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Rooted to the spot

4 days ago | fifetoday.co.uk | John Murray

Lang Toun Fest continues this weekend with the Rooted art exhibition at the King’s in the EsplanadeHosted by the four resident artists at the Esplanade premises, Lisa Graef, We Are Amused, Sarah Wakeford and Sophie McKay Knight have announced their first major exhibition together as part of the Lang Toun Fest and opening with a drinks reception from 6pm on Friday June 27th. Each with their distinctive style, we are promised an insight into exciting artwork created here in Kirkcaldy.
Fife am-drama group takes on Tony Award winning musical the audience can join in

5 days ago | fifetoday.co.uk | John Murray

As the Old Kirk Players celebrate their success at Lang Toun Fest and Buckhynd Players prepare a crowdfunder to purchase and develop the once glorious Buckhaven Theatre, amateur drama and musicals are alive and well all over Fife. Playing tonight (Thursday) Auchtermuchty Theatre Group (ATG) takes on the Tony Award winning comedy musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
Limelight Carnegie Youth's Legally Blonde - the verdict

1 week ago | fifetoday.co.uk | John Murray

Limelight Carnegie Youth presented Legally Blonde The Musical this week at Carnegie Hall and the verdict is guilty of producing a spectacular show. Originally a 2007 musical with music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Neil Benjamin and a book by Heather Hatch based on the book by Amanda Brown and the MGM movie from 2001. The story surrounds young blonde Elle Woods (played by Amelie Christie) who excels at Harvard Law School to win back her boyfriend Warner (Gregor Scott).
Royal Highland Show: Cammy Barnes joins line-up for annual event at Ingliston

1 week ago | fifetoday.co.uk | John Murray

Opening on Thursday, the Royal Highland Show at Ingliston Showground will bring thousands of visitors to the spectacle before it closes on Sunday. When I worked at Elmwood College in Cupar it was the highlight of the year for the farming and land fraternity. As an exhibition it has developed over the years from what was initially an agricultural show.
Lang Toun Fest at the King’s gets underway with a weekend of live music

3 weeks ago | fifetoday.co.uk | John Murray

A full weekend of live music on stage last weekend as Lang Toun Fest kicked off in fine style with seven live performances over three days at the Esplanade venue. As the month of May ended it was a Prog Rock festival in itself as the sounds cranked up with Black Sales Collective, The Wizards Of Progg and Long Earth.
It will be all White on the night at The King's Kirkcaldy

3 weeks ago | fifetoday.co.uk | John Murray

Shona White from Markinch knows all about big theatre shows from the West End to Broadway and now with her musical show at The King’s Kirkcaldy feels she has come Full Circle. Accompanied by her Musical Director Alan Gibson she promises stories and songs from an illustrious career which all started here with local theatre productions.
Shrek The Musical: Carnegie Hall: why I loved this production from this fledgling Fife company

1 month ago | fifetoday.co.uk | John Murray

Shrek The Musical from Playhouse Theatre Company played Carnegie Hall Dunfermline last week. The story surrounds a young ogre let into the swamp to make his way in life where he eventually meets a refugee group of familiar fairytale characters.
Beware of the Ogre at Carnegie Hall

1 month ago | fifetoday.co.uk | John Murray

A well known ogre took to the stage this week as Shrek The Musical from Playhouse Theatre Company took to the Carnegie Hall Dunfermline stage. In 2001 we fell for the loveable ogre Shrek when the animation was on the movie screen and then a year later reworked with music by Jeanine Tesori and book & lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. Along with director Jason Moore they worked on the story adding elements of the sequels like Shrek 2 and Shrek Ever After.
Puddles Pity Party: rare Fife return for extraordinary America’s Got Talent star

1 month ago | fifetoday.co.uk | John Murray

The extraordinary performer Puddles Pity Party returns to Fife this month for a one off show. I have seldom seen quite a reaction as when a giant costumed clown took to the stage at the Edinburgh Fringe back in August 2015. A giant of a character, he dominated the stage and when he sang, it was nothing short of a sensation.
New book on the relationship of the ‘Fab Two’ - Paul McCartney and John Lennon

1 month ago | fifetoday.co.uk | John Murray

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowBefore you say not another book about The Beatles, this new one is different in as much as it concentrates on the relationship of the Fab Two. John & Paul, A Love Story In Songs (Faber, £25) is from Ian Leslie. He is known to be a Beatles fan but is best known for his books on human psychology as well as columns in The New Statesman, The Economist and the New York Times.