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Di Gilpin’s Knitting Bothy Studio. Open
10am - 5pm Thurs to Mon or by appointment. Tel: 01334 840431 or
07966 629216. The Studio is in the village of Largoward.
29th May - Sunday 5th September 10am
Fife Heroes: Pride of Place
St Andrews Museum
Fife Heroes: Pride of Place features heroes who appeal to
young and old today and whose contribution continues to
influence our lives. Be amazed at the wealth of Fife talent –
artists, scientists, leaders, writers, explorers, performers and
many others. Part of Celebrating Fife 2010
Free Admission
1st Sept - 26th September
Jake Brown - Scottish Harbours
Scottish Fisheries Museum Anstruther
Exhibition of photographs following in the footsteps of
artist and writer Peter Anson, the museums first curator. Tel
01333 310628
www.scotfishmuseum.org
Monday July 12th - 31st
October 9.30am - 6pm
Maize Maze - Children and Adults Scotland
Cairnie Farming Co., Cairnie, Cupar, Fife, KY15 4QD
2010 Mega Maze theme is The Battle of Britian and is the
shape of a Spitfire!
The Maze, sown in maize, grows to a height in excess of 8 feet.
By Mid July when the Maze officially opens, the maize will
already have grown 4-5 feet in height. The crop grows at an
astonishing average rate of an inch a day!
The artistically designed labyrinth of pathways and blind alleys
extend over 6 acres. Like all maize maze’s the Cairnie Mega Maze
will only have a short life before being harvested in October
and fed to the cattle.
All agree that the unusual setting and scale, to say nothing of
the marvel of the design and nature of the materials will make
your visit literally AMAZING!
A Mega Maze ticket holder includes unlimited use of the Funyard
which is packed with fun activities. Highlights include the
go-cart track and the giant straw bale climbing fortress. There
are also trampolines, a massive sand box, swings, slides, a
“young farmer’s yard” with ride on peddle tractors, loaders &
trailers, an XL bouncing pillow, 30m flying fox and other
surpirses. The 4wd ATV Barrel Bug ride is not to be missed!
A Great Day Out! Child £4.85 Adult £4.50
Concession £3.00. T: 01334 655610 E:
info@cairniefruitfarm.co.uk Closed Mondays from
September
Wednesday 1st September. 10.30am; 1.30pm; 4.30pm
The Gruffalo
The Byre Theatre of St Andrews
By Tall Stories based on the award winning picture book by Julia
Donaldson & Axel Scheffler.
‘A mouse took a stroll through a deep dark wood’. Mouse can
scare hungry animals away with tall stories of the terrifying
Gruffalo, but what happens when she comes face to face with the
very creature she imagined. Tall Stories brilliantly original
adaptation has been enjoyed by audiences all over the country
who have come to love the original picture book. £10 (£7
Schools)
Abbey St, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9LA Box Office: 01334 475000
Book Online:
www.byretheatre.com
Friday 3rd September 8pm
Caledon - Whirlin n' Birlin
AB Paterson Auditorium - Byre Theatre St Andrews
Caledon - Scotland's Tenors are back home to tour Scotland
with their show that has been taking Europe, North America, the
Dominican Republic and Mexico by storm over the last few months.
The powerful tenor voices of Alan Beck, Jamie MacDougall and
Ivan Sharpe, along with Music Director Michael Barnett, mix
traditional favourites with contemporary Scottish classics. They
also pay tribute to the king of music hall - Sir Harry Lauder
and the king of rock n’ roll - Elvis Presley (his Grandmother
was Scottish!) who touched down on Scottish soil fifty years
ago. Caledon deliver a high energy show like no other. Ticket
Prices: £16 (£13) Box Office Tel 01334 475000
www.byretheatre.org.uk
Friday 03 September 9pm
Patsy Matheson accompanied by Clive Gregson
The Inn at Lathones Largoward St Andrews
‘a magical pairing of an ex Waking the Witch songstress with
one of the country’s finest guitarists’
Celebrated singer/songwriter Patsy Matheson, recently described
as ‘one of the UK 's great contemporary female folk musicians’
has teamed up with guitar ace Clive Gregson to create one of the
liveliest and most dynamic acoustic collaborations around.
For more information, see
www.patsymatheson,co.uk or
www.clivegregson.com Tickets £15 Tel; 01334 840494 Booking /
Ticket Information
www.mundellmusic.com
Saturday 4th September
St Andrews Farmers’ Market
In Argyle Street Car Park, St Andrews KY16 9BX
Local Foodstuff meat, fish, dairy etc, Herbal Remedies, Home
baking, Fruit Wines, Jewellery, organic veg, Pork & Bacon,
Poultry, Soap, Venison, Water buffalo, Angus beef & Jacob Lamb
http://www.fifefarmersmarket.co.uk/standrews/index.htm
Saturday 4th September 7.30pm
Coffee Morning
Legion Hall Crail
in aid of Pakistan Flood Relief Appeal.
September 4th 11-4pm
Coracle display and talk with Dave Purvis
Scottish Fisheries Museum Education Centre and Anstruther
Harbour
Dave Purvis from the Coracle Society introduces us to these
small, keel-less boats, traditionally made with a basketwork
frame and covered with an animal hide. There is evidence of
these small fishing craft being in use across Britain since the
Bronze Age. Dave will be on hand to talk about the development
of the coracle and weather and tides permitting, enable us to
have a go at paddling a coracle in the harbour. Please contact
the museum for more details.
www.worldofcoracles.co.uk
www.coraclesociety.org.uk
Tel 01333 310628
www.scotfishmuseum.org
Saturday 4th September 11am - 5pm
Autumn Fair
St Andrews Preservation Trust 12 North St St Andrews
Saturday 4th September 7.30pm
Crail Film Club - Some Like it Hot
Town Hall, Crail
www.aboutcrail.co.uk
Saturday 4th September 7.30pm
Fundraiser for Kitwetwe
The Byre Theatre St Andrews - AB Paterson Auditorium
Castlehill Primary, Cupar have been working in partnership
with Kitwetwe Primary, Uganda since 2005. Children from both
schools exchange letters, projects, and songs, developing an
understanding of each other's culture, and forming friendships.
This year we have been raising funds to build two new classrooms
at Kitwetwe. The local communities, both here and in Uganda,
have supported a variety of events and have been extremely
generous.
An Acoustic Evening in support of 'Classrooms for Kitwetwe is a
way of celebrating Castlehill's success and saying a big thank
you to everyone involved throughout the last year. Together we
can make a difference." Ticket Prices: £10
www.byretheatre.com/whatson
Saturday 4th September 9pm
Terry Reid
The Inn at Lathones Largoward St Andrews
Terry Reid (Superlungs) was the man who turned down the Led
Zepellin gig and recommended Robert Plant to front the band. He
wsa also the man who turned down the lead singer role of Deep
Purple in favour of Ian Gillan. A rare "must-have" album Tickets £18 Tel; 01334 840494 Booking /
Ticket Information
www.mundellmusic.com
Sunday 5th September
Ron Morris guided walk and talk on Isle of May
Learn more about this remarkable island with local Historian
Ron Morris accompanied by the island’s SNH ranger. Ron will
focus on the archaeological history of the island including the
remains of a 12th Century monastery and other medieval buildings
while also considering more recent history such as the
Admiralty, the Lighthouse and other more modern buildings on the
island. The Isle of May is an important National Nature Reserve
home to an incredible variety of wildlife and is owned and run
by Scottish Natural Heritage. This guided walk is organised in
conjunction with the Scottish Fisheries Museum. Tel
01333 310628
www.scotfishmuseum.org
Walk will last approximately 45 mins to one hour. Suitable for
over 16’s
Free and no booking required for walk. Ron will meet you on
arrival at the island.
Booking highly recommended for the May Princess ferry to the
Isle of May. Please check the website for booking details,
sailing times and prices at
http://www.isleofmayferry.com
Sunday 5th September 10am
Car Boot Sale
Crail Airfield
Sunday 5thth September 9pm
Terry Reid
The Inn at Lathones Largoward St Andrews
Terry Reid (Superlungs) was the man who turned down the Led
Zepellin gig and recommended Robert Plant to front the band. He
wsa also the man who turned down the lead singer role of Deep
Purple in favour of Ian Gillan. A rare "must-have" album Tickets £18 Tel; 01334 840494 Booking /
Ticket Information
www.mundellmusic.com
Tuesday 7th September 7.30pm
John Cairney's Greasepaint Monkey - An Actor on Acting
The Byre Theatre St Andrews - AB Paterson Auditorium
In an entertaining evening, full of zest and humour, legendary
actor, John Cairney, explores what actors have been doing off
and on stage as they go about their business of pretending to be
someone else in public for money. As someone who’s spent
his professional lifetime acting, he lifts the mask he wears,
looks backstage and invites the audience right into the
rehearsal room. He offers a wealth of hilarious theatre
anecdotes, true and almost true, which add even more colour to
the motley of the professional journeyman actor. He puts the
spotlight on the mystery behind the mystique, the sweat beneath
the greasepaint and the excitement to be found in the second
oldest trade in the world. Ticket Prices: £8 (£5) Box
Office Tel 01334 475000
www.byretheatre.org.uk
Thursday 9th September 8pm
Eilidh Grant & Peter Cooke presented by the Crail Folk Club
Town Hall, Crail
All the way from Seattle - “old and new country ... a
wandering bluegrass waif” Traditional and contemporary
folk alike, underpinned by a passion for Burns. BYOB
Tickets at the door £5.
www.crailfolkclub.org.uk
Thursday 9th September 8pm
Edinburgh Quartet
The Byre Theatre St Andrews - AB Paterson Auditorium
Quartet in C major op74 no1. Haydn Quartet no 2 in D major.
Borodin Quartet in A minor op 41no1 Schumann In this, the
50th anniversary year of the Edinburgh Quartet, the ensemble are
marking the 200th anniversary of Robert Schumann's birth. This
concert will include the first of Schumann's three quartets in A
minor, composed in 1842. The other pieces will be Borodin's
famous second Quartet in D major -a work full of beautiful
melodic writing and the quartet in C major opus 74 no1 by Franz
Joseph Haydn, often known as 'the Father of the String Quartet'.
Ticket Prices: £16 (£14/£10) Box Office Tel 01334 475000
www.byretheatre.org.uk
Friday 10th September 7.30pm
Sherlock Holmes...The Death and the Life
The Byre Theatre St Andrews - AB Paterson Auditorium
In this wryly humorous tale, of murder, mystery & the
occult.....’the world's greatest detective refuses to leave the
stage!’ ‘A fantasy based upon a fiction’, finds Conan Doyle
tiring of his ‘intolerably arrogant Sherlock Holmes’, and
inventing the malevolent Moriarty, to dispose of him. But
Doyle's dangerous strategy, combined with his passion for
raising the spirits of the dead, has rather more surreal and
dramatic consequences than he bargains for!
After his international success in ‘Sherlock Holmes.... the last
act!’ Roger Llewellyn returns in this spine tingling new play,
written by David Stuart Davies, and directed by Gareth Armstrong
with original music by Simon Slater. 'An actor
completely in charge of his material, his stage and his own
artistry, the vocally impeccable Roger Llewellyn achieves an
almost old-fashioned, and certainly rare, symmetry of excellence
and entertainment' - The Irish Times
'In these elegant hands, this is Holmes as you've always
imagined him - but with a cutting sense of humour'. - Sunday
Express Ticket Prices: £15 (£13) Box Office Tel 01334
475000
www.byretheatre.org.uk
Saturday 11th September Gates open 8am -
6pm
RAF Leuchars Air Show
RAF Leuchars, St Andrews KY16 0JW
This is one of the largest air shows in the UK and the
largest event of its kind in Scotland. In addition to the
fantastic flying displays, there’s loads to do and see here,
with static aircraft, a variety of exhibits, a craft fair,
shopping village, simulators and an entertainment arena
featuring exciting acts for young and old alike. Book early to
avoid disappointment. Tel : 01334 839000
Adults £22 Children/Seniors £12 Website :
www.airshow.co.uk
11 September - 31 October
Causing Chaos
Fife Contemporary Arts & Crafts; St Andrews Museum, Kinburn
Park, Doubledykes Road
exhibition of an international selection of ceramics,
jewellery and small scale sculpture;
Tel: 01334-659380; free.
http://www.fcac.co.uk/
Saturday 11th September 12noon
StAnza v Melbourne
Lawrence Levy Studio Theatre - Byre Theatre, St Andrews
An International Poetry Cyber Slam! - As part of Overload,
the Melbourne Poetry Festival, a team of StAnza slammers –
Milton Balgonie, Claudia Daventry and Julian Moorman with StAnza
favourites Robin Cairns and Kevin Cadwallander – go head to head
live with Melbourne via Skype in an exciting international play
off, followed by a special Risk A Verse open mic with Fife’s
local poetic talent in gala form. Ticket Prices: Free Box Office
Tel 01334 475000
www.byretheatre.org.uk
Saturday 11 September (2pm to 4.30pm)
Illustrated talk by Billy Carruthers of Binny Plants
Cambo Gardens, Kingsbarns
Recently introduced late flowering herbaceous perennials. £12.50
(RHS members £10.00) to include coffee and shorbread Cambo
Estate, Kingsbarns, St Andrews KY16 8QD
cambo@camboestate.com
www.camboestate.com Tel: 01333 450054
Saturday 11th September 8pm
MacFloyd
The Byre Theatre St Andrews - AB Paterson Auditorium
MacFloyd (Scottish Pink Floyd) return to the Byre Theatre to
perform a varied mix of Floyd classics, which includes material
from "Dark Side of the Moon", "Wish you were here", "The Wall"
and "The Division Bell" albums. The show will also feature
the "Animals"(1977) album in its entirety, never performed
before by MacFloyd. The fans are in for a real treat of 70's
psychedelia, lasers and special effects. Aside from an
ever improving light show, the band take great pride in
performing all the Floyd numbers with accuracy and detail thanks
to a talented 8 piece line up which includes 2 female singers, a
saxophonist who also plays synth and guitar, and up to 3
different lead vocalists and guitarists on the same stage. Only
this way MacFloyd are able to perform every single detail in
Pink Floyd's music completely live! MacFloyd will take you
on a journey which promises to transport you back to those
spectacular times...if only for a night. Don't miss it!
Ticket Prices: £16 (£14) Box Office Tel 01334 475000
www.byretheatre.org.uk
Sunday 12th September
Crail Thrash
Crail Airfield
Tuesday 14th- Saturday 18th September
7.30pm (2.30pm Saturday matinee)
Anstruther & District Amateur Operatic Society
Sweet Charity
The Byre Theatre St Andrews - AB Paterson Auditorium
Charity, a Dance Hall Hostess in the late 1960’s, who’s as
unlucky in love as she is in life.
Too trusting & jilted once again she finds someone who wants to
marry her, or does he?
Featuring songs, Hey, Big Spender, Rhythm of Life & If my
Friends Could see me Now.
Ticket Prices: £13 (£10) Box Office Tel 01334 475000
www.byretheatre.org.uk
Friday 17th September 6.30pm - Sunday 19th
September
St Monans Community Arts Festival
VARIOUS VENUES THROUGHOUT THE VILLAGE
Arts Festival for all ages in the community by the community. A
wide range of events including photography workshops,
exhibitions, activities, music performance, theatre, poetry,
hidden landscapes, open arts exhibition, reminiscence and art
and crafts fair. Charge: Free
Tel: 01333 730741 E-mail:
events@stmonans.org.uk
Website:
www.stmonans.org.uk
Friday 17th September preview in the
gallery from 2pm - 8pm
The Jerdan Gallery ‘Awesome Autumn’ Exhibition
The Jerdan Gallery Crail
featuring David Graham and Joan Gillespie - Wine and shortbread
will be served and as an added treat George Birrell and his Jazz
Band will be playing in the gallery or garden (weather
permitting)
All welcome. The exhibition continues daily (closed
Tuesdays) 10:30am - 5:00pm until Sunday 31st October
2010.
Saturday 18th September 10am - 4pm
Craft Fair
Town Hall, Queen's Gardens, St Andrews
Free admission
Saturday 18th September 7.30pm
Crail Film Club - Australia
Town Hall, Crail
www.aboutcrail.co.uk
Saturday 18 September 9.00pm
Souped up Fords
The Inn at Lathones Largoward, St Andrews KY9 1JE
Souped Up Fords have completed a great year including
performances at the Dundee Blues Bonanza and the Arbroath Bell
Rock Blues festival. A three piece firmly based in the blues
ethos of teh 1960s and 1970s. The band idolise the guitar greats
such as Buddy Guy, Otis Rush, Johnny Winter and Rory Gallagher.
Initially the Soups produced a five track EP 'Impact' late in
2008 and have followed this up on December 12th 2009 with
'Another ladleful' recorded in Seagate studios in Dundee. The
band has branched out from blues to become what Neil Paterson
calls 'Blues Plus'.We are looking for an edge in our music that
has been present in many earlier incarnations of this type of
music. Our live performances are real and direct. Tickets
£8 Tel: 01334 840494 Booking / Ticket Information
www.mundellmusic.com
Sunday 19th September
St Monans Community Arts Festival
Community Arts Festival Ceilidh
Tel: 01333 730741 E-mail:
events@stmonans.org.uk
Website:
www.stmonans.org.uk
Sunday 19th September 11am - 4pm
MAC - Fife's Mobile Museum
Outside Crail Museum
Sunday 19th September 11am - 4pm
Crail Doocot - Part of Door Open Days Event
Roome Bay, East End Nethergate or Kirkwynd, Crail KY10 3TR
The Priory Doocot, overlooking the sea, is of an early type,
possibly built in the 16th century. Its massive walls hold
hundreds of nesting boxes. Building Date: 16th century
http://www.doorsopendays.org.uk/opendays/area_programmes.aspx?areaid=12
Sunday 19th September 11 - 5pm
Collessie Wash House - Part of Door Open Days Event
Collessie KY15 7RQ
Originally an 18th century agricultural barn this building
was used as a village washhouse well into the 20th century.
Sensitively restored in 1995 into an art studio. Building Date:
18th century http://www.doorsopendays.org.uk/opendays/area_programmes.aspx?areaid=12
Sunday 19th September 12 - 4.30pm
Guided walk and Elie Parish Church
Part of Door Open Days Event
http://www.doorsopendays.org.uk/opendays/area_programmes.aspx?areaid=12
Sunday 19th September 12 - 5pm
Bell Pettigrew Museum (12.00-17.00) University of St
Andrews, Bute Medical Building, South Street, St Andrews, KY16
9TS
Part of Door Open Days Event
The museum houses a large collection of animal speciments;
some of rare and protected species. University of St Andrews,
Bute Medical Building, South Street. Pedestrian access from
South Street through archway to St Mary’s Quad opposite The
Criterion Bar, walk through gardens to Door C of Bute. Hands-on
activities including a drawing competition for children.
http://www.doorsopendays.org.uk/opendays/area_programmes.aspx?areaid=12
Sunday 19th September 12 - 5pm
Collessie Church and Melville Tomb Part of Door Open
Days Event
Collessie Brae, Collessie, KY15 7RQ
The third ecclesiastical structure on this ancient site,
sacred since the medieval period, Collessie Church creates a
strong landmark in the centre of the picturesque village. Open
12.00 - 5.00 AC3 R - In village hall. Architect: R
and R Dickson Building Date: 1839Members of the congregation
will welcome you throughout the afternoon. Free leaflet. Art
Exhibition. 1617 tomb for the Melville family restored in 2004.
Refreshments in Village Hall.
Sunday 19th September
Guided Walk Newport-on-Tay 19.09.10 (meet at 12.45 for 13.00
start)
meet at Blyth Hall, Cupar Road/Blyth Street, Newport-on-Tay, DD6 8DD
Starting at the new Library, the tour will give a
fascinating insight into the varied history of Newport-on-Tay.
Lots of indoor and outdoor features. Refreshments at Manna Café.
Sunday 19th September 1pm - 4.30pm
Cults Kirk - Part of Door Open Days Event
Kirkton of Cults, Pitlessie, KY15 7TE
Charming intact 200 year old church in peaceful setting.
Building Date: 1793There will be exhibits in the gallery
relating to Sir David Wilkie R.A. Family quiz sheets. Please
note that there is limited disabled access. Refreshments and WC
in the Wilkie Memorial Hall, Pitlessie
Sunday 19th September 2-5pm
Doors Open Day and Guided Walk of Crail
Crail Museum & Heritage Centre
This museum, housed in two 19th century cottages, gives an
insight into local life of this ancient Royal Burgh, its
seafaring traditions, 200-year old golf club and WWII airfield
history. Building Date: 19th century Featuring this year two
photographic exhibitions, "Wandering with a Camera in Crail" by
Erskine Beveridge in the 19th century and "The Harbour in the
20th Century" by George Simpson. Disabled access to ground
floor only. Public WC at Town Hall, Westgate and Harbour.
e: 16th century Guided Walk Meet at Crail Museum,
62/64 Marketgate, Crail, KY10 3TL led by local guide with
a wealth of knowledge of local history, folklore and
architecture; expect a few surprising insights into local life,
past and present. Meet at the museum 2.15 for 2.30 start (approx
90 mins)Toilets are available at Westgate and Harbour
Sunday 19th September 2-5pm
Crail Parish Church 2pm - 5pm Part of Door Open Days Event
Marketgate, Crail, KY10 3TH
Historic Crail Parish Church dates from 13th century with many
later alterations and additions and reflects the history of the
Royal Burgh. The Kirkyard has been described as the
"Westminster Abbey" for its famous burials and many fine
memorials. Morning Service 11.15am.
Building Date: From 13th century
http://www.doorsopendays.org.uk/opendays/area_programmes.aspx?areaid=12
Sunday 19 September 9pm
Dean Friedman
The Inn at Lathones
In the summer of 1977, Dean Friedman marked his entry into pop
consciousness with the enormous success of his infectious hit
single Ariel, a quirkily irresistible and uncategorizable pop
song about a free spirited, music loving, vegetarian Jewish girl
in a peasant blouse who lived, as the lyric goes, "...way on the
other side of the Hudson."
Tickets £29 Tel; 01334 840494
www.mundellmusic.com
Monday 20th September 7.30pm For ages
12-adult.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
The Byre Theatre St Andrews - AB Paterson Auditorium
This stunning film version of John Boyne’s book is lyrical and
moving and builds relentlessly to its shocking conclusion.
The tragedy of war is viewed through the eyes of two young boys,
separated by a barbed wire fence, who struggle to make sense of
a world being torn apart.
After the film there will be a chance to discuss the film and
share thoughts and feelings about it.
Ticket Prices: TBC Box Office Tel 01334 475000
www.byretheatre.org.uk
Tuesday 21st September 7pm
“Lost and Found”
The Byre Theatre St Andrews - AB Paterson Auditorium
Lost and Found - is a stunningly beautiful picture book that has
been translated into an equally beautiful BAFTA winning film
animation, using Oliver Jeffers’ original illustrations.
It carries a warm and ultimately reassuring message about love,
loss and friendship that will strike a chord with little souls
who find the world can be a big scary place.
This book and film event gives parents and children a chance to
share the book and film together, and enjoy a lovely family
experience. For ages 2 to 7.(Book 10 or more seats and get a
free signed copy of “Lost and Found”) Ticket Prices: TBC Box
Office Tel 01334 475000
www.byretheatre.org.uk
Tuesday 21st September 7.30 - 9.30
‘Homecoming’ Open Night Dancing
Town Hall, Queen’s Gardens
Scottish country dancing with MCs Shelley McElney and Moira
Mackenzie; RSCDS St Andrews Branch; free.
Thursday 23rd September 7.30pm
Mull Theatre Presents The Winner Of The 1999 Laurence Olivier
Award For Best New Play
The Weir by Conor McPherson
Byre@Anstruther Town Hall
In a small bar in rural Ireland, four men vie for the attention
of Valerie, a pretty young woman from Dublin who has just rented
an old house in the area. After a few drinks, they tell stories
of spooky local folklore. But Valerie’s tale, of why she left
Dublin, is melancholy and true – and far more shocking than
anything made up... One of the most praised and successful
plays of the last 15 years, The Weir uncovers moving themes of
loss, abandonment, loneliness and regret for the road not taken.
Byre@ Anstruther Town Hall Ticket Prices: £13 (£10/£8) Box
Office Tel 01334 475000
www.byretheatre.org.uk
Thursday 23rd September 7.30pm suitable for
ages 15+.
The Bookie
The Byre Theatre St Andrews - AB Paterson Auditorium
A New Scottish Musical Written by Douglas Maxwell Music by
Aly MacRae Directed by Ed Robson Designed by Kenny Miller
Cumbernauld Theatre Company present an electric new Scottish
musical with all the glitz and glamour of Vegas – Scottish
style. Welcome to Quarry - The Las Vegas of Scotland! Or at
least it might be…. Right now it’s just another run down
Scottish sea-side town, a dirty weekend for stag-do’s, hen
nights and dangerous divorcees.
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
miraculously change because Leo Queen’s back in town. Leo Queen,
a self-made man with self-made plans and a hundred scores to
settle. Queenie to his friends and simply That Git to his
enemies, he’s putting his money where his mouth is by building a
brand spanking new casino. The kilts are off, the chips are down
in this fantastic musical tale of love and money, guilt and
gambling, tears and tantrums and triumphs. Ticket Prices: £15
(£13/£10) Box Office Tel 01334 475000
www.byretheatre.org.uk
Thursday 23rd September 8pm
Singers Night at the Crail Folk Club
Golf Hotel Crail
A showcase for local talent. Anyone wishing to perform would
be very welcome. £1 at the door
www.crailfolkclub.org.uk
Friday 24th September 1.30pm; 4.30pm
Guess How Much I Love You
The Byre Theatre St Andrews - AB Paterson Auditorium
Much loved characters Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare
leap off the page and onto the stage! Hop along to the theatre
and join in the fun as this endearing pair take you on a magical
journey through Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Enjoy songs,
games and laughter as Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram’s classic
Guess How Much I Love You tales are brought to life by David
Wood OBE, the UK’s leading writer and director of children's
theatre. His many successes include The Tiger Who Came To Tea,
Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Gingerbread Man, The Witches and Babe The
Sheep Pig. With something for everybody, Guess How Much I Love
You is perfect entertainment for the young and not-so-young! For
children aged 3 and above Based on the classic bestseller ‘Guess
How Much I Love You’ by Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram. Available
from Walker Books and all good bookstores. Ticket Prices: £12.50
(£9.50) Box Office Tel 01334 475000
www.byretheatre.org.uk
Friday 24th September 7.30pm.
"The Seasons": a musical evening
Craigrothie Hall
"The Seasons": a musical evening to be given by Ann Baird
(soprano) and Bela Simondi (piano)
Tickets: £7.00 include wine and canapes, available from Museum
Members, in the Museum and at the door. Event in aid of Fife
Folk Museum, Ceres.
Friday 24 September 9pm
J J Gilmour
The Inn at Lathones, Largoward, St Andrews
“If you don’t give me love” is the infectious first single from
JJ Gilmour’s long-awaited second album “The boy who didn't
fall”, released in early 2009. JJ Gilmour originally enjoyed
huge European success in the late 1990s as lead vocalist with
Scottish rock heroes The Silencers before releasing a critically
acclaimed first solo album, “Sunnyside P.A.L” in 2002.
In recent years, JJ Gilmour has built up a staunch fan base
across Europe, and is widely recognised as one of Scotland’s
most distinctive singer/songwriters, able to fuse moving,
intelligent lyrics with melodic harmonies. Tickets £15
Tel: 01334 840494 Booking / Ticket Information
www.mundellmusic.com
Saturday 25th September 10am
Coffee Morning
Town Hall, Crail
Crail & Kingsbarns RNLI Coffee morning
Saturday 25th September 11am, 1.30pm;
4.30pm
Guess How Much I Love You
The Byre Theatre St Andrews - AB Paterson Auditorium
Much loved characters Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare
leap off the page and onto the stage! Hop along to the theatre
and join in the fun as this endearing pair take you on a magical
journey through Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Enjoy songs,
games and laughter as Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram’s classic
Guess How Much I Love You tales are brought to life by David
Wood OBE, the UK’s leading writer and director of children's
theatre. His many successes include The Tiger Who Came To Tea,
Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Gingerbread Man, The Witches and Babe The
Sheep Pig. With something for everybody, Guess How Much I
Love You is perfect entertainment for the young and
not-so-young! For children aged 3 and above Based on the classic
bestseller ‘Guess How Much I Love You’ by Sam McBratney and
Anita Jeram. Available from Walker Books and all good
bookstores. Ticket Prices: £12.50 (£9.50) Box Office Tel
01334 475000
www.byretheatre.org.uk
Saturday 25th September 7.30pm
Mull Theatre Presents The Winner Of The 1999 Laurence Olivier
Award For Best New Play
The Weir by Conor McPherson
Byre@Cupar, Corn Exchange
In a small bar in rural Ireland, four men vie for the attention
of Valerie, a pretty young woman from Dublin who has just rented
an old house in the area. After a few drinks, they tell stories
of spooky local folklore. But Valerie’s tale, of why she left
Dublin, is melancholy and true – and far more shocking than
anything made up... One of the most praised and successful
plays of the last 15 years, The Weir uncovers moving themes of
loss, abandonment, loneliness and regret for the road not taken.
Byre@ Anstruther Town Hall Ticket Prices: £13 (£10/£8) Box
Office Tel 01334 475000
www.byretheatre.org.uk
Saturday 25th September 9pm
J J Gilmour
The Inn at Lathones, Largoward, St Andrews
“If you don’t give me love” is the infectious first single from
JJ Gilmour’s long-awaited second album “The boy who didn't
fall”, released in early 2009. JJ Gilmour originally enjoyed
huge European success in the late 1990s as lead vocalist with
Scottish rock heroes The Silencers before releasing a critically
acclaimed first solo album, “Sunnyside P.A.L” in 2002.
In recent years, JJ Gilmour has built up a staunch fan base
across Europe, and is widely recognised as one of Scotland’s
most distinctive singer/songwriters, able to fuse moving,
intelligent lyrics with melodic harmonies. Tickets £15
Tel: 01334 840494 Booking / Ticket Information
www.mundellmusic.com
Sunday 26th September 10am - 5pm
Antique & Collectors Fair
Town Hall, Queen's Gardens St Andrews
£1, seniour citizens and students 50;, accompanied kids free.
Tel 01334 838217
Sunday 26th September 11am - 3pm
Creative Wedding and Party Fair
The Green Cockatoo; Scores Hotel, St Andrews
showcasing a unique mixture of suppliers that can cater to both
the wedding and party market this exhibition is intended to
display specialised goods and services for clients to discover
something new and exciting to personalise their event; The
Scores
info@thegreencockatoo.com Tel: 07906-493-799;
suggested £1 charity donation.
Tuesday 28th September 7.30pm Recommended
age 14+. Contains strong language.
The Chooky Brae - by D. C. Jackson Directed by Kenny Miller
Designed by Neil Haynes
The Byre Theatre St Andrews - AB Paterson Auditorium
As funny as The Wall, as moving as The Ducky - the final
chapter of The Stewarton trilogy. The Chooky Brae completes
Norma, Rab and Barry’s stories about growing up in small town
Scotland - a story about duty, devotion and enduring love.
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’s 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. A new
comedy about love, duty and free range fowl. Ticket
Prices: £15 (£13/£10) Box Office Tel 01334 475000
www.byretheatre.org.uk
Wednesday 29th September 7.30pm
A Promised Land
The Byre Theatre St Andrews - AB Paterson Auditorium
A Promised Land is a story of freedom and captivity, loyalty
and love, political coercion and personal self-sacrifice. It
revolves around the true story of Dumfriesshire born Jane
Haining , ‘the Scottish Schindler’, who saved many Jewish
children from the fate she was to suffer herself in the gas
chambers of Auschwitz. As the play opens, Rivka Feldman, a
Holocaust survivor, and friend of Jane’s, has entered post-war
Scotland illegally, armed with a gun. Not without irony or
humour, this is a play about hope and reconciliation which
raises many issues of relevance today in a challenging way
through a controversial story. Premiered at the Scottish
Storytelling Centre during the 2009 Edinburgh Festival Fringe,
this new play casts a spotlight on the life of the Church of
Scotland missionary Jane Haining, sometimes referred to as “The
Scottish Schindler”. The play breaks fresh ground in our
understanding of Jane’s work with Jewish children, mostly
orphans, in Budapest and her subsequent murder in Auschwitz.
Jane is the only Scot recognised as 'Righteous Among Nations' at
Yad Vashem the Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem. Since its first
performance, the British government has honoured Jane Haining
posthumously with a new British Heroes of the Holocaust award.
Ticket Prices: £15 (£13/£10) Box Office Tel 01334 475000
www.byretheatre.org.uk
Wednesday 29th September 9pm
Curved Air
The Inn at Lathones, Largoward, St Andrews
Having reformed in 1998 to play the Isle of Wight and
Glastonbury festivals, Curved Air founder members vocalist Sonja
Kristina and drummer Florian Pilkington-Miksa,Tickets £28 Tel:
01334 840494 Booking / Ticket Information
www.mundellmusic.com
Thursday 30th September 8pm
Robin Ince's Bad Book Club
The Byre Theatre St Andrews - AB Paterson Auditorium
TimeOut Comedy Award Winner 2006 Chortle Award Winner 2006,
2007, 2009 Observer Award Winner 2006 British Comedy Award
Nominee 2006 Robin Ince - curator of Nine Lessons And
Carols For Godless People, co-creator of Radio 4's Infinite
Monkey Cage and stand-up comedy trailblazer - is back with a
brand new show. Combining his twin passions, science and bad
literature, the Bad Book Club clashes Cliff Richard biographies
with evolutionary biology, Dutch astrology with books on how to
pick up sexy girls, and Spiders From Mars are explained away as
a scientific impossibility. As seen and heard on Nerdstock,
Mock The Week, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, The Now Show, The News
Quiz, and Loose Ends. “when someone writes a history of modern
comedy, they should make room for Robin Ince” The Guardian
Ticket Prices: £14 (£12/£10) Box Office Tel 01334 475000
www.byretheatre.org.uk
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