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HI-Arts Event Reviews archive from May 2008
Little Otik (photo - Tim Morozzo). Click for full size imageLITTLE OTIK (Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow, 23 May 2008, and touring)

MARK FISHER reviews Vanishing Point’s theatrical take on a cult Czech film.
28 May 2008


Rick Taylor. Click for full size imagePEATBOG FAERIES (Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 23 May 2008)

SUE WILSON catches up with Skye’s folk fusion phenomenon on a foray south.
27 May 2008


Bruce Molsky (photo - © BedwyrPhoto.com) Click for full size imageFIDDLE RENDEZVOUS (Glen Urquhart Public Hall, Drumnadrochit 19 May 2008)

CATRIONA ROSS enjoys a feast of Celtic folk fiddlers in the latest Tune Up tour.
22 May 2008


Tim O'Brien. Click for full size imageTIM O'BRIEN AND RAY BONNEVILLE (Bogbain Adventure & Heritage Farm, Inverness, 15 May 2008)

JENNIE MACFIE reckons Bogbain is set to be connoisseurs’ choice for intimate gigs.
21 May 2008


Esther McAuley as Sofya and Greg Powrie as Platanov in Wild Honey. Click for full size imageWILD HONEY (Pitlochry Festival Theatre, in repertory)

MARK FISHER reckons the energy outstrips the humour in the first production of the summer season at Pitlochry.
20 May 2008


Golden Damselfly by Nora Folk. Click for full size imageSEEING DRAGONS IN THE CLOUDS (Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, until 7 June 2008)

GEORGINA COBURN finds plenty to smile about at this child-friendly exhibition.
20 May 2008


Carol Dunbar - Dewpoint 9. Click for full size imageDEWPOINT: REBECCA MARR, VALERIE GILLIES & CAROL DUNBAR (Inchmore Gallery, until 29 June 2008)

GEORGINA COBURN finds an intriguing cross-disciplinary practice at work in the latest Inchmore exhibition.
20 May 2008


The Wombats (photo - Elizabeth Sinclair). Click for full size imageTHE WOMBATS (Ironworks, Inverness, 14 May 2008)

ELIZABETH SINCLAIR reckons that Liverpool’s Wombats kept their fans happy on their return to the Highlands
20 May 2008


Gemma Wardle and Lisa Riley in The Naked Truth Click for full size imageTHE NAKED TRUTH (Empire Theatre, Eden Court, 13 May 2008)

JENNIE MACFIE enjoys a good girl’s night out at the theatre.
19 May 2008


Last South Click for full size imageTHE LAST SOUTH: PURSUIT OF THE POLE (OneTouch Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 7 May 2008)

JOHN BURNS enjoys a gripping tale of naked ambition despite reservations over its genuine dramatic impact.
14 May 2008


Katie MacKenzie Click for full size imageDINGWALL CHORAL SOCIETY (Strathpeffer Pavilion, 10 May 2008)

ARTHUR BROCKLEBANK finds Dingwall Choral in fine voice, while guest Katie Mackenzie impressed on the clarsach
13 May 2008


Chris Young Click for full size imageAN SGÀILEAN ÙR (Sabhal Mòr Ostaig , Sleat, Isle of Skye, 10 May 2008)

TERRY WILLIAMS finds plenty of promise in the work of some very young Gaelic film-makers, encouraged by the success of Chris Young’s Seachd – The Inaccessible Pinnacle.
13 May 2008


From 7 minutes of Explosion. © Jeanette Sendler Click for full size image7 MINUTES OF EXPLOSION (Da Gadderie, Shetland Museum & Archives, Lerwick, until 19 May 2008)

KAREN EMSLIE finds deep resonances in the knitted work of artists Barbara Ridland and Jeanette Sendler.
13 May 2008


Session A9 Click for full size imageSESSION A9 / BREABACH (Nevis Centre, Fort William, 9 May 2008)

CATRIONA ROSS finds Session A9 in top form on the opening night of their tour, with strong support from Braebach
13 May 2008


Mogwai Click for full size imageMOGWAI (Ironworks, Inverness 9 May 2008)

AMY MACBEATH checks out the new set (and some old favourites) from alt-rockers Mogwai
13 May 2008


Hanngai © Lieve Boussauw (www.b-lieve.be/) Click for full size image28th SHETLAND FOLK FESTIVAL (Various venues, Shetland, 1-4 May 2008)

SUE WILSON finds the fun and frolics as lively as ever at a particularly eclectic edition of this (in)famous festival.
09 May 2008


Seth Lakeman (www.sethlakeman.com) Click for full size imageSETH LAKEMAN (Ironworks, Inverness, 29 April 2008)

ELIZABETH SINCLAIR discovers that this folk business isn’t so bad after all ….
08 May 2008


New Graduates at Eden Court Click for full size imageNEW GRADUATES – GEORGINA PORTEOUS AND MARK CREANEY (Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, until 8 June 2008)

GEORGINA COBURN considers the latest exhibition in Eden Court’s gallery spaces.
07 May 2008


Nova Scotia Click for full size imageNOVA SCOTIA (Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, 29 April 2008)

MARK FISHER evaluates John Byrne’s latest extension of the Slab Boys series.
07 May 2008


Paul Rattray and Jack Fortune Click for full size imageBLACK WATCH (Warwick Arts Centre, 29 April 2008)

JENNIE MACFIE caught up with the latest incarnation of the big success story of Scottish theatre in the current decade.
05 May 2008


 

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