5Rhythms is a conscious dance practice developed by Gabrielle Roth to help liberate your inner dancer. There are no steps to learn and no right or wrong ways to move. The music can be eclectic, drawing on multiple genres and cultures to support a group process.
It can be many things at the same time - a fun workout, chat-free social time, or a deep spiritual practice. On any level it can be profoundly transformative, helping shift your mood, energy and perspective.
Often described as a moving meditation, 5Rhythms supports you to pause your thinking mind and connect with how you feel then allow your body to do the rest.
The rhythms are: flowing, staccato, chaos, lyrical, and stillness.
We will be led by Rachel Kurtz who is traveling all the way from Durham to offer us this class. This class will be the one year anniversary D&G Dance Collective's first class which was also led by Rachel.
Dark shadowy figures, reports of poltergeist activity and the legend of a bizarre double tragedy are among the stories woven into our chilling ghost tour, starring Scotland's oldest working theatre!
Hosted within the walls of the 232 year-old Theatre Royal, Dumfries, the brave and curious can look forward to hearing wide ranging reports of ghostly activity, entwined with episodes from the Theatre's long, colourful past.
Join Mostly Ghostly and discover some remarkable stories behind this historically important building.
14+ years Under 16 must be accompanied by an adult and seated in the balcony Please contact the Midsteeple Box Office directly on 01387 253 383 if you require a wheelchair space.
Nearing the end of the year, but nowhere near the end of our story.... ....indeed, we're at the start of a new chapter.
The boys have been busy back at their day jobs having a break after a summer which saw the launch of our already infamous own festival, the Black Isle Belter when 10,000 fans came from across the UK to join the us in the Highlands for a weekend of music, fun and trucks!!
We're looking forward to getting 'Back on the Horse' and out on the road for a couple of weeks in November, before returning to the studio to work on more new music over the winter months.
2025 kicks off in true style, with not only our biggest Glasgow show to date, but we have the honour of being the first act to play the mighty Emirates Arena as part of Celtic Connections.
Then we embark on a wee tour across the UK returning to some cities we've not been to in a couple of years...we're hoping you'll be there to greet us?!
The tours will reveal some of the fascinating characters and events associated with The Crichton from its earliest beginnings, including an insight into the life of Elizabeth Crichton and the history of Easterbrook Hall.
From there, guests will have a unique opportunity to explore The Crichton Memorial Church, Crypt and Undercroft, where they will discover the story of this beautiful building, view historical artefacts and hear a collection of ghostly tales and legends connected with The Crichton.
A thrilling sequel to "The 39 Steps", Hannay Stands Fast sees our dashing hero, Richard Hannay back in the fray on a mission to thwart a new and deadly threat to his beloved England. Engaged on this top-secret case by MI5, Hannay makes his way down to Cornwall to infiltrate a secretive organisation and learn their dastardly plans. Can he save the day to keep the nation safe for another day?
Hannay Stands Fast, like its predecessor, is taken on by four actors playing dozens of characters - 53 to be precise! Set in various locations created through quick and innovative uses of trunks, crates, suitcases, ladders, you name it! A rip-roaring comedy for the whole family to enjoy - another of John Buchan's classic Hannay stories re-told for the stage through laughs, daring-do and utter chaos!
Sunday 9th March 2025 1pm and 3pm - extra show added at 11am
Join us down on Old MacDonald's Farm for fun, songs and excitement.
Friendly Sammy Scarecrow is enjoying his first day on Old MacDonald's Farm and loves meeting all of the colourful characters that live there. When a mystery unfolds on the farm, can you help Scarecrow find out what's going on?
With an original script and brand new songs written for this production, along with many singalong favourites, this professionally produced show brought to you by DreamWorld Promotions is a thrill for younger children.
Haute Couture comes to Dumfries - join us at the Crichton.
The next Lecture from Dumfries and Galloway Arts Society (TASDAG) has already attracted a lot of interest, from regular members and budding fashionistas alike. The March TASDAG Lecture, from renowned fashion curator and historian, Scott Schiavone, will bring the world of iconic designers and 1950s glamour to Dumfries.
The trend-setting designs of Dior, Fath and Balenciaga revolutionised fashion in the fifties and their influence, on style and art, is still seen to this day. And while clothes may go out of fashion, style never does - nobody conveys this thought more artistically than fashion designers and creators.
Pride Of Ireland starring Mike Denver and Dominic Kirwan
Easterbrook Hall, Dumfries, DG1 4TA
Wed 12 March 2025 7.30pm - 10.30pm approx
ST PATRICK'S DAY SHOW
Come along to this fabulous night of Irish music, Fun and Craic, jam packed with the very best of Irish entertainment and starring Ireland's most dynamic and versatile performers.
This stunning line up features Ireland's Top Recording Star the Fabulous MIKE DENVER (The Galway Boy)
With Ireland's International Hit Recording Star DOMINIC KIRWAN.
CELEBRATE IN TRUE IRISH STYLE!! THIS AMAZING SHOW IS TRULY THE PRIDE OF IRELAND'S TALENT AND WILL GIVE YOU A NIGHT TO REMEMBER!!
To book a table at Easterbrook Bistro for food before the show - click here
The Mumford & Sons Story recreates the incredible tale of the floor-stomping folk-rock band that in 2009, took the world by storm. Four musicians come together in tweed waistcoats, skinny jeans and bushy beards to celebrate the best of Mumford & Sons' iconic music and their explosive rise to fame.
After a debut hit tour in 2024, This spectacular 4 piece band is back bigger and better than ever. With beautiful vocal harmonies, and foot-stomping drums they will have you on your feet playing all of Mumford & Sons' very best hits, including Little Lion Man, I Will Wait, The Cave, Roll Away Your Stone and many more. This is a stomp and holler not to be missed!
Sir Ranulph Fiennes: Mad, Bad and Dangerous - CANCELLED
Easterbrook Hall, Dumfries, DG1 4TA
Thu 13th March 2025 7.30pm
Spend an evening in the extraordinary company of Sir Ranulph Fiennes OBE - 'the world's greatest living explorer' - as he goes beyond his record-breaking achievements to explore the man behind the myth.
Netherby Hall, Carlisle - Fri 14th March 2025 6.30pm
Cochran Hall, Kirkcudbright - Sat 15th March 2025 7.30pm
Easterbrook Hall, Dumfries - Sun 16th March 2025 2.30pm
Programme:
Glasunov Chant du ménestrel for cello and piano Ducros Encore for cello and piano Wieniawski Legende Op 17 for violin andpiano Wieniawski Polonaise de Concert in D Major Op 4 for violin and piano
Croatian-born violinist Bojan Čičić has established himself as one of the leading names on the early music scene, as both a soloist and music director.
In addition to being the leader of the Academy of Ancient Music, he directs ensembles including De Nederlandse Bachvereniging, Dunedin Consort, Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra and Phion Orkest van Gelderland & Overijssel.
PROGRAMME Sonatas and partitas for solo violin by J.S. Bach Sonata I BWV 1001 in G minor Sonata II BWV 1003 in A Minor Partita III BWV 1006 Partita II BWV 1004
The Crichton Trust are delighted to welcome Dougie MacLean to Easterbrook Hall. Dougie will celebrate a long and vibrant 50 years as a song maker and inspired performer by focussing on some of the songs and tunes that have brought him success at home and abroad. Most renowned for his song Caledonia, and melody The Gael and inspired performances in venues from London's Festival Hall, to New York's Carnegie Hall and Sydney's Opera House, his popularity is still growing as his weekly broadcasts begun in March 2020 from his Old Schoolhouse in Perthshire have reached over 4 million viewers in 70 different countries! He has received three prestigious Tartan Clef Awards, a place in the Scottish Music Hall of Fame, a Lifetime Achievement Award from BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, and Honorary Doctorate and an OBE!
'... a musical hero' Wall Street Journal
This will be a special evening and not one to be missed.
"Under Milk Wood is arguably Dylan Thomas's most famous and best-loved work. First performed in New York in 1953, this "Play for Voices" was described by the poet himself as "prose with blood pressure".
The play describes 24 hours in the life of Llareggub (read it backwards!), a small, Welsh, fictional seaside town. Although clearly Welsh, the people are universal; mad yet sane, scared but brave, funny and sad, full of hope and pathos. In essence, all of us. Under Milk Wood is a beautifully lyrical, bawdy, heartfelt, humorous and moving evocation of people and place: a Welsh Ulysses.
Dave Nelder's solo performance inhabits all 70-odd characters (some very odd!) as he leads us through their day, from the "darkest-before-dawn" dreamscapes to the alcohol-fuelled night; exploring the conflict between outward respectability and secret inner lives as the townsfolk go about their apparently humdrum lives."
Dumfries Choral Society - Music Makers and Heart-Breakers
St John's Church, Newall Terrace, Dumfries
Saturday 15th March 2025 7.30pm
Music by Elgar, Folk Songs arranged by Rutter, Chilcott and Burns
Tickets £12, students £5, children free
Tickets available from Midsteeple Box Office
The Crichton Crypt Tours
Easterbrook Hall, Dumfries, DG1 4TA
Wednesday 19th March 20257pm - 9.30pm
The tours will reveal some of the fascinating characters and events associated with The Crichton from its earliest beginnings, including an insight into the life of Elizabeth Crichton and the history of Easterbrook Hall.
From there, guests will have a unique opportunity to explore The Crichton Memorial Church, Crypt and Undercroft, where they will discover the story of this beautiful building, view historical artefacts and hear a collection of ghostly tales and legends connected with The Crichton.
Wonder Fools in association with D&G Arts Live presents...
"This place. Here, now. It requires you to suspend your disbelief..."
Teenager Flora is on the run. Defiant but desperately alone, until she stumbles upon a mysterious fair run by the legendary Billy Marshall.
Everyone says he's "like 200 years old". But that's impossible. Isn't it?
Written by Jack Nurse and Robbie Gordon (Same Team and 549: Scots of the Spanish Civil War) and created by Wonder Fools, returning to the stage following an award-winning and sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe with Òran.
Join Flora on her adventure and encounter unforgettable figures from Scotland's past including the extraordinary Billy Marshall, who across his lifetime participated in pivotal moments that shaped our history. An unmissable new theatrical experience that will not only thrill audiences with its storytelling but also offer a profound exploration of contemporary Scotland, as seen through the eyes of the nation's folklore and legends.
The music of James Taylor performed by Vernon James
Crichton Central, Dumfries, DG1 4TA
Sat 22nd March 2025 7.30pm
James Taylor is the encapsulation of the best of American songwriting. His music has touched millions worldwide over his ongoing 55 year strong career and his music still stands up to the test of time.
'How Sweet It Is' focuses more on Taylor's early songwriting career, featuring much loved songs, such as 'Sweet Baby James', 'Something In The Way She Moves', 'Fire and Rain' but also includes more recent classics like the evocative 'Frozen Man'.
Vernon James performs the songs true to how they were written and in the spirit of James Taylor himself, with a soulful lilt. During this two hour show, you will be taken on journey back to simpler times and happily lose yourself in the dulcet tones and sweet melodies of the finest songs written in the last half a century.
Girls grab your boys it's time to go wild, wild, wild! As we transport you back to the golden age of Glam, with all the songs you know and love!
Starring son of Sweet Legend - Brian Connolly Jnr, it's time to Get It On! As our sensational cast and live band recreate the soundtrack of a generation.
So come on feel the noise and grab your Tiger Feet as we say Bye, Bye Baby to the Spirit in the sky, for a night like no other!
Bringing you the biggest hits from the likes of The Bay City Rollers, Sweet, T.Rex, Mud, Slade, Bowie, Suzi Quatro, Wizard and many more. Keeping the glam rock fire burning, touring nationwide. This is the Glam Rock show! Not to be missed!
"If you love the 70s and love to be transported back......it really is for you." BBC Radio Tees
Kennedy Street Enterprises present Nathan Carter And his band
Easterbrook Hall, Dumfries, DG1 4TA
Sat 29th March 2025 7.30pm
He has outsold the likes of Beyonce in Ireland, performed for the Pope, sold out venues across the world; and is one of the most prolific touring artists in the UK.
Born in Liverpool to Irish parents from County Down, Nathan Carter has released 13 studio albums and 6 live albums, with a sound that traverses pop, Irish folk, country music and timeless ballads. With tracks such as 'Wagon Wheel' and 'I Wanna Dance' becoming huge hits, he is one of Ireland's biggest artists, who has outsold One Direction, Pharrell Williams and Michael Bublé. He also became the first Irish country act to reach number 1 in the Irish charts in 2013 after Garth Brooks, six years before.
With over 100M views online see the longest running panellist from BBC Scotland's "Breaking The News" live in his first national tour! "One of Scotland's rising star's, Stuart Mitchell is a comedian worth catching before he becomes mega." Sunday Mail.
Stuart Mitchell is now regarded as one of the UK's top comedians and social media stars with over a 100M views online. You've seen him online and now you can see him on his first ever national UK tour, Tips Not Included. Join the longest running panellist of BBC Scotland' Breaking The News as he shares his amazing life story. "Please go and see Stuart Mitchell" Will Ferrell.
