Byre Theatre

Events at Byre Theatre (Abbey Street, St Andrews)

5 O'Clock Verses: Lachlan Mackinnon & Hilary Menos

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	Lachlan Mackinnon has published four collections of poetry, most recently Small Hours (Faber). Described as 'witty, serious with a taste for colloquial', his acknowledged influences are Robert Lowell and WH Auden. Hilary Menos, poet and organic farmer, lives in Devon. Her debut collection, Berg (Seren, 2009), won the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. Her work 'crackles with formal skill, with extraordinary, vibrant language.' Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival. View full details and ticket info
Byre Theatre	15 Mar 5pm	01334 475000 £5 (£3)

Anything Goes

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	Join an eclectic group of travellers aboard the SS American sailing from New York to England and watch the drama unfold amid toe-tapping songs like 'I Get a Kick Out of You' and 'Anything Goes'. View full details
Byre Theatre	28 Feb–3 Mar Tue–Fri 7.30pm; Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm	01334 475000 £14 (£12)

Are You Being Served?

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	A stage adaptation of the much-loved television show by the programme's original creators, Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft. The staff of Grace Brothers department store are preparing for a staff holiday to Spain, but first they have to deal with a massive sale of German goods. Innuendo and good old-fashioned fun abounds. View full details
Byre Theatre	21 Mar–31 Mar Tue–Fri 7.30pm; Sat 2.30pm	01334 475000 £12 (£10)

Body Bags / Simonides

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	Simonides was the Greek poet who wrote one of the classical world's most famous epitaphs, for the Spartan dead at Thermopylae. Here some of his epitaphs appear in translations by poet Robert Crawford alongside evocative, square format, black and white photographs by Norman McBeath. View full details
Byre Theatre	5 Mar–2 Apr Mon–Sun 10am–10pm	Free

By Leaves We Live

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	Ten delicate paper sculptures left anonymously in various Edinburgh cultural and literary institutions over the last year have delighted and intrigued a growing number of fans. This exhibition offers the opportunity of a close encounter with two of them – the bookends for this anonymous artistic project, the first and the last of these enchanting tributes to the book, both gifted to the Scottish Poetry Library just off Edinburgh’s Canongate. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry… View full details
Byre Theatre	14 Mar–18 Mar Wed–Sun 10am–10pm	Free

Children's Poetry Competition

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	Check out the rising poetic talent from our local schools and young people as discovered in the winning poems from StAnza's annual Children's Poetry Competition on display in The Byre foyer throughout the festival. Part of StAnza. View full details
Byre Theatre	14 Mar–18 Mar Wed–Sun 10am–10pm	Free

Dorothy Paul: Retiring from Retirement

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	Comedy, music and general outrageousness from local legend Dorothy Paul in her new show. There's the usual tales of her irrepressible cleaner, best mate Wilma and her poor, hen-pecked husband, in her trademark gossipy style. Ages 14+. View full details
Byre Theatre	14 Apr Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm	01334 475000 £15 (£8)

A Drunk Woman Looks at the Thistle: Karen Dunbar

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	Written by crime novelist Denise Mina as a response to Hugh MacDiarmid's seminal 1926 poem A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle, this one-woman drama offers an entertaining and compelling look at the idea of national identity. The play, performed by Chewin' the Fat star Karen Dunbar – hugely popular as a television comedian but also acclaimed as a serious actor – was previously produced at Glasgow's Oran Mor and won four star reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe. Can the cultural slate be wiped clean? View full details and ticket info
Byre Theatre	18 Mar 3.30pm	01334 475000 £7 (£5)

Filmpoem Live: Alastair Cook, Colin Will, Jennifer Lynn Williams, Jane McKie & Jo Bell

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	The impact of Alastair Cook's filmpoem work comes from a powerful interplay between the imagery of film and poetry. For StAnza he has brought together a collection of his films and will screen them alongside live readings from celebrated poets Colin Will, Janie McKie, Jo Bell and Jennifer Lynn Williams, and live music from composer Luca Nasciuti. 'The combination of film and poetry is an attractive one. For the poet, perhaps a hope that the filmmaker will bring something to the poem: a new… View full details and ticket info
Byre Theatre	16 Mar 3.30pm	01334 475000 £3 (£2)

Finger to a Blind Eye

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	‘Finger to a Blind Eye’ combines sculptural processes with research on biotechnology and the hybrid form; a dreamt-of theory that data could be transferred onto the DNA of vegetables, manifesting as a spoken-word prose poem that intertwines with a multifaceted technological installation. The viewer is invited to move through and explore the work; a cross between an unmanned stage set, a laboratory and a garden plot. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival. View full details
Byre Theatre	15 Mar–18 Mar Thu–Sun 10am–5pm	Free

Grove

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	Commissioned for StAnza 2009, Thomas A Clark's text interventions have been kept on show as a semi-permanent installation in The Byre Theatre. Part of StAnza. View full details
Byre Theatre	14 Mar–18 Mar Wed–Sun 10am–10pm	Free

IAM

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	A group of dancers explore light, sound, time and space in order to get to know each other better. Presented by Citymoves and Errol White Dance View full details
Byre Theatre	8 Mar 7.30pm	01334 475000 £12 (£8–£10)

Imprisoned Poets: AC Clarke

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	Short readings from the work of imprisoned poets, presented by Scottish PEN. PEN International is one of the world's longest established human rights organisations and the only worldwide association of writers. It supports writers who are imprisoned or otherwise denied the opportunity to read their work. Presented with the support of PEN Scotland. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival. View full details
Byre Theatre	17 Mar 7.15pm	Free

In Conversation : Matthew Hollis

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	At the centre of Matthew Hollis's biography, Now All Roads Lead to France: The Last Years of Edward Thomas (Faber, 2011), is the poet's friendship with Robert Frost and their association with 'the Dymock Poets'. The author talks to Scotsman critic and journalist Joyce McMillan about how Frost encouraged Thomas to become a poet and how, in turn, the Englishman inspired the American to write some of his most memorable poems, including 'The Road Not Taken'. Part of StAnza: Scotland's… View full details and ticket info
Byre Theatre	17 Mar 3.30pm	01334 475000 £6 (£4)

In Stereoscope

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	Stereoscope magazine serves as a platform to showcase student work within the wider realm of photography. Created by St Andrews University students, the magazine draws on the photographic history of St Andrews and works with the support of the University’s special collections. The magazine is produced annually with an accompanying exhibition, each issue exploring a particular theme. For this installation, poets were invited to respond to specific of the images in the magazine and the poems… View full details
Byre Theatre	14 Mar–18 Mar Wed–Sun 10am–10pm	Free

Indexed

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	Photographer Dan Phillips was Artist in Residence at StAnza 2011. This exhibition gives an insight into his conversation with poets where they used words and he replied with his camera. View full details
Byre Theatre	5 Mar–2 Apr Mon–Sun 10am–10pm	Free

The Ingham Johnstone Project

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	Richard Ingham and Brian Johnstone have been mixing up their jazz/poetry concoction since 2007 under various guises including Trio Verso. Tonight they present an evening of noise and verse with performances from the pair, a set from Trio Verso and solos from Colin Steele on trumpet and John Kenny on trombone. View full details
Byre Theatre	7 Mar 7.30pm	01334 475000 £9

Inspire Session

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	These sessions provide short insights into fascinating artefacts about which participants are encouraged then to write their own poems. Numbers are limited so to ensure you can participate, email info@stanzapoetry.org to book a place. Those participating in the sessions are encouraged to send in copies of completed poems for possible exhibition in the partner venues. Presented in partnership with Fraser East and the British Golf Museum. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival. View full details
Byre Theatre	15 Mar 10.30am	Free

Inspire Session

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	These sessions provide short insights into fascinating artefacts about which participants are encouraged then to write their own poems. Numbers are limited so to ensure you can participate, email info@stanzapoetry.org to book a place. Those participating in the sessions are encouraged to send in copies of completed poems for possible display in the partner venues. Presented in partnership with Fraser East and the British Golf Museum. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival. View full details
Byre Theatre	16 Mar 10.30am	Free

Inspire Session

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	These sessions provide short insights into fascinating artefacts about which participants are encouraged then to write their own poems. Numbers are limited so to ensure you can participate, email info@stanzapoetry.org to book a place. Those participating in the sessions are encouraged to send in copies of completed poems for possible exhibition in the partner venues. Presented in partnership with Fraser East and the British Golf Museum. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival. View full details
Byre Theatre	17 Mar 10.30am	Free

Inspire Session

Location	Date	Tickets
	These sessions provide short insights into fascinating artefacts about which participants are encouraged then to write their own poems. Numbers are limited so to ensure you can participate, email info@stanzapoetry.org to book a place. Those participating in the sessions are encouraged to send in copies of completed poems for possible exhibition in the partner venues. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival. View full details
Byre Theatre	17 Mar 3.35pm	Free

Jo Caulfield: Cruel to be Kind

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	One of Britain's sharpest comedians brings her acerbic humour on tour. View full details
Byre Theatre	2 Jun 8pm	01334 475000 £14 (£8–£12)

Kind of Larkin: Dave Batchelor Quintet, Don Paterson & David Hayman

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	Philip Larkin, jazz-lover as well as poet, worked as a jazz critic during the 1960s and his reviews and writings on the development of jazz over the decades reflect on his role as reviewer as well as on the music, as his true feelings about modern jazz seep through. His sometimes controversial opinions are eloquently and often humorously expressed. This event brings together readings by an acclaimed actor from Larkin's prose writings and some of his jazz-inspired poems with jazz… View full details and ticket info
Byre Theatre	14 Mar 8pm	01334 475000 £8 (£6)

Las Meninas

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	Velàzquez’s famous painting, ‘Las Meninas’ which hangs in the Museo del Prado in Madrid prompted Picasso to paint his 1950s variations on the theme. A further half century later the poet Lyn Moir felt impelled to write in the voices of the inhabitants of the original painting with reference to Picasso’s variations. In this illustrated reading she will introduce the famous painting and the characters in it given new life in her collection ‘Velàzquez’s Riddle’. Part of StAnza: Scotland's… View full details and ticket info
Byre Theatre	18 Mar 3.30pm	01334 475000 £3 (£2)

Launch

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	Debut performance from the Byre Theatre's new, young dance company who redefine the rules of dance and aim to change audiences' perceptions. View full details
Byre Theatre	6 Mar 7.30pm	01334 475000 £8 (£6)

Licketyleap

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	Interactive theatre experience from Licketyspit for ages 3-5. Each participating child must be accompanied by an adult; additional adults and children welcome, but they will only be able to watch. Performance followed by a drink and snack, and a drawing session. View full details
Byre Theatre	16 Feb–17 Feb Thu & Fri 11am & 3pm	01334 475000 £12 per adult + child; extra adult tickets £10; extra child tickets £6

Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know

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	A one-woman comedy drama from the MsFits starring Fiona Knowles. View full details
Byre Theatre	25 Feb 8pm	01334 475000 £14 (£8–£12)

Matchmaker

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	A new interpretation of John B Keane's Letters of a Matchmaker, the tale of one Dicky Mick Dicky O'Connor, a would-be Cupid to the tragi-comic inhabitants of Ballybarra in rural Ireland. View full details
Byre Theatre	10 Mar 7.30pm	01334 475000 £14 (£8–£12)

Meet the Artist: Holly Pester

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	Sound poet/artist Holly Pester has been commissioned to create a ‘news breath’ sound piece for StAnza 2012, using recent news items, and her work can be heard The Murmur Line sound installations around the festival. This Meet the Artist event is an opportunity to chat with her and ask her questions about her work and inspriration. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival. View full details
Byre Theatre	18 Mar 4.30pm	Free

Meet the Artist: John Neilson

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	As part of our focus on ‘The Image’ for 2012 StAnza has invited John Neilson, a lettercarver and lettering designer from North Wales, to take up residence in the Byre Theatre Garden for the festival weekend. Come and watch as he carves a piece of poetry into stone letter by letter before your eyes as the events roll on and the poets pass by. Earlier work is exhibited in an exhibition over the StAnza weekend, Versed in Stone, in the Preservation Trust Museum Garden (see separate listing). Part… View full details
Byre Theatre	17 Mar–18 Mar Sat & Sun 10am–4pm	Free

The Murmur Line

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	For The Year of Creative Scotland 2012, StAnza has commissioned the English sound poet and artist Holly Pester, known for her ‘news breath’ sound pieces, to use recent news items to create for the festival an original composition which, along with other works, will offer chance encounters with text and voice in unexpected nooks and corners around town. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival. View full details
Byre Theatre	14 Mar–18 Mar Wed–Sun 10am–10pm	Free

Musings@MUSA

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	The Museum of the University of St Andrews (MUSA) displays some of the treasures from the University's historic collections, including three spectacular medieval maces, seventy silver archery medals, a rare 16th century astrolabe, and a host of fascinating objects relating to life and learning at Scotland’s oldest University. The museum has four galleries, a 'Learning Loft' and a viewing terrace with panoramic views over St Andrews Bay. These Musing@MUSA sessions provide short insights into… View full details
Byre Theatre	15 Mar 1pm	Free

Musings@MUSA

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	These sessions provide short insights into fascinating artefacts about which participants are encouraged then to write their own poems. Numbers are limited so to ensure you can participate, email info@stanzapoetry.org to book a place. Those participating in the sessions are encouraged to send in copies of completed poems for possible display in MUSA. Presented in partnership with MUSA (the Museum of St Andrews). Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival. View full details
Byre Theatre	16 Mar 1pm	Free

Musings@MUSA

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	These sessions provide short insights into fascinating artefacts about which participants are encouraged then to write their own poems. Numbers are limited so to ensure you can participate, email info@stanzapoetry.org to book a place. Those participating in the sessions are encouraged to send in copies of completed poems for possible display in MUSA. Presented in partnership with MUSA (the Museum of St Andrews). Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival. View full details
Byre Theatre	17 Mar 1pm	Free

Passing Through

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	Alistair Rutherford's new romantic comedy explores the magical tryst between conjurer Tommy and jaded Alice. Presented by Peapod Productions. View full details
Byre Theatre	18 Feb 8pm	01334 475000 £12 (£8–£10)

Paul McKenna Band

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	A blend of Scottish and Irish music with modern rock and contemporary songwriting from this five-piece. View full details
Byre Theatre	17 Feb 8pm	01334 475000 £13 (£8–£10)

Poetry Breakfast: Translation the Image: Tadeusz Dąbrowski, Antonia Lloyd-Jones, Nikola Madzirov & Bernard O'Donoghue

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	Continuing the fascinating discussion in our Sunday Poetry Breakfast at StAnza 2011, this is an opportunity to join with a fresh panel of poets and translators as they explore the pitfalls and barriers to moving poetry between languages. Can poetic images always translate? What is added and what proves intransigent? We ask what are the key decisions that must be made along the way to ensure a perfect a marriage between the two voices involved in the translation of a poem. Start your festival… View full details and ticket info
Byre Theatre	18 Mar 10am	01334 475000 £4 (£3)

Poetry Café Breakfast: Watch This Space: Gerry Cambridge, Andrew Roberts, Rozalie Hirs & Helen Ivory

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	To discuss why the way a poem is presented – on the page or elsewhere – can make a difference to both the reader's understanding and their enjoyment, we bring together poet and typesetter Gerry Cambridge, Andrew Roberts, who works on the Poetry Beyond Text: Vision, Text & Cognition project, Dutch text composer Rozalie Hirs and poet and artist Helen Ivory to discuss everything which affects how a poem looks and is perceived – fonts, layout and poetic form, from formal to free verse to… View full details and ticket info
Byre Theatre	16 Mar 10am	01334 475000 £4 (£3)

Poetry Café: Chris Young & Jane Overton

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	The first of this year's lively Poetry Café events offers poetry sure to spice up the lunch included in the ticket price. Chris Young, familiar to many for his regular slam appearances at the Byre, was a worthy winner of the StAnza 2011 slam. He is joined in the Studio Theatre by one of his regular sparring partners from Arguments and Nosebleeds, an occasional collective founded by Jane Overton to bring the punch of performance poetry to mainstream audiences at the Edinburgh Fringe and… View full details and ticket info
Byre Theatre	15 Mar 1pm	01334 475000 £6 (£4)

Poetry Café: Claudia Daventry

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	Café society has never been more lyrical: our daily lunchtime sessions combine the best of live performance with delicious food and drinks. A one-time regular on the Amsterdam poetry scene, Claudia Daventry now lives in Fife. Expect sparkling humour, laced with mischief and formal poetic elegance. Presented with the support of Kingarroch at the Byre and Stuart’s of Buckhaven. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival. View full details and ticket info
Byre Theatre	16 Mar 1pm	01334 475000 £6 (£4)

Poetry Café for Breakfast: Iconic: Robert Crawford, Norman McBeath, Michael Symmons Roberts & Lavinia Greenlaw

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	The town of St Andrews has been closely associated with the development of photography. Photographer Norman McBeath joins poet Robert Crawford to discuss their collaborative exhibition at StAnza and, along with poet Michael Symmons Roberts, whether poetry like a camera lens can also capture the iconic image. Start your festival day by joining this lively and informal discussion over coffee and pastries. Presented with the support of Kingarroch at the Byre and Fisher & Donaldson. Part of… View full details and ticket info
Byre Theatre	17 Mar 10am	01334 475000 £4 (£3)

Poetry Café: Student Showcase

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	Our opening night rounds off with a plethora of new voices from the St Andrews University's Creative Writing Society. Why not get a drink from the bar and enjoy lively performances from the cream of the next generation of writers. Presented in partnership with the Inklight Creative Writing Society and Kingarroch at The Byre Theatre. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival. View full details
Byre Theatre	14 Mar 10pm	Free

Poetry Cafe: Tony Walsh

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	Glastonbury comes to StAnza for the last of this year's Poetry Café lunch events in the shape of the inimitable Tony Walsh (aka Longfella), one of the UK's leading voices in performance poetry and a radio and festival regular. Here is a poet who can take an audience through the gamut of emotions before you can say Manchester and indie twang. 'Splitting your sides AND breaking your heart? Be warned – this guy should come with a health warning!' (Glastonbury Festival, 2011) 'Excellent.… View full details and ticket info
Byre Theatre	18 Mar 1pm	01334 475000 £6 (£4)

Poetry Cafe: Young Dawkins

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	Young Dawkins is the 2011 Scottish Slam Poetry Champion and was compere for the BBC Slam at the 2011 Fringe. The USA Beat Revival poet moved to Edinburgh in 2005 and was a regular on the Scottish performance scene before his recent move to London. His first poetry collection, The Lilac Thief, was published in 2009. Presented with the support of Kingarroch at the Byre and Stuart’s of Buckhaven. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival. View full details and ticket info
Byre Theatre	17 Mar 1pm	01334 475000 £6 (£4)

Poetry Centre Stage: Chase Twichell & Lavinia Greenlaw

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	StAnza welcomes for the first time the American poet Chase Twichell. A practising Buddhist, her work often reflects her spiritual beliefs and her experiences living in the rural environment of the Adirondacks. Her latest selected volume is published by Bloodaxe. Lavinia Greenlaw, StAnza’s Poet in Residence, who is also acclaimed for her prose work, has written extensively about science, medicine and visual art. Her most recent collection is The Casual Perfect (Faber). Part of StAnza… View full details and ticket info
Byre Theatre	16 Mar 8pm	01334 475000 £8 (£6)

Poetry Centre Stage: Jackie Kay & Christopher Reid

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	Two poets for whom personal experiences have informed and enriched their art. Jackie Kay is one of Scotland's most popular poets and she has published novels, memoirs and books for children. Her most recent poetry collection is Fiere (Picador). She takes the stage with Christopher Reid, winner of Costa Book of the Year in 2009 for A Scattering, and whose long poem The Song of Lunch was filmed for TV with Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival. View full details and ticket info
Byre Theatre	17 Mar 8pm	01334 475000 £8 (£6)

Poetry Centre Stage: Kathleen Jamie & Grace Nichols

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	The winner of three TS Eliot Award nominations, two Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prizes, and two Forward Poetry Prizes, Kathleen Jamie is one of Scotland's leading poets. Scottish identity, the natural world and family life are among her subjects, as is language itself, the rhythms of Scots and English flowing naturally through her verse. Grace Nichols, born in Guyana, and has been living in the UK for many years. The rich rhythms and culture of Caribbean speech have influenced her poetry, from… View full details and ticket info
Byre Theatre	18 Mar 8pm	01334 475000 £8

Poetry Centre Stage: Michael S Roberts & Kwame Dawes

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	The first of the Centre Stage evening performances features two poets who have been greatly influenced by music. Michael Symmons Roberts has collaborated with Scottish composer James Macmillan and his poetry has been described as 'intense and sensual explorations of the moment.' Kwame Dawes was brought up in Jamaica, and his poetry evokes the rhythms of the island and the spirit of Bob Marley.   Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival. View full details and ticket info
Byre Theatre	15 Mar 8pm	01334 475000 £8 (£6)

Poetry Digest: The Icing and the Cake

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	This innovative poetry project ices poems onto cakes. Chrissy Williams and Swithun Cooper, the editors behind Poetry Digest, will be in residence at StAnza over the festival weekend offering mouthwatering encounters with verse, and delicious ways to consume your poetry five-a-day. Watch out for them at the Poets Market and elsewhere around town. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival. View full details
Byre Theatre	17 Mar–18 Mar Sat & Sun 10am–10pm	Free

Poetry Loops

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	Loop showing of films by Paul Casey, Samantha Clark, Kyra Clegg, Sue Grierson, Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl, Maureen Sangster & Jennifer Kelly. To complement the experimental strand running through StAnza 2012, we cross several different borders of language and genre with a film (strictly for adults only) by an Icelandic sound poet, and we are also delighted to include a new film by an Irish film maker inspired by Ian Duhig's classic poem, 'The Lammas Hireling'. As indication and confirmation… View full details
Byre Theatre	15 Mar–18 Mar Thu–Sun 10am–10pm	Free

Poetry Theatre

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	One-to-one encounters with poetry and dramatic monologue. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival. View full details
Byre Theatre	14 Mar 6pm	Free

Poetry Theatre

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	One-to-one encounters with poetry and dramatic monologue. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival. View full details
Byre Theatre	17 Mar Noon	Free

Poetry Theatre

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	One-to-one encounters with poetry and dramatic monologue. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival. View full details
Byre Theatre	17 Mar 6.15pm	Free

Poetry Theatre

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	One-to-one encounters with poetry and dramatic monologue. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival. View full details
Byre Theatre	18 Mar 6pm	Free

Poetry Theatre

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	One-to-one encounters with poetry and dramatic monologue. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival. View full details
Byre Theatre	18 Mar 6.15pm	Free

Poetry Walk: Town & Gown: Ian Blyth

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	This year's poetry walk, led by Ian Blyth, uses Robert Crawford's anthology  The Book of St Andrews  (Polygon, 2005) to take a look at some of the historical characters, places and buildings associated with the University of St Andrews. A chance to explore our beautiful town, home to Scotland’s oldest university, through the words of its famous residents, visitors, students and 'professors'. (Dependent on the weather, please check with the StAnza desk.) Part of StAnza: Scotland's… View full details
Byre Theatre	15 Mar 10am	Free

Psycho Poetica: Simon Barraclough, Isobel Dixon & Joe Dunthorne

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	After packed performances in 2010 at the British Film Institute, the Whitechapel Gallery, Latitude Festival and the Royal Festival Hall, Psycho Poetica brings a new poetic version of Alfred Hitchcock’s seminal slasher to StAnza. Simon Barraclough sliced the film up into 12 segments and then recruited 12 acclaimed UK poets. Each poet was tasked with writing a brand new poem in response to their randomly-allocated segment. When read together in sequence, with no titles or introductions, a new… View full details and ticket info
Byre Theatre	18 Mar 5pm	01334 475000 £5 (£3)

Pulsars - New Music: New Poetry: Rozalie Hirs

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	Poems and sound poetry, resequenced recordings of birdsong, a 'polyphonic cocktail party' of the cut-and-spliced childhood memories of a famous composer, a collaged Babel of poetic voices. Join poet and composer Rozalie Hirs for an hour of poetry and performance, featuring live versions of the electroacoustic compositions and texts on her recent CD Pulsars. This is the first performance in Scotland by Hirs, who studied composition with Louis Andriessen – her music has been described by one… View full details and ticket info
Byre Theatre	17 Mar 3.30pm	01334 475000 £3 (£2)

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

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	A musical comedy in the great Music Hall tradition, following the two eponymous philanthropists as they work as painters and decorators in the house of an Edwardian mayor. Staging by Townsend Productions. View full details
Byre Theatre	16 Feb 7.30pm	01334 475000 £14 (£8–£12)

Random

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	A changing backdrop of occasional poetry, film and photographic images drawn from around the festival and beyond. Part of StAnza. View full details
Byre Theatre	14 Mar–18 Mar Wed–Sun 10am–10pm	Free

A Return Concert for Eddie and Frankie

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	Frankie and Eddie play ageless blues interweaving tales of life, love and the American South. View full details
Byre Theatre	9 Mar 8pm	01334 475000 £14 (£8–£12)

Risk A Verse

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	StAnza's vibrant late night open-to-all session for 2012. Come along with your own poems, and sign up for a floor spot and join in. Or just sit back, listen and enjoy. Presented with the support of Kingarroch at the Byre. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival. View full details
Byre Theatre	16 Mar 10.15pm	Free

Robin and the Big Freeze

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	As all the other birds prepare to fly south for the winter, festive little Robin is staying put, but there's a lot of snow on the way and everyone needs to prepare for the big freeze. A blend of puppetry, live music and ornithology from Unpacked Theatre. Ages 4+. View full details
Byre Theatre	18 Feb Sat 11.30am & 2.30pm	01334 475000 £8 (£6)

Scattered Like Seeds

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	They're scattered around towns across the west coast of the US and in countries around the world – on buses, trains, cabs, in restrooms, bars, left along with the tip; stuffed into a stranger's back pocket, poems in small booklets half the size of a business card scattered like seeds by those who want to see poetry grow in a barren cultural landscape. Poems-For-All from Sacramento have been sending their small booklets to StAnza for more than five years to be distributed around town during… View full details
Byre Theatre	14 Mar–18 Mar Wed–Sun 10am–5pm	Free

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre

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	The Socks return to their homeland with a deliciously violent and dreadfully rude look at life as a puppet. Ages 16 and up. View full details
Byre Theatre	25 Apr 8pm	01334 475000 £14 (£8–£12)

The Sign -– Astrology for a New Era (Tecknet – astrologi för en ny era)

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	Live Webcast Poetry Performance from Swedish conceptual poetry collective Sharks. Sharks uncovers what there is to know about the 13th sign of the Zodiac and how it will affect our lives. As a special event for The Year of Creative Scotland, we shall be webcasting live from the festival with this specially commissioned performance. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival. View full details
Byre Theatre	17 Mar 7.30pm	Free

Split Screen: Andy Jackson

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	This presentation sees the launch of a collection of 72 specially commissioned poems from some of the UK's finest poets, including Ian MacMillan, Annie Freud and George Szirtes. Each poem takes its lead from an icon of popular culture, either from the world of film or television. From Doctor Who to It's A Wonderful Life, from Tommy Cooper to Jayne Mansfield, each poem is a personal take on a popular theme. If you were ever told by your parents that you would get square eyes if you watched too… View full details and ticket info
Byre Theatre	18 Mar 2.15pm	01334 475000 £3 (£2)

St Andrews Baby Fair

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	A chance for Granny and Grandpa (or Auntie and Uncle, or Mum and Dad) to spoil the new arrival rotten by browsing the exhibitors for some inspiration. View full details
Byre Theatre	10 Jun 10am	Free

St Leonard's Sixth Form

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	St Leonard's School Sixth Form presents a favourite musical – but due to a licensing agreement, they can't tell you what it is yet. View full details
Byre Theatre	22 Feb–24 Feb Wed–Fri 7.30pm	01334 475000 £8 (£6)

StAnza: Festival Launch: St Andrews Saxophone Quartet, Alistair Moffat, Lavinia Greenlaw & Kwame Dawes

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	Our special guest speaker for 2012, Alistair Moffat, author, television producer and director and now the Rector of St Andrews University, is joined by our Poet in Residence for 2012, Lavinia Greenlaw, and Kwame Dawes, originally from Jamaica and now based in the USA, who offer a poem each along with some lively music for the official festival launch from the St Andrews University Saxophone Quartet. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival. View full details
Byre Theatre	14 Mar 7pm	Free

StAnza Finale

Location	Date	Tickets
	Come and party along as our musicians play out the festival in style. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival. View full details
Byre Theatre	18 Mar 10pm	Free

The StAnza Slam: Tony Walsh

Location	Date	Tickets
	A once-a-year chance to compete for the StAnza Slam title awarded after knock out rounds of performance poetry at its liveliest and best. With experienced slam host and comedy slam champion Tony Walsh (aka Longfella) in charge, everything is set for a riotous evening of high octane poetry. Entertainment is guaranteed whether you come to take part or spectate. To take part, email the entrant's name, email address and mobile phone number to works@stanzapoetry.org. Please note, places are… View full details and ticket info
Byre Theatre	17 Mar 10.15pm	01334 475000 £4 (£3)

Submarine

Location	Date	Tickets
	A witty, poignant and hugely accomplished British comedy about a 15-year-old schoolboy (Roberts) struggling with a rich fantasy life in a Welsh village in the late 20th century. Debut director Ayoade (star of The IT Crowd) looks set for a glowing career. View full details and ticket info
Byre Theatre	15 Mar 6.15pm The film Submarine, based on poet Joe Dunthorne’s first novel of the same name, was an indie hit in 2011.	01334 475000 £3 (£2)

Wedding Fair

Location	Date	Tickets
	The day promises dozens of suppliers under one roof providing information on everything from invitations to dresses and cake samples galore. View full details
Byre Theatre	4 Mar 10am	Free

Whistle: Martin Figura

Location	Date	Tickets
	When Martin Figura was nine years old, his father killed his mother. Whistle is a 60-minute multi-media depiction of a post-war British childhood using poetry, family photographs and striking visuals, based on his award-winning poetry collection. Figura explores themes of identity, forgiveness, loss, family and adoption with insight and gentle humour, to tell a unique coming-of-age story, which is both profound and uplifting. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival. View full details and ticket info
Byre Theatre	17 Mar 2.15pm	01334 475000 £3 (£2)

Worbey & Farrell: Well Strung

Location	Date	Tickets
	Musical acrobatics from four hands and one grand piano, taking an ingenious look at some of the piano's most loved pieces and players. View full details
Byre Theatre	6 Apr 8pm	01334 475000 £16 (£8–£14)

Words Alive!: Jackie Kay

Location	Date	Tickets
	Join us for a fantastically entertaining session with StAnza favourite Jackie Kay. Jackie Kay is one of Scotland's best loved writers for children and adults alike. The poet who gave us Brendan Gallacher and many other popular favourites creates poems and stories where the words come alive. With this captivating, child-friendly but never dull event our younger audiences (and their not-so-young companions) will be enthralled, engaged and entertained. A lively reading for families and children. View full details and ticket info
Byre Theatre	17 Mar 11.30am	01334 475000 £5 (£2–£3)

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