ICA Apr 2016 - issue 164

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issue 164 April 2016

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Please, Don’t
Techno Offence…
Avenue Q’s foul-mouthed puppets Vs Dave Clarke @ TECHnique

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ART P07
FILM P10
KIDS P14
MUSIC P18
SPECIALS P29

Inside issue 164 – ART (P07) Eden Court Stalls display ‘Poise
& Reflection’ by Jane Lewis, whilst IMAG host something called
Celtic Forest. | FILM (P10) The moneyed studios will urge you
to Captain America: Civil War or John Favreau’s live action
Jungle Book, or The Huntsman spin-off, but we’d suggest
more skewed fun in the shapes of Eddie The Eagle, Elvis &
Nixon, Anomalisa, Midnight Special, or the German Victoria
– a stunning single 138 min take! | KIDS (P14) Cbeebies fans will
be out in force for Mister Maker whilst guides and scouts etc
will entertain you in the Inverness Area Gang Show, and Fun
Box visit Dingwall. | MUSIC (P18) Ironworks now plays host
to a new event, TECHnique, with true giants of techno, Dave
Clarke, Kenny Larkin and more, but it’s folk and acoustic music
that really dominates: Altan Mànran Adrian Moffat Newton
Faulkner are the tip of that iceberg, whilst classicalists will love
BBC SSO, and young hip types will be out for Man Made –
featuring Nile Marr, son of axe legend Johnny. | SPECIALS (P29)
Mad concoctions prevail – take your pick from the Inverness
Science Festival or the NIP Craft Whisky & Gin Festival… |
SPORT (P31) Delights on offer range from the classiest cycle
event in Scotland, Loch Ness Etape – to the slightly alarming
sounding Man V Horse (it’s not boxing, phew). | THEATRE (P34)
You really shouldn’t miss the ‘Muppets for grown-ups’ fun of
Avenue Q, or the National Theatre production, I Am Thomas,
stand-up Tom Stade, or indeed Scottish Ballet’s new Swan
Lake. | BACK END (P38) Thai Green Curry on Millburn Road…

SPORT P31

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THEATRE P34

Does globalisation mean one day we’d have a vote on Trump,
et al? Think we’d like one, the way it’s going. Instead we have
one on something we know nothing about – we’ve been IN
the EU so long, anyone who says they KNOW we’d be better
off in OR out is lying, plain and simple. And, should our criteria
even BE whether WE’D be ‘better off’ – or perhaps whether
the greater number of people would be? Don’t ask me. What?
Oh, you didn’t - right… Back in Funland, there’s plenty this
month to take your mind off such quandries: depending on
your age/sensibilities, you might be drawn to CBBC’s Mister
Maker, the top-notch techno show, TECHnique, with Dave
Clarke, the Inverness Science Festival, Loch Ness Etape, the
potty-mouthed puppets of Avenue Q, folk giants Altan, or
(technically next month) a brilliant new Swan Lake. Drumpf!

BACK END P38>>

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ART
Looking Good.
The Stalls Gallery at EDEN COURT is well worth a visit, or at least a rewarding
look at while waiting before shows at the venue and it continues its recent run
of excellent exhibitions with POISE AND REFLECTION [1] by JANE LEWIS. Muted
colours and powerful imagery predominate in elegant pieces that range from the
conventional to more experimental and avant-garde.
Up in Ullapool, the vibrant AN TALLA SOLAIS gallery gives you the opportunity to
see stars of the future with its JUST LANDED exhibition running until 01 MAY.
Showcasing some of the most exciting degree show work from the 2015 shows
in Dundee, Glasgow and Edinburgh, the exhibition includes works from a range
of disciplines in the Fine Art and Design schools with pieces by LORIE BALLAGE,
RACHEL BLAIR, GREIG COCKBURN, ROBIN CRAWFORD, AMY DUNNACHIE,
GREGOR HENDERSON, ELLIS O’CONNOR and EVE STOTESBURY. Details at
antallasolais.org
Of course you don’t have to be an aspiring professional to make paintings as will
be demonstrated at the SPEY ART GROUP’s Annual Exhibition at Grantown On
Spey Museum from 23 APR–07 MAY. Entry is free and as well as displaying some
lovely works, it might inspire you too to take up the brush.
More at speyartgroup.wordpress.com
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ART

NETHY BRIDGE

PHOTOFEST 2016, 9 Apr to
8 May, (closed Tue & Thu)
An eclectic mix of inspiring
photographs and cards to admire
or purchase. Also, tombola,
second hand books, tea, coffee,
homebaking.

mediums are used to create
experimental and often avantgarde results.

CASTLE GALLERY

SHAZIA MAHMOOD, to 26
March, New paintings from Skye
and the North West Highlands.
Since completing her M.A. at
Winchester School of Art in 1997,
Shazia Mahmood has developed
a quite unique style of painting
which combines inks and oil
paint to capture rapidly changing
light and weather effects and the
majesty of scenery.
MIXED SPRING EXHIBITION, 0130 April, castlegallery.co.uk

CROMARTY COURT H’SE

SYMBOLS OF MORTALITY, 30
April to 30 June, Archaeologist
and Death Historian Lorraine
Evans presents her first solo
photographic exhibition, exploring
the rich and varied burial
symbolism of the Black Isle.
Further details can be found at.
mortephotography.co.uk

IMAG

WILL MACLEAN:
WESTLY, to 26 Mar

SPACE CRAFT: ARCHITECTURE
MEETS MAKING,5 April - 13
May, As part of the Scottish
Festival of Architecture 2016
IMAG are hosting a Craft Council
touring exhibition which explores
the relationship between making
and our built environment and
features Anton Alvarez, Laura
Ellen Bacon, Vanessa Cutler,
Ute Decker, FleaFollyArchitects,
Adam Nathaniel Furman, Simon
Jones, Studio Weave, Edmund
de Waal. The exhibition is a
partnership exhibition with
Habitat, curated by Grant Gibson,
editor of Crafts magazine. It
features the work of ten creative
practices: makers who are
inspired by architecture and a
new generation of architects
that put the physical act of
making at the heart of their
work. Works include a piece from
the Crafts Council Collection by
celebrated ceramicist Edmund
de Waal, willow sculptures
by Laura Ellen Bacon, vibrant
3D-printed ceramics by Adam
Nathaniel Furman and an entire
cityscape made of wood and
inspired by Grimms’ fairy tales
by FleaFollyArchitects.
inverness.highland.museum

VEERING

THE KINGDOM OF MORAY:
A CONVERSATION BETWEEN
GRAEME ROGER, PETER DIBDIN
& JEEP SOLID, to 26 Mar,
CELTIC FOREST: AN
EXPLORATION OF NATURE, to
9 April, This exhibition of never
before shown together works, by
Inverness based artist Damien
MacGregor Lane, is an innovative
combination series of original
line drawings, hand finished
prints and multi-media pieces.
The works express the artist’s
thoughts and ideas around an
alternative view of Celtic Art
symbolism and design.

EDEN COURT GALLERY

LIGHT AND DARK IN A SCOTTISH
FOREST, Mar, The ‘100 Steps’
forest walk in Cromarty is a
constantly changing challenge of
texture and tone. These pictures
all started from life sketches in a
6”x4” notebook. Enlarging them
in the studio meant changes
in materials, techniques and
priorities.
POISE AND REFLECTION, April,
by Jane Lewis. This exhibition is
a collection of diverse pieces.
Muted colours with impressive
subject matters portray powerful
imagery. Together they form
poise and elegance. Traditional

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IONA GALLERY, Kingussie
CREATIVE CAIRNGORMS, to
28 Mar

25 FOR 25, 2-30 Apr,
Contemporary Quilts. Mon - Sat,
1pm-5pm. Supported by local art
exhibitions 4-23 Apr.
PAT HUGHES, 4-9 April, A
selection of paintings and mixed
media work by local artist Pat
Hughes is the first in an exciting
rolling programme of exhibitions
at the Iona Gallery throughout
the summer months by members
of The Society of Badenoch and
Strathspey Artists.
MARIE-LOUISE, 11-23 April,
Renowned for her Clarsach
music, Marie-Louise here offers
us another side to her creative
talents with paintings and
collages in this second exhibition
of SBSA members work in the
summer programme at The Iona
Gallery. theionagallery.co.uk

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SPRING/SUMMER EXHIBITION,
to 30 July, Exciting new work
from some of Scotland’s best
contemporary artists, including
Ruth Brownlee, Gail Harvey,
Peter Davis And Jenette Kerr,
Sam Cartman, Sarah Carrington,
Robert Mcaulay, Kate Leiper,
Alan McGowan, Alan Macdonald,
James Newton Adams, Helen
Denerley, Steve Dilworth, Peter
White, Allan MacDonald, Angus
Clyne, Patricia Cain, Charles
Macqueen, Christine Woodside,
Ian Westacott, Wendy Sutherland
and more!
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glass, textiles, printmaking etc.
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Conflicts & Crowd Pleasers
With the sun hopefully coming out (any minute now...), and the Easter holidays well
underway, it is the time for the big blockbusters to emerge in earnest. Unsurprisingly,
Marvel are leading the charge with CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR [1] (29 APR Vue).
Oddly, just a month after Batman V Superman, this is another superhero film pitting
two good guys against each other – in this case Chris Evans’ titular war hero and
Robert Downey Jr’s Tony Stark, who clash over a proposed bill putting restrictions
on superheroes – did no-one ever read Watchmen?! The sheer number of characters
presents a danger of overcrowding, but the Russos did an excellent job with Cap’s
previous outing, and their pitch of the film as a “psychological thriller” is intriguing.
Thor’s left out of this one, but fans of Chris Hemsworth in armour can get their fix with
THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR [3] (22 APR Vue), a spin-off from 2012’s Snow
White & The Huntsman, which keeps Hemsworth and Charlize Theron, loses Kristen
Stewart, and adds Emily Blunt and Jessica Chastain. It looks like a souped-up, starstudded remake of Willow, and it will hopefully be as stupidly fun as that sounds.
There’s another re-imagining of a Disney classic with THE JUNGLE BOOK [2] (15 APR
Vue). Jon Favreau directs this remake of the beloved animation, starring an impressive
ensemble – including Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson, Bill Murray and (yay!)
Christopher Walken. And, some dodgy CGI…
Some other crowd-pleasing thrills can be found a little off the beaten track, including
JANE GOT A GUN [4] (22 APR Vue & EC), an addition to the current Western resurgence,
starring Natalie Portman as a woman defending her home and family from outlaws.
It’s been in development hell for close to five years, so we’ll see if it was worth the
wait. Perhaps the most unique bit of action on offer is HARDCORE HENRY [5] (08
APR Vue), an 80s-style shoot ‘em up shot entirely in first-person POV. It remains to be
seen if the daring gambit can sustain a feature film, but it certainly looks like the kind
of awesomely OTT entertainment we need more of. Lurking amid the big tentpoles is
a little film that might just surprise us all, namely MIDNIGHT SPECIAL [6] (15 APR
Vue). A sci-fi thriller from Mud writer/director Jeff Nichols, with a cast including Michael
Shannon, Kirsten Dunst and Adam (swoon) Driver, it fuses blockbuster spectacle to the
director’s trademark rural Americana. Could be the year’s big sleeper hit.
More grounded drama can be found in EYE IN THE SKY [7] (15 APR Vue, 29 APR EC),
a timely and gritty drone warfare thriller featuring an almighty array of talents ranging
from Helen Mirren to Aaron Paul to Captain Phillips’s Barkhad Abdi to Iain Glen to the
much-missed Alan Rickman. There’s further quality acting on show in Jean-Marc Vallee’s
DEMOLITION [8] (29 APR EC), a comedy-drama lead by Jake Gyllenhaal in what appears
to be another incredible performance from one of the finest talents of his generation.
The “heroic failure” of Eddie Edwards at the ‘88 Calgary Winter Olympics makes it to the
big screen with EDDIE THE EAGLE [9] (01 APR Vue, 08 - 21 APR EC), directed by Dexter
Fletcher, with Taron Egerton as Eddie himself. Should be a warm-hearted romp.
If you heard that the other big true-story film this month involved Elvis Presley meeting
Richard Nixon, you’d be inclined not to believe it. But it really happened, and now the story
gets the film treatment in Liza Johnson’s ELVIS & NIXON (29 APR Vue). Michael Shannon
is the former, Kevin Spacey is the latter. That should be all you need to know. That’s
just one of the esoteric offerings out there this April, which also include ANOMALISA
[10] (O1–07 APR EC), wherein Charlie Kaufman does existentialism. With puppets. Then
there’s HIGH-RISE [11] (15–21 APR EC), Ben Wheatley’s adaptation of JG Ballard’s
nightmarish satire, starring Tom Hiddlestone, Sienna Miller and Luke Evans. more>>>>

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A couple more Inverness Film Festival highlights arrive on screens this month, namely
charming midlife study LEARNING TO DRIVE (22 APR Vue) and astonishing crime
thriller VICTORIA [12] (15–21 APR EC), which tells the story of a bank robbery in one
138 minute-long take. You have to see it to believe it.
A particularly intriguing treat at Eden Court is ARABIAN NIGHTS, a re-telling of the
ancient tales, drawing on modern events, told in three parts - THE RESTLESS ONE
(22/23/27 APR EC); THE DESOLATE ONE (29 Apr–01 May EC) and THE ENCHANTED
ONE (06–08 May). And more culture in BFI’s SHAKESPEARE 400* initiative – screening
film adaptations of the Bard. The selection is Baz Luhrmann’s modernised ROMEO +
JULIET (23 APR), another take on the same in WEST SIDE STORY (23 APR), ‘62’s
RICHARD III (28 APR) – accompanied by a live simulcast Q&A with star IAN MCKELLEN
– and two variants on Othello, namely Oliver Parker’s OTHELLO (30 APR) and ALL
NIGHT LONG (30 APR) with Patrick McGoohan and Richard Attenborough.
(*see centre pages for more)
More FILM at: whatonhighlands.com

FROM MON 28 MAR

FROM WED 13 APR

DAWN OF JUSTICE @ EC
* GOODNIGHT MOMMY @ EC
IONA @ EC
THE RAILWAY CHILDREN @ EC 2pm

MONET TO MATISSE @ EC & Vue

* BATMAN V SUPERMAN:

TUE 29 MAR

THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES
@ EC 8pm

THU 31 MAR

THAT DEMON WITHIN @ EC 8pm

FROM FRI 01 APR

<* EDDIE THE EAGLE @ Vue+EC
<* ANOMALISA @ EC
* MARGUERITE @ EC
* KUNG FU PANDA 3 @ EC

THESE FINAL HOURS @ Vue
RINGS @ Vue
KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES
@ Vue
ASTERIX & OBELIX: MANSION
OF THE GODS @ Vue
BLACK MOUNTAIN POETS @ Vue

SAT 02 APR

POWER IN OUR HANDS @ EC 2pm

TUE 05 APR

ROMAN HOLIDAY @ EC 7.45pm

FROM WED 06 APR

THE ROYAL BALLET: GISELLE
@ EC 7.15pm & Vue

FROM FRI 08 APR

<* HARDCORE HENRY @ THE
<* MIDNIGHT SPECIAL @ Vue

* HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT @ EC

FROM THU 14 APR

* QUEEN: A NIGHT IN
BOHEMIA @ VUE Filmed live
on Christmas Eve 1975 at
the Hammersmith Odeon.

FROM FRI 15 APR

<* THE JUNGLE BOOK @ Vue
<* EYE IN THE SKY @ Vue
<* HIGH-RISE @ EC
<* VICTORIA @ EC

SUN 17 APR

Cult Cinema: Film Pizza, Beer

* BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA
@ EC
ALICE DOESN’T LIVE HERE
ANYMORE @ EC 7.30pm

WED 20 APR

THE PEARL BUTTON @ EC 6.15pm

THU 28 APR

THE PEARL BUTTON
@ EC 2pm, 5.45pm
BFI SHAKESPEARE 400
<* RICHARD III @ EC 7.30pm

FROM FRI 29 APR

* THE LUNCHBOX @Nairn CC
7.30pm

<* CAPTAIN AMERICA:
CIVIL WAR (3D) @ Vue

<* DEMOLITION @ Vue
<* ARABIAN NIGHTS VOL 2:
THE DESOLATE ONE @ EC

SAT 23 APR

BFI SHAKESPEARE 400

<* WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S

SUN 24 APR

FROM FRI 22 APR

Join Moniack Mhor for a screening
of the film, followed by a
discussion with the author of the
novel the film is based on.

<* THE HUNTSMAN:

WINTER’S WAR 3D @ Vue

JANIS: LITTLE GIRL BLUE @ EC

SAT 30 APR

BFI SHAKESPEARE 400

<* OTHELLO (12) @ EC 2pm
<* ALL NIGHT LONG @ EC 5pm

FRI 06 MAY
MON 25 APR

DAY FOR NIGHT @ EC 6pm
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE:
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
@ EC 7.15pm
TRUTH @ EC
DISORDER @ EC
AVIEMORE ADVENTURE FILM

* SON OF SAUL @ Vue

* UNDER THE SKIN @ EC 7pm

<* JANE GOT A GUN @ Vue+EC
<* ARABIAN NIGHTS VOL. 1:
THE RESTLESS ONE @ EC
MILES AHEAD @ Vue LOUDER
THAN BOMBS @ Vue
LEARNING TO DRIVE @ Vue
FRIEND REQUEST @ Vue

<* EYE IN THE SKY @ EC

ROMEO + JULIET @ EC 2pm
<* WEST SIDE STORY @ EC 5pm

JONAS KAUFMANN: AN EVENING
WITH PUCCINI @ EC 8pm

TUE 12 APR

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CRIMINAL @ Vue
BRAND NEW TESTAMENT @ Vue
THE BEST MAN WEDDING @ Vue

MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY
@ Vue
COUPLE IN A HOLE @ EC
SANAM TERI KASAM @ EC

InFiFa invernessfilmfans.org
* TALK TO HER
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FESTIVAL @ Aviemore, 7.30pm,
A weekend of films, talks &
workshops from some of the
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TUE 26 APR

InFiFa invernessfilmfans.org
* THE DISCRETE CHARM OF
THE BOURGEOISIE @ EC 7.15pm

<* ELVIS & NIXON @ Vue

OUR KIND OF TRAITOR @ Vue

EC FILM GUIDE
>>> P23–26
= ICA recommended
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NB: ALL Vue shows are TBC
EC = Eden Court
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KIDS
Child’s Play
A trio of kids’ shows worth heading along to this month, in addition to the INVERNESS
SCIENCE FESTIVAL (29 APR–07 MAY, various locations), which you can read about on
our Specials page…
First up on 02 APR, at UNIVERSAL HALL, the Findhorn venue that’s booked some fine
shows in recent months, it’s MONKEY. Part of the Puppet Animation Festival and
presented by PuppetCraft, Monkey is inspired by the ancient Chinese folk story about
the adventures of a fantastical, comical superhero. Watch Monkey as he learns magic,
makes mayhem, flies on a cloud, plays tricks, defeats a dragon, dodges death, and eats
lots of peaches… all in search of a Great Secret! Brought to exuberant life by one of
England’s leading puppetry companies using exquisitely crafted marionettes, authentic
old Chinese shadow puppets and enchanting live music – snappy raps and witty words
written especially for PuppetCraft by the brilliant award winning poet Michael Rosen.
The Puppet Animation festival continues at UNIVERSAL HALL on 09 APR with THE
FISHERMAN AND THE SEAL. Presented by Alison Monaghan of Yugen Puppet Theatre,
this story of a lonely fisherman living in a small Scottish village by the sea and looking for
love uses charming hand-crafted puppets and striking shadow theatre to create a comic
story based on the myths and legends about the selkie, putting a charming and surprising
twist on this usually most tragic of Scottish folk tales.
Biggest event of the month for many of the young ‘uns and one that possibly already has
them giddy with excitement, is the visit of MISTER MAKER & THE SHAPES [1] to EDEN
COURT on 16 & 17 APR. Remarkably this is the first ever live theatre tour from one of
kids TV’s most popular figures and we expect exuberance will be unbound. Packed full
of art-related adventures there’ll be a big ‘make’ to take part in, songs to join in with, a
fabulous supporting cast, and of course, The Shapes, a cult foursome better known by
the names Circle, Square, Rectangle and Triangle..
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FILM

CADBURY EASTER EGG
HUNT @ Brodie Castle.
Bunny’s been up to his old
tricks again! He’s left clues
at lots of National Trust for
Scotland places across the
country. Let your kids follow
the clues, solve the puzzle
and claim a chocolatey
reward! £3 per hunt

WED 30 MAR

KIDS

EASTER AT SCHOOL WOOD,
FARR @ Meet at School
Wood car park, Farr, 2pm.
Can you find the Easter
Bunny? Join us for a fun
family event as we explore
School Wood, Farr. Suitable
for families and those
that are young at heart!
Contact Katy on 01463
255291 or rangers.
[email protected]

MUSIC

THU 31 MAR

SPECIALS
SPORT
THEATRE

NATIONAL THEATRE
CONNECTIONS FESTIVAL
2016 @ Eden Court, 6.30pm.
Youth Theatre companuies
perform twelve outstanding
plays drawn from the 150
commissioned by the NT since
the festival began. The result
is an unforgettable feast of
theatre made by and for young
people. Eden Court hosts the
National Theatre’s regional
Connections Festival where
youth theatre participants
present a diverse programme
of new writing by some of
the nation’s most renowned
writers in their own individual
styles. Over 4 days they will
attend workshops across all
art forms and deliver a public
performance of their chosen
script. Youth theatres taking
part: Borders Youth Theatre,
Eden Court Young Company,
Invergordon Youth Theatre,
IV3 Youth Theatre, Lochaber
Youth Theatre, Sgioba Dràma
Òigridh Inbhir Nis, Shazam
Theatre Company, Shetland
Youth Theatre, Thurso High
School Drama Club.

SPILL
LIFESTYLE

FRI 01 APR

NATIONAL THEATRE
CONNECTIONS FESTIVAL
2016 @ Eden Court, 6.30pm.
As Thu 31 Mar.

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SAT 02 APR

MONKEY @ Universal
Hall, Findhorn, 2.00pm.
Part of the Puppet Animation
Festival and presented
by Puppetcraft, Monkey
is inspired by the ancient
Chinese folk story about
the adventures of a fan­
tastical, comical superhero.
Watch Monkey as he learns
magic, makes mayhem,
flies on a cloud, plays tricks,
defeats a dragon, dodges
death, and eats lots of
peaches… all in search
of a Great Secret! Brought
to exuberant life by one of
England’s leading puppetry
companies using exquisitely
crafted marionettes,
authentic old Chinese shad­
ow puppets and enchanting
live music – snappy raps
and witty words written
especially for PuppetCraft by
the brilliant award winning
poet Michael Rosen.

WED 06 APR

NATURE STORIES AND
AN EASTER HUNT @
Meet at Inverness Library,
10am. Join the Rangers
and Inverness Library for
a wordy, nature treasure
trail with a twist. Suitable
for families. In partnership
with Highlife Highland.
01463 255291 or rangers.
[email protected]

SAT 09 APR

THE FISHERMAN AND THE
SEAL @ Universal Hall,
Findhorn, 2pm. Part of the
Puppet Animation Festival and
presented by Alison Monaghan
of Yugen Puppet Theatre
this is the story of a lonely
fisherman living in a small
Scottish village by the sea
and looking for love. Things
never quite go according
to plans…sometimes true
love can be found in the
most unlikely of places…
and with the most unlikely of
soul mates! Using charming
hand­crafted puppets and
striking shadow theatre Yugen
Puppet Company has created
this comic story based on
the myths and legends
about the selkie, putting
a charming and surprising
twist on this usually most
tragic of Scottish folk tales.

SAT 16 APR

NATIONAL THEATRE
CONNECTIONS FESTIVAL
2016 @ Eden Court, 6.30pm.
As Thu 31 Mar.

SUN 03 APR

NAIRN RIVERSIDE RAMBLE
@ Nairn - TBC, 11am. Take a
meandering walk from Nairn
up to Cawdor on this beautiful
riverside path, with great views
and wildlife along the way.
Return transport provided.
Booking essential. Meeting
place given out on booking.
01463 255291 or rangers.
[email protected]
NATIONAL THEATRE
CONNECTIONS FESTIVAL
2016 @ Eden Court, 5pm.
As Thu 31 Mar.

MISTER MAKER AND THE
SHAPES LIVE! @ Eden Court,
1.30pm, 4pm. Come and
join your ultimate arts and
craft hero Mister Maker, for
his first ever live theatre tour!
Packed full of arty adventures
there’ll be a big ‘make’ to
take part in, super songs
to join in with, a fabulous
supporting cast, and not
forgetting, The Shapes! Yes,
you’ll be able to share the fun
with Mr Maker’s colourful all­
dancing friends Circle, Square,
Rectangle and Triangle too.
This show is tons of arty
fun for all the family! Mini
Makers, get ready to make
some amazing arty creations
and book your tickets today!

SUN 17 APR

MISTER MAKER AND THE
SHAPES LIVE! @ Eden Court,
10am, 1pm. As Sat 16 Ap.
FUN BOX @ Dingwall Town
Hall, 1pm. The brand new
family show from Anya, Gary
and Kevin (stars of the Singing
Kettle). Funbox presents
Animal Magic. Come dressed
as your favourite animal!
Tickets £14. Available in
person from The Hair Salon
and June’s Card Shop.
Online: www.fatsoma.com

SAT 23 APR

BABY AND CHILDREN’S
INDOOR MARKET @
Inverness Leisure, 10am.
Nearly new sale of baby
and children’s items... Buy
good quality second hand
kids clothes, toys and
equipment at our pop­up
indoor market. 10am­12noon.

FRI 29 APR

INVERNESS SCIENCE
FESTIVAL 2016 @ Inverness
- Various. A fantastic variety
of science themed events
and talks for all the family,
with a special extended
Famiy Science Bank Holiday
weekend. And back by popular
demand is the fantastic
Chemistry Lecturer. Robots
will be in pride of place at
the family day on the 7th
May at Inverness leisure.
This proved so successful
last year that organisers will
have even more activities on
offer ­ so come back agin
if you enjoyed it as there
will be new things to do.

SAT 30 APR

INVERNESS SCIENCE
FESTIVAL 2016 @
Inverness - Various. Fri
29 Apr ­ Sat 07 May.

Ken Kelman: Crook-lock Man…
If you’re anything like me you’re
probably wondering what happened
to the little cheese I found in my
garden. You remember! I told you all
about it last time – how I woke up
one morning to discover a little round
cheese sitting outside my garden
shed – a cranberry flavoured one.
The cheese that is, not the shed. As
far as I’m aware sheds don’t come
in a variety of flavours, I suppose
technically they’re available in just
the one .. original .. or shed, which
I guess is probably kinda ‘woody’ in
taste – perhaps flavoured sheds is a
missed marketing opportunity. If as a
result of reading this you go on to be
a hugely successful flavoured-shed
entrepreneur – I think I deserve a
share of your profits as the originator
of the idea. I’m not greedy, ten
percent will do, after all you’ve done
most of the hard work convincing the
buying public that the flavour of their
garden shed matters.
Anyway, regarding the small white
abandoned cheese – I don’t know
what happened to it. When I checked
up on it a few days later it had simply
gone as mysteriously as it had arrived
in the first place. Destined to remain
one of life’s little conundrums…

Here’s another. I recently spotted a
car in a car park. I know, where else
might you expect to see a parked
car, and indeed what else might you
expect to see in a car park. This car
was slightly odd and what was slightly
odd about was this – it had “crook
lock” fitted over its steering wheel! A
crook-lock! On a fairly new car! You
have to wonder why a modern built
car would need such an outmoded
piece of technology to protect it from
car thieves. Presumably one which
isn’t of a high enough specification
to have a built-in steering lock ..
or door locks .. or indeed one of
those fancy key things for starting
the engine. The sort of car like you
see in bad 70’s cop shows, where,
once you’ve defeated the door lock
with and old coat hanger you simply
had to scrabble about under the
dashboard until you find a couple of
yellow wires, they’re always yellow
and conveniently already stripped,
which when wound together start
the car on the first attempt without
giving you a nasty electric shock. If
car’s low enough spec to warrant a
crook-lock it’s probably not worth the
expense of it. Maybe.

Perhaps, and I now believe this to
be the more likely explanation, the
car belonged to an enthusiastic
collector of old technology. Someone
who still listens to cassettes or
even more appropriately, 8-track
cartridges. I like to think crook-lock
man would motor on home listening
to AM radio after filling his car with
4-star at Scotland’s last remaining
Burmah petrol station. Arriving home
to a dinner of braised oxtail ready to
eat straight from his Slow-cooker.
Washed down with fresh home-made
lemonade from his SodaStream
and accompanied with a toastie
from his Breville sandwich maker.
He’d probably then settle in for the
evening with a nice glass or two of
Mateus Rosé poured from a bottle
that nestles in its own little raffia
basket. A bottle that later on that
very same evening he’d turn into a
handsome table lamp. But only after
he finished listening to his new Top
Of the Pops album, an album he’ll
keep in tip-top condition with his
Ronco Record-vac – never before
have dodgy covers of top pop tunes
re-recorded by session musicians to
avoid royalties, sounded so crystal
clear...
KEN

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MUSIC

In 1994, DAVE CLARKE [1]’s
[1]’s ‘Red 1’ plus the follow-ups ‘2’ and 95’s ‘3’ put him firmly
on the techno map after fringe releases as Hardcore and Directional Force from the
turn of the decade. Techno’s seeds had sprouted it first shoots in Detroit 1988 from
pioneers like Juan Atkins and Derrick May, so Clarke was among the very first in the UK
to embrace this game-changing musical direction. Also in 1990, Detroit’s own KENNY
LARKIN [2] was making his initial releases (on giant Richie Hawtin’s Plus 8 label) and
Michigan’s Burden brothers (Lenny & Lawrence) made their debut ‘I Believe’ on Derrick
May’s own Transmat label, as OCTAVE ONE. Glasgow’s Lars Sandberg, meanwhile,
had been djing hip-hop and house since the late 80s and began releasing as FUNK
D’VOID from 1995 on Soma. So how lucky are you, dear people, to be able to catch
these four illustrious Techno grandees all in one place on one day – Steve Robertson’s
TECHnique takes place at IRONWORKS on SAT 30 APR and should NOT be missed.
Nicely offsetting all that electronic music, there are a host of really impressive
acoustic gigs: ALTAN [3] (DINGWALL TOWN HALL, 16 APR) are Irish folk giants (in
terms of reputation, not height) whose impact has been such that they’ve even
been pictured on a stamp in their native land! Expect excellence; LANDERMASON
[4] play SPECTRUM CENTRE on 08 APR. Multi-instrumentalist Fiona Lander
(vocals, piano, whistles, saxes, clarinet and recorder) and Paul Mason (guitars and
vocals) – hence the name – combine both traditional and contemporary folk with
jazz and other styles in their beautiful compositions and striking arrangements;
At DRUMNADROCHIT VILLAGE HALL on 01 APR the wonderful ex-Arab Strapper
AIDAN MOFFAT makes an appearance. It’s the very venue where he recorded the
live album to accompany his film, Where You’re Meant To Be, a warm-hearted and
open-armed journey through Scottish music, landscape and time, featuring the late
Sheila Stewart, last in a line of travelling folk royalty. Fitting then that he returns to
both show the film and provide musical accompaniment; NEWTON FAULKNER [5]
has tapped into some sort of collective appeal, as he’ll demonstrate when he
plays IRONWORKS on 05 APR. Really has to do something about that hair though.
MÀNRAN (IRONWORKS, 16 APR) meanwhile, are certainly making waves in the
world of traditional music, their mix of Gaelic and English songs invested with an
energy that revitalises the genre. A little further off, the acclaimed folk musician
MARTIN SIMPSON plays UNIVERSAL HALL on 01 MAY and GLEN URQUHART
PUBLIC HALL a day later.
There are a couple of interesting rock gigs in the form of Thurso’s excellent PURE
GRIEF at MAD HATTERS on 08 APR and MAN MADE [6] (featuring Johnny Marr’s
son, Nile, no less) at the same venue on 24 APR, while BIG COUNTRY’s chiming
anthems and returning Scouse oddbods SPACE should both get IRONWORKS
bouncing on 02 & 22 APR respectively.
Finally the city’s reputation for attracting prestigious classical guests continues
with the BBC SSO [7] concert at EDEN COURT on 15 APR when Tchaikovsky’s
scintillating Violin Concerto, will be played by the young American violinist and BBC
Radio 3 New Generation Artist ESTHER YOO…
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MARTIN COUSIN @
Smithton Culloden Free
Church, 7.30pm.

FRI 15 APR

BBC SSO @ Eden Court,
7.30pm. Dvorák’s
popular Carnival Overture,
Tchaikovsky’s Violin
Concerto, and Ernest
Chausson’s only Symphony.

SAT 16 APR

ORGAN RECITAL @ Old
High Church, Inverness,
11.55am, 12pm. By Graham
McLagan of St. Cuthbert’s
Church Edinburgh.

FRANKIE SAYS VINYL @
Vinyl, 10pm. Every Saturday.

SUN 10 APR

SAT 30 APR

INVERNESS CHORAL - FAURE
AND RUTTER @ Eden Court,
7.30pm. Performing Fauré’s
Requiem, Pavane & Cantique
de Jean Racine. Also John
Rutter’s Feel the Spirit.

FRI 29 APR

THE MAHLER PLAYERS @
U Hall, Findhorn, 8pm.

SAT 30 APR

THE SONG OF THE EARTH
- MAHLER IN MINIATURE
@ Eden Court, 8pm.

CLUBBING
THU 31 MAR

WICKED WEEKDAY STUDENT
NIGHTS @ Vogue Nightclub,
10pm. Every Thursday.

WED 27 APR
THU 28 APR

CORRALACH @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.

FRI 29 APR

MARTIN SIMPSON
@ Carnegie Hall,
Portmahomack,

ALTAN @ Universal Hall,
Findhorn, 7.30pm.

CALUM MACPHAIL
AND FRIENDS @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.

FOLK

THU 14 APR

SAT 30 APR

MON 28 MAR

FRI 15 APR

IONA FYFE BAND @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.
FARA @ Hootananny, 9.30pm.

SAT 16 APR

ALTAN @ Dingwall Town Hall,
Legendary Irish Super-Group.

BRIAN O HEADHRA AND
AMY HENDERSON @
Hootananny, 9pm.

CLARSACH SOCIETY @ RNI
Chapel, Ness Walk, 2pm.

FRI 01 APR

MÀNRAN @ The Ironworks,
7pm. Talented group of
young musicians.

RAGIN’ CEILIDH BAND @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.

SAT 02 APR

A DAY OF MUSIC, COMEDY
& STORY TELLING @
The Market Bar, 2pm.

SUN 17 APR

KIRKJUVAGR CEILIDH BAND
@ Hootananny, 9.30pm.

TUTOR LED TRAD
MUSIC SESSIONS @
Culloden Battlefield
Visitors Centre, 1pm.
THE TRAD BAND @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.

SUN 01 MAY

MARTIN SIMPSON @ U
Hall, Findhorn, 7.30pm.

MON 02 MAY

MARTIN SIMPSON @ Glen
Urquhart Public Hall, 8pm.

WED 04 MAY

THE NORDIC FIDDLER’S
BLOC @ Eden Court, 8pm.

CAMAN @ Johnny
Foxes, 10.30pm.

JAZZ/WORLD

ALASDAIR FRASER
AND NATALIE HAAS @
Resolis Memorial Hall

TUE 19 APR

THU 31 MAR

JAZZ CONCERT @ The
Stables, Cromart 8pm.

SUPER CEILIDH @
Hootananny, 2.30pm.
Every Sat with Fraser & Erik.

ACOUSTIC MUSIC NIGHT
@ Glachbeg Croft.

WED 20 APR

THU 14 APR

STRATHPEFFER PIPE BAND
FUNDRAISER @ Fairburn
Memorial Hall, Marybank,
8pm. With Torridon. Tickets
on sale from June’s
Card shop, Dingwall.
NIP FESTIVAL: FEATURING
PONS AELIUS @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.

LAURA CORTESE AND
THE DANCE CARDS @ U
Hall, Findhorn, 7.30pm.
Boston-based fiddler/
vocalist and song-writer

BLACK ISLE JAZZ @ Borough
Briggs, Elgin, 7.30pm. An
evening of ragtime, blues,
Dixieland, swing and more.

THU 21 APR

MORAY JAZZ CLUB @
Borough Briggs, Elgin,
7.30pm.morayjazzclub.co.uk

MAIREARAD GREEN & ANNA
MASSIE @ Eden Court, 8pm.
BJORGO AND REISTAD @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.

ART

IVAN DREVER @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.

TECHNIQUE @ The Ironworks,
See main feature.

WED 13 APR

FILM

THE SCONE FAIRIES @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.

ISLA GRANT @ Strathpeffer
Pavilion, 8pm.

THU 31 MAR

SAT 23 APR

RUA MACMILLAN TRIO
@ Eden Court, 8pm.

THE DANGLEBERRIES @ The
Ironworks, 7pm. High Energy
– High Octane – Pipe Rock.

SCOTTY T LIVE @ G’s,
Geordie Shore chap comes
to the Ness and promises
to bring “banter”. Yikes!

SUN 17 APR

ALEXANDER CHAPMAN
CAMPBELL @ Brodie
Castle, 7.30pm.

SAT 09 APR

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
@ G’s, 10.30pm.

LIVE SESSION @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.
28-30 Mar, 4-6, 11-13,
18-20, 24-26 Apr

FRI 22 APR

RANT @ U Hall,
Findhorn, 7.30pm.
MASSED PIPES AND DRUMS
OF THE CADET FORCES
@ Eden Court, 7pm.

MAXIMILIANO MARTIN AND
FRIENDS @ Boat Of Garten
Comm Hall, 7.30pm.
MAXIMILLIANO MARTIN
AND JULIAN MILLFORD @
Nairn Comm Ctr, 3pm.

WED 06 APR

SAT 23 APR

KIDS

THU 14 APR

SATURDAY NIGHTS (IN
VOGUE) @ Vogue Nightclub,
10pm. Every Saturday.

GARY INNES AND FRIENDS
@ Hootananny, 9.30pm.

MUSIC

ROUTES STRING QUARTET
@ The Old Brewery,
Cromarty, 8pm.

SAT 02 APR

FOOTERIN ABOOT @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.

FRI 22 APR

SPECIALS

SAT 09 APR

FRIDAY NIGHTS (IN VOGUE)
@ Vogue Nightclub, 10pm.

RANT @ Glen Urquhart
Public Hall, 4pm.
Scotland’s ChamberFolk Quartet.

THU 21 APR

SUN 24 APR

THE BUSQUITOS @ Ardross
Community Hall, 8pm.

SPORT

ALEXANDER CHAPMAN
CAMPBELL @ U Hall, 8pm.

SPICE @ Vinyl, 10pm.
Every Friday.

SUN 03 APR

THEATRE

LANDERMASON @
Spectrum Ctr, 1pm.

VENGA @ G’s, The ultimate
90s night. Every Friday.

SPILL

FRI 08 APR

FRI 01 APR

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IV3 5SA Box Office
01463 234 234 Administration
01463 239 841
BIRO @ Johnny
DOC LIVINGSTON @
ALAN FREW @ Johnny
ART

ROCK

Foxes, 10.30pm.

FRI 08 APR

APRIL
MON
28 2016
MAR
Fri 01

YEARS
AND YEARS @
11.00 Kung Fu Panda 3
The
7pm.
13.30 Ironworks,
Batman V Superman:
Dawn Of Justice
14.00 Kung Fu Panda 3
17.30 Batman V Superman:
Dawn
Of Justice@
AIDAN
MOFFAT
18.00 Anomalisa
Drumnadrochit
19.45 Anomalisa Village
20.15 Batman V Superman:
Dawn Of Justice
THIS
IS THE KIT @
20.30 Marguerite

FRI 01 APR
FILM

Thu 07
11.00 Kung Fu Panda 3
11.30 Batman V Superman:
HUXTABLE/
SWAMP
Dawn Of Justice
14.00
Kung Fu
PandaGRIEF
3
RADIO/
PURE
@
17.30 Batman V Superman:
MadDawn
Hatters,
9.30pm.
Of Justice
18.00 Marguerite
20.15
V Superman:
THE Batman
WINDOWS
@ The
Dawn Of Justice
Market
Bar, 10pm.
20.30 Anomalisa

Hall

Mad Hatters, 8pm.

KIDS

Sat 02
11.00 Kung Fu
PandaHAMMER
3
ORANGE
CLAW
13.00 Batman V Superman:
@
Hootananny,
10pm.
Dawn Of Justice
14.00 Power in Our Hands
17.00 Batman
V Superman:
SEED
OF SORROW
@ The
Dawn Of Justice
Market
Bar, 10pm.
17.15 Marguerite
20.00 Batman V Superman:
Dawn
Of Justice
HUNKY
DORY
@ J Foxes
11.15 Kung
Panda 3
SAT
02FuAPR
13.00 Batman V Superman:
Sun 03

BIG COUNTRY
@ The
Dawn Of Justice
Ironworks,
13.30 Kung Fu7pm.
Panda 3

MUSIC

17.00 Batman V Superman:
Dawn Of
Justice
KIRSTEN
ADAMSON
@
17.15 Marguerite
Mad
Hatters, Daughter of
19.45 Anomalisa
the
Stuart
Adamson
20.00late
Batman
V Superman:
Dawn of
Of Justice
frontman
Big Country.
Mon 04
THE
MYSTIC SHOES @
11.00 Kung Fu Panda 3
Mad
Hatters,
9.30pm.
13.30 Batman
V Superman:
Dawn Of Justice

SPECIALS

14.00 Kung Fu Panda 3 Subtitled
HUNKY
DORY @ J Foxes
18.00 Anomalisa
19.00 Batman V Superman:
Dawn Of Justice Subtitled
20.15 Marguerite

SUN 03 APR

UNION CHAPEL @
Tue 05
Market
Bar, 10pm.

11.00 Kung Fu Panda 3
11.30 Batman V Superman:

WILLIE
CAMPBELL
@
Dawn
Of Justice
14.00 Marguerite
Johnny
Foxes, 10.30pm.

SPORT

18.00 Anomalisa
19.00 Batman V Superman:
Dawn Of Justice
19.45 Roman Holiday

MON 04 APR

ROBIN ABBOT @ Market Bar,
10pm.
Wed 06 Every Mon in April.
11.00 Batman V Superman:

Dawn Of Justice
GERRY
COOGAN
11.15 Kung
Fu Panda 3@ Johnny
Foxes,
10.30pm.
13.30 Marguerite
14.00 Batman V Superman:
Dawn Of Justice
17.00 Anomalisa
19.00 Batman V Superman:
NEWTON
FAULKNER @
Dawn Of Justice
The
7pm.
19.15 Ironworks,
The Royal Ballet:
Giselle

TUE 05 APR
THEATRE

KEVIN FRASER @ Johnny
Foxes, 10.30pm.

THE
Fri
08 SHIRE @ J Foxes
11.00 Kung Fu Panda 3
18.00 Couple in a Hole
18.15 Eddie The Eagle
20.15
Sanam Teri Kasam
GUNS2ROSES
@
20.30 Eddie The Eagle

SAT 09 APR
The Ironworks

Sat 09
DANNI
NICHOLS
11.30
Kung
Fu Panda 3 @
14.00
Fu Panda
3
MadKung
Hatters,
8pm.
Autism Friendly Screening
14.15 Eddie The Eagle
THE Sanam
SHIRE
@Kasam
J Foxes
17.30
Teri
18.00 Eddie The Eagle
20.15 Eddie The Eagle
20.30 Couple in a Hole

SUN 10 APR

BEN AND EMILY @ The
Sun
10
Market
Bar, 10pm.

11.30 Kung Fu Panda 3
13.30 Couple in a Hole
CHRIS
SUCKLE
13.45
Kung
Fu Panda 3@ Johnny
17.00
Couple
in a Hole
Foxes,
10.30pm.
17.15 Eddie The Eagle
19.15 Sanam Teri Kasam
19.45 Eddie The Eagle

WED 13 APR

PATSY
Mon
11 CLINE - THE CONCERT
SHEEddie
NEVER
GAVE @
11.30
The Eagle
Coffee
Morning
EdenFriends
Court,
7.30pm.

18.00 Eddie The Eagle
18.15 Couple in a Hole
FERGUS
AND
GREG @
20.15
Eddie The
Eagle
20.30
in aBar,
Hole 10pm.
The Couple
Market

THU 14 APR

Tue 12
11.00 Eddie The Eagle Dream & Scream
11.30
Couple
in a Hole
PATSY
CLINE
- THE CONCERT
18.00 Eddie The Eagle
SHETalk
NEVER
19.15
To HerGAVE
InFiFa @
20.15
Couple
in
a
Hole
Eden Court, 7.30pm.
Wed 13
DEVILS QUEEN LAUNCH
11.30 Eddie The Eagle
@ Hootananny,
14.00
Couple in a Hole8pm.
18.00 Exhibition on Screen: Monet to
Matisse
– painting the
DOC
LIVINGSTON
@modern garden
18.15 Couple in a Hole
Johnny
Foxes,
10.30pm.
20.15
Eddie
The Eagle
20.30 Hitchcock/Truffaut

FRI 15 APR

Thu 14
MANCouple
MADE
@ Mad Hatters
11.30
in a Hole
14.00 Eddie The Eagle
18.00
Eddie
The
Eagle
GEORGE COSBYSubtitled
@
18.15 Hitchcock/Truffaut
EdenEddie
Court,
8.15pm.
20.15
The Eagle
20.30 Couple in a Hole

HOT JAM @ Mad
Hatters, 9.30pm.

Foxes, 10.30pm.

Fri 15
18.00 Eddie The Eagle
18.15 High-Rise
20.15
The Eagle
THEEddie
PAGAN
POETS /
20.30
Victoria MCCALLUM
VINCENT

SUN 17 APR

@16Hootananny, 8pm.
Sat
14.00 Eddie The Eagle
17.45 Victoria
18.00 Eddie The Eagle
20.15
Eddie
The Eagle @ The
ANDY
DUNCAN
20.30 High-Rise

TUE 19 APR

Market Bar, 10pm.

Sun 17
DAVY
LEVON @ Johnny
13.45
High-Rise
14.00
The Royal
Ballet: Giselle Encore
Foxes,
10.30pm.
17.00 Big Trouble in Little China
Cult Cinema
17.15 Eddie The Eagle
19.30 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
DANIEL
MUTCH &
40th Anniversary
19.45
Victoria
CARA
MITCHELL @ The

WED 20 APR

Market Bar, 10pm.

Mon 18
17.45 Victoria
18.00 Eddie The Eagle
20.15 Eddie The Eagle
FILTHY
TONGUES
20.30
High-Rise

THU 21 APR

@
Mad Hatters, 8pm.

Tue 19
11.15
Victoria
DAVY
COWAN @ Johnny
14.00
High-Rise
Foxes,
10.30pm.
19.15 Victoria
19.30 Eddie The Eagle

FRI 22 APR

Wed 20
DEREK RYAN ONE
11.30 High-Rise
GOOD
NIGHT @ Eden
14.00
Victoria
18.00
High-Rise
Court,
7.30pm.
20.00 Jonas Kaufmann:
An Evening with Puccini
20.30
Eddie@
TheThe
EagleIronworks,
SPACE

7.30pm. The Scouse

Thu
21
popsters’
old hits have aged
11.00
High-Rise Dream
& Scream
surprisingly
well and,
back
11.30 Eddie The Eagle
together
again,
14.00
Eddie The
Eagle the band
18.00
High-Rise
have
got some engagingly
18.15 Eddie The Eagle
off-kilter
20.15
Victorianewies to unveil.
20.30 High-Rise

TREVOR SEWELL @ U

FriHall,
22 Findhorn, 8pm.
18.00 Truth
18.15 Arabian Nights Volume 1:
MAIN
BLUES
The STREET
Restless One
20.30
Jane Got
A Gun 8pm.
@ Eden
Court,
20.45 Disorder

SKA
Sat
23 FRIDAY: JOE VITERBO
11.30
Jane Got
A Gun 9.30pm.
@ Mad
Hatters,
14.00 William Shakespeare’s Romeo +
Juliet Saturday Shakespeare
STETSONHEAD
14.15
Lost Treasure @ The
17.00
West Side
Market
Bar,Story
10pm.
Saturday Shakespeare
18.00 Disorder
20.00
Arabian
Nights
1:
CITY LIMITS @Volume
Johnny
The Restless
One
Foxes,
10.30pm.
20.15 Jane Got A Gun

SAT 23 APR

Johnny Foxes, 10.30pm.

Sun 24
13.15 Truth
13.30 Jane Got A Gun
GERRY
COOGAN @ Johnny
17.00
Disorder
17.15
Jane Got
A Gun
Foxes,
10.30pm.
19.00 Under The Skin with Michel Faber
19.45 Truth

MON 25 APR
TUE 26 APR

OPEN
MIC @ The
Mon
25
18.00
Day ForBar,
Night10pm.
40th Anniversary
Market
19.15 Royal Opera House:
Lucia Di Lammermoor
CRAIG
ROBERTSON
@
20.30
Jane Got
A Gun
Johnny Foxes, 10.30pm.

Tue 26
11.15 Jane Got A Gun
11.30 Disorder
DONA
14.00
TruthOXFORD @
Mad
Hatters,
19.00
Jane
Got A Gun 8pm.
19.15 The Discreet Charm of the
Bourgeoisie
InFiFa
FERGUS AND
GREG @

WED 27 APR

The Market Bar, 10pm.

Wed 27
11.15 Arabian Nights Volume 1:
The Restless One
11.30
JaneRAPTOR
Got A Gun Dream
& Scream
MAX
@ Mad
14.00 Jane Got A Gun
Hatters,
18.00
Jane Got8pm.
A Gun
18.15 The Pearl Button
20.00
Arabian
Nights Volume
1:
ANDY
DUNCAN
@ Johnny
The Restless One
Foxes,
10.30pm.
20.15 Disorder

THU 28 APR

FRI 29 APR

Thu 28
11.30
Jane Got
A Gun
CRAIG
CHARLES
FUNK AND
14.00 The Pearl Button
SOUL CLUB @ The Ironworks,
17.45 The Pearl Button
18.00 Disorder
19.30
Richard
III 2016 @ King
SKYE
LIVE
20.15
Jane Got
Gun Portree, Skye.
George
V APark,

Two days of bands and DJs.

Fri 29
18.00 Janis: Little Girl Blue
DR. WOOK
18.15 Jane Got A Gun
“STREETCRAWLER”
20.15
Arabian Nights Volume 2:
Desolate One
E.PThe
LAUNCH
@ Bogbain
20.30
Eye inLaunch
the Sky party with
Farm,

support from Stetsonhead

Sat 30
& Iain
Tickets
13.30
Eye inMcLaughlin.
the Sky
from
UNION
VINYL
&:
14.00
Othello
Saturday
Shakespeare
17.00
All Night Long
ticketsource.co.uk
Saturday Shakespeare
18.00 Eye in the Sky
PINACT
FOREIGN
FOX
19.45 Arabian/
Nights
Volume 2:
@ Mad
Hatters,
The Desolate
One 9.30pm.
20.30 Jane Got A Gun

THE ASTON VALVES @
The Market Bar, 10pm.
KINKY KARMA @ Johnny
Foxes, 10.30pm.

SAT 30 APR

SKYE LIVE 2016 @ King
George V Park, Portree, Skye.
RABBIT
Adult (over 18s) before 17.00 £7.50 Market Bar, 10pm.
MARTIN SIMPSON @
LITTLE
MILL and
OF carers
HAPPINESS
Resolis
Memorial Hall
DREAM AND SCREAM Specially
for parents
of new babies aged
0 –12 months.
THEEvening
VIEW @ The
Adult
£9.50
Look out for Dream & Scream
individual
screenings.
BIRO @ Johnny
@ on
The
Market
Bar, 10pm.
Ironworks, 7.30pm.
Adult Concession Evening
£8.50 Foxes, 10.30pm.
CRASH CLUB / MIKEY 9S
AUDIO DESCRIBED & SUBTITLED
We@
endeavour
a range
accessible9.30pm.
film screenings
CITY FILMS
LIMITS
Johnnyto offer as wide@
MadofHatters,
SLY&AT
LAST @ The
AD this means that Audio Description is available via a headset for all
U18’s
Students
£6.00 at all times as possible. When a film is marked
Foxes, 10.30pm.
Market Bar, 10pm.
screenings (please ask box office for your headset). When a film is marked S this means there will be a
THE MYSTIC SHOES @
Movie Mondays all tickets
£7.00 allGENTLEMEN
day
selected
Subtitled screening/screenings. Subtitled Screenings will be highlighted on the timetable and
OF FEW
The Market Bar, 10pm.
KARAOKE @ Johnny
below
the film entry.
@ Hootananny,
8pm.
Eden Court Friends
£1.00
off
Foxes, Every Wed.
DOMINIC KIRWAN - HERE
AUTISM FRIENDLY SCREENINGS When a film is marked AF this means KINKY
Johnny
that thereKARMA
will be an@
Autism
Friendly
TED CHRISTOPHER
FOR A GOOD TIME @ Eden
Screening of this film. These screenings are especially for people on theFoxes,
autistic spectrum
and their families,
10.30pm.
Buy for any three films in a month at one
time
@ Hootananny,
9.30pm.
Court,
8pm.
Much
friends
and carers. During these
shows
low lights
areloved
left on Irish
in the auditorium and the volume of the soundtrack
and
get
£1.00
off
each
ticket.
entertainer
fornoise
theor take a break during the film.
SIMON KENNEDY BAND
is reduced. It is fine for customers
to moveappearing
around, make
COLONEL MUSTARD AND THE
first time with his son Barry.
@ Hootananny, 8pm.
DIJON 5 / SPRING BREAK
THE HIGHLANDS SUPPORT
@ Mad Hatters, 10pm.
BEN AND EMILY @ The
REFUGEES CONCERT
ROBIN, BILLSSUPPORTED
AND DEREKBY
Market Bar, 10pm.
@ Hootananny.
@ Market Bar, 10pm.
MIR @ Market Bar, 10pm.
Every Thu in April.

TICKET PRICES

WED 06 APR

EXCLUSIVE SCREENINGS FOR EDEN COURT FRIENDS
THE BUSQUITOS @ Mad
Friends Coffee Mornings – Monday 11 APRIL, Eddie The Eagle (PG)
PUNCH
The
9.30pm.
Film @
starts
11.30am – CoffeeHatters,
served from
10.30am

SPILL

SAT 16 APR

THU 07 APR

LIFESTYLE

22

SUN 24 APR

SUN 01 MAY

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01463 234 234 I www.eden-court.co.uk

BATMAN V SUPERMAN:
DAWN OF JUSTICE (12A TBC)

AD

S

FRI 01 – THU 07 APR

Director Zack Snyder I Starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot
USA I 2016 I TBC mins I batmanvsuperman.dccomics.com
Bruce Wayne meets Clark Kent in Zack Snyder’s follow up to Man of Steel which makes history by putting
Batman and Superman on screen together for the first time ever. Do we need to say anymore than that?
You know it’s going to be epic.

EDDIE THE EAGLE (PG)

AD

S

FRI 08 – THU 21 APR

Director Dexter Fletcher I Starring Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Keith Allen
UK/USA/Germany I 2016 I 106 mins I foxmovies.com/movies/eddie-the-eagle
Inspired by true events, Eddie the Eagle is the feel-good story about Michael “Eddie” Edwards, an unlikely
but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself – even as an entire nation was
counting him out. With the help of a rebellious and charismatic coach, Eddie takes on the establishment
and wins the hearts of sports fans around the world by making an improbable and historic showing at the
1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.

LOST TREASURE

SAT 23 APR (N/C Recommended PG)
Directors Dawn Cine Group & Minttu Mäntynen
UK I 1956 & 2016 I 70 mins inc. Q&A
Assembled by filmmaker Minttu Mäntynen. Accompanied live by renowned musicians Drew Wright
(Wounded Knee) and Hamish Brown (Swimmer One). In 1956 a Glasgow-based socialist filmmaking
collective embarked on an ambitious project confronting the rural depopulation crisis in the Highlands.
Although 40 minutes of footage were shot across Sutherland and Caithness, the film was never finished.
A special new commission by Glasgow Short Film Festival for the 60th anniversary, Lost Treasure is a
beautifully atmospheric audio-visual performance responding to the abandoned film. Followed by a Q&A.
Supported by PRS for Music Foundation and part of CineScore Live, a touring season of live music and film events
supported by Film Hub Scotland. With thanks to National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive.

JANE GOT A GUN (15 TBC)

FRI 22 APR – THU 05 MAY

Director Gavin O'Connor I Starring Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton, Ewan McGregor
USA I 2016 I 98 mins
Jane Hammod is a formidable young pioneer woman living with her family on a secluded ranch on the
vast New Mexico prairie. When her husband stumbles home riddled with bullets after duelling with the
ultra-violent Bishop Boys gang, she must ask her former fiance for help. Soon her past collides with the
present in this heart-stopping battle for survival.

ALSO SCREENING THIS MONTH: THE ROYAL BALLET: GISELLE ENCORE
AND ROYAL OPERA HOUSE: LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
FOR SCREENING TIMES SEE THE TIMETABLE & FOR MORE INFO GO TO WWW.EDEN-COURT.CO.UK
Welcome to the Robertson Screens. At Robertson we’ve always been a keen supporter of
the arts: from brass bands to theatre shows to music festivals and now cinema. We helped to
redevelop Eden Court and we’re proud that we can continue to work in partnership with them
by sponsoring the cinemas.
Robertson – Investing – Building – Caring
We hope you enjoy your film. robertson.co.uk

Programmer’s
Programmer’s Choice
Choice Films
Films

Dream
Dream &
& Scream
Scream

Friends
Friends Coffee
Coffee Morning
Morning

AD
AD Audio
Audio Described
Described

SS

Subtitled
Subtitled

(15)
ANOMALISA (15)

MARGUERITE

Kaufman
Charlie Kaufman
Johnson, Charlie
Duke Johnson,
Directors
Directors Duke

Director
Director Xavier
Xavier Giannoli
Giannoli

Director
Director Angela
Angela Spielsinger
Spielsinger

Leigh
Jason Leigh
Jennifer Jason
Thewlis, Jennifer
David Thewlis,
Starring
Starring David

Starring
Starring Catherine
Catherine Frot,
Frot, André
André Marcon
Marcon

anomalisa.com
mins II anomalisa.com
90 mins
2015 II 90
USA
USA II 2015
motivational
successful motivational
is aa successful
Stone is
Michael
Michael Stone
inside
but inside
country, but
the country,
across the
fans across
with fans
speaker
speaker with
much
renders much
that renders
anxiety that
of anxiety
knot of
sits aa knot
him
him sits
meets
he meets
When he
meaningless. When
life meaningless.
daily life
his daily
of
of his
convention
at aa convention
Lisa, at
rep, Lisa,
sales rep,
unassuming
unassuming sales
life.
his life.
of his
love of
the love
be the
could be
she could
realises she
he
he realises
New
Synedoche, New
of Synedoche,
director of
Kaufman, director
Charlie
Charlie Kaufman,
return
his return
makes his
Malkovich makes
John Malkovich
and Being
Being John
York
York and
stop-motion
masterful stop-motion
this masterful
with this
directing with
to
to directing
animation.
animation.

France/Czech
France/CzechRepublic/Belgium
Republic/Belgium II 2015
2015 II 129
129mins
mins
French
Frenchwith
withsubtitles
subtitles
Based
Based on
on the
the true
true story
story of
of the
the enthusiastic
enthusiastic yet
yet
terribly
terribly out
out of
of tune
tune Amercian
Amercian soprano
soprano Florence
Florence
Foster
Foster Jenkins,
Jenkins, Marguerite
Marguerite shifts
shifts the
the action
action to
to
1920s
1920s Paris.
Paris. We’ll
We’ll be
be screening
screening the
the Stephen
Stephen
Frears
Frears biopic
biopic Florence
Florence Foster
Foster Jenkins,
Jenkins, starring
starring
Meryl
Meryl Streep
Streep in
in the
the title
title role,
role, this
this May!
May!

UK
UK II 2015
2015 II 75
75 mins
mins II sharedeafarchive.org
sharedeafarchive.org
British
British Sign
Sign Language
Language with
with subtitles
subtitles
Power
Powerin
inOur
OurHands
Hands is
is aa ground-breaking
ground-breaking
documentary
documentary on
on the
the Deaf
Deaf community's
community's fight
fight for
for
civil
civil rights
rights and
and principally,
principally, the
the right
right to
to be
be heard.
heard.
Combining
Combining social
social history
history and
and archive
archive film
film with
with
contemporary
contemporary interviews,
interviews, Power
Power in
in Our
Our Hands
Hands
explores
explores the
the secret
secret history
history and
and heritage
heritage of
of the
the
Deaf
Deaf community
community in
in the
the UK.
UK.

FRI 01 – THU 07 APR

KUNG FU
PANDA 3 (PG)
(PG)

POWER IN OUR HANDS

(15)
(15)

SAT 02 APR

FRI 01 – THU 07 APR

AD
AD

SS

AF
AF

FRI 01 – SUN 10 APR
Directors
Directors Jennifer
JenniferYuh
YuhNelson,
Nelson,Alessandro
AlessandroCarloni
Carloni
Voices
Voices Jack
Jack Black,
Black, Angelina
Angelina Jolie
Jolie
China/USA
China/USA II 2016
2016 II 95
95 mins
mins
dreamworks.com/kungfupanda
dreamworks.com/kungfupanda
When
When Po’s
Po’s long-lost
long-lost panda
panda father
father suddenly
suddenly
reappears,
reappears, the
the reunited
reunited duo
duo travels
travels to
to aa secret
secret
panda
panda paradise.
paradise. The
The third
third chapter
chapter of
of the
the Kung
Kung Fu
Fu
Panda
Panda franchise
franchise is
is jam-packed
jam-packed full
full of
of family
family fun!
fun!

ROMAN HOLIDAY (U)
(U)
TUE 05 APR

SANAM TERI KASAM (12A)
(12A)

Director
Director William
William Wyler
Wyler
Starring
Starring Gregory
Gregory Peck,
Peck, Audrey
Audrey Hepburn
Hepburn

Directors
Directors Vinay
Vinay Sapru,
Sapru, Radhika
Radhika Rao
Rao

USA
USA II 1953
1953 II 118
118mins
mins
April
April 5th
5th would
would have
have been
been Gregory
Gregory Peck’s
Peck’s 100th
100th
birthday.
birthday. In
In celebration
celebration of
of this
this icon
icon of
of cinema
cinema
we
we are
are screening
screening this
this classic
classic tale
tale of
of aa runaway
runaway
princess
princess who
who falls
falls into
into the
the arms
arms on
on an
an American
American
journalist.
journalist.

HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT (12A)
(12A)
WED 13 & THU 14 APR
Director
Director Kent
Kent Jones
Jones

Director
Director Tom
Tom Geens
Geens

France/USA
France/USA II 2015
2015 II 80
80mins
mins II English,
English,French
French
and
andJapanese
Japanesewith
withsubtitles
subtitles
In
In 1962
1962 Hitchcock
Hitchcock and
and Truffaut
Truffaut locked
locked themselves
themselves
away
away in
in Hollywood
Hollywood for
for aa week
week to
to excavate
excavate the
the
secrets
secrets behind
behind the
the mise-en-scène
mise-en-scène in
in cinema.
cinema.
Based
Based on
on the
the original
original recordings
recordings of
of this
this
meeting
meeting –– used
used to
to produce
produce the
the mythical
mythical book
book
Hitchcock/Truffaut
Hitchcock/Truffaut –– this
this film
film illustrates
illustrates the
the
greatest
greatest cinema
cinema lesson
lesson of
of all
all time
time and
and plummets
plummets
us
us into
into the
the world
world of
of the
the creator
creator of
of Psycho,
Psycho, The
The
Birds,
Birds, and
and Vertigo.
Vertigo.

Starring
Starring Paul
Paul Higgins,
Higgins, Kate
Kate Dickie
Dickie
UK/Belgium/France
UK/Belgium/France II 2015
2015 II 105
105 mins
mins
English
English and
and French
French with
with subtitles
subtitles
After
After their
their isolated
isolated home
home is
is destroyed
destroyed by
by aa
wildfire,
wildfire, John
John and
and Karen
Karen renounce
renounce civilisation
civilisation
to
to live
live in
in aa nearby
nearby forest
forest and
and eke
eke out
out aa feral
feral
existence,
existence, staying
staying away
away from
from the
the villagers
villagers in
in the
the
valley
valley below.
below. But
But when
when aa poisonous
poisonous spider
spider bites
bites
Karen,
Karen, John
John must
must seek
seek outside
outside help
help and
and soon
soon
the
the couple’s
couple’s small
small world
and relationship
world and
relationship
becomes
becomes ever
ever more
more fragile
fragile and
and unstable.
unstable.

VICTORIA (15)
(15)

FRI 15 – THU 21 APR
Director
Director Sebastian
Sebastian Schipper
Schipper

FRI 08 – SUN 10 APR

Starring
Starring Harshvardhan
Harshvardhan Rane,
Rane, Mawra
Mawra Hocane
Hocane
India
India II 2016
2016 II 154
154 mins
mins II Hindi
Hindi with
with subtitles
subtitles
Sparks
Sparks fly
fly in
in this
this sizzling
sizzling Hindi
Hindi love
love story
story as
as Sara,
Sara,
aa timid
timid middleclass
middleclass bookworm
bookworm falls
falls for
for Inder,
Inder, aa
blue-blooded
blue-blooded bad
bad boy
boy lawyer.
lawyer.

HIGH-RISE (15)
(15)

FRI 15 – THU 21 APR

COUPLE IN A HOLE (12A)
(12A)

FRI 08 – THU 14 APR

(PG)
(PG)

Starring
Starring Martin
Martin Scorsese,
Scorsese, David
David Fincher
Fincher

JONAS KAUFMANN:
(U)
AN EVENING WITH PUCCINI (U)
WED 20 APR

Director
Director Ben
Ben Wheatley
Wheatley
Starring
Starring Tom
Tom Hiddleston,
Hiddleston, Sienna
Sienna Miller
Miller
UK
UK II 2015
2015 II 119
119 mins
mins
Based
Based on
on J.G.
J.G. Ballard’s
Ballard’s 1975
1975 novel,
novel, High-Rise
High-Rise
centers
centers on
on aa new
new residential
residential tower
tower built
built on
on the
the eve
eve
of
of Margaret
Margaret Thatcher’s
Thatcher’s rise
rise to
to power
power that
that was
was to
to
become
become aa battlefield
battlefield in
in aa literal
literal class
class war.
war. Robert
Robert
Laing,
Laing, aa young,
young, respectable
respectable doctor,
doctor, is
is seduced
seduced by
by
the
the luxury
luxury apartment
apartment but
but as
as he
he settles
settles into
into his
his new
new
abode,
abode, the
the tower
tower and
and it’s
it’s social
social complexities
complexities begin
begin
to
to take
take over
over his
his life.
life. An
An ambitious
ambitious adaptation
adaptation from
from
cult
cult British
British director
director Ben
Ben Wheatley
Wheatley (Sightseers,
(Sightseers, Kill
Kill
List).
List).

TRUTH (15)
(15)

Director
Director Brian
Brian Large
Large

FRI 22, SUN 24 & TUE 26 APR

AD
AD

Starring
Starring Jonas
Jonas Kaufmann
Kaufmann

Director
Director James
James Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt

Germany II 2015
Germany
2015 II 138
138 mins
mins
German, English
German,
English and
and Spanish
Spanish with
with subtitles
subtitles
Filmed
Filmed in
in aa single
single real-time
real-time take
take over
over the
the
course
course of
of two
two and
and aa quarter
quarter hours,
hours, director
director
Sebastian
Sebastian Schipper’s
Schipper’s edit-free,
edit-free, Victoria
Victoria is
is aa
dazzling
dazzling experiment
experiment in
in narrative
narrative filmmaking.
filmmaking.
Part
Part love
love story,
story, part
part heist
heist movie
movie and
and part
part thriller
thriller
Victoria
Victoria follows
follows aa young
young Spanish
Spanish student
student who
who
gets
gets aa little
little more
more than
than she
she bargained
bargained for
for on
on
aa night
night out
out at
at one
one of
of Berlin’s
Berlin’s infamous
infamous
underground
underground dance
dance clubs.
clubs.

Italy
Italy II 2015
2015 II 130
130 mins
mins
jonaskaufmannpuccinifilm.com
jonaskaufmannpuccinifilm.com
Back
Back by
by popular
popular demand.
demand. On
On the
the 14th
14th June
June
German
German tenor
tenor Jonas
Jonas Kaufmann
Kaufmann walked
walked onto
onto
the
the stage
stage of
of La
La Scala
Scala Milan,
Milan, the
the home
home of
of Italian
Italian
opera,
opera, for
for one
one of
of the
the most
most highly
highly anticipated
anticipated
performances
performances of
of 2015.
2015. Experience
Experience this
this
unforgettable
unforgettable evening
evening with
with this
this concert
concert film
film and
and
documenatry
documenatry narrated
narrated by
by Jonas
Jonas and
and featuring
featuring
rare
rare archive
archive footage.
footage.
Seat
SeatPrice
Price£12.00/Reduced
£12.00/ReducedRates
Rates£10.00
£10.00

Australia/USA
Australia/USA II 2015
2015 II 125
125 mins
mins
sonyclassics.com/truth
sonyclassics.com/truth
Based
Based on
on the
the true
true story
story of
of the
the 2004
2004 CBS
CBS 60
60Minutes
Minutes
report
report by
by anchor
anchor Dan
Dan Rather
Rather and
and producer
producer Mary
Mary
Mapes
Mapes investigating
investigating and
and questioning
questioning then
then
President
President George
George W.
W. Bush’s
Bush’s military
military service,
service, and
and
the
the following
following criticism
criticism that
that ultimately
ultimately ended
ended both
both
of
of their
their careers.
careers.

DISORDER (15)
(15)

UNDER THE SKIN

THE PEARL BUTTON

Starring Laia
Starring
Laia Costa,
Costa, Frederick
Frederick Lau
Lau

FRI 22–SUN 24 & TUE 26–THU 28 APR

SUN 24 APR

(15)
(15)

Director
Director Alice
Alice Winocour
Winocour

Director
Director Jonathan
Jonathan Glazer
Glazer

Starring
Starring Matthias
Matthias Schoenaerts,
Schoenaerts, Diane
Diane Kruger
Kruger

Starring
StarringScarlett
ScarlettJohansson,
Johansson,Antonia
AntoniaCampbell-Hughes
Campbell-Hughes

France/Belgium
France/Belgium II 2015
2015 II 98
98 mins
mins
French
French with
with subtitles
subtitles
Matthias
Matthias Schoenaerts
Schoenaerts stars
stars as
as aa young
young
ex-soldier
ex-soldier suffering
suffering from
from PTSD
PTSD who
who is
is hired
hired
to
to protect
protect the
the wife
wife and
and son
son of
of aa wealthy
wealthy
businessman.
businessman. Alone
Alone with
with his
his charges
charges one
one
weekend
weekend he
he soon
soon suspects
suspects that
that something
something is
is
seriously
seriously amiss.
amiss. But
But are
are the
the dangers
dangers he
he detects
detects
real?
real? AA masterfully
masterfully engineered
engineered thriller
thriller from
from the
the
of Augustine.
director
director of
Augustine.

UK
UK II 2013
2013 II 108
108 mins
mins II moniackmhor.org.uk
moniackmhor.org.uk
undertheskinmovie.com
undertheskinmovie.com
Based
Based on
on the
the novel
novel by
by Michel
Michel Faber,
Faber, Under
Under The
The
Skin
Skin examines
examines human
human experience
experience from
from the
the
perspective
perspective of
of an
an unforgettable
unforgettable heroine
heroine who
who
grows
grows too
too comfortable
comfortable with
with her
her borrowed
borrowed
skin,
skin, until
until she
she is
is abducted
abducted into
into humanity
humanity with
with
devastating
devastating results.
results. Join
Join Moniack
Moniack Mhor
Mhor for
for aa
by aa discussion
discussion
screening
screening of
of the
the film,
film, followed
followed by
with
with the
the author.
author.

Starring
Starring Cate
Cate Blanchett,
Blanchett, Robert
Robert Redford
Redford

EL
EL BOTÓN
BOTÓN DE
DE NÁCAR
NÁCAR (CERT
(CERT TBC)
TBC)
WED 27 & THU 28 APR
Director
Director Patricio
Patricio Guzmán
Guzmán
Narrator
Narrator Patricio
Patricio Guzmán
Guzmán
FR/ES/CL/CH
FR/ES/CL/CH II 2015
2015 II 82
82 mins
mins
Spanish
Spanish with
with subtitles
subtitles
In
In his
his latest
latest film,
film, Patricio
Patricio Guzmán
Guzmán –– acclaimed
acclaimed
Chilean
Chilean director
director of
of Nostalgia
Nostalgia for
for the
the Light
Light and
and The
The
Battle
Battle of
of Chile
Chile –– takes
takes us
us on
on aa journey
journey into
into the
the
water
water and
and ocean
ocean of
of Southern
Southern Chile,
Chile, giving
giving aa voice
voice
to
to the
the indigenous
indigenous peoples
peoples of
of Chilean
Chilean Patagonia.
Patagonia.

EDEN COURT CINEMA
JANIS: LITTLE GIRL BLUE (15)

EYE IN THE SKY (15)

FRI 29 APR & SUN 01 MAY

AD

FRI 29 APR – THU 05 MAY

Director Amy J. Berg Starring Janis Joplin, Cat Power

Director Gavin Hood Starring Helen Mirren, Alan Rickman

USA I 2015 I 104 mins I janismovie.com
Janis Joplin is one of the most revered and iconic rock & roll singers of all
time, a tragic and misunderstood figure who thrilled millions of listeners
and blazed new creative trails before her death in 1971 at age 27. Janis:
Little Girl Blue examines Joplin’s story in depth for the first time on film,
presenting an intimate and insightful portrait of a complicated, driven,
often beleaguered artist.

UK I 2016 I 102 mins
Helen Mirren stars as Colonel Katherine Powell, a military intelligence
officer commanding a drone operation to locate terrorists in Nairobi. When
she discovers that the terrorists are planning a suicide mission they are
marked for death instead. But just as pilot Steve Watts is set to destroy the
safe house, he sees a nine year old girl entering the kill zone. Eye in the Sky
is a fascinating look at how modern wars are waged from control rooms
thousands of miles from their targets. From the Oscar winning director of
Tsotsi.

ARABIAN NIGHTS AS MIL E UMA NOITES (CERT TBC)

FRI 22, SAT 23 & WED 27 APR VOLUME 1 – THE RESLESS ONE FRI 29 APR – SUN 01 MAY VOLUME 2 – THE DESOLATE ONE
FRI 06 – SUN 08 MAY VOLUME 3 – THE ENCHANTED ONE
Director Miguel Gomes Starring Crista Alfaiate, Adriano Luiz SEE ALL 3 FILMS FOR £20
PT/FR/DE/CH I 2015 I 125/131/125 mins I Portuguese, English, French, German and Mandarin with subtitles
Arabian Nights (As mil e uma noites) is probably this year’s most ambitious cinematic undertaking, and the most talked about film experience of the last
Cannes Film Festival. Inspired by the famous book of the same name, arthouse cult director Miguel Gomes (Tabu, Our Beloved Month of August) announces
with a title card that this film is not an adaptation of the book despite drawing on its structure. Arabian Nights' uses the framing device of the beautiful
young Scheherazade telling tale after tale in order to keep her murderous husband Shahryār from killing her – but that’s where the similarities end…

SHAKESPEARE 400

As the world celebrates Shakespeare 400 years after his death, BFI explores how
filmakers have adapted, been inspired by and interterpreted his work for the big screen.
This April don’t miss the first of our Shakespeare Saturdays Screenings, and a special
screening of Richard III featuring a live simulcast post-show Q&A with Ian McKellen.

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO + JULIET (12A)
SAT 23 APR

Director Baz Luhrmann I Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes
USA I 1996 I 120 mins
Baz Luhrman’s fresh take on the Shakespeare classic set in modern day fictional
Verona Beach.

(PG) SAT 23 APR

Directors Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise I Starring Natalie Wood, George Chakiris
USA I 1961 I 151 mins
Musical adaptation of Romeo and Juliet set in 1957 Manhattan of rival gangs the Jets
and the Sharks.

OTHELLO

(12) SAT 30 APR

Director Oliver Parker I Starring Laurence Fishburne, Kenneth Branagh, Irene Jacob
USA/UK I 1995 I 87 mins
Based on William Shakespeare’s play of jealousy and deceit of the same name.

ALL NIGHT LONG

(15) SAT 30 APR

Director Basil Dearden I Starring Patrick McGoohan, Richard Attenborough
UK I 1962 I 87 mins
Based on Shakespeare’s Othello and set in the 1960s jazz scene of London.

RICHARD III

(15) THU 28 APR

Director Richard Loncraine I Starring Ian McKellen, Nigel Hawthorne, Maggie Smith
UK/USA I 1995 I 100 mins
The screening of this modern take on Shakespeare’s Richard III, set in 1930’s England,
will feature an exclusive 10min documentary with Ian McKellen on location and a 30min
live Q&A with Ian McKellen simulcast across the UK following the film.

CULT CINEMA

MONET TO MATISSE
PAINTING THE MODERN GARDEN (CERT TBC)
UK I 2016 I 85 mins
From the Royal Academy of Arts, London & the Cleveland Museum of Art.
From the exhibition walls to the wonder and beauty of artists’ gardens like
Giverny and Seebüll, the film takes a magical and widely travelled journey
to discover how different contemporaries of Monet built and cultivated modern
gardens to explore expressive motifs, abstract colour, decorative design and
utopian ideas.

EDEN COURT 40TH ANNIVERSARY
FILM PROGRAMME
Over the next three months we will be screening a selection of films from
the very first Eden Court film programme, on the same day as the original
screenings. Tickets are £5 for both screenings.

ALICE DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (15)
SUN 17 APR

Director Martin Scorsese I Starring Ellen Burstyn, Kris Kristofferson
USA I 1974 I 111 mins
Stunningly directed by Martin Scorsese, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore centres
on the story of a recently widowed young woman, and is hilarious and tragic by
turns but always astonishingly real in its impact.

DAY FOR NIGHT LA NUIT AMÉRICAINE

MON 25 APR

(12A)

Director François Truffaut I Starring Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Léaud
France/Italy I 1973 I 115 mins I English and French with subtitles

Of all the many films about the film industry itself, none is more delightful or
revealing than François Truffaut’s Oscar-winning bymn to the agony and ecstasy
of making a movie.

INVERNESS FILM FANS invernessfilmfans.org
TALK TO HER HABLE CON ELLA (15) TUE 12 APR

Cult Classic is a regular film screening night at Eden Court Cinema, with a special
ticket price of £10.00 which includes a beer and pizza. Follow Cult Cinema on facebook
at http://on.fb.me/1NTRSqM #CultClassic

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA

Exhibition on Screen brings blockbuster art exhibitions from galleries
around the world to cinemas. exhibitiononscreen.com

WED 13 APR

SHAKESPEARE SATURDAYS

WEST SIDE STORY

EXHIBITION ON SCREEN:

(PG)

SUN 17 APR

Director John Carpenter I Starring Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall I USA I 1986 I 95 mins

Director Pedro Almódovar I Starring Rosario Flores, Javier Cámara
Spain I 2002 I 113 mins I Spanish with subtitles I sonyclassics.com/talktoher

THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE
LE CHARME DISCREET DE LA BOURGEOISIE (15) TUE 26 APR

Director Luis Buñuel I Starring Fernando Rey, Delphine Seyrig
France I 1972 I 101 mins I Spanish and French with subtitles

CERTIFICATES Films rated (12+), (15+) are documentaries without BBFC classifications, these are our recommended age suitability ratings.
Films rated (CERT TBC) can be checked nearer screening dates or at bbfc.co.uk

Eden Court, Bishops Road, Inverness IV3 5SA Box Office 01463 234 234 Administration 01463 239 841
Thu 07
11.00 Kung Fu Panda 3
11.30 Batman V Superman:
Dawn Of Justice
14.00 Kung Fu Panda 3
17.30 Batman V Superman:
Dawn Of Justice
18.00 Marguerite
20.15 Batman V Superman:
Dawn Of Justice
20.30 Anomalisa

APRIL 2016
Fri 01
11.00 Kung Fu Panda 3
13.30 Batman V Superman:
Dawn Of Justice
14.00 Kung Fu Panda 3
17.30 Batman V Superman:
Dawn Of Justice
18.00 Anomalisa
19.45 Anomalisa
20.15 Batman V Superman:
Dawn Of Justice
20.30 Marguerite

Fri 08
11.00
18.00
18.15
20.15
20.30

Sat 02
11.00 Kung Fu Panda 3
13.00 Batman V Superman:
Dawn Of Justice
14.00 Power in Our Hands
17.00 Batman V Superman:
Dawn Of Justice
17.15 Marguerite
20.00 Batman V Superman:
Dawn Of Justice

Kung Fu Panda 3
Couple in a Hole
Eddie The Eagle
Sanam Teri Kasam
Eddie The Eagle

Sat 09
11.30 Kung Fu Panda 3
14.00 Kung Fu Panda 3
Autism Friendly Screening
14.15 Eddie The Eagle
17.30 Sanam Teri Kasam
18.00 Eddie The Eagle
20.15 Eddie The Eagle
20.30 Couple in a Hole

Sun 03
11.15 Kung Fu Panda 3
13.00 Batman V Superman:
Dawn Of Justice
13.30 Kung Fu Panda 3
17.00 Batman V Superman:
Dawn Of Justice
17.15 Marguerite
19.45 Anomalisa
20.00 Batman V Superman:
Dawn Of Justice

Sun 10
11.30 Kung Fu Panda 3
13.30 Couple in a Hole
13.45 Kung Fu Panda 3
17.00 Couple in a Hole
17.15 Eddie The Eagle
19.15 Sanam Teri Kasam
19.45 Eddie The Eagle
Mon 11
11.30 Eddie The Eagle
Friends Coffee Morning
18.00 Eddie The Eagle
18.15 Couple in a Hole
20.15 Eddie The Eagle
20.30 Couple in a Hole

Mon 04
11.00 Kung Fu Panda 3
13.30 Batman V Superman:
Dawn Of Justice
14.00 Kung Fu Panda 3 Subtitled
18.00 Anomalisa
19.00 Batman V Superman:
Dawn Of Justice Subtitled
20.15 Marguerite

Tue 12
11.00 Eddie The Eagle Dream & Scream
11.30 Couple in a Hole
18.00 Eddie The Eagle
19.15 Talk To Her InFiFa
20.15 Couple in a Hole

Tue 05
11.00 Kung Fu Panda 3
11.30 Batman V Superman:
Dawn Of Justice
14.00 Marguerite
18.00 Anomalisa
19.00 Batman V Superman:
Dawn Of Justice
19.45 Roman Holiday

Wed 13
11.30 Eddie The Eagle
14.00 Couple in a Hole
18.00 Exhibition on Screen: Monet to
Matisse – painting the modern garden
18.15 Couple in a Hole
20.15 Eddie The Eagle
20.30 Hitchcock/Truffaut

Wed 06
11.00 Batman V Superman:
Dawn Of Justice
11.15 Kung Fu Panda 3
13.30 Marguerite
14.00 Batman V Superman:
Dawn Of Justice
17.00 Anomalisa
19.00 Batman V Superman:
Dawn Of Justice
19.15 The Royal Ballet: Giselle

Thu 14
11.30 Couple in a Hole
14.00 Eddie The Eagle
18.00 Eddie The Eagle Subtitled
18.15 Hitchcock/Truffaut
20.15 Eddie The Eagle
20.30 Couple in a Hole

TICKET PRICES
Adult (over 18s) before 17.00 £7.50
Adult Evening

£9.50

Adult Concession Evening

£8.50

U18’s & Students

£6.00 at all times

Movie Mondays all tickets

£7.00 all day

Eden Court Friends

£1.00 off

Buy for any three films in a month at one time
and get £1.00 off each ticket.

Fri 15
18.00
18.15
20.15
20.30

Eddie The Eagle
High-Rise
Eddie The Eagle
Victoria

Sat 16
14.00 Eddie The Eagle
17.45 Victoria
18.00 Eddie The Eagle
20.15 Eddie The Eagle
20.30 High-Rise
Sun 17
13.45 High-Rise
14.00 The Royal Ballet: Giselle Encore
17.00 Big Trouble in Little China
Cult Cinema
17.15 Eddie The Eagle
19.30 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
40th Anniversary
19.45 Victoria
Mon 18
17.45 Victoria
18.00 Eddie The Eagle
20.15 Eddie The Eagle
20.30 High-Rise
Tue 19
11.15 Victoria
14.00 High-Rise
19.15 Victoria
19.30 Eddie The Eagle
Wed 20
11.30 High-Rise
14.00 Victoria
18.00 High-Rise
20.00 Jonas Kaufmann:
An Evening with Puccini
20.30 Eddie The Eagle
Thu 21
11.00 High-Rise Dream & Scream
11.30 Eddie The Eagle
14.00 Eddie The Eagle
18.00 High-Rise
18.15 Eddie The Eagle
20.15 Victoria
20.30 High-Rise
Fri 22
18.00 Truth
18.15 Arabian Nights Volume 1:
The Restless One
20.30 Jane Got A Gun
20.45 Disorder
Sat 23
11.30 Jane Got A Gun
14.00 William Shakespeare’s Romeo +
Juliet Saturday Shakespeare
14.15 Lost Treasure
17.00 West Side Story
Saturday Shakespeare
18.00 Disorder
20.00 Arabian Nights Volume 1:
The Restless One
20.15 Jane Got A Gun

Sun 24
13.15 Truth
13.30 Jane Got A Gun
17.00 Disorder
17.15 Jane Got A Gun
19.00 Under The Skin with Michel Faber
19.45 Truth
Mon 25
18.00 Day For Night 40th Anniversary
19.15 Royal Opera House:
Lucia Di Lammermoor
20.30 Jane Got A Gun
Tue 26
11.15 Jane Got A Gun
11.30 Disorder
14.00 Truth
19.00 Jane Got A Gun
19.15 The Discreet Charm of the
Bourgeoisie InFiFa
Wed 27
11.15 Arabian Nights Volume 1:
The Restless One
11.30 Jane Got A Gun Dream & Scream
14.00 Jane Got A Gun
18.00 Jane Got A Gun
18.15 The Pearl Button
20.00 Arabian Nights Volume 1:
The Restless One
20.15 Disorder
Thu 28
11.30 Jane Got A Gun
14.00 The Pearl Button
17.45 The Pearl Button
18.00 Disorder
19.30 Richard III
20.15 Jane Got A Gun
Fri 29
18.00 Janis: Little Girl Blue
18.15 Jane Got A Gun
20.15 Arabian Nights Volume 2:
The Desolate One
20.30 Eye in the Sky
Sat 30
13.30 Eye in the Sky
14.00 Othello Saturday Shakespeare
17.00 All Night Long
Saturday Shakespeare
18.00 Eye in the Sky
19.45 Arabian Nights Volume 2:
The Desolate One
20.30 Jane Got A Gun

EXCLUSIVE SCREENINGS FOR EDEN COURT FRIENDS
Friends Coffee Mornings – Monday 11 APRIL, Eddie The Eagle (PG)
Film starts 11.30am – Coffee served from 10.30am
DREAM AND SCREAM Specially for parents and carers of new babies aged 0 –12 months.
Look out for Dream & Scream on individual screenings.
AUDIO DESCRIBED & SUBTITLED FILMS We endeavour to offer as wide a range of accessible film screenings
as possible. When a film is marked AD this means that Audio Description is available via a headset for all
screenings (please ask box office for your headset). When a film is marked S this means there will be a
selected Subtitled screening/screenings. Subtitled Screenings will be highlighted on the timetable and
below the film entry.
AUTISM FRIENDLY SCREENINGS When a film is marked AF this means that there will be an Autism Friendly
Screening of this film. These screenings are especially for people on the autistic spectrum and their families,
friends and carers. During these shows low lights are left on in the auditorium and the volume of the soundtrack
is reduced. It is fine for customers to move around, make noise or take a break during the film.

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Eden Court Highlands (trading as Eden Court) is a company registered in Scotland (company number SC63216) and a charity registered with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (registered number SCO08237)

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So, WHAT you gonna do about it?!

SPECIALS
Raise A Glass To Science!
Amazingly, there was a time not so long ago when science considered a fusty terrain
fit only for losers. A time when ‘geek’ was an insult rather than proud accolade. A
time when it wasn’t, well, sexy. That’s all changed these days with a plethora of
science shows in the media, Tim Peake whizzing around in space and coding being
a discipline that young folk positively scramble to master. Strange times indeed.
And INVERNESS SCIENCE FESTIVAL is capitalising on that new-found interest.
Last year’s event proved a huge success, so it’s back in various venues from 29
APR–07 MAY. Opening with a lecture at the new University of the Highlands and
Islands STEM HUB on Clouds and Climate Change, there are plenty more talks
over the ensuing week. There’s also an extended FAMILY SCIENCE BANK HOLIDAY
WEEKEND with events at Simpsons Garden Centre, Tiso’s, Waterstones and the
University of the Highlands Forestry school, plus the popular FAMILY DAY on 07
May at Inverness Leisure when robots will take pride of place. Prior, we assume to
conquering the world and making us their slaves. Full details at uhi.ac.uk/isf
If all that makes you feel like a stiff drink, you might as well learn to appreciate
what you’re imbibing and the perfect opportunity to do that comes at NIP 2016,
the Festival of Whisky & Gin running from 29 MAR–02 APR. There are all sorts of
spirit-related events going on, which can be found at nipscotland.com, but perhaps
the most interesting is on the evening of 01 APR when there will be simultaneous
whisky and gin tours around Inverness with tastings along the way. At the end of
the evening the two groups will meet up at Hoots for much slightly
tipsy fun. Or kick off like Roundheads against Cavaliers.
Perhaps raise a glass to the Jacobites instead
– particularly as this month marks the
270TH ANNIVERSARY OF CULLODEN
on 16 APR. There’s a special
commemoration at the battle site
on the day itself, plus an ongoing
special exhibition with related
resources at the Highland
Archive & Registration Centre.
Plus, if you want to learn more
about the significance and
context of the event, we can
heartily recommend the newly
released
tome,
“Culloden:
Scotland’s Last Battle” by
Trevor Royle. Well worth a read.
More SPECIALS features and events at: whatsonhighlands.com

29

ART
FILM

TUE 29 MAR

MON 04 APR

THE NIP: WHISKY AND
CHOCOLATE PAIRING @
Inverness, nipscotland.com

HIGHLAND ROCK GARDEN
CLUB @ Nairn Community
and Art Centre, 7.30pm.
SANTA cruz in south patagonia
a talk by Ger van den
Beuken. 01320 366246.

THE NIP: WHISKY & GIN
FESTIVAL 2016 @ Various Inverness. A week of events
celebrating Whisky & Gin!
nipscotland.com

WED 30 MAR

GREAT GLEN IN MEDIEVAL
TIMES @ Church of Scotland
Hall, Fort Augustus, 2pm.
Talk by Dr. Richard Oram.

KIDS

THE NIP: A NIGHT IN
TOMATIN @ Tomatin
Distillery, 6.30pm. A night of
live music, an evening tour,
whisky tasting and some food!
nipscotland.com

TUE 05 APR

AXEMEN IN THE SCOTTISH
WOODS @ Dingwall
Comm Ctr, 7.30pm. Talk
by Alasdair Cameron.

TUE 12 APR

HIGHLAND ASTRONOMICAL
SOCIETY TALK @ Smithton
Culloden Free Church,
7.20pm. and AGM.

SAT 16 APR

HIGHLAND WOOL AND
TEXTILES SPRING DESTASH
@ Dingwall Town Hall,
10am-2pm. Bring along all
your spare wool and textiles to
buy sell or swap. All profits to
charity tables £3 entrance £1.
270TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE BATTLE OF CULLODEN
@ Culloden Battlefield Ctr.
JACOBITE STUDY DAY @
Culloden B’field Ctr, 1.30pm.
Afternoon of speakers from
across Scotland discuss
objects that tell the stories
of the Jacobites. Free but
book: 01463 796090.

INVERNESS FLORAL
ART CLUB @ Cauldeen
Primary School, 7.30pm.
Monthly Club Meeting. All
Welcome. First visit free.
Contact 01463 224828

TUE 19 APR

FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY
IN THE REAL WORLD @
Glen Mhor Hotel, 7.30pm.
Highland Literary Salon
talk by Prof Sue Black.

WED 20 APR
THU 21 APR

RSPB TALK @ Culduthel
Christian Centre, 7.30pm.
North Scotland Office
Update. 01997 433283

BROADFORD BAY /
SKYE BIRDS @ Culloden
Library, 7.30pm. Scottish
Ornithologists’ Club
talk by Martin Benson.
01463 221661.

FRI 01 APR

THU 14 APR

THU 31 MAR
MUSIC

THE NIP: A NIGHT WITH
HARRIS GIN @ TBC
nipscotland.com
THE NIP: MINI NIP @ The
Whisky Shop, 6.30pm. ‘A
congenial festival type evening
of fine whisky and food
tasters.’nipscotland.com

SPECIALS
SPORT

THE NIP: INVERNESS
WHISKY TOUR @
Inverness, 6pm. Tour 5
different venues to sample
5 different whiskies!
nipscotland.com
THE NIP: INVERNESS GIN
TOUR @ Inverness, 6pm.
Tour 5 different venues to
sample 5 different gins!
nipscotland.com

THEATRE

ROBOTS TO THE MOON
@ Birnie Village Hall,
7.30pm. Sigma talk by
Ken McTaggart, Highlands
Astronomical Society.

SAT 02 APR
SPILL

RSPB OUTING @ Highland
Council Car Park, 9.30am.
Second pick up: 9.50am Conon Bridge. 01997 421193

LIFESTYLE

THE NIP: SATURDAY AT
BOGBAIN @ Bogbain
Farm. Sample whisky and
gin all afternoon. With live
music & masterclasses.
nipscotland.com

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GLENMORE GROUSE WATCH
POINT AND SPEYSIDE @
Depart Inverness Retail
Park car park (opposite
Burger King), 6am. RSPB
trip. 01997 433283
HIGHLAND MEMBERS’
CENTRE AGM @ Culloden
Battlefield Visitors
Centre, 7.30pm.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED ON
EASTER ISLAND @ Smithton
Culloden Free Church, 2pm.
Talk by Dr Paul Bahn MA PhD
FSA. Highland Decorative &
Fine Arts Society Lecture. £6.
hdfas.org.uk

FRI 15 APR

NATIONAL OPEN GARDENS
DAY 2016 @ Cawdor
Castle. Come and see
the gardens awaken from
their winter sleep.
ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE
JACOBITE REBELLIONS
@ Culloden Battlefield
Visitors Centre, 1.30pm.
Examining evidence from
National Trust for Scotland
properties. A great opportunity
to find out more about
archaeology and Jacobites...

INVERNESS AREA GREENS
@ Velocity Cafe, 6.30pm.
‘Come and help us secure a
JUST, FAIR & SUSTAINABLE
Scotland.’ higreens.org
FRANCO SCOTTISH SOCIETY
MEETING AND DINNER @
Glen Mhor Hotel, 6pm.
GARDEN OPEN DAY @
Dundonnell Estates, 2pm.
Camellias, magnolias
and bulbs in spring,
rhododendrons and
laburnum walk in this
ancient walled garden.

FRI 22 APR

CRIME AND THRILLERS
WEEKEND @ The Stables.
Ian Rankin, Val McDermid,
Caro Ramsay in Cromarty for
a crime and thrillers weekend.
Joining them are the ‘Forensic
Femme Fatales’ of Professors
Sue Black and Niamh Nic
Daeid. Talks at the Stables,
Cromarty £15 each session.
And Tutor Morag Joss will be
leading two full half day writing
workshops in the Old Brewery
at 10am and 2.30pm. This
friendly, supportive workshop
is for anyone who is interested
in writing fiction. Wherever
you are with your writing this
workshop invites you to take
a fresh look at the entire
notion of ‘inspiration’. £30
for each half day workshop.
cromartyartstrust.org.uk

SAT 23 APR

GARDEN OPEN DAY @ Brodie
Castle. Garden staff will be
leading guided tours of the
garden and talking about
the history of the daffodil
collection at Brodie in support
of Scotland’s Gardens.

CRIME AND THRILLERS
WEEKEND @ The
Stables. As Fri 22 Apr.

SUN 24 APR

PAVILION BI-ANNUAL
WEDDING FAIR @
Strathpeffer Pavilion, 12pm.
Meet exhibitors from all walks
of the wedding trade, covering
food to fashion, photography
to live music, travel,
accessories and much more.
GARDEN OPEN DAY
@ Brodie Castle.
CRIME AND THRILLERS
WEEKEND @ The
Stables. As Fri 22 Apr.

WED 27 APR

THE HOME FRONT IN WORLD
WAR I @ Highland Arch Ctr,
7.30pm. Its impact on local
communities. Talk by Ken
Nisbet. Organised by Highland
Family History Society.
CARN GLAS: THE
ADOPTION OF A NEOLITHIC
MONUMENT @ Dingwall
Community Centre, 7.30pm.
Talk by Dr Graham Clark.
Organised by ARCH.

THU 28 APR

SPIRIT OF SPEYSIDE WHISKY
FESTIVAL 2016 @ Various
across Speyside. A fiveday celebration comprising
more than 400 different
events. 28 Apr - 02 May.
BURNS AND BIRDS
@ Culduthel Christian
Centre, 7.30pm. RSPB
talk. 01997 433283

SAT 30 APR

RSPB OUTING TO PORTSOY
AND SPEY BAY @ Highland
Council car park, 9.30am.
2nd pick up 9.50am at
Nairn. 01997 421193
SCOTTISH ROCK GARDEN
CLUB HIGHLAND SHOW
AND PLANT SALE @ Nairn
Comm Ctr, 10.30am.
NORTH KESSOCK
COMMUNITY MARKET
@ North Kessock Hall,
10am-12noon. Up to
28 food and craft stalls.

TUE 03 MAY

ALISTAIR GLASS - THE JAMES
WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE
@ Smithton Culloden
Free Church, 7.20pm.
Highland Astronomical
Society talk.
spacegazer.com

On Yer Bike

FILM

SPORT
The cycling season’s underway, with Geraint Thomas having polished off Paris-Nice
and big things expected in the Grand Tours and Rio Olympics, meaning that the
sport looks like becoming even more popular than ever. And up here is no exception
with this year’s ETAPE LOCH NESS [1], which takes place on 24 APR, filling up in
record time. Unsurprising because the event, now in its third edition, offers over
100km of closed roads and a beautiful location, starting and finishing in Inverness
and taking in a lochside route. There’s an early start and a finish around lunchtime,
with a dedicated “village” at Eden Court. And it’s all for Macmillan. Chapeau! For
details of where to watch, head to etapelochness.com
There’s sporting activity of all sorts this month, none more curious than MAN
VS HORSE on 17 APR. Not some sort of bizarre gastronomic challenge response
to someone saying “I could eat a horse”, rather a race twixt people and equines
finishing at Loch Ness Riding, Drummond Farm, Dores. There’s a £100 prize and a
commemorative Quaich up for grabs, plus a definitive ruling on whether horses or
humans are better. More at lochnessriding.co.uk
BAG THE PIPE sounds equally odd and frankly, after the whole horse thing, we were
prepared for it to be absolutely anything. In fact it’s a snowsport event at Cairngorm
on 16 APR. And not just any event, but the first half pipe contest on UK snow. Now
in its second year, it’ll attract some of the keenest competitors around and further
demonstrate that instead of spending hundreds of pounds to look for snow abroad,
it makes far more sense to appreciate the idyllic locale on our doorstep.
Finally, congratulations from all here to ROSS COUNTY on their spirited League Cup win,
making a bit of history by giving the club their first trophy and ensuring that, until May
at least, two of the three Scottish ones are in the Highlands (with the third potentially
ending up in the North as well thanks to Aberdeen’s tilt at the title). ICT will be looking
to hang onto the Scottish Cup and if they negotiate a tricky replay against, of all people,
Hibs, they’re due to meet DUNDEE UTD at home in the semi final on 16 APR. A welcome
distraction from a season that’s rather fallen apart, so let’s hope they don’t get sucked
into a relegation battle.

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ART

SAT 02 APR

SPECIALS
FILM

INVERNESS PARKRUN @
Bught Park, 9.30am. 5k run
taking place every Saturday.
And it’s FREE! Register at:
parkrun.org.uk/inverness/
and bring your barcode.

KIDS

Shinty
BOLESKINE V BUTE, 1pm.
S’SPEY V LEWIS, 1.30pm.
L’CARRON V K’LLIE, 2.30pm.
N’MORE V SKYE, 2.30pm.
B’ULISH V I’NESS, 2.30pm.
K’SHIEL V G’UHART, 2.30pm.
F WILLIAM V LOVAT, 2.30pm.
G’UHART V K’SHIEL, 2.30pm.
BEAULY V S’GLASS, 2.30pm.
SKYE V N’MORE, 2.30pm.
L’BER V K’ ATH’, 2.30pm.
shinty.com

MUSIC

Football
ICT V MOTHERWELL, 3pm.
ELGIN CITY V ANNAN, 3pm.
L’MOUTH V BUCKIE T, 2pm.
WICK AC’ V B R’GERS, 3pm.
CLACH’ V F MECH’S, 3pm.
N COUNTY V S’SPEY T, 3pm.
SCOTTISH FREEDOM
SERIES - COE CUP @
Glencoe Mountain Resort.
FREEstyle/ride skiing.
KINGUSSIE GOLF OPENING
COMPETITION @ Kingussie
Golf Club, 1pm. Celebrating
125 years. 1pm Raising the
flag 1.30 Texas Scramble Teams 3- Shotgun start.

SUN 03 APR
SPORT

SCOTTISH FREEDOM
SERIES - COE CUP @
Glencoe Mountain Resort.
FREEstyle/ride skiing.

MON 04 APR

SCOTTISH FREEDOM
SERIES - COE CUP @
Glencoe Mountain Resort.
FREEstyle/ride skiing.

THEATRE

THU 07 APR

SCOTTISH FIS RACE @
Cairngorm Mountain.
Skiing races on the
famous mountain.

FRI 08 APR
SPILL

SCOTTISH FIS RACES
@ Cairngorm Mountain.
Skiing races on the
famous mountain.

SAT 09 APR

LIFESTYLE

Shinty
C’FEIDH V SCOTS C, 12pm.
L’ABER V N’MORE, 2.30pm.
S’GLASS V BUTE 2.30pm.
I’NESS V L’ABER, 2.30pm.
LOVAT V KINGUSSIE, 2.30pm.
G’UHART V L’SIDE, 2.30pm.
SKYE V F WILLIAM, 2.30pm.
B’LISH V G MID A, 2.30pm.

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C’FEIDH V INVERNESS, 3pm.
shinty.com
SCOTTISH FIS RACES @
Cairngorm Mountain.
SCOTTISH FREEDOM
SERIES - CORRIE
CHALLENGE @ Nevis Range.
Freestyle/ free ride.

SUN 10 APR

GLENLIVET 10K ROAD RACE
@ Glenlivet Distillery, 10am.
CHSS welcome everyone
to take part in this simply
fantastic running event set in
the sublime and picturesque
landscape of Glenlivet in
the heart of the Cairngorms
National Park. The event
is based at the legendary
Glenlivet distillery with superb
hospitality and quality event
organisation throughout.
Runners and Joggers of all
levels are very welcome
and by taking part you are
directly supporting those
affected by chest, heart and
stroke illness. Come and
feel ‘the spirit of the glen…
SCOTTISH FIS RACES @
Cairngorm Mountain.
SCOTTISH FREEDOM SERIES
- CORRIE CHALLENGE
@ Nevis Range.

MON 11 APR

SCOTTISH FIS RACES @
Cairngorm Mountain.

SAT 16 APR

Extreme
BAG THE PIPE HALFPIPE
COMPETITION @ Cairngorm
Mountain. The 2nd year of
Bag the Pipe, the first half
pipe contest on UK snow.
Each competitor will get 2
qualifying judged runs, with
the top 8 males and top 6
females advancing into the
final. Finalists will then put
down a further two runs with
only their best run counting.

Shinty
F WILL V N’MORE, 2.30pm.
LOVAT V G’UHART, 2.30pm.
K’SHIEL V SKYE, 2.30pm.
C’FEIDH V G’UHART, 2.30pm.
K’USSIE V BEAULY, 2.30pm.
LOCHABER V LEWIS, 2.30pm.
I’NESS V G’GARRY, 2.30pm.
B’SKINE V S’SPEY, 2.30pm.
K’LLIE V C’FEIDH, 2.30pm.
Football
ELGIN C V Q PARK, 3pm.
F MECH V NAIRN C, 3pm.
S’SPEY T V F’TINE U, 3pm.
POC ENDURO @ Nevis
Range. Enduro mountain bike
racing is a timed, multi-stage
race format with a mixture of
downhill and cross country
sections, testing not only
technical ability and speed
but physical endurance and
climbing prowess. Riders must
have a breadth of skill and
fitness to compete in one of
these gruelling challenges.
TOUR OF THE FIRTHS @
TBC, Highland Car Club one
day tour of approximately
150 miles in the Black
Isle and Easter Ross.
highlandcarclub.co.uk

SUN 17 APR

ORIENTEERING @ Roseisle.
This event will have the
full range of courses that
you’d expect for a national
ranking event. Included in
the event will be the Moray
and Highland Junior Champs
which will use the white
course (U11s), yellow (U13s),
Orange (U15s) and Long
Orange (U17s) plus the Light
Green for the open junior
elite class. Results for all
schools pupils in Moray and
Nairn will count for the Moray
and Nairn Schools League.
More info:
moravianorienteering.org
POC ENDURO @ Nevis Range.
As Sat 16 Apr.
MAN V HORSE 2016 @ Loch
Ness Riding, Dores, 11am.
26 km course (organised
by the South Loch Ness
Access Group). £100 prize
to the fastest man or horse
plus the Jacobite Warrior
perpetual Quaich. Trophy
to fastest male and female
runners and fastest horse.
Commemorative medals/
rosettes and certificates to all
participants. 50% of all profits
(including sponsorship) will be
donated to Highland Hospice
this year as our chosen charity
and the other 50% will stay
with the South Loch Ness
Access Group to keep on with
their access work in the South

Loch Ness area. The entry fee
for both runners and riders
is £30, but participants can
raise more for charity if they
wish - there is a prize for the
biggest fundraiser! Entries
now open for runners and
riders at entrycentral.com
lochnessriding.co.uk

FRI 22 APR

AVIEMORE ADVENTURE
FILM FESTIVAL @ Aviemore,
7.30pm, A weekend of
films, talks & workshops
from some of the world’s
best outdoor athletes and
adventure film-makers.
aviemoreadventureff.org

SAT 23 APR

IShinty
INVERNESS V LEWIS, 12pm.
C’FEIDH V L’CARRON, 12pm.
K’USSIE V G’UHART, 2.30pm.
LOVAT V N’MORE, 2.30pm.
N’MORE V LOVAT, 2.30pm.
G’UHART V K’USSIE, 2.30pm.
K’SHIEL V L’ABER, 2.30pm.
SKYE V BEAULY, 2.30pm.
S’GLASS V K’SHIEL, 2.30pm.
CABERFEIDH V BEAULY, 3pm.
INVERNESS V G MID A, 3pm.
shinty.com
Rugby
HRFC V CARNOUSTIE, 3pm.
I’NESS CD V BANFF, 3pm.

SUN 24 APR

ETAPE LOCH NESS
2016 @ Inverness.
The roads round Loch Ness
play host to thousands
of cyclists as they take
part in one of the biggest
events in Scotland’s cycling
calendar - Etape Loch Ness.
Novice and experienced
riders from all over the
UK will enjoy the thrilling
66-mile / 106km course on
traffic-free roads following
the shores of Loch Ness.
facebook.com/etapelochness

SAT 30 APR

Shinty
LOVAT V LOCHABER, 2.30pm.
K’USSIE V N’MORE, 2.30pm.
K’SHIEL V F WILL, 2.30pm.
shinty.com
Football
ELGIN C V ARBROATH, 3pm

THEATRE
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<< Scottish Ballet return to Eden Court in early May (04–07 MAY), with their
very special new production of SWAN LAKE, envelope-pushingly choreographed
by David Dawson. It’s sure to be a hot-seller, so we thought we’d give you a
prod about it now. Dawson has said that for inspiration for this piece, he kept
going back to Zbigniew Herbert’s poem, ‘Study of the Object’, so here’s a slice
to pique your interest:

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“obey the counsels / of the inner eye
do not yield / to murmurs mutterings smackings
it is the uncreated world / crowding before the gates of your canvas
angels are offering / the rosy wadding of clouds
trees are inserting everywhere / slovenly green hair
kings are praising purple / and commanding their trumpeters to gild
even the whale asks for a portrait
obey the counsels of the inner eye / admit no-one”

Puppets For Grown Ups

THEATRE

It wasn’t too long ago that the ace puppet musical for adults, AVENUE Q [1], last
came to EDEN COURT, but it’s returning from 26–30 APR. It’s a pleasant surprise
to see it back so quickly, especially since it gives plenty more folk a chance to
experience its whip-smart appeal. Created by Jeff Marx and Robert Lopez (Cocreator of ‘Book Of Mormon’ and, slightly astonishingly, writer of the songs for
Disney’s ‘Frozen’) it’s is an irresistibly charming, though irrepressibly cheeky,
musical which tells the story of the loveable characters on a downtown New York
street trying to make sense of life’s burning issues. Those characters played by
puppets. And not exactly shy about speaking (or singing) their mind. The whole
thing’s a delight though, as we say, not for the easily offended. No surprise that
it’s swept up awards across the world. Highly recommended.
As is I AM THOMAS [2] at EDEN COURT from 12–16 APR. A collaboration between
acclaimed poet Simon Armitage, Told by an Idiot, National Theatre Scotland and
Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, it’s an inventive creation telling the true tale
of the last person in Britain to be executed for blasphemy. That happened in
Edinburgh, “a cold town on the edge of civilisation, in very much the Year of
Our Lord, 1696” and it’s that world we’re given a glimpse of. A world where the
church has spies everywhere and you keep your counsel and choose your words
with care. Unless you are Thomas Aikenhead – a loud-mouthed, smart-arsed
and likeable student at the university. A man in the wrong place at absolutely
the wrong time. I Am Thomas looks like it could be brilliant.
A look back at another age, albeit not one so distant, comes in the form
of DALLOWAY [3] (EDEN COURT, 17 APR). Performed by Rebecca Vaughan
(Female Gothic, I, Elizabeth, Austen’s Women), this adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s
celebrated map of hearts, minds and memories offers a compellingly feminine
response to the aftermath of the First World War in middle and upper class
London, a time when the modern world, with its loss of innocence, was born.
If dance is more your thing, you’ll be pleased to learn that SCOTTISH DANCE
THEATRE [4] are coming to EDEN COURT on 29 APR with the double bill of
Dreamers and Process Day. The former by Anton Lachky explores links between
reality and surrealism in the dreamers of the title, highlighting the beauty and
power of the moving body with his quirky and humorous style, while the latter,
a world premiere of a piece by Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar (who have created
a stream of critically acclaimed, original works for some of the world’s leading
companies) promises “visceral, animal, androgyny”. Better get along then!
Finally a word for the marvellously acerbic Canadian comic TOM STADE [5] who
comes to EC on 20 APR. Uncompromising, edgy and fabulously inventive, he’s
always a treat.

More THEATRE features and events at: whatsonhighlands.com

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WED 30 MAR

FILM

JAMES I: THE KEY WILL
KEEP THE LOCK @ Eden
Court, 7.30pm. Prisoner
of England for 18 years.
James is delivered back
to his homeland, with an
English bride. Returning
to a troubled nation, he
faces terrible choices if
he is to save himself, his
Queen and the crown.

the stage once more!
Featuring a cast of well
over 100 local youngsters
from the Scouts and Guides
across Inverness, Nairn and
Aviemore, the Gang Show
is a dazzling, modern revue
showcasing the talents of the
young cast who are backed by
a dedicated and professional
team. With comedy, a wide
variety of modern music, old
favourites and exceptional
choreography, Inverness
Area Gang Show is a great
show for all the family.

of-art studio and stage
spaces. In Two’s Company,
our talented Higher Drama
students from throughout
the Highlands will perform
extracts from their Higher
acting examinations. The
scenes are all taken from
either classical theatre or
contemporary Scottish texts.

KIDS
MUSIC

THU 31 MAR

SPECIALS

JAMES II: DAY OF THE
INNOCENTS @ Eden Court,
7.30pm. An ensemble
of 20 actors takes the
audience through a
rarely-explored period of
history with playful wit and
boisterous theatricality.

FRI 01 APR
SPORT

JAMES III: THE TRUE
MIRROR @ Eden Court,
7.30pm. Like James III
himself, the final instalment
of Rona Munro’s extraordinary
trilogy is colourful, brash
and unpredictable. It turns
its eye on the women of
the royal court, both lowly
and high born, who prove
to be its beating heart.

GANG SHOW 2016 @ Eden
Court, As Wed 06 Apr.

SAT 09 APR

SAT 23 APR

GANG SHOW 2016 @
Eden Court, 2.30pm,
7.30pm. As Wed 06 Apr.

THEATRE
SPILL

JAMES III: THE TRUE
MIRROR @ Eden Court,
8.15pm. As Fri 01 Apr.

LIFESTYLE

WED 06 APR

GANG SHOW 2016 @ Eden
Court, 7.30pm. For over 30
years, the Inverness Area
Gang Show has been raising
the roof of Eden Court with
its colourful, vibrant and
exciting productions.
Join us this April as
the Gang take to

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I AM THOMAS @ Eden Court,
8pm. Edinburgh; a cold town
on the edge of civilisation,
in very much the Year of
Our Lord, 1696. The church
has spies everywhere. Here,
you keep your counsel and
choose your words with care
... unless you are Thomas
Aikenhead – a loud-mouthed,
smart-arsed and likable
student at the university. A
man in the wrong place at
absolutely the wrong time...

FRI 08 APR

TWO’S COMPANY SQA HIGHER DRAMA
PERFORMANCE @
Eden Court, 7pm.
Eden Court offers a number
of SQA qualifications giving
students access t our state-

TUE 26 APR

AVENUE Q @ Eden Court,
7.30pm. An irresistibly
charming musical which tells
the story of the loveable
characters on a downtown
New York street trying to make
sense of life’s burning issues.

WED 27 APR

AVENUE Q @ Eden Court,
7.30pm. As Tue 26 Apr.

FRI 29 APR

SAT 16 APR

NETTING @ Lyth Arts Centre,
8pm. As Wed 06 Apr

THE RHUM PLANTS @
Brodie Castle, 2.30pm.
As Sat 23 Apr.

THU 14 APR

I AM THOMAS @ Eden
Court, 8pm. As Tue 12 Apr.

GANG SHOW 2016 @
Eden Court, 7.30pm.
As Wed 06 Apr.

SUN 24 APR

THU 28 APR

I AM THOMAS @ Eden
Court, 8pm. As Tue 12 Apr.

THE COMEDY BOTHY
@ Mad Hatters, with
Raymond Mearns.

THU 07 APR

THE RHUM PLANTS @ Brodie
Castle, 2.30pm. A fast paced
comedy based on the unlikely
but true story of botanical
fraud on the island of Rum.

WED 13 APR

FRI 15 APR

JAMES I: THE KEY WILL
KEEP THE LOCK @ Eden
Court, 12pm. As Wed 30 Mar.
JAMES II: DAY OF THE
INNOCENTS @ Eden Court,
4pm. As Thu 31 Mar.

TUE 12 APR

I AM THOMAS @ Eden
Court, 8pm. As Tue 12 Apr.

SAT 02 APR

WED 20 APR

TOM STADE @ Eden Court,
8pm. Brand new show from
the UK’s favourite Canadian
resident. Candid and alluring,
join Tom as he ruminates on
life’s oddities and revels in his
own perpetual shortcomings.

NETTING @ The Warehouse
Theatre, Lossiemouth,
4pm, 8pm. As Wed 06 Apr.
£10/£8 | 01343 814004
thewarehousetheatre.co.uk
NETTING @ Carnegie Hall,
Clashmore, 7.30pm. Written
by Morna Young | Directed
by Allie Butler. From an all
female cast and creative
team, and written in Scots
language - Morna is a Scots
Language Ambassador
(Education Scotland). Fishing
is still regarded as the
most dangerous job in the
UK – Netting explores the
aftermath of such a tragedy.
It features ongoing live
knitting from the multi-skilled
actress Carol Ann Crawford,
currently voice dialect coach
on Outlander and lastly
Morna is joining the team
as an actress for this tour.

minds and memories offers
a compellingly feminine
response to the aftermath
of the First World War.

I AM THOMAS @ Eden
Court, 8pm. As Tue 12 Apr.

SUN 17 APR

DALLOWAY @ Eden Court,
7.30pm. 1923: The War
is over. While Clarissa
Dalloway prepares a party in
Westminster, Septimus Smith
is diagnosed with shell-shock,
their memories and dreams
magically intertwining with
those of 15 other disparate
souls, this hot blue day in
June. Conjuring the hopes
and regrets of middle- and
upper-class London, this
adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s
celebrated map of hearts,

AVENUE Q @ Eden Court,
7.30pm. As Tue 26 Apr.
DREAMERS’ BY ANTON
LACHKY AND NEW WORK
BY SHARON EYAL @ Eden
Court, 7.30pm. Dreamers
are people who dare to
dream while not being asleep.
Lachky takes pleasure in
making sense from nonsense
and exploring links between
reality and surrealism.
AVENUE Q @ Eden
Court, 5pm, 8.30pm.
As Tue 26 Apr.

SAT 30 APR

AVENUE Q @ Eden
Court, 2.30pm, 7.30pm.
As Tue 26 Apr.

WED 04 MAY

SWAN LAKE @ Eden
Court, 7.30pm.
For the first time in over
20 years, Scottish Ballet
bring Swan Lake to the
stage. 04 - 07 May.

C H O R E O G R A P H Y B Y D AV I D D AW S O N
M U S I C B Y P YO T R I LY I C H T C H A I KO V S K Y

WED 4–SAT 7 MAY 2016
Book Tickets
01463 234 234*
eden-court.co.uk*
Registered in Scotland No. SC065497. Scottish Charity No. SC008037.

*Booking fee | Photography by David Eustace

EATING
OUT

Jury’s Inn Inverness
Millburn Rd, Inverness 0161 774 2986 / 01463 239666
Does changing the name of a hotel
ever work? There are (seemingly
frequent) changes of ownership or
operating group that means you see
a different name or logo plastered
above the entrance or to the side of
the building, but in reality folk round
here always talk about the Caley or the
Kingsmills or the Station hotels, largely
ignoring the comings and goings of
yer Marriots or Ramada Jarvises. So
presently the Thistle Hotel – the big
block on the left towards the bypass
end of Millburn Road – is the Jury’s Inn
Inverness, which is a gift for reviewing
purposes, more of which later…
There are some immutable truths
about hotels and lunches. Every hotel
will tell you they could be busier for
lunch. The hotel food proposition is
aimed first and foremost at evening
dining and more specifically for guests.
They present a captive market (not
quite literally, but as close as you can
legally get these days) and that means
guaranteed numbers and people who
are not comparing prices with places
outside the hotel doors. So hotel food
tends to be less imaginative (not totally
universal), less quality (thankfully

much less universal these days) and
more expensive (entirely universal, if
matching like for like). Hotel guests
have a pesky habit of being out during
the day (someone’s got to fill all those
Spa coaches and attend all those
business meets), so hotel lunchtimes
(save for conferencey-type hotels) often
feel like the Marie Celeste.
In accordance with section two of
The Law of Hotel Food, the (mildly
interesting, octagonal-shaped) dining
room is shut during the day, leaving the
bar area to cater (arf) for the lunchtime
trade. Section four of said law states
that if a hotel is part of a chain, then it
must offer a colourfully branded, clearly
presented menu featuring ubiquitous
headings (Lite Bites, Burgers & Hot
Dogs, Pizza & Pasta, Sandwiches,
Salads, Desserts) and contents (yer
Pulled Porks, Fish Goujons, Sirloin
Steaks, etc). Like gravity, Jury’s Inn
Inverness adheres helplessly to the
aforementioned laws – they can no
more offer a daily changing menu
with creative culinary decisions than
Newton’s apple can fall sideways from
the tree. But at least that means that
we know exactly where to look for fallen

apples and what we’ll be able to order
for lunch.
However, innocent until proven guilty;
are Jury’s Inns guilty of providing a
homogonised characterless lunch
option or do they offer a pleasing array
of high quality food in comfortable
surroundings? Let’s find out…
The bar area has the feel of an airport
lounge, open to the hotel foyer and part
of quite a vast space - but as the hotel
and its staff go about their business
quietly, there is no audible interference
from other areas. Decor is conservative
but pleasant with neat, clean tables
and chairs and a sofa area also.
Curiously, a shortfall projector beams
a silent Sky News from the ceiling to
wall. We are mighty glad of that lack
of audio but one wonders what is the
point exactly of showing the soundless
images? Not a lot of staff are on hand
in the bar, but the room is worked
efficiently enough, no-one waiting for
long to be attended to or order – longer
waits are in store for meals to arrive etc
but not so much you’d complain about.
The service is pleasant, unfussy
and uncomplicated - cutlery and

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drinks are brought without interruption
or disturbance.

tart side – perhaps leaving that in its
own serving jug would be a good idea.

We order starters from the Light Bites
section; mains from the Favourites
and Salads section – and, of course,
a couple of Desserts. We don’t like to
let you down in that department, oh no.

A staff changeover made for a delayed
foray into dessertland – but we are
patient types when it comes to pudding,
no fuss was made. There are, inevitably,
Chocolate Brownies and Sticky Toffee
Puddings and Cheese or Ice Cream
Selections but we opted for the two
slightly less obvious choices, Bakewell
Tart and Apple Tart Tatin, both choices
offer Ben and Jerry’s Vanilla Ice Cream.
The former in fact comprises two tartlets
each topped with a ‘breast’ of ice cream,
and two swabs of raspberry jus either
side. Tartlets are really better suited
to wetter content as the high pastry-tofilling ratio with a bakewell filling makes
for a rather dry, unlush experience. The
upside-down apple pie is more moist
(extending to the thin pastry base/top)
but is pleasantly sweet and mixes mildly
toffee-ish flavours with the fruit. It feels
much less like an ‘out of the packet’
dessert at least, although the request
to replace ice cream with cream was
probably lost in translation - and the
Ben & Jerry’s sadly sits in a rather unnecessary, dry sugary wafer basket.

Freshly Baked Dough Balls with Hot
Garlic Butter Dip are indeed fresh and
(save for a little limp, unnecessary,
greenery) quite pleasing – a little
seasoning livening up the plump halfdozen balls. The Roasted Sweet
Potato, Carrot and Coriander Soup is
sweet and substantial – all promised
flavours are present with perhaps a little
leaning to the carrot. The accompanying
Warm Pitta Bread is indeed warm,
but is, unexpectedly, crispy – I’d have
preferred it soft, but, hey…
My dining partner is one of those
annoyingly clever sorts who always know
the name of the person you’re trying to
think of and the film they were in, and
what year that came out. You know the
sort. He’s charming and upbeat about
most things and pretty easily pleased
when it comes to food – yet when he
has something particularly to his taste,
you can definitely discern the added
enthusiasm. His Thai Green Vegetable
Curry with Jasmine Rice looked fairly
undistinguished – the rice dome served
from an upturned bowl a nice touch
alongside an unassuming-loooking bowl
of beige curry – but boy, did it pack a
flavour punch. A latent heat that builds
long after the mouthful, with a rich array
of flavours, all nicely subdued by the
delicate rice. A good dish.

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Being late winter, I plumped for a
salad – Beetroot and Feta Salad, to
be precise, with Spinach, Walnuts,
Pomegranate and a Balsamic
Dressing. At nearly £12, this is an
example of the hotel pricing conundrum
– one can’t help but feel that it is a bit
on the high side for a lunchtime salad.
However, this was a good salad with a
great variety of flavours and textures
– the strong feta balanced by the
calming leaves, the sweetness of the
walnuts and pomegranate pearls and
particularly the soft beetroot chunks.
As you approach the bottom of the
bowl, the concentration of balsamic
dressing increases substantially,
leaving the overall balance a bit on the

So, the meal is done, assessments
must be made. On the plus side, all
parts of the meal were palatable, the
environs were quiet and quite private
for a big space, whilst on the down
side, some servings were entirely
unremarkable, prices are hotel-high and
the whole thing took about 20 minutes
longer than a lunch ought to. And here’s
where the hotel name helps me out –
for whilst they could be condemned if
we had an out-and-out bad experience,
or declared innocent and free if the
meal had been a triumph – for now, for
Jury’s Inn, the jury’s out.
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6: Food–Presentation ................... 8
7: Food–Quality............................ 8
8: Food–Value .............................. 6
9: Menu–Range/Balance/Clarity ... 9
10: Toilets–Appearance/Cleanliness .. 10
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