"and continues North along the A9 towards Newtonmore, Kingussie, Aviemore and on towards Grantown-on-Spey. The Canadian merchant Robert Simpson, founder of Simpson's department store, was born there in 1834. Speyside is one of the main centres of the Scotch whisky industry, with a high concentration of single malt distilleries in the region, including the Glenfiddich and Balvenie distilleries. Strathspey, Scotland Strathspey (Scottish Gaelic, ""Srath Spè"") is the area around the strath of the River Spey, Scotland, in both the Moray council area and the Badenoch and Strathspey committee area of Highland. The term Strathspey usually refers to the upper part"
"of the Royal Shakespeare Company and musicals on Broadway and London's West End (""Gypsy"", ""Camelot"", ""Aspects of Love"") • ""Something to Sing About"" (BBC2 UK/network) six 50-minute Light Entertainment programmes co-starring legendary Scottish comedian Chick Murray, actors Patrick Malahide and Jan Wilson, and Scots baritone Peter Morrison. • ""The Castles of Mar"" (BBC Scotland) location OB series filmed in Royal Deeside from some of the National Trust for Scotland's most iconic castles. Anne sang Scots songs, mainly from the North-East tradition, and introduced some of Scotland's most enduring entertainers, including Andy Stewart, Isla St Clair, Fulton MacKay, Russell Hunter and"
"films shot in Scotland. Mel Gibson’s Academy Award-winning ""Braveheart"" is perhaps the best-known and most commercially successful of these, having grossed $350,000,000 worldwide. The film won 5 Academy Awards, including ‘Best Picture’ and ‘Best Director’ and was nominated for additional awards. The film’s depiction of the Battle of Stirling Bridge, which the plot of the film surrounds, is often regarded as one of the greatest movie battles in cinema history. Other notable films to have been shot at least partly in Scotland include ""Dog Soldiers"", ""Highlander"" and ""Trainspotting"" and ""Stardust"". <br> 633 Squadron<br> A A Man Called Peter<br> A Shot"
"was studying Shakespeare. The soundtrack is made up of Bad Company songs because, in Morrissette's words, ""the band's catalogue was surprisingly inexpensive"". The film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 2001. Scotland, PA Scotland, PA is a 2001 film directed and written by William Morrissette. It is a modernized version of William Shakespeare's ""Macbeth"". The film stars James LeGros, Maura Tierney, and Christopher Walken. Shakespeare's tragedy, originally set in Dunsinane Castle in 11th century Scotland, is reworked into a dark comedy set in 1975, centered on ""Duncan's Cafe"", a fast-food restaurant in the"
"so, then you are a criminal! In post-war London, the Ministry of Biscuits casts its sinister shadow over every tea-time and elevenses in the land. Established to 'control biscuits, and to control the idea of biscuits,' it prohibits a decadent sweetmeats, such as the Gypsy Cream.' The musical was first performed at the Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, followed by a national tour including a visit to the 1999 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It was revived in 2005 at the Sallis Benney, Brighton. and again in November–December 2017. In 2001, Neary teamed up with fellow Brighton character comedian, Graham Darg, to create ""Sean"
"been hypothesized that strathspeys mimic the rhythms of Scottish Gaelic song. Among traditional musicians, strathspeys are occasionally transmitted as canntaireachd, a style of singing in which various syllables stand in for traditional bagpipe ornaments. The dance is named after the Strathspey region of Scotland, in Moray and Badenoch and Strathspey. Strathspey refers both to the type of tune and to the type of dance usually done to it (although strathspeys are also frequently danced to pastoral airs played at the same tempo; an example of which would be the dance Autumn in Appin, danced to the tune ""The Hills of"
"at famous historical moments), Pythonesque live sketch show ""Sabotage"" and the dark satire of ""The Franz Kafka Big Band"" for BBC Radio Scotland. 2008 saw BBC1 Scotland transmit their observational documentary ""The Whisky Dream,"" following the re-opening of Bruichladdich an historic distillery on the remote island of Islay. One of the biggest ratings winners has been an emotional STV documentary following the highs and lows of arguably Scotland's toughest Sunday League Football teams. Other BBC TV documentaries include ""Vambo Rules,"" the story of the singer Alex Harvey, ""Full Cycle,"" a biopic of troubled cycling genius Graeme Obree who won four"
"Go?"" while ""Auld Lang Syne"" is sung throughout the English-speaking world to celebrate the start of the New Year, especially at Hogmanay in Scotland. A depiction of a harp was carved out by the Picts (medieval Celts) on the Dupplin Cross, Scotland, circa 800 AD. The Child Ballads, a collection of ""English and Scottish Popular Ballads"", are ballads of the British Isles from the later medieval period until the 19th century. Both Northern English and Southern Scots shared in the identified tradition of Border ballads, such as the cross-border narrative in ""The Ballad of Chevy Chase"" from 1540. Many ballads"
"for strathspey and reel, march, piorbaireachd and drumming march. Judges evaluate the synchronicity of band members and the uniformity of pitch. During the Massed Bands, over 50 pipe and drum bands play together as a single entity. The Glengarry Games were first staged in 1948, and are home to the North American Pipe Band championships. Although primarily intended to be a showcase of traditional Scottish events such as the caber toss, the games also serve as an annual gathering of area residents as well as the various clan societies across Canada and the United States. On Saturday 31 July 2004,"
"by the Jacobite battlefield of the Battle of Prestonpans and was surrounded by countless other historical sites in East Lothian. Using the rich history of his surroundings as inspiration, he has, through his song writing, tried to spread his interest in the Scottish history of his home. As a two-time winner of 'Burnsong', an international songwriting competition held to celebrate the works of Robert Burns, Alex has played in the Scottish Parliament Building, at Balmoral Castle for Queen Elizabeth II at her annual Ghillie's Ball and has travelled the world celebrating his Scottish heritage through song. Alex Hodgson Alex Hodgson"
"in Scottish music and dance. To give public performances. To take part in musical competitions and displays. To participate in tours or special events related to these aims. As part of the movement to preserve and develop Scottish traditional fiddle playing the Lothian Schools Strathspey and Reel Society was formed in 1983 by its conductor Yla Steven. Its membership is drawn from pupils attending schools in Lothian who meet weekly to rehearse their skills. The current membership is around 40. In 1984 the group went to Munich representing the Lothian Region in the celebrations which marked the 30th anniversary of"
"20 July 2008. Such was its success that a 2009 event was planned for immediately. The events contested are designed to echo not only the traditions of the Highland Games but also the history of Scotland. They include wrestling, schiltron jousting and stone-lifting, as well as traditional throws, such as the caber. In addition, there are re-enactments of battles including in 2008 the 1396 Battle of the North Inch starring Hal o’ the Wynd. In the 2008 contest a new event called """"The Whisky Plunder,"""" (sponsored by The Famous Grouse) saw competitors racing with four casks. The Famous Grouse also"
"for the performance, production, and training requirements of the region. Strathspey Place Strathspey Place is a state of the art performing arts centre located in Mabou, Nova Scotia. Built in 2000, the theatre is co-located with Dalbrae Academy in what is referred to as Allan J. MacEachen International Academic & Cultural Centre. Strathespey Place is a theatre itself with 488 (491) seat capacity and a 60' x 30' performance stage. The operations are maintained by a staff of one, whom handles marketing, ticket sales and programming. The need to preserve and promote this unique and diverse cultural heritage brought community"
"the bothy. The original home of the strathspey, these tunes were characterized by staccato and the use of the Scotch snap, as well as the arrow stroke (also known as the driven bow). Notable fiddlers in the Northeast style include: The West Coast, Gaelic, and Highland styles also include the Inner and Outer Hebrides and Argyllshire. These regions place great value upon the pipe march, due to the significance of the bagpipe in their respective cultures. The Cape Breton style of fiddle music is related to these styles of music, the Cape Bretoners having come from the Highlands to Nova"
"humour and character of the North-east of Scotland. Much use is usually made of the Aberdonian dialect, as well as the Doric dialect spoken in rural parts of the North-east. Among those who were associated with the Student Show in its earlier years were Eric Linklater, Sonia Dresdel, Stephen Mitchell, Moultrie Kelsall, and Andrew Cruickshank. Cruickshank later became famous for his portrayal of Dr Cameron in the 1960s BBC Television series Dr Finlay's Casebook. Participants from later in the 20th Century include playwright and educationalist James Scotland, William ""Buff"" Hardie and Stephen Robertson of Scotland the What?, and members of"
"Made in Scotland Made in Scotland was a 3-part documentary series produced by STV Productions and broadcast on STV in Northern and Central Scotland in 2009, presented by ""Taggart"" actor John Michie. The show has since been broadcast across the UK on digital channel Blighty. Michie, as well as a number of well-known faces from Scotland, focus on an iconic symbol that makes Scotland so unique and recognisable internationally. Exploring the country, its people and its culture, this series has seen celebrities examining Scottish icons that many Scots take for granted, while revealing little known history and also challenging popular"
"(1725), with the last two being the most popular plays among amateur groups. ""Douglas"" elicited the (in)famous ""Whaur's Yer Wullie Shakespeare Noo?"" jeer from a member of one of its early audiences, and was also the subject of a number of pamphlets for and against it. Notable theatrical institutions include the National Theatre of Scotland, the Citizens Theatre of Glasgow and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (formerly RSAMD), whose alumni include noted performers and directors Robert Carlyle, Tom Conti, Sheena Easton, John Hannah, Daniela Nardini, Hannah Gordon, Phyllis Logan and Ian McDiarmid. Medieval Scotland probably had its own Mystery plays,"
"Gaeilge. The Mòd draws a large crowd, which leads local venues to put on various events in addition to the official Mòd events. These events are collectively referred to as the Mòd Fringe. To participants, the Mòd is also an opportunity to meet with old friends and make new ones. The Mod is popularly known as the ""Whisky Olympics"", considered ""either a vicious slur or fair comment"". BBC Scotland has traditionally broadcast Mòd highlights on BBC One, BBC Two and Radio nan Gàidheal. Since its introduction in 2008, BBC Alba has provided coverage in Gaelic. Presenters have included traditional musician,"
"areas of experience and used vivid vernacular language (including expletives and Scots). Scottish crime fiction has been a major area of growth with the success of novelists including Val McDermid, Frederic Lindsay, Christopher Brookmyre, Quintin Jardine, Denise Mina and particularly the success of Edinburgh's Ian Rankin and his Inspector Rebus novels. Scottish play writing became increasingly internationalised, with Scottish writers such as Liz Lochhead and Edwin Morgan adapting classic texts, while Jo Clifford and David Greig investigated European themes. This period also saw the emergence of a new generation of Scottish poets that became leading figures on the UK stage,"
"Scotland, PA Scotland, PA is a 2001 film directed and written by William Morrissette. It is a modernized version of William Shakespeare's ""Macbeth"". The film stars James LeGros, Maura Tierney, and Christopher Walken. Shakespeare's tragedy, originally set in Dunsinane Castle in 11th century Scotland, is reworked into a dark comedy set in 1975, centered on ""Duncan's Cafe"", a fast-food restaurant in the small town of Scotland, Pennsylvania. The choice of Pennsylvania is arbitrary, though it coincides with two real towns, one southwest of Harrisburg on the outskirts of Chambersburg called Scotland and one just south of Erie, called Edinboro after"
"teacher Cecil Sharp was probably the most important in understanding of the nature of folk song. In Scotland collectors included the Reverend James Duncan (1848–1917) and Gavin Greig (1856–1914), who collected over 1,000 songs, mainly from Aberdeenshire. The tradition continued with figures including James Scott Skinner (1843–1927), known as the ""Strathspey King"", who played the fiddle in venues ranging from the local functions in his native Banchory, to urban centres of the south and at Balmoral. In 1923 the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society was founded in an attempt to preserve traditional Scottish dance that were threatened by the introduction"
"in Lancaster County simulated scenes of Springfield, Illinois for ""The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln"", by the Public Broadcasting Service, and for ""Stealing Lincoln's Body"" by The History Channel. The Woodward Hill Cemetery and the Landis Valley Museum were also used to simulate the Oak Ridge Cemetery and other scenes of 1870s Springfield. ""Scotland, PA"", a modern retelling of Shakespeare's ""Macbeth"", is set in Scotland, a small town in Franklin County (though it was not filmed there). Historically, Scotland, Pennsylvania was originally settled by Scots-Irish Americans, and there are still people named McBeth living in the area. Music in the South"
"bagpipe tradition, and has produced some well-known pipers, including Angus MacDonald, Barry Shears and Jamie MacInnes. It is, however, the fiddling tradition which Nova Scotia and Cape Breton is best known for, and the biggest name in this tradition is Winston ""Scotty"" Fitzgerald from Cape Breton. Also of his generation were a litany of names now known in the international scene, though renown came late for most; these include Joe MacLean, Bill Lamey, Buddy MacMaster, Alex Francis MacKay, Dan Joe MacInnes, Angus Chisholm, Dan Hughie MacEachern, Donald Angus Beaton, Theresa MacLellan, Joe Cormier and Paddy LeBlanc. Many of these were"
"Stratford Shakespeare Festival production history This page describes the production history of the Stratford Festival The Stratford Festival (formerly known as the Stratford Shakespearean Festival, the Stratford Festival of Canada and the Stratford Shakepeare Festival) is a summer-long celebration of theatre held each year in Stratford, Ontario. Theatre-goers, actors, and playwrights flock to Stratford to take part—many of the greatest Canadian, American and British actors have played roles at Stratford. It was one of the first and is still one of the most prominent arts festivals in Canada. The Festival's primary mandate is to present productions of Shakespeare's plays, but"
"Scottish folk music Scottish folk music (also Scottish traditional music) is music that uses forms that are identified as part of the Scottish musical tradition. There is evidence that there was a flourishing culture of popular music in Scotland during the late Middle Ages, but the only song with a melody to survive from this period is the ""Pleugh Song"". After the Reformation, the secular popular tradition of music continued, despite attempts by the Kirk, particularly in the Lowlands, to suppress dancing and events like penny weddings. The first clear reference to the use of the Highland bagpipes mentions their"
"Watch"" has won four Olivier Awards including Best New Play. It has also won a ""Herald"" Angel, ""The Scotsman"" Fringe First, a Best Theatre Writing Award from ""The List"", a Stage Award for Best Ensemble, the ""South Bank Show"" award for Theatre and four Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland. The Black Watch regiment is based in Fife and the Tayside region in Scotland, and the army has been a part of their lives for generations. Their fathers, grandfathers, great grandfathers, have been soldiers in the regiment – a regiment that has been involved in virtually every major conflict since"
"open-air Shakespeare season continues to prove popular. A. ""My Voice(s)"", a piece of new writing featured in the First Write Fest, was subsequently developed and performed at the 2007 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Progress Theatre Progress Theatre is a local theatre company at Reading, Berkshire in England with 'a reputation for excellence'. It is a registered charity and it is a member of the Little Theatre Guild (LTG) and the National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA). Progress Theatre was established in 1946 with the aim of presenting new and challenging work. Its first production was staged in 1947 in Palmer Hall,"
"the Scots in 1316. A tunnel is said to run underneath the Abbey to both Piel Castle and Dalton Castle, allowing the monks to receive supplies and keep watch upon the local settlements. It has also been rumoured that the Holy Grail and King John's missing jewels are actually hidden somewhere inside the 'Ley tunnel'. Furness Abbey has hosted a number of large scale mystery plays. The first to take place were over several consecutive nights in 1958.The mystery plays continued throughout the 1960s until the recruitment of the approximate 100 plus participants became difficult. Renowned author Melvyn Bragg was"
"Fringe and was created by the National Theatre of Scotland and Gregory Burke. ""8"", a play by Dustin Lance Black, is an example that uses interviews and courtroom transcripts in order to reenact the legal argument and witness testimony of the ""Perry v. Schwarzenegger"" case. Recorded voice delivery is an extension of verbatim theatre in which actors have recorded interviews played back to them during the performance, allowing them to directly mimic the accents and manner of speech, as well as the words, of the people they portray. An example is ""Grandpa Sol and Lily's Grandma Rosie"" by Lana Schwarcz,"
"of its early audiences, and was also the subject of a number of pamphlets for and against it. It also arguably led to James MacPherson's Ossian cycle. Home was hounded by the church authorities for ""Douglas"". It may have been this persecution which drove Home to write for the London stage, in addition to ""Douglas""' success there, and stopped him from founding the new Scottish national theatre that some had hoped he would. Walter Scott was keenly interested in drama, becoming a shareholder in the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh. Baillie's Highland themed ""Family Legend"" was first produced in Edinburgh in 1810"
"theatre and the works of Shakespeare. In April 2015, Ashmawy hosted the Sky 1 quiz show ""Fanatics"" where fanatics of various things (e.g. Doctor Who) are tested on their knowledge of these things The series was born after Ashmawy's mum and co-star Nancy, 72, announced that she wanted to do a skydive. The first series was one of the most watched programmes on Sky 1 in Ireland in 2014; season 2 was considered as delightful as the first. The show has been licensed by Sky Vision into over 150 territories worldwide, including Canada, Australia, China, and the Middle-East. Local versions"
"political and administrative concerns, with little regard to the effect on morale. Other cast members have included: Tom Smith (Sergeant/ Writer – 2007 Scottish tour), Jack Fortune (Officer – 2007–2008), Henry Pettigrew (Rossco, 2007–2008) and Jack Lowden (Cammy, 2011). ""Black Watch"" was the first National Theatre of Scotland production to be performed internationally. Productions tours have travelled: The production's score features new music and arrangements of traditional songs from composer Davey Anderson alongside contemporary chart hits, instrumentals and recordings. Traditional songs are sung live by the cast. ""The Black Bear"" is performed live on bagpipes. ""They were every soldier; they"
"and Juliet,"" ""The Crucible,""""The Taming of the Shrew"", and ""battle born"". Several drama students at SRS have graduated to go on to study theater at prestigious drama schools and to work in drama and theater. The school's theater club attended and performed a play written especially for the experience at the world famous Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2014. School clubs are a major part of the Sage Ridge community. It is mandatory that every student participates in at least one club each year. Student organizations interact with one another and communicate with Sage Ridge students to create school policies. Sage"