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A hard-hitting play about hackers performed by Dumfries Youth Theatre will mark the directorial debut for a young Kirkcudbright man. Jack Finlay, aged 20, who is the first ever Creative Modern Apprentice in Dumfries and Galloway. He is based at the Electric Theatre Workshop, and has been working with a cast of 13 young people […]
Big Burns Supper has announced that it is teaming up with Strictly for Charity (Dumfries) to raise funds for local good causes in 2016. In 2004 the former businessman Michael Pattie and his wife Patsy began organising a Strictly-style contest, which features well-known local people and dance instructors, to raise funds for charities working in […]
A spectacular fireworks display will accompany the huge street carnival taking place in Dumfries to celebrate Burns Night. The news means there will be a major extra dimension to an event which already aims to light up the streets with a record-breaking 4,500 lanterns – beating last year’s total by 1,500. The fireworks display is […]
This Christmas forget DVDs and CDs – give real, live, exciting entertainment that would blow Santa’s socks off. Tickets, vouchers and special VIP packages for January’s nine-day Big Burns Supper in Dumfries offer the chance to enjoy everything from The Bay City Rollers, The Beat, Black Grape, Eddi Reader, Jason Byrne, The Treacherous Orchestra through […]
A spectacular Burns Night carnival through the streets of Dumfries attracted at least 10,000 spectators and participants. The parade was lit by at least 3,000 lanterns – far more than the 2,015 organisers had hoped for in order to mark the 2015 UNESCO Year of Light. Spectators lined the streets and packed the centre of […]
Here at Alive Studios Lee is getting VERY excited about the BIG BURNS SUPPER taking place January 23rd-31st! Every morning on MITM, Lee will be looking at the amazing talent that is performing and give you a look at what the festival has to offer. Monday January 12th – What’s on during BBS2015? Nina Nesbitt When Nina Nesbitt […]
A small army of 110 volunteers is being recruited to be at the heart of this month’s nine day Big Burns Supper festival. It’s a great opportunity to be part of a team which does everything from supporting famous rock bands and marshalling the huge Burns’ Night carnival to making costumes and running venues, including the splendid […]
There will be laughs galore during this years Big Burns Supper festival, with Dumfries’ own Mark Nelson, Craig Hill & comedy for Kids BBS is a nine-day festival of contemporary and traditional culture and a huge public celebration of the birthday of Scotland’s national Bard, Robert Burns, in his beloved town of Dumfries. It is also […]
Here at Alive Studios Lee is getting VERY excited about the BIG BURNS SUPPER taking place January 23rd-31st! Every morning on MITM Lee will be looking at the amazing talent that is performing and give you a look at what the festival has to offer. Thursday January 8th – What’s on during BBS2015? The Undertones emerged from […]
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