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Northings Event Reviews archive from February 2008
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CITY OF IMMORTALS – MICHELLE LORD (Inverness Museum & Art Gallery, until 22 March 2008)
GEORGINA COBURN finds the intricately constructed labyrinths of Michelle Lord’s work dulled by repetition. |
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HEELIE-GO-LEERIE (Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh, 23 February, 2008, and touring)
MARK FISHER suggests that Licketyspit’s latest playful and imaginative play is hampered by a lack of focus. |
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FRANKIE BOYLE (Empire Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 20th February 2008)
JOHN BURNS finds comedian Frankie Boyle in good form in front of an over-lubricated audience. |
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STATIC (Tron Theatre, Glasgow, 22 February, 2008, and touring)
MARK FISHER finds an intriguing idea is sidetracked in favour of more conventional directions in Suspect Culture’s latest collaboration. |
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KUNGSBACKA PIANO TRIO (Town House, Inverness, 20 February 2008)
GEORGINA COBURN admires the energy, sensitivity and imagination of this Anglo-Swedish Trio. |
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COLIN JOHNSTONE: HIS ANGRY GHOST (Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, until 5 April 2008)
MORAG MACINNES explores the meaning of identity in the work of Orkney-based artist Colin Johnstone. |
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ALEXANDER KANCHAVELY (Town House, Inverness, 14 February 2008)
KENNY MATHIESON enjoys a scintillating lunchtime concert from a young Georgian virtuoso |
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THE ICEBERG (Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy, 12 February, 2008, and touring)
MARK FISHER enjoys the quirky detail and honest storytelling in En Masse Theatre’s production. |
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ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA (Empire Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 8 February 2008)
GEORGINA COBURN welcomes the return of the RSNO to Eden Court under their charismatic music director. |
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COLLECT (Victoria & Albert Museum, London, January 2008)
PAMELA CONACHER reflects on an increased Scottish presnece at the Collect applied arts fair in London |
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STEVEN MCKENZIE – PAINTINGS & ALEX DUNN – DRAWINGS AND CONSTRUCTIONS (Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, until 8 March 2008)
GEORGINA COBURN delves behind the surface in the work of two artists. |
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ESSENTIAL SCOTTISH OPERA (Phipps Hall, Beauly, 2 February 2008)
JAMES MUNRO enjoys an entertaining and unusually lascivious outing for Scottish Opera’s well-established small-scale touring show. |
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CELTIC CONNECTIONS: TRANSATLANTIC SESSIONS (Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 3 February 2008)
JENNIE MACFIE celebrates the stellar conclusion to another mammoth festival. |
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HI EX! – THE HIGHLANDS INTERNATIONAL COMIC EXPO (Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, 2-3 February 2008)
GEORGINA COBURN – a self-confessed neophyte in the world of comics – gives a warm thumbs-up to the first HI-EX! |
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ENDGAME (Theatre Workshop, Edinburgh, and touring 2008)
MARK FISHER finds Theatre Workshop taking an unconventional approach to a Beckett classic. |
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CELTIC CONNECTIONS: KOSHKA WORLD GYPSY AND JAZZ BAND WITH LIALIA SHISHKOVA (City Halls, Glasgow, 2 February 2008)
JENNIE MACFIE applauds a virtuoso display as Koshka expand their forces. |
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CELTIC CONNECTIONS: PATSY REID (Strathclyde Suite, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 3 February 2008)
BARRY GORDON finds fiddler Patsy Reid bridging the classical – folk gap in her New Voices commission. |
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CELTIC CONNECTIONS: SESSION A9 / SORREN MACLEAN (ABC, Glasgow, 1 February 2008)
SUE WILSON finds the mighty Session A9 in good form despite a dodgy sound mix, and young Sorren Maclean undaunted by a challenge. |
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CELTIC CONNECTIONS: FRASER FIFIELD BAND WITH THE NEDYALKO NEDYALKOV QUARTET / CORA SMYTH (Strathclyde Suite, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 02 February 2008)
SUE WILSON is less than convinced by both a new collaboration that needs developing and a bit of Irish pizzazz. |
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CELTIC CONNECTIONS: MARY ANN KENNEDY & NA SEÒID (Strathclyde Suite, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 3 February 2008)
FIONA MACKENZIE celebrates a gathering of young male Gaelic singers. |
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CELTIC CONNECTIONS: CAPERCAILLIE (Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, 2 February 2008)
FIONA MACKENZIE enjoys songs and tunes old and new. |
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THE DUHKS AND TIM O'BRIEN (ABC, Glasgow, 31 January 2008)
JENNIE MACFIE catches The Duhks and Tim O'Brien. |
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CELTIC CONNECTIONS; CLASSIC ALBUM – ANDY IRVINE & PAUL BRADY (Main Auditorium, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 30 January 2008)
SUE WILSON hears two Irish greats recreate a classic moment in the recording studio. |
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CELTIC CONNECTIONS: k d lang / MICHELLE SHOCKED, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 29 January 2008 / ABC, Glasgow, 30 January 2008)
JENNIE MACFIE checks out two contrasting singers from across the Atlantic. |
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