Jan 2025
TSoc: The Ancient Volcanoes of Southern Scotland
Join Stephen Blake for a tour through the volcanic past of southern Scotland.
The Royal Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann
Four women: four curious love stories. Juan Diego Flórez leads a fantastic cast in Offenbach's dream-like opera.
Andy's Man Club - informal sharing
Join the creative team and cast for their first informal sharing of some of the songs and scenes from this developing work. In addition to the sharing you will hear more about the vital work that Andys Man Club undertakes, meet some members, and hear from the creative team about plans for this new musical.
Mufasa: The Lion King (PG)
Rafiki relays the legend of Mufasa to lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala. Told in flashbacks, the story introduces Mufasa as an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka—the heir to a royal bloodline.
The Mountain Within Me
The Mountain Within Me charts Ed’s journey of recovery as he scales the mental and physical heights of Snowdonia, the Alps and Himalayas and comes to terms with life-altering challenges closer to home.
Celebrating Life and Death – The Humanist Way
The Borders Group of Humanist Society Scotland is holding an awareness event where they will give background on Humanist weddings and funerals, update on active campaigns such as, The Assisted Dying Bill (Scotland), and allow you a chance to meet members of the local group to find out if you might be a Humanist.
Notes from Sheepland
A delightfully left-field look at the life of lipstick-wearing, potty-mouthed, no-nonsense artist and shepherd, Orla Barry.
What can writers do for wild places?
Cosy up in beautiful Milne & Pickles as Kate Rawles, a writer and cyclist who uses adventurous journeys to raise awareness about environmental issues, explores the importance of telling stories about adventures in wild places – and how we can all play our part.
Wild Horizons: Shorts Programme
A mix of short films – from fast and wild to more contemplative – that celebrate outdoor adventure and exploration in all its forms.
Local Hero Secret Session
Runners, cyclists, swimmers – and sometimes all three! Come and hear what makes some of these remarkable ‘local heroes’ tick – and perhaps be inspired to follow in their footsteps.
Wild Horizons: Shorts Programme
A mix of short films – from fast and wild to more contemplative – that celebrate outdoor adventure and exploration in all its forms.
REWILD
After a decade exploring brain cells in the lab, writer and biologist Ben Martynoga has turned his scientific eye to writing about intriguing subjects in his Explodapedia series of illustrated popular science books for young adults.
Another 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs
Longer, higher, steeper! The reissue of this lactic acid-inducing follow-up to Simon Warren’s original bestselling 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs is packed with another century of deliciously painful ascents
The Last Sunset in the West – Britain’s Vanishing West Coast Orcas
In The Last Sunset in the West, Natalie shares the poignant story of these orcas and others around the world struggling to survive in a rapidly changing environment.
Wild Horizons: Shorts Programme
A mix of short films – from fast and wild to more contemplative – that celebrate outdoor adventure and exploration in all its forms.
Cull of the Wild
Invasive species are recognised as one of the greatest threats to native biodiversity worldwide, but tackling the issue is fraught with ethical and practical challenges.
Running Through the Dark- the rise and fall of an ultrarunner
In this courageous memoir, Jen has written about running, yes, but also much more: grief, childlessness, career burnout, a chronic health condition, resilience, the power of exercise and how, sometimes in life – or often – our expectations have to be reset.
The Eagle with the Sunlit Eye
Persecuted to extinction in Britain, the white-tailed eagle was brought back to our wild edges in the 1970s. Pulling back the curtain on the reintroduction process, combining breathtaking visuals with heart stopping action, and even turning the cameras onto the filmmakers themselves, this sweeping documentary asks whether we will ever learn to live alongside the eagle with the sunlit eye.
Where the Wildflowers Grow
Join Leif Bersweden, author of Where the Wildflowers Grow and The Orchid Hunter to revel in the joy of ‘botanising’ – the simple act of wandering along and noticing the wild plants growing around you.
Bothy - in search of simple shelter
The word ‘bothy’ conjures many things in the minds of those who love the mountains and wild places – and Kat Hill’s stirring, erudite book will likely make many of us feel even more deeply about why these simple mountain shelters are so special.
