THE LIFE of one of Scotland’s most notable contemporary political figures will be celebrated in a musical performance at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow this week.
A concert by vocal ensemble RCS Voices will be dedicated to the late MP, Tam Dalyell.
The West Lothian MP, who died in January 2017 at the age of 84, was one of the most well-known politicians of his era.
MP for his home area for 43 years – West Lothian from 1962 to 1983 and Linlithgow from 1983 to 2005, he retired from the House of Commons in 2005, having been Father of the House since 2001.
The Fridays at One concert is expected to be attended by friends and family of the late MP and will feature Vaughan Williams’ Mass in G Minor and a selection from Songs of Farewell by Hubert Parry.
The concert runs from 1-2pm in the Stevenson Hall within the Royal Conservatoire in Renfrew Street.
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THE HIDDEN Door festival has launched a crowdfunding campaign aimed at raising cash to transform a space in Edinburgh into a festival venue.
In 2018 it is taking over an abandoned art-deco cinema, The State, and returning to the emerging Leith Theatre for a 10-day festival of music, theatre, visual art, film, dance and spoken word.
Its crowdfunding target is £7000.
The festival runs from May 25 to June 3.
www.hiddendoorblog.org/
BARD in the Botanics, the outdoor Shakespeare festival, has unveiled details of its 2018 programme.
The “Star-Cross’d Lovers” Season opens on 22 June with a new modern dress production of Romeo and Juliet starring two young actors, Rebecca Robin and Dylan Blore, in the title roles.
There will also be new production of Antony and Cleopatra with Kirk Bage as Antony and 2017 CATS award-winning actor, Nicole Cooper, as Cleopatra.
The second pairing in the “Star-Cross’d Lovers” Season, which open on13 July and brings together a new production of Much Ado About Nothing and a take on Marlowe’s Edward II as part of an on-going strand showcasing work by Shakespeare’s contemporaries.
The company is led by Gordon Barr and Jennifer Dick, who each direct two productions in the festival, and this year’s acting company also features an equal number of male and female actors.
www.bardinthebotanics.co.uk
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