Posts From Jane Livingstone

Bring your children to Outwith! Lots to do and it’s all on your doorstep

Outwith is known for its live music and varied arts programme but there are also so many things for children to do. First up on Wednesday 6 September is Baby Yoga in the Glen. What could be nicer than an early morning chill out with your tiny one in stunning surroundings of Pittencrieff Park? Later in the day you can sign children aged 12-18 up for the songwriting masterclass where

‘Sexy Genius’ Steve Lawrence shares his secrets of sitcom

In advance of his first Outwith Festival appearance, delivering a sitcom writing workshop at Cafe Wynd on Wednesday 6 September, we met up with  TV writer Steve Lawrence . Steve has experience in comics, radio, television, film and interactive storytelling. He’s been part of the BBC Comedy Room, the first BBC Writersroom Scottish Voices group and BAFTA Connect. Sitcom is Steve’s great passion and he is delighted to be bringing top

Edinburgh Festival hot picks head to Outwith

Some of the most hotly-anticipated and well-reviewed Edinburgh Festival acts are coming to Dunfermline for Outwith. Star of Two Doors Down Kieran Hodgson (above), brings his very funny, one-man comedy Big in Scotland to Outwith following rave reviews. Tickets here. After an Edinburgh run of her hit play What Girls Are Made Of,  Fife’s ownCora Bissett delivers an acting masterclass and a short film Q&A. Tickets here. Fellow Fifer and director Andrew

Scottish-made feature film and superb shorts lead Outwith 23 film programme

One of Outwith Festival‘s missions is to bring exciting opportunities to see film in Dunfermline. This year is no exception with the Outwith film team negotiating an early showing of new, Scottish-made feature The Origin, a technically accomplished survivalist thriller set in Stone Age Scotland. The film, which premiered earlier this year in London to excellent reviews, is directed by Fife’s own Andrew Cumming who comes to Outwith on 7

Motorhead, Mary Queen of Scots, the Scots Makar and making people laugh: writing events at Outwith 23

Historical fiction, memoir, biography, poetry, sitcoms, songs, comic strips and zines – the topics and writing styles on offer at this year’s Outwith strengthen the festival’s reputation as a home of good writing. Award-winning, Crail based author Victoria Mackenzie comes to Dunfermline on 8 September to talk about her debut For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy on My Little Pain. The novel has been heaped with praise by Frank Cottrell Boyce in

Titan of cinema celebrated at Outwith

Ahead of his Outwith event on Saturday, we asked Connor Heaney of the Ray Harryhausen Foundation about the great animator and his ongoing influence: AS: Who was Ray Harryhausen and what are his most famous works?  CH: Ray Harryhausen was a stop-motion animator and one of the most important filmmakers of the 20th century. He created some of the most iconic special effects sequences in cinema history, bringing unique creatures

Eleanor Morton: top Scottish comic and social media comedy star comes to Outwith

Eleanor Morton, owner of one of the top Twitter accounts in Scotland and hot off a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Festival, will perform at Outwith Festival on Friday 9th September.  Morton rose to social media fame with her brilliant self-taped sketches during lockdown which not only attracted millions of views but also the respect of some of the top names in comedy with Stewart Lee commenting that she had

Writers! Come along to Cut Out, a unique workshop for Outwith

Former nurse and now successful artist/writer Fi Bailey brings her uniquely engaging and therapeutic writing workshop to Outwith on 7th September. We asked her what people can expect from Cut Out: AS: What was the inspiration behind Cut Out? FB: I wanted to complement the festival’s musical offering with a technique often used when writing lyrics.  Playing with words that already exist gets rid of an intimidating blank page for some. 

Fast-rising Luke La Volpe headlines at Outwith

In a coup for Outwith Festival this year, the excellent, pastel-suited, Bathgate-born Luke La Volpe headlines hot from his blistering and highly acclaimed set at Trnsmt.  Catch him at PJ Molloys on Saturday 10th September as part of Outwith’s live music all dayer. Tickets cost just £20 plus booking fee and grant access to more than 35 acts across 7 venues in the small but mighty city of Dunfermline. You

‘Life as it happens’: spoken word poet Kevin P Gilday brings his brilliant show to Outwith Festival

Following his hugely successful run at the Edinburgh Festival, in-demand poet and performer Kevin P Gilday is coming to Dunfermline for Outwith Festival. We asked him about his show and what inspires him as a writer: AS: What can people expect from your live show at Outwith? KPG: It’s going to be a night of amazing spoken word. You’ll laugh, maybe cry, and feel all sorts of feelings you didn’t know