Jay Lafferty and Joshua Bethania coming to Haddington Corn Exchange

The Corn Exchange is one of the venues being used to host Brunton shows after the Musselburgh theatre building was closed earlier this year following a roof survey.

A night of live stand-up comedy, starring well-known TV names alongside some up-and-coming talent from across Scotland and the UK, is on offer at the Big Fab Comedy Show, presented by Scotland’s “original home of live comedy”, Gilded Balloon.

BBC Scotland’s Breaking The News star Jay Lafferty will host the show alongside Sarah Keyworth (Live at the Apollo), Joshua Bethania (So You Think You’re Funny winner 2022), Shetland favourite Marjolein Robertson and Susie McCabe.

Pianist Anna Michels

Musselburgh’s Northesk Parish Church is also proving a popular venue for classical music.

On Tuesday, The Brunton’s Bite-sized Concerts at Lunchtime Series will welcome pianist Anna Michels, who has performed major piano concertos with numerous Scottish and Dutch orchestras. She will perform Schumann’s Faschingsschwank aus Wien – a description of an Austrian carnival – and also Rachmaninov’s Preludes.

For a relaxing lunchtime, audience members are invited to enjoy optional soup and a sandwich in the church hall at noon, followed by an hour-long concert in the church at 1pm.

Nikita Naumov, SCO soloist

Also at Northesk Parish Church next Wednesday (November 15) at 7.30pm is the last of the autumn series Soloists of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.

This concert sees Nikita Naumov, SCO principal double bass, and Maximiliano Martín, principal clarinet, accompanied by pianist Shola Sharbakova Miller.

Tickets for all The Brunton’s shows and events in Musselburgh and Haddington can be bought by calling 0131 653 5245, at the box office counter at The Brunton or online from thebrunton.co.uk