Nov 24, 2018
Joanna Lumley visited Moat Brae in Dumfries to see the restoration work on the house where Peter Pan began and attend the launch of the Dreams for the Future Festival. The actor and author is Patron of the Peter Pan Moat Brae Trust (PPMBT) and has helped raise £5.8...
Nov 20, 2018
The school drama club founded by JM Barrie will help celebrate his legacy this weekend with an evening of drama and music in front of an audience including Joanna Lumley. Staged, which takes place at Dumfries Academy on 24 November, where the teenage JM Barrie studied...
Nov 7, 2018
From sneak previews of the newly restored Moat Brae House to a CrocRock! Carnival, Dumfries is gearing up for a 10-day celebration of its JM Barrie heritage and of young people’s storytelling. The Dreams for the Future Festival, from 24 November to 2 December,...
Oct 22, 2018
The dynamic and dazzling Electric Swing Circus is bringing its saucy and irresistible stomping sounds to Dumfries and Galloway. Fronted by a sassy female double act, the Birmingham six-piece band packs one of the most distinctive, energetic and wild sounds around. A...
Oct 18, 2018
Elements 4, Scotland’s sparkling three-day festival of the very best in gold, silver and jewellery is about to get underway in Edinburgh. Among the highlights is a sneak preview of the forthcoming Seasons collection, made in Scottish gold by Sheila Fleet OBE and...
Oct 16, 2018
Fifteen wounded, injured and sick veterans today performed scenes from Unspoken, a play about the challenges faced by ex-service personnel like themselves, at the Palace of Westminster. Their appearance comes ahead of a full performance at Sadler’s Wells on 28...
