 Teatret Fairplay/Gruppe38 (Denmark)
Next Door
Wednesday 4 June 4.00pm
£3.00
They live next door to each other, her and him and they both think each other a little "odd".
A comic chamber-opera about an ageing spinster and an old seaman. She enjoys looking after him and he wants to be left in peace. Or does he? Both dream of better days in grand arias and bitter duets. Two sad, lonely neighbours who share the same toilet!
A wonderful introduction to opera for younger audiences.
This production is part of the Bank of Scotland International Children's Festival On Tour programme
Duration: 45 minutes, suitable for ages 8+
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Storytelling cafe
Thursday 5 June 7.30pm
Relaxed and informal storytelling, music and poetry in a comfortable cafe atmosphere for anyone interested in the oral tradition. Audience participation is encouraged. Cakes & coffee will be available. Eat, drink and let your imagination run away with you! No booking necessary, donations on the door.
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The Art of Ballads and Bards
Saturday 7 June 7.00pm
£6.00 / £4.00
A visual performance-reading of the Crichton Writers' work inspired by the art of Sheila Mullen. The artist will also give a short talk about the Border themes that inspire her.
" Responding to visual art is of course an ancient endeavour... I applaud the boldness of the Crichton Writers in choosing to explore the very Scottish images and themes in Sheila Mullen's art.... Neither words nor paintings should illustrate the other. Rather by complimenting each other, a third thing is made". Tom Pow, University of Glasgow, writer and poet.
The ticket price includes a glass of wine and copy of the anthology ‘The Art of Ballads and Bards'
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Play it by Ear
Monday 9 June 1.30pm-2.30pm
£2 per adult/child, 50p per additional child
Play it by Ear is a monthly song, music and storytelling workshop for pre-school children, run by the writer, storyteller and musician, Tony Bonning. Play it by Ear aims to give young children an introduction to rhythm, instruments and singing. Sessions are suitable for children from birth onwards. No booking necessary - just turn up!
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Glenkens Young Arts
Saturday 14 June
10.00am-12.00noon (5-9 years) 1.00pm-3.00pm (8-12 years)
£4.00
These two-hour workshops are run by professional artists and teachers, and offer expert tuition and hands-on experience across a range of fun filled visual arts and crafts activities. Advance booking is recommended to avoid disappointment and wear old clothes as things can get messy.
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 CatStrand Cinema Club
The Counterfeiters (Die Fälscher) (2007)
Wednesday 25 June 1.30pm
£4.50 (£3.50 Members and concessions)
The Counterfeiters is the true story of the largest counterfeiting operation in history, set up by the Nazis in 1936. Salomon "Sally" Sorowitsch (Karl Markovics) is the
king of counterfeiters. He lives a mischievous life of cards, booze, and women in Berlin during the Nazi-era. Suddenly his luck runs dry when arrested by Superintendent
Friedrich Herzog. Immediately thrown into the Mauthausen concentration camp, Salomon exhibits exceptional skills there and is soon transferred to the
upgraded camp of Sachsenhausen. Hand-picked for his unique skill, Salomon and a group of professionals are forced to produce fake foreign currency under the program Operation Berhard.
Faced with a moral dilemma, Salomon must decide whether his actions, which could prolong the war and risk the lives of fellow prisoners, are ultimately the right ones.
In German, with English subtitles.
Cert 15, 99 minutes
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 CatStrand Cinema Club
The Kite Runner (2007)
Thursday 26 June 7.30pm
£4.50 (£3.50 Members and concessions)
Based on the most acclaimed novel by Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner is a profoundly emotional tale of friendship, family, devastating mistakes and redeeming love.
In a divided country on the verge of war, two childhood friends, Amir and Hassan, are about to be torn apart forever. It's a glorious afternoon in Kabul and the skies are bursting
with the exhilarating joy of a kite-fighting tournament. But in the aftermath of the day's victory, one boy's fearful act of betrayal will mark their lives forever and set in motion an epic
quest for redemption. Now, after 20 years of living in America, Amir returns to a perilous Afghanistan under the Taliban's iron-fisted rule to face the secrets that still haunt him and
take one last daring chance to set things right.
Cert 12A, 128 minutes
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The Galloway Consort present ‘Doulce Memoire'
Renaissance music to entertain a young Queen
Saturday 28 June 7.00pm
£6.00 / £5.00
In 1563 the twenty year old Mary, Queen of Scots, was only just getting to know her new kingdom. In this year she went on pilgrimage to Whithorn, probably riding along the pilgrim route by the Rhinns of Galloway, accompanied by her musicians. Fresh from the wealth and vitality of the French court her musical tastes were for the sweet chansons and lively dances of her youth. The Galloway Consort present an evening of 16th century music on recorders, viols, lute and renaissance guitar, sounds to stir sweet memories.
Richard Jones (director): recorders, crumhorn, viols, guitar and percussion
Vivien Jones : recorders, crumhorn and viols
Laurence Jay : recorders, crumhorn and lute
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