Karen Gillan stars in Jumanji: The Next Level

Karen Gillan will be gracing the screens of Eden Court's Playhouse theatre in Jumanji: The Next Level.

The drums are yet to play, but the game has changed, and the heroes must journey across jungle and deserts to high snow capped mountains and across rope bridges to save one of their own so they can once again escape the game.

Director: Jake Kasdan

Cast:
Karen Gillan (Eden Court's ambassador)
Dwayne Johnson
Kevin Hart
Awkawafina
Jack Black

Running time: 123 minutes

For dates, times and tickets, get them quick.

I hope that you will come, see and enjoy at Eden Court.

135th Blog Post - Oor Wullie is coming this February!

One of the funniest (and cheeky) characters from The Sunday Post is coming to be on Eden Court's stage next February - Help Ma Boab! It's Oor Wullie!

With this performance we will celebrate Wullie's 80th anniversary as Wullie, together with his friends Fat Bob, Soapy Soutar and Wee Eck, tries to answer the question: Where's his bucket?

For dates, times and (more importantly) the tickets, do hurry before Wullie's friends grabs them all!

I hope that you will come, see and enjoy at Eden Court.

The Snow Queen will bring to chill to Eden Court

Han Christian Anderson's famous story (forming the basis of Disney's film Frozen) is coming to Eden Court, thanks to the Scottish Ballet.

When Kay gets kidnapped by the Snow Queen, young Gerda sets out to find and rescue him, meetings a wide range of characters representing the seasons of the year, and discovering the power of love within herself.

Want see the trailers, to know the dates and time and get you tickets?

I hope that you will come, see and enjoy at Eden Court.

Beauty and the Beast is on the way! - Get your tickets Now!

The Panto is returning to Eden Court, and this year it's Beauty and the Beast, so get your tickets.  The show will be on from the 6th of December till the 5th of January in the large Empire Theatre.  After seeing Jack and the Beanstalk last January, I hope to see it.

I hope that you will come, see and enjoy at Eden Court.

Parking Fee at Eden Court

If you wish to park at Eden Court, there is a car park round the back of the building, or you can park in the Cathedral pay and display car park nearby.

The charges for the car park are below:

• 0 - 1 hour is £1 
• 1 - 2 hours is £2 
• 2 - 3 hours is £3 
• 3 - 4 hours is £4 

I should warn you that these car parks can get busy, so park early or find a car park that's not too far from Eden Court.  I hope that this is useful to those who wish to visit Eden Court.

I hope that you will come, see and enjoy at Eden Court.

Review of Spider-Man: Far From Home

I have seen Spider-Man: Far From Home, and I enjoyed it.

In the film, Peter Parker is still dealing with the loss of Tony Stark, so he hopes that the school trip to Europe will help him.  But things are never that straight forward, when he's asked by Nick Fury to stop a new threat.

We get to see a couple of old faces come back and we find ourselves wondering what is real for Peter.  The jokes between the relationships of characters give an added piece of humour to the film.  Nothing was always has it seemed to us too.  Skrulls appearing in Nick Fury's place while the real Fury seemed to be on holiday on a space station, and then there's the question, (Spoiler Alert!) now that Peter's secret is out, what is he to do now?

I hope that you will come see and enjoy at Eden Court.

130th Blog Post - Review of the Lion King

I have watched The Lion King, and I was impressed.

The new version may be almost be a complete remake, but I enjoyed the additional scenes that were added, such as when Nala left to find help, and some additional jokes, like the reference to another Disney song Be Our Guest from Beauty and the Beast.  In the original film, the subject on how Scar got his scar and name is never explained, but in this version we only get a hint.

There may be debate on whether or not the film is animation (due to the animals), or live action (with the stunning scenes and African backgrounds), but I'd say that the film can be both.  The animation was very well done, I can't image the hard work that must have gone into it all.

Hearing James Earl Jones's voice as Mufusa sometimes makes me wonder if he enjoyed returning to one of his most famous roles.  Chiwetel Ejiofor's role as Scar most certainly captured the evil character I grew up watching as Jeremy Irons did in the original.  Listening to the old songs that every Lion King fan knows and loves made me feel that the film was The Lion King.

So well done Jon Favreau.  In the adverts at the start of the film, we, the audience, saw the trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home where Favreau's character Happy makes an appearance and has to think of a "new plan", I joke to myself "Perhaps he should try Hakuna Matata."

I hope that you will come, see and enjoy at Eden Court.