Court’s restaurant is the perfect place for a meal, snack or a drink. The restaurant is open from 10.00 am each day. Our bars serve a tempting selection of beers and wines, and will happily take your Preinterval drinks order – download your order form from the website.

LATE ADMISSIONS Latecomers will not be admitted to the auditorium until a suitable break in the performance, which may not be until the interval, if at all. Please try not to disturb other patrons when getting to your seat.

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EDEN COURT FRIENDS Eden Court Friends receive generous ticket discounts for most shows (in addition to a range of other benefits). Friends receive £2.00 discount on tickets priced £10.00 or over and £1.00 off tickets £9.99 and under.

Find out more about becoming an Eden Court Friend – pick up a leaflet in the theatre, browse our website, or give us a call on 01463 234 234

TO CONTACT THE BOX OFFICE Visit us at Eden Court or give us a call on:

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They may go into the auditorium Detailed regarding or be keptinformation Front of House by prior arrangement through the subtitled, captioned and signed Box Office. We welcome both performances can be found on hearing and seeing guide dogs at our Edenwebsite.

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HOW TO FIND US BISHOPS ROAD, INVERNESS IV3 5SA Administration tel: 01463 239 841 For details of public transport services to Eden Court, visit: www.stagecoachbus.com/highlands Limited car parking is available for Eden Court customers. Exit is by bar code and bar codes are issued with all purchases from the Box Office or Restaurant. There is public Pay & Display car parking at Inverness Cathedral.

We also have secure bike parking, and we are near to most main bus routes.

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Eden Court Highlands (trading as Eden Court) is a company registered in Scotland (company number SCO63216) and a charity registered with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (registered number SC008237). The company’s registered office is at Eden Court, Bishop’s Road, Inverness, IV3 5SA.

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SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2010

A glorious celebration of romance in ordinary lives

I’ve watched it five times and I still can’t wait to see it again!

INVERNESS COURIER

LAURIE – MARKETING MANAGER

DON’T MISS / SUNSHINE ON LEITH 05 Effortlessly funny and poignant.

THE PRESS & JOURNAL

SUNSHINE ON LEITH TUE 21 – SAT 25 SEP 2010 TUE 21 & WED 22 SEP | 19.30 THU 23 & SAT 25 SEP | 14.30 & 19.30 FRI 24 SEP | 17.00 & 20.30 EMPIRE THEATRE

One of the most popular shows in Eden Court’s recent history returns for a more than welcome second visit to its highland home. Sunshine on Leith is the hilarious, compelling tale of Davy and Ally – two childhood friends returning home to Edinburgh after their tour of duty in Afghanistan.

It soon becomes clear that the Edinburgh they left behind has changed in their time away. The trials and tribulations of families, relationships and life in sunny Leith are far from plain sailing – with girlfriends, mothers and job hunting the ups and downs of life in ‘civvy street’ present their own unique challenges.

Sunshine on Leith is written by Stephen Greenhorn (creator of River City and

Passing Places) and is a true Scottish stage gem which remains unsurpassed in its style, sparkle and sensitivity.

This truly exceptional love story is more than just a musical; it’s a timeless tale of the life and times of a modern Scottish family.

Sunshine on Leith is a dazzling display of supreme live music, comedy, dance and hard-hitting drama which seamlessly blends the very best Proclaimers’ hits and some of their less well known creations into the narrative of this unforgettable show.

Sunshine On Leith all but sold out last time it came to the Highlands – don’t miss this special return visit… We can’t promise to bring it back a third time!

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SEAT PRICES

EDEN COURT FRIENDS

THU 23, 14.30 £20.00 / £18.00 / 3-6 £17.00

THEATRE EVENING

FRI 24 17.00 & SAT 25 14.30 £24.00 / £22.50 / £17.00 2+

TUE 21 SEP

TUE 21 – THU 23 19.30 £27.00 / £25.00 / £20.50 4+ FRI 24 & SAT 25 19.30 £28.50 / £27.00 / £21.50 5+ REDUCED RATES £2.00 OFF ALL SHOWS EXCEPT FRI 24 & SAT 25, 19.30 AND THU 23 14.30.

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UNDER 18S THU 23 14.30 £8.00.

8-12 ALL OTHER PERFORMANCES £10.00.

GROUPS 10+ GET ONE FREE. EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF (MILD SWEARING)

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12+ 14+ 15+ 16+

There will be a touch tour on sat 25 sep at 13.30 The performance on sat 25 sep at 14.30 will be bsl interpreted and audio described.

ENJOY A PRE-SHOW BUFFET, SEE THE SHOW AND MEET THE CAST. JUST £50.00 - ASK AT BOX OFFICE FOR DETAILS

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THE GLOBAL PHENOMENON COMES TO INVERNESS! Elaine C Smith as Miss October with

A show I could see over and over again – and I hope I will!

SIR CLIFF RICHARD

Denise Black as Miss July Jean Boht as Miss January Jennifer Ellison as Miss September Julia Hills as Miss February Rachel Lumberg as Miss November Ruth Madoc as Miss March Joe McGann as John

MAY – AUGUST SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2010 2010

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VANISHING POINT AND NAPOLI TEATRO FESTIVAL ITALIA PRESENTS

INTERIORS FRI 08 & SAT 09 OCT | 20.00 ONETOUCH THEATRE Created by VANISHING POINT Conceived and directed by MATTHEW LENTON Inspired by the play Interior by MAURICE MAETERLINCK

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Bruno Langley as Lawrence the photographer

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Winter.

CALENDAR GIRLS MON 06 – SAT 11 SEP MON 06 – SAT 11 SEP | 19.30 THU 09 & SAT 11 SEP | 13.30 EMPIRE THEATRE A group of ordinary women do something extraordinary and spark a global phenomenon when they persuade one another to pose for a charity calendar with a difference! Based on an inspiring true story, Calendar Girls is quirky, poignant and hilarious. This amazing show has sold out in every theatre it’s visited before opening night.

Book while you still can for one of the fastest selling shows in Eden Court’s history. www.seecalendargirls.com

SEAT PRICES MON 06 – THU 09 19.30 & SAT 11 13.30 £26.50 / £24.50 / £19.50 FRI 10 & SAT 11 19.30 £28.50 / £26.50 / £20.50 THU 09 13.30 £24.50 / £22.50 / £16.50

Behind a window, in a cosy room, a group of friends gather for a meal.

The lamps are on, everyone is happy.

Talk begins and stories unfold around the table, stories about the living and the dead, about missing necklaces and what happens when people get hungry.

EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF (MON 06 SEP ONLY)

Secrets emerge. Lies are exposed.

Outside someone is watching.

There will be a Touch Tour on SAT 11 SEP AT 12.30

This production is inspired by Nobel Prize winner Maurice Maeterlinck’s astonishing play, Interior. Utterly hypnotic, deeply mysterious and powerfully intense, Interiors is about sounds, silence, the path

The performances on THU 09 SEP AT 19.30 and SAT 11 SEP AT 13.30 will be BSL Interpreted The performance on SAT 11 SEP AT 13.30 will be Audio Described

of fate and the darkness outside the window.

Interiors is a show like you have never seen before. The audience are mere observers, the action takes place silently behind the window, and we as audience hear only the narrator.

Interiors is sure to be one of the most talked about shows of 2010 – make sure you’re there.

Originally co-produced with Teatro Stabile di Napoli, Traverse Theatre, inassociation 9+ with Lyric Hammersmith and Tron Theatre and developed with the support of National 12+ Theatre Studio.

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SEAT PRICES £12.00

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REDUCED RATES £10.00 EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF

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Adults

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IAIN LAUCHLAN

A surefire winner With outrageous costumes, superb dancers, new songs… and a sprinkling of local references, this panto has it all THE PRESS AND JOURNAL ON JACK AND THE BEANSTALK 2009

SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2010

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PERFORMANCE TIMES

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THE CAST

BEAUTY & THE BEAST TUE 07 DEC 2010 – SUN 09 JAN 2011 EMPIRE THEATRE

A cursed prince is doomed to spend his life hidden away in the guise of a grotesque and hideous beast. Lucky for him, this is pantoland and there’s a beautiful heroine, an evil baddie, a mapcap dame and a clutch of comedy pals around!

Resourceful Beauty rushes to the rescue with the help of the ‘glamourous’ Dame

Dorothy Doo-it , B.U.M (Buster of Unslighly Mess) and her not quite with it witless son Willy Doo-it.

Will our heroine outwit the evil bully Eugene and his odious sidekick Pimple?

Will we learn to love the Beast?

Be whisked away on Dorothy’s turbocharged hoover and join in an exciting race against time, filled with fun, adventure, laughter, a magical rose, an enchanted mirror and incredible special effects.

Can they do it? With your help, yes they can!

TICKET PRICES

Following the amazing success of Jack and the Beanstalk, the lovely people from Imagine Theatre return to Eden Court with the perfect family panto – Beauty and the Beast

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TUE

7 DEC

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19.00

Preview

WED

8 DEC

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19.00

Preview

THU

9 DEC

13.30

19.00

Preview

FRI

10 DEC

13.30

19.00

SAT

11 DEC

13.00

17.00

SUN

12 DEC

13.00

17.00

MON

13 DEC

No performance

TUE

14 DEC

13.30

19.00

WED

15 DEC

13.30

19.00

THU

16 DEC

13.30

19.00

FRI

17 DEC

13.30

19.00

SAT

18 DEC

13.00

17.00

SUN

19 DEC

13.00

17.00

MON

20 DEC

No performance

TUE

21 DEC

13.30

19.00

WED

22 DEC

13.30

19.00

THU

23 DEC

13.30

19.00

FRI

24 DEC

13.00

17.00

SAT

25 DEC

No performance

SUN

26 DEC

13.00

17.00

MON

27 DEC

14.15

19.00

TUE

28 DEC

14.15

19.00

WED

29 DEC

14.15

19.00

THU

30 DEC

14.15

19.00

FRI

31 DEC

13.00

17.00

SAT

1 JAN

No performance

SUN

2 JAN

13.00

17.00

MON

3 JAN

13.00

17.00

TUE

4 JAN

14.15

19.00

WED

5 JAN

No performance

THU

6 JAN

14.15

19.00

FRI

7 JAN

14.15

19.00

SAT

8 JAN

14.15

19.00

SUN

9 JAN

14.15

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PUBLIC PREVIEW PRICES Full Price £11.00 Children £9.00 Families £37.00 (two adults, up to two children) Schools & Youth Groups £8.00

PRICE OPTION 1 Full Price £15.00 / £14.00 / £12.00 Children £10.00 Reduced Rates £13.00 / £12.00 Family £46.00 Schools & Youth Groups £9.00 Adult Groups £12.50

PRICE OPTION 2 Full Price £17.00 / £16.00 / £14.00 Children £12.00 MAIN SPONSOR

MEDIA SPONSOR

PRODUCER

Reduced Rates £15.00 / £14.00 Families £52.00 (two adults, up to two children) School & Youth Groups £10.00 Adult Groups £13.50

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SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2010

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CIRQUE DE GLACE : EVOLUTION

COMPANY KALA CHETHENA KATHAKALI

TUE 12 OCT – SAT 16 OCT TUE 12, WED 13 & FRI 15 OCT | 20.00 THU 14 OCT & SAT 16 OCT | 14.00 & 20.00 EMPIRE THEATRE

MON 04 OCT | 19.30 ONETOUCH THEATRE The Kala Chethena Kathakali Theatre Company is one of the world's foremost Indian dance companies.

Kathakali is simply storytelling using gesture, drama, dance and drumming. Extraordinary costumes and threedimensional make-up transform the actors into Gods, Kings, Devils & Princesses to create magical, exotic and visually stunning theatre.

CANDOCO: RENDITIONS TUE 21 SEP | 20.00 ONETOUCH THEATRE Candoco Dance Company presents three varied new works which demonstrate just how diverse dance can be. From visually striking, physically challenging and intense to theatrically playful, Candoco bring something for everyone.

Three times winner of the New York Bessie Dance Award, Sarah Michelson combines a sense of grandeur with an eye for detail in a visually arresting, powerful work that is set to an original cinematic score by acclaimed composer, Pete Drungle.

Choreographer Emanuel Gat creates an intricate sextet that shows the dancers’ refined musicality and delights with its detailed and exquisite movement in this piece of ‘pure’ dance.

Intrigued?

You will be...

THE STAGE

www.candoco.co.uk

SEAT PRICES

A sign language interpreter will be used in Wendy Houston’s piece Perfect Storm.

FRI 15 & SAT 16 EVE £27.50 / £24.50 / £21.50 TUE 12, WED 13, THU 14 EVE & SAT 16 MAT £27.00 / £25.00 / £23.00 THUR 14 MAT ALL SEATS £19.50 / UNDER 18S £14.00 REDUCED RATES £2.50 OFF ALL SEAT PRICES (NOT THUR 14 MAT) UNDER 18S £14.00 ANY SEAT ALL SHOWS FAMILY TICKET £75.00 (2 ADULTS, 2 CHILDREN) + EXTRA CHILDREN JUST £14.00 GROUPS BUY 10 TICKETS GET ONE FREE EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF ALL SHOWS

POST SHOW DISCUSSION It’s been a year or two since we last froze the Empire Stage to accommodate an ice show. It’s a mighty undertaking – so we’re extremely pleased that this time we’re freezing it to accommodate the amazing Cirque De Glace. Their unique brand of spectacular ice skating and breathtaking aerial acrobatics combines the world of cirque with moves that will have you on the edge of your seat.

Evolution brings to life the story of the creation of our planet, man’s evolution and a journey to the limits of technology as a stunning ice spectacular, the likes of which you may never have seen before! The show promises to be a thrilling, breathtaking experience of with music, colour, costumes and jaw-dropping acrobatics - guaranteeing pure entertainment that’s out of this world.

This is a rare opportunity see quality Kathakali performed in Scotland by world-class experts from Kerala, South India. www.kathakali.net

They perform with amazing grace, intensity and dignity.

Intense, hypnotic and spectacularly beautiful THE DAILY TELEGRAPH.

The seriously playful experimentalist, Wendy Houstoun, completes the programme with a humorous, understated and theatrical work, which plays havoc with Shakespeare’s The Tempest.

Truly dazzling

Folklore and mime, ritual and rhythm transport the audience to a world without words where continents and cultures are transcended and ancient stories of good and evil are told.

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Colourful, entertaining and fascinating.

The dancers` impressive skill, rooted in yeas of discipline, remind us of the glory of non-European drama THE STAGE

There will be a Post-Show Discussion (BSL Interpreted) chaired by Colin Marr with Candoco’s Artistic Director and4+ some of the dancers.

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Sarah Michelson’s The Hangman is a real corker THE TIMES

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Each time I’ve seen Candoco I’ve just been 9+ inspired and Iove what they’ve done

SEAT PRICES £12.00

AUDIENCE MEMBER

REDUCED RATES £10.00

12+

STUDENTS £6.00

www.cirquedeglace.com SEAT PRICES £12.00

14+

REDUCED RATES £10.00 EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF

FAMILY £28.00 CHILDREN £3.00

15+ 16+

EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF

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DANCE 13

SCOTTISH BALLET

3 DISTINCTIVE PIECES. 3 GROUNDBREAKING CHOREOGRAPHERS.

36 PHENOMENAL DANCERS. OUTSIDE IN SAT 9 OCT, 16.00 – 17.00 Tickets: £5 with £3 discount when buying tickets to Autumn Season 2010 performance at the same time.

FREE PRE-SHOW TALK with: Artistic Director Ashley Page

GEOMETRY AND GRACE FRI 08 & SAT 09 OCT | 19.30 EMPIRE THEATRE This autumn, Scottish Ballet presents a programme of dance influenced by geometry, neo-classical chic and contemporary classical music.

From revered Royal Ballet choreographer Frederick Ashton comes Scènes de Ballet. This sophisticated work combines intricate pointe, couture-inspired tutus and Stravinsky’s gorgeous score with a hint of 1940s Broadway glamour.

At the centre of the programme is a piece

by San Francisco Ballet choreographer Val Caniparoli. Set to two chamber scores by Uzbekistani composer Elena Kats Chernin, this new work showcases

Caniparoli’s distinctive dramatic yet sensual choreographic style.

The hugely successful Fearful Symmetries was created by Ashley Page for the Royal Ballet in 1994 and received both a Time Out and an Olivier Award.

Set to John Adams’ dynamic score, this vibrant piece takes inspiration from the painters of the New York abstract expressionist movement, evoking contrasting images of bustling American cities and the wide open spaces of the mid-west. www.scottishballet.co.uk

SCOTTISH BALLET

CINDERELLA WED 26 – SAT 29 JAN 2011 WED 26 & FRI 28 JAN | 19.30 THU 27 & SAT 29 JAN | 14.00 & 19.30 EMPIRE THEATRE

FRI 8 OCT AT 18.30 Artistic Director Ashley Page’s spectacular version of Cinderella, one of Scottish Ballet’s most popular productions, returns to the stage this winter.

Resident Conductor Richard Honner

SAT 9 OCT 18.30

Showcasing sumptuous designs from awardwinning designer Antony McDonald, this vivid reworking of the much-love fairytale is transported to a decadent Vivienne Westwood-meets-Andy Warhol 18th Century France, swept up in Prokofiev’s romantic score, performed live by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra.

Please call box office to reserve tickets.

The performance on FRI 08 OCT AT 19.30 will be Audio-Described.

Scottish Ballet’s exceptional dancers bring these unforgettable characters to life, making Cinderella a fantastic feast of classical and modern dance as original as it is visually striking.

There will be a Touch Tour on FRI 08 OCT AT 18.30.

A must-see production - don’t wait til the clock strikes midnight to secure your seats! www.scottishballet.co.uk

SEAT PRICES SEAT PRICES £19.50 / £17.50 / £15.00 / £10.00

WED 26, THU 27 JAN 19.30 & SAT 29 JAN 14.00 £26.00 / £23.00 / £19.00 / £16.50

REDUCED RATES £17.50 / £15.50 / £13.00 / £8.00

FRI 28 & SAT 29 JAN 19.30 £28.00 / £25.00 / £21.00 / £18.50

UNDER 18S £10.00

THU 27 JAN 14.00 £22.00 / £19.00 / £15.00 / £14.00

GROUPS 10+ GET ONE FREE (10 FOR THE PRICE OF 9) SCHOOLS £9.00 PLUS 1 TEACHER FOR EVERY 10 PUPILS GOES FREE SCOTTISH BALLET LIFE-LONG LEARNERS £10.00 EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF

REDUCED RATES £2.00 OFF ALL PRICES GROUPS 10+ GET ONE FREE (10 FOR THE PRICE OF 9) SCHOOLS £9.00 10+ GET ONE TEACHER FREE SB EDUCATION LIFE-LONG LEARNING PARTICIPANTS £15.00 (NOT PRICE ‘A’ SEATS) EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF

Magnificent, fizzing with choreographic invention throughout and danced with pride and panache – go THE HERALD*****

INSIGHT (age10+) An introductory talk on the making of Cinderella including an insight into costumes, music and characters. Watch the dancers taking class and discover what happens behind the scenes.

SAT 29 JAN 2011 11.00 Tickets: £5.00 / £3.00 (reduced rates) / £12.00 (family of four)

PRE-SHOW TALK with: Artistic Director Ashley Page

THU 27 JAN AT 18.30

The performance on THU 27 JAN AT 14.00 will be Audio-Described.

Resident Conductor Richard Honner

There will be a Touch Tour on THU 27 JAN AT 12.30.

Please call box office to reserve tickets.

FRI 28 JAN AT 18.30

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14 DANCE

SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2010

VISUAL ARTS 15

WATCH IT! TUE 26 OCT | 19.30 ONETOUCH THEATRE

Tony Mills’ integration of street dance vocabulary and skills with more academic contemporary moves is mirrored across the company

VISUAL ARTS

1+ 2+

THE HERALD

As the bright days of summer give way to the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Eden Court’s walls will take on a whole new look for the autumn season.

0-3

Room 2 Manoeuvre presents a dynamic double-bill of 3-6 dance solos performed by acclaimed Scottish choreographer and break-dancer, Tony Mills.

3+

Fusing break-dance, physical theatre, film and animation ‘Watch iT!’ is a multimedia dance odyssey. It was one of 4+ the highlights of the 2009 Fringe and is essential viewing.

‘Such a Bloke’ by award winning choreographer Janis 5+ Claxton, offers an emotionally driven contrast into 6+ frustration and futility from a personal insight. Gripping and unpredictable, both pieces are an absolute must see.

7+ Watch iT!- was developed in residence at Dance Base in Edinburgh where Tony teaches breakdance. As well as co-hosting Breakin' Convention with Jonzi D, Tony has 8+ won breakdance competitions across the UK with the 8-12 Scottish four-piece company Random Aspekts.

9+

SEAT PRICES £10.00

10+

REDUCED RATES £8.00 UNDER 18S £4.00

12+

EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF 14+ 15+

YOU CAN LEARN TO MOVE LIKE TONY!16+ Hip Hop / Contemporary Dance Workshop with Tony Mills. Tony will lead this energetic dance class which 18+ will mix styles and moves to create a short piece which will be performed before the show.

Adults

SUN 24 OCT | 15.00 – 19.00 STUDIO 2

PG

SCOTTISH YOUTH DANCE

IGNITE WED 03 NOV | 20.00 ONETOUCH THEATRE

SEPTEMBER 1+

Eden Court welcomes two of Scotland’s leading Dance Companies with a new dance experience created and 2+ performed by male artists.

Throughout September Am Baile will feature a selection from its many and varied online collections, including photographs of Inverness's old theatres and cinemas, transport in and around the area, and special events.

For further information please visit www.ambaile.org.uk

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TOUCH PAPER Choreographed by Andy Howitt

3-6

The lads - Moko, Heggie, Malky, Zinc and Davo. Their power struggle builds and builds until bang – it ignites in a fiery 3+ inferno! But who will light the touch paper? This furnace of 4+ physical theatre, performed by five male dancers, explores the complexities of human relationships in a high energy, 5+ explosive combination of dance motifs and gestures.

TRIGGER Choreographed by Thomas Small

6+ 7+

An underlying, volatile ember triggers a series of events that result in a menacing explosion of raw athleticism and ferocious 8+ energy. This powerful new work for five men convulses with a brutish and disruptive force that electrifies and excites 8-12 audiences. This is dance at breakneck speed and power. www.ydance.org / www.smallpetitklein.com

9+ 10+

SEAT PRICES £6.00

12+

REDUCED RATES £4.00

TICKETS 18+ £15.00

EDEN COURT FRIENDS £1.00 OFF

14+

TICKETS 13-17 YRS £10.00

Ignite is an Inspire Project and has been supported by the National Lottery through the Scottish Arts Council.

15+ 16+

OCTOBER In October we will be ‘Mapping Our Land’ - Highland Print Studio, supported by Highland Council Education Culture and Sport, worked with pupils from 6 secondary schools to create artworks inspired by mapping imagery from the past and present. The artworks were created using a combination of traditional screen-printing and digital imaging techniques. The project was supported by Highland Council and involved contributions from Highland Council Archives and Planning Departments.

For further information, visit www.highlandprintstudio.co.uk

NOVEMBER November will see the ever popular A96 Artists’ Collective present Copy Cats.

This time they take an affectionate and sometimes tongue-in-cheek look at the work of famous artists, and put their own twist on it. They will be revealing their influences, or inspirations, paying homage to or taking the mickey out of deserving or undeserving artists. As usual, all works are for sale via the box office.

For more details see www.A96artists.co.uk

16 OPERA

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SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2010

OPERA 17

SCOTTISH OPERA

THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO

New translation by CHRISTOPHER COWELL Orchestral re-working by DEREK CLARK

THU 04 & SAT 06 NOV | 19.15 EMPIRE THEATRE SCOTTISH OPERA

CARMEN FRI 01 & SAT 02 OCT | 19.30 ONETOUCH THEATRE BEAUTIFUL GYPSIES, obsession, bullfighters and some of the liveliest rhythms in opera… it can only be Carmen. This new production is set in 1960s Spain, a country firmly entrenched in General Franco’s rightwing regime. Women are oppressed, the gypsies ghettoised, the country is riddled with poverty, and black-market smuggling is rife.

The stakes are high for Carmen. An outspoken gypsy with a beautiful face and a fiery temper, she sets her sights on the soldier Don José. His desire leads him to deny his friends and position and he is soon living a life outside the law. As his relationship with Carmen disintegrates and she leaves him for another, he sets out to prove his love, but Carmen has seen the future in her tarot cards and it isn’t a happy one.

Bizet’s boldly seductive opera has been one of the world’s favourites for over a century. From the sultry ‘Habanera’ to the naively passionate ‘Flower Song’ and the rousing ‘Toreador’s Song’, Bizet’s everpopular music brings out the earthy vitality of his characters. Ashley Dean, director of 2009’s Opera Highlights tour directs a fine ensemble cast. www.scottishopera.org.uk Carmen is sung in English.

Ashley Dean’s direction is beautifully to the point

Chamber orchestra-accompanied performance.

Running time approximately 2 hours 30 minutes (including interval).

by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart THE TEAM behind 2007’s The Barber of Seville returns to Scottish Opera. Internationally renowned baritone Sir Thomas Allen directs Mozart’s unstoppable masterpiece, set in the stylish world of the late eighteenth century.

The once charming Count Almaviva has developed a somewhat loose sense of morality…He has a particular soft spot for Susanna, the girl Figaro is hoping to marry that very day.

Figaro, Susanna and Rosina, now Almaviva’s wife, conspire to stop him, but not before Figaro’s old

foe, Dr Bartolo makes an appearance…

Blending breathtaking arias with over-the-top characters and chaotic humour, this is Mozart at his theatrical best. Thomas Oliemans, Figaro in The Barber of Seville, returns to the role.

Acclaimed Mozartian baritone Roderick Williams sings Almaviva and Scottish soprano Kate Valentine sings the role of the Countess.

Francesco Corti conducts. www.scottishopera.org.uk

What makes this a production to see…is Allen’s direction METRO (ON THE BARBER OF SEVILLE, 2007)

There will be a pre-performance talk on SAT 06 NOV AT 18.00 Sung in Italian with English supertitles.

Running time approximately 3 hrs 20 mins.

The performance on SAT 06 NOV will be Audio Described There will be a Touch Tour on SAT 06 NOV AT 18.00

THE HERALD (ON OPERA HIGHLIGHTS 2009)

SCOTTISH OPERA

UNWRAPPED PERFORMANCE THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO

SEAT PRICES £15.00 REDUCED RATES UNDER 26S GET £5.00 TIX GROUPS BUY TEN TICKETS, GET ONE FREE

Conductor Derek Clark (Orchestra-accompanied performances) Director Ashley Dean Designer Cordelia Chisolm Lighting Johanna Town Movement Director Joyce Deans Fight Director Raymond Short

WED 03 NOV | 18.00 EMPIRE THEATRE SEAT PRICES £46.00 / £38.00 / £32.00 / £20.00 REDUCED RATES £43.00 / £35.00 / £29.00 / £17.00 UNDER 26S £10.00 ANY SEAT, ALL PERFORMANCES

SCHOOL GROUPS OF 10+ £5.00 AND ONE TEACHER FREE

SCHOOL GROUPS OF 10+ £9.00 EACH PLUS ONE TEACHER FREE WITH EVERY 10 PUPILS

EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF

GROUPS BUY 10 TICKETS, GET ONE FREE

Production supported by The Gannochy Trust / JTH Charitable Trust / Eda, Lady Jardine Charitable Trust / Nancie Massey Charitable Trust

EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF Supported by Dunard Fund / The Scottish Opera Syndicate

Whether you’re new to opera or an old hand, you can find out more at The Marriage of Figaro Unwrapped, a free hour-long taster that gives you the chance to see what Mozart's unstoppable masterpiece is all about.

some of the theatrical secrets behind Sir Thomas Allen's production. Join The Orchestra of Scottish Opera, singers and backstage crew to find out everything you need to know to make the most of your night at the opera.

You’ll hear highlights from singers, be introduced to the principal characters from the opera and be guided through the plot and key scenes. Learn about props, lighting, direction and

Tickets are free – be sure to get yours when buying your opera tickets!

FREE BUT TICKETED EVENT

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18 DRAMA

SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2010

DRAMA 19

THE MOIRA MONOLOGUES

THE MAN WHO LEFT THE TITANIC

SAT 04 SEP | 20.00 ONETOUCH THEATRE

FRI 24 SEP | 20.00 ONETOUCH THEATRE

TIMES WHEN I BITE: THE MOIRA MONOLOGUES Alan Bissett is one of Scotland’s most exciting young writers. Here he presents a series of stories from Falkirk’s hardest woman, Moira Bell. Whether defending her ‘snookelums pookelums’ from the local rottweiler, attempting to seduce a teacher in the school where she works as a cleaner, or belting out Diana Ross for the Scotia karaoke night, Moira is hilarious and heart-warming company.

Everybody knows a Moira – it may be your wife, sister or mum.

What’s for certain is that Alan Bissett brings this ubiquitous Scottish character to life in a way that will have you laughing yourself silly!

Over six pieces, Moira's world is laid bare in a milieu that is pure Shameless.

By playing it fearlessly straight, Bissett makes for the most believable of neighborhood gossips

SEAT PRICES £8.00 REDUCED RATES £6.50 EDEN COURT FRIENDS £1.00 OFF

THE TAILOR OF INVERNESS SUN 12 - WED 15 SEP SUN 12 SEP | 16.30 MON 13 - WED 15 SEP | 19.30 ONETOUCH THEATRE

“I come from the Soviets and the Nazis. I come from a farm, from the forests and fields of green Ukraine, from the ruins of Germany, from the beaches of the Adriatic, from the grimy streets of Glasgow and the cool air of Inverness.”

Another chance to experience one of the outstanding productions from the 2008 Edinburgh Festival Fringe; Winner of a Scotsman Fringe First; Holden Theatre Award and Stage Award for Best Solo Performer.

FRI 17 & SAT 18 SEP | 19.30 ONETOUCH THEATRE It’s Christmas day in Stewarton and Irene Gordon’s struggling to get in the festive spirit. Her 18-year-old daughter Norma’s just had a baby; her ex-husband Gordon’s just had a stroke and her eldest, Barry is having a break down.

Even the Dr Who Christmas special is disappointing. If this was a wonderful life she would receive some angelic intervention - instead she gets Rab McGuire and an escaped chicken that won’t be stuffed.

Borderline Theatre Company make a roaring Highland return with DC Jackson’s The Chooky Brae - the follow up to 0-3 the award winning 2008 production The Wall and 2009’s The Ducky. The Chooky Brae is a new comedy set in the small 3-6 Ayrshire town of Stewarton.

DC Jackson’s latest creation is a poignant and funny 2+ comedy about love, duty, free-range fowl and realising that 4+ what you’ve got isn’t necessarily what you want. DC Jackson is one of Scotland’s most exciting young playwrights. He is currently under commission to the Royal Court Theatre,5+ London, the National Theatre of Scotland, The Comedy Unit 7+ and BBC Radio Scotland.

The Tailor of Inverness – Krawiec z Inverness

A beautifully realised tale about the reality of survival in Eastern Europe.

THE CHOOKY BRAE

VERY STRONG LANGUAGE USED THROUGHOUT THE SHOW

NEIL COOPER **** THE HERALD

Written and performed by MATTHEW ZAJAC Directed by BEN HARRISON With live music by JONNY HARDIE / GAVIN MARWICK

A new play by PATRICK PRIOR Performed by PAT ABERNETHY & DAVE MARSDEN Directed by JIM DUNK

Director Kenny Miller is known for his work as a director 8-12 and a designer. He recently directed and designed The Seagull, Company Policy and Romeo & Juliet for Oran Mór’ 9+ and co-directed Autobahn for his own company Theatre Jezebel. Kenny will be designing Douglas Maxwell’s new 12+ musical The Bookie, for Cumbernauld Theatre, which will be with us at Eden Court in October.

0-3 Matthew Zajac’s moving play about his father traces his life from his boyhood years spent on a farm in 3-6 Galicia to carving out a career as a tailor in the Highland capitol. This 2+ one-man show is a touching personal story and an analysis of 4+ how history shapes us into the 5+ people we are.

14+

SEAT PRICES £12.00

Tailor of Inverness is performed by7+ one of the Highlands best known actors, two of Scotland’s best 8-12 traditional musicians and is directed by the acclaimed Ben Harrison of 9+ Grid Iron.

12+ 14+

SEAT PRICES £12.00

15+

REDUCED RATES £10.00

HAVE YOU GOT YOUR …a beautifully realized tale of the reality of survival in war-torn Eastern Europe…Matthew Zajac’s moving performance is a triumph of evocative staging and storytelling…

REDUCED RATES £10.00 16+ Adults

KATIE TOMS, THE OBSERVER

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YOU COULD WIN £100 IN EDEN COURT VOUCHERS EVERY MONTH!

15+ 16+ Adults

On Sunday April 14th 1912, the Titanic, the greatest ship in the world, slipped below the frigid waters of the Atlantic.

J. Bruce Ismay, Managing Director of the White Star Line, stepped into a lifeboat and sailed away from the stricken ship, sailed away from his passengers, sailed away from the cries and screams and tears.

Women and children first?

The Man Who Left The Titanic evokes that terrible voyage and asks whether Bruce Ismay did just what any of us would have done in the same circumstances? Should his actions that night consign his name to infamy?

Was he a coward or merely human?

''She was beautiful... she was unsinkable... she was doomed.''

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SEAT PRICES £12.00 REDUCED RATES £10.00

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20 DRAMA

THE NOT-SO-FATAL DEATH OF GRANDPA FREDO TUE 28 & WED 29 SEP | 19.30 ONETOUCH THEATRE

Faultless, fast-paced...a cutting-edge comic-strip show for theatre THE SCOTSMAN ON SLICK

THEATRE 21

It’s like listening to a cross between Shakespeare & Mike Skinner of The Streets ... a joyful experience

VOX MOTUS IN A CO-PRODUCTION WITH ARTS AND THEATRES TRUST FIFE AND SUPPORTED BY PLATFORM PRESENT

An extraordinary new comedy direct from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2010!

SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2010

Fridtjof Fredo believes that by keeping his Grandfather cryogenically frozen in his garden shed one day technology will bring him back to life to share in a utopian future with his grandson.

Unfortunately the other residents of Reliance Falls find frozen bodies in woodsheds altogether more disturbing…

Inspired by an incredible true story, multi-award winning company Vox Motus present a pitch dark comedy, featuring a host of eccentric characters, original live 0-3 music and stunning design.

3-6

The play questions what is sacred in today’s media-saturated, science-asreligion society. As well as delving into 2+ the dark, macabre and comically perverse it is also a quest for emotional4+ truths, a sense of wonder and, ultimately, 5+ hope.

Vox Motus, is a ground-breaking 7+ Glasgow-based Theatre Company, founded in 2003 by Artistic Directors 8-12 Jamie Harrison and Candice Edmunds. If you missed their award winning 9+ productions Slick or Bright Black now is your chance to experience a truly exciting 12+ night out with live music composed Michael John McCarthy (Zoey Van Goey).

14+ www.voxmotus.co.uk

THE SCOTSMAN

THE BOOKIE! VEGAS COMES TO SCOTLAND

Hard to beat . . . the magnificent performances of the two rappers and their DJ

THU 21 & FRI 22 OCT | 19.30 ONETOUCH THEATRE A New Scottish Musical

BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE

THE REBEL CELL THU 30 SEP | 19.30 EMPIRE THEATRE The year is 2015.

0-3

England has adopted new anti-terrorism laws that dispense with the last of their civil liberties. Dizraeli, the leader of the popular revolution, 3-6 has been arrested and faces terrorism charges. Baba Brinkman is the journalist assigned to interview the prisoner and get to the bottom of 2+ his dissident politics.

Welcome to the Rebel Cell, a lyrical battle of wits and world-views. 4+ Set in an interview room in a state police station, two men lock horns 5+ in a daring and vivacious battle of political ideologies. Using multimedia projections, real time camera work and a live scratch DJ, the7+ audience is taken back to 2010 to scenes which reveal a turbulent history between Dizraeli and Brinkman.

8-12 This highly irreverent political comedy is a thrilling rap drama of 9+ vivacious fun, dextrous word-smithery and awe-inspiring eloquence.

12+

SEAT PRICES £14.00

14+

REDUCED RATES £12.00 15+

UNDER 18S £8.00

15+

EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF 16+ 16+

SEAT PRICES £12.00

Adults

REDUCED RATES £10.00

A technical and emotional triumph THE STAGE ON BRIGHT BLACK

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Adults

Presented by CUMBERNAULD THEATRE COMPANY Music by ALY MACRAE Directed by ED ROBSON Designed by KENNY MILLER An electric new Scottish musical with all the glitz and 0-3 glamour of Vegas – Scottish style.

Welcome to Quarry - The Las Vegas of Scotland! Or at 3-6 least it might be…. Right now it’s just another run down Scottish sea-side town, a dirty weekend for stag 2+ and hen nights and dangerous divorcees.

4+ Life’s an endless one horse race for local betting shop bookie Stevie Gillespie. He doesn’t know it but his life’s about to change because Leo Queen’s back in town.5+ Leo Queen, a self-made man with self-made plans and 7+ a hundred scores to settle. Queenie to his friends and simply That Git to his enemies, he’s putting his money 8-12 where his mouth is by building a brand spanking new casino.

9+

The kilts are off, the chips are down in this fantastic musical tale of love and money, guilt and gambling, tears 12+ and tantrums and triumphs from the writer of Decky Does a Bronco and the designer of The Chookie Brae. 14+ CONTAINS SOME STRONG LANGUAGE

15+

SEAT PRICES £14.00

16+

REDUCED RATES £12.00 EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF

Adults

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22 DRAMA

THE TOBACCO MERCHANT'S LAWYER MON 01 NOV | 19.30 ONETOUCH THEATRE

…the laughs keep coming

THE HERALD

MARK FISHER

THE SCOTSMAN

Eden Court runs the largest and most extensive Arts Education and Outreach programme of any theatre in the UK. Our dedicated Arts Education team work ‘inside’ and ‘outside’ Eden Court running classes, activities and offering learning and development opportunities right across the Highlands all year round.

THE TIMES

Written by IAIN HEGGIE Directed by LIZ CARRUTHERS Starring BENNY YOUNG

..a brilliant satire

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY

THE SCOTSMAN

THE LIST

EDUCATION MUSIC 23

ARTS EDUCATION

**** Four Stars

JOYCE MACMILLAN

MAY – AUGUST SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2010 2010

Following its premier at Glasgow’s Oran Mor, Iain Heggie’s satirical insight into the moral dubiety of the merchant class in late-18th century Glasgow takes to the road!

In the Merchant City, Glasgow is booming the American war is looming. Much of the city’s wealth is dependent on American tobacco. Will the great port survive?

This pressing question is not one addressed

by Enoch Dalmellington, resident of Virginia St. He is more concerned about marrying off his dreich pious humourless daughter Euphemia, being able to afford his pew at the Tron Kirk and what to do about Mistress Zapata’s scurrilous predictions about Glasgow in 2010.

SEAT PRICES £8.00 REDUCED RATES £7.00 EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF

SINGIN’ I’M NO A BILLY, HE’S A TIM DRAMA, DANCE, FILM, THEATRE, SINGING, FOR KIDS, FOR ADULTS, FOR EVERYONE!

SAT 05 FEB 2011 | 19.30 EMPIRE THEATRE Consistently funny and highly authentic THE SCOTSMAN

0-3

First Class SUNDAY MAIL

It’s first two visits to the Highlands caused a bit of a stir – so3-6 we’re very glad to be able to welcome NLP Theatre company 2+ back to Inverness with another opportunity to enjoy Singin' I'm No a Billy He's a Tim 4+

What could be worse for a Celtic fan than being locked up in a police cell on the day of an Old Firm match?

5+

For Tim, there is one thing worse - finding himself banged up 7+ with Billy, a fervent Rangers supporter.

Follow Billy and Tim, on their journey of discovery, both have 8-12 been steeped in bigotry since birth: is it possible for them to change their views? Des Dillon creates the situation, you watch 9+ the sparks fly as Billy and Tim clash in a rage of deep-seated sectarianism and hatred.

12+ Are you singing their tune?

14+

AT EDEN COURT

QUALIFICATIONS

With more than 60 classes taking place each and every week at Eden Court we’re certain to have something for you. More than 2000 people come to Eden Court classes every month, so if you’re interested in Drama, or want to learn more about dance, film-making or animation – just pick up or download our Arts Education Brochure.

Eden Court is the only theatre in Scotland to offer Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) courses in Drama and Dance. These courses offer pupils from across the Highlands the opportunity to study at Eden Court for an SQA Higher Dance, Drama or Intermediate 2 exam. We’ve had pupils from as far away as Wick and Kinlochleven!

IN YOUR AREA

Eden Court also offers London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) Examination classes in the Highlands. Run weekly at the theatre as an extracurricular activity, as well as in and out of school through our Outreach workers these classes have helped young people across the Highland region to develop confidence, social skills and fitness.

Eden Court’s Arts Education has a team of 10 Theatre Arts and Additional Needs workers who live within their local Highland communities. Our professional team delivers drama and dance workshops in a range of locations (not just schools!), from Caithness and Skye to Nairn and Lochaber.

www.nlptheatre.co.uk 15+

CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE

16+

INSPIRE - CREATE - GET ACTIVE - GET INVOLVED SEAT PRICES £17.00 EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF NO OTHER DISCOUNTS

Adults

FIND OUT MORE AT WWW.EDEN-COURT.CO.UK

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24 FAMILY

MAY – AUGUST SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2010 2010

FAMILY 25

Laughs, heartbreak, war, regeneration, scented breezes, sparkling wit, the best dog puppet ever. Perfect for children and grown-ups. Terrific

Outrageously extravagant, wittily unique and above all great fun….

THE GUARDIAN

A delight for kids, parents and grandparents alike.

The laughter, singing and inter-action is contagious!

MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS

EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS

THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES FRI 15 & SAT 16 OCT FRI 15 | 19.00 SAT 16 | 13.00 & 17.00 ONETOUCH THEATRE This lyrically told story of a French farmer's lifelong obsession with planting trees uses miniature puppetry, birds on fishing rods and the smells of lavender and forest glades to create a multi-sensual and visually witty hour of children's theatre. It is one of Eden Court’s favourite shows ever and is loved by adults and children alike, encouraging repeat visits each time we have it here.

A French shepherd sets out with his dog to plant a forest and transform a barren wasteland. Hear the wind, feel the rain, smell the lavender in this multi-sensory theatrical delight. An unforgettable story that shows us the difference one man (and his dog!) can make to the world.

THE SINGING KETTLE CALAMITY CASTLE FRI 01 - SUN 03 OCT FRI 01 OCT | 16.00 SAT 02 OCT | 11.OO, 14.00 & 17.00 SUN 03 OCT | 12.00 & 15.00 EMPIRE THEATRE

SEAT PRICES £10.50 FAMILY TICKET (4 TICKETS) £38.00 GROUPS 10+ £8.00 PER TICKET EDEN COURT FRIENDS FAMILY TICKET £36.00

There will be a Touch Tour on SAT 02 OCT AT 16.00 The performance on SAT 02 OCT AT 17.00 will be Audio Described and BSL Interpreted.

Scotland’s favourite children’s entertainers have to dress to impress when they are invited by Lord Spout of Glenkettle to help rescue his run down castle.

1+ 2+

Artie has appointed himself as the local Laird and Cilla the Lady of the Manor, while Kevin is the Gamekeeper and Gary is a Scatty Scottish Entertainer - bagpipes and all.

0-3 3-6

How difficult can it be to hang a portrait, display a suit of armour or place a stag’s head on the wall?

Performed by RICHARD MEDRINGTON & RICK CONTE 4+ Puppets and Set by AILIE COHEN 5+ Stage Manager BENNY YOUNG Soundscape by BARNEY STRACHAN 6+ Poster design by ESTHER COHEN Photos by BRIAN FISCHBACHER

Remember to Dress up in Tartan for some crazy Highland Fun 3-6 and Games at Calamity Castle.

SEAT PRICES £7.00

For3+girls and boys of all ages.

FAMILY TICKET £22.00

www.singingkettle.com

EDEN COURT FRIENDS £6.00 / £20.00 FAMILY TICKET

4+

5+

FRI 19 & SAT 20 NOV FRI 19 NOV | 19.00 SAT 20 NOV | 14.00 & 19.00 EMPIRE THEATRE Imagine going to a pop concert, a pantomime and the cinema all at once.

Now imagine doing it all singing along to Abba tunes, accompanied by a giant bear called Benny.

Nearly there?

3+

Nothing’s easy at Calamity Castle!

Especially when our four tartan heroes are distracted by ancient 1+ Singing Kettles that they find everywhere - from the sky-high turrets to the secret cellars. Can they complete the task before 2+ Lord Spout’s return? Yes, but only with the assistance of young helpers in the audience who have a chance to join in with the 0-3 action on stage!

HONEY HONEY

Then you’re almost imagining the first (and only) Abba show for kids!

Honey Honey features the world's most famous Abba performers – led by the amazing Benny Bear live on stage!

There’s a giant video screen there too, so you don’t lose your place (or forget how silly Pierce Brosnan looked in Mama Mia!) – it’s Abba-tastic fun for the whole family!

7+ 8+

SEAT PRICES £12.50 FAMILY TICKET £40.00 (2 ADULTS, 2 CHILDREN)

8-12 9+

EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF

26 SPECIAL EVENTS

LOVE MUSIC FESTIVAL SAT 13 NOV | 10.00 – 16.00 ALL ROUND EDEN COURT The Love Music Festival is a magic extravaganza of live music and events for families with children aged 4 to 18. Catch it as it stops in Inverness for fun, educational, musical experiences suitable for the whole family!

Explore the building to discover the Love Music Festival Colour Cinema, the Map Mixer Sound Installation, meet the artist sessions, instrument making workshops, mini-gigs throughout the day and more…!

Amongst the range of activities and events on offer from 10am4pm on Saturday will be the amazing TRIO FOR A GREEN PEA, OREN MARSHALL & THE CHARMING TRANSPORT BAND, The ‘HUUN HUUR TO’ Mongolian throat singers and the EVA QUARTET. Tickets are just £3.00 (for Jim Love Studio events) or £5.00 (for OneTouch events) You can also buy family tickets or multi event tickets. Under 18’s are just £1.00 for OTT events.

The Love Music Festival is packed full of events and activities which are ideal for school groups!

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SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2010

SHAKESPEARE SCHOOLS FESTIVAL

RAY MEARS:

TUE 05 OCT | 19.00 ONETOUCH THEATRE

FRI 29 OCT | 19.30 EMPIRE THEATRE

FIELDCRAFT SURVIVAL

Four local schools will showcase four different half-hour plays each night as part of the 10th Anniversary Shakespeare Schools Festival in Inverness this October. As the UK's largest youth drama festival, SSF will also be in 80 other cities and towns giving 14,000 young people the chance to experience the genius of Shakespeare through performance.

The Shakespeare Schools Festival works in partnership with the National Theatre and the Scottish Youth Theatre who provide workshops to enable teachers and young people to produce accessible Shakespeare at its most innovative and entertaining.

ANDY KIRKPATRICK:

OFF THE WALL MON 15 NOV | 19.30 ONETOUCH THEATRE

www.ssf.uk.com

The UK’s only “stand-up mountaineer” Andy Kirkpatrick is a natural performer with talents to rival top comedians. His inimitable style and his love for all things extreme make for a unique 0-3 evening of entertainment, with stunning images and footage accompanying his tales of terror from the steep.3-6

www.lovemusicfestival.com SEAT PRICES FROM £1.00

SEAT PRICES £7.50

Sets from artists including…

HUUN HUUR TU ONETOUCH THEATRE Incredible sounds created by Mongolian throat singers, must be heard to be believed

REDUCED RATES £5.50

''We are such stuff as dreams are made on'' ''Something wicked this way comes''

EVA QUARTET ONETOUCH THEATRE Spellbinding vocal virtuosity from the all female Bulgarian vocal quartet

OREN MARSHALL & THE CHARMING TRANSPORT BAND ONETOUCH THEATRE

TRIO FOR A GREEN PEA JIM LOVE STUDIO

...and many more

Ray Mears is one of the world's leading authorities on fieldcraft and survival techniques. His skills have been acquired while working in some of the world's remotest and harshest environments. Ray combines 30 years of experience into a compelling story of wilderness wildlife survival skills for the whole family (pretty useful during a Highland winter!)

In addition to being a renowned authority on the subject of Bushcraft and Survival, Ray has also become a household name through his television series: Tracks, World of Survival, The Essential Guide to Rocks, Extreme Survival, Trips Money Can't Buy with Ewan McGregor, The Real Heroes of Telemark, Bushcraft Survival, Wild Food and now Survival with Ray Mears.

Led by a pioneering player of acoustic and electric tuba who crosses between classical, jazz, improvised and world music

Created by French music maverick Pascal Ayerbe - three soundgardening musicians create a zany collection of outrageously entertaining and quirky melodies. Discover a whimsical symphony where mandolin, accordion, bass clarinet, ukulele, banjo, bells, bird calls and bow saw join plastic toys and kitchen utensils to create an energetic, fun and charming theatre-concert.

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In his past shows Andy searched for an answer to his perpetual quest for adventure. ‘Off The Wall’ is his third2+ attempt to answer the reason why he climbs, as he charts the last two years of his life with a collection of stories, 4+ including climbing the mighty El Capitan in Yosemite with 5+ injured serviceman Major Phil Packer, a dramatic rescue from the North Face of the Eiger, a near drowning at Cape 6+ Wrath and a trip to Number 10.

Anybody who saw Andy last time he was at Eden Court 7+ won’t want to miss this return visit! With brand new tales of danger and extremity – your feet will be scrabbling for8+ terra firma all the way home! www.andy-kirkpatrick.com

Entertaining, funny and a bit mental

Ray’s TV programmes have touched the hearts of survival fans from small children to grandparents. His down to earth approach, obvious love for his subject and the empathy and respect he shows for indigenous peoples and their cultures means any evening in his company is likely to be unforgettable.

ZOO MAGAZINE

www.raymears.com

SOME BAD LANGUAGE

8-12 9+ 12+

One of the funniest of Britain's top climbers and the best in modern British climbing 14+ SIR CHRIS BONINGTON

SEAT PRICES £13.00 SEAT PRICES £21.00

REDUCED RATES £11.00

EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF

EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF

15+ 16+ 18+

Adults

SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2010

ON SCREEN 29

INVERNESS FILM FESTIVAL

Titanic Tim! STAN LEE

WED 03 – SUN 07 NOV 2010 THE ROBERTSON SCREENS

Tim was fab!

BEVERLEY LITERATURE FESTIVAL

A visit to Eden Court offers you more than just great theatre, cinema and arts...

Last year’s Inverness Film Festival was packed with celluloid masterpieces – As well as screening 12 Scottish premieres and showcasing the best new British and international films and documentaries, the Inverness Film Festival also celebrated both Scottish and Highland filmmaking, and offered budding film makers the chance to brush up on their skills with masterclasses and workshops.

1+

EDEN COURT

CAFE BAR & RESTAURANT MAKE IT THE PERFECT NIGHT OUT AT OUR CAFE BAR AND RESTAURANT

OUR MENU caters for all tastes, and for all occasions. Eden Court is the perfect place for a comfortable cup of coffee, and our freshly made sandwiches and paninis allow you to make the most of your lunchtime.

From a piping hot bowl of fresh soup, to homemade cheese burger & chips; you can enjoy a light lunch, or a late lunch stretching for hours ... with good conversation, and great food.

Eden Court in the evening offers an exquisite menu, with everything from west coast langoustine, to succulent Scottish sirloin steak. Treat yourself to a night out ... and a night off.

Unwind with a glass of wine, and enjoy the anticipation the evening’s entertainment.

Make it a night to remember at Eden Court.

THE FALL OF THE HOUSE2+ OF USHER & GHOSTS 0-3 BEFORE BREAKFAST 3-6

WITH LIVE MUSIC BY THE SOUTHWELL COLLECTIVE

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THU 09 SEP | 20.00 PLAYHOUSE CINEMA

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SILENT FILMS WITH LIVE MUSIC ACCOMPANIMENT

At the time of writing, details of the programme for this year’s Inverness Film Festival remain firmly under wraps!

One thing that we can share is that we will be screening the Scottish Premiere of The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest - the brilliant final part in Stieg Larsson’s Millenium trilogy.

Each year’s Festival ends up being bigger, better and more popular than the last – expect the unexpected and look out for full details online soon.

Visit www.invernessfilmfestival.com to sign up for email updates or follow us on Twitter @nessfilmfest

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This is a rare chance to see Jean Epstein's 1928 masterpiece version of Edgar Alan Poe’s classic tale 6+ – The Fall of the House of Usher. At once full of 7+ suspense and visually stunning, coupled with the new score – cinema fans are in for a pure treat. The new score is written and performed by The Southwell 8+ Collective using music inspired by quotes found in 8-12 Poe's original story.

Ghosts Before Breakfast, by Hans Richter, is a short film in which ordinary objects behave in unusual, unexpected ways. The new score, composed by Michael McCartney for The Southwell Collective, aspires to achieve the same effect, featuring music which sounds somewhat familiar, yet subtly unpredictable.

9+ 10+ 12+

THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE 14+

www.thesouthwellcollective.co.uk 15+

THE MUSICIANS FOR THIS PERFORMANCE ARE: 16+

Oboe, Oboe D'Amore, Cor Anglais

Zoe Glossop

Guitars

Sylvie Rohrer

Bass Clarinet Bass Recorder

Alexander Janiczek

With Electronic Soundscape by Jon Sampson

18+

Adults PG

SEAT PRICES £6.50

OPEN 10.00 - 23.00 | PHONE 01463 732688 FOR RESERVATIONS LAST FOOD ORDER AT 21.00

REDUCED RATES £6.00 UNDER 18’S £4.00 EDEN COURT FRIENDS £1.00 OFF

A SINGLE MAN (IFF 2009)

HORNETS NEST

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SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2010

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SEPTEMBER

TUE 14 | 19.30

TUE 28 | 20.00

SAT 09 | 16.00

WED 20 | 20.00

SUN 31 | 20.00

THU 18 | 20.00

TUE 14 | 20.00

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 18

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 50

EMPIRE THEATRE | p12

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 54

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 38

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 59

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 42

WED 01 | 19.30

THE TAILOR OF INVERNESS

THE UPBEAT BEATLES

THE BEVVY SISTERS

WED 29 | 19.30

SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE: CANDLELIT CONCERT

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 47

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 20

SAT 09 | 20.00

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 54

JOHN HEGLEY: THE ADVENTURES OF MONSIEUR ROBINET

VAMPIRES ROCK

TUE 14 | 19.30

SCOTTISH BALLET: OUTSIDE IN

THE BAND OF HER MAJESTY'S ROYAL MARINES

THE NOT-SO-FATAL DEATH OF GRANDPA FREDO

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 07

THE HISTORY OF THE BIG BANDS

WED 15 | 19.30

WED 29 | 20.00

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 18

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 40

SAT 09 | 19.30

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 21

THE TAILOR OF INVERNESS

THE ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 12

THE BOOKIE

SCOTTISH BALLET: GEOMETRY AND GRACE

THU 21 | 19.15

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 46

JANE MCDONALD THU 02 | 09.00 ONWARDS THROUGHOUT EDEN COURT | p 47

NORTHERN MEETING PIPING COMPETITION FRI 03 | 09.00 ONWARDS THROUGHOUT EDEN COURT | p 47

WED 15 | 20.00

VANISHING POINT: INTERIORS

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 35

THU 30 | 19.30

NORTHERN MEETING PIPING COMPETITION

DANNY BHOY

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 21

SUN 10 | 15.00

THE REBEL CELL

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 42

SAT 04 | 19.30

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 48

THU 16 | 19.30

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 40

ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA FRI 22 | 19.30

MON 11 - THU 14

THE BOOKIE

BUTTON BOX GATHERING

OCTOBER

BLAS GRAND OPENING CONCERT

FRI 17 | 19.30

FRI 01 | 19.30

ONETOUCH THEATRE| p 19

SAT 04 | 20.00

CHOOKY BRAE

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 16

THROUGHOUT EDEN COURT | p 34

SCOTTISH OPERA - CARMEN

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 18

SAT 18 | 19.30

THE MOIRA MONOLOGUES

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 19

MON 06 | 19.30

CHOOKY BRAE

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 6

CALENDAR GIRLS

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 21

FRI 19 | 19.00

THU 16 | 19.30 ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 33

HOLLY AT CHRISTMAS

NOVEMBER

FRI 17 | 19.30

MON 01 | 19.30

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 33

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 22

HOLLY AT CHRISTMAS

THE TOBACCO MERCHANT'S LAWYER

SAT 18 | 19.30 ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 33

TUE 02 | 19.30

HOLLY AT CHRISTMAS

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 56

MAGGIE BELL & DAVE KELLY

MON 20 | 10.30, 11.00, 12.30, 13.30 & 14.00

TUE 02 | 20.00 TOWN HOUSE | p 43

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 25

ICM: THOMAS GOULD & ALASDAIR BEATSON

HONEY HONEY

DELHI DANCE WEEK

WED 03 | 18.00

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 25

FRI 01 | 16.00

HONEY HONEY

TUE 12 | 20.00

EMPIRE THEATRE

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 24

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 10

OPERA UNWRAPPED

SUN 21 | 20.00

CIRQUE DE GLACE: EVOLUTION

WED 03 | 20.00

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 35

SAT 18 | 20.00

THE SINGING KETTLE CALAMITY CASTLE

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 14

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 46

SAT O2 | 19.30 ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 16

TOWN HOUSE | p 43

SCOTTISH YOUTH DANCE: IGNITE

GILDED BALLOON COMEDY CIRCUIT

TUE 12 | 20.00

SCOTTISH OPERA - CARMEN

ICM: BADKE STRING QUARTET

SCOTTISH NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA

JIM LOVE STUDIO | p 32

WILL IT SNOW? WILL IT SNOW? WILL IT SNOW?

SAT 20 | 14.00 & 19.00 TUE 21 | 10.30, 11.00, 12.30, 13.30 & 14.00 JIM LOVE STUDIO | p 32

WILL IT SNOW? WILL IT SNOW? WILL IT SNOW?

WED 24 | 19.30

JANUARY 2011

WED 03 - SUN 07

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 38

WED 26 | 19.30

ON SCREEN | p 29

RHOD GILBERT

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 13

SCOTTISH BALLET: CINDERELLA

TUE 21 | 20.00

SAT 02 | 11.00, 14.00 & 17.00

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 11

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 24

WED 13 | 20.00

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 55

INVERNESS FILM FESTIVAL

THU 25 | 20.00

THE SINGING KETTLE CALAMITY CASTLE

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 10

MICHAEL MCGOLDRICK

THU 04 | 19.15

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 52

CIRQUE DE GLACE: EVOLUTION

SUN 24 | 15.00

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 17

HOW SWEET IT IS MOTOWN'S GREATEST HITS

THU 27 | 14.00 & 19.30

THU 14 | 14.00 & 20.00

WATCH IT WORKSHOP

SCOTTISH OPERA: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO

FRI 26 | 20.00

SCOTTISH BALLET:

SUN 24 | 20.00

SAT 06 | 19.15

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 52

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 35

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 17

HOW SWEET IT IS MOTOWN'S GREATEST HITS

CANDOCO: RENDITIONS TUE 21 | 19.30 EMPIRE THEATRE | p 04-05

SUNSHINE ON LEITH TUE 07 | 19.30

WED 22 | 19.30

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 10

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 6

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 49

CALENDAR GIRLS

CIRQUE DE GLACE: EVOLUTION

WED O8 | 19.30

INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 6

WED 22 | 19.30

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 25

CALENDAR GIRLS

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 04-05

FRI 15 | 19.00

WED 08 | 19.30

SUNSHINE ON LEITH

SUN 03 | 12.00 & 15.00

THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 44-45

WED 22 | 20.00

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 24

FRI 15 | 20.00

BLAS: THE GATHERING

TOWN HOUSE | p 43

THE SINGING KETTLE CALAMITY CASTLE

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 10

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 6

ICM : STEPHEN KOVACEVICH

CALENDAR GIRLS

THU 23 | 20.00

THU 09 | 19.30

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 35

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 44-45

GILDED BALLOON COMEDY CIRCUIT

BLAS: THE CLASSIC PIPING CONCERT

THU 21 | 19.30

SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE WITH PIETER WISPELWEY

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 44-45

THU 09 | 13.30 & 19.30

WED 20 | 19.30

THU 23 | 14.30 & 19.30

MON 04 | 19.30

CIRQUE DE GLACE: EVOLUTION

SAT 23 | 20.00

STUDIO 2 | p 14

GILDED BALLOON COMEDY CIRCUIT

SCOTTISH OPERA: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO

MON 25 | 19.30

SUN 07 | 19.30

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 43

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 51

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 57

INVERNESS CHORAL SOCIETY

THE DRIFTERS TUE 26 | 19.30

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 33

WATCH IT!

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 42

CLIC SARGENT CAROL CONCERT

HEBRIDES ENSEMBLE

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 11

TUE 26 | 20.00

COMPANY KALA CHETHENA KATHAKALI

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 37

TUE 09 | 20.00

ARMSTRONG & MILLER

TOWN HOUSE | p 43

MON 04 | 20.00

WED 27 | 19.30

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 50

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 55

SUNSHINE ON LEITH

THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER

THU 28 | 19.30

FRI 24 | 20.00

TUE 05 | 19.00

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 56

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 19

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 26

FRI 10 | 19.30 EMPIRE THEATRE | p 6

THE MAN WHO LEFT THE TITANIC

SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL FESTIVAL

FRI 29 | 19.30

CALENDAR GIRLS

FRI 24 | 17.00 & 20.30

TUE 05 | 20.00

SAT 11 | 13.30 & 19.30

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 04-05

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 36

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 6

SUNSHINE ON LEITH

ARDAL O'HANLON

CALENDAR GIRLS

SAT 25 | 14.30 & 19.30

WED 06 | 19.30

SUN 12 | 16.30

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 04-05

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 43

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 18

SUNSHINE ON LEITH

CHOPIN RECITAL

THE TAILOR OF INVERNESS

MON 27 | 20.00

FRI 08 | 20.00

SUN 12 | 19.30

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 49

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 07

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 44-45

BLAS: GRAND FINALE

AN EVENING WITH RICK WAKEMAN

MON 13 | 19.30

TUE 28 | 19.30

FRI 08 | 19.30

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 18

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 20

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 12

THE TAILOR OF INVERNESS

THE NOT-SO-FATAL DEATH OF GRANDPA FREDO

PLAYHOUSE CINEMA | p 29

VANISHING POINT: INTERIORS

SCOTTISH BALLET: GEOMETRY AND GRACE

NUALA KENNEDY & BAND SAT 16 | 13.00 & 17.00 ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 25

THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES

RAY MEARS: FIELDCRAFT SURVIVAL

SAT 16 | 14.00 & 20.00

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 37

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 10

JIM JEFFRIES: ALCOHOLOCAUST SAT 30 | 20.00

MON 18 | 18.00 & 20.45

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 51

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 53

THE ILLEGAL EAGLES

DECEMBER TUE 07 DEC - SUN 09 JAN EMPIRE THEATRE | p 08-09

FRI 12 | 19.30

BEAUTY & THE BEAST

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 58

SUN 31 | 19.30 TUE 19 | 14.00 & 18.30

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 57

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 53

MUGENKYO TAIKO DRUMMERS

CINDERELLA FRI 28 | 19.30

TUE 07 | 20.00

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 13

TOWN HOUSE | p 43

ICM: PURE BRASS

SCOTTISH BALLET: CINDERELLA

ALL AROUND EDEN COURT | p 26

FRI 10 | 19.30

SAT 29 | 14.00 & 19.30

LOVE MUSIC FESTIVAL

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 32

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 13

SAT 13 | 19.30

CREATION: A COMMUNITY SHOW

SCOTTISH BALLET: CINDERELLA

SAT 11 | 19.30

SAT 29 | 11.00 | p 13 SCOTTISH BALLET: INSIGHT

KAREN MATHESON & GUESTS SAT 13 | 10.00 - 16.00

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 48

HIGHLAND ACCORDION & FIDDLE CLUB SUN 14 | 19.30

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 32

CREATION: A COMMUNITY SHOW

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 58

CHRIS STOUT & CATRIONA MACKAY MON 15 | 19.30

SUN 12 | 19.30

ANDY KIRKPATRICK: OFF THE WALL

FEBRUARY 2011

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 32

SAT 05 | 19.30

CREATION: A COMMUNITY SHOW

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 22

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 27

SIXTIES GOLD TOUR

HIGH SCHOOL ROCKS

ICM: THOMAS GOULD & ALASDAIR BEATSON

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 27

SAT 30 | 20.00

CIRQUE DE GLACE: EVOLUTION

SUN 28 | 15.00

MON 08 | 20.00

MARTIN TAYLOR’S SPIRIT OF DJANGO

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 04-05

SAT 27 | 20.00

ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 14

THE RING OF FIRE: JOHNNY CASH

THU 09 | 20.00

SALSA CELTICA 15TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR

EMPIRE THEATRE | p 13

MON 13 | 19.30 ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 59

FROM THE JAM

SINGIN' I'M NO A BILLY, HE'S A TIM

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CREATION – A COMMUNITY SHOW

SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2010

CHRISTMAS 33

CLIC SARGENT CAROL CONCERT

FRI 10 DEC – SUN 12 DEC | 19.30 ONETOUCH THEATRE Eden Court’s Arts Education Department and Drama Artist in Residence will be working with members of the Highland community on this enchanting adaptation of a medieval mystery play about the beginning of everything.

Creation will have a cast of around 50 people and will be staged in transverse form (with the audience on two sides!)

SUN 28 NOV | 15.00 EMPIRE THEATRE

HOLLY AT CHRISTMAS 2010

Soloist: PETER KELLY Conductor: STEVE JONES

THU 16 - SAT 18 DEC | 19.30 ONETOUCH THEATRE

IN AID OF CLICSARGENT CARING FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER

You asked – so we brought it back!!

This much-cherished annual concert of best-loved carols and Christmas songs is performed by nurses and NHS staff in aid of ClicSargent Cancer Fund for Children – a practical fund to help children suffering from Cancer, Leukaemia or Hodgkin’s Disease.

Our Arts Ed team always put on a good show – especially when there’s a big subject to tackle... and what could be any bigger than everything?

1+ 2+ 0-3

If your fairy’s a bit flat or your baubles less than bright then this very special Christmas show from the legendary Buddy Holly and The Cricketers will soon see you singing and dancing in the aisles.

Packed with timeless hits like That’ll Be The Day, Peggy Sue, It Doesn’t Matter Anymore, Raining In My Heart and Oh Boy! Don't miss Britain's longest-running Buddy Holly act. They’ll make your ‘Heartbeat’ a little faster and you may disappear off into the festive evening thinking … “I can’t believe it’s not Buddy!” www.buddyhollandthecricketers.co.uk

3-6 3+ 4+ 5+ 6+ 7+

SEAT PRICES £6.00

8+

REDUCED RATES FAMILY TICKET £20.00

8-12

EDEN COURT FRIENDS £5.00

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WILL IT SNOW? WILL IT SNOW? WILL IT SNOW? MON 20 & TUE 21 DEC | 10.30, 11.00, 12.30, 13.30 & 14.00 JIM LOVE STUDIO Building on the success of shows such as Yikes Christmas Stripes and Under A Starry Sky – Eden Court’s Arts Education team will bring Christmas bang up to date with a lovely wee festive show for little ones.

9+

Everyone’s dreaming of a white Christmas – but will it snow? Bring your little elves along to find out.

10+

Expect an intimate, interactive wintry experience for pre-school children and their families.

12+

Please note running time is approximately 30 minutes.

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14+

YOU COULD WIN £100 IN EDEN COURT VOUCHERS EVERY MONTH!

15+

SEAT PRICES £12.00 NO REDUCED RATES

FOR UNDER 5’S

UNDER 18S £6.00

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16+ 18+

SEAT PRICES £15.00 EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF

Adults PG

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SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2010

COMEDY 35

The Bhoy remains in a class of his own

WEEK DELHI DANCE

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GILDED BALLOON COMEDY CIRCUIT THU 23 SEP | 20.00 SUN 24 OCT | 20.00 SUN 21 NOV | 20.00 ONETOUCH THEATRE

2+

Eden Court’s Comedy Circuit has seen (and probably heckled) some of the country’s funniest comedians over the past couple of years. Remember John Bishop? Remember Kevin Bridges? Well, they’re massive now and you saw them here first! Check out some of the sharpest stand-ups from the Edinburgh Fringe and some up and coming comedians this autumn ... before they go Wembley-tastic!

0-3

www.gildedballoon.co.uk

3-6

23 SEP

24 OCT

21 NOV

Scott Cappurro Jim Park Viv Gee

Elvis McGonnagal Bruce Morton Jo Jo Sutherland

Hattie Hayridge Joe Henan Parrot

1+

3+ 4+ 5+ 6+ 7+ DANNY BHOY: BY ROYAL 8+ DISAPPOINTMENT

WED 15 SEP | 20.00 EMPIRE THEATRE

8-12 9+

Danny’s last visit to Eden Court was a huge success.

He had the audience rolling in the aisles – so we’re 10+ glad that he’s bringing his cheeky brand of Scottish meets Indian comedy back to Inverness. With his 12+ unique and personal brand of storytelling, Danny is one of the most perceptive and travelled comedians 14+ working in the world today. He is a truly funny man.

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JIM JEFFERIES : ALCOHOLOCAUST SAT 30 OCT | 20.00 ONETOUCH THEATRE

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With their distinctly British mix of the beautifully observed and the utterly barmy, Ben Miller and Alexander Armstrong will bring a bus full of characters from their extensive dressing-up box and wig-store to Inverness.

Expect visits from the WW2 chav pilots Brabbins and Fyffe; Jilted Jim, dumped at the altar but still on his honeymoon; Terry Devlin, the royal correspondent who really knows the royals; Dennis Lincoln-Park, the accident-prone culture buff; the Frank Dad; and so many more… www.armstrongandmiller.co.uk SEAT PRICES £20.00

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He was one of the comedy highlights of our opening season 9+ in 2007, so we are delighted that Ardal O’Hanlon will be making a return visit to the Highland capital. It’s been a long 10+ time since Father Ted, but in his own inimitable style, Ardal laughs in the face of mounting adversity - recession, 12+ inclement weather, an ageing body, and impending doom.

He fearlessly turns the spotlight on surviving relationships, 14+ raising children and…the Swiss.

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No one ever said being a comedian was easy, even12+ if Jefferies makes it look that way. With five Edinburgh Fringe sell-out shows, numerous TV appearances14+ and an army of loyal fans, Jim Jefferies is now one of the biggest names in comedy. Be warned! An evening 15+ with Jim is not for the faint of heart or easily offended!

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RHOD GILBERT AND THE CAT WHO LOOKED LIKE NICHOLAS LYNDHURST WED 24 NOV | 19.30 EMPIRE THEATRE

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Typically brilliant songs and stories about a Gallic small-town hero with a dog called Chirac THE GUARDIAN

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JOHN HEGLEY: THE ADVENTURES OF MONSIEUR ROBINET SUN 31 OCT | 20.00 ONETOUCH THEATRE John Hegley is a ‘British Institution’ – his irreverent style is unique, unmatchable, unsurpassed.

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Without doubt one of the best comedians anywere in the world right now 5+

Last year, Rhod punched a shop-assistant over the 7+ duvet tog-rating system and went berserk over a mince pie. Stung by accusations that he over-reacts, 8+ this year he sets out on an emotional rollercoaster of a journey to discover the truth. Is he, as he believes, a8-12 visionary in a sea of closed minds, or has he, as everyone else believes, got anger-management 9+ problems?

Suitable for most people over seven.

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Hegley is known as a poet and singer with a common and comedic touch, hence the quotation from The Observer, 'Awesomely mundane' www.johnhegley.co.uk

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In ‘The Adventures of Monsieur Robinet’ he’ll tell tales about a Frenchman with some unusual [but clean] habits, which include burying his dog’s kennel and his own luggage. The stories are presented alongside other new works, which include an address to aliens on the subject of transport, a poem about a non-talking parrot and some animal impersonations with the aid of a handkerchief.

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THE ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC WED 29 SEP | 20.00 EMPIRE THEATRE PRE–CONCERT TALK - 19.15 WITH RICHARD EGARR, MD, ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC

JS BACH JS BACH JS BACH JS BACH

Cantata Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut Harpsichord Concerto in D minor Concerto for Violin & Oboe in C minor Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen

Richard Egarr Elizabeth Watts Pavlo Beznosiuk Frank de Bruine

Director / Harpsichord Soprano Violin Oboe

Hailed as “a superb period instrument band” by the New York Times, the Academy of Ancient Music is a household name renowned worldwide for its energized, passionate performances of baroque and classical music. It was founded by Christopher Hogwood in 1973 and specialises in performing on instruments and in styles dating from the time when the music was composed.

JS Bach’s cantatas display an extraordinarily broad musical palette and, in the words of AAM Music Director Richard Egarr, represent ‘the true kernel of his compositional life’. For this vibrant performance, the AAM is joined by one of Britain’s finest young singers, Elizabeth Watts, for a programme combining two of Bach’s cantatas with his Virtuosic D Minor Harpsichord Concerto and the playful Concerto in C Minor for Violin and Oboe www.aam.co.uk

SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2010

BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FRI 25 FEB 2011 | 20.00 EMPIRE THEATRE PRE–CONCERT TALK - 19.15 BY ANTHONY SAYER SCHUMANN MOZART STRAVINSK

THU 21 OCT | 20.00 EMPIRE THEATRE PRE–CONCERT TALK - 19.15 WITH BILL CHANDLER, RSNO ASSOCIATE LEADER SIBELIUS JS BACH ELGAR

Scene with Cranes from Kuolema Piano Concerto in D Minor Symphony Number 1

Simone Dinnerstein Paul Daniel

Piano Conductor

When Elgar’s First Symphony was premiered, audience members didn’t wait for the finish – they simply jumped to their feet and cheered mid-performance. 101 years on, it’s still the supreme British symphony, an unforgettably emotional self-portrait of a great artist in a turbulent age. Meanwhile, pianist Simone Dinnerstein’s Bach recordings outsell pop albums – hear why tonight! www.rsno.org.uk

Overture: Genoveva Symphony No.38 in D, K.504 'Prague' Pulcinella

Ingila Bohlin Soprano Thomas Walker Tenor Andrew Foster-Williams Bass Matthias Pintscher

Conductor

Distinguished composer Matthias Pintscher, the BBC SSO’s recently appointed Artist-in-Association, is also a fine conductor, here his programme includes Stravinsky’s riotous ballet-with-singers Pulcinella, Mozart’s ‘Prague’ Symphony and the overture to Schumann’s only opera Genoveva.

FRI 20 MAY 2011 | 20.00 EMPIRE THEATRE PRE–CONCERT TALK - 19.15 TBC PROKOFIEV HANDEL MOZART

ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA

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BRITTEN BEETHOVEN

Symphony No.1 Ombra mai fu Hai Gia vinta la causa (La nozze di Figaro) and Papageno's air 'Look' from Billy Budd Symphony No.6 'Pastoral'

Henk Neven Pablo Heras-Casado

Baritone Conductor

Baritone and BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, Henk Neven, sings a selection of arias, and Spanish-born Pablo Heras-Casado conducts the orchestra in two popular symphonies, Prokofiev's 'Classical' and Beethoven's idyllic and dramatic 'Pastoral'. www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras/bbcsso

If you love classical music, then subscribing to Eden Court’s Orchestral Series is a great idea…Not only can you save money on ticket prices - as a subscriber you can select the same seat for every concert, enjoy priority booking and receive complimentary programme notes for each concert.

Every concert is preceded by a free pre-concert talk – find out more about the orchestras and conductors, and about the pieces being performed in a relaxed and informative way.

New subscribers for the 2010 – 2011 series should book

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SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SUN 8 MAY 2011 | 20.00 EMPIRE THEATRE PRE–CONCERT TALK - 19.15 TBC BRAHMS HAYDN WOLF MENDELSSOHN

Variations on a theme of Haydn Cello Concerto in C major Italian Serenade Symphony No 4 'Italian'

Jean-Guihen Queyras Jane Atkins Olari Elts

Cello Viola Conductor

Playing a pair of ideas off against each other can achieve as satisfying a musical menu as you could wish for. Here, Brahms plays Haydn - the grand master of variations form - at his own game before we hear Haydn's long lost cello concerto. Then two great German composers travel south for a taste of Italian song and dance.

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INVERNESS CHAMBER MUSIC

STEPHEN KOVACEVICH WED 22 SEP | 20.00 BBC Radio 3 will be recording the performance for future broadcast.

ICM CONCERT SERIES TOWN HOUSE

BEETHOVEN BEETHOVEN SCHUBERT

Piano Sonata No 5 in C minor, Op 10, No 1 Piano Sonata No 31 in A flat major, Op 110 Piano Sonata in B flat, D960

BADKE STRING QUARTET TUE 12 OCT | 20.00

SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE WITH PIETER WISPELWEY SUN 10 OCT | 15.00 ONETOUCH THEATRE VIVALDI SIBELIUS AULIS SALLINEN VIVALDI ENESCU

Concerto for strings in G minor RV 156 Impromptu Chamber Music VIII op 94 for violoncello and strings (UK première) Concerto for violoncello and strings in B minor RV 424 Octet in C op 7 (arr for string orchestra)

In this opening concert of the 2010-11 season, the Scottish Ensemble welcomes world famous cellist Pieter Wispelwey, playing Vivaldi’s B minor Cello Concerto and a new work by the veteran Finnish composer, Aulis Sallinen. Chamber Music VIII was commissioned by the Ensemble together with Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Wurtemburg Chamber Orchestra and Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE CANDLELIT CONCERT TUE 14 DEC | 20.00 ONETOUCH THEATRE DVORAK JANACEK DVORAK

Notturno op 40 String Quartet no 1 - Kreutzer Sonata (arr Morton) Serenade for strings

In December, the Scottish Ensemble continue their tradition of ‘Christmas with a twist’ with a series of intimate candlelit concerts.

Dvorak’s mighty Serenade for strings forms the centrepiece of this tour, framed by his delicate vignette Notturno and Janacek’s Kreutzer Sonata, arranged for the full forces of the Ensemble by Artistic Director, Jonathan Morton. Although written during the early part of the 20th century, this music continues to surprise.

HAYDN RAVEL GRIEG

String Quartet in B minor, Op 33 No 1 String Quartet in F major String Quartet No 1 in G minor

HEBRIDES ENSEMBLE FEATURING COLIN CURRIE AND MICHAEL POPPER

THOMAS GOULD AND ALASDAIR BEATSON TUE 02 NOV | 20.00

MON 08 NOV | 20.00 ONETOUCH THEATRE

BEETHOVEN SCHUBERT BUSONI

One of Scotland’s foremost contemporary music groups, Hebrides Ensemble, present an exciting combination of chamber music, contemporary dance and percussion-playing, featuring percussionist Colin Currie and dancer/choreographer, Michael Popper.

Led by artistic director and cellist, William Conway, Hebrides Ensemble performs works by three of the UK’s most acclaimed living composers. We open with Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’ wonderfully colourful transcriptions of well-known Scottish Renaissance Dances. Then comes the virtuosic tour-de-force for virtuoso percussion and piano, The Axe Manual by Sir Harrison Birtwistle, with Colin Currie, followed by an ensemble work by Thomas Ades, Court Studies.

Michael Popper joins Hebrides Ensemble for the final work, Maxwell Davies’ famous musicperformance art piece Vesalii Icones (1969), for solo dancer, cello and chamber ensemble.

CEVICH STEVEN KOVA

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SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE WITH RSAMD, SIDE BY SIDE

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WED 09 FEB 2011 - ONETOUCH THEATRE

PURE BRASS TUE 07 DEC | 20.00

SEAT PRICES £12.00 REDUCED RATES UNDER 18S / STUDENTS / PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES / UNWAGED £3.00 EDEN COURT FRIENDS £11.00

INVERNESS CHORAL SOCIETY SAT 27 NOV | 20.00

Five recent graduates from Glasgow’s Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Pure Brass will present a selection of classic and lesser known works, as well as some seasonal treats, in an evening that is guaranteed to entertain everyone.

CHOPIN RECITAL WED 06 OCT| 19.30 ONETOUCH THEATRE

EMPIRE THEATRE DONALD SWANN BENJAMIN BRITTEN

Requiem for the Living Hymn to the Virgin

Music by

Faure, Purcell, Rachmaninov, Schubert, Tchaikovsky

GORDON TOCHER SHEILA BRUCE CHRISTOPHER JOSEY

Conductor Accompanist Soloist

www.hebridesensemble.org.uk SEAT PRICES £12.00

Violin Sonata No 5 in F, Op 24 “Spring” Duo in A major, D574 Violin Sonata No 2 in E minor, Op 36a

For their winter concert, the Choral Society presents a contrasting programme of shorter works, some unaccompanied, to show the range of abilities of this 120member organisation. The programme includes some links between English and Russian music, whilst Britten was strongly influenced by Purcell.

To celebrate the 200 anniversary of the birth of the Polish composer Fryderyk Chopin, Eden Court and the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Edinburgh present a concert of Chopin's music performed by a group of young musicians from Krakow, as part of the Chopin Year 2010 celebrations in Scotland.

UNDER 26S & STUDENTS £5.00 UNDER 16S FREE WHEN ACCOMPANIED BY A PAYING ADULT

SEAT PRICES £14.00

FAMILY GROUP £28.00 (2 ADULTS AND UP TO 4 CHILDREN, TICKETS PURCHASED FOR ONE CONCERT)

SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE WITH GUEST DIRECTOR ANTHONY MARWOOD

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THU 07 APR 2011 - ONETOUCH THEATRE

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BLAS GRAND OPENING CONCERT SAT 04 SEP | 19.30 EMPIRE THEATRE

ISON IAIN MORR KILTEARN FIDD

LERS

R BRUCE MACGREGO

BREABACH

THE GATHERING WED 08 SEP | 19.30 ONETOUCH THEATRE

FÈIS A BHAILE

THE CLASSIC PIPING CONCERT THUR 09 SEP | 19.30 ONETOUCH THEATRE

A spectacular line up for the Blas grand opening event that has something for everyone; traditional and contemporary music and song in Gaelic and English from some of the finest artistes to come out of Scotland in recent times.

Big music ensembles meet regularly in the Highlands performing Highland music, song and dance. Tonight's event is a spectacular get together of these ensembles who will demonstrate with harps, dancing, fiddles and choirs how vibrant our living traditions are.

IAIN MORRISON AND HIS BAND

HIGHLAND CLARSACH SOCIETY

THE KILTEARN FIDDLERS

Iain’s music conjures up the atmosphere and bleak beauty of the Hebrides and he concocts a spellbinding mixture of folk, rock and classical stylings.

Blas is pleased to welcome the Clarsach Society Highland Branch to a first performance at Blas .. a feast of harp music.

MEANTIME

Making a first appearance at Blas, Inverness Fiddlers have over 60 players from all backgrounds.

Celebrating their 20th year! The group emerged from a Fèis Rois traditional fiddle class under Alpha Munro. Since 1992 they have played at ceilidhs, festivals and events across Europe.

Ceilidh classics and folksy charm for nearly 20 years on Melodeon, fiddle, small pipes and Jew's harp with guitar accompaniment giving a real lift to their dance sets.

BRUCE MACGREGOR AND FRIENDS Bruce is probably best known as founder and driving force behind the multi-award-winning Blazin’ Fiddles. His style encapsulates the finest points of Highland fiddle music – bold and rugged at times, lyrical and beautiful at others.

BODEGA

Some of the most respected and best loved pipers from the Highlands in one amazing line-up.

MEANTIME

BLAS GRAND FINALE SUN 12 SEP | 19.30 EMPIRE THEATRE

INVERNESS FIDDLERS

CANNTAIREACHD A vocal group of Gaelic speaking teenagers who have built up quite a reputation for themselves as leading exponents of Gaelic vocal harmony singing, including both traditional and contemporary Gaelic.

INVERNESS GAELIC CHOIR Coisir Ghàidhlig Inbhir Nis

Since forming in 2005 ‘Bodega’ have been hailed across the world as one of Scotland’s most dynamic young groups.

The choir has been performing for over 70 years and recently been shaking up the Gaelic choral scene with a diverse program and innovative approach.

CALEDONIAN CANAL CÈILIDH TRAIL

CHERYL HEGGIE SCHOOL OF DANCE

A special concert by the winners of the Scottish Traditional Music Awards 2009 Community project of the year - brilliant and breathtaking.

A chance to see experience fine Highland Dancing from this well know school.

SEAT PRICES ADULT £16.00 SENIOR CITIZEN £12.00 SCHOOL PUPILS/KIDS £5.00 FAMILY TICKET £36.00

SEAT PRICES ADULT £14.00 SENIOR CITIZEN £10.00 SCHOOL PUPILS/KIDS £5.00 FAMILY TICKET £30.00

ANGUS MCCOLL AND ANGUS MACCOLL JUNIOR (above photo 1,2)

Bringing the 2010 Blas Festival to an unforgettable finale are some of the biggest and best names in traditional and contemporary music. The Blas Grand Finale is one of the Festival's hottest tickets, be sure to get yours early! .

THE CANADIANS!!

Topping the bill is the legendary piper Angus MacColl. He wows audiences whenever he plays and is sure to bring out piping enthusiasts from near and far for tonight's event. He is joined by his son Angus MacColl Junior.

Gòiridh Domhnallach, Buddy MacDonald and Rachel Davis.

What would our finale be without our Canadian cousins!

ASHLEIGH BELL (above photo 3)

Breabach has become a household name for many on the folk and roots music scene. Their huge sound is dominated by the twin Bagpipes of Calum MacCrimmon and Donal Brown.

Ashleigh from Muir of Ord is great piper and we welcome her return to the festival.

BRÌDGE CHAIMBEUL A rising star in the world of piping this young piper from the Isle of Skye is leaving audiences speechless with her incredible virtuosity.

THE NORTHERN CONSTABULARY COMMUNITY PIPE BAND Our great friends are back!

SEAT PRICES ADULT £14.00 SENIOR CITIZEN £10.00 SCHOOL PUPILS/KIDS £5.00 FAMILY TICKET £30.00

BREABACH

FÈIS A BHAILE AND FÈIS NA-H-OIGE One of the favourite acts at Blas and what a stunning ensemble of young players it wouldn’t be the grand finale without them!

ÈILIDH MACKENZIE’S new commission Saoghal Sona / Wonderful World We are thrilled to present this as part of the grand finale.

SEAT PRICES ADULT £18.00 SENIOR CITIZEN £14.00 SCHOOL PUPILS/KIDS £5.00 FAMILY TICKET £40.00

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JANE MCDONALD

THE NORTHERN MEETING PIPING COMPETITION

WED 01 SEP | 19.30 EMPIRE THEATRE

THU 02 & FRI 03 SEP THROUGHOUT EDEN COURT

A magical evening of music and laughter, starring Britain's best loved diva, international recording artiste and television star the incomparable Jane McDonald.

An amazing event featuring many of the best loved songs from Jane's fabulous repertoire. A warm and compelling evening's entertainment which is proving a smash hit throughout the UK. Jane, together with her brilliant musicians and backing singers brings the audience to their feet night after night.

THU 02 SEP 09.00 09.00 09.00 09.30 18.00

www.jane-mcdonald.com

GOLD MEDAL SILVER MEDAL ition League Amateur Pipers Compet el March Strathspey & Re R MS s Former Winner

The Northern Meeting Piping Competitions are among the most prestigious piping competitions in the world. The Gold Medal for classical ‘piobaireachd’ and the Gold Clasp are the most sought after achievements for any piper; the chance of such success attracts pipers from across the globe to Inverness. www.northern-meeting.org

FRI 03 SEP 09.00 09.00 09.00 09.00 14.00 14.00 14.00

'Simply entertainment at it's very best, this is definitely one show not to be missed' SEAT PRICES £28.50 EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF

GOLD CLASP “B” Grade March Junior Piobaireachd spey & Reel Under 18 March Strath & Reel “B” Grade Strathspey Jig / Hornpipe Under 15 March

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SCOTTISH NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA THE BAND OF HER MAJESTY’S ROYAL MARINES

SAT 18 SEP | 20.00 EMPIRE THEATRE directed by

TOMMY SMITH

presents

RHAPSODY IN BLUE LIVE featuring BRIAN KELLOCK TRAPS THE DRUMS WONDER - A TRIBUTE TO BUDDY RICH

Gershwin's music has always been played by jazz musicians, yet his most famous work has remained in the classical music repertoire, and is a favourite of classical pianists and Orchestras.

What would it sound like played by a Jazz Orchestra and pianist? Tommy Smith has arranged the music, and Brian Kellock, classically trained and an aficionado of the piece, will play an extended 45 minute version of "Rhapsody In Blue.

Under Tommy Smith's remarkable leadership, the SNJO has evolved into a big band of undeniably international class, packed with a raft of terrific soloists reflective of a richly talented Scottish jazz scene - Ryan Quigley, Paul Towndrow and Martin Kershaw are well to the fore. Tonight's concert is a must for jazz and big band fans alike.

The leader's brilliant reworking of Gershwin's orchestral classic for big band, 'Rhapsody in Blue', features Brian Kellock - a virtual one man history of jazz piano. The other half of the concert is a tribute to Buddy Rich, bandleader and arguably the greatest jazz drummer ever. SNJO drummer Alyn Cosker drives the band in typically ebullient style, recreating the power and sheer excitement of the Buddy Rich band in its heyday.

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TUE 22 MAR 2011 | 19.30 EMPIRE THEATRE SEAFARERS UK SCOTLAND PRESENT Director of Music: Captain Ian Davis Royal Marines

A musical entertainment from the famous Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Scotland incorporating not just military music, but also some light classical pieces, music from the shows, exquisite solo numbers on a range of instruments, a touch of Jazz and the traditional display of pageantry by the immaculate Corps of Drums.

This is an evening to remember by the talented musicians of Scotland’s Royal Marine Band. Come and enjoy the show!

Proceeds to: Seafarers UK www.seafarers-uk.org

www.snjo.co.uk

SEAT PRICES £15.00 REDUCED RATES £13.00 UNDER 18S £5.00 EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF TICKETS OVER £10.00 / £1.00 OFF TICKETS LESS THAN £10.00

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A BUTTON BOX GATHERING THU 16 SEP | 19.30 EMPIRE THEATRE The Fabulous Button Box Gathering exclusively recreates the Shand Morino Gathering, with a selection of music presented by: Jimmy & Sandy Lindsay Alex McIntyre Jim Mackay's Dance Band Jim Quigley George & David Rea Graeme & Stephen Mackay

INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT

Making his second appearance with us is young Brandon Macphee and for the first time at Eden Court - Willie McHardy & Lew Stott.

The ever popular Andy Ross is our compere. www.buttonboxshow.com

WED 22 SEP | 19.30 ONETOUCH THEATRE SEAT PRICES £12.00 REDUCED RATES £10.00 EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF

Profits from this performance will be donated to local charities

International Guitar Night (IGN), North America’s most successful mobile guitar festival, will make its third visit to Inverness this autumn.

International Guitar Night brings together some of the world’s foremost acoustic guitarists to perform their latest original compositions and

exchange musical ideas in a public concert setting. Tour founder Brian Gore invites a new cast of guitar luminaries to join him on each tour – presenting a special evening of solos, duets and quartets that highlight the virtuosity and diversity within the world of acoustic guitar.

Brian Gore will be joined by Pino Forastiere and Alexandre Gismonte.

SEAT PRICES £14.00 REDUCED RATES £12.00 EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF

HIGHLAND ACCORDION & FIDDLE CLUB SAT 13 NOV | 19.30 EMPIRE THEATRE The Highland Accordion and Fiddle Club is now in its 37th Year and recently won the National Association of Accordion and Fiddle Club "Club of the Year.

Highland Showtime brings the finest highland musicians, singers and dancers together for a concert in the magnificent setting of the Empire Theatre.

This year's guests include Steven MacIver - one of Gaeldom's finest

young singers, The Roya MacLean Trio led by Roya MacLean from Muir of Ord, Northern Constabulary Community Pipe Band led by Pipe Major Kenny Watson, the ever popular Elizabeth Fraser Dancers and Colin Donaldson and his Scottish Dance Band.

The concert is compered by Moray Firth Radio’s John "The Prof" Mathieson.

SEAT PRICES £12.00 REDUCED RATES £10.00 EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF

AN EVENING WITH RICK WAKEMAN MON 27 SEP | 20.00 EMPIRE THEATRE Mention Rick Wakeman to 50 different people and ask them what he does.

You’ll probably get 50 different answers! With over 150 records, 50 DVDs, soundtracks for more than 25 films, TV appearances and 4,000 concert performances, Rick Wakeman’s popular appeal has remained constant and transcends generations!

An Evening With Rick Wakeman came about by accident. One evening when his gear didn’t arrive for a show, Rick offered the audience the choice of their money back or an evening with Rick performing on the piano and telling funny anecdotes. Only three people

took up the offer of their money back, and “An Evening With Rick Wakeman” was born. Some years later and we’re glad to be able to welcome one of the kings of progressive music to the Highlands for one night only!

Will you love it? YES! YES! YES! www.rwcc.com

SEAT PRICES £26.50 REDUCED RATES £24.50 EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF

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MUSIC 51

THE DRIFTERS

THE ILLEGAL EAGLES

MON 25 OCT | 19.30 EMPIRE THEATRE

SAT 30 OCT | 20.00 EMPIRE THEATRE

THE DRIFTERS ARE: Maurice Cannon Damion Charles Michael Williams Ryan King The Drifters have sold over 214 million singles and 114 million albums across the world, making them one of the world’s biggest selling and longest serving bands. The Drifters line-up has changed over the years and has included icons such as Clyde McPhatter, Ben E King, Rudy Lewis and Johnny Moore.

THE UPBEAT BEATLES TUE 28 SEP | 20.00 EMPIRE THEATRE It's 1963 and a new band is taking the country by storm, playing a heady mixture of Blues, Motown and Rock 'n' Roll… Since 1997 The Upbeat Beatles have been re-creating the excitement, raw energy and authentic sound of the original Fab Four.

Four supremely talented musicians (no backing tracks here) - with great

vocals and close harmonies will take you back to the sixties and on a night you'll never forget.

the band that shook the world - why not let The Upbeat Beatles shake your night baby!

The Upbeat Beatles hard earned reputation for authenticity and attention to detail has taken them around the world and earned them their rightful place at the head of the tribute band queue! The Beatles were

www.upbeatbeatles.co.uk

SEAT PRICES £19.00 REDUCED RATES £17.00 EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF

Tonight’s entertainment will feature many of the biggest hits in from the Bell Arista era in a high energy 'Disco Fantasia' performance, plus some of the group's biggest hits such as Saturday Night at the Movies, Under The Boardwalk, You're More Than A Number in My Little Red Book, Kissing In The Back Row and so many more.

What are you waiting for? Get the top down and make tracks to the Empire Theatre for a truly classic evening’s entertainment. www.theofficialdrifters.com

THE RING OF FIRE: JOHNNY CASH MON 04 OCT | 20.00 EMPIRE THEATRE Ring of Fire is fast becoming one of Eden Court music fans favourite events – their last two visits to the Highlands saw tickets in high demand. This time they’re in the Empire Theatre, so we hope you’ll give them a warm Highland welcome back!

Quite simply the ultimate Johnny Cash Tribute Band – these hugely talented musicians use period instruments and technology to celebrate the career of ‘The Man In Black’ - from the early Sun Session Recordings right through to modern classics from Rick Rubin's American Recordings era.

Expect a full run-down of Johnny’s best, including Folsom Prison Blues and

Tight harmonies and attention to detail are the Illegal Eagles hallmark. The band are firmly established as the ultimate tribute to The Eagles, and have become one of the most authentic, talented and sought after shows of its kind in the world!

Expect their liveliest and most popular show to date – complete with all the classic songs delivered in full Eagles sound and vision. From Hotel California and Life in the Fast Lane to Tequila Sunrise, One Of Those Nights and New Kid in Town – remember just how many hits they’ve had? What about Take it to the Limit, The Long Run, Rocky Mountain Way and Heartache Tonight?

You’ll hear them all tonight. www.illegaleagles.com

SEAT PRICES £20.00 REDUCED RATES £18.00 EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF

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LUCKY TICKET? Walk The Line, The Ring Of Fire and One Piece At A Time, plus some newer tunes like The Man Comes Around.

Tickets will go fast – missing this show could get you the blues!

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Accomplished & proficient players... the band worked their way through all the crowd pleasers…the standing ovation was fully deserved DONNA PRESLEY

The show was excellent…really impressed!

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HOW SWEET IT IS -

SIXTIES GOLD TOUR

MOTOWN’S GREATEST HITS

MON 18 OCT | 18.00 & 20.45 EMPIRE THEATRE

THU 25 & FRI 26 NOV | 20.00 EMPIRE THEATRE

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Featuring Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Searchers, PJ Proby and Chip Hawkes

The ultimate celebration of the sweet sound of MOTOWN is making its Highland return by popular demand! Now in its 8th successive year, this stunning 100% live show combines first class music, slick choreography and an amazingly talented band to deliver truly outstanding performances for possibly the best MOTOWN experience you will ever have!

Over 50 Golden Years of MOTOWN music are featured from legendary artistes such as The Temptations, The Four Tops, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Jackson Five, The Isley Brothers and many, many more.

Let’s hope there’s not a slow train coming when you’re on the way to box office or you could go loco!

HIGH SCHOOL ROCKS TUE 19 OCT | 14.00 & 18.30 EMPIRE THEATRE

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Prepare for a time-travelling trip back to the gloriously swinging sixties with bands who were actually there! From famous singles to timeless albums tracks – you’ll be transported back to those heady nights of your youth.

The Sixties Gold Tour features the timeless sound of Gerry & the Pacemakers, The Searchers, PJ Proby, plus former lead singer of the Tremeloes Chip Hawkes and some awesomely talented musicians.

Be ready for Ferry Cross the Mersey, Sweets For My Sweet, When You Walk in the Room, Needles and Pins, Silence is Golden, plus many more.

SEAT PRICES £8.00

Surfing the wave of the biggest musical phenomena of REDUCED RATES recent years is the amazing, high energy£6.00 High School SCHOOLCHILDREN £1.00 Rocks! A foot stomping interactive production featuring all the very best hits from High School Musicals 1, 2, & 3, Hannah Montana , Camp Rock, some Jonas Brothers and the phenomenally successful Glee.

Join the cast for a rollercoaster ride of fun as they invite you to the ultimate party celebrating all these awesome teen sensations in one fantastic concert.

Bring your dancing shoes and be prepared to rock out!

Wildcats ... Get ready to PARTY! www.highschoolrocks.co.uk

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MUSIC 55

THE HISTORY OF THE BIG BANDS

MICHAEL MCGOLDRICK AND FRIENDS

WED 20 OCT | 19.30 EMPIRE THEATRE

SAT 23 OCT | 20.00 ONETOUCH THEATRE

Starring Darius Campbell The History of the Big Bands sees the incomparable Darius transport the audience on a magical musical journey revisiting some of Swing’s very best songs. All the famous tunes from the world’s greatest big band leaders are here, music from Harry James, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey and more.

The History of the Big Bands features a magnificent 16 piece big band and a series of first class soloists who cover the famous solos as played by the original bandleaders. The audience is led on a musical ride from one band leader to another by the talented, charismatic and hugely successful Darius.

Following in the footsteps of the great crooners such as Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Dean Martin and Andy Williams, Darius takes on his most challenging role yet.

Crooning is a style that has its roots in the Bel Canto of Italian opera, but with the emphasis on subtle vocal nuances and phrasing found in jazz. Darius could be made for the part.

The History of the Big Bands promises an outstanding evening of high energy, virtuoso musicianship and wonderful songs. A fantastic show it’s sure to appeal to every big band fan and more.

Packed with fiery energy, lyrical poetry and bold experimentation INDEPENDENT

One of the greatest flute players of all time Michael McGoldrick’s last appearance at Eden Court was a near sell out. His recent album Aurora has been described as ‘a modern day folk classic’ and his live performances are truly special, allowing audiences to enjoy the sheer energy as well as subtlety of his music.

We should all fall to our knees and hail FROOTS

SEAT PRICES £18.00 REDUCED RATES £16.00 GROUPS BUY 10 GET 11TH FREE MUSIC STUDENTS £9.00 (PROOF OF STATUS REQUIRED) EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF

THE BEVVY SISTERS

SEAT PRICES £12.00 REDUCED RATES £10.00

WED 20 OCT | 20.00

EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF

ONETOUCH THEATRE Mixing classy original songs, vibrant vintage folk and artful contemporary covers into the headiest of musical cocktails, The Bevvy Sisters unite the richly seasoned voices of Heather Macleod, Kaela Rowan and Lindsey Black with Shooglenifty percussionist James Mackintosh and David Donnelly (ex-Salsa Celtica/Finlay Quaye) on guitar, mandolin and backing vocals.

Their debut album St James Sessions has won a string of glowing reviews and extensive UK radio play, while recent live highlights include headline appearances at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the Big Tent Festival, Northern Routes and the Orkney Folk Festival.

We are delighted to welcome one of Scotland’s coolest new bands to Eden Court.

Radio-era chic, now retro cool. The Bevvy Sisters are reinventing the genre and covering all exits SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY

SEAT PRICES £10.00 REDUCED RATES £8.00 EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00

MARTIN TAYLOR’S SPIRIT OF DJANGO WED 27 OCT | 19.30 EMPIRE THEATRE Martin Taylor’s Spirit of Django is the ideal soundtrack to a trip down the scented country roads of France on a hot lazy summer’s day. Although we’ll welcome Martin in October, you’ll be transported behind the wheel of an old Citroen within minutes of taking your seat!

Martin Taylor has reformed his awardwinning group Spirit of Django after a 15 year break especially to mark the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Django Reinhardt, one of the founders of European jazz.

Martin Taylor has built a unique musical career as an internationally acclaimed musician. His inimitable style sees him recognised as the world's foremost exponent of solo jazz guitar. As well as being a true innovator, he is also a master concert performer, dazzling audiences with a combination of virtuosity, emotion, humour and stage presence.

This rare visit to Eden Court will surely be one of the highlights of the season. Jazz fans, young lovers and Francophiles should make a date in their diary now.

www.martintaylor.com SEAT PRICES £15.00 REDUCED RATES £13.00 EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF

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SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2010

MUSIC 57 To celebrate 15 years on the road the group have put together the Salsa Celtica 15th Anniversary Big Band featuring guests including the Scots Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis and Dermot Byrne of Altan, along with some very special surprise band members.

SALSA CELTICA 15TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR NUALA KENNEDY & BAND THU 28 OCT | 19.30 ONETOUCH THEATRE Nuala Kennedy is a unique singer and flautist, best known for her interpretations of traditional Scottish and Irish tunes.

SUN 07 NOV | 19.30 EMPIRE THEATRE Salsa Celtica's groundbreaking combination of Scottish and Irish music and Latin American salsa has taken them around the world. The line-up combines some of the most innovative traditional musicians around with a group of salsa, world and jazz musicians from Latin America and the U.K

Get your dancing shoes out and shake off those Sunday night, pre-work blues with one of Scotland’s hottest bands. www.salsaceltica.com SEAT PRICES £16.00 REDUCED RATES £14.00 EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF

Tonight at Eden Court – her only highland date, Nuala will perform music from her second album 'Tune IN' and will also premiere some new work. Appearing with her will be Donald Hay on percussion, Mario Caribe on double bass, Michael Bryan on guitar and Iain Macleod on mandolin.

Miss this concert at your peril! www.nualakennedy.com

SEAT PRICES £12.00 REDUCED RATES £10.00 EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF

This show is not one to be missed EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS

MAGGIE BELL & DAVE KELLY

MUGENKYO TAIKO DRUMMERS SUN 31 OCT | 19.30 EMPIRE THEATRE Thundering rhythms on huge taiko drums interweave with layers of percussive soundscapes and delicate bamboo flute in a spellbinding display of precise choreography & sheer athleticism.

TUE 02 NOV | 19.30 ONETOUCH THEATRE Dave and Maggie are two stalwarts of the British R&B scene. They have great voices, great reputations and a loyal Highland fan base. They’ll present an evening of acoustic blues, soul and good times, accompanied by some banter and chat with the audience.

This year featuring the beautiful dance artist Lale Sayoko, described as elegant, graceful, mysterious & mesmerising.

Through years of rigorous touring as Europe’s leading taiko drum group, Mugenkyo have developed a gritty passionate style that is uniquely their own, retaining the traditional spirit of taiko yet creating a contemporary sound and a modern stage show that has captivated audiences worldwide.

Maggie Bell is Scotland's Queen of Soul. She was founder member of Stone the Crows and had a successful solo career on both sides of the Atlantic. Back on the music scene after a 20 year layoff, her last visit here was a complete sell-out.

www.taiko.co.uk/mugenkyo Dave Kelly is London's slide guitar king, having learned his trade in the backing bands of Son House, Howlin Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy and Junior Wells, to name but five blues legends, and is a founder member of The Blues Band, still wowing audiences after nearly 30 years.

SEAT PRICES £17.00 REDUCED RATES £15.00 UNDER 18S £10.00 GROUPS BUY 10 GET 11TH TICKET FREE

REDUCED RATES £13.00

Drumming as an almost religious experience… exhilarating to behold

EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF

THE GLASGOW HERALD

EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF

SEAT PRICES £15.00

FAMILY TICKET £46.00 (2 ADULTS, 2 CHILDREN)

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KAREN MATHESON & GUESTS FRI 12 NOV | 19.30 EMPIRE THEATRE Karen Matheson is the unmistakeable voice of Capercaillie. This autumn, she will join us at Eden Court as she releases a brand new solo album.

Karen’s stunning vocals that have mesmerized audiences worldwide – mix this with James Grant on guitars, Ewen Vernal on double bass, Donald Shaw on piano and some special guests and you have all the ingredients for a night of sublimely beautiful music.

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CHRIS STOUT & CATRIONA MACKAY SUN 14 NOV | 19.30 ONETOUCH THEATRE

FROM THE JAM ARE: Bruce Foxton Mark Brzezicki Russell Hastings

www.karenmatheson.com

Can inject pure emotion into a song… the kind of voice that can leave you shell-shocked

VAMPIRES ROCK

THE SUNDAY TIMES

THU 18 NOV | 20.00 EMPIRE THEATRE

Karen Matheson has a throat that is surely touched by God

1+ 2+

A firm favourite with Eden Court audiences, Vampires Rock 0-3 is a show like no other - it mixes rock and a hint of musical theatre with the greatest anthems you know and love!

SEAN CONNERY

3-6

Vampires Rock is full of songs made famous by the likes of AC/DC, Guns N’ Roses, Led Zeppelin, Bon Jovi, Meat Loaf, 3+ Joan Jett, Suzi Quatro, Queen and many more! You’ll be rocking in the aisles (or on your knees with your air guitar 4+ above your head!)

As individual musicians Chris Stout and Catriona McKay need little introduction to traditional music audiences, either in the UK or further afield. Their new album will launch this summer and includes music inspired by international award winning crime novelist Ann Cleeves (who appeared at IBF 2009), and in particular her book 'White Nights' which is set in Shetland and contains a fiddle playing character inspired by Chris.

We’re delighted to present two incredible musicians in one amazing (and very affordable) package.

SEAT PRICES £11.00

5+ With an amazing stage set, Toyah Willcox as the Devil Queen, pyrotechnics to blow your mind, beautiful dancers and of course Steve Steinman’s famously powerful vocals6+ and sense of humour, Vampires Rock is not to be missed!

www.vampiresrock.com

7+ 8+

SEAT PRICES £22.50

8-12

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FROM THE JAM MON 13 DEC | 19.30 ONETOUCH THEATRE Unbelievably, December 2009 marked the 30th Anniversary of The Jam album classic, Setting Sons.

Their sound is as unmistakeable and distinctive today as it was then. From The Jam have a reputation for giving the kind of incendiary 'live' performances that sealed the reputation of the original band all those years ago.

Lead singer, Bruce Foxton recently appeared live alongside Paul Weller to perform The Jam classics 'The Eton Rifles' and 'The Butterfly Collector' as well as 'Fast Car/Slow Traffic' at the Albert Hall.

Don’t miss these giants of rock and roll as they power through the riffs and chords that made them the top acts of their day…

15+

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DEATH OF A SALESMAN TUE 07 – SAT 12 MAR 2011 TUE 07 – FRI 11 MAR | 19.30 SAT 12 MAR | 14.00 & 19.30 EMPIRE THEATRE Perth Theatre presents Death of a Salesman

by Arthur Miller Directed by Ian Grieve 'Willy Loman never made a lot of money. His name was never in the paper. He's not the finest character that ever lived. But he's a human being, and a terrible thing is happening to him.

So attention must be paid.'

34 years ago travelling salesman Willy Loman climbed into his car to chase the American dream: running on hope and 'riding on a smile and a shoeshine' into the land of opportunity.

This is the journey of his life, told in one day. Willy, now 63, returns home for the last time to his family, with his memories, his daydreams and his terrible fear that somewhere along the road he might have taken a wrong turn.

Death of a Salesman is arguably Arthur Miller’s greatest creation. The ‘first great American tragedy’ helped Miller gain the reputation as someone who understood the essence of the American nation. Death of a Salesman not only addresses the painful conflicts within a family but considers the cost of blind faith in the American Dream. It won the Pulitzer Prize in 1945 and is as hard-hitting 66 years later as it was then.

PSYCHIC SALLY MORGAN WED 02 FEB 2011 | 20.00 EMPIRE THEATRE Fresh from her new TV Series - 'Psychic Sally On The Road', Britain's best loved celebrity psychic, Sally Morgan will pay her first visit to Inverness.

Sally has used her gift over the years to help many people, most notably famous for her work with the late Princess Diana. Her reputation has been built from her close relationship with many high profile celebrities.

Sally now brings her amazing abilities and her tremendous personality to the stage with a unique theatrical experience, which is both hugely entertaining and enlightening.

Sally Morgan has taken the UK by storm!!

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www.sallymorgan.tv

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FRI 11 / SAT 12 EVE £19.50

EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF

WED 08 & THU 09 EVE £17.00

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