The Adventures of Andy Kershaw
To say Andy Kershaw has led a varied life is an understatement. From being Billy Bragg's driver to presenting Whistle Test and Live Aid, then going on to report for the BBC from Iraq, North Korea and Rwanda. Catch him while he's taking a rare sit down to talk about his life.
Sun 26 Feb
£15 (£13)
Alan Davies: Life is Pain
Best known as Stephen Fry's mop-topped buffoon on QI and duffle-coated detective in Johnathan Creek, Alan returns to his stand-up roots.
Sat 20 Oct
£25
Alasdair Beatson and Friends
Perthshire pianist Alasdair Beatson is joined by Tom Gould on violin and Philip Higham on cello to perform a variety of classical works.
Tue 20 Mar
£12 (£3)
Ana
Whenever Ana is faced with a decision she splits in two, leaving behind an old self in order to survive. But her old selves catch up with her, and she must reconcile them. Bilingual Scottish/Quebecois production from Stellar Quines and Canada's Imago Theatre, written by Clare Duffy and Pierre Yves Lemieux. Ages 14+.
Mon 19 Mar
£12 (£10)
- 20:00 Ana Eden Court Theatre
Tue 20 Mar
£12 (£10)
- 20:00 Ana Eden Court Theatre
An Appointment with The Waterboys
A concert of two halves - one of Waterboys hits and the other comprising material from their acclaimed album, An Appointment with Mr Yeats, setting the Irish bard's poetry to music.
Sat 7 Apr
£26.50 (£24.50)
An Appointment with the Wicker Man
Original new musical written by Greg Hemphill and Donald McLeary and directed by the National Theatre of Scotland's director Vicky Featherstone, in which a Highlands-based am dram group prepare an all-singing, all-dancing version of The Wicker Man, only to have their lead actor go missing in mysterious circumstances at the last moment. Hemphill also appears in the piece, along with Johnny McKnight. Recommended suitable for ages 16+.
Tue 6 Mar
£10–£19.50
Wed 7 Mar
£10–£19.50
Thu 8 Mar
£10–£19.50
Fri 9 Mar
£10–£19.50
Sat 10 Mar
£10–£19.50
The Attic
Grandma and Lucy sort through all the memories in the attic in this imaginative show for little ones. But what happens when the sleepy room comes to life? Presented by Starcatchers.
Mon 5 Mar
£6
- 11:00 The Attic Eden Court Theatre
- 13:30 The Attic Eden Court Theatre
Balletboyz: The Talent
The boyband of ballet embark on stunning displays of physical dexterity, mixed with film and behind-the-scenes footage. Featuring Russell Maliphant's Torsion and Paul Roberts' Alpha as well as two new commissions.
Wed 29 Feb
£18.50 (£16.50)
BBC SSO Afternoon Performance 5: Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations
Stefan Blunier conducts William Wallace's The Passing of Beatrice, Lyadov's Eight Russian Folk-Songs, Shostakovich's Symphony No 1 and Tchaikovsky's Variations on a rococo theme for cello and orchestra with soloist Gemma Rosefield.
Fri 30 Mar
BBC SSO: Bruch's First Violin Concerto and Dvořák 8
Stefan Solyom conducts Tchaikovsky's revised version of the Romeo and Juliet fantasy overture, Bruch's Violin Concerto No 1 and Dvořák's Symphony No 8. Alexandra Soumm (violin) is the soloist.
Fri 24 Feb
Fri 30 Mar
The Boy With Tape on His Face
It's comedy but without the chat. A chance to see the phenomenon of BWTOHF, in a show which is kinda cabaret, kinda theatre and kinda beautiful. Stand-up to make you spit out your drink then break your heart.
Mon 4 Jun
£14 (£12)
Chinese State Circus: Yin Yang
A brand new show from the Chinese State Circus suffused as always with mind blowing acrobatics and dance.
Sun 26 Feb
£16–£25
Mon 27 Feb
Coriolanus
- 2011
- UK
- 123 min
- 15
- Directed by: Ralph Fiennes
- Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Vanessa Redgrave, Brian Cox, Jessica Chastain, Paul Jesson
Coriolanus (Fiennes) is a valiant Roman soldier whose contempt for the masses causes him to fall victim to the city's scheming politicians. Fiennes, debuting as director, creates a modern day, war-torn Rome using Serbian locations, restless cinematography and an excellent cast, making this a powerful and resonant reimagining of Shakespeare's tragedy.
Wed 15 Feb
- 19:30 Coriolanus Eden Court Theatre
Thu 16 Feb
- 18:00 Coriolanus Eden Court Theatre
Curtis Craig Competition
The finale of the festival brings together the best from the diverse categories, including popular and folk song, orchestral ensembles, speech and drama.
Wed 14 Mar
£5 (Children £1)
Danny Bhoy: Wanderlust
One of Scotland's finest comedy experts out on tour with a new show about his itchy feet. (Travel adventures, not athlete's foot).
Sun 16 Sep
£16
Doug Stanhope
The leading light in intelligent American comedy takes a brutal look at the stupidity of society and politics today in a vicious, no-holds-barred show
Sat 31 Mar
£20
An Evening of Gastronomy with Claire Macdonald
Food writer and award-winning cook Claire Macdonald shares six of her favourite recipes in a cooking demonstration. A chance to learn more about seasonal cooking, and there's also a raffle with 30 food and drink related prizes to be won.
Wed 28 Mar
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
- 2011
- USA
- 129 min
- 12A
- Directed by: Stephen Daldry
- Written by: Eric Roth
- Cast: Thomas Horn, Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock
Oskar (Horn) is a precocious youngster whose father (Hanks) died in the 9/11 attacks; he finds a mysterious key and tries to discover where it fits. Despite radiant cinematography and a striking performance from Horn, it's a contrived tearjerker that is neither as poignant nor as profound as it might like to be.
Fri 17 Feb
Sat 18 Feb
Sun 19 Feb
Mon 20 Feb
Tue 21 Feb
Wed 22 Feb
Thu 23 Feb
Fascinating Aida: The Cheap Flights Tour
Best known for their Youtube smash hit 'Cheap Flights', the feisty trio Dillie Keane, Adèle Anderson and Liza Pulman get their satirical cabaret on.
Fri 17 Feb
Gilded Balloon Comedy Circuit
A showcase of talent from around the UK, from those fine folks of the Gilded Balloon. Bringing the best of comedy to regional venues.
Sun 19 Feb
£12 (£10)
This month enjoy Mark Nelson, whose black humour won him the very first Scottish Comedian of the Year Award. He's joined by former comedy reviewer (so she should know what's funny) Fern Brady and compere John Gavin.
Sun 11 Mar
£12 (£10)
A pretty healthy-looking line-up for your early-mid March comedy needs. There's Kai Humphries: if he's good enough for Daniel Sloss, he's good enough for you. Also, enjoy Stu Mitchell and Jo Sutherland. Tidy.
Guys & Dolls
Inverness Opera Company present Frank Loesser's classic musical about a bunch of small time gamblers and their gals, with all the show-stopping numbers like 'Luck Be A Lady Tonight' and 'Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat'.
Wed 21 Mar
£12–£16
Thu 22 Mar
£12–£16
Fri 23 Mar
£12–£16
Sat 24 Mar
£12–£16
Tue 27 Mar
£12–£16
Hebrides Ensemble: Quartet for the End of Time
Messiaen's mighty Quartet for the End of Time for clarinet, violin, cello and piano is one of the few transcendent musical masterpieces to have been composed and premiered in a German prisoner-of-war camp: Stalag VIII-A, to be precise. Here it's played with new works for the same instruments by Suzanne Parry and Mark Boden (note: the Perth concert features the Messiaen only.)
Tue 27 Mar
To be confirmed
Hi-Ex
The Highlands Comics Expo brings together Scottish comic fans, with events and workshops to satisfy the most dedicated buff and inspire a new generation of writers and artists. Representatives from all genres, from manga to superheroes, will join in the unashamed geekery in Inverness.
Sat 31 Mar
Prices vary (£7-13); discounted weekend tickets available
Sun 1 Apr
Prices vary (£7-13); discounted weekend tickets available
Hi-Ex Comic Expo
Featuring an exciting line-up of comic book talent, including John Higgins, Gary Erskine, Colin MacNeil and Ferg Handley. There's a full programme of workshops, panels and gaming events.
Sat 31 Mar
£13 in fancy dress £7
Sun 1 Apr
£13 in fancy dress £7
Highland Regional Music Groups Concert
Three concerts featuring youth bands and orchestras. Concert one is at 2pm, concert two at 5pm and the final one is at 7.30pm.
Sun 25 Mar
Honey Honey
The first Abba show directed entirely at children, featuring a tribute band and a giant bear called Benny.
Thu 16 Feb
£15 (£12.50; Family £50)
- 12:30 Honey Honey Eden Court Theatre
- 16:00 Honey Honey Eden Court Theatre
IAM
A group of dancers explore light, sound, time and space in order to get to know each other better. Presented by Citymoves and Errol White Dance
Sat 17 Mar
£12 (£10 under 18s £5)
- 19:30 IAM Eden Court Theatre
The Infamous Brothers Davenport
World premiere of a new piece from Vox Motus, taking audiences back to the theatre of 1864 and a spectacular stage seance conducted by the flicker of gaslight.
Wed 22 Feb
Thu 23 Feb
Fri 24 Feb
Sat 25 Feb
Inverness Area Scout Gang Show
An annual extravaganza of comedy, song and dance from Inverness, Nairn and Strathspey Scouts and Guides.
Wed 11 Apr
£10–£15
Thu 12 Apr
£10–£15
Fri 13 Apr
£10–£15
Sat 14 Apr
Inverness Book Festival
Local and nationally recognised authors return to Inverness for another scenic literary week. Last year, authors covered genres ranging across history, cookery, the environment, biography and fiction. There are also writing workshops and whisky tasting, all overlooking the River Ness and its islands. Please note change of date.
Wed 25 Jul
Prices vary (£4–£20)
Thu 26 Jul
Prices vary (£4–£20)
Fri 27 Jul
Prices vary (£4–£20)
Sat 28 Jul
Prices vary (£4–£20)
Inverness Fiddlers' Rally
The Inverness Fiddlers are joined by fellow enthusiasts from around Scotland to form an orchestra of over 100 players.
Sat 25 Feb
£14 (£12)
Inverness Film Festival
A broad programme of film screenings including world and Scottish premieres, career retrospectives, rare showings of classic films and new releases. There are also a smattering of events – 2011 featured a live score accompaniment to FW Murnau’s Sunrise and a talk with cult actor, producer and director Ara Paiaya.
Wed 7 Nov
Prices tbc.
Thu 8 Nov
Prices tbc.
Fri 9 Nov
Prices tbc.
Sat 10 Nov
Prices tbc.
Sun 11 Nov
Prices tbc.
Inverness Music Festival
Music festival-cum-competition aimed mainly at school-aged children from around the country, although some adult competitions also take place. Competition categories include instrumental music, Scottish country dancing, choral and solo singing, Gaelic, speech and drama. Children’s families are of course encouraged to attend and spectate.
Sat 3 Mar
£3 (Children £1)
Sun 4 Mar
£3 (Children £1)
Mon 5 Mar
£3 (Children £1)
Tue 6 Mar
£3 (Children £1)
Wed 7 Mar
£3 (Children £1)
Thu 8 Mar
£3 (Children £1)
Fri 9 Mar
£3 (Children £1)
Sat 10 Mar
£3 (Children £1)
Sun 11 Mar
£3 (Children £1)
Mon 12 Mar
£3 (Children £1)
Tue 13 Mar
£3 (Children £1)
Wed 14 Mar
£3 (Children £1)
The Iron Lady
- 2011
- UK
- 105 min
- 12A
- Directed by: Phyllida Lloyd
- Written by: Abi Morgan
- Cast: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Anthony Head, Richard E Grant
Lloyd's biopic features a brilliantly convincing lead performance from Streep, assisted by terrific work from the make-up and prosthetics departments, and makes some interesting observations about old age and the cost of power, but offers no significant insights on the lady of the title.
Wed 15 Feb
Thu 16 Feb
J Edgar
- 2011
- US
- 137 min
- 15
- Directed by: Clint Eastwood
- Written by: Dustin Lance Black
- Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts, Josh Lucas, Judi Dench
Biopic of former head of the FBI, J Edgar Hoover, touching on his alleged homosexuality and cross-dressing tendencies as well as a sentimental trip through the defining moments of his career. This subject matter is handled sensitively, and the film is well acted (especially by DiCaprio in the title role) but overall feels unfocused and lacking the type of authority that made Hoover himself such a formidable figure in American history.
Thu 16 Feb
- 20:30 J Edgar Eden Court Theatre
Jimmy Carr: Gagging Order
The deadpan one presents his new crude, rude, but clever show, no doubt packed with puns aplenty and jokes that teeter on the verge of acceptability.
Fri 31 Aug
£25
Sat 1 Sep
£25
Jo Caulfield: Cruel to be Kind
Sun 18 Mar
McGoldrick, McCusker and Doyle
The award winning flautist and piper Michael McGoldrick is joined by John McCusker and John Doyle.
Thu 16 Feb
The Number 26 Bus to Paraguay
Based on his most recent album, classical guitarist Richard Durrant tells the tale of how a young boy, on the bus to his first guitar lesson, ended up in Paraguay. Through songs by Django Reinhardt, Debussy and Los Paraguayos, he celebrates the life and music of Augustin Barrios.
Thu 29 Mar
£12 (£10)
Pride of Ireland
Celebrate St Patrick's day with a line-up of great Irish musicians including evergreen Dominic Kirwan, the Three Irish Tenors, Sandy Kelly and Ann Breem.
Fri 16 Mar
£19.50–£22
PUSH
Multimedia dance theatre conceived by Christine Devaney and her company Curious Seed (also behind 2009's found), following the twisted logic of a dream and exploring what causes us to push out against the world, or what pushes our buttons.
Tue 28 Feb
£9 (£5–£7)
- 19:30 PUSH Eden Court Theatre
Rich Hall
The latest musings from the deadpan grouch, star of ridiculous amount of stuff on the tellybox and a favourite at the Fringe each year.
Thu 15 Mar
£15
- 20:00 Rich Hall Eden Court Theatre
Rua Macmillan Trio
The Nairn fiddler, and 2009 BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year, gives a performance with some friends.
Thu 22 Mar
£12 (£10)
Sarah Millican: Thoroughly Modern Millican
The Millican phenomenon is heading off on yet another tour of the country with her Thoroughly Modern Millican show. If you've only experienced the telly/radio/Loose Women side of Sarah, try the delicious live version. Strictly over 16s.
Wed 25 Apr
Scottish Ensemble
The Scottish Ensemble rounds off its Scottish season with a programme that starts in the present with Ligeti's Ramifications and then goes ever farther back into the past, via Webern's glittering Five Movements for String Orchestra Op 5 and works by Debussy, Bruckner and Mendelssohn before climaxing in Bach's ebullient Violin Concerto in E Major.
Tue 17 Apr
£10
Scottish Ensemble with Lawrence Power
Haydn's Symphony No 44 and Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante K364 bookend Alwyn's Pastoral Fantasia and a new work by Luke Bedford entitled Wonderful Two-Headed Nightingale, specially written for violist Power and the Ensemble's leader Jonathan Morton (violin).
Fri 17 Feb
£10 (£5)
Scottish Opera: Tosca
The return of Anthony Besch's celebrated production of Puccini's merry tale of political oppression, betrayal, torture, murder and suicide. Susannah Glanville (star of Opera North's highly-praised 2009 production) takes the title role, with Robert Poulton as Scarpia and José Ferrero as Cavaradossi.
Thu 17 May
£10–£49
Sat 19 May
£10–£49
Scottish Opera: Tosca Unwrapped
Fri 18 May
The Scottish Sun Oracle Tour
The Scottish Sun's psychics, Frank Pilkington, Joan Charles and Kyle Gray, brings their formidable ghost-bothering talents to town.
Sat 18 Feb
Shame
- 2011
- UK
- 100 min
- 18
- Directed by: Steve McQueen
- Written by: Abi Morgan, Steve McQueen
- Cast: Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan
Brandon Sullivan (Fassbender) is trapped in his own world of sex addiction. Then his sister, club singer Sissy (Mulligan), drifts into his life and apartment, upsetting the precarious knife edge of his existence. Fassbender is stunning in a strangely lyrical film about ugly desperation.
Wed 15 Feb
- 18:00 Shame Eden Court Theatre
Thu 16 Feb
- 11:30 Shame Eden Court Theatre
Solid Silver 60s Show
Relive the nostalgic sounds of 60s pop in the company of stars who lived to tell the tale, including Peter Noone, Chris Montez, Brian Hyland and Brian Poole.
Sat 5 May
£22–£24 (£21–£23)
Southern Tenant Folk Union
Gospel-influenced seven-piece with their own mix of old-time, bluegrass and Celtic folk music.
Sat 18 Feb
£12 (£10)
Spaghetti Western Orchestra
Five comedians bring to life the music of Ennio Morricone from the iconic Eastwood films featuring the Man With No Name with recreations of the punch ups, gunshots and jangling spurs.
Sat 17 Mar
£18.50 (£16.50)
The Steamie
Tony Roper's washhouse comedy about the relationships between a group of working women as they rush to finish their work before the New Year bells, now celebrating its 25th anniversary.
Mon 16 Apr
£10–£18
Tue 17 Apr
£10–£18
Wed 18 Apr
£10–£18
Thu 19 Apr
£10–£18
- 13:30 The Steamie Eden Court Theatre
- 19:30 The Steamie Eden Court Theatre
Fri 20 Apr
£10–£18
Sat 21 Apr
£10–£18
- 14:00 The Steamie Eden Court Theatre
- 19:30 The Steamie Eden Court Theatre
Stewart Lee: Carpet Removal World
Lee takes another bewildered, vitriolic look at the world today, his dependable rants focusing on the collapse of society v the rise of pointless retail outlets. Splendid stuff.
Sun 13 May
£17.50 (£15.50)
Stick Granny on the Roof Rack
The sell-out MsFits show recalling the pains of family holidays: moody teens, sweltering cars and the problem of where to stick Granny.
Thu 26 Apr
£10 (£8)
YolanDa Brown
MOBO award-winning YolanDa Brown has worked with the Temptations and Jools Holland in the past and now brings her smooth saxophone sounds to Scotland.
Wed 28 Mar
£20
This two screen cinema, set in landscaped gardens, is also a Category A listed building, most of which was built in 1976.
Adults £6. Concessions £5. Under 18s £4. Family Ticket £17. All films before 5pm £4.50. Cinema Pass(three films): Adults £15; Concessions £12; Under 18s £9.
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Eden Court has opening in it sights
31 Aug 2007The curtains are poised to rise on a major theatre project in the Highlands, after a controversial refurbishment which finished late and was £3 million over budget. Eden Court Theatre is expected to open for business in two months after its £23…
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