Five things you must do this week…

‘HAIR’ – The American Tribal Love Rock Musical: If that title doesn’t get you going, we know what will – naked actors. The Stand can confirm that there will indeed be […]


‘HAIR’ – The American Tribal Love Rock Musical: If that title doesn’t get you going, we know what will – naked actors. The Stand can confirm that there will indeed be full-frontal nudity, and we hear that Just So’s cast are, well, rather good-looking. The controversial, hippie, musical revolution is coming to St Andrews on November 1st and 2nd in The Byre. You would be mad to miss the celebration of peace, love and Flower Power in 1960s NYC.  Get your tickets fast, this will be a sell-out.

Music is Love presents Euros Childs: Thursday night sees Music is Love install a cheeky Welsh fellow with a ‘shed-load of synths’ into Venue 1. Euros Childs brings his new pop-happy sound out of a huge musical background, and will be performing live from 8pm. Get down there if you feel like a damn good dance along with a man who, according to BBC Music, sounds like a ‘perfect little world of mid-tempo, piano-based, chorus-heavy impressions’.

Legacy Garden: If being part of a human shield wasn’t your thing, Your600th and the Fellowship of St Andrews are working on creating an oasis of calm in the centre of town. West Gardens, adjacent to St Mary’s Quad, had become a tangled jungle of weeds and brambles until the Fellowship took over, attacking the feral foliage and taming it into beautiful botany, once again. Opening gardening is held every weekend from 11.30am until 4pm, tools and direction provided, so get your green fingers down there to help maintain this legacy.  For the less altruistic among you, a spot of volunteering is always good for the CV.

Baby Bottle Cosmo: Another piece of theatre for you this week, featuring cross-dressing and yet more nudity. Coming from the pen of our favourite Tim Foley, author of Fringe hit Meat and most recently Short Captions for Stick Figures, this one is his last original production in St Andrews, so there won’t be a chance to catch him this cheap again. The dark comedy explores the hypocrisies of parenting and will be followed by real cosmopolitans in the bar, we’ll see you there.

Octopussy Halloween: We couldn’t forget that Wednesday is Halloween, so recycle the rags of your foamed Raisin outfits and come down to Venue 1 for costumed debauchery/hilarity. All the way from Glasgow, Octo gives us £1 drinks, a bouncy castle, a fortune teller, apple bobbing and electro party beats from a secret DJ lineup. Tickets available on the door.