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Ardvreck’s “sparkling” production of Annie hailed a “succesful , happy and entertaining evening”.

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE well-loved story of Annie was certainly a bold choice for the Ardvreck School play as although the show is child centred it also contains a number of challenging adult roles.

Crieff Drama Group Easter play ready

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

TICKETS are now available for “Holiday Snap”, Crieff Drama Group’s riotous farce by Michael Pertwee and John Chapman, running for three nights from Thursday to Saturday, April 1-3, in Morrison’s Academy Hall.

Pendulum swing in to join headliners at RockNess

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:20:00 GMT

PENDULUM have been announced as the latest big-name act to grace the stages at Rockness 2010.

Bevvy Sisters to play in Comrie

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

COMRIE’S reputation for hosting great music acts continues to grow with a visit from the Bevvy Sisters on Saturday, February 27.

Rundown of Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s summer season

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

2009 saw the Homecoming season celebrated at Pitlochry Festival Theatre with some wonderful productions based on plays by Scottish authors.

Bugsy Malone by Comrie Youth Theatre

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AN OVERFLOWING and enthusiastic audience gathered in the White church, Comrie on Friday night to enjoy the Comrie Youth Theatre production of Bugsy Malone.

Leftfield return after a decade to play RockNess

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:52:00 GMT

LEFTFIELD are returning to Scotland to play at this year's RockNess festival on the banks of Loch Ness.

Crieff takes it’s place in the National Gallery of Scotland

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A DRAMATIC exhibition of photographs and video from the streets of Crieff will be held in the IT Gallery of the National Gallery of Scotland this winter.

Comrie home proves a stunning location for Amahl performance

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE front room of a house in Comrie was the unusual setting for a mini-opera recently.

Comrie Youth Theatre performance hit by mystery illness

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

COMRIE Youth Theatre had a very dramatic night on Friday - but not in the way they had been expecting.

Wickerman Festival searches for unsigned talent for TV ad

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:08:00 GMT

SOME of the best songs would never have been heard if it wasn’t for the power of television advertising.

Crieff Choral Group concert

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

IT was a cauld, dreich nicht last Saturday but the worthy folk of Crieff who attended the Choral Group’s concert in St Andrew’s Hall enjoyed a heart warming experience. Billed as A Victorian Christmas Concert, with the choir, a solo soprano and a reader, and with carols for the audience it was a cheering affair, a fitting overture to the Festive Season.

Pinocchio preview

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

THE wooden puppet who yearns to be a real boy is poised to make jaws drop and imaginations soar in Perth Theatre’s version of his magical, musical adventure.

German visitors at Dunblane concert

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

DUNBLANE-based choir, the Rosenethe Singers will be hosting several important visitors at their next performance, in Dunblane Cathedral at 8pm on Sunday, November 8.

Strathearn artists part of national exhibition

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

THREE local artists from Strathearn have been selected from amongst over a thousand entries to display their works at one of Scotland’s most prestigious contemporary art exhibitions next month.

Crieff Drama Group celebrate 10 years with help from Comrie and St Fillans

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:35:00 GMT

CRIEFF Drama Group set about their 10th anniversary by inviting St Fillans Players and Comrie Drama Group to join them in two celebratory Supper Theatre evenings in Morrison’s Academy Hall, Crieff.

Obama Has Less Than 2 Weeks to Rule on US-China Tyres Saga

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:12:00 GMT

In just under two weeks, President Barak Obama is due to make a crucial ruling about the future of Chinese tyres imported to the US.

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at Pitlochry Festival Theatre

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

And so Miss Jean Brodie casts her enchantment of intelligence, wit, charm and imagination however misguided at times to develop the formative years of her set of young girls at the traditionalist Marcia Blaine School in Edinburgh. To quote Miss Brodie: “I am in the business of putting old heads on young shoulders, and all my pupils are the creme de la creme. Give me a girl of an impressionable age and she is mine for life.”

EH1 DJ Heats come to a town near you

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:54:00 GMT

Colours and Scottish & Universal Newspapers have launched a search to discover the DJ of the future.

Special Offer - 50% off tickets for Counting Crows

Tue, 05 May 2009 16:51:00 GMT

Last Second Tickets are offering a 50% discount on tickets for Counting Crows