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May 2024
Fallen Leaves
In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles - from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog. Watch Trailer Here Information Language: Finnish with English subtitles Running Time: 81 Minutes Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama Director: Aki Kaurismäki Starring: Alma Pöysti, Jussi Vatanen, Janne Hyytiäinen, Nuppu Koivu, Alina Tomnikov, Martti Suosalo
Find out more »Fifi la Mer & Oliver Wilby – Let Us Take You to Paris (Relaxed Performance)
Fifi La Mer and Oliver Wilby Present a unique, brand-new show that will take you on a journey through 100 years of French music, from Offenbach to Gainsbourg. The show features the dulcet tones of Fifi on accordion and voice, and the talents of Oliver Wilby on clarinet, members of the saxophone family and accordion. Together, they will transport you to " the City of Lights "with their repertoire of musical gems and along the way, you will get to…
Find out more »Fifi la Mer & Oliver Wilby – Let Us Take You to Paris
Fifi La Mer and Oliver Wilby Present a unique, brand-new show that will take you on a journey through 100 years of French music, from Offenbach to Gainsbourg. The show features the dulcet tones of Fifi on accordion and voice, and the talents of Oliver Wilby on clarinet, members of the saxophone family and accordion. Together, they will transport you to " the City of Lights "with their repertoire of musical gems and along the way, you will get to…
Find out more »The Moira Monologues 3: Moira in Lockdown
In this third and final instalment of what is now The Moira Trilogy, Falkirk’s hardest woman, Moira Bell, faces her toughest challenge yet: surviving a pandemic with only vodka, fags and her BFF Babs on Zoom. Take that, Bear Grylls! Journey through the highs and lows of lockdown with myself, writer-performer Alan Bissett, returning as Moira, as she lusts after Joe Wickes, rages at Cummings and grows her own weed (might as well, seeing as the f**kin world’s ending, eh…
Find out more »Coppers & Gold
Coppers and Gold! A double bill of short comedies from veteran performers Kate Stafford and Nicholas Collett, based on the infamous Brinks-Mat robbery of 1983 when £26 million was stolen and never recovered. 'Coppers' is set in a fictional Home Office, where the Minister and the Chief of Police grapple with the embarrassment of having rings run round them by a criminal gang. How to manage the press and huge public interest in the heist, and pressure from…
Find out more »The Moira Monologues & More Moira Monologues Double Bill
The Moira Monologues Meet Moira Bell, cleaner, single mother, and the hardest woman in Falkirk. Whether defending her wee dog Pepe from the local rottweiler, attempting to seduce a teacher, or belting out Diana Ross for the Scotia karaoke night, Moira is hilarious, hypnotic, frightening and heart-warming company. Based on the stories and characters Alan encountered growing up in the Hallglen area of Falkirk, where The Moira Monologues first premiered, Moira, her long-suffering pal Babs, her neighbour (Bawface), her laddies…
Find out more »Behold Ye Ramblers
From the voices of ramblers and campaigners to the songs and poetry inspired by past and current struggles, “Behold Ye Ramblers” is a new play about The Clarion newspaper and the organisations formed by its readership, including the famous rambling club, The Sheffield Clarion Ramblers. Along with the Clarion Cyclists, these early Edwardian pioneers promoted healthy outdoor pursuits, organising expeditions across open moors and mountains whilst campaigning for the right to roam, bringing them into conflict with landowners’ hunting and…
Find out more »Coppers & Gold
Coppers and Gold! A double bill of short comedies from veteran performers Kate Stafford and Nicholas Collett, based on the infamous Brinks-Mat robbery of 1983 when £26 million was stolen and never recovered. 'Coppers' is set in a fictional Home Office, where the Minister and the Chief of Police grapple with the embarrassment of having rings run round them by a criminal gang. How to manage the press and huge public interest in the heist, and pressure from…
Find out more »Cardboard Carnival – The Carnival of the Animals
Trunk, Tail, Ears or Wings? Carnival creates itself from all sorts of things! This is "Carnival of the Animals", but not as we know it. Dissected for body part potential to create the "ultimate animal", we take inspiration from the music by Camille Saint-Saëns, a little help from Charles Darwin and a whole lot of cardboard to mash up a show full of puppet possibility. Inspiration and delight for everyone from 4 to 104. With their own inimitable style Lempen…
Find out more »Behold Ye Ramblers
From the voices of ramblers and campaigners to the songs and poetry inspired by past and current struggles, “Behold Ye Ramblers” is a new play about The Clarion newspaper and the organisations formed by its readership, including the famous rambling club, The Sheffield Clarion Ramblers. Along with the Clarion Cyclists, these early Edwardian pioneers promoted healthy outdoor pursuits, organising expeditions across open moors and mountains whilst campaigning for the right to roam, bringing them into conflict with landowners’ hunting and…
Find out more »Wicked Little Letters
When deeply conservative English local Edith Swan and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, her rowdy, foul-mouthed, Irish migrant neighbour Rose Gooding is charged with the crime. The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues. However, as the town’s women—led by Police Officer Gladys Moss—begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect something is amiss, and Rose may not be the culprit after all. Watch Trailer Here Information Running Time: 100…
Find out more »June 2024
The Regalettes
Badapple Theatre takes us back to the 1930's, the cinema decade spanning Hitchcock noir and classic Technicolor showstoppers. Celebrity and rural life clash head-on when a new movie is set to premiere at the tiny Regal Cinema in Bottledale. Comedy and intrigue ensues as our intrepid heroines The Regalettes, suddenly find themselves at the heart of a very silly mystery. The Regalettes By Kate Bramley with music by Jez Lowe
Find out more »The Regalettes
Badapple Theatre takes us back to the 1930's, the cinema decade spanning Hitchcock noir and classic Technicolor showstoppers. Celebrity and rural life clash head-on when a new movie is set to premiere at the tiny Regal Cinema in Bottledale. Comedy and intrigue ensues as our intrepid heroines The Regalettes, suddenly find themselves at the heart of a very silly mystery. The Regalettes By Kate Bramley with music by Jez Lowe
Find out more »Four Magicians
Four Magicians brings together four of Scotland’s top magical entertainers for an evening of wonder and illusion. Appearing on stage for the first time together, Smith & Burns, Eoin Smith and James Dickson – each an award-winning magician in their own right – present an ensemble magic show that takes the audience on a rollercoaster of stunning magic, big laughs and plenty of surprises along the way. Minds will be read. Laws of nature will be defied. Dad jokes will…
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