Eden Court Brochire - Jan-Apr 2010

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SPECIAL EVENTS
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INVERNESS MUSIC FESTIVAL 44
Each new brochure brings with it a challenge - what to say here! As always, we’ve worked CONTACT US & HOW TO FIND US 2
ACCESS 3 INVERNESS MUSIC FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS CONCERT 44
hard to bring together a full programme of entertainment, and I’m confident that you’ll find
TIMETABLE 30 -31 TFX THEATRE SCHOOL 51
something in these pages for you – whether you love music, drama, comedy, opera or CREATIVE IDENTITIES 52
anything in between. DON’T MISS
BODYCURRENTS 52
JACK & THE BEANSTALK 4
Although it starts in 2009, our ‘giant’ family panto continues into the second week of HI-EX COMIC EXPO 53
SCOTTISH BALLET – THE NUTCRACKER 5
January. This year we are delighted to welcome Jack and the Beanstalk, a traditional family OFF KILTER 6-7 MUSIC
panto written by a BAFTA Award winning team. It’s brimming full of slapstick, giant special WILLIE RUSSELL’S BLOOD BROTHERS 8-9 PAUL JONES & DAVE KELLY 34
FAIRPORT CONVENTION 34
effects and outlandish adventure! You can find out more on P4 DANCE
SESSION A9 35
Later in January, some of the brightest and best known talents on the international dance SCOTTISH BALLET – THE NUTCRACKER 5
CALEDON TENORS 35
OFF KILTER 6-7
scene join forces for the distinctly Scottish Off Kilter (P6-7). Off Kilter brings choreographers INVERNESS FIDDLERS RALLY 37
SCOTTISH DANCE THEATRE 10
such as Mark Morris (Mark Morris Dance), Ashley Page (Scottish Ballet) and Frank SCOTTISH BALLET – ROMEO & JULIET 11
FIDDLERS BID 37
McConnell (plan B) together with supremely talented dancers, live music and DJ’s. GRAEME STEPHEN SEXTET 38
ORCHESTRAL AND CHORAL MUSIC CLARE TEAL TRIO 38
With music from Beethoven to Burns, and Martyn Bennett to Dolphin Boy, it’s certain
BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 12 BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN 39
to be like nothing you’ve seen before. We’re delighted to have managed to bring this SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 13 KATE RUSBY 39
show to Inverness THE SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE 14 T-REXSTASY 40
Last February saw the amazing Sunshine on Leith come to Inverness – this February we THE HEBRIDES ENSEMBLE 15 SUPERTROUPERS 40
INVERNESS CHORAL SOCIETY 15 AN EVENING WITH CHARLIE LANDSBOROUGH 41
welcome the timeless tale of two children separated at birth … Willie Russell’s Blood
INVERNESS CHAMBER MUSIC 16 PRIDE OF IRELAND 42
Brothers (P8-9) is one of the best loved and longest running shows in the West End. Tickets
OPERA FINBAR FUREY 42
are already in high demand for this classic British musical. You’ll kick yourself if you miss it!
SCOTTISH YOUTH OPERA – DIDO AND AENEAS 17 THE KENYAN BOYS CHOIR 43
If you’re the dramatic type, we’ve got a fabulous new interpretation of The Government SCOTTISH OPERA – LA BOHEME 18 JOE LONGTHORNE 45
Inspector (P21), directed Gerry Mulgrew, plus two brand new shows from The National SCOTTISH OPERA – KATYA KABANOVA 19 BELLEVUE RENDEZVOUS 45
Theatre of Scotland (P22). SCOTTISH OPERA – UNWRAPPED 19 FASCINATING AIDA 55
KATZENJAMMER 55
Highland audiences seem to have an almost insatiable appetite for comedy. Maybe it’s the DRAMA
SINGIN’ I’M NO A BILLY, HE’S A TIM 20 MUSIC / SPECIAL EVENTS
weather, or maybe we just like to laugh! You’re in for a treat this spring from the likes of
THE SHANKLY SHOW 20 CIRCUS OF HORRORS 46
Katzenjammer (P55), Mark Little in Defending the Caveman (P56), and the hilarious Craig Hill THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR 21 BAD BOY JOHNNY & THE PROPHETS OF DOOM 47
(P57), plus you’ll see some very special ‘On Sale Now’ events coming later in the year. SQA HIGHER DRAMA PERFORMANCES 21 GIRLS NIGHT OUT
We’ll also welcome Eden Court favourites Scottish Ballet (P05 & 11) and Scottish Opera (P18 NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND – MIRACLE MAN 22 THE CHIPPENDALES 48
NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND – EMPTY 22
& 19), plus we’ll see the return of a couple of smashing shows from last year! I hope that HORMONAL HOUSEWIVES 48
PROMISES PROMISES 23
you’ll join me in looking forward to a successful 2010 and beyond for Eden Court. HOT FLUSH 49
LAUREL & HARDY 23
MEDIUMS / PSYCHICS
TALKS
AN EVENING WITH DEREK ACORAH 50
Best wishes, SYLVIA ANDERSON – MY FAB YEARS 25
TONY STOCKWELL 50
JOHN BEATTY’S WILD VISION 25
COMEDY
FAMILY
FASCINATING AIDA 55
JACK & THE BEANSTALK 4
KATZENJAMMER 55
ROOM ON THE BROOM 26
GILDED BALLOON COMEDY CIRCUIT 56
LITTLE HOWARD & THE MAGIC PENCIL 27
Colin Marr DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN 56
POBBY & DINGAN 27
Theatre Director TREASURE ISLAND 28
CRAIG HILL 57
KEVIN BRIDGES 57
VISUAL ARTS KATY BRAND 57
EDEN COURT VISUAL ARTS (JAN – APR) 29 JIMMY CARR 58
MUSICAL JASON MANFORD 58
SUPPORTED BY ARMSTRONG & MILLER 58
WILLIE RUSSELL’S BLOOD BROTHERS 8-9
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04 DON’T MISS / PANTO DON’T MISS / BALLET 05
SCOTTISH BALLET PRESENTS
EDEN COURT AND IMAGINE THEATRE PRESENT
THE NUTCRACKER
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK WED 20 – SAT 23 JAN 2010
MON 7 DEC 2009 – SUN 10 JAN 2010 WED 20 – SAT 23 | 19.30
EMPIRE THEATRE THU 21 & SAT 23 | 14.00 & 19.30
EMPIRE THEATRE
Choreography: Ashley Page
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Designs: Antony McDonald
A magical dolls house, an evil

governess, and a nutcracker
Eden Court’s fantastic family pantomime is back – and it’s bigger doll who may just be a
than ever! Take your seats for the Christmas treat of a lifetime handsome prince in disguise -
and join our hero, Jack, as he battles to restore peace and this winter, prepare to enter a
tranquillity to the beautiful village of Merrydale… magical new world…
Written by Iain Lauchlan and Will Brenton This fresh and vivid retelling of
Directed by Iain Lauchlan PERFORMANCE TIMES & TICKET PRICES the famous Christmas story
features stunning sets and
When the evil giant and his wicked MON 14 DEC 13.30 19.00 PRICE OPTION 1 costumes from international
henchman begin bringing mayhem and TUE 15 DEC 10.00 13.30
Full Price £13.00 / £12.00 / £10.00 designer Antony McDonald,
misfortune to Merrydale, Jack seizes the WED 16 DEC 13.30 19.00
Children £8.00 breathtaking choreography,
chance to restore order, defeat the giant and THU 17 DEC 13.30 19.00
Tchaikovsky’s sumptuous score
make a name for himself… with the help of a FRI 18 DEC 13.30 19.00
Families £40.00 (two adults, up to two children)
played live by the Scottish Ballet
friendly fairy, some magic beans and the SAT 19 DEC 13.00 17.00
Adult Groups £10.50
Orchestra and the phenomenally
promise of a beautiful princess to marry, SUN 20 DEC No performance Reduced Rate £11.00 / £10.00
talented, passionate dancers of
Jack sets off on the adventure of a lifetime. MON 21 DEC 13.30 19.00 School & Youth Groups £9.00 Scotland’s national ballet company.
Jack and the Beanstalk is great fun for all TUE 22 DEC 13.30 19.00
the family and is packed full of the best bits WED 23 DEC 13.30 19.00 PRICE OPTION 2 www.scottishballet.co.uk
ly m oving
of proper Panto that everyone loves! Look THU 24 DEC 13.00 17.00 Full Price £15.00 / £14.00 / £12.00
n d t e ar-jerking
ular a
forward to spectacular scenery, sparkling
costumes, hilarious slapstick and bags full of
FRI 25 DEC No performance Children £10.00
This is one Nutcracker
spectac
Witty, **
SAT 26 DEC 13.00 17.00 Families £46.00 (two adults, up to two children) ***
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audience participation. SUN 27 DEC 13.00 17.00 you could sample again DAILY M
Adult Groups £12.50
With a script from the pen of the BAFTA MON 28 DEC 14.15 19.00
Reduced Rate £13.00 / £12.00 and again
Award winning creator of ‘The Tweenies’, the TUE 29 DEC 14.15 19.00 FREE PRE-SHOW TALKS
School & Youth Groups £9.00 THE SCOTSMAN *****
biggest giant in Panto-land, and a sack full of WED 30 DEC 14.15 19.00 Join members of Scottish Ballet’s Artistic team for a fascinating, free, half
slapstick fun for everyone, Jack and the THU 31 DEC 13.00 17.00 hour insight into The Nutcracker. Artistic Director Ashley Page discusses the
PRICE OPTION 3 This Nutcracker feels as
Beanstalk is guaranteed to fill you full of FRI 1 JAN No performance creative process behind The Nutcracker, and Resident Conductor Richard
festive cheer and get you grinning from ear SAT 2 JAN 13.00 17.00
Full Price £17.00 / £16.00 / £15.00 / £14.00 fresh and as zingy as a Honner explores Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score. An exciting opportunity to
to ear! SUN 3 JAN 13.00 17.00
Children £12.00 lemon meringue pie ask anything you ever wanted to know about Scottish Ballet!
Families £50.00 (two adults, up to two
PS – don’t forget to nominate the special MON 4 JAN No performance THE SUNDAY TIMES Artistic Director Ashley Page: Thu 21 Jan 18.30
children)
man in your life to be Dame Trot’s boyfriend! TUE 5 JAN 14.15 19.00
Adult Groups £13.50 Resident Conductor Richard Honner: Fri 22 Jan 18.30
Visit the Eden Court website to find WED 6 JAN 14.15 19.00 SEAT PRICES
THU 7 JAN 14.15 19.00 Reduced Rate £15.00 / £14.00 Tickets: FREE, but must be booked at the box office.
out more… FRI 22 / SAT 23 19.30
School & Youth Groups £10.00 £28.00 / £25.00 / £21.00 / £18.50
FRI 8 JAN 14.15 19.00 FAMILY INSIGHT EVENT
WED 20 / THU 21 19.30 / SAT 22 14.00
STARRING: SAT 9 JAN 13.00 17.00
£26.00 / £23.00 / £19.00 / £16.50
If you’ve ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of Scottish Ballet, this
Ian Lauchlan – Dame Trot
SUN 10 JAN 13.00 17.00 is your chance to find out! Insights take a detailed look at what happens
THU 21 14.00
£22.00 / £19.00 / £15.00 / £14.00 backstage when the Company takes a production on tour. You will learn about
Clare Waugh – Jack The performance on WED 16 DEC at 19.00 will be Audio Described
the music and characters in The Nutcracker, and find out how costumes are
Katrina Bryan – Fairy There will be a Touch Tour for visually impaired patrons at 18.00 – please book at Box Office REDUCED RATES £2.00 OFF ALL SEATS
The performance on WED 16 DEC at 19.00 will be Captioned for hearing impaired patrons made with a chance to see them up close. Participants will also have the
Karl Woolley – Simple Simon UNDER 18S £10.00
The performance on FRI 18 DEC at 13.30 will be BSL interpreted and will be preceded by a BSL opportunity to watch the Company taking class, and may even get to meet one
Kate Robson-Stuart – Princess Tamara SCHOOL GROUPS £9.00 / BUY TEN GET
Touch Tour at 12.30. ONE TEACHER FREE of the dancers and ask questions about their working life and training!
Connor McAllister – Fleshcreep The performance at 19.00 on FRI 18 DEC will be BSL interpreted.
GROUP SPECIAL BUY ELEVEN TICKETS, Sat 23 Jan, 11.00
Dean Burne – The King / The Giant The performances on SAT 19 DEC at 13.00, and WED 06 JAN 2010 at 19.00 will be BSL interpreted. ONLY PAY FOR TEN Tickets: £5 / £3 Reduced Rate / £12 family of 4
Dancers – Rebecca Cameron, Laura SUITABLE FOR ALL THE FAMILY
Gilmour, Alana McFarlane, Katie-Ann The performance on THU 21 JAN at 14.00 will be Audio Described
EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF ALL
Bruce, Alex Gray, Roy McQueen. TICKETS There will be a Touch Tour for visually impaired patrons on THU 21 JAN at 12.30
06 DON’T MISS / DANCE DON’T MISS / DANCE 07
ary
Scottish contempor
ce-tastic
culture gets a dan
make-over for 2010
as the brilliant
Off Kilter explodes
OFF KILTER
A TRULY SPICY TAKE ON SCOTTISH
onto the Empire CONTEMPORARY DANCE
Theatre stage.
TUE 26 & WED 27 JAN 2010 | 19.30
EMPIRE THEATRE
Off Kilter is brimming with brand new works from some of the
world’s best known and most respected choreographers, full to
bursting with brilliant dancers, and all set to an exhilarating
contemporary soundtrack...
You’ve never seen dance like this before! Off Kilter is a zingy,
witty and wonderful dance variety show featuring a
spectacular showcase of dance styles alive and kicking in
Scotland today; from traditional to hip hop, Indian classical
and contemporary - all performed to amazing live and
recorded music.
Off Kilter will be a world-class showcase 0-3
of specially
commissioned dance brought together under the inspired artistic
direction of Morag Deyes, Director of Dance Base,3-6
Scotland’s
National Centre for Dance.
Prepare to experience dance as never before – see what 2+ Scottish Ballet’s
Ashley Page can do with three dancers and Ivor Cutler’s ‘Ludo’ , or what
happens when you mix legendary American choreographer 4+ Mark Morris
with Beethoven and Burns. Scottish Dance Theatre’s Janet Smith serves up
5+
a beautiful solo to Martyn Bennett’s ‘Nae Regrets’ and Y-Dance Director
Andy Howitt scores a hat-trick with a piece inspired by the one and only
7+
Archie Gemmil’s famous goals… and that’s just for starters!
Make sure you make a date with Off Kilter, and get tae dance!
8-12
www.offkilter.org.uk
9+
12+
SEAT PRICES £18.50 / £16.50

14+
REDUCED RATES £16.50 / £14.50
EDEN COURT FRIENDS £5.00 OFF ALL TICKETS UNTIL 3115+
DEC 2009, THEREAFTER £2.00 OFF
16+
d a n c e! Adults
Get tae
Supported through the Scottish Government’s
Edinburgh Festivals Expo Fund
08 DON’T MISS / BLOOD BROTHERS DON’T MISS / BLOOD BROTHERS 09
BILL KENWRIGHT PRESENTS
WILLY RUSSELL’S BLOOD BROTHERS

MON 15 – SAT 20 FEB 2010
MON 15 – SAT 20 | 19.30 0-3 BILL KENWRIGHT PRESENTS
THU 18 & SAT 20 | 13.30
3-6
EMPIRE THEATRE
2+
‘A MIRACLE! ‘DEVASTATING.
It has spent more than 21 years in of twins separated at birth who then such acclaim as the multi-award STILL UNMISSABLE A MASTERPIECE. IF YOU
London’s West End, is loved by grow up on opposite sides of the winning Blood Brothers. Bill HAVEN’T SEEN IT GO, IF
4+ AND UNBEATABLE.’
millions across the world and makes tracks, only to meet again with tragic Kenwright’s top class production THE SPECTATOR
YOU HAVE, GO AGAIN.’
a long overdue but very welcome consequences. continues to enjoy standing ovations - NEWS OF THE WORLD
5+
return to the Highlands The amazing, uplifting and performance after performance, town
in 2010. unforgettable score includes Bright after town…No wonder Blood
7+
Written by Willy Russell, this New Day, Marilyn Monroe and the Brothers is ‘The musical for all time’.
legendary musical follows the tear-jerker
8-12 Tell Me It’s Not True. www.kenwright.com
captivating, moving and timeless tale Few musicals have received quite
9+
The performance on SAT 20 FEB at 13.30 will be BSL
12+ Interpreted and Audio Described
SEAT PRICES 14+

MON 15 19.30 £20.00 / £20.00 / £18.00
THU 18 13.30 £15.00 / £15.00 / £13.00 15+
TUE 16 / WED 17 / THU 18 19.30 & SAT 20
13.30 £27.50 / £25.00 / £23.00 16+
FRI 19 & SAT 20 19.30
£29.50 / £27.00 / £25.00 Adults
REDUCED RATES
TUE 16 - THU 18 19.30 & SAT 20 13.30
£25.50 / £23.00 / £21.00
NO DISCOUNTS ON ANY OTHER
PERFORMANCES
GROUPS OF 10+
GET £3.00 OFF ANY SEAT (EXCEPT MON 15
19.30 AND THU 18 13.30)
UNDER 18S £12.00 ALL SEATS ON MON 15
ONLY / £15.00 ALL SEATS TUE – FRI 19.30 &
SAT 20 13.30 & 19.30
NO DISCOUNT THU 18 13.30
EDEN COURT FRIENDS
£2.00 OFF ALL TICKETS
Images of previous cast

10 DANCE DANCE 11
SCOTTISH DANCE THEATRE PRESENT

SCOTTISH BALLET PRESENTS
DOUBLE BILL: NQR / THE LIFE
AND TIMES OF GIRL A ROMEO & JULIET
THU 15 APR | 20.00 WED 12 – FRI 14 MAY 2010 | 19.30
FRI 16 APR | 13.00 (INTERACTIVE PERFORMANCE) SAT 15 MAY | 14.00 & 19.30
ONETOUCH THEATRE EMPIRE THEATRE
Choreography – Krzysztof Pastor

Music – Sergei Prokofiev
Scottish Ballet presents a powerful modern retelling of Shakespeare’s Outside In
masterpiece, created by Dutch National Ballet resident choreographer With live excerpts from Romeo and
Krzysztof Pastor. Scottish Ballet dancers, for whom the piece was Juliet, dancers and members of
created, bring these iconic roles to life with emotional intensity and the artistic team offer an informal
breathtaking performances. and accessible introduction to
The story, as timeless as love itself, is performed against a striking the programme, and discuss
multi-media backdrop and is set to Prokofiev’s formidably dramatic their roles in the creative
score, performed live by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra. process and performances.
Don’t miss your chance to experience this must- Fri 14 May 2010 16.00 – 17.00
see production. Tickets: £5.00 with £3 discount
www.scottishballet.co.uk when buying tickets to Romeo &
Juliet performance at the same
time.
Insight
See costumes up close and get an
exclusive chance to watch the
dancers take class.
Sat 15 May 2010, 11.00
Breathtaking – a triumph.
Tickets: £5.00 / £3.00 Conc. /
SUNDAY HERALD*****
£12.00 (Family of 4 - for ages 12+)
An exhilarating,
0-3
memorable production. Free pre-show talks
3-6 EDINBURGH GUIDE with:
Janet Smith’s Scottish Dance Theatre is one of Eden Court’s annual
highlights – SDT’s visits here are eagerly awaited both by dance Artistic Director Ashley Page
One of the best dance companies2+ on the creative process
purists, and by those who just love the beauty of their movement.
around. Thu 13 May, 18.30
This visit sees Scotland’s National Contemporary Dance Company
THE STAGE 4+ Resident Conductor Richard
bring two brand new works to Inverness in a double–bill of dance
Honner on Prokofiev’s score
which explores the human condition, and what it is to be alive in the
5+ Fri 14 May, 18.30
Effortlessly superb dancing. world today.
THE HERALD
7+ NQR* is a three way collaboration by SDT’s Artistic Director, Janet Please call box office to reserve
Smith, SDT’s Dance Agent for Change Caroline Bowditch and Marc tickets.
8-12 Brew, SDT’s Associate Director Fellow. The piece offers the
audience a chance to look at and think differently about difference. It SCOTTISH BALLET
examines the irrepressible eccentricities that defy our attempts to
9+
fit into the mould.
ALSO ON SALE
12+ The Life and Times of Girl A by Ben Duke is a piece about a woman SEAT PRICES £26.00 / £23.00 / £19.00 / £16.50 Autumn Season 2010
who is trying to tell us something important about what is going on REDUCED RATES £2.00 OFF ALL SEATS Fri 8 – Sat 9 October 2010
SEAT PRICES
14+ right now. What she needs is a film crew and a financier, what she UNDER 18S £10.00
THU 15 APR £12.00
has is a stage and some dancers. This is a piece about moments of SCHOOL GROUPS £9.00 / BUY TEN GET ONE TEACHER FREE
Cinderella
FRI 16 £5.00 / SCHOOLS £4.00 PER PERSON
15+ crisis, when what we all need to do is to use fewer words to say GROUP SPECIAL BUY ELEVEN TICKETS, ONLY PAY FOR TEN
Wed 26 – Sat 29 January 2011
REDUCED RATES more. 20% discount available when
EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF ALL TICKETS
THU 15 APR £10.00 / UNDER 18S £8.00 16+ buying 3 shows together
EDEN COURT FRIENDS www.scottishdancetheatre.com The performance on SAT 15 MAY at 14.00 will be Audio Described,
£2.00 OFF TICKETS £10.00 AND OVER / £1.00
Adults
and will be preceded by a Touch Tour at 13.00.
*Not Quite Right - Acronym formally used in medical records to describe
OFF UNDER £10.00 unexplained difference
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EDEN COURT PRESENTS
BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY

ORCHESTRA
FRI 05 MAR 2010 | 20.00
EMPIRE THEATRE
Our first appointment for 2010 is with the world-renowned

BBC SSO and British-born conductor Andrew Manze.
Andrew Manze is a passionate and articulate advocate of
early music. As a violinist he specialises in repertoire from
1610 to 1830. As a conductor, Manze is in great demand
among period and modern-instrument orchestras around
the world. He also teaches, edits and writes about music,
as well as broadcasting regularly on radio and television.
He is a presenter of BBC radio's Early Music Show, and has
established a reputation as one of the most stimulating and
energetic conductors of his generation.
Here he opens and closes the programme with works by
Brahms. The Tragic Overture, composed in 1880, has no
particular drama in mind, but perhaps evokes the mood of
high tragedy in general. The shadow of Beethoven loomed
heavily over Brahms, resulting in the 15-year gestation of
his First Symphony, only finished in his early forties - but
what a masterpiece. To complete the evening Stella
McCracken, principal oboe with the BBC SSO, plays EDEN COURT PRESENTS
Mozart’s sublime Oboe Concerto.
SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
www.bbc.co.uk
SUN 11 APR 2010 | 20.00
Brahms Tragic Overture (c.14’)
Mozart Oboe Concerto (c.21’)
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INTERVAL
Brahms Symphony No.1 (c.44’)
If you like your music melodious and big-hearted, with Haydn March for the Royal Society of Musicians
Don’t forget there will be a free pre-performance talk at 19.15
Stella McCracken Oboe more than a hint of folk influence, then this evening’s Mozart Violin Concerto No 5 in A ‘Turkish’
Andrew Manze Conductor repertoire is for you. Brahms’ Serenades include some of Brahms Serenade No 1
his most immediately appealing music. Thierry Fischer
deftly complements the First Serenade with works by the Thierry Fischer Conductor
SEAT PRICES two composers who strongly influenced Brahms at the Baiba Skride Violin
£25.00 / £22.00 / £18.00 time of its writing.
REDUCED RATES SEAT PRICES
The programme opens with Haydn's March for the Royal
£23.00 / £20.00 / £16.00
Society of Musicians, before bright young Latvian violinist £25.00 / £22.00 / £18.00
STUDENTS / UNWAGED / DISABLED £8.00 Baiba Skride takes the solo in Mozart's Concerto No 5 in REDUCED RATES
UNDER 26S £8.00 A 'Turkish'. Brahms' jolly Serenade No. 1 closes this £23.00 / £20.00 / £16.00
UNDER 18S £5.00 concert of folk influenced music. STUDENTS / UNWAGED / DISABLED £8.00
EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF ALL TICKETS UNDER 26S £8.00
www.sco.org.uk
UNDER 18S £5.00
Don’t forget there will be a free pre-performance talk at 19.15 EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF ALL TICKETS
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THE SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE 40TH

ANNIVERSARY SEASON THE HEBRIDES ENSEMBLE PRESENTS INVERNESS CHORAL SOCIETY
PRESENT
AN EVENING WITH PIERROT LUNAIRE
JACQUES BREL SUN 14 MAR 2010 | 20.00 BACH –
TUE 09 FEB | 20.00 ONETOUCH THEATRE ST JOHN PASSION
ONETOUCH THEATRE SAT 17 APR 2010 | 19.30
Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire is nothing short of a
music theatre landmark. A strikingly significant work, it EMPIRE THEATRE
launched the career of the Hebrides Ensemble some
twenty years ago. Awestruck by its originality, Bach's St John Passion was first performed on
Stravinsky hailed it 'the solar plexus of the 20th Good Friday 1724 and remains a major work in
century'. the choral repertoire. It is more than 20 years
Pierrot is intoxicated by the moon. Alone in his disturbed since the Choral Society last performed this
and insular world, he spirals into a violent nightmare work, and we are delighted to welcome the
dominated by dark poetic imagery, descending further award-winning Dunedin Consort to Inverness to
into murderous and violent thoughts before returning share in this performance.
home, once more transfixed by the moonlight.
www.dunedin-consort.org.uk
This programme includes works by Chopin, Debussy,
Beamish and a brand new commission by young Inverness Choral Society with
Scottish composer Helen Grime.
Inverness Choral Sinfonia
www.hebridesensemble.com Soloists Members of the Dunedin Consort
SEAT PRICES £14.00

Artistic Director / Cello William Conway
REDUCED RATES
Speaker Sylvie Rohrer
Violin Alexander Janiczek STUDENTS / UNDER 16S £7.00
THE SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE 40TH Viola Catherine Marwood NO OTHER DISCOUNTS APPLY
ANNIVERSARY SEASON Flute / Piccolo Rosie Elliot NO EDEN COURT FRIENDS DISCOUNT
Clarinet / Bass Clarine Yann Ghiro
EIGHT SEASONS Piano Philip Moore
The Scottish Ensemble’s first visit to Eden Court in

TUE 20 APR | 20.00
2010 sees them welcome back the uniquely ONETOUCH THEATRE SEAT PRICES £12.00
talented Toby Spence, who will perform a The Scottish Ensemble’s 40th Anniversary Season ends
REDUCED RATES £8.00
programme that will gladden the hearts of many a with a celebration of the Seasons from the Northern and EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF TICKETS £10.00 AND
music fan. The Ensemble’s Artistic Director, OVER / £1.00 OFF UNDER £10.00
Southern hemispheres. This fantastic performance is
Jonathan Morton, grew up in Belgium listening to bursting with life and brilliance - the Scottish Ensemble
the music of Jacques Brel, and when Toby and soloist/director Jonathan Morton will perform
PLEASE NOTE - Some of the poetry has
suggested performing some of his songs, he leapt Vivaldi's famed violin concertos The Four Seasons, paired
sexual and violent imagery, which is
at the idea. Prepare to experience an unforgettable with Astor Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.
not suitable for young children
evening of classic Jacques Brel, accompanied by
accordion, piano, percussion, strings and a true Savour the classic elegance of Vivaldi’s Italy and feel the
taste of Franco-Belgian café culture. dancing rhythms of tango genius Astor Piazzolla’s South
America in a breathtaking combination of 18th century
www.scottishensemble.co.uk Italy and 20th century Argentina.
There will be a post-performance talk at the www.scottishensemble.co.uk
end of the evening, don’t miss it!
There will be a pre-concert talk at 19.15
SEAT PRICES £14.50 SEAT PRICES £14.50

REDUCED RATES £11.00 REDUCED RATES £11.00
FAMILY GROUP FAMILY GROUP
£28.00 (2 ADULTS, UP TO FOUR CHILDREN) £28.00 (2 ADULTS, UP TO FOUR CHILDREN)
UNDER 26S / STUDENTS £5.00 UNDER 26S / STUDENTS £5.00
UNDER 16S UNDER 16S
FREE WHEN ACCOMPANIED BY A PAYING ADULT FREE WHEN ACCOMPANIED BY A PAYING ADULT
EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF TICKETS £10.00 EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF TICKETS £10.00
AND OVER / £1.00 OFF UNDER £10.00 AND OVER / £1.00 OFF UNDER £10.00
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SCOTTISH YOUTH OPERA PRESENTS
INVERNESS CHAMBER MUSIC DIDO & AENEAS AND PAGLIACCI

SUN 04 APR 2010 | 19.30
DATES FOR SPRING 2010
EMPIRE THEATRE
INVERNESS TOWN HOUSE
Scottish Youth Opera present a powerful double bill of love and tragedy with Purcell’s, Dido
& Aeneas and Leon Cavallo’s, Pagliacci.
KATONA TWINS
Eden Court continues to support the
Purcell’s haunting story of Dido and Aeneas was first performed in 1689. Music is provided
work of Inverness Chamber Music.
by SYO’s superb orchestra, under the creative control of “Maestro, John Thwaites”. John is
Inverness Chamber Music presents a an outstanding musician, highly acclaimed performer both at home and abroad, a Lecturer
varied programme of concerts and at the RSAMD and Director of the Cadenza International Music School.
recitals each month in the Inverness
Town House. Spring 2010’s line up Leon Cavallo’s powerful story of love and jealousy, Pagliacci (The Clown) rounds
includes the internationally acclaimed the evening off.
pianist Steven Osborne, The Carducci Dido and Aeneas is cast entirely from the talented members of Scottish
String Quartet, the Katona Twins, the Youth Opera, who also return as the charming chorus in Pagliacci,
ever popular Moray Piano Competition although the principal roles for this opera are occupied by emerging young solo
Winner’s Recital, and the Diamond Divas. stars, keen to offer their encouragement to the younger singers.
Find out more on the Chamber Music www.scottishyouthopera.org.uk
website.
SEAT PRICES £18.00
www.invernesschambermusic.com
REDUCED RATES
STUDENTS / UNDER 18S £10.00
STEVEN OSBORNE AND FAMILY TICKET £45.00 (2 ADULTS, 2 CHILDREN)
JEAN JOHNSON EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF
MON 18 JAN | 20.00
CARDUCCI STRING
QUARTET
TUE 16 FEB | 20.00
KATONA TWINS
TUE 16 MAR | 20.00
MORAY PIANO
COMPETITION
MEMBERS
PLATINUM
Eden Court is grateful for the support of
all the members of our Business Club
WINNER’S RECITAL
WED 14 APR | 20.00
THE DIAMOND DIVAS

WED 12 MAY | 20.00 GOLD
STEVEN OSBORNE CARDUCCI STRING THE DIAMOND DIVAS

AND JEAN JOHNSON QUARTET
SILVER MEMBER
SEAT PRICES £10.00

REDUCED RATES
STUDENTS / UNDER 18S
£3.00
NO OTHER DISCOUNTS APPLY
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An impressive production...It has everything: the detail, the
sweep, the colour and the intensity.
THE HERALD ****
An illuminating evening.
THE SCOTSMAN ****
SCOTTISH OPERA PRESENTS
C
KÁTYA KABANOVÁ – LEOŠ JANÁŠEK
TUE 04 MAY 2010 | 19.15
Works superbly well on every level…a triumph BOHÈME for the Gucci age
THE LIST ***** DAILY MAIL ***** WED 05 MAY 2010 | 19.15
ONETOUCH THEATRE
SCOTTISH OPERA PRESENTS
LA BOHÈME – GIACOMO PUCCINI Sung in English. As the hot summer progresses, the SEAT PRICES
pressure begins to build and when the £14.00
THU 06 MAY 2010 | 19.15 A new production with piano
storm breaks, Kátya realises she has REDUCED RATES
accompaniment
SAT 08 MAY 2010 | 19.15 only one way out... UNDER 26S £5.00 - ANY SEAT,
An intimate and intense love story, ANY PERFORMANCE
EMPIRE THEATRE Directed by Kally Lloyd-Jones, who
Kátya Kabanová, is a moving tale and GROUPS OF 10+ ONE FREE TICKET
choreographed Cinderella and The FOR EVERY TEN PURCHASED
the perfect blend of lyrical music and
Secret Marriage for Scottish Opera,
and the pain of being young, poor and in powerful drama. SCHOOL GROUPS OF 10+
SEAT PRICES £46.00 /
Sung in Italian with English supertitles Kátya Kabanová promises an evening of £5.00 PLUS ONE TEACHER FREE
£38.00 / £32.00 / £20.00 love, Puccini’s whirling melodic score Torn between her forbidden love for a raw emotion and exquisite music. Don’t WITH EVERY TEN TICKETS
This iconic opera tells the story of the love
REDUCED RATES £43.00 / moves from revelry to romance as it carries younger man and what she knows to be miss your chance to get swept away in EDEN COURT FRIENDS
affair between Mimi and the struggling
£35.00 / £29.00 / £17.00 the story toward its tragic conclusion. her duty as a wife, Kátya struggles in this heartbreaking tale of a women £2.00 OFF ALL TICKETS
writer Rodolfo. Tony award-winning director
UNDER 26S £10.00 ANY Young Irish soprano Celine Byrne and her unhappy marriage, stuck in an whose only mistake was to fall in love.
Stewart Laing presents a much-loved Production supported by
SEAT ANY PERFORMANCE
French tenor Avi Klemberg make their oppressive and claustrophobic
traditional tale in a contemporary context - Running time 2 hours JTH Charitable Trust
EDEN COURT FRIENDS Scottish Opera débuts. Nadine Livingstone, community in 1920s Russia. Everyone
the exciting modern art scene of 21st www.scottishopera.org.uk
£2.00 OFF ALL TICKETS knows everyone else’s business and the Eda, Lady Jardine Charitable Trust
century New York. one of Scottish Opera’s Emerging Artists,
sings Musetta. Scottish Opera Music neighbours can’t help but get involved.
Young artists, living and working in stark
Director Francesco Corti conducts.
studio apartments, turn loft spaces into art
galleries. When Rodolfo sees Mimi for the Running time approximately 2 hours and 20
first time, they fall for each other instantly - minutes SCOTTISH OPERA PRESENTS
but the course of true love rarely runs
smoothly. Encompassing dramatic passion
www.scottishopera.org.uk LA BOHÈME – UNWRAPPED
FRI 07 MAY 2010 | 18.00
EMPIRE THEATRE
New to opera? Try Opera Unwrapped, a free hour-long production. Join The Orchestra of Scottish Opera, singers
There will be a Touch Tour on SAT 08 event which gives you the chance to see what opera is all and back-stage crew to find out everything you need to
MAY at 18.00 for visually impaired about. know to get the most out of your night at the opera.
patrons – please book with Box Office
You'll hear highlights from the singers, be introduced to the Tickets are free and available from the box office –
The performance on SAT 08 MAY will principal characters from the opera and be guided through be sure to reserve yours!!
be Audio Described the plot and key scenes. Learn about props, lighting,
FREE BUT TICKETED – PLEASE CONTACT BOX OFFICE
direction, and some of the theatrical secrets behind the
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One of the DAPPER PRODUCTIONS PRESENT COMMUNICADO PRODUCTIONS PRESENT

shortest and
most gripping THE SHANKLY SHOW! THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR
two-hour shows FRI 30 APR 2010 | 20.00 THU 04 MAR 2010 | 19.30
in current ONETOUCH THEATRE ONETOUCH THEATRE
Scottish theatre
THE SCOTSMAN Bribes, mis-directed contracts, mis-allocation of
public money, fiddled expenses.
Panic. Sound familiar?
Gerry Mulgrew directs this feisty adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s
classic satire on bureaucracy and human vanity. A penniless
nobody from the big city arrives in a small town, where he is
mistaken for the all-powerful government inspector by its
corrupt and self-serving officials. By turns hilarious and
vicious in its expose of the corruption of people in
(petty) power. In this age of abuses of office, banking 0-3
crises and duck islands, The Government Inspector is
as timely as ever. 3-6
One of Scotland ’s most respected and trailblazing

NLP THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS theatre companies, Communicado present this 2+
By Andrew Sherlock brilliant show with all their well known brio and
SINGIN’ I’M NO A BILLY, Following its sell-out success at The Olympia and
musical invention in a co-production with The Tron 4+
HE’S A TIM Royal Court theatres in 2008, the epic show about
Theatre, Glasgow .
5+
TUE 09 FEB 2010 | 19.30 the life of Liverpool Football Club’s most famous A swinging, fast-paced, very black comedy featuring a cast of ten
manager Bill Shankly, makes its way to Inverness! performers, with live music played by the company on electric
7+
EMPIRE THEATRE 0-3
balalaikas and mouth organs.
One actor, 45 minutes each way, first half in black
3+ and white (with half time oranges), the second half 8-12
www.communicadotheatre.co.uk
This brilliant show all but sold out when it in colour and set in the infamous boot room at
came to Eden Court last year, so we’ve 3-6 Anfield. Intimate theatrical performance interacts 9+
0-3 An exhilarating
decided that it deserves a second visit to the with big screen action featuring original footage,
2+ photos and graphics displayed on huge video night at the theatre 12+
Highlands! Make sure you don’t miss this 3+
THE LIST****
screens.
uniquely edgy production from one of 4+ 14+
3-6
Scotland’s newest theatre companies. Critically acclaimed Scottish actor Alexander ‘Sandy’
SEAT PRICES £12.00
West will return with his extraordinary interpretation 15+ 0-3
5+
of Bill Shankly bringing the man himself back to the2+
What could be worse for a Celtic fan than being locked up in
UNDER 18S £5.00 3-6
a police cell on the day of an Old Firm match? 7+ city and to the people he loved. 16+
4+ EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF TICKETS £10.00 AND
For Tim, there is one thing worse - finding himself banged This is a show written large, unashamedly OVER / £1.00 OFF UNDER £10.00
2+
8+ Adults
up with Billy, a fervent Rangers supporter. embracing the myth, emotion and epic stature of the
5+
man as well as displaying his wit, hard pitman’s 4+
Singin' I'm No a Billy He's a Tim is a hilarious and often
8-12 background, politics and famous footballing genius.7+
poignant snapshot of the pervasive sectarian divide which
still exists in some parts of Scotland. The Shankly Show is a must-see special event for all EDEN COURT ARTS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PRESENT 5+
9+ 8+
football fans.
Des Dillon`s entertaining comedy highlights the nature of TWO’S COMPANY – 7+
bigotry and sectarianism within the West of Scotland. The12+
play also takes our two protagonists on a journey of self
8-12 SQA HIGHER DRAMA PERFORMANCES
8-12
discovery. 14+ A triumphantly crowd-pleasing SAT 10 APR 2010 | 19.30
9+
performance ONETOUCH THEATRE 9+
Hail Hail, We are the People!! 15+ LIVERPOOL ECHO
12+
www.nlptheatre.co.uk 12+
16+ SEAT PRICES £10.00 Eden Court is the only theatre in Scotland to deliver SQA
14+
REDUCED RATES £8.00 level qualifications in dance and drama. Don’t miss this SEAT PRICES £3.00
SEAT PRICES £15.00 14+
Adults FRIENDS DISCOUNT £2.00 OFF TICKETS £10 AND15+ chance to see the fruits of our SQA Higher Drama students EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00
OVER, £1.00 OFF TICKETS £9.99 AND UNDER labours as they perform extracts from their course. NO OTHER DISCOUNT
FRIENDS DISCOUNT £2.00 OFF 15+
16+
16+
Adults
Adults
MUSIC
22 DRAMA DRAMA
MUSIC 23
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RANDOM ACCOMPLICE PRESENTS
PROMISES PROMISES 3-6
THE NATIONAL THEATRE OF WED 24 MAR 2010 | 20.00 2+

SCOTLAND PRESENTS
ONETOUCH THEATRE
THE MIRACLE MAN 4+
BY DOUGLAS MAXWELL Maggie Brodie has been drafted back Written by DOUGLAS MAXWELL
for a day's cover at her local primary 5+
Directed by JOHNNY MCKNIGHT
TUE 30 MAR 2010 | 19.30 school. Retired twice, once with a Performed by JOANNA TOPE
dishonourable discharge, it's going 7+
ONETOUCH THEATRE Produced by JULIE BROWN
to be a tough shift. A day of battles Composer KAREN MACIVER
with her never ending thirst for 8-12
Holding on to your virginity, getting a www.randomaccomplice.org
ring for your pains and something to booze; with the soft soap
headmaster and lastly with Rosie. 9+
believe in, that’s what Dawn, Rob and
Fawziya want. Ozzy, their loser PE Rosie is six, a new intake, and
12+
teacher needs to believe in something refusing to speak. Maggie’s anger
too. It will all be fine when the Miracle overloads as the child’s family and
14+
Man gets here. Won’t it? friends believe her to be possessed,
forcing Maggie to take drastic action. SEAT PRICES £12.00 15+
It’s a play written in Arial rather than Douglas Maxwell’s tense new thriller REDUCED RATES £10.00
Times New Roman if you know what we combines integrated projection and a UNDER 18S £5.00 16+
mean. The characters are bright, fizzy specially composed soundtrack to EDEN COURT FRIENDS
and fast and on a journey heading for a make Promises Promises an £2.00 OFF TICKETS £10.00 AND
Adults
unmissable theatrical event. OVER / £1.00 OFF UNDER £10.00
great big unabashed, get-it-right-up-ye
finale.
‘I was thinking of going out into the
playground, walking up to Fiona Grant,
shoving my ring right into her wee pig-
cow face and saying “Get this up ye ya
hacket wee dog! The Miracle Man’s A MULL THEATRE PRODUCTION
coming and now everyone hates you cos
THE NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND PRESENTS you’re a slag and we’re not. Spread that
0-3
LAUREL AND HARDY
about ya minging bitch!”
EMPTY BY CATHY FORDE Douglas Maxwell (Decky Does a Bronco,3-6
SUN 11 APR 2010 | 19.30
WED 31 MAR 2010 | 19.30 ONETOUCH THEATRE
0-3 Mancub) is the writer who refuses to
ONETOUCH THEATRE grow up. This is what he says: 2+ Two instantly recognisable characters: Stan's crying face
3-6 ‘My plays are for my friends. They're and his explosive hair...Ollie's long-suffering camera look
“Here’s to Col’s numpty maw and paw for leaving him home alone and his tie-twiddle ...and, of course, the iconic bowler hats.
and expecting everything to stay the way it was. Suckas!” intelligent people, clued up and skilled,4+
2+ they just don't go to the theatre. Films, Emerging from vaudeville, music hall and early silent
When you’re only sixteen, could the events of one night really shape music, novels, sport yes of course, but5+ comedies, Laurel and Hardy formed an enduring
the course of your life? Divert you from becoming the man you might
4+ theatre's not for them. But I keep them partnership, crafting their films with love and attention -
have become, stunt you, burden you, trap you, destroy you, change in mind when I write because should they 7+ and clearly having fun. Audiences shared that fun and
the very core of you? 5+ go to a play, I'd hope to Christ they'd go that love, and continue to do so even now, 75 years
to see one of mine.’ 8-12 after their heyday.
Leave you empty.
7+
www.nationaltheatrescotland.com Laurel & Hardy lifts the bowler hats of two
9+ charming and witty men to take a look at their
Cathy Forde is a leading Scottish novelist (Fat Boy Swim, Skarrs) and
this is her first play. It’s fast, furious, and like a piece of music, grows
8-12 Contains Strong Language. lives and loves and offers a fascinating insight into
12+ their off-screen relationship and personal
and swells to a mind-altering crescendo.
9+
SEAT PRICES £10.00 heartaches. With some of their finest comedy routines,
www.nationaltheatrescotland.com 14+ musical numbers, dance and slapstick, the charm and wit of
Contains Strong Language. 12+ Stan and Ollie are reborn in this warm and affectionate look
UNDER 18S £5.00 15+ at the most successful and prolific comedy team in screen
EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF
SEAT PRICES £10.00 14+ history.
TICKETS £10.00 AND OVER / £1.00
REDUCED RATES £8.00 16+
OFF UNDER £10.00
SEAT PRICES £10.00 Tom McGrath, one of Scotland's foremost playwrights, died
UNDER 18S £5.00 15+ in 2009.
Adults REDUCED RATES £8.00
EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF TICKETS £10.00 AND OVER /
FAMILY TICKET £28.00 (2 ADULTS, 2 KIDS) This production is a tribute to Tom and a celebration of life,
£1.00 OFF UNDER £10.00 16+
EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF TICKETS £10.00 love and friendship.
AND OVER / £1.00 OFF UNDER £10.00 www.mulltheatre.com
Adults
TALKS 25
Please SPEAKERS FROM THE EDGE PRESENT

JOHN BEATTY’S WILD
take your
VISION TOUR
FRI 29 JAN 2010 | 19.30
ONETOUCH THEATRE
seats
ALAN FIELD ASSOCIATES PRESENT
SYLVIA ANDERSON :
MY FAB YEARS
FRI 22 JAN 2010 | 19.30
ONETOUCH THEATRE
In conversation with David Courtney

British TV/film and entertainment pioneer Sylvia
Anderson joins forces with internationally acclaimed John Beatty is widely acclaimed as one of the most exciting
composer and record producer David Courtney to produce and stimulating nature, travel and adventure photographers
a unique and entertaining live show centred around of recent years. With over two decades of assignments to his
Sylvia's long awaited biography 'My Fab Years' name, his work has taken him from the peaks of all the
Greater Ranges to the American Deserts, to the teeming
David Courtney will host the evening and will talk to
wildlife of East Africa and the wonder of the Galapagos
Sylvia; once the unforgettable, aristocratic voice of the
Islands.
charming, dangerous super-agent ‘Lady Penelope’, about
her personal journey and career from a small television John is a captivating and inspiring storyteller – this is a rare
production company to pioneering world-wide, award chance to hear about his extraordinary life.
winning successes. John's trips have taken him to over 38 different countries
The show features a relaxed evening’s conversation and have included seven months spent in Antarctica with
Name a seat at Eden Court highlighting Sylvia’s incredible personal journey from the
early 'Supermarionation' days, including unique archive
the British Antarctic Survey, a winter in Spitzbergen where
he surveyed 350 kilometres of untracked arctic mountains
For you, a loved one or your business, and play your part in your theatre’s future. film footage of many of the classic TV shows, she so and glaciers and a four hundred mile unsupported sled
proudly helped to create, including 'Thunderbirds' ,(still traverse of the Greenland Icecap.
Eden Court is a charity and the support of A plaque with your name or dedication is enjoyed by millions today) ,'’Fireball XL5’, ‘Stingray’, As John explains, his work aims to capture the timeless
individuals is vital to us. If you enjoy the arts you mounted on the back of your seat, and Captain Scarlett',' Space 1999' and 'UFO'. rhythms of the natural environment, its beauty and
simplicity, and man’s place within it. A fantastic audio-visual
can make a lasting contribution to Eden Court by remains there for the lifetime of the seat Award winning songwriter and producer David Courtney,
co-writer of such hits including; ‘The Show Must Go On’ presentation which will leave audiences infused with energy
naming a seat in one of our theatres or cinemas. (minimum ten years).
and ‘One Man Band’ for Leo Sayer, ably guides us through and wonder at the beauty of our planet.
NAMING A SEAT IS THE PERFECT WAY TO: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: the evening and will allow members of the audience the
occasional question!. It was brilliant. See it if you can.
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26 FAMILY FAMILY 27
FIERY ANGEL PRESENTS CATHERINE WHEELS THEATRE
KENNETH H WAX LTD AND NICK BROOKE LTD COMPANY IN ASSOCIATION WITH
PRESENT A TALL STORIES PRODUCTION OF LITTLE HOWARD AND THE BRUNTON THEATRE PRESENTS
ROOM ON THE BROOM MAGIC PENCIL OF LIFE POBBY AND DINGAN
THU 04 – SAT 06 FEB 2010 AND DEATH MON 22 MAR 2010 | 18.00
THU 04 FEB | 13.30 MON 22 – WED 24 FEB 2010 | 18.00 TUE 23 MAR 2010 | 10.30
FRI 05 FEB | 10.30 / 13.30 ONETOUCH THEATRE SCHOOLS PERFORMANCE
SAT 06 FEB | 10.30 / 13.30 ONETOUCH THEATRE
EMPIRE THEATRE
One of the most magical
double acts on the circuit.
Adapted from the best-selling book written by Julia THE SCOTSMAN
Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler.
How the cat purred and how the witch grinned, as they sat
on their broomstick and flew through the wind…
The witch and her cat are flying happily along on their 0-3
broomstick – until a mighty wind blasts her hat, bow and
wand away into the night! 3-6
All is not lost however, as they meet some fun new friends
2+
who help retrieve the witch’s lost things. A daft dog, a
bizarre bird and a friendly frog; one after the other, they all SEAT PRICES £11.00
4+
hop on the broom for a ride...but it’s not meant for five and – REDUCED RATES £9.00
CRACK – the broom snaps in two! FAMILY TICKET £36.00 (2 ADULTS & 2 CHILDREN) By Ben Rice
5+
When a hungry dragon appears, who will save the poor GROUPS OF 10+ £8.00 Adapted for the stage by Rob Evans
witch? And will there ever be room on the broom for SCHOOLS
7+ £8.00 PLUS 1 TEACHER GOES FREE
everyone? WITH EVERY TEN TICKETS
Sometimes we have to believe in the impossible.
Fasten your seatbelts for a rip-roaring ride on a truly
EDEN
8-12
COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF TICKETS £10.00 I defy you not to be
AND OVER / £1.00 OFF UNDER £10.00 What if you lived in the middle of nowhere?
magnificent broom! helplessly charmed.
THE TELEGRAPH What if your dad spent all day searching for something he
The9+
performance on SAT 06 FEB at 10.30 will be BSL
Watch a sneak preview online at www.tallstories.org.uk might never find?
Interpreted and Audio Described
12+
What if your mum dreamed of living on the other side of the
DANGER, DRAMA, AND A LOT OF LAUGHS world?
14+
GUARANTEED. And what if your sister was a fruit-loop who spent all day
Perrier-nominated comedian, Big Howard, (Howard Read) playing with two invisible friends?
15+ and his computer animated six-year-old sidekick, Little 12 year-old Ashmol lives in the Australian outback with his
Howard, bring their acclaimed epic family comedy show to mum, dad and his little sister Kellyanne… and her two
16+ Soho for an ideal half-term treat. invisible friends Pobby and Dingan.
With interactive stand-up, 3D animation and lots of songs, One day, Pobby and Dingan disappear. At first Ashmol is 0-3
Adults this really is a show that all the family can enjoy! happy that the imaginary friends are out of his life, but
Little Howard has discovered the pencil that drew him. But, Kellyanne becomes sick. The longer Pobby and Dingan are3-6
on the other end of this magical pencil of life is the eraser lost, the sicker Kellyanne becomes. Finally Ashmol decides
of death, and a dark force is at large determined to rub 0-3
the that there is only one thing to do: he must find Pobby and 2+
cheeky chap out for good. And, as if that wasn’t enough, Big Dingan.
A truly theatrical feast that 3-6
Howard has had a real-life baby who is getting a little too Pobby and Dingan is a heartbreaking, heart-warming, 4+
leaves both adults and children much attention. beautiful contemporary tale about the possibility of dreams,
fully entertained Can Little Howard escape his supernatural nemesis?
2+ the preciousness of hope and how, sometimes, we have to5+
believe in the impossible.
THE LIST How will he get rid of this pesky new arrival? 4+ 6+
School groups can take advantage of a FREE WORKSHOP!
www.littlehoward.co.uk Just ask Box Office for details.
5+ 7+
www.catherinewheels.co.uk
6+ 8+

7+ 8-12
KIDS £10.50 FAMILY TICKET £20.00 (2 ADULTS & 2 CHILDREN)
FAMILY TICKET £40.00 (2 ADULTS & 2 CHILDREN) SCHOOLS 1 TEACHER GOES FREE WITH EVERY TEN TICKETS
8+ 9+
EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF EDEN COURT FRIENDS £1.00 OFF ALL TICKETS
ILLUSTRATION ‘Copyright Axel Scheffler and Macmillan Children’s Books’ PHOTOS ‘Copyright Simon Turtle’ 8-12 12+
28 FAMILY VISUAL ARTS 29
WEE STORIES PRESENT

VISUAL ARTS
SPRING 2010
TREASURE ISLAND ALL ROUND EDEN COURT
WED 28 APR – SAT 01 MAY 2010
WED 28 APR | 13.30 TWELVE POETS HIGHLAND ARTISTS
FEB & MAR
WED 28 – FRI 30 APR | 19.30 If you were one of the many thousands
of people who visited Eden Court during A moveable feast of Highland Artists
SAT 01 MAY | 13.30 & 19.30 Oct 2009, you will no doubt have seen will hold an exhibition of new works
EMPIRE THEATRE the huge range of paintings, sculptures addressing some, all or none of the
and installations on display as part of following subjects: Religious
Blood, greed, murder and mutiny for swashbuckling adventure where the Highland Homecoming celebrations. architecture; Fashion; Juvenile
all the family! desperate men fight for hidden One of the exhibits on display was psychology; Meteorology; Stage
Eden Court favourites, Wee Stories treasure, bloodthirsty pirates rule the ‘Twelve Poets’, a collection of mounted management; Dental hygiene;
return to the Highlands with their high seas and danger lurks at every bronze heads, or herms, depicting poets Warfare; Zymurgy; Terpsichore;
stunning and critically acclaimed return. We’ll be regularly who have made a significant Farming and poultry;
Forget the kids, just go!
telling of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Wee Stories present a thrilling updating our website contribution to the canon of Scottish Dendrochronology; Education; The
THE SCOTSMAN
bloody tale of adventure, suspense version of the greatest pirate story of literature – we’re delighted to let you service industries; Thanatology and
with more details of all
and greedy gang-plankers… them all, told by two shipwrecked know that these wonderful artworks death; Rodents; The history of
It is a certainty that of our exhibitions – be have now taken up residence in the mallemaroking; Biscuits; The Earldom
Set sail with Long John Silver and musicians, clinging to Stevenson’s
Stevenson would have story to keep body and soul together sure to check there for Bishop’s Palace, thanks to the Scottish of Bottacks; Textile design; Sun
young Jim Hawkins on a
loved this version. in the hope of rescue. much more National Portrait Gallery. Next time worship; God and Goddess; Le Marquis
information. you’re in Eden Court, do pay them de Sade; 42; Laughing gas; And last
THE HERALD www.weestoriestheatre.org a visit! but by no means least: Cookery.
Very exciting indeed.

Yet another production to
confirm that Wee Stories
company creates A96 ARTISTS
Scotland’s finest MAR & APR
children’s theatre. Back for their 4th exhibition at Eden
THE SCOTSMAN*****
Court, the A96 Artists’ Collective
showcase their latest works. In this
show you can enjoy many diverse
Dynamically acted, styles of expression, from abstract
riotously funny and and figurative paintings to realistic
observational pastel work to surreal,
utterly riveting.
collaged mixed media and 3D
THE LIST ***** sculptural pieces. All artists in the
collective (numbering 20 members at
present) live and work in the
surrounding area and can be
contacted through their website
http://www.a96artists.co.uk/ or on
The performance on Fri 30 at 19.30 their individual sites from there.
will be BSL Interpreted and Audio We’ll be regularly updating our
Described website with more details of all of
our exhibitions – be sure to check
SEAT PRICES £10.00
there for much more information.
FAMILY TICKET www.A96artists.co.uk.
£28.00 (2 ADULTS & 2 CHILDREN /
1 ADULT & 3 CHILDREN)
SCHOOLS £5.50 +
1 TEACHER GOES FREE WITH
EVERY TEN TICKETS
30 TIMETABLE TIMETABLE 31
WED 27 | 19.30 MON 15 | 19.30 SAT 06 | 20.00 THU 25 | 19.30 FRI 09 | 19.15 MON 19 | 20.00 WED 05 | 19.15
JANUARY EMPIRE THEATRE | p 06-07 EMPIRE THEATRE | p 08-09 EMPIRE THEATRE | p 40 EMPIRE THEATRE | p 33 EMPIRE THEATRE | p 33 EMPIRE THEATRE | p 43 ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 19
OFF KILTER BLOOD BROTHERS T-REXTASY TITANIC THE MUSICAL GANG SHOW KENYAN BOYS CHOIR SCOTTISH OPERA:
SAT 02 | 13.00 & 17.00 KATYA KABANOVA
EMPIRE THEATRE | p 04 THU 28 | 20.00 TUE 16 | 19.30 SAT 06 | 19.30 FRI 26 | 19.30 SAT 10 | 14.15 & 19.15 TUE 20 | 20.00
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK EMPIRE THEATRE | p 32 EMPIRE THEATRE | p 08-09 ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 51 EMPIRE THEATRE | p 33 EMPIRE THEATRE | p 33 ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 14 THU 06 | 19.15
OVER THE RAINBOW - THE BLOOD BROTHERS SPRING INTO EDEN TITANIC THE MUSICAL GANG SHOW SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE: EMPIRE THEATRE | p 18
SUN 03 | 13.00 & 17.00 EVA CASSIDY STORY EIGHT SEASONS SCOTTISH OPERA:
EMPIRE THEATRE | p 04 WED 17 | 19.30 SUN 07 | 14.00 FRI 26 SAT 10 | 19.30 LA BOHEME - PUCCINI
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK FRI 29 | 20.00 EMPIRE THEATRE | p 08-09 ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 51 THROUGHOUT EDEN COURT | p 53 ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 21 WED 21 | 19.30
EMPIRE THEATRE | p 32 BLOOD BROTHERS SPRING INTO EDEN HI-EX COMIC CONVENTION HIGHER DRAMA: TWO'S ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 38 FRI 07 | 18.00
TUE 05 |14.15 & 19.00 OVER THE RAINBOW - THE COMPANY CLARE TEAL TRIO EMPIRE THEATRE | p18
EMPIRE THEATRE | p 04 EVA CASSIDY STORY THU 18 | 13.30 & 19.30 SUN 07 | 20.00 SAT 27 SCOTTISH OPERA:
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK EMPIRE THEATRE | p 08-09 ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 56 THROUGHOUT EDEN COURT | p 53 SUN 11 | 19.30 THU 22 | 19.30 LA BOHEME UNWRAPPED
FRI 29 | 19.30 BLOOD BROTHERS GILDED BALOON COMEDY HI-EX COMIC CONVENTION ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 23 EMPIRE THEATRE | p 55
WED 06 | 14.15 & 19.00 ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 25 CIRCUIT LAUREL & HARDY KATZENJAMMER: I LOVE SAT 08 | 19.15
EMPIRE THEATRE | p 04 JOHN BEATTY'S WILD SAT 27 | 14.30 & 19.30 THE PIANO EMPIRE THEATRE | p 18
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK VISION TOUR MON 08 | 20.00 EMPIRE THEATRE | p 33 SUN 11 | 20.00 SCOTTISH OPERA:
EMPIRE THEATRE TITANIC THE MUSICAL EMPIRE THEATRE | p 13 FRI 23 | 19.30 LA BOHEME - PUCCINI
SAT 30 | 14.00 & 20.00 DARA O’BRIAIN SCOTTISH CHAMBER ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 44
EMPIRE THEATRE | p 32
SUN 28 ORCHESTRA HIGHLIGHTS CONCERT WED 12 | 19.30
OVER THE RAINBOW - THE TUE 09 | 19.30 THROUGHOUT EDEN COURT | p 53
EVA CASSIDY STORY EMPIRE THEATRE | p 48 HI-EX COMIC CONVENTION MON 12 | 19.30 SUN 25 | 19.30 SCOTTISH BALLET:
FRI 19 | 19.30 HORMONAL HOUSEWIVES ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 42 EMPIRE THEATRE | p 56
ROMEO & JULIET
SUN 28 | 20.00 FINBAR FUREY DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN
EMPIRE THEATRE | p 08-09 WED 10 | 19.30 EMPIRE THEATRE
FEBRUARY BLOOD BROTHERS EMPIRE THEATRE | p 41 FRANKIE BOYLE MON 12 | 20.00 MON 26 | 19.30
THU 04 | 13.30 SAT 20 | 13.30 & 19.30 CHARLIE LANDSBOROUGH EMPIRE THEATRE | p 49 EMPIRE THEATRE | p 56
THU 07 | 14.15 & 19.00 MON 29 | 20.00 HOT FLUSH DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN
EMPIRE THEATRE | p 26 EMPIRE THEATRE | p 08-09 FRI 12 | 19.30 EMPIRE THEATRE
ROOM ON THE BROOM BLOOD BROTHERS EMPIRE THEATRE | p 41 FRANKIE BOYLE TUE 13 | 19.30 WED 28 | 13.30 & 19.30
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
FRI 05 | 10.30 &13.30 MON 22 | 18.00 GAELIC SOCIETY OF ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 42 EMPIRE THEATRE | p 28
FRI 08 | 14.15 & 19.00 INVERNESS:SEASONS TUE 30 | 19.30 FINBAR FUREY TREASURE ISLAND
EMPIRE THEATRE | p 26 ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 27 ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 22
EMPIRE THEATRE | p 04 & MOODS
ROOM ON THE BROOM LITTLE HOWARD AND THE MIRACLE MAN THU 29 | 19.30
MAGIC PENCIL OF LIFE AND SAT 13 | 19.30 EMPIRE THEATRE | p 28 THU 13 | 19.30
SAT 06 | 10.30 &13.30 TUE 30 | 19.30
SAT 09 | 13.00 & 17.00 DEATH EMPIRE THEATRE | p 40 TREASURE ISLAND
EMPIRE THEATRE | p 26 EMPIRE THEATRE | p 50 EMPIRE THEATRE | p 11
EMPIRE THEATRE | p 04 SUPERTROUPERS
ROOM ON THE BROOM TUE 23 | 18.00 DEREK ACORAH FRI 30 | 19.30 SCOTTISH BALLET:
ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 27 SUN 14 | 19.30 EMPIRE THEATRE | p 28 ROMEO & JULIET
SUN 07 | 20.00 WED 31 | 19.30
SUN 10 | 13.00 & 17.00 LITTLE HOWARD AND THE EMPIRE THEATRE | p 40 TREASURE ISLAND
ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 56 ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 22 FRI 14 | 19.30
EMPIRE THEATRE | p 04 MAGIC PENCIL OF LIFE AND SUPERTROUPERS
GILDED BALOON COMEDY NTS EMPTY FRI 30 | 20.00 EMPIRE THEATRE | p 11
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK DEATH
CIRCUIT SUN 14 | 20.00 ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 20 SCOTTISH BALLET:
WED 20 | 19.30 TUE 23 | 19.30 ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 15 TUE 13 | 20.00 THE SHANKLY SHOW ROMEO & JULIET
TUE 09 | 19.30
SCOTTISH BALLET: THE
CHIPPENDALES
HEBRIDES ENSEMBLE: APRIL EMPIRE THEATRE | p 49
HOT FLUSH
SAT 15 | 14.00 & 19.30
SINGIN' I'M NO A BILLY SCHOENBERG'S PIERROT EMPIRE THEATRE | p 11
NUTCRACKER
HE'S A TIM WED 24 | 18.00 LUNARIE THU 01 | 20.00
EMPIRE THEATRE | p 47 WED 14 | 20.00 MAY SCOTTISH BALLET:
THU 21 | 14.00 & 19.30 ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 27 WED 17 | 20.00 BAD BOY JOHNNY EMPIRE THEATRE | p 49 ROMEO & JULIET
TUE 09 | 20.00
EMPIRE THEATRE | p 05 LITTLE HOWARD AND THE EMPIRE THEATRE | p 55 HOT FLUSH SAT 01 | 13.30 & 19.30
ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 14 FRI 02 | 20.00 MON 17 | 20.00
SCOTTISH BALLET: THE MAGIC PENCIL OF LIFE AND FASCINATING AIDA EMPIRE THEATRE | p 28
SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE: AN EMPIRE THEATRE | p 42 THU 15 | 19.30 EMPIRE THEATRE | p 57
NUTCRACKER DEATH TREASURE ISLAND
EVENING WITH JACQUES SAT 20 | 14.30 & 19.30 PRIDE OF IRELAND EMPIRE THEATRE | p 39 KEVIN BRIDGES
THU 21 | 20.00 BREL ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 51 KATE RUSBY SAT 01 | 19.30
SAT 03 | 14.00 & 20.00 MON 24 | 20.00
ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 34
PAUL JONES & DAVE KELLY
WED 10 | 20.00 MARCH TFX DREAMS & ILLUSIONS
EMPIRE THEATRE | p 42 THU 15 | 20.00 ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 57
CRAIG HILL: 40 LOVE...?
EMPIRE THEATRE | Outside back p
EMPIRE THEATRE | p 46 SUN 21 | 13.00 & 17.00 PRIDE OF IRELAND ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 10 WHEN HARRY MET SALLY
FRI 22 | 19.30 CIRCUS OF HORRORS: THE MON 01 | 19.30 SCOTTISH DANCE THEATRE
ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 51 SUN 02 | 20.00 TUE 25 | 20.00
EMPIRE THEATRE | p 05 DAY OF THE DEAD EMPIRE THEATRE | p 34 SAT 03 | 19.30
FAIRPORT CONVENTION TFX DREAMS & ILLUSIONS FRI 16 | 13.00 EMPIRE THEATRE EMPIRE THEATRE | Outside back p
SCOTTISH BALLET: THE ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 37
THU 11 | 20.00 MON 22 | 18.00 ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 10 MARK BEAUMONT: THE WHEN HARRY MET SALLY
NUTCRACKER WED 03 | 19.30 FIDDLERS BID MAN WHO CYCLED THE
EMPIRE THEATRE | p 46 ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 27 SCOTTISH DANCE THEATRE
ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 38 SUN 04 | 19.30 WORLD WED 26 | 20.00
FRI 22 | 19.30 CIRCUS OF HORRORS: THE POBBY AND DINGAN
GRAEME STEPHEN SEXTET EMPIRE THEATRE | p 17 FRI 16 | 20.00 EMPIRE THEATRE | Outside back p
ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 25 DAY OF THE DEAD MON 03 | 20.00
TUE 23 | 10.30 DIDO & AENEAS AND EMPIRE THEATRE | p 45 WHEN HARRY MET SALLY
MY FAB YEARS - SYLVIA THU 04 | 19.30 EMPIRE THEATRE | p 57
THU 11 | 19.30 ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 27 PAGLIACCI JOE LONGTHORNE
ANDERSON ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 21 KATY BRAND'S BIG ASS THU 27 | 20.00
ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 35 POBBY AND DINGAN
THE GOVERNMENT WED 07 | 19.15 SAT 17 | 19.30 TOUR EMPIRE THEATRE | Outside back p
SAT 23 | 14.00 & 19.30 SESSION A9
INSPECTOR WED 24 | 20.00 EMPIRE THEATRE | p 33 EMPIRE THEATRE | p 15 WHEN HARRY MET SALLY
EMPIRE THEATRE | p 05 TUE 04 | 19.15
FRI 12 | 19.30 ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 23 GANG SHOW INVERNESS CHORAL
SCOTTISH BALLET: THE THU 04 | 20.00 ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 19 FRI 28 | 20.00
EMPIRE THEATRE | p 35 PROMISES PROMISES SOCIETY: BACH ST JOHN
NUTCRACKER EMPIRE THEATRE | p 39 THU 08 | 19.15 SCOTTISH OPERA: EMPIRE THEATRE | Outside back p
CALEDON: WHIRLIN 'N' PASSION
BETH NIELSON CHAPMAN WED 24 | 19.30 EMPIRE THEATRE | p 33 KATYA KABANOVA WHEN HARRY MET SALLY
TUE 26 | 19.30 BIRLIN!
EMPIRE THEATRE | p 06-07 EMPIRE THEATRE | p 33 GANG SHOW MON 19 | 19.30 SAT 29 | 14.00 & 20.00
SAT 13 | 19.30 FRI 05 | 20.00 ONETOUCH THEATRE | p 45
OFF KILTER EMPIRE THEATRE | p 12
TITANIC THE MUSICAL EMPIRE THEATRE | Outside back p
EMPIRE THEATRE | p 37 BELLEVUE RENDEZVOUS
BBC SSO WHEN HARRY MET SALLY
INVERNESS FIDDLERS
32 MUSICAL MUSICALS 33
One of the shortest and THE INVERNESS OPERA COMPANY PRESENT

most gripping two-
hour shows in current TITANIC : THE MUSICAL
Scottish theatre WED 24 MAR – FRI 26 MAR 2010 | 19:30
THE SCOTSMAN
SAT 27 MAR 2010 | 14:30 & 19.30
EMPIRE THEATRE
Story and Book by : Peter Stone
Music and Lyrics by : Maury Yeston
By arrangement with MusicScope and Stage Musicals
Limited of New York
You are invited aboard the Royal Mail Ship Titanic on her maiden voyage from
Southampton to America. Enjoy the sights, sounds and splendour of the
finest, largest and strongest ship in the world. “The Ship of Dreams”.
The company portray the lives of the officers, passengers and crew as they set
sail on an adventure of a lifetime aboard RMS Titanic. Watch how the captain
along with his staff and crew deal with various situations including class
0-3 rivalry and deal with the devastation of the fateful collision with the iceberg.
THEATRE PRODUCTIONS PRESENT 3-6

The ship Titanic is not merely the background of the show but is the pivotal
SEAT PRICES
central character of this 1997 Tony Award-winning musical where you visit the
OVER THE RAINBOW : THE EVA CASSIDY STORY 2+
WED 24 19.30 & SAT 27 14.30 £13.00
THU 25 – SAT 27 19.30 £16.00
Boiler Room, Bridge, Radio Room, First and Third Class quarters, Promenade
deck, Crows-nest and the Lifeboats.
THU 28 – FRI 29 JAN 2010 | 20.00 REDUCED RATES
4+ The show is accompanied by a wonderfully evocative score, witty and
SAT 30 JAN 2010 | 14.00 & 20.00 UNDER 18S £10.00 ANY SEAT ANY
PERFORMANCE emotional dialogue, authentic costumes from the era and a magnificent set.
EMPIRE THEATRE 5+
NO OTHER DISCOUNTS This is a show not to be missed!!!
EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF www.invernessopera.co.uk
7+
This show pays a genuine and heartfelt tribute to a true
Starring :
ZOE TYLER (Any Dream will Do & How do you Solve a artist who was not interested in fame and fortune, but
Problem like Maria) wanted nothing more than to create beautiful music.8-12
DAVID PAISLEY (River City, Holby & Casualty)
From its’ first performance in 2004, Over the Rainbow,
9+
DONNA HAZELTON (Winner of Channel 4’s Musicality) SPECIAL EVENT
has played to sell-out houses, and received standing
Over the Rainbow is an award-winning musical that tells

ovations throughout the UK and Europe. 12+ THE INVERNESS AREA GANG SHOW
the life story of this legendary artist, charting her life in WED 07 – SAT 10 APR 2010
SEAT PRICES 14+
dramatic scenes, with stunning live renditions of her
music including a haunting interpretation of
THU 28 JAN 20.00 & SAT 30 JAN 14.00 £15.00 WED 07 – FRI 09 APR | 19.15
FRI 29 & SAT 30 JAN 20.00 £18.00 15+
‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow.’ SAT 10 APR | 14.15 & 19.15
REDUCED RATES
Before she died at the tender age of 33, Eva Cassidy was THU 28 JAN 20.00 & SAT 30 JAN 14.00 £13.00 16+ EMPIRE THEATRE
unknown outside the USA, but became posthumously FRI 29 & SAT 30 JAN 20.00 £16.00 For over 25 years, Inverness Area Gang Show has been raising the roof of
famous having been championed by Terry Wogan. Her Adults
EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF Eden Court with its colourful, vibrant and exciting biennial production.
music soon topped the album charts in the UK, Europe
This April, the Gang are aiming to hit new heights as the fourteenth
and Australia. The performance on Sat 30 Jan will be BSL Interpreted and Inverness Area Gang Show takes to the Empire Theatre stage, with a cast
Audio Described featuring well over 100 local Scouts and Guides from across Inverness, SEAT PRICES
Nairn and Strathspey. WED 07 APR 2 FOR £16.00
THU 08 & FRI 09 APR £12.00
The Gang Show is a dazzling, modern revue with a medley of comedy, SAT 10 APR 14.15 2 FOR £16.00
modern music, old favourites and sparkling dance routines. It
SAT 10 APR 19.15 £14.00
showcases the talents of the cast and is backed by a dedicated and
REDUCED RATES
professional team, making it a performance not to be missed.
WED 07 APR NO REDUCED RATE
Over the years Inverness Area Gang Show has evolved from a Scouting and THURS 08 & FRI 09 APR £9.00
Guiding activity into one of the largest local theatrical productions in Eden SAT 10 APR 14.15 NO REDUCED RATE
Court, with hundreds of young people SAT 10 APR 19.15 £11.00
having passed through the Gang
GROUPS OF 10+ GET ONE FREE FOR EVERY TEN
since 1983. TICKETS (THU / FRI / SAT 19.15 ONLY)
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FAIRPORT
CONVENTION
MON 01 MAR 2010 | 19.30
EMPIRE THEATRE
ACTIVE EVENTS PRESENT
SESSION A9
THU 11 FEB 2010 | 19.30
CALEDON –
ONETOUCH THEATRE
WHIRLIN’ & BIRLIN’
FRI 12 FEB 2010 | 19.30
One of the greatest live bands on today’s concert EMPIRE THEATRE
Session A9 are a
circuit, Fairport Convention’s sell-out gigs attract
super group in
GTA MUSIC PRESENTS critical acclaim and delight audiences across the
the truest sense Their amazing voices have been thrilling audiences
world. Every concert is different and the band’s
of the word – across Europe, and now Scotland’s Tenors, Caledon
PAUL JONES & DAVE rich and varied repertoire ensures an exciting
comprising the bring their superior singing to Eden Court! The
mix of old favourites and brand new numbers.
KELLY principal musicians from Scotland’s most famous powerful tenor voices of Alan Beck, Jamie
Fairport Convention is Simon Nicol on guitar and and well-respected traditional bands, they tour MacDougall and Ivan Sharpe along, with Musical
THU 21 JAN 2010 | 20.00
lead vocals, Dave Pegg on bass and backing rarely, and in short bursts. Don’t miss your chance Director Michael Barnett are equally at home on the
ONETOUCH THEATRE vocals, Chris Leslie on fiddle, mandolin, bouzouki to catch them as they pay a visit to the Highland stage of the world-famous Sydney Opera House or
and lead vocals, Ric Sanders on violin and Gerry capital. inspiring the 50,000 football crowd at Hampden Park
We’re delighted to welcome back two of Eden Court’s Conway on drums and percussion. The band with their stirring new version of Flower of
SessionA9 are Charlie McKerron (Capercaillie),
all-time favourite artists! Paul Jones and Dave Kelly recently won a coveted BBC Lifetime Scotland.
Adam Sutherland (Peatbog Faeries), Kevin
have graced the stage at Eden Court on many Achievement Award and Radio 2 listeners voted
Henderson (Fiddlers Bid), Gordon Gunn (a host of Mixing traditional favourites such as The Dark Island
occasions as part of the Blues Band, or as solo artists Fairport’s groundbreaking album Liege & Lief
bands!), David Robertson (Capercaillie), Marc and Ye Banks and Braes with contemporary Scottish
in their own right. This time these ‘old hands’ join 'The Most Influential Folk Album of All Time'.
Clement (Blazin’ Fiddles) and Brian MacAlpine (too classics from the likes of Dougie Maclean and even
together to bring a simplified, slimmed down set of
Whether you are a devoted fan or a newcomer to many to mention!). Elvis (his ancestors were Scottish!). Caledon deliver
exhilarating country blues numbers and old time tunes
their music, this concert will be very special. a high energy show like no other.
from the Mississippi Delta. Session A9 will join us direct from Celtic
www.fairportconvention.com Connections, the world’s coolest folk music festival www.caledonmusic.com
Quite simply brilliant music, played by two of the most
and will be raring to entertain!
well-respected and talented musicians alive today. A
must for music fans. www.sessiona9.com
SEAT PRICES £12.00 SEAT PRICES £16.00 SEAT PRICES £12.00 SEAT PRICES £14.50
REDUCED RATES £10.00 REDUCED RATES £14.00 REDUCED RATES £10.00 REDUCED RATES £12.50
EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF TICKETS £10.00 AND EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF TICKETS EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF TICKETS £10.00 EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF TICKETS £10.00
OVER / £1.00 OFF UNDER £10.00 £10.00 AND OVER / £1.00 OFF UNDER £10.00 AND OVER / £1.00 OFF UNDER £10.00 AND OVER / £1.00 OFF UNDER £10.00
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EDEN COURT
BUSINESS INVERNESS FIDDLERS RALLY
SAT 13 FEB 2010 | 19.30
CLUB EMPIRE THEATRE
We’re delighted to welcome back the Inverness Bairns. Hannah Fisher is a very talented fiddler from
SUPPO
RT Fiddlers, who will once again be joined by fellow Dunkeld in Perthshire. Hannah is a pupil of Pete
THE AR ING
INSPIR TS enthusiasts from all over Scotland; forming an Clark and an emerging star on the fiddle scene.
Your business can BUSIN ING orchestra of around 100 players to perform a varied
ESS Seats for the Fiddlers’ Rally are sure to be much in
program of traditional music from Scotland and
support and enjoy demand so you are recommended as always to secure
beyond. The Fiddlers’ Rally provides both a visual and
the best in arts and your ticket well in advance of the performance date.
a musical spectacle since the performers are tartan-
entertainment by joining clad for this musical highlight.
our corporate membership
scheme. The Business Club This year the Inverness Fiddlers are delighted to
SEAT PRICES £12.00
provides valuable support introduce two very talented young guest artists to our
Eden Court audience. Siobhan Miller is a fine young REDUCED RATES
for the work of Eden Court OVER 60S & UNDER 18S ONLY £10.00
traditional singer from Penicuik near Edinburgh. She
while offering you a
is an emerging talent on the Scottish folk scene and EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF TICKETS £10.00
complete sponsorship AND OVER / £1.00 OFF UNDER £10.00
has appeared with acclaimed band Jock Tamson's
package at a level to suit
your business.
ONE MEMBERSHIP GIVES

YOU ALL OF THIS
• Complimentary tickets
thank employees with reduced rate tickets
• Exclusive members’receptions
• Direct booking line
put something back into the area you do business in • Ticket discounts for all your staff ‘Fiddlers’ Bid’ are one of the most dynamic and exciting musical
• Venue hire discounts FIDDLERS BID acts to emerge from Shetland. Since 1991 ‘Fiddlers’ Bid’ have taken
be recognised for supporting the arts • Corporate rate tickets SAT 03 APR 2010 | 19.30 the fiddle tradition to new heights and in many new and exciting
• Public acknowledgement of your directions, releasing a string of internationally acclaimed albums
support in the Eden Court brochure ONETOUCH THEATRE along the way.
promote your business to the Eden Court audience
Fiddlers Bid are four of Shetland’s most vibrant fiddle players, who
A powerhouse of link together with almost telepathic precision, while the band also
Four levels of membership mean you can join flying fiddles and sports an ‘engine room’ rhythm section of bass, piano and guitar to
us whatever the size of your business. compliment this ~ not to mention probably Scotland’s finest and
furious talent
BBC RADIO SCOTLAND most dynamic clarsach player into the bargain.
A night not to be missed!
www.fiddlersbid.com www.myspace.com/fiddlersbid
To find out more contact the Development Manager on 01463 732678 or SEAT PRICES £12.00
e-mail businessclub@eden-court.co.uk REDUCED RATES £10.00
38 MUSIC MUSIC 39
GRAEME STEPHEN SEXTET FEATURING BEN DAVIS BETH NIELSEN

WED 03 MAR 2010 | 19.30 CHAPMAN
ONETOUCH THEATRE THU 04 MAR 2010 | 20.00
The Graeme Stephen sextet features some of the most creative
and in demand musicians on the UK folk and Jazz scenes. The EMPIRE THEATRE
music draws on these influences to create an eclectic mix of
musical styles and sounds.
The performance will include the suite “Vantage-Points” inspired
by locations throughout Scotland.
The group is Graeme Stephen – Guitar, Ben Davis (of mercury
nominees Basquiat Strings)- Cello, Chris Stout- Violin, Fraser
Fifield- Soprano Sax/Kaval, Martin Kershaw- Alto Sax, Mario
Caribe- Double Bass, and Scottish Jazz Drummer of the year
Stuart Ritchie.
Guitarist Graeme Stephen has Graeme Stephen has been described as one of the most creative
emerged as one the Scottish jazz musicians in the UK and has won various awards including the
scene's most capable, exportable Jazz Services Promoters Choice Award and was chosen for the
Serious/PRS Take 5 initiative in 2008.
and distinctive talents. His sextet is
Folk music doesn’t
a beacon of original, ambitious and
get any cooler
brilliantly realised music.
THE HERALD SEAT PRICES £10.00
than Kate Rusby
Q MAGAZINE
EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF TICKETS £10.00 AND OVER /
£1.00 OFF UNDER £10.00 PURE RECORDS PRESENT
KATE RUSBY
THU 15 APR 2010 | 19.30
CLARE TEAL EMPIRE THEATRE
WED 21 APR 2010 | 19.30 Rusby’s ‘northern’ roots belie her amazing voice
ONETOUCH THEATRE From writing hits for other artists to recording her – her previous Eden Court appearance sold out in
own; Beth Nielsen Chapman has truly embraced a matter of days, and we’re delighted to have
musical diversity. A breast cancer survivor, secured a return appearance.
Never one to disappoint, like a true perennial
environmental activist and lecturer on the magic of
flower, Clare Teal returns in the Spring with a The defining voice of contemporary English Folk
creativity Beth’s passion is still ‘the song’.
brand new tour and a new show. Music, Kate Rusby’s exquisite interpretations of
You may not know the name, but you’ll know the traditional songs and finely wrought self-penned
Featuring material just recorded, plus selections
songs! She has penned hits for many top artists tunes have won her an audience that reaches
from her impressive back catalogue - a glorious
including Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris, Bette Midler, beyond the genre.
mix of standards, classics and originals from the
Elton John, Neil Diamond and Willie Nelson. The
albums spanning her highly successful career! Her bands never cease to amaze, always
mega-hit “This Kiss” recorded by Faith Hill received a
The multi-award winning singer-songwriter, Grammy nomination. comprising the cream of Britain’s folk
Radio 2 presenter and columnist brings her instrumentalists, while her between-song stories
Beth has had the good fortune to be championed by and introductions are cut through with a hugely
unique blend of humour and great music to the
BBC Radio 2 and in particular Sir Terry Wogan. Ken engaging Yorkshire wit. She is truly an artist to be
stage backed by the finest jazz musicians in the
Bruce, Aled Jones and Bob Harris. cherished by lovers of good music everywhere.
land. Led by the dynamic young Australian
composer, conductor and pianist Grant Windsor, Lovers of the singer songwriter should beg, borrow, www.katerusby.com
this show certainly swings and is not one to be or steal a ticket – NOW!
missed. SEAT PRICES £19.00
www.bethnielsenchapman.com
www.clareteal.co.uk NO REDUCED RATE
SEAT PRICES £14.00 Wonderful. Worth The New Queen SEAT PRICES £20.00
REDUCED RATES £12.00 raving about of Swing NO REDUCED RATE
MICHAEL PARKINSON MAIL ON SUNDAY EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF
40 MUSIC MUSIC 41
SWEENEY ENTERTAINMENTS PRESENT
T-REXSTASY
SAT 06 MAR 2010 | 20.00
EMPIRE THEATRE
Dust off your platforms, grab your Gibson and
get on down to Eden Court for a glam-tastic
night of pure unadulterated T.Rextasy… For one
night only, we’ve secured the only band to have
been authorised and endorsed by Marc Bolan’s
Catalogue Management; the world’s No.1 Marc
Bolan and T.Rex tribute band. With their
uncanny doppelganger lead singer and lead
guitarist, Danielz, T.Rextasy deliver a musical
time-warp of Marc Bolan’s finest tunes,
guaranteed to transport you back to the
seventies!
Now into it’s 17th year, this sensational show THE GAELIC SOCIETY OF
will take you on a journey through all those INVERNESS
fantastic hits from I love to Boogie, Children of
the Revolution, Metal Guru, Jeepster, Telegram SEASONS AND
Sam, The list is endless…………..
MOODS
T.Rextasy are the tribute act who break SEAT PRICES £17.00 RÀITHEAN IS
all the rules by being bl**dy brilliant…An
exact replica of Marc! It’s uncanny.
REDUCED RATES £16.00 FUINN
THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY FRI 12 MAR 2010 | 19.30
EMPIRE THEATRE
AN EVENING WITH CHARLIE
LANDSBOROUGH “Seasons and Moods”, the theme for the
NETT UK PRESENTS Gaelic Society of Inverness 2010 Eden
WED 10 MAR 2010 | 19.30 Court concert will present a Gaelic music
SUPERTROUPERS EMPIRE THEATRE and song perspective of the seasons.
SAT 13 & SUN 14 MAR 2010 | 19.30 Featuring leading Gaelic performers, and
The redoubtable Charlie Landsborough is one of Eden Court’s with a focus on youth, these themed events
EMPIRE THEATRE hottest tickets. His regular visits to the Highlands are a true have become increasingly popular Gaelic
highlight in the theatre’s calendar. celebrations with simultaneous interpretive
Prepare for a night of Abba and Bee Gees hits as Mamma
Mia meets Night Fever with two of Europe’s finest tribute Charlie and his five-piece band are well known for keeping Power Point presentation.
bands joining forces to bring a spectacular award-winning concertgoers enthralled. His telling lyrics and his engaging The 2010 programme will include Kathleen
night of entertainment to Eden Court. anecdotes captivate audiences wherever he performs. On stage MacInnes; Arthur Cormack; Maggie
he is as entertaining as he is melodic and there’s always a good MacDonald; Paul MacCallum;
Bursting with hits and energy, and with authentic live
dose of humour thrown in. Canntaireachd; and the Monach Isles
vocals, great musicianship and dazzling costumes,
SuperTroupers always inspires a party atmosphere and His music, which ranges from inspirational to country, from Ceilidh Band.
fun spirit no matter what the weather! ballad to anthem, hits the spot. He has dedicated fans the www.gsi.org.uk
world over and a loyal fan base right here in Inverness.
70’s dress is encouraged, as is a strong pair of lungs to
sing-a-long and join in with favourites such as Dancing www.charlielandsborough.com SEAT PRICES £12.00
Queen, Voulez Vous, Money, Money, Money, Night Fever,
Jive Talkin, Tragedy, Grease, Stayin Alive and so many more.
……the best ABBA show I have REDUCED RATES £10.00
seen….bar none EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF
THE STAGE SEAT PRICES £17.50
SEAT PRICES £19.50
NO REDUCED RATE
Absolutely Brilliant EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF
MAURICE GIBB
42 MUSIC MUSIC 43
CHIMES INTERNATIONAL PRESENTS

HARMONIC ARTISTS LTD PRESENT
PRIDE OF IRELAND
FRI 02 & SAT 03 APR 2010 THE KENYAN BOYS CHOIR
FRI 02 APR 2010 | 20.00 MON 19 APR 2010 | 20.00
SAT 03 APR 2010 | 14.00 & 20.00 EMPIRE THEATRE
EMPIRE THEATRE
The Kenyan Boys Choir, shot to worldwide fame will join us to ensure we give them a very warm, sold-
This wonderful show from Ireland features the very best in Irish following their performance at Barack Obama’s out Highland welcome!
entertainment, from Yesteryear to today’s well known ‘Irish Stars.’ presidential inauguration. The boys, aged between
www.kenyanboyschoir.com
14 and 25 have all been personally selected for their
Topping the bill will be Ireland’s most dynamic and versatile
amazing talent by the choir’s visionary founder and
performer – the amazing Dominic Kirwan! You’ll also be treated to
conductor Joseph Muyale Inzai.
the superb sound of Internationally renowned The Three Irish Tenors,
who will enthral you with their fabulous repertoire of popular Their sound is unique, haunting and unforgettable. Their SEAT PRICES £18.00
Classics. repertoire comprises popular chants and songs from REDUCED RATES
across Africa, and their performances are at once UNDER 18S £10.00
The stunning cast also includes Sandy
moving and inspirational.
Kelly, Star of the West End NO OTHER REDUCTIONS
Production....”Patsy Cline – The Musical”, We are honoured to be able to welcome these supremely EDEN COURT FRIENDS PRIORITY BOOKING – PLUS
and from the Showband era, Frankie talented youngsters to the Highlands, and hope that you £2.00 OFF PER TICKET
McBride (from Frankie McBride and The
SEAT PRICES Polka Dots). From the modern day, Elaine
FRI 02 & SAT 03 APR 20.00 £20.00 Boyle, Ireland’s newest singing sensation
and Special Guest, International Hit
SAT 03 APR 14.00 £15.00
Recording Star, PJ Proby. This whole
REDUCED RATES
unforgettable evening will be compeered by George Jones, Star of
SAT 03 14.00 £12.50
Ireland’s No 1 Showband and Radio U105FM presenter. Rounding of
NO OTHER REDUCTIONS this spectacular event will be the Star Dancers from Gaelforce-Irish
EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF Dance Show.
ROY NICOLL ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS
FINBAR FUREY
MON 12 & TUE 13 APR 2010 | 19.30
ONETOUCH THEATRE
Finbar Furey's big break came in 1972 courtesy of
the legendary DJ, John Peel, who voted him and his
brother his ‘act of the year’. Their phenomenal
sound was a brand new combination of Irish
(Uillean) Pipes with Guitar and voice... almost 40
years later and the ex-lead singer of the Fureys is
still blazing a trail around the world!
We are delighted to welcome the twice world

champion Uillean pipe player and three times all
Ireland Uillean pipes champion to Eden Court for a
fantastic evening’s entertainment…
www.finbarfurey.com
SEAT PRICES £15.00

44 MUSIC MUSIC 45
ARTISTES DIRECT PRESENT
INVERNESS MUSIC FESTIVAL JOE LONGTHORNE

FRI 16 APR 2010 | 20.00
SAT 06 MAR – WED 17 MAR 2010 | VARIOUS TIMES
EMPIRE THEATRE
ALL ROUND EDEN COURT
Joe Longthorne’s amazing career stretches back more than 30 years to
appearances on Junior Showtime, swiftly followed by an extended spell on the
Northern club circuit. He has battled and beaten cancer and bounced back from
bankruptcy. He is still one of Britain’s favourite recording artistes, with a string of
million-selling albums and high profile appearances under his belt.
Joe's repertoire of voices is almost endless and includes hundreds of the world's
top singers – he is however, best known for his uncanny impersonations of
Shirley Bassey who believes that "Joe can do me better than I can do myself".
It’s rare to find an artist these days with such universal appeal – Joe is one
of the old school; a true entertainer in the purest sense of the word.
Tickets will fly out of the door for this amazing, one night only event.
Don’t be left behind – make sure you get your seats soon!
www.joelongthorne.com
SEAT PRICES £22.50

INVERNESS MUSIC FESTIVAL REDUCED RATES £19.50
Once again Eden Court will host the annual Inverness Music Festival HIGHLIGHTS EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF
– ten days of competition involving over 4000 performers.

CONCERT
Come along and hear primary and secondary pupils (and adults)
FRI 23 APR 2010 | 19.30
competing in a wide variety of classes that includes speech, drama,
singing and instrumental music. ONETOUCH THEATRE
Piping, Fiddle and Accordion categories are well represented as are The OneTouch Theatre was sold out for
the Gaelic competitions in speech and song. Another popular event the highly successful 2009 Highlights
is the Scottish Country Dancing, which this year will take place in Concert, featuring ensembles such as the
Millburn Academy on Sat 13 Mar. Fortrose Academy Strings, Crown
The reintroduction of Drama to the festival also gives the public a Primary School Choir, Kiltearn Fiddlers,
great opportunity to watch talented young actors performing in an Culloden Quartet and Voiceworks and
environment that could see them on the first steps towards a soloists such as Emma Donald
professional career. The same can be said of the Songs from the (composer), Lucy Payne (folk singer) and
Shows competition that always produces some great performances the violinist Graham Mackenzie who was
and attracts an enthusiastic audience. the Highland Young Musician of the Year
in 2009.
The festival attracts large numbers of performers in the
instrumental categories, culminating this year with the ensemble This year’s highlights concert will feature
competitions in the Empire Theatre on 15 and 16 Mar. performances from this year’s festival – a BELLEVUE RENDEZVOUS
reminder both of the breadth of musical
As usual the festival will close with the Curtis Craig Competition in genres that are available to the young MON 19 APR 2010 | 19.30
which the winners of selected open classes compete for the coveted artists of today and the depth of talent ONETOUCH THEATRE
trophy. This will be held in the OneTouch Theatre on Wed 17 Mar at that we have on display in the Highlands.
19.00. Great band, great show, great night Bellevue Rendezvous might be a new name on the folk
Enjoy an evening of fine music making in
CROMARTY OLD BREWERY scene, but the individual members' sheer musicality and
www.invernessmusicfestival.org the superb acoustic of Eden Court’s
years of experience make for a band of real beauty.
OneTouch Theatre.
Vibrant, dynamic, exciting, original, sensitive and lyrical, Together, the three instrumentalists combine to create a
SEAT PRICES
www.invernessmusicfestival.org Bellevue Rendezvous was formed in 2006 from a mutual love detailed, expansive sound.
£3.00 (FOR SESSIONS)
of beautiful, quirky and varied tunes from all over the world.
£5.00 (CURTIS CRAIG COMPETITION) www.myspace.com/bellevuerendezvous
They are an acoustic trio featuring an unusual combination
REDUCED RATES SEAT PRICES £10.00 of instruments - the line-up is Gavin Marwick (fiddle), Ruth
CHILDREN £1.00 REDUCED RATES £5.00 Morris, (nyckelharpa) and Cameron Robson (bouzouki).In SEAT PRICES £12.00
NO OTHER REDUCTIONS FAMILY TICKET £22.50 their repertoire they have original tunes, as well as music
from Scotland, Ireland, England, Wales, Serbia, France,
Brittany, Macedonia, Poland, Canada, Finland and Sweden.
3-6 TICKETS & INFO 01463 234 234 | WWW.EDEN-COURT.CO.UK JANUARY – APRIL 2010
46 SPECIAL EVENT SPECIAL EVENT 47
2+
Flying Vampires
THE CIRCUS OF HORRORS PRESENTS 4+ Witch-doctors
CIRCUS OF HORRORS – 5+
Voodoo Acrobats
Pickled People
THE DAY OF THE DEAD 6+ Bendy Bodies
s…
WED 10 & THU 11 FEB 2010 | 20.00 and Demon Dwarf
7+
EMPIRE THEATRE
8+
Following on from last year’s incredible sell-out

8-12
performance, The Circus of Horrors makes a horrifically
shocking return to the Highlands with ‘The Day of the Dead’.
9+
Undead Ringmaster Doktor Haze will unleash a hell of a tale
upon you … with the help of the revived devil driven rock n’ roll musical 12+ This fast paced Australian grown
talents of ‘The Interceptors From Hell’ plus an uncontrollable cast of rock musical stunned audiences with
Toltecan Beauties, Curvaceous Creatures, Aztec Warriors, Posada 14+
a profusion of hit songs.....destined
Skeletons, Voluptuous Vampires and some of the world’s greatest,
grotesque-est and most daring(est) circus acts. 15+
to be elevated to cult status
THE AUSTRALIAN
Not for the faint of heart…
16+
www.circusofhorrors.co.uk
18+
SEAT PRICES
Adults
£24.00 / £20.00 / £18.00
REDUCED RATES
£21.00 / £17.00 / £15.00
ROCKMAN MUSIC PRESENT
NO OTHER REDUCTIONS
BAD BOY JOHNNY AND THE
PROPHETS OF DOOM
THU 01 APR 2010 | 20.00
0-3
EMPIRE THEATRE
3-6
From the producers of Vampires Rock comes the worldwide
award-winning musical Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of 2+
Doom
4+
Johnny is a boy from the wrong side of the tracks. Dreaming of a
better life, he starts up a band, unaware of the rollercoaster ride
5+
this venture will take him on!
Steve Steinman takes on the role of the evil Father Maclean, a7+
role coveted by Russell Crowe, who played Johnny in the original
Australian production. 8-12
Sex, Religion, Satire, Comedy and Rock 'n' Roll, all delivered by
9+
an incredible cast, this show is not to be missed!
www.badboyjohnny.com 12+
14+
SEAT PRICES
15+
£23.00 / £18.00
STUDENTS £10.00 16+
NO OTHER REDUCTIONS Adults
4+
48 GIRLS NIGHT OUT 5+
GIRLS NIGHT OUT 49
7+
THE CHIPPENDALES INC PRESENTS PAUL ELLIOTT LTD PRESENTS

8-12
A real, laugh out loud comedy musical
THE CHIPPENDALES 0-3 HOT FLUSH! BBC 9+
TUE 23 FEB 2010 | 19.30 3-6 MON 12 – WED 14 APR 2010 | 20.00
It’s Sex and the City with HRT and 12+
EMPIRE THEATRE EMPIRE THEATRE funny songs
2+
GLASGOW HERALD 14+
4+
Attention ladies! Grab your girlfriends, sisters, Until she began to develop symptoms of you know what,
aunties, mothers, even your granny (mind the
The audience shrieked their heads off
15+
Moira had always considered herself a together sort of
5+
hip) for the ultimate girls’ night out as American person…Sylvia married Joe when she was 20, and has been and whooped in delight
THE SCOTSMAN 16+
icons the Chippendales take to the Eden Court bored with him since she was 21!...Jessica lives in the best
stage… 7+ house in the nicest street in town but life isn’t as perfect as
it seems...and, Helen’s only daughter has just left for Adults
The Chippendales latest production of live8-12
university…
music, dancing and fantasy captures a perfect SEAT PRICES £20.00
balance of sex appeal and tasteful teasing9+that Birds of a Feather’s Lesley Joseph leads the new cast of REDUCED RATES £18.00
will excite your senses and leave you the outrageous musical, Hot Flush! that tells the story of EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF TICKETS £10.00
breathless. 12+ four very different women… AND OVER
So come along and join the party! Better than a work out at the gym, Hot Flush! will leave you The performance on Wed 14 Apr at 20.00 will be BSL
14+ Interpreted and Audio Described
feeling 34½ again!
Come and have cocktails at the bar before the
show… 15+
www.chippendales.com
16+
Adults
SEAT PRICES £22.00 / £20.00

GROUP SPECIAL BUY 10 TICKETS GET 11TH FREE
0-3
3-6
2+
4+
MICHAEL HARRISON ENTERTAINMENT LTD
PRESENTS 5+
HORMONAL HOUSEWIVES
7+
TUE 09 MAR 2010 | 19.30
8-12
EMPIRE THEATRE
9+
Starring Carol Smilie
Three Hormonal Housewives battle against weight loss,12+

weight gain, mood swings, PMS, pelvic floor exercises,
stretch marks, the onslaught of HRT, makeovers, waxing,14+
men, chocolate, upper-lip hair, chocolate, chocolate…
15+
Get the girls together and share a laugh at all the joys of
reaching womanly maturity… 16+
Adults
SEAT PRICES £20.00

50 MEDIUMS / CLAIRVOYANTS SPECIAL EVENTS 51
ETM LTD PRESENT
DEREK ACORAH 0-3
TUE 30 MAR 2010 | 19.30

3-6
EMPIRE THEATRE
2+
Derek Acorah is without doubt the UK’s No.1 Spirit Medium. Star of Living
TV’s ‘Paranormal Egypt’,’ Ghost Towns’, ‘Most Haunted’, ‘Most Haunted4+
Live’ and Sky Real Lives’ ‘Derek Acorah’ show. Derek’s brings his hugely
entertaining evening of psychic abilities to Eden Court for an 5+
unforgettable event, which is sure to sell out early.
7+
PLEASE NOTE
An evening with Derek Acorah’ is experimental / investigational. There8-12
are
no guaranteed or certain results and the show is for the purposes of
amusement/entertainment. 9+
www.derekacorah.org
12+
SEAT PRICES £18.50

14+
NO REDUCED RATES
EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF 15+
16+
Adults TFX ENTERTAINMENTS PRESENT

BLONDE SHEEP EVENTS PRESENT
AN EVENING OF MEDIUMSHIP WITH DREAMS AND ILLUSIONS

SAT 20 & SUN 21 MAR 2010
TONY STOCKWELL
SAT 20 MAR | 14.30 & 19.30
SUN 20 JUN 2010 | 20.00
SUN 21 MAR | 13.00 & 17.00
EMPIRE THEATRE
0-3 ONETOUCH THEATRE
3-6 Is there anybody there? Let yourself be transported into the realm of magic,
It’s NOT creepy or kooky, mysterious or spooky. It’s Tony Stockwell masquerade and nightmares by the incredibly talented
2+
demonstrating his belief that those who have passed can communicate with us, students from local theatre school, TFX. Over 200 students SPRING INTO EDEN
delivering their messages of love and reuniting them with their relatives. The from the Highlands will transform into pirates, vampires and
This reading has 4+ witches, taking you to a world of “Dreams & Illusions.”
DANCE PLATFORM
remarkable star of Living TV’s Street Psychic, Psychic School and Zone Reality
changed my life. It TV’s original ‘Psychic Private Eyes’ endeavours to give proof beyond doubt and SAT 06 MAR 2010 | 19.30
5+
Prepare to be thrilled as the students of TFX return to the
helped me to pick evidence of the afterlife which can change some lives forever. stage at Eden Court Theatre with their spellbinding new SUN 07 MAR 2010 | 14.00
myself up and variety show. ONETOUCH THEATRE
7+ Deeply compelling, often startlingly accurate and always humorous - an
continue living evening with Tony is like an evening with NO other. This evening of mediumship
AUDIENCE MEMBER
8-12 promises to be full of fun and laughter and will be a celebration of the reunion SEAT PRICES £12.00
of our world and the next. So popular it sold out last year. This is your
REDUCED RATES
9+
annual opportunity to see what you could
PLEASE NOTE CHILDREN £10.00 achieve attending dance classes at Eden
An Evening of Mediumship with Tony Stockwell is experimental/investigational. FAMILY TICKET £40.00 Court. Come and spot friends and family as
12+
There are no guaranteed or certain results and the show is for the purposes of EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 they strut their stuff. Suitable for all ages.
SEAT PRICES £20.00 amusement/entertainment.
14+
NO REDUCED RATES www.tonystockwell.com SEAT PRICES £4.00
15+
REDUCED RATE £2.00
16+
Adults
52 EDEN COURT EDUCATION SPECIAL EVENTS 53
CREATIVE BODY
IDENTITIES CURRENTS
Eden Court’s Arts Education Team are Body Currents is a brilliant dance project taking place across
working with the Scottish Government to the Highlands. From now until June 2010, people of all ages
deliver a groundbreaking scheme that in four communities can do something new with dance – take
reinvests the ill-gotten gains seized from part, choreograph, watch and enjoy!
proceeds of crime back into Scotland’s Each of the four communities will play host to two dance
communities, making a real difference to specialists, who will work with local people to uncover their
the lives of young people across the secret passions for dance!
Highlands.
Each community will also stage a large scale outdoor
Eden Court is one of the regional partners performance at the end of the project – so even if you don’t
working with the Scottish Arts Council, ‘do’ Body Currents, you can still enjoy it!
Scottish Screen and the Scottish
Government’s CashBack for Communities
project to deliver this programme of
creative arts and media activities for
young people.
As well as learning the technical skills,
youngsters involved in the initiative will HI-EX COMIC EXPO
learn how to tell their stories– through
dance, drama and film – and through that FRI 26 – SUN 28 MAR 2010
develop their self confidence and THROUGHOUT EDEN COURT
communication skills. bodycurrents spectacular outdoor dance
Find out more about how you can get performance events will take place in: Eden Court will once again play host to And as if that wasn’t enough, HiEx will be
involved with Cashback, and what’s going the HiEx Comic Convention. With some organising a series of outreach events in
on in your area at Skye & Lochalsh very exciting guests already confirmed- schools all across the Highlands in the
Eilean Donan Castle 19th and 20th March among them the incredible John Higgins, run up to the weekend with support from
www.scotland.gov.uk/cashback or 2010 Gary Erskine, Colin MacNeil, Asia Alfasi, the Highland Council - so if you’re a
www.youngscotwow.org
Lochaber Alan Grant and many more… school and want to get
involved, get in touch via the
Neptune’s Staircase in Caol April 2010 TBC The weekend will have more than ever
Hi-Ex website.
before. There’ll be more guests, more
Caithness
traders and more workshops! You want www.hi-ex.co.uk
Lybster Harbour June 2010 TBC tips on drawing comics or Manga or on
writing comics? Then come along and
Badenoch and Strathspey
find out how from the professionals. RPG
Loch Morlich June 2010 TBC
fans will also be catered for during the
Find out what’s going on in your area at www.bodycurrents.co.uk weekend, with a games room and events
for the gamers out there.
bodycurrents is funded by the Scottish Arts Council Inspire Fund, The
Highland Council, plan B Dance company, Highland and Cairngorm
Leader and The Robertson Trust. SEAT PRICES
ADULTS £12.00 PER DAY
bodycurrents will be delivered by the bodycurrents Dance Partnership – CHILDREN £6.00 PER DAY
Eden Court Theatre, The Highland Council and plan B Dance Company.
In Skye & Lochalsh bodycurrents will be delivered in association with FREE ENTRY IF IN COMIC BOOK FANCY DRESS
Skye Dance.
MUSIC/COMEDY 55
KATZENJAMMER PRESENTS
I LOVE A PIANO
THU 22 APR 2010 | 19.30
EMPIRE THEATRE
NICK BROOKE PRESENTS
FASCINATING AIDA
WED 17 MAR 2010 | 20.00
EMPIRE THEATRE
0-3
Britain’s top female comedy trio are 25 years old. Well,
#
have you got your
# actually, they’re older than that but the girls have
3-6
decided their Silver Jubilee can be celebrated for a few
more years at least. With their lightning speed, comic timing, and
lucky ticket?
# 2+
For those of you who thought they’d retired, this isn’t a
virtuoso skills, the dynamic piano playing duo
make a welcome return to Eden Court with a
comeback; it’s a chance for you to help them celebrate4+ brand new show. From Mozart to Mrs Mills and
this auspicious birthday. They’re doing it for the fun, not Liszt to Liberace, this is a celebration of the
the money, which will soon be worthless anyway. 5+ world's most popular musical instrument,
Dillie, Adele and Liza look forward to entertaining you 6+ Katzenjammer style! Direct from BBC Radio's
with some new songs. Thrill to the beauty of the 'Friday Night is Music Night', this love letter to the
# £100 Eden Court voucher harmonies, marvel at the intricate rhymes and, if you’re
one of their older fans, remember to switch your hearing
7+
piano features hilarious comedy, classical
favourites as you've never heard them before and
to be won every month. # aid to the theatre’s loop system to avoid unpleasant 8+
whistling.
the magic of seeing 4 hands turn 88 keys into
musical mayhem.
Last year’s visit was so popular that we’ve moved

Play the new Eden Court monthly prize draw and you could win www.fascinatingaida.co.uk 8-12
the boys into the Empire Theatre so nobody will go
£100 of tickets of your choice and help Eden Court. The glamour is magnetic, the 9+ away disappointed!
satire razor-sharp, the lyrics www.katzenjammer.biz
All the proceeds of the Lucky Ticket draw will be used to help ensure people in the Highlands can enjoy 12+
brilliant...intensely poignant
the best in arts and entertainment and have opportunities to take part in and learn about the arts. THE GUARDIAN SEAT PRICES £13.50
Buy your Lucky Tickets at the Box Office. 14+
# REDUCED RATES £11.50
It’s so easy. Lucky Tickets cost £1. Why not add a Lucky Ticket when SEAT PRICES £17.00 UNDER 18 £6.00
15+
you are next buying tickets from the Box Office in person or by telephone? # REDUCED RATES £15.00 EDEN COURT FRIENDS DOUBLE DISCOUNT
EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF UNTIL 31 DEC 2009
The Lucky Ticket draw takes place on the last Friday of the month. 16+
See who has won at www.eden-court.co.uk/news
For full terms and conditions see www.eden-court.co.uk/sponsorship 18+
Adults
56 COMEDY COMEDY 57
OFF THE KERB PRESENT
KEVIN BRIDGES
MON 17 MAY 2010 | 20.00
Uproariously EMPIRE THEATRE
funny!
THE TELEGRAPH
Hill actually has to wait until the 0-3

audience stops laughing before he can
start again. It’s absolutely hilarious…. 3-6
EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS
NORWELL LAPSLEY PRODUCTIONS IN 2+
THE GILDED BALLOON PRESENT ASSOCIATION WITH THEATRE MOGUL CHILL PRODUCTIONS PRESENT
PRESENTS 4+
COMEDY CIRCUIT CRAIG HILL - 40 LOVE …?
SUN 07 FEB 2010 | 20.00
DEFENDING THE 5+
SAT 01 MAY | 19.30
SUN 07 MAR 2010 | 20.00 CAVMAN ONETOUCH THEATRE 6+ Fresh from a 2009 Edinburgh Comedy Awards
SUN 25 & MON 26 APR 2010 | 0-3 nomination (Best Newcomer) a critically acclaimed sell-
ONETOUCH THEATRE
19.30 This show is soooo not about tennis... 7+ out run at the Fringe, and a 2009 appearance at our very
3-6 own Comedy Circuit comes ‘witty weegie’ Kevin
Eden Court and the Gilded Balloon have joined EMPIRE THEATRE In his tenth annual tour, Inverness’s favourite camp
8+ Bridges...
forces once again to bring Highland comedy comedian, Craig Hill has decided to come out and admit that,
fans a super, smashing, great, Spring season of Starring Mark Little 2+ Kevin’s recent Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination
having reached the dreaded milestone of forty (seventy in gay
scintillating superior comedy – guaranteed to Written by Rob Beck 8-12
and his stand out performance on Michael McIntyre’s
years), he is single, back on the road and firmly back on the
have your ribs tickling regularly! Directed by Cathy Farr 4+ Comedy Roadshow have highlighted an exceptional 12
market.
9+
Direct from London’s West End, Defending The months for the young Glaswegian comic.
As always, our friends at the Gilded Balloon use 5+ With his cheeky, irreverent and wonderfully camp blend of
their not inconsiderable comedy talent-spotting Caveman - Winner of the Olivier award for Best Bridges’ delightfully well observed debut show reveals
incisive stand-up, razor-sharp improvisation and fabulous12+
goggles to bring the best and brightest new Entertainment in 2000 - is set to storm the UK6+ his inner-most thoughts on a variety of uniquely Scottish
musical characterisations, Craig has spent the last decade
acts, along with some surprise guests all the once again! topics. His unique brand of social commentary, astute
entertaining audiences around the world. His comic timing14+
way to Inverschnecky – just for you! and pitch perfect delivery are second to none. observations and sharp one-liners arguably make him
Why do men and women misunderstand each 7+
other? The truth of course, can be traced back to 15+ the hottest comedy act to come out of Scotland in the
Line-ups will be announced on the Eden Court www.mrcraighill.com
8+
the Caveman. This hilariously funny but horribly last ten years.
website, so check there for more info!
truthful show affectionately brings the basic 16+
www.gildedballoon.co.uk differences between men and women brilliantly 8-12
up to date... 18+
REDUCED RATE £10.50 NO REDUCED RATES
9+
Starring much-loved actor, comedian and TV EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF
Adults
SEAT PRICES £10.00 personality Mark Little – aka Neighbours’ 12+
NO REDUCED RATES legendary Joe Mangel
EDEN COURT FRIENDS £9.00
www.defendingthecaveman.co.uk 14+
Katy Brand is taking her Big Ass on tour…
ON SALE NOW we’ll welcome them both in May!
15+
KATY BRAND’S BIG ASS Tickets are ON SALE NOW!
SEAT PRICES £18.00 16+ TOUR
REDUCED RATES £16.00 MON 03 MAY 2010 | 20.00 SEAT PRICES £18.50
EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF 18+ NO REDUCED RATES
EMPIRE THEATRE
Adults
myspace.com/katybrand
3-6
TICKETS & INFO 01463 234 234 | WWW.EDEN-COURT.CO.UK
58 COMEDY 2+
4+
CHAMBERS MANAGEMENT PRESENT 5+
JIMMY CARR – RAPIER WIT7+

SUN 13 & MON 14 JUN 2010 | 20.00
8-12
EMPIRE THEATRE
9+
A heady mixture of artistic integrity, loyalty and greed
has put Jimmy back on the road… We’ve managed to
convince the smirk-meister to add an extra Inverness
date to his hectic schedule – so book now to avoid
disappointment!
www.jimmycarr.com
12+
14+
15+
IT PAYS
SEAT PRICES £22.50
NO REDUCED RATES
16+
Adults TO JOIN
By joining the Eden Court Friends you will help to
0-3
make a real difference to the work of Eden Court.
Your support will help us deliver an excellent
3-6 programme of events all year round and if you
PHIL MCINTYRE PRESENTS want to, there are opportunities to get
2+
JASON MANFORD: LIVE! directly involved through volunteering
4+ or fundraising events.
WED 29 JUL 2010 | 20.00
EMPIRE THEATRE 5+
As seen on Live at the Apollo, 8 out of 10 Cats, and on our7+

very own OneTouch stage in 2009, Jason Manford looks
likely to be 2010's biggest comedy dynamo. You saw him8-12
here first, and now he's back (and in the big theatre!)...
9+
www.jasonmanford.com
12+
Sharp observational comedy…inspired
14+
one-liners…Manford certainly knows
how to get the laughs.
15+
METRO YOU’LL BENEFIT FROM MAKE IT A GIFT
16+ • Generous ticket discounts Membership of the Eden Court Friends is the
• 10% off food in the restaurant perfect gift for the arts lover. It’s great value
SEAT PRICES £20.00 Adults and the benefits can be enjoyed again and
NO REDUCED RATES and café bar
again for the duration of the membership.
• Reductions on regular classes You select the start date and we’ll send the
• Special offers and events welcome pack with membership card
exclusively for Friends direct to the new member.
ON SALE NOW Sublimely funny comedy duo Armstrong &
Miller will be hitting the Highlands in 2010 –
ARMSTRONG & MILLER Tickets are ON SALE NOW!
TUE 26 OCT 2010 | 20.00 ANNUAL RATES Individual £20 Joint £32 Family £40 *
SEAT PRICES £20.00
*Rates apply from 01 October 2009.
EMPIRE THEATRE
NO REDUCED RATES YOU CAN JOIN TODAY BY CALLING 01463 234234
EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF or pick up a leaflet at the Box Office.
Eden Court is a registered charity and relies on public and private financial support for its work as the centre for arts in the Highlands.
A visit to Eden
Court offers you
more than just
great theatre,
cinema and arts...
EDEN COURT
CAFE BAR &
RESTAURANT
MAKE IT THE OUR MENU caters for all tastes, and for all occasions. Eden
500
give yourself a chance of
winning £500 every month
500 PERFECT NIGHT
OUT AT OUR
CAFE BAR AND
Court is the perfect place for a comfortable cup of coffee, and
our freshly made sandwiches and paninis allow you to make
the most of your lunchtime.
From a piping hot bowl of fresh soup, to homemade cheese
burger & chips; you can enjoy a light lunch, or a late lunch
RESTAURANT stretching for hours ... with good conversation, and great food.
Eden Court in the evening offers an exquisite menu, with
only £5 a month to join everything from west coast langoustine, to succulent Scottish
500
sirloin steak. Treat yourself to a night out ... and a night off.
Unwind with a glass of wine, and enjoy the anticipation the
1 in 500 chance of winning evening’s entertainment.
Make it a night to remember at Eden Court.
all proceeds will be used
to support Eden Court’s
work as the centre for
arts in the Highlands C LUB
Only 500 People Can Join. Don’t Miss Your Chance!
· Download an application form from www.eden-court.co.uk/sponsorship/500club
· Ask at the Box Office for an application form 500
For more information e-mail 500club@eden-court.co.uk or tel 01463 732679
OPEN 10.00 - 23.00 | PHONE 01463 732688 FOR RESERVATIONS
LAST FOOD ORDER AT 21.00
ON SALE NOW
THE NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND AND

BARBICAN BITE 10 PRESENT
PETER PAN
TUE 01 – FRI 04 JUN 2010 | 19.00
THU 03 & SAT 05 JUN 2010 | 13.30 & 19.00
EMPIRE THEATRE
JAMIE WILSON PRODUCTIONS

by JM Barrie
PRESENTS
In a new version by David Greig
Directed by John Tiffany WHEN HARRY MET 0-3

Designed by Laura Hopkins
Music by Davey Anderson
SALLY 3-6
MON 24 – FRI 28 MAY | 20.00
In 2010 the National Theatre of Scotland brings Peter Pan home,
presenting a brand new version, especially for families, of one of SAT 29 MAY | 14.00 & 20.00 2+
the most influential and magical stories ever told by a Scottish EMPIRE THEATRE 4+
writer,in what will be the150th anniversary of JM Barrie’s birth.
When Harry Met Sally is the delightful romantic
Directed by the National Theatre of Scotland’s own Olivier 5+
comedy, adapted from the film about two friends
Award-winning John Tiffany and written by multi award-winning
who became lovers over a decade in New York.
Scottish playwright David Greig (Midsummer, Yellow Moon) this 7+
Playing these iconic parts is Sarah Jane Dunn,
Peter Pan reimagines the Darling family in Victorian Edinburgh
best known for playing Mandy Richardson in
with all its mists, gas-lamps, bridges and mystery. 8-12
Hollyoaks and Rupert Hill, former Coronation
Razor-sharp sword fights, virtuoso flying sequences, acrobats, Street lothario Jamie Baldwin.
9+
fire-eaters, ticking crocodiles and one great big hook will ensure
Featuring a soundtrack from jazz sensation
the whole family is drawn into this other-worldly distinctly
Jamie Cullum and his brother Ben, When Harry 12+
Caledonian adventure.
Met Sally is the ultimate in feel-good theatre!
www.nationaltheatrescotland.com 14+
‘When you realize you want to spend the rest of
your life with somebody, you want the rest of
15+
your life to start as soon as possible’
SEAT PRICES
FRI 04 & SAT 05 19.00 £18.50 16+
WED 02 19.00 / THURS 03 19.00 & SAT 05 13.30 £16.50
SEAT PRICES Adults
TUES 01 19.00 & THURS 03 13.30 £12.50
MON 24 20.00 & SAT 29 14.00 £12.00
REDUCED RATES FROM £14.50
TUE 25 – THU 27 20.00 £17.50
GROUPS OF 10+ BUY TEN TICKETS GET 11TH FREE
FRI 28 & SAT 29 20.00 £19.50
U18S £10.00 ALL PERFORMANCES
REDUCED RATES
SCHOOLS THURS 13.30 ALL TICKETS £5.00
MON 24 20.00 & SAT 29 14.00
FAMILY TICKET (UP TO TWO ADULTS AND TWO CHIL- NO REDUCED RATE
DREN) FROM £36.00
TUE 25 / WED 26 / THU 27 20.00 £15.50
EDEN COURT FRIENDS £2.00 OFF TICKETS £10.00 AND
OVER / £1.00 OFF UNDER £10.00 FRI 28 / SAT 29 20.00 £17.50
GROUPS OF 10+ BUY TEN TICKETS, GET 11TH
FREE
The performance on Fri 04 Jun will be Captioned
The performance on Sat 05 Jun at 13.30 will be BSL Interpreted EDEN COURT FRIENDS SPECIAL OFFER ENJOY
and Audio Described. This performance will be preceded by a A PRE-SHOW BUFFET, MEET THE CAST AND SEE
Touch Tour for visually impaired patrons at 11.45. THE SHOW, ALL FOR JUST £40.00
Peter Pan is a co-production between the National Theatre of Scotland
and barbicanbite10 and is presented by arrangement with the Great
Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity and Samuel French Limited

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JANUARY –

EMPIRE THEATRE EDEN COURT

DON’T FORGET YOUR FRIENDS DISCOUNT: SEE P4 FOR DETAILS

DON’T FORGET YOUR FRIENDS DISCOUNT: SEE P4 FOR DETAILS

A magical dolls house, an evil

SEAT PRICES £18.50 / £16.50

BILL KENWRIGHT PRESENTS

WILLY RUSSELL’S BLOOD BROTHERS

SEAT PRICES 14+

Images of previous cast

SCOTTISH DANCE THEATRE PRESENT

Choreography – Krzysztof Pastor

EDEN COURT PRESENTS

BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY

Our first appointment for 2010 is with the world-renowned

THE SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE 40TH

SEAT PRICES £14.00

The Scottish Ensemble’s first visit to Eden Court in

SEAT PRICES £14.50 SEAT PRICES £14.50

INVERNESS CHAMBER MUSIC DIDO & AENEAS AND PAGLIACCI

MON 18 JAN | 20.00

THE DIAMOND DIVAS

STEVEN OSBORNE CARDUCCI STRING THE DIAMOND DIVAS

SEAT PRICES £10.00

SCOTTISH OPERA PRESENTS

One of the DAPPER PRODUCTIONS PRESENT COMMUNICADO PRODUCTIONS PRESENT

One of Scotland ’s most respected and trailblazing

THE NATIONAL THEATRE OF WED 24 MAR 2010 | 20.00 2+

Please SPEAKERS FROM THE EDGE PRESENT

In conversation with David Courtney

SEAT PRICES £12.50 SEAT PRICES £6.00

WEE STORIES PRESENT

Very exciting indeed.

One of the shortest and THE INVERNESS OPERA COMPANY PRESENT

THEATRE PRODUCTIONS PRESENT 3-6

Over the Rainbow is an award-winning musical that tells

ACTIVE EVENTS PRESENT

ONE MEMBERSHIP GIVES

A night not to be missed!

GRAEME STEPHEN SEXTET FEATURING BEN DAVIS BETH NIELSEN

SWEENEY ENTERTAINMENTS PRESENT

CHIMES INTERNATIONAL PRESENTS

ROY NICOLL ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS

We are delighted to welcome the twice world

SEAT PRICES £15.00

INVERNESS MUSIC FESTIVAL JOE LONGTHORNE

SEAT PRICES £22.50

– ten days of competition involving over 4000 performers.

Following on from last year’s incredible sell-out

THE CHIPPENDALES INC PRESENTS PAUL ELLIOTT LTD PRESENTS

SEAT PRICES £22.00 / £20.00

Three Hormonal Housewives battle against weight loss,12+

SEAT PRICES £20.00

ETM LTD PRESENT

DEREK ACORAH 0-3

TUE 30 MAR 2010 | 19.30

SEAT PRICES £18.50

Adults TFX ENTERTAINMENTS PRESENT

AN EVENING OF MEDIUMSHIP WITH DREAMS AND ILLUSIONS

NICK BROOKE PRESENTS

Last year’s visit was so popular that we’ve moved

Hill actually has to wait until the 0-3

CHAMBERS MANAGEMENT PRESENT 5+