Last weekend saw our now annual tour to Melrose Corn Exchange to share our Edinburgh Fringe Production with a wider audience. We were thrilled by the reception of our Carmen production, and humbled by the comments of our audience. Here are some of the reviews we received: “I have seen Carmen a number of times…

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It’s only a week to go until we bring Carmen to Edinburgh fringe, and as our followers will no doubt have noticed, this one’s a little bit different. Not least because we are joined by the fabulous Moira Lewitt as our Flamenco Consultant who will also dance through the piece representing the spirit of Carmen.…

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Last week was our annual residential week at Ardentinny Outdoor Centre. It was a fantastic intensive course to get Carmen brushed off for Edinburgh Fringe and there were so many positive experiences for our community. Please read on to see how Aria Alba member, Amber got on during her first time away with us: Singing.…

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Come to our open dress rehearsal at Ardentinny Outdoor Centre, Saturday 6th July at 6.30pm! Aria Alba returns to Ardentinny with CARMEN. Atmospheric. Dramatic. A musical tour de force. And you’ll know loads of the tunes. This year it’s feeling a bit different. Dunoon-based flamenco dancer, Moira Lewitt (also PhD, physician, researcher, and now Professor…

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Updated: Jun 30, 2024 Our 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Production comes ever closer, and tickets are now on sale for both the Melrose preview performances and the final run at Stockbridge. Our props and costume department have been working hard to bring together the brutalist vision of director Jake Zualski. One of the biggest tasks has been…

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A few weeks back saw a great milestone for our Artistic Director Jake Zualski, who has now been with us for 10 years! Although Jake was known to the company from the very beginning for singing with some founder members at a Linlithgow Rugby Club Choir rendition of Les Miserables in 2010, it wasn’t until…

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