February 27th
Poet, Journalist and Broadcaster Donny O'Rourke
reads from his latest collection.
Donny has overlapping careers as TV producer, broadcaster, journalist, academic and poet. Performances attract rave reviews at festivals, in community settings, schools and universities and cabaret, live, on television, radio and CD. With nearly a score of books to his name Donny has garnered praise, prizes and professorships both at home and overseas. Most recently he edited 'Dream State: The New Scottish Poets' and has just published his much acclaimed ninth collection, 'Blame Yesterday', a mini musical in monologues. A CD, 'Cafe Europa', featuring his lyrics and the music of Swiss group Morgain was launched in Bern in January 2010. He is an Honorary Fellow of Glasgow University where he teaches Film and Creative Writing.

What the critics say….
'Wit, warmth and wisdom…', 'instant intimacy',
'…the lore and learning of an urban seannachie',
'Celtic bardicism meets supper- club sophistication'

Followed by our usual Bakehouse Floor spots

Tickets £7.50 (£6.00 concs) includes a glass of wine.
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March 27th
Poet Pauline Prior Pitt
comes to the Bakehouse from South Uist.
Pauline has appeared on Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, Pick of the Week, Channel 4, Central, and Carlton Television. Her One Woman Shows attract large audiences at festivals and her North Uist Sea Poems won the Callum Macdonald Memorial Award for pamphlet poetry in 2006. Pauline writes about the relationships between men and women, family life, the domestic scene, gynaecology, political issues, dresses, the ageing process, and love and death. In her book ‘Storm Biscuits’ she writes about the landscape of North Uist where she now lives.

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre returns to the Crichton for a third year

Photo Fiona Moorhead

June 22nd and 23rd @ 7.30 with a matinee on June 23rd @ 2.30
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre brings their production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream to The Crichton Campus

Directed by Raz Shaw
Designed by Hannah Clark
Composed by Alex Silverman

Performed on an Elizabethan-inspired stage, a small troupe of travelling players breathe new life into this amazingly inventive play. Dreamlike, funny and beautiful, eight talented actors reinvent renaissance touring theatre for the 21st century with Shakespeare’s greatest comedy.

Booking information is not yet available, but watch this space. Read More.

Photos by Kim Ayres
www.kimayres.co.uk