The Eastgate - w/c 24 January 2008

SATURDAY 26th JAN
7.30pm
Friends of the Eastgate
Ceildih, with a twist of Burns
Burgh Hall, Peebles
Tickets available at The Eastgate Box Office
The Friends of the Eastgate are holding a fundraising ceilidh to mark Burns night and to raise funds in support of the Eastgate. The ceilidh is open to all and will mainly be a dance with some Burns- related music & song thrown in for good measure. It will feature the HLI Ceilidh Band along with some local musicians and will take place in the Burgh Hall.
PLEASE NOTE no bar provided- BYOB.

THU 31st JAN
Rowan Tree Theatre Company: Barry
7.30pm
Drama
Frederic Mohr's fascinating play tells the story of the woman who - in order to become the first female doctor - had to become another male doctor. Premiered to unanimous acclaim in the USA in 1983 and subsequently seen in Scotland in a production by the Traverse Theatre, the play now receives an overdue revival, directed by John Carnegie for Rowan Tree Theatre Company. Mohr and Carnegie's collaboration renews a much-praised partnership that has produced four previous hit shows, and follows a string of hugely successful productions by Rowan Tree at The Eastgate Theatre in recent years including their sell out show "The Journey of Jeannie Deans".

SAT 2nd FEB
Rise Kagona & Doug Veitch
TRADITIONAL MUSIC
7:30pm
Rise Kagona : (Guitar, Vocals)
Champion Doug Veitch : (Guitar, Vocals)
Ex-Bhundu Boys guitarist and singer Rise Kagona teams up with fellow world music pioneer "Champion" Doug Veitch, the self-styled "undisputed king of Caledonian cajun swing". With a driving dance sound centred on Kagona's "Harare jit" guitar style, the pair were a major hit at several UK festivals last year.