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| FRIENDS OF
BIANCA Friends of Bianca is a UK based group set up to raise awareness of and funds for Bianca Associacao, a remarkable dog and cat rescue charity, run by volunteers, in Sesimbra, Portugal. Bianca take 600 abandoned and stray dogs and cats into their care every year, many suffering from neglect and ill treatment, some of whom would otherwise certainly starve to death or die from treatable diseases. Unlike the USA/ Canada or UK, there is no one else to care for these poor creatures except charities like Bianca. So how can you help? The simplest way is to become a God Parent to a dog by sponsoring it. While every effort is made by Bianca to find a loving new home for the animals, increasing numbers cannot ever be re-homed due to ill health or because they cannot be socialised. For a (minimum of) $4.00/ £2.50 per month you can "foster" one of these dogs. Your name (or someone you might want to give that special Christmas gift to) will appear on the web site alongside your chosen animal (and sadly there are currently 99 to choose from) and you will be sent a lovely personalised Certificate with a photo of the animal. To choose, go to www.bianca.pt/english and click on "Animals For Fostering" in the right hand column. Once you have found YOUR dog just email Mike at info@hamepages.com and he'll make all the arrangements. Nothing could be simpler and you will be helping some poor creature live out its days cared and loved for. If you don't want to foster a dog but would like to make a donation - no matter how small it is appreciated - just send the money to info@hamepages.com through Paypal to the Friends of Bianca account. Many thanks for your interest in Bianca. DOORWAYS IN DRUMORTY 2011 TOUR DATES Full dates now announced: Perth Theatre Wednesday 14th September at 7.45pm Tickets Priced: £14/£12 (concession) Box Office: 01738 621031 – www.horsecross.co.uk Netherbow Theatre, Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh Saturday 17th September at 3pm & 7.30pm Tickets priced: £10/£8 (concession) Box Office: 0131 556 9579 – www.storytellingcentre.co.uk Haddo House Hall Wednesday 21st September at 7.30pm Tickets priced £8/£6 Box Office: 01651 851440 – www.neatshows.org.uk The Byre Theatre, St Andrews Thursday 22 September at 7.30pm Tickets priced: Full Price: £14 Senior Citizen: £12 Student / Child under 16 / Under 24 / Unemployed: £8 FRIENDS OF THE BYRE: 10% off relevant price Box Office: 01334 475000 – www.byretheatre.com Howden Park Centre, Livingston Friday 23rd September at 7.30pm Tickets priced: £12/£10 (concession), Students £6 Box Office: 01506 777666 – www.howdenparkcentre.co.uk Cumbernauld Theatre Saturday 24 September at 7.45pm Tickets priced £9/£7 (concession), U18’s £5 Box Office: 01236 732887 – www.cumbernauldtheatre.co.uk Lonach Hall, Strathdon Tuesday 27th September at 7.30pm Tickets priced £8/£6 Box Office: 01975 651779 – www.neatshows.org.uk Lemon Tree Studio Theatre, Aberdeen Wednesday 28th September at 7pm Tickets priced £12/£10 (concessions) Box Office: 01224 641122 - www.boxofficeaberdeen.com Kemnay Village Hall Thursday 29th September Tickets priced £8/£6 (concessions) Box Office: 01467 642177 – www.neatshows.org.uk Grassic Gibbon Centre, Arbuthnott Friday 30th September Tickets priced £8/£6 (concessions) Box Office: 01561 361668 – www.neatshows.org.uk Deskford Community Centre Saturday 1st October Tickets priced £8/£6 (concessions) Box Office: 07779 336971 – www.neatshows.org.uk Eden Court - OneTouch Theatre, Inverness Wednesday 5th October at 7.30pm Tickets priced £10/£8 (concession), Eden Court friends £8/£7 Box Office: 01463 234234 – www.eden-court.co.uk OUTLANDER THE MUSICAL CD The 14 track song cycle inspired by Diana Gabaldon's "Outlander " book ("Cross Stitch" in the UK) written by Mike Gibb and Kevin Walsh is available throught this site. To order a copy send £11 (UK) or $19 (elsewhere) by Paypal to info@hamepages.com. Prices include postage. If you require a personal message added/ the CD insert signed just let us know. For further information on Outlander The Musical and to hear song samples go to www.outlanderthemusical.com CLARINDA THE MUSICAL CD To obtain a copy of the 17 track original cast CD go to the web site at www.clarindathemusical.com UPDATE APRIL 2011 LAND FIT
FOR HEROES GLASGOW
A Land Fit
For Heroes is being
performed on Thursday 28 and Saturday 30 April at 7.30pm, with a
matinee at 2.30 on the Saturday, at the Tramways Theatre in Glasgow.
For tickets, priced at £10 and £8, contact 0141 616 2391 or
0845 330 3501. RED
HARLAW
ABERDEEN Red Harlaw
is a short
play with music commissioned by Aberdeen City Council to commemorate
the 600th Anniversary of the Battle of Harlaw. It will be performed in
a number of different forms on several occasions during the week of
24/30 July, beginning with the official ceremony at Harlaw Field on
Sunday 24 July and finishing with three showcases on the afternoon of
Saturday 30 July at the Drum Aisle, St Nicholas Church as part of
Aberdeen's Tartan Day (Admission free) The cast
of three will be Michelle Bruce (Lest We Forget, Clarinda, Doorways In
Drumorty), Allan Scott-Douglas (Jamie in Outlander) and Mark Kydd (who
has performed as Robert Burns in Clarinda). A stunning
logo has been created for Red Harlaw by
David Stout of Sketchpad (who also did the logos for Outlander and
Doorways
In Drumorty). OUTLANDER A 20th
anniversary special edition of the first book of Diana Gabaldon's
hugely successful series of books will be published in early
July. Additional material in this edition will include a four
track sampler CD, three songs being taken from the "Outlander the
Musical" CD together with a bonus new song ("Claire's Message"). I am also
delighted to report that Diana has accepted an invitation to come to
Aberdeen on 30 July for Tartan Day. In addition to attending a
performance of Red Harlaw, Diana will be touring other Tartan Day
events and doing a book signing in the City Centre. To hear
song samples go to www.outlanderthemusical.com CLARINDA
ARBUTHNOTT On Sunday
14 August, a short version of Clarinda will
be performed in the Grassic Gibbon Centre at Arbuthnott as part of the
Mearns Festival. The afternoon event features one of Scotland's great
interpreters of the songs of Robert Burns, Sheena Wellington. www.clarindathemusical.com DOORWAYS
IN DRUMORTY SCOTTISH TOUR Following
the success of the inaugural production, RedRag Theatre Company in
association with Aberdeen Performing Arts will be undertaking a major
Scottish tour with the play in September/ October this year. RedRag are
still in discussion with a number of further venues both nationally and
in the rural North East but those already confirmed are: PERTH
THEATRE Wed 14 Sept BYRE ST
ANDREWS Thur 22 Sept HOWDEN
PARK CENTRE LIVINGSTONE Fri 23 Sept CUMBERNAULD
THEATRE Sat 24 Sept LEMON TREE
ABERDEEN Wed 28 Sept EDEN COURT
INVERNESS Wed 5 Oct GRASSICK
GIBBON CENTRE ARBUTHNOTT LONACH
HOTEL, STRATHDON DESKFORD
HALL, BUCKIE HADDO
HOUSE, TARVES (Dates to
be announced later) Anyone
interested in attending the Lemon Tree performance should contact
Aberdeen Box Office on 01224 641122 as soon as possible as almost six
months in advance, close on half the tickets have already been sold! FIVE POUND
& TWA BAIRNS DUNDEE A new
production of Five Pound & Twa
Bairns, featuring several of the original cast, is
to be staged at the Dundee REP Theatre during the week of 9 January
2012. This production will help to raise awareness of and funding for
the Tay Bridge Memorial Trust and consideration is also being
given to the musical play being performed as part of a Gala
night at Balgonie Castle, Fife. MOTHER OF
ALL THE PEOPLES DUNDEE The Dundee
cast of the Mary Slessor musical play are planning on staging a new
production in the refurbished Gardyne Theatre, Dundee in Spring 2012. NATIONAL
THEATRE OF SCOTLAND : FIVE MINUTE THEATRE On 21 June
the National Theatre of Scotland will be broadcasting worldwide a
series of 5 minute theatre pieces. It has just been announced that
these will include extracts from Clarinda
and Doorways In
Drumorty, both featuring Michelle Bruce. |
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