‘Drama’ Archives
Cowal Choral Club Beauty and the Beast
Cowal Choral Club's Production of Beauty and the Beast to the Dunoon was an astounding success. Playing to a full house throughout its run, the musical was packed full of class. Graham Duffy's production was excellent. I found myself thinking that some of the background characters were amateurish until I realised, of course, they were amatuer. [...]
The Royal Opera: Powder Her Face
Does one really care about the downfall of such a vile, bigoted social parasite as the Duchess of Argyll? Back then, Powder her Face at least had the virtue of novelty: a sense that some sort of boundary was being assailed. Barry Millington Full review in London Evening Standard
Puppet Animation Festival
Hundreds of children across Argyll and Bute are in for a treat over the next few weeks with the launch of the Puppet Animation Festival 2010. The event kicks off nationwide on March 22, and in Argyll and Bute on March 31 in Garelochhead. The packed programme of shows and workshops is full of old classics and new favourites and, as always, [...]
Mission:2110
BBC Scotland is currently in Argyll filming Mission:2110, an ambitious and bold new 13-episode sci-fi game show for CBBC from the team behind Raven. Set in a post-apocalyptic landscape, in each episode a team of four contestants span time and space to travel to the futuristic setting of our planet, long after mankind has disappeared, to try to [...]
Burns internet extravaganza
A Dunoon school took part in a national rendition of Auld Lang Syne, with 25 other schools - live on the internet. The event was broadcast was made possible using the Glow extranet system - a joint initiative between Research Machines (RM) and Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS). Kevin Thompson, who is touring schools reciting The Bard as part [...]
