The Byre Theatre is St Andrews’ artistic and cultural hub and hosts a range of events and exhibitions including comedy, dance, film, music and theatre amongst others. Managed by the University, the Byre is a popular venue used by the local community. The theatre has full disabled access, including a hearing loop system and is also a Dementia Friendly venue.
Introduction and Q&A by James Griffiths (Director/Producer) A brand new comedy drama in which a lottery winner pays his favourite folk duo to reunite and perform a concert for him on his remote island, featuring the stellar comedy talents of Tim Key, Tom Basden and Carey Mulligan. Dir: James Griffiths | 1h 40m | 2025…
Follow Palestinian activist-journalist Basel Adra and Israeli activist-journalist Yuval Abraham in this Oscar-winning documentary that illuminates the relentless expulsion of families from their homes in Israeli-occupied Masafer Yatta. Set against a decades-old conflict, No Other Land captures four years of escalating home demolitions and apartheid, as families face the devastating choice between seeking refuge in…
Kathleen Wallfisch is a Music Supervisor, former cellist and Ambassador for the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, graduating from The Royal Academy of Music in London. Based in Berlin and London, her company, Music In Vision, contracts musicians for on-camera work. Recent work includes Napoleon for Apple Studios, Gladiator 2 for Paramount (both directed by Ridley…
During Belgium’s colonisation of what are now the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi, mixed-‘race’ children born from relations between European men and African women were taken from their mothers and placed in orphanages. As these African countries approached independence, many of the children were removed to Belgium. Most mothers never saw their children…
Artist and musician Peaches is a feminist icon leaving an indelible mark on popular culture as proven by this blend of archival gems, interviews and riveting tour footage. This screening will include an introduction by Dr Lucy Fife Donaldson from the University’s Film Studies Department. Dir: Philipp Fussenegger, Judy Landkammer | 2024 |Germany | N/C…
The Impressionists are the most popular group in art history — millions flock every year to marvel at their masterpieces. But, to begin with, they were scorned, penniless outsiders. 1874 was the year that changed everything; the first Impressionists, “hungry for independence”, broke the mould by holding their own exhibition outside official channels. Impressionism was…
Ex-MP Mhairi Black embraces her trademark dark sense of humour to reflect on her time in Westminster, providing a first-hand, ruthlessly honest look at 21st century politics. Mhairi became the youngest person ever elected to the House of Commons at the age of 20 and went on to make waves both in the SNP and…
In this powerful and hilarious show Marjolein embarks on the second instalment of her standup trilogy by looking at a health condition that, left unspoken about in the past, was almost fatal. Now, shaking off the shame and armed with knowledge, Marjolein talks through menstrual health with humour and another Shetland folktale. This time the…
With a rip-roaring score by the Queen of Country, 9 to 5 the Musical tells the story of three workmates pushed to boiling point by their sexist and egotistical boss. Concocting a plan to kidnap and turn the tables on their despicable supervisor, will the ladies manage to reform their office — or will events unravel when…
Armed with only a drum, a guitar, a knife and a chair, this inventive, irreverent and highly accessible one-man is presented to you from the point of view of LEAR’s long suffering and ever-loyal fool. The bastard Edmund, haughty Goneril, poor deluded Gloucester, oily Oswald, sweet Cordelia, mad Tom — all the characters from this…