The Eastgate Theatre - w/c 30 April 2009

Thursday 30th April 7.30pm
Music
Rumba Caliente
Rumba Caliente is one of the UK's most exciting salsa-soul groups, combining musicians from the heartlands of salsa (Venezuela, Cuba and New York) with some of Scotland's most exciting jazz and world music players. The group effortlessly moves from salsa to soul, latin-jazz to funk, raga to rumba and back to salsa again. The group have built a fantastic reputation for thrilling live shows, playing the Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Cork Jazz festivals and have appeared live in session on Radio Scotland, and Radio 3's "World Root's" show.

Friday 1st May 7.30pm
Drama
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story has enthralled and fascinated the world for more than a hundred years. Perhaps because a Mr Hyde lurks deep within us all, watching…and waiting... 'A truly remarkable piece of drama... intriguing and thought-provoking', presented by Isosceles and directed by Jim Dunk. Jim has worked in teaching and spent 24 years as a professional actor, theatre director and more latterly a writer, working in theatre, television, film and radio. Eastgate Book Tickets

Peebles, Saturday 2nd May 7.30pm
Music
Elbow Jane Band
A premiere five-piece acoustic band comprising guitars, bazouki, mandolin, piano, bass, percussion and expressive vocals. From thought-provoking self-penned songs, to unique interpretations of the world's best songsmiths; from the emotion of O'Carolan, to the techniques of Tommy Emmanuel; from sensitive ballads, through infectious rhythms, to luring harmonies, gaining them a reputation as one of the top acoustic roots bands on the live music scene.

Sunday 3rd May
Film
Bolt (PG) 2.30pm
Bolt (voiced by John Travolta) tells the story of a dog who is convinced that his role as a super dog is reality. The perfect family film.
Frost / Nixon (15) 7.30pm
A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.

Tuesday 5th May 7.30pm
Music
Eliza Carthy
Yorkshire-born Eliza Carthy began touring at the age of 14, and has gone on to perform and record with a stunning array of musical legends including Joan Baez, Damon Albarn, Paul Weller and the Wainwrights. Both as a fiddle player and as a gloriously natural singer, she makes traditional music relevant to new audiences with her intelligent, charismatic and boundary-crossing performances.

Thursday 7th May 1pm
Drama
Ploughman's Platters and Plays
Rowan Tree Theatre Company unveil the results of their 21st birthday playwriting competition, at this lunch-hour event. Michael Mackenzie and other Rowan Tree actors will read excerpts from selected scripts before the winner is announced. Sponsored by Playwrights Studio Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway Arts Association, Scottish Borders Council.
£5 (inc ploughman's lunch)

Friday 8th May 7.30pm
Music
Karan Casey
A legend in her own right, Karan Casey has long been one of the most innovative, provocative and imitated singers in Irish traditional and folk music. ‘Casey's voice is among the loveliest in folk music and she's a wonderful interpreter of both contemporary and traditional material.' (Boston Globe)