THE Pantomime at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow, this year is Alice in Weegieland.
Written by Johnny McKnight, it will be staged between December 1 and January 7, 2018.
This year's run also includes the first recipients of the theatre's 2016 Pay It Forward initiative which was set up to enable children who experience disadvantage to visit the theatre.
Audience members at last year's performances of The Snaw Queen donated over £10,000
This has enabled the theatre to offer free tickets, refreshments and treats to groups including the Scottish Refugee Council, West of Scotland Deaf Children's Society, NSPCC and Daisy Chain.
Alice in Weegieland has been designed by Kenny Miller with original music by Ross Brown.
The cast includes Darren Brownlie and Julie Wilson Nimmo as well as Scott Fletcher, Jo Freer, Lauren Steele and Daisy Ann Fletcher.
www.tron.co.uk
CANONGATE Books, the Edinburgh publisher is to release a virtual reality film to promote The Story of Looking, the new book by film maker and writer Mark Cousins.
The three and a half minute video includes 360-degree footage with narration by Cousins exploring the contents of the tome.
The video has been short in several locations around the world, including a panoramic view of Edinburg, a sunset in Greece and the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival.
It has been directed by Babak Zand Goodarzi and Dominic Dowbekin. It can be viewed on smartphones or the publisher's website.
Cousins' previous books include 'Watching. Real. People. Elsewhere' and The Story of Film.
www.canongate.co.uk
THE new studio in the revamped Perth Theatre has been named in honour of Joan Knight, a past artistic director of the 117-year-old venue.
Joan Knight, who was artistic director of Perth Theatre from 1968 to 1993, was known as a champion for young talent and new playwriting. This commitment will be reflected in the Joan Knight New Commission Fund which will be set up to invest in emerging talent with the Joan Knight Studio as its stage.
Donations to the fund are being invited from members of the public.
The driving force behind the creation of the Fund and the naming of the Studio are two former close colleagues of Joan Knight, Vanessa Rawlings-Jackson and Patrick Sandford.
Ms Rawlings-Jackson said: "Joan Knight believed in nurturing new talent, and growing existing talent. She would give new and established actors opportunities to develop their skills, she commissioned and employed new writers, designers and directors many of whom went on to run major theatre companies and direct productions across the UK and internationally."
Lu Kemp, artistic director for Perth Theatre said: "For the past three decades, Scotland has been a beacon for new writing – the work of Scottish playwrights is performed all over the world. I look forward to honouring Joan Knight’s legacy, and following my own personal commitment, by developing and supporting new talent at Perth Theatre."
The doors to the restored and redeveloped Perth Theatre will open on November 13 when the public will be able to access Box Office and the Theatre Café and Bar.
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