St Magnus Festival Reviews

2007 reviews

The Herald
28 June 2007
Keith Bruce

St Magnus Festival: Venus as a Boy on-line review

10 July 2007
Keith Bruce

"The appetite for entertainment in Orkney is just as broad as the Fringe, with the added sophisticated ingredient of a refined taste in contemporary music" read more (pdf 1,369KB)

The Times
27 June 2007
Amanda Holloway

"Despite the presence of two laureates - the Master of the Queen's Music Peter Maxwell Davies, and the Poet Laureate Andrew Motion - this is the unstuffiest of festivals …" Read more

The Guardian
21 June 2007
Alfred Hickling

Why Alan Plater and Peter Maxwell Davies are bringing a riotous Scottish speakeasy and its boozy owner back to life. Read more

“a model of how to combine excellence with access, and with real investment in the future.”
Joyce McMillan

“a perfect setting for the human spirit at its creative best.”
Joyce McMillan

“Orkney's St Magnus Festival integrates professional artists and local enthusiasm in new ways every year. It is a skill that might have looked old-fashioned and only attainable in a small community a few years back but now appears like a beacon for future arts practice."
Keith Bruce