Theatre fans are in for a deliciously noir treat this month as The Maids takes to the stage at the Dundee Rep. After opening artistic director Andrew Panton’s first season with the gloriously black comedy August: Osage County, the company have taken an altogether darker turn with this twisted psychological thriller, about two murderous servants.
Kilted and follicly challenged, he is the instantly recognisable Scottish comedian,TV presenter and actor with a reputation for his high octane shows which shoot straight from the hip.
It is the 1947 play written by American playwright Tennessee Williams that received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948.
Gather all the members of any family together in one house and there’s bound to be friction. Turn up the heat a notch or two and there may even be fireworks.
As new Scottish-Chinese relations are developed at the Edinburgh Festival, Michael Alexander discovers why Perthshire - and Dundee - are in the minds of senior Chinese government officials.
Internet shaming is explored in the world premiere of Shame at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. Michael Alexander spoke to the show’s St Andrews-raised artistic director Allie Butler.
In 1972, when Jaimini Jethwa was just one, Uganda was in turmoil following the coup by the country’s ruthless despot Idi Amin.
Legendary comedian Sir Ken Dodd has been getting his teeth into entertainment for more than 60 fun-filled years. Michael Alexander braved the wrath of the ‘tickle stick’ to learn about his forthcoming trip to Dunfermline, his love for 'The Wee Cooper of Fife' and why he has great affection for Dundee.
River City actor Frank Gallagher, aka Shieldinch gangster Lenny Murdoch, was almost five-years-old when his beloved Celtic became the first British football club to win the European Cup.
Singer and television star Joe Longthorne has been forced to postpone his Dundee concert later this month.