BIRNAM BIRNAM ARTS.COM 01350 727674 2 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM • Performances Pages 3 – 16 • Opera & Ballet Films Pages 4, 9, 10, 13 & 16 • Friends of Birnam Arts Page 17 • Open Studio / Film Club Page 17 Station Road | BiRnam | dunkeld | PH8 0dS • Exhibitions Pages 18 & 19 01350 727 674 • Ongoing Workshops Pages 20 & 21 www.birnamarts.com • Weekend Workshops Pages 22 & 23 General enquiries [email protected] • Potter’s Junction Gift Shop Page 24 arts ProGramminG • Beatrix Potter Exhibition Page 24 [email protected] General opening hours: • Venue Hire Page 25 9am – 5pm / 7 days • Adverts Pages 26 – 31 • What’s On Page 32 D u TICKETS CAN ALSO BE BOUGHT AT CARD & ONLINE SALES – Aberfeldy, blAirgowrie, dunkeld, Pitlochry Visitscotland: And Perth tourist informAtion centres £1.50 BOOKING FEE APPLIES WHERE TO FIND US Birnam North☞ to 20 minutes from Perth Pitlochry 20 minutes from Pitlochry 30 minutes from Aberfeldy 1 hour from Edinburgh South to 40 minutes from Dundee Perth ☞ THE FOYER CAFÉ Recommended by opening hours 9am - 4.30pm seven days a week FREE 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM • BOOKING FEES APPLY 3 £15 • £13 CONC • £5 U16 FOLK TUESDAY John McCusker MAY 10TH 25th Anniversary Tour 8:00 PM with Andy Cutting, Adam Holmes, Innes White & Toby Shaer hilSt emeRging via the FOlk Scene , John MccuskEr has long wbeen renowned for his skill at transcending musical boundaries. as both a live and studio guest, he has shared stages with bonnie Raitt, Steve earle, Paolo nutini and Jools holland. John’s film and tv work includes soundtracks for film, billy connolly’s world tour of new Zealand, Jennifer Saunders bbc sitcom, Jam and Jerusalem and Starlings sitcom for Sky tv. Playing arenas around the world, he’s been a member of mark knopfler's band since 2008 and has produced debut albums for kris drever and idlewild’s Roddy woomble, whilst manning the controls for top folk chanteuses eddi Reader, heidi talbot, eliza carthy and linda thompson. having played his own compositions in 2013 with the Royal Scottish national Orchestra at Proms in the Park, 2016 will see John celebrating 25 years as a professional musician by publishing a book of his compositions, releasing a new solo record and embarking on an extensive uk and european tour. One of the UK’s most gifted and versatile musicians in any genre , John McCusker is equally in demand as a multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer The Guardian GlAss of £15 • £5 U16 BuBBly AnD TÊTE À TÊTE TALK florA’s swEEt THURSDAY trEAts MAY 12TH incluDED 7:30 PM AMna ianu Sdtireenetc eBlues with Flora Flora Shedden with Ann Lindsay weet SucceSS, SecRetS and behind the SSceneS ... a relaxed and entertaining evening with dunkeld celebrity, BBC’s Bake-Off contestant, florA shEDDEn , in an informal interview hosted by acclaimed dunkeld author and couturier, Ann Lindsay . tonight’s show promises to be full of interesting facts and anecdotes behind the story of Flora’s sudden rise to fame, and we’ll also get to hear some of the behind-the-scenes gossip of proceedings in the bake-Off tent and off camera shenanigans - all in the best possible taste, of course… Flora and ann are both giving their time freely in aid of birnam arts, so come and join us for a diverting evening’s entertainment in aid of a great community cause – raising funds for new auditorium chairs, no less! Raffle for Flora’s celebratory cake to be drawn at 8pm. 4 BOOKING FEES APPLY • 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM £12 • £10 THEATRE DRAMA nEw rooM thEAtrE, in AssociAtion with showrooM, PrEsEnts SUNDAY MAY 15TH Blackout 8:00 PM by Mark Jeary …stories of euphoria, hedonism, recklessness, violence, hangovers and depression brought on by excess alcohol come thick and fast, shaken and stirred… performed by five tremendously well-drilled actors **** The Scotsman OllOwing a 5-StaR Sell Out Run in london, new Room theatre’s Fcritically acclaimed BlAckout is touring Scotland. “my first drink seemed to unlock something. i threw up, went home, woke up with a stinking hangover the next morning and thought, ‘that was fantastic, when are we doing it again’?” Scripted entirely from interviews with recovering addicts, including the writer himself, blackout is the honest, brutal, uplifting and darkly comic story of alcoholics, and of their recovery: meet the woman who finds herself urinating off the top of the Scott monument in edinburgh, the man who nearly burns down a stranger’s kitchen, the mother who almost beats her son to death in a drunken rage... blackout is the honest, brutal, uplifting and darkly comic story of alcoholics and of their recovery. Jeary himself is worryingly convincing as the active volcanic drunk, as are his four accomplices ... ***** London Theatre 1 NEW! HOT FOOD (requires booking: phone 01350 727674) he SatiRical OPeRetta, lA ViE PArisiEnnE , twas Offenbach's first full-length piece to portray contemporary Parisian life and went on to become OPERA one of his most popular works. a rich cast of singers, including Marie Devellereau and Laurent Naouri , glorious sets by chantal thomas – a bustling train Film station, ballrooms and nightclubs, come together brilliantly under Sebastien Rouland’s baton. The uniformly superb cast receives excellent support La Vie Parisienne from the Orchestra and offEnBAch Chorus of l'Opéra National sunDAy 29th MAy de Lyon... Rouland misses none of the humour in this 7:00 PM blissfully bubbly score DonAtion wElcoME Opera News 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM • BOOKING FEES APPLY 5 £14 • £12 CONC • £5 U16 MUSIC / VISUALS THURSDAY JUNE 2ND 8:00 PM Simon & Garfunkel: through the years 2014/15 FRinge Sell-Out ShOw, siMon AnD aGArfunkEl: throuGh thE yEArs is a moving and powerful production, with remarkably realistic performances of the 60s duo’s hits. with filmed interviews of the original artistes, the show takes a chronological journey through the music and the behind-the-scenes life of the greatest ever folk-rock duo. hits abound with the likes of Mrs Robinson , The Boxer , Homeward Bound , Bridge Over Troubled Water and many more. the production also features touching narration taken from victoria kingston’s book Simon and Garfunkel – The Definitive Biography , which follows That could really be the two musicians from their Queens childhood to their role in the evolving folk-rock scene. Simon & Garfunkel this is an incomparable staging of unforgettable Simon & garfunkel music in what the bbc described as ‘ a BBC Radio must see ’ show... get it while you can! £12 • £10 CONC • £5 U16 Millard is a natural presenter ... even when ADVENTURE TALK faced with aggression from tribes people who TUESDAY have no idea who this sunburnt stranger is, he JUNE 7TH wins them – and us – over with his warmth . 8:00 PM This man is one to watch Radio Times WsPEAkErsi frolM tlhE EDMGE PrEsEint llard the last hunters: adventures of the south seas will MillArD iS a wRiteR, bbc PReSenteR, and exPeditiOn leadeR based in wales. he has been leading expeditions in indonesia and west africa since 2007 and has written and submitted images for numerous national and internatonal magazines and newspapers, including BBC News , The Daily Telegraph , The Guardian , Geographical and Outer Edge . he is the presenter of both the bbc two series Hunters of the South Seas , and the bbc wales/Four series The River Taff with will millard. will brings his humour and genuine sense of wonderment to this brand new show, featuring stories from the seldom-seen lives of the bajau spearmen, a first-hand account from the shoulder of an aboriginal whale hunt, and hard lessons from the most remote forest on earth – it promises to be a gripping tale of adventure from the forgotten edges of the planet. 6 BOOKING FEES APPLY • 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM £12 • £10 CONC • £5 U16 TALK osGroVE AnD sPiErs: footBAll in fiVE iMAGEs is a theatre THURSDAY cdiscussion show on the state of Scottish football, featuring Stuart JUNE 9TH cosgrove and graham Spiers, two of Scotland's most outspoken commentators on the state of Scottish football. 8:00 PM cosgrove is a one half of bbc Scotland's Off the Ball team, a successful television executive and a St Johnstone fan, who argues passionately on behalf of Scotland’s smaller clubs. Spiers is one of Scotland’s most renowned journalists who has interviewed most of the key managers, influencers and players on the contemporary Scottish football scene. Join cosgrove and Spiers for an entertaining debate on the current challenges facing the national game. Cosgrove & Spiers: football in five images Like all football fans, Stuart is deeply biased and a raging hypocrite and Graham claims to be objective, but so do all journalists... one thing is certain – ‘succulent lamb’ will not be on the menu! YOUTH DRAMA £5 INCLUDING REFRESHMENT OR WEDNESDAY DONATION, NO REFRESHMENT JUNE 15TH 2PM THURSDAY thE nEw school ButtErstonE PrEsEnts JUNE 16TH 7PM Wink Murder t’S 1920 – on the night of his birthday party, lord aloysius Peacock ihas been brutally murdered. all the other guests on the liner are suspects, but the alibis are convincing and the plot thickens as it is discovered that his lordship had connections with all of the passengers. it is up to the mysterious detective inspector Frank thorndyke to solve the mystery, but even he is not all he seems. a thrilling rollercoaster ride worthy of agatha christie. another triumph from the young thesps at the new School butterstone. 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM • BOOKING FEES APPLY 7 £12 • £10 CONC • £5 U16 SWING / BLUES / RAGTIME aSteRS OF 1920’S new ORleanS StORYville cathOuSe Ragtime , mdixieland blues and early swing, eight-piece thE cAliforniA FRIDAY fEEtwArMErs combine a passionate, rough-edged aesthetic with a depth of JUNE 10TH character that sets them apart from others who have followed that same 8:00 PM throwback path.