Robert Poulton is a menacing Baron Scarpia in 'Tosca'

Scottish Opera's "Tosca" Empire Theatre Eden Court MURDER, suicide, Fascism and sexual manipulation. There is nothing like night at the opera to cheer you up. Weirdly though, in spite of all those


Passions collide in Scottish Ballet's handsomely mounted 'A Streetcar Called Desire'. WITH rape, suicide, alcoholism and madness, "A Streetcar Named Desire" is a tougher prospect than Scottish Ballet's classical repertoire, but well worth embracing for all its darker aspects. Produced
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Miram Margoyles THE world's greatest explorer, crowd-pleasing musicals, a Scottish dance maverick and a tribute to the women of Dickens all feature in Eden Court's new season.
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Comic convention HI-Ex returned. COMIC convention HI-Ex returned to Eden Court after a year's gap - and drew a similar-sized crowd to previous events, co-organiser Vicky Stonebridge revealed this week. Star Wars stormtroopers, zombies and comic fans in Japanese manga costumes mingled with families, comic creators and artists at the two-day event.
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HOW does Al Murray The Pub Landlord follow last year's twice-extended Barrel of Fun tour? He serves up The Only Way Is Epic tour which includes a just-announced string of dates across the Highlands and islands this summer.
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Kay's Steamie secret!

Kay Gallie with The Steamie's writer and director Tony Roper. IT'S taken the better part of 25 years for actress Kay Gallie to reach the age of The Steamie's Mrs Culfeathers. For the 25th anniversary tour of Tony Roper's play about a wash house in 50s Glasgow,Kay's back as Mrs Culfeathers - only with one difference this time around.
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ROK Comics' Team M.O.B.I.L.E in action. THERE'S worrying news for the Highlands - robots are about to run amok here, if we're to believe the taster for the new adventure from teen agents comic Team M.O.B.I.L.E The digital series from ROK Comics - created by ROK founder Jonathan Kendrick - comes to you with the knowledge of John Freeman, a man who knows his comics inside out after a career doing everything from writing and editing to moving comics on into the digital future. Regular readers of the series - where teenage agents have their minds temporarily merged with everyone from sports stars to geniuses to help them go about saving the world - might be interested to note that Team M.O.B.I.L.E HQ is based somewhere in the Highlands.
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Nicely-Nicely Done

Appointment with laughs in cult homage

Lifting spirits at Eden Court

DJ Kershaw puts Inverness appearance on pause

Bar Room Drama Draws on Real Life Experience

Robin Bobbin' Into the Highlands

Comedy Black Magic With Occultist Andrew

Magical Feast for The Senses with Sleeping Beauty

Dancer Eve rehearsed role as real-life mum

Have a ball with panto Cinderella