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THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TOEDINBURGH’S FESTIVALS5–12 AUG 2010/ISSUE 662/WEEKLY/£2.20

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CABARETMeow Meow and the best ofEdinburgh's femme fatales

TIM VINE

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BRAZIL! BRAZIL!

JIM JEFFERIES

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KITTY, DAISY & LEWIS

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250Festival shows covered including:

2FOR1TICKETSFOR SOAP!, THE CRACK AND MANYMORE GREAT SHOWS

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Cover story: Fringe Cabaret The Fringe is awash with cabaret acts this year, fromcomedy vaudevillians to straight-up song and dancespectaculars. We talk to some of the stars bringing therazzle-dazzle to town, and recommend our favouriteshows for performance, pizazz, and all that jazz.

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Highlights

Contents 5 – 12 AUGUST

7 NoticeboardAs well as the usual latest news and developments fromthe cultural world, our Festival Noticeboard has essentialinfo from behind the scenes, including our Insider columnfrom Fringe performer and author/broadcaster GylesBrandreth.

14 Clarke PetersThe man best known as The Wire’s Lester Freamon takes abreak from the hard streets of Baltimore to indulge in hisfirst, perhaps surprising, love – musical theatre, in this casetaking the form of Peters’ own creation, Five Guys NamedMoe.

57 Theatre19 Comedy19 Holly Burn20 US comedians22 Jim Jefferies26 Kevin Eldon30 Delete The Banjax

57 Sub Rosa58 The Rope in Your Hands60 All The Queen’s Children62 Beautiful Burnout66 Little Black Bastard

75 Moyna Flannigan76 Joan Mitchell76 Richard Wright

81 DJ Yoda82 Taste83 Ultragroove

84 Edinburgh Mela Festival85 Festivals’ Cavalcade86 Hi Fives For Diversity

Outside the festivals

Features90 EatWe cover the recent restaurant openings in both cities, includingJamie Oliver’s Italian venture in Glasgow.

92 The Great Glasgow QuizDo you know your Clyde from your Kelvin? Your Queen’s Parkfrom your Queen Street station? Your Arches from your elbow?Take our quiz and find out if your Glasgow knowledge is up tothe test.

So we’ve covered the festivals – what aboutthe restivals? Thankfully, Edinburgh isn’t theonly place with a party atmosphere thismonth; if you want to have fun withouttravelling to the capital, take a look at ourguide to what’s going on everywhere else.

75 Visual Art

81 Clubs

84 Around Town

46 Dance46 Flawless47 Brazil! Brazil!48 Cento Cose

49 Kids49 Charlie and Lola50 Arabian Nights50 Hairy Maclary

52 Rhythm Drum & Dance53 Samedia54 Villagers55 Lach’s Antihoot

52 Music

A bottle of Famous Grouse for the Letter of the Issue 6

2 for 1 tickets at Assembly 12

Win tickets to Andrew O’Hagan and Alan Warner at the Book Festival 13

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Around Town 96

Books 98

Clubs 99

Film 103

Comedy 113

Theatre 113

Kids 114

Music 115

Visual Art 124

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2 THE LIST 5–12 Aug 2010

First record you ever boughtIt was ‘Daddy Cool’ by Darts which I’vesince decided is a bit more daddy thancool. If i’d have known how many timesin the future I would be asked ‘Whatwas the first record you ever bought?’ Iwould have been a bit more discerning.The second record I ever bought was‘Lay Your Love on Me’ by Racey which Istill love. I wished you’d asked me that.

First film you saw that reallymoved you I’m pretty sure it wasBambi. But the line in a film that totallyblew my socks off was in Jaws 2. A girlthat I thought was totally gorgeous wastrying to lead astray Chief Brody’s son.They were both the same sort of age asI was at the time – about 12. In a closeup shot she says really slowly, ‘Do youalways do what your parents tell you?’ Itwas the most exciting thing I’d everseen and I nearly passed out.

First movie you ever went on adate to Um . . . I don’t think I’ve beenon a lot of movie dates. In fact, dates.How much more personal are thesequestions going to get? I rememberfancying the usherette at Herbie Goes toMonte Carlo. Does that count?

Last time you cried It was adocumentary on Channel 4 aboutsomeone with some sort of seriousproblems. I can’t remember the detailsbecause I turned it on in the middle of it,but they were crying so I just kind ofjoined in.

Last great meal you cookedThe last meal I had was pretty great.Two pork pies with english mustard andspaghetti hoops on toast.

Last extravagant purchase youmade My extravagant spending tends tobe on taxis and props. I don’t buy taxis. Imean I pay to ride in them. And if I like aprop I will generally buy it regardless ofprice. In Edinburgh in 2008 I bought a toyhorse from Jenners for £100. I neverreally had a joke for it but it was huge andcould take my weight.

First crush Marie Osmond.

Last book you read A biography onPaul Newman. Did you know he had hishoneymoon in England? They went toHampton Court. Fascinating.

Last time you were star struckEric Bristow. He’s one of my all timesporting heroes. I played him at darts acouple of months ago.

First thing you’d do if you ran thecountry Rig up a sound system andsing ‘I Just Can’t Help Believing’ on thesteps of Downing Street.

Last meal on earth. What would itbe? Am I ill or about to be executed oris the whole of Earth about to bedestroyed by a meteorite? This affectsthe answer. I mean, if I’m ill I’ll just havea sandwich or something light.

First time you realised you werefamous You do know I’m not Tim Ricedon’t you?

Last time someone criticised yourwork I don’t know, is the truthful answer.There may be a bloke standing at a bus

stop in Leeds right now, mumbling tohimself, ‘That Tim Vine is crap’.

First three words your friendswould use to describe youNot him again.

Last time you made an impulsebuy and regretted it I never buyImpulse. I’m more of a Lynx man.

First concert you ever attendedElvis Costello at the HammersmithPalais. That’s the cool answer, but I havea vague and worrying memory that Imay have gone to see Cliff Richard atthe Royal Albert Hall with my localchurch group.

Last time you bought someoneflowers I recently spent £300 on

packets of flower seeds and threw themall into one flower bed to see whatwould happen. In the end, not much. Itturns out a lot of them should have beennursed in small pots first.

First thing you think of when youwake up in the morning Where am I?

Last thing you think of before yougo to sleep Who am I?

■ Tim Vine – The Joke-amotive,Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 7–30Aug (not 9 & 10), 8.43pm, £16–£17(£14.50–£16). Previews 4–6 Aug, £10.The Tim Vine Chat Show, PleasanceCourtyard, 26–28 Aug, 5.10pm,£11–£12 (£9.50–£11).

The king of the pun onmumbling Yorkshiremenand paying too much forflower seeds

FirstWordTIM VINE

WeLikeFestival special: the things making our August just that little bit better

■ They are here. The festival bampotshave arrived! As August rolls into view,so too does the annual stream of loonswho will happily swallow swords/ride

unicycles/performbreast shadowpuppetry for aliving. (That lastone is Busting Out!,incidentally. And100% non-made-upby us. See left.)

For those whooccasionally

question what they are doingin life, and ponderwhether they’ve reallyopted for the rightcareer – giveyourself a break.What aboutMister ‘IGive

CookeryDemonstrations

While Suspended 100ftAbove The City’. (That’s

Festival in the Sky, btw.) Or

Young Sir ‘I Will Plant Myself In A PostBox and Post Myself to the Festival’.(Post Me To The Fringe, of course).

Besides the lunacy we also like thesheer volume of unforgiveable puns andwordplay in this year’s programme.

The people who came up withDark Side of The Poon/Call MeOld Fascist/Wit Tank/Brother,Can You Spare a Rhyme?/

Espionage a Trois and PearlsBefore Wine really know how to give

festival pun-ters what they want. (Ifwhat they want is criminal punning.)

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A snapshot of our shows at Assembly in 2010.

SIMON CALLOW

Dont forget to check out our brand new venue in West Princes Street Gardens.There’s an outdoor festival garden bar, tasty bites, live music, free shows and muchmuch more including The Crack, Julien Cottereau, Best of the Fest Daytime, GuiltyPleasures and The Talk Show hosted by Frank Skinner.

Full show information, tickets, offers, videoclips and our latest news can be found onour website at www.assemblyfestival.com

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TOP20This week’s unmissable shows

Flawless: Chase the DreamThe Britain’s Got Talent andStreetDance 3D stars display theirfancy footwork and jaw-droppingbreakdance manoeuvres. See Dance, page 46.

Rhythms With SoulA contemporary re-imaging of traditionalflamenco dance andmusic from the world-renowned Miguel Vargascompany. See Dance,page 47.

Charlyne YiFunny songs and stories from oneof the stars of Judd Apatow’sKnocked Up and the Sundance-beloved Paper Heart. See Comedy,page XX.

Little Black BastardThe remarkable story ofone of Australia’s mostrespected performers,whose resumé highlightsinclude Judy Garlandand Steven Berkoff. SeeTheatre, page 66.

Arabian NightsThree lost tales of Scheherazadefeaturing genies and bellydancers, re-told with the aid ofpuppets, masks and music. See Kids, page 50.

Mairi Gillies: Natura sensusBeautiful sculptural installationscreated from real and preservedplant material by the Edinburgh-based ‘hortisculpturist’. See VisualArt, page 75.

FOUNDEdinburgh-based experimental popwith a background in art schoolshenanigans, beloved by KingCreosote and the Fence label. SeeMusic, page 54.

VillagersConor J O’Brien and hisband of buddies arebringing their Mercury-nominated Irish alt.rock toSneaky Pete’s, courtesy ofthe Edge Festival. SeeMusic, page 53.

Sub RosaGothic Victorian promenade show,in which the audience are guidedthrough the tale of a tragic chorusgirl by a gallery of grotesqueghosts. See Theatre, page 57.

Jonny SweetThe award-winning comicreturns with his new showLet’s All Just Have Fun(and Learn Something, ForOnce). See onlineinterview atwww.list.co.uk/festival

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Joan MitchellThe first museumexhibition in the UK ofpaintings on canvas andworks on paper by theAmerican abstractexpressionist artist. SeeVisual Art, page 76.

Lockerbie: UnfinishedBusinessTimely piece of verbatimtheatre performed byDavid Benson, whichexplores the aftermathof the Lockerbie attack.See Theatre, page 58.

Scottish Dance TheatreThe Dundee Rep’s dance wingpresents three shows in twosittings: The Life and Times of GirlA and NQR and Drift. See Dance,page 46.

Magnus BetnérScandinavia’s mostsuccessful comedian,whose satire has earnedhim comparisons to BillHicks and Lenny Bruce.See online feature atwww.list.co.uk/festival

Iran do Espírito SantoIntricate and large-scaledrawings and sculptures createdfrom steel, glass, stone and painton plaster. See online feature atwww.list.co.uk/festival

Twinkle TwonkleFrom Tall Stories, the companybehind the stage adaptation ofThe Gruffalo, comes this cosmicadventure tale. See Kids, page 51.

Kevin EldonThe mainstay of British comedyTV (Big Train, Spaced, Brass Eye)finally presents his own stand-upshow, Titting About. See Comedy,page 26.

Kitty, Daisy and LewisMulti-instrumentalist siblings fromKentish Town with a love for theold-school sounds of rock’n’roll,blues and swing. See Music, page53.

Lady CarolSoulful cabaret with atwist – Carol’s ukulelerenditions of Kate Bushand Nirvana tunesoverflow with wit andpathos. See Music, page17.

Beautiful BurnoutBryony Lavery’s piece of highlyphysical theatre seeks to challengepreconceptions about thecontroversial sport of boxing. SeeTheatre, page 62.

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BOOK The Book Festival continuesto show its mettle with four of thesix poets shortlisted for TheForward Prize for best collection allmaking this year’s programme.Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney hasalready sold out but tickets forRobin Robertson, Jo Shapcott andSinéad Morrissey are still available.

FRINGE It’s all getting a bit techie-tastic down Fringe way with thelaunch of a free iPhone applicationto help thousands of festival-goersto navigate their way through theFringe during August. Seewww.edfringe.com for more.Elsewhere, we’re very excited aboutall things roller derby, as The AuldReekie Roller Girls take on theLondon Rockin Rollers All Stars in aspecial festival roller derby bout atMeadowbank on Sat 7 Aug.

MUSIC Fringe performer CraigOgden has just been signed toClassic FM after they wereinundated with praise for his talentsby listeners. Ogden has previouslyworked with his mentor and fellowAustralian, John Williams. Catch himat this year’s Fringe on Tue 24 &Wed 25 Aug at St Andrew’s and StGeorge’s Church.

SHOP Those in search of a spot ofretail therapy between showsshould head to Che Camille on Sun8 Aug at 8pm for a fashion show andDJ set from Discopia’s Ally, as wellas a live performance from TheNiallist. See www.checamille.com

The wheel dealOne man proves that some folks’ll do anything to appear on the Fringe Words: Anna Millar

NoticeboardNewsGossipOpinion

H ere at List Towers we love a man on a missionand circus strongman Mr Plonk couldcertainly be described as that. Or maybe just

a crazy plonker; you decide. Having left London’sSouth Bank on 21 July, the Plonkster is cycling allthe way, in costume, to Edinburgh to join his troupein Circus Trick Tease at the Underbelly Cowbarnfrom Thu 5 Aug. Last we heard he was inScarborough. Check out some highlights from hisjourney so far:LONDON – KETTERING Cycled about 70 miles. Thiswas my first day out and was a lot of fun. TheEnglish countryside really is very beautiful.KETTERING – NOTTINGHAM Rockingham Castle wasamazing. Finally rolled into Nottingham and stayedin a great little hostel called The Igloo.

NOTTINGHAM – SCUNTHORPE Everybody told me thatScunthorpe should be renamed Scumthorpe and itwasn’t far from the truth. But if I hadn’t gone therethen I wouldn’t have found a fantastic forest on TheNational Byway that Terry from the cycling shop inGainsborough pointed out. SCUNTHORPE – REIGHTON GAP Crossed the HumberBridge – it really is a marvel to look at. From Hull Ishot over to the coast. I camped in a thicket next to acliff. Lucky I don’t sleepwalk anymore. REIGHTON GAP – SCARBOROUGH I hit mechanicaldifficulties. I bent a bit on my bike which prettymuch kept me in top gear all the way to Scarborough.There’s no hope for my machine. So I’ve booked ahotel for two days and I await news from the lastbicycle shop . . .


NORRINGTON TOSTEP IN FOR EIFCONCERT■ Following the sad news lastmonth that Sir Charles Mackerrashad passed away, the EdinburghInternational Festival hasannounced that Sir RogerNorrington will now conduct theperformance of Idomeneo withthe Scottish Chamber Orchestra

on Fri 20 Aug. Sir Norrington is nostranger to the EIF programmeand is perhaps best known as amaster interpreter of Mozart’swork. The performance will bededicated to the memory ofMackerras. Keep an eye on theNoticeboard for further tributes tothe great man in the comingweeks. For more on theperformance, see www.eif.co.uk

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EDITORIALEditorJonny EnsallAssistant EditorHenry Northmore, Allan Radcliffe, Claire SawersSubeditor Hamish BrownResearch ManagerLaura EnnorResearchSiân Bevan,Tasmin Campbell, Siân Hickson, Henry Northmore, David Pollock, Fiona Shepherd, Kirstyn SmithEditorial AssistantNiki Boyle

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SECTION EDITORSAround Town Kirstin InnesBooks Brian Donaldson Clubs Henry Northmore Comedy Brian Donaldson Dance Kelly ApterEat & Drink Donald Reid Film Paul DaleKids Kelly ApterLGBT Allan Radcliffe Music Claire SawersNews Anna Millar Shopping Claire SawersTheatre Allan RadcliffeVisual Art Allan Radcliffe

CREDIT CHECK Re: Porgy and Bess takescentre stage at EdinburghInternational Festival(Edinburgh Festival Guide2010)I enjoyed your article, but inreferring to ‘George and IraGershwin’s’ folk opera you arefollowing a current andunfortunate trend to overlookthe contribution of DuBoseHeyward, who wrote all of theopera’s libretto and the lyrics tomost of its songs, including‘Summertime’.

Ira Gershwin contributedsome fine lyrics (‘It Ain’tNecessarily So’ for one) butwrote none of the libretto, andnever asked to receive equalbilling with George.Walter Rimler, Walnut Creek, California Comment posted at List.co.uk

LEADER LOSSRe: American mezzosoprano Joyce DiDonatoreturns to EdinburghFestival (Edinburgh FestivalGuide 2010)It’s very sad indeed that SirCharles Mackerras has died –and for Ms DiDonato and theEIF most immediately. It will behard for the Festival to find asfine a musician as Sir Charlesto take his place on theplatform for the Idomeneoperformances. Good luck to all.Charlotte Webb, New York CityComment posted at List.co.uk

NOT SO HOT ROD Place: Tulloch CaledonianStadiumI was at the Rod Stewartconcert at the weekend, whichwas fantastic, despite somepoor organisation.

As soon as the concert beganthe people behind us in thecheaper seats were allowed tomove in front of us, resulting inthe people in section A beingunable to see the stage, let

alone Mr Stewart. To add to the total chaos

alcohol was sold throughout theconcert, causing a constantstream of people in varyingdegrees of drunkeness to passbetween us and the stage,adding further to the distress ofpeople who went to see theshow. I am told that othervenues stop the sale of drinkduring the show, and this surelyis only fair to enable people who

want to see the show to do so. This was not a happy

experience, and one I will not berepeating. I would rather payextra and go to Glasgow orEdinburgh rather thanInverness, which is a shame, asthis could be a lovely venue.Gebo, Highland Comment posted at List.co.uk

ANGER ISSUES Re: Mailbox (661)Years ago I subscribed to asimilar magazine to yourscalled Time Out, which coveredthe London area. Everyonewho wrote to the letters pageseemed to be terminally angryand abusive. Your last issuereminded me of it with itsletters from people in apermanent strop. It is not agood sign for the rest of us. Gordon Crandles, Edinburgh

Editor’s Note:Well said Mr Crandles. If onlythere were some contentedScots willing to write us positivemail we could improveeveryone’s moods. Come onScotland – glass half full etc.

CORRECTIONRe: Outside Inns – the bestal fresco eating and drinkingin Glasgow and Edinburgh(661)Apologies to the Hidden LaneTearoom in Glasgow, which isof course a tearoom, and not,as we said, a café.

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VLADIMIR MCTAVISHIn the first of a regular festival series we’veasked a comedian to draw the essence of hisor her festival show on our List festivalwipeboard. This summer Vladimir McTavish isteaching the world about whisky. Well, kinda’.In a show originally called Whisky: An Eejit’sGuide (but changed to Idiot’s for the bloodytourists), the stalwart of the Scottish comedyscene takes a trip through the nation’sfavourite export, via a beautiful ‘tribute’ to IanRankin. McTavish might down a fair bit of maltduring the performance but he promises toleave a drop for an optional tasting after thelaughs die down. Whisky: An Idiot’s Guide is atthe Stand 4, York Place. 6.50pm. 4–29 Aug(not 16, 23). £9/£8.

CLOSING THOUGHTSPlace: Studio 24After hearing that Edinburgh venue Studio 24 was going toclose its doors I made a point of going down there lastweekend to say goodbye. During the night I asked Studio 24staff why it was being closed and learned of the story aboutone neighbour living close to the venue being on a quest toget the place closed down.

I think this is shocking, if true, and feel terrible that such acool venue – and in my mind the only real place to go foralternative music in Edinburgh – was having to close its doorsbecause the council would listen to one guy over thehundreds that go there every week, and have done for years.

Then, yesterday I heard from a friend that Studio 24 hadwon its case and was going to stay open!Finally, a success story in Edinburgh forclubbing! I love going down to this club.There’s a real family feel, the staff are greatand the tunes rawk. It really is Edinburgh’sonly alternative nightclub.Halford, Edinburgh

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This week’s best bribe was this charming miniature 1922 Fordson Tractor, sent by the folk behind MichaelMorpurgo’s Farm Boy (adapted by Daniel Buckroyd). The play is a sequel to War Horse, which focused on ayoung boy and his horse on a journey through WWI. Farm Boy takes place years later, when the tractor wasbecoming the driving force behind British farming. The showcombines storytelling, drama, original music and, yes, a tractor.

‘I’d go as far as to say that, alongside the old man and hisgrandson, the tractor is actually the third character,’ saysBuckroyd. ‘In our staging it’s always there at the centre of theaction.’ When asked about the reaction from the vintage tractor-loving community, Buckroyd admits: ‘It’s been characterised bya little suspicion at first when they hear that we’re using areplica Fordson rather than the real thing – tractor treasonapparently!’ Controversy on the Fringe: who knew? If you wantto bribe us, send your unique promotional merchandise to BigFat Festival Bribe, The List c/o Niki Boyle, 14 High Street,Edinburgh, EH1 1TE.■ Farm Boy, Assembly @ George Street, 623 3030, 7–30 Aug (not 17),11.45am, £10–£11 (£9–£10). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £5.


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E dinburgh is a paralleluniverse. We do thingsdifferently here. I was a

middle-aged, ex-MP with a tragiccomb-over and a roomful ofwoolly jumpers until I discoveredthe Edinburgh Festival Fringe.The experience changed meforever. It does.

I first came here in 2001 with ashow called Zipp! We performed90 musicals in 90 minutes. Wegave you the complete works ofAndrew Lloyd Webber in onehundred seconds. On a good day,we managed it in 85. At onepoint in the show, I did asequence that called forsuspenders and fishnet tights. Iused to put them on in my flat atthe beginning of the day – andthen I looked out of the windowand caught sight of the old ladyin the flat opposite watching me.I was so embarrassed – until sheflashed me a thumbs up.

In Edinburgh, in August,anything goes. You can havebreakfast where you want, whenyou want, with whom you like –no questions asked. When I was

last here I got my head shaved(on the advice of Steven Berkoff:‘Lighten up, Gyles’) and fell inlove with a girl from TheGuardian. (The Guardian, forGod’s sake! It may seem likenothing to you, but for a Tory ex-MP it’s A Big Deal.)

This is my third Fringe and myfavourite haunts remain thesame: the bar in the Assembly

Rooms on George Street (for thequality thespian crowd), a benchin the Pleasance Courtyard (forthe sunshine and the stand-ups),and the launderette in RaeburnPlace. In London, thelaunderettes are dead. InEdinburgh at Fringe-time theybuzz. The last time I went towash my tights in Raeburn PlaceI found a group called The

Lipstick Lesbians performing amusical Macbeth withmarionettes. I kid you not. Onlyin Edinburgh in August.

Gyles Brandreth appears inThe One to One Show atPleasance One, daily, 4.30pm;his play, Wonderland, is on atthe Assembly Rooms, GeorgeStreet, daily, at 1.45pm.

‘Why isn’tthat trammoving?It’s holdingup thetraffic.’As heard by a younglady, on a city centrebus, about the modeltram on Princes Street.

OVERHEARDIN EDINBURGH

BRIBE OF THE WEEK

Farm Boy

British author-cum-broadcaster-cum-Fringe show stalwartGyles Brandreth talksabout the highs andlows of his festivalfortunes

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W hile he may be best known for penningsatirical telly hit The Thick of It, ArmandoIannucci has revealed another unlikely

talent as he releases a single for charity. Two worksthe In the Loop scribe had written for his Radio 4series Facts and Fancies have been set to music, andreleased on iTunes – and they aren’t half bad either.Having been approached by musical comedianTommy Mackay, Iannucci allowed his lyrics to be setto music, with profits going towards saving aspecialist maternity unit in Oxford under threat ofclosure. Check out our favourite, ‘Shoplifting Girl’,now.

In other news, BBC Scotland has commissioned twonew dramas, Case Histories, a six-part series adaptedfrom Kate Atkinson’s mystery novel and Young

James, a three-part dramatisation of vet JamesHerriot’s student days in Scotland. One will be set inGlasgow and the other in Edinburgh; look out forthem hitting your screens in 2011.

Scotland’s autumn theatre landscape is also shapingup nicely, with Dundee Rep announcing a revival oftheir Proclaimers-penned hit Sunshine on Leith aswell as a short run of three monologues from AlanBennett’s Talking Heads series at the end ofSeptember, and A Doll’s House in October. Over atGlasgow’s Tron, meanwhile, the season will kick offwith RSAMD students performing new plays by PeterArnott, Chris Hannan and Nicola McCartney, as wellas the Tron’s own productions of Dirty Paradise,based on a short story by Gabriel Garcia Marquez andSea & Land & Sky by Abigail Docherty.


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Big Bite-Size BreakfastCroissants, coffee andstrawberries get your day off to afine start as you watch a buffetselection of ten-minute plays atThe Assembly on George Street.The plays are chosen from arotating selection of theatricalmorsels, including pieces frompast and present, grown at homeand imported from abroad.

Naked Brunch All thoseearly(ish) rises are going to taketheir toll; happily, Naked Brunchat C Central is offering a one-offfood event on Sun 22 Aug whereyou get to sleep in a bit, anddon’t even have to put on yourSunday best. For those of a shydisposition, be warned:apparently the nudity is non-negotiable.

Al Murray: The PubLandlord’s Compete For TheMeat Lunchtime, and time for aspot of pub-quizzery at thePleasance Dome. Gather yourmates around, grab a pint andenjoy a comedy-flavoured pubquiz, courtesy of Britain’s bestknown publican. First prize is afrozen chicken, so you’ve gotdinner sorted as well.

Chopin/Mendelssohn AfterLunch If you’re still feeling a bitpeckish in the afternoon, head tothe Royal Over-Seas League onPrinces Street and enjoy some liveclassical music while nibbling onshortbread and sipping some teaor coffee. An ever-changing set listand cast of musicians supply thetunes from Chopin andMendelssohn.

Hardeep Singh Kohli: ChatMasala For dinner, head along tothe Gilded Balloon at Teviot forCelebrity Masterchef finalistHardeep Singh Kohli’s live chatshow. Aside from nattering withfestival guests and showcasingsome live bands, Kohli will cook upan audience-voted currythroughout each hour-longperformance.

TAKE5 OUR GUIDE TO SEEING IT ALL WITHOUT MISSING A MEAL

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INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALFri 13 Aug–Sun 5 Sep, 0131 4732000, www.eif.co.ukHigh-quality opera, dance, theatre andclassical music from internationally-renowned companies.

FESTIVAL FRINGEFri 6–Mon 30 Aug, 0131 226 0000,www.edfringe.comTheatre, comedy, dance, kids’ events,musicals, opera, events and exhibitions.Full of underground gems.

MELA FESTIVALFri 6–Sun 8 Aug, 0131 332 2888,www.edinburgh-mela.co.ukA weekend event with music, food,dance and theatre, all with amulticultural flavour.

ART FESTIVALThu 29 Jul–Sun 5 Sep,www.edinburghartfestival.comVisual art, children’s storytelling,performances, events and exhibitions atvarious venues across the city.

INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVALSat 14–Mon 30 Aug, 0845 373 5888,www.edbookfest.co.ukBook readings, signings, kids’ activitiesand workshops based around CharlotteSquare in the city centre.

FESTIVAL OF POLITICSTue 17–Sat 21 Aug, 0131 348 5200,www.festivalofpolitics.org.ukDebates and discussions on a variety oftopics including comedy, sport and theenvironment.

FOREST FRINGEMon 9–Sat 21 Aug,www.forestfringe.co.ukArtist-led mini-festival that producesexperimental theatre, performative artand music in a warm, relaxing space.

FESTIVAL INFOAugust in Edinburgh can be ratherdisorientating. Here’s theessential info on the majorfestivals taking place



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What secrets lay between twoof the greatest film icons of the20th century? Who better toask than Maf, the dog given toMarilyn Monroe by FrankSinatra in 1960, and thenarrator of Andrew O’Hagan’snew novel? The Life andOpinions of Maf the Dog hasalready been called aninternational classic, full ofphilosophy, comedy andheartbreak. In this special liveevent, O’Hagan is joined byactors Ian McDiarmid, AndrewHawley and Suzanne Bertishto perform scenes from thenovel. Chaired by Diana Hope.

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A decade ago, Alan Warner’s TheSopranos introduced a group offearless Scottish teenage girls tothe world and watched them runriot. Now, in The Stars in theBright Sky, the gang are in theirearly twenties and they’replanning a reunion. With holidaybags packed, the young womenmust decide which ultra-cheapflight they’ll take for a fortnight ofdebauchery in the sun. Warnerdiscusses his new book and hisinvolvement in the BookFestival’s commissioned writingproject, for which he has createda story on the theme ofElsewhere.

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Clarke Peters plays Lester Freamon in The Wire, but he’salso the man behind hit musical Five Guys Named Moe.

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M ost people are guilty of taking theirwork home with them from time totime. When you’re an actor playing a

police detective on the drug-ridden streets ofBaltimore, however, it becomes a little moreproblematic. Stretched out on a leather sofa inEdinburgh’s Hotel du Vin, my recordingdevice resting on his chest like a baby, it’s fairto say Clarke Peters is relaxed. Regaling mewith a tale of after-hours police activity, hislow, mellow voice carries you along like alullaby – even when he’s talking about astabbing incident.

As Lester Freamon, the veteran detective onthe phenomenally successful TV show TheWire, Peters is known for his methodicalapproach. And that’s not easy to switch off.Sitting in a restaurant on Hallowe’en night, hebecame aware of a fracas across the street,which ended in a young man being hurt.

‘He didn’t realise he’d been stabbed but Icould see it immediately, and Freamon tookover,’ says Peters. ‘So I went out to see if Icould help and told one of the kids: “You’rewalking all over the crime scene!” And therookie policemen were walking over it too, soI spoke to the detective in charge. When Iwent back inside the restaurant, my wife said,“Who do you think you are, Freamon?” Butit’s what I learnt – and we were still shootingThe Wire at that time, so when I’m in it, Idon’t like to be too far away from it, andsometimes I do carry it home.’

On stage and screen, Peters has immersedhimself in a remarkably diverse collection ofroles. Prior to Freamon, he played his polaropposite in David Simon’s excellent drama,The Corner. Both as Fat Curt the drug addictand Freamon the detective, Peters was utterlybelievable. ‘Well ironically, moving from FatCurt to Lester Freamon was not that great astretch,’ explains Peters. ‘Because they wereboth sides of the same coin. By the time I gotto Freamon, I’d already spent time in thatenvironment as Fat Curt – so I knew that sideof Baltimore life.’

Elsewhere in his career, Peters has playedNelson Mandela in Endgame, a newspapereditor in Marley and Me, a Vietnam vet in K-Pax, a shady lawyer in Chicago, the devil inWitches of Eastwick – the list goes on, withprecious little similarity between roles. Inalmost 40 years of acting, how has hemanaged to sidestep the pitfalls oftypecasting?

‘By not going where they wanted me to,’ hesays simply. ‘I started out doing musicals, andthen I went to the National Theatre in Londonand they wanted to stick me in more musicalsand I said no. So they asked me to do Othelloinstead. And that’s what actors should do.Don’t take the easy way out and just go for themoney because the industry wants you toalways be the bad guy or the romantic lead. Iwanted to be an actor so I could play as manydifferent people as possible, and be learningfor the rest of my life.’

Peters started his career backstage, so hecould ‘learn the whole thing’. If you need abutton sewn back on your costume, he’s yourman. Then, in 1990, he added another string tothis theatrical bow when he sat down to writethe musical Five Guys Named Moe. Unlike hisacting roles, the story required little research,centred as it is around a man with relationshipwoes – something Peters was experiencing at

the time. Instead, he devoted his time toexploring the music of Louis Jordan, apioneering jazz musician from the 1930s and40s.

‘The majority of the show’s dialogue is inLouis’ lyrics,’ says Peters. ‘So the researchwas listening to hundreds and hundreds ofsongs to find out which ones worked andwhich didn’t. And how they could be placed –whether the song is used ironically or as acomment or instruction.’ He must have chosenwell, because Five Guys Named Moe wentfrom a low-key opening at the Theatre RoyalStratford East to runs in the West End andBroadway, garnering Olivier Awards and Tonynominations along the way. Did Peters knowhe had created something special?

‘I had a sneaking suspicion,’ he says. ‘Louissaid that he never wanted to sing songs thatmade people feel sad, he always wanted themto feel good and have a great time. So if Iremained true to that, I thought we’d bealright. And when we first performed it inLondon, by the third show there was a queuearound the theatre. So I knew something reallygood was happening.’

Aside from Jordan’s witty and upliftingsongs, one of the musical’s biggest sellingpoints is audience engagement. As Peterssays: ‘For most people, if you’re sitting therewatching a musical, at some point you want to

be in it.’ Hence the now legendary conga-line,included in every performance, in whichaudience members dance round the theatre,across the stage and back to their seats. Petersremembers inspiring one woman on crutcheswho could barely walk to join in.

‘I thought, “That’s what this is about.” It wasjust the most wonderful moment, and that ladywas changed when she got up. It ain’tMacbeth, but when you get that coming backfrom the audience, or you see someone sittingout there three times, singing along, those arethe rewards.’

Taking a break from film and TV to spendthree weeks inside an inflatable cow (aka theUdderbelly) at this year’s Fringe, Peters ismore than happy to be back at his spiritualhome – the stage. ‘I love the theatre becauseit’s so immediate,’ he says. ‘There’s instantgratification and you know whether they likeit or not so you can adjust yourselfaccordingly. When an audience trusts you totake them on a journey, and you hand it backto them and say wasn’t that nice? And they go,yeah! There’s nothing like that, nothing in theworld.’

Five Guys Named Moe, Udderbelly’sPasture, 08445 458 252, 7-29 Aug (not 12& 27), 5.15pm, £15–£17.50 (£14–£15).Previews 4–6 Aug, 5.15pm, £10.

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CLARKE PETERS: CV

1952: Born Peter Clarke in Harlem, NewYork City.

1970: Graduates from Dwight MorrowHigh School in New Jersey. Moves to Londonsoon after to pursue a career in theatre.

1983: After a few small film roles, makeshis TV debut in The Professionals on ITV.Goes on to have a varied British TV career,appearing in French & Saunders, JonathanCreek and Dr Who: Dreamland.

1990: Garners critical acclaim with his stageproduction of Five Guys Named Moe (which will go on to win an Olivier Award for BestEntertainment); follows it up with much-lauded roles in Chicago and Porgy and Bess, andbreaks new ground to become one of the first black actors to play both Sky Masterson inGuys and Dolls and Daryl van Horne – aka The Devil – in The Witches of Eastwick.

2000: Stars in HBO mini-series The Corner, based on a book by former Baltimorepoliceman Ed Burns and crime journalist David Simon. All the characters are based onreal people: some of them, including one Tyreeka Freamon, make small cameoappearances in the show. Peters take the surname for his character Lester Freamonwhen he re-unites with Burns and Simon two years later, for The Wire.

2009: Takes on the role of Nelson Mandela in Endgame, a film about the end ofapartheid. Directs Denise Van Outen in her Edinburgh Fringe show, Blondes.

2010: Teams up with David Simon once again in TV series Treme, set in post-HurricaneKatrina New Orleans.

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I t’s a certain man who can shimmy from club doorwhore to straight-talking, suited and booted Jew.For chameleon Alan Cumming, it’s all in a day’s

work. While prepping for his one-man cabaret show,coming to this year’s Fringe, he would camp it upfilming Burlesque with Christina Aguilera and Cheron one side of New York, before heading back, blacknails, eyeliner and all, to the set of TV drama TheGood Wife on the other. ‘I’ve learnt in the last yearthat any character can be exotic,’ says Cumming witha laugh.

For a man who started life on the Fringe as acabaret act, ‘Oh, 10,000 years ago!’, this year’s turnat the festival with I Bought A Blue Car Today,inspired by his last decade in the States, takes himback to his roots, with a mixture he describes as ‘myrambles and some nice songs’.

‘My love for cabaret – and the audiences’ love – isstill there,’ says Cumming. ‘The timeless thing aboutcabaret is that no matter how it’s done, therazzmatazz is delivered by the person at the end ofthe mic. For me, there’s a confidence mirrored inthat.’ No gargantuan silver sparkles or outlandishboas will be in residence in Cumming’s late-nightperformance; rather a pared-down set of just him, acello player and a pianist. ‘I’ve alwaysloved the thrill and openness of cabaret.It’s not about being a showbizconcoction, it’s about being vulnerable,provocative and hilarious. It’s a verysimple structure. You have an experienceand, hopefully, so do the audience.’

Certainly, a flick through this year’sfestival programme proves that the Fringe-goer’s demand to be razzle-dazzled showsno signs of abating, whatever the guise.Acrobats, freaks, musicians andcomics are all lined up to takepart in the ‘tapas’ style pick‘n’ mix format of cabaretshows, of which there aremore than ever before.

If the recent(ish) burlesquerevival gave an edgy,subversive spin to thevaudevillian, talent showformat, this year’s cabaret-variety jamboree promises somuch more.

Having started life in fetishclubs and freakshows, former worldrecord-holding sword-swallower andLa Clique performer Miss Behave(right) returns this year as mistressof ceremonies at The Crack, with abold and brassy line-up boastingeverything from clown and hulaperformers to slapstick virtuososand award-wining comedians,including Phil Kay and NinaConti.

‘I started life on the freakshowscene, swallowing for my supper,’

says Miss Behave with a throaty laugh. ‘But over timeI knew I wanted to make it more about comedy andentertainment than freaking people out.’ It’s thepublic’s appetite for more than just a little slap andtickle that inspired this year’s show, she says. ‘WithLa Clique, we knew we had something really special– the sex, the spectacle, the skill. With The Crack it’sjust about tuning that in a slightly different way; Ilove comedy so this year’s show is a lot about makingpeople laugh, whether it’s a five-minute set from alive comedian or a man trying to fit into a giantballoon.’

Whether it’s singing, dancing or rib-tickling, the pullremains the same, says the Betty Boop-styled MissBehave. ‘I think we’re out of the me, me, me culturenow. We’d rather be entertained. I like when it’schaotic and real. In The Crack, there’s a mix of streetperformers, comedians, circus acts, clowns. The joyof variety is you can mix shit-hot safe bets withunknown genius.

‘Essentially,’ she says with a laugh, ‘I’m theconductor of chaos. It’s about entertainment forentertainment’s sake. If you have a good time and sohave the audience, you’ve done your job.’ Besides, sheadds, the setting does some of the work for you. ‘Wejust did the Latitude Festival and that was great but

there’s nothing like playing in a Spiegeltent.It’s all about attention to detail – I want the

thick red curtains; I love that timeless look,there’s a primal, intimate aspect, to it all.’

Across at the Famous Spiegeltent, inGeorge Square Gardens, iOTA Jones,perhaps best known for his incarnation as

Hedwig and the Angry Inch, brings his owncarnival glitterati with an 18+ fantasy

cabaret, complete with rock’n’rollnumbers, vaudevillian tap dancing

and death-defying acrobats, inSmoke and Mirrors.

‘Expect an emotionalrollercoaster,’ says a boa-d upJones. ‘We didn’t want to have ashow where act after act are justintroduced and that’s it. I’mtrying to provide entertainmentand an experience that cantransport the audience to a placewhere magic exists. I want to

make people laugh and cry and Iwant them to walk away from our

show with a sense of satisfaction and theknowledge that there’s more to this

world than meets the eye.’

I Bought A Blue Car Today,Assembly @ Assembly Hall, 6233030, 13–15 Aug, midnight; TheCrack, Assembly @ PrincesStreet Gardens, 5–29 Aug (not16), 623 3030, 9.30pm; Smokeand Mirrors, The FamousSpiegeltent, 667 8940, 10–30Aug, times vary.


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From pared down to jazz-hands up, this year’s variety andcabaret offerings are as colourful as ever. Anna Millarmeets the makers to find out why we just can’t get enough

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CABARET

MEOW MEOW – FELINE INTIMATE

With more purr than a panther, diva Meow Meowslinks back to this year’sFringe with her unique brand ofkamikaze cabaret kitsch. With sell-out shows around the world and thelikes of David Bowie on her fanlist, Meow Meow’s hypnoticperformance art proves her to bethe purrfect postmodern showgirl.Assembly @ West Princes StreetGardens, 623 3030, 5–29 Aug(not 9, 23), 8pm, £16.50–£18.50(£14.50–£16.50).

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CAMILLE O’SULLIVAN – CHAMELEON

Not for nothing has this Irish charmer’sraunchy raw set and dramatic

performances led to sell-out showssince she first took to the Fringe in

2004. Nick Cave, Tom Waits,Radiohead and David Bowie are all

dramatically re-imagined here inshowstopping style. Assembly Rooms,

623 3030, 5–30 Aug (not 10, 17, 24),10.25pm, £16.50–£18.50.

LADY CAROL – MALADY

With her dark vocals and unimaginablecovers this intoxicating comedy singerreturns to the festival following a sell-out show in Sydney. Expect possiblysome of the most enjoyable renditionsof Love is a Battlefield and Running UpThat Hill and you won’t bedisappointed. Assembly Rooms, 6233030, 9–15 Aug, 8pm, £10.

ALI MCGREGOR – JAZZ CIGARETTE

It’s a fine woman who can wrap her vocalchords round Ella, Billie and, er, Britney, with

suitable pizzazz. This is sexy soulfulness atits finest, with a harp thrown in. Havingwarmed up with stints in La Clique and

Variety-Nite, here she keeps it real withthe songs that inspired her. AssemblyRooms, 623 3030, 5–8 Aug; 23–30

Aug, 8pm, £12–£14 (£11–£13).ABARET HOUSE CABARET

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✽✽ Jonny Sweet The 2009 BestNewcomer whittles up anotherinnovative multi-mediaextravaganza. See onlineinterview, list.co.uk/festival.Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550,6–30 Aug (not 16), 7.30pm,£10.50–£12 (£9–£10.50).Previews until 5 Aug, £6.✽✽ Kevin Eldon You’ll have seenhis face on the box in everythingfrom Jam to Black Books andnow he’s Titting About. See page26. The Stand, 558 7272, 6–30Aug (not 16, 23), 2.30pm, £8 (£7).Preview 5 Aug, 1pm, £7 (£6).✽✽ Charlyne Yi Expect someoddball weirdness from a comicpitched somewhere betweenDemetri Martin and AndyKaufman. See page 20. AssemblyRooms, 623 3030, 7–30 Aug (not17, 24), 7pm, £12–£13(£11–£12). Previews 5 & 6 Aug,£5. ✽✽ Jim Jefferies Expect atorrent of knuckle-close gags anda swathe of twisted tales inAlcoholocaust. See page 24.Udderbelly’s Pasture, 08445 458252, 6–30 Aug (not 16, 27),10.30pm; 27 Aug, 11.20pm,£14–£17.50 (£12–£15). Previewsuntil 5 Aug, £10. ✽✽ Delete the Banjax Thequartet in possession of 2009’ssketch show sleeper hit returnswith higher expectations. Seepage 30. Pleasance Courtyard,556 6550, 7–30 Aug (not 17),5.45pm, £8.50–£9.50 (£7–£8).Previews until 6 Aug, £5.✽✽ George Ryegold Hear howthe good doctor got into hotwater with his profession as heunfurls more butt-clenchingstories of medical mischief. Seepage 42. Pleasance Dome, 5566550, 7-30 Aug (not 16), 10pm,£9-£9.50 (£7.50-£8). Previewsuntil 6 Aug, £5. ✽✽ Magnus Betnér Could thisbe Scandinavia’s year for stand-up? If so, then this daring figurewill lead the pack. See onlineinterview, list.co.uk/festival. TheStand III & IV, 558 7272, 6–29Aug (not 16), 10.20pm, £8 (£7).Preview 5 Aug, 6.40pm, £7 (£6).

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HOLLY BURNFor her previous Fringe shows,Holly Burn has tunnelled into themind of the Angel of the North andinvited people into the flat she wasliving in last August for a site-specific experience, which ourreviewer described as ‘torturouslyexasperating but totallycompulsive’. This time around theidiosyncratic comic-actress isLiving and Dying with a ‘renegade’character-sketch affair that aimsto ‘break all the rules’. Judging byher past record, chances are we’llall find it quite hard to argueagainst that statement. (BrianDonaldson)■ The Caves, 556 5375, 7–29Aug (not 17), 3.35pm, £6.50(£5). Previews 5 & 6 Aug,£5 (£4).

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What five words best describe your show this year?Dark poetic theatrical jazz silliness. Which comic should be more famous by the end ofAugust?Carey Marx is consistently one of the most progressive-thinking,hardest-working and under-rated joke writers in the business. He isquite simply a very funny man.What bugs you most about Edinburgh in August?There should be fairer, cheaper rents for the performers. Which dead comic do you wish was still alive andworking today?George Carlin. He was someone with something to say in anindustry full of observational lightweights.Is there a rumour you’d like to start about yourself?I hold the Guinness World Record for the longest note held on atuba: 7 minutes 42 seconds. (Interview by Brian Donaldson)■ The Stand, 558 7272, 6–30 Aug (not 16), 6.50pm, £10. Preview 5Aug, 7.40pm, £9 (£7).

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J ennifer Coolidge is havingtrouble describing her ownstand-up show. She asks a

friend who is within shoutingdistance for help. ‘Michael?’ she

calls, in a sugary purr. ‘I haveScotland on the line. What’smy show like?’ After a pausean answer booms back.‘Outrageous? Silly. All overthe place. And dirty.’

In other words, not amillion miles away from the

film and TV roles youmay know Coolidgefrom. In American Pie,she played Stifler’smum, a filthy-minded,amply fun-bagged olderwoman, and the original‘MILF’. Blonde andditzy became Coolidge’sstock in trade, withvariations into suicidal(as seen in Sex and theCity, where she playedan unhinged handbagdesigner), geeky (seePaulette, the beautyparlour clutz in

Legally Blonde) andgold-digging (for Best in

Show, as Jane GleeLynch’s poodle-lovinggirlfriend).

‘I’ve played a lot ofcrazy characters, sure,’she explains. ‘But incomedy, you never wantto play the normalperson, it’s just not fun.’The weirdness isnormally where thefunny lurks too, believesCoolidge, who hasbecome Christopher

Guest’s character-actress-on-call, with rolesin mockumentaries

including A MightyWind. ‘Most of my

stand-up is aboutLA weirdos, or

how strangeit is being

on the

road. There’s some filthy stories in there too –people who expect some Disney-clean show, orCinderella happy-ending may be shocked,’ shelaughs.

Coolidge is one of four notable northAmerican comedians coming to this year’sFringe for the first time, and if she’s ‘TheSmutty Cougar’ one, then she should perhaps bekept separated from ‘The YouTube Prodigy’, akafresh-faced 19-year-old Bo Burnham. The bairnof the bunch, he started making DIY comedyvideos on the internet in 2006, shortly afterYouTube launched. His first upload, a touchingpiano ballad called ‘My Whole Family ThinksI’m Gay’, became a viral hit, and earned him thefirst of several hundred thousand cyberfans.

‘It’s not like I was the class clown as a kid,’Burnham explains, his torpid coolness floatingdown the telephone from Toronto, where he’sabout to play the Just for Laughs festival. ‘I wasthe kid at the back, rolling his eyes at the classclown.’ Born to be wide, Burnham has gone onto write un-PC masterpieces on everything fromrape whistles, Anne Frank and Oprah’spresumably fictional crystal meth habit. Rude,articulate and funny in equal measure, Burnhamhas spent the last three years punting his comedythrough Facebook, Twitter and U-Stream, aswell as selling albums of his songs throughiTunes. But more recently, he’s had to step outof the digital shadows and face real crowds, ashe begins touring the real-life comedy circuit.

‘The good thing about the internet is lots ofinstant feedback,’ Burnham points out. ‘Abouthalf the comments I get under my videos arefrom people who are offended. It keeps you veryhonest; they’ll pull you up on your flawsimmediately.’ For his debut Edinburgh show,he’s dancing skilfully over taboos again, with abrand new batch of material that mixes stand-up,poetry and songs. ‘I’m introducing more punsand wordplay this time, because being shockingfor the sake of it, that’s just cheap.’

Less likely to shock, and more likely to bondwith you over an anecdote about her child’saccidental swearing, is Caroline Rhea, or ‘TheBubbly Friendly’ one. Most recognisable for herrole as aunt Hilda in Sabrina, The TeenageWitch, Rhea is also famous in the States forhosting her own talk show. And boy, can shetalk. ‘That’s why I love stand-up,’ she explains.‘You get to talk and talk, totally uninterrupted,and other people have to listen. It’s kinda likebeing the guy on the date.’ Her quips come thickand fast, machine-gunned out between storiesabout her embarrassing 20-month-daughter:‘She was screaming “Cock!” on the plane

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yesterday. I gave her a Hello Kitty clock, but shecan’t pronounce “L” yet,’ she exhales. And thenshe’s off again, this time about the emergencynappy she had to fashion ‘MacGyver-style’ outof an airplane cushion.

But despite Rhea’s pally material, there’s asophistication to her delivery that has comeabout after over 20 years of performing stand-up.‘I like acting, but I’m the sort of person thatneeds to go off-script. Humour is better whenyou can be silly and organic. I like to improvise,but knowing I’ve got hours and hours of materialto pick from, depending on the crowd.’ TheEdinburgh crowds will be privy to some maritalinsights too, as Rhea’s support act also happensto be her partner, Costaki Economopoulos: ‘He’sthe biggest name in comedy,’ she adds, quick as aflash. ‘He opens for me, talks about me, then Igo on and correct him.’

Although this will be Rhea’s first performancein Edinburgh, she’s very familiar with Scotland,after holidaying in the Hebrides every summeras a child. Her grandfather was from Islay, butemigrated to Canada. ‘Can’t you see the Scottishgenes in me?’ she gasps. ‘I’ve got that wholedoughy, Scottish-Canadian look. And absolutelyno sunlight in my DNA. I suffer from SADevery winter.’

After the breathless, self-effacing charm ofMrs Nineteen-to-the-Dozen, there is somethingsurreal and slightly unnerving about the talentedCharlyne Yi, aka ‘The Obtuse Musician’ one. BoBurnham is already a big fan, and describes hercomedy as ‘slightly crazy; a little like AndyKaufman’. Anyone who caught last year’s PaperHeart, the pseudo-documentary about Yi fallingin love with clumsy indie golden-boy, MichaelCera, will know what he means.Like Kaufman – played by JimCarrey in Man on the Moon –

Yi loves to mess with an audience’s idea ofreality. So when she told an LA audience a fewmonths ago that she was about to shave her head– then reassured them she was wearing a baldwig underneath – they didn’t know whether tolaugh or gasp as her long black hair fell to thefloor. It wasn’t a wig, and Yi reckons her hairwill be about two inches long by the time shegets to Edinburgh.

In between the pranks, Yi likes to show a softerside too, performing quirky love songsaccompanied by harp, keyboard and guitar. Herversion of Sinead O Connor’s ‘NothingCompares 2 U’ has become a hit online, andmay make it into the Edinburgh show. ‘Growingup, Harpo Marx was one of my favourites. Iloved that vaudeville thing of doing funny bits,then throwing in something sincere. They’d turnon you when you weren’t expecting it. I like tocreate a flow of different emotions.’

Jennifer Coolidge, Assembly Rooms, 6233030, 7–29 Aug (not 16, 24), 8.15pm,£12–£14 (£11–£13). Previews 5 & 6 Aug,£5; Bo Burnham, Pleasance Dome, 5566550, 7–29 Aug (not 16), 9.35pm,£9.50–£10.50 (£8–£9). Previews until 6 Aug,£5; Caroline Rhea,Gilded Balloon Teviot,622 6552, 7–25 Aug,9.30pm, £14–£15(£13–£14). Preview 6Aug, £10; Charlyne Yi,Assembly Rooms, 7–30Aug (not 17, 24), 7pm,£12–£13 (£11–£12).Previews 5 & 6Aug, £5.

‘PEOPLE WHOEXPECT SOMEDISNEY-CLEAN SHOWMAY BESHOCKED’

JOE ROWNTREE Hindsight is a greatthing, but who knowswhere this guy wouldbe now had hisplanned collaborationwith Laura Solon in2005 arrived inEdinburgh. She onlywent and won thePerrier on her tod andhalf a decade later, he’s making his maiden solovoyage with Peaceful Worrier. He does lookquite anxious in his press pic, right enough.■ Gilded Balloon Teviot, 622 6552, 7–29 Aug(not 16), 7.45pm, £9–£10 (£7–£9). Previewsuntil 6 Aug, £5.

SARA PASCOE Not content withshoving around Toulsonand Harvey (in a non-aggressive, directorialfashion, we trust), theheavily-tipped comicstars in her very ownproduction. And SaraPascoe vs Her Ego isits name-o. ■ Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 6–30 Aug(not 16), 8.15pm, £9.50–£12 (£8–£10.50).Previews until 5 Aug, £5.

MARK NELSON The inaugural ScottishComedian of the Yearhas kept us waiting awhile for this Fringedebut, but withOffending the Senses,he’ll surely deliver ashock (or five) toEdinburgh’s system.■ Underbelly, 08445458 252, 7–29 Aug (not 16), 6.30pm, £9–£10.50(£6.50–£9.50). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £6.

HENRY PAKER This chap was part ofthe Superclump ganglast year and is hookingup with Mike Wozniakfor their own GoldenLizard sketch affair. Buthe’s also flying solowith a 3D Bugle. Acase of blowing hisown trumpet? ■ The GRV, 226 0000, 7–29 Aug (not 16),7.50pm, £5. Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £2.50.

CHRIS RAMSEY How far would you go toescape a confrontation?Ramsey would gofurther. In Aggrophobic,this genial Geordieexplores the lengths hewill stretch to in order toavoid a rammy. Not aterrible ambition, it hasto be said. ■ Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 7–30 Aug,8.30pm, £8.50–£9.50 (£7–£8). Previews until 6Aug, £5.


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BOOZE FLASHHaving moved to sunny California, Jim Jefferies is basking in his stand-up success.

But the Aussie comic tells Julian Hall that all he fears is becoming boring

J im Jefferies is, by his own admission, never happy. You’d thinkthat two years living in LA, recording an HBO special, playingever larger venues, and generally increasing his exposure would

have cheered the no-nonsense Aussie comic up a bit. But if he’s to bebelieved, this is not the case. ‘I’ve always put pressure on myself.When I started, all I wanted was someone to pay me to do it: thathappened and I still wasn’t happy. Then I wanted to be a headliner:that happened and I still wasn’t happy. And then I wanted to go toBritain and become a big act at the Fringe: that happened and I stillwasn’t happy. Then I wanted to conquer America and now I want tobe a movie star and I’m not a movie star so I am not happy.’

Jefferies does admit to being a bit more relaxed. And it’s not justbecause of the bouts of California sun that beat down upon him inbetween gaps on his never-ending tour: the Fringe is a real boon to hismore positive frame of mind. ‘I really look forward to Edinburgh,seeing friends, having one base for all that time. Now the pressure isoff. Reviewers don’t scare me anymore – and I used to be terrified ofthem – I’m not eligible for any awards any more so that’s gone, andbest of all I don’t have the pressure of asking myself, “How muchmoney am I losing right now?” The only pressureis whether people still remember who I am andtrying not to get too drunk.’

Jefferies’ new show, Alcoholocaust, sounds likeit could be a warning about this danger, but the33-year-old comic says that it’s not a themedshow; in fact the name is more of a sales pitch.‘Show titles can be too long. The best ones areone-worders like Eddie Murphy’s Delirious orLouis CK’s Reckless. When people name their show Things that Ithought about in the last year while sitting on a train talking to suchand such is only OK for other comics, or friends, to read and maybethink is funny. The public needs something that stands out.’

Alcoholocaust as a concept came from ‘what happens when youhave a huge party and you come downstairs in the morning and thereare bottles and vomit everywhere’. And while Jefferies will be talkingabout everything from religion to taking a friend who had musculardystrophy to a strip club (‘probably my favourite routine,’ he says inwhat he describes as ‘his best show so far’), his relationship withbooze will figure. ‘There’s a good chance that by the time I get toEdinburgh I might be sober. But I can’t deal with it at this level for therest of my life, otherwise my life won’t last very long.’

I remind Jefferies that he has bluntly told his audience that ‘if youdon’t drink you are boring’, and this prompts him to make the case forthe preservation of that status quo. ‘Becoming boring is my biggestfear. I realise it is killing me but what do I do if I don’t do that? Howwill I relate to all my friends? What do people get up to? There areonly so many movies you can go to. How do people meet people ofthe opposite sex? It’s one thing to meet someone at work and go outon five dates but comics are only in town for two days: you gotta workquick! Sometimes I wonder if giving up would mean my career wouldgo better but I have done some of the greatest performances of my lifelegless. Besides my stuff is shenanigans-based and if you don’t drink,how do these stories come about?’

However his inspirations come, Jefferies says that when he getsthem they are in a better condition than they have ever been. ‘I’mmore of a worldly comic now. With some of my previous shows, Iused to rely on the angry man to cover up some fairly weak jokes. Ialways put on a good gig but I covered a lot of weak material withshowmanship. Writing for TV in the States has meant that I have hadto write a lot quicker. Some routines can take six months to work but

these ones are all polished and ready to go.’With many of Jefferies’ previous routines

relying on personal experiences, I wonder if heholds back stories to use in later shows? ‘I’venever done that, but I keep on thinking that I havegone to that world too many times and the nexttime I go back it will be empty, whether it’s mychildhood or whatever. Memories always getjolted. At the moment I am laying on my bunk

bed at my parents house with loads of Beatles pictures around me. Myroom hasn’t changed since I was a kid, and I have already gotten acouple of stories after being here a few days.’

Childhood, it seems, is still a close concept for Jefferies. ‘Mybrother calls the world I live in “Peter Pan” world, walking aroundwearing Converse and a black T-shirt telling cock jokes and telling therest of the world how it should be when I can’t even keep myselfbasically clean.’ He may well live in Never Never Land and but itsounds like Jim Jefferies is happier there than anywhere else.

Jim Jefferies, Udderbelly’s Pasture, 08445 458 252, 6–30 Aug(not 16, 27), 10.30pm; 27 Aug, 11.20pm, £14–£17.50(£12–£15). Previews until 5 Aug, £10.


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S o ubiquitous is comedyactor Kevin Eldon, that hecould be a parlour game:

‘Can you name a decent Britishcomedy series that Kevin Eldonhas appeared in, however briefly,since the start of the century?’Among the answers are Jam ,Black Books, Spaced, Big Train,Smack the Pony, Nighty Night,Green Wing and Nathan Barley.And the list just goes on. Makinghis solo debut at the Fringe thisyear with Kevin Eldon is TittingAbout, the 49-year-old will beflexing live performance muscleshe has used intermittently sincethe early 90s, when he appearedas character act Paul Hamilton, apolitically correct poet. ‘I neverreally went away from stand-upcompletely,’ he says. ‘I’m in lovewith it even though it’s ratherscary. I’m the same with AnnWiddecombe.’

With, on the one hand, sporadicFringe appearances across theyears (his most recent was fouryears ago with Bill Bailey’s punkrock covers band Beergut 100)and on the other ahousehold face statuswhen it comes to TVcomedy, Eldon willsurely be somethingof a curio forEdinburghaudiences? ‘Ifthey’re expectingme to be digitallyreproduced, or arecording ofsomething I didearlier, their jaws maywell slacken a little asI intend to attempt toperform the show live inreal time.’

At times as hard topenetrate as some of hisfamously sinister cameos(remember ‘The Cleaner’ in BlackBooks?), Eldon is tight-lippedwhen it comes to his new show,saying that it will be made up of‘confused sporadicity, ill-preparedness and potholing’.Attempting to elaborate for me, headds, ‘It’s not really an act assuch. It’s a series of bits ofdifferent acts I’ve made up withmy mind.’ I ask, angling further, ifhe will be returning to his PaulHamilton character and thereforego back to themes he explored inthe 90s. ‘Yes, at times I’ll be

touching on the ideas I had then. Ishall be mercilessly lampooningJohn Major and making jokesabout Milli Vanilli miming to theirrecords.’

Unsurprisingly, for a man whogives few interviews (‘it’s a bitboring rattling on about yourselfisn’t it?’ he once responded whenasked why), Eldon is muchmore comfortabletalking about otherpeople. Givenhis careerspan andthe factthat hehas

worked with many of Britishcomedy’s leading lights (notablyhe was part of the CluubZarathustra cabaret group thatincluded Simon Munnery, StewartLee, Johnny Vegas, Julian Barrattand Sally Phillips), Eldon is in agood position to pass judgment onthe comedy scene and that he doeswith no hesitation.

‘I think it’s largely becomemuch more conservative.

When I started, there weresome genuinely original

acts around. There werepeople who would just

do odd dances or meltice or not sayanything and just tripup over the micstand. To my mindthese people wereworth a thousandsprout-faced littletwits shouting abouttheir wretchedgirlfriends or theproblems they have at aCashpoint.’ Is it all

really that bad? ‘Ofcourse there is still an

enormous amount ofbrilliant acts about, old and

new, but I find it gallingthat people who have

no innovation or realcreative flair can

put together anidentikit set ofcomedic clichésand get awaywith it, nay, getpraised for it.’When an act

says somethinglike this before

performing at theFringe it can be a

hostage to fortune iftheir show gets panned.

However, although Eldon sayshe is scared enough to be taking

extra underwear with him, in alllikelihood the critics and generalFringe chatter is not going toaffect him. ‘It’s easy enough tojust stay away from the elements Idon’t like, all the showbiz hooeyand the schmoozy bollards. Thebest bit is that it’s a beautiful citywith lovely people in it.’

Kevin Eldon, The Stand, 5587272, 6–30 Aug (not 16, 23),2.30pm, £8 (£7). Preview 5Aug, 1pm, £7 (£6).


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ALEXZANEHe’s thecheeky weechappie fromRude Tubeand a man

described as a saviour tosensitive lads everywhere.Pleasance Dome, 556 6550,7–30 Aug (not 16), 10pm,£10–£10.50 (£8.50–£9). Previewsuntil 6 Aug, £5.

NORMANLOVETTThere will benot be amoredeadpancomic at this

(or any other) Fringe as RedDwarf’s Holly zooms into view.Gilded Balloon Teviot, 622 6552,7–30 Aug, 10.30pm,£8.50–£9.50 (£7.50–£8.50).Previews until 6 Aug, £5.

PHILCORNWELLThe guy whonailed thelikes ofMichaelCaine and

Jack Nicholson (impersonation-wise) in Stella Street delivers ashow intriguingly entitled, PhilCornwell is SwitzerlandMcNaughtie-horse (and Others).Le Monde, 270 3914, 16–30Aug, 4.15pm, £5.

ARDALO’HANLONTo some theIrish comicwill forever bedaft oldDougal

McGuire from Father Ted but he’salso an established stand-up ofsome renown. Assembly Rooms,623 3030, 15–22 Aug, 7.25pm,£14–£15 (£13–£14).

HARDEEPSINGHKOHLIThe chapwho was onThe OneShow and

has hosted Newsnight’s Fridayreview panel gig does morecuisine-based comedy with hisChat Masala. And he wrote andstarred in the pretty decentChannel 4 sitcom Meet theMagoons alongside his bruv,Sanjeev. Gilded Balloon Teviot,622 6552, 6–30 Aug (not 25),6.30pm, £11–£12 (£10–£11).Preview 5 Aug, 9.30pm, £6.

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E veryone reaches a low point in theirlives, when it feels natural to seeksolace in objects that remind us of

happier, perhaps more innocent times. WhenMatthew Hardy was dumped by two girlfriends(years and continents apart), he couldn’t stopsticking on the first movie he rememberswatching. The 1971 Willy Wonka and theChocolate Factory is an iconic film for manyreasons: the performance of Gene Wilder asthe maverick Wonka; the sinister Slugworth,who appears to be whispering poison inchildren’s ears before his true, honourableintentions are revealed; the LSD-imbued terrorof the chicken decapitation scene. Not tomention Golden Tickets, rivers of chocolate,Everlasting Gobstoppers and Oompa-Loompas.

For Hardy, the real pleasure in the film was tobe had in the performance of little Julie DawnCole as Veruca Salt, a name now synonymouswith selfish, brat-like behaviour. ‘She was myfavourite character from the movie when I wasfive,’ recalls Hardy. ‘I couldn’t believe that alittle girl was so abrasive to grown-ups and I’vesince spoken to a lot of women who liked herwhen they were kids and still do now; it firstgave them the idea that a female could be soauthoritative.’

When long-suffering flatmates suggested toHardy that he should get his Veruca obsessionout of his system and track down the actresswho would now be a grown woman, it set off asequence of seemingly unconnected events.These led Hardy to realise that there could besomething in all this and maybe, just maybe, acomedy show might emerge. ‘I went to LongIsland to see an old mate of mine, a schoolteacher, who asked me to talk to his class aboutAustralia. At one point, one of the kids bit intohis jelly and peanut butter sandwich and said,“Man, this is scrumdidilyumptious!”, which issuch a Wonkaism.’ On a later trip toManhattan, he was chatting up a woman in abar who enticed him into buying her anexpensive cocktail. ‘She ordered somethingcalled an Everlasting Gobstopper, which costabout 16 bucks and was written up on theboard in the Wonka font.’

Believing all this to be too much of acoincidence, he sent an email to someone who

appeared to represent Julie Dawn Cole. ‘Myagent called me and said, “Another nutterwants to do an interview with you”,’ sherecalls. ‘I must have been in a rather generousmood and the fact that he was in Australiamade me think, “He’s far enough away, he’snot really going to come stalking.” I checkedon the internet and he seemed to be who hesaid he was.’ A series of emails and callsfollowed and a script began to form withHardy eventually inviting Cole out to Australiato help with PR for his burgeoning idea. ‘Ithought that was all very jolly as I’d never beenthere before but I said if I’m coming all theway out there, I might as well be in it.’

With the project growing bigger thanAugustus Gloop at an all-you-can-eatFrankfurter buffet, Hardy soon had a vision ofthe show’s structure as it stands today. ‘We hadconversations that I would record and fromthose I’d try to construct a script. So, she’d bein England and I was in Australia at ourrespective psychiatrists, unburdening ourissues of lost love or hurt or hope killed orwhatever.’ Through those conversations, extraaspects were added, such as the reading ofletters the young Cole wrote to her motherduring the long months on the Wonka set.

While Matthew Hardy is a seasonedcampaigner on the comedy circuit (during hisfirst stint in London he earned enough fromgigging to give up his dayjob as a toy soldier atHamleys), theEdinburgh Fringe isan alien concept toJulie Dawn Cole. ‘Ifeel like I’m goingback to being astudent again. Thisis Matthew’s world,not mine. It’s goingto be mad and scaryand terrifying. Forme, it’ll feel likestanding in front of atrain crash everynight. But if Idon’t like it, Idon’t have todo it again.’

Still, at least at the end of each show, she’llbe able to forget all about Matthew Hardy andWilly Wonka and Oompa-Loompas until thenext performance. Well, not quite. ‘We’resharing accommodation,’ she says with agiggle. ‘We’ll be like an old married couple bythe end of it. I’ll be nagging him, getting himto pick up his laundry. But we’re very goodfriends, so if I have to tell him, I will. In trueVeruca Salt style.’

Willy Wonka Explained: The Veruca SaltSessions, Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550,6–29 Aug (not 11 & 12),7pm, £8.50–£9.50(£7.50–£8.50).Previews until 5Aug, £5.

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‘W e came up with a bit of a reputation and it just went off!’ recallsSam Champion, in a pub similar to the Free Fringe Royal Milewatering hole where Delete the Banjax established themselves

last year. ‘We loved doing the Free Fringe and agreed with everything aboutit. It was fun but really cramped with four of us. So this year we’ve got morespace, we can use lights, we can use tech, we can really go to town. There’sa lot more pressure too, definitely.’ Dan Cook grimaces: ‘People will becoming to see us with their arms crossed, muttering, “Go on then,apparently you’re well good, let’s have a look. Boooolshit!”’

Amidst the current crop of sketch troupes, Banjax stand out for being‘more chaotic than most’, according to Cook. Champion prefers thedescription ‘ramshackle’, while Caroline May-Jones is keen to stress thattheirs is an ‘organised chaos’. Gareth Cooper adds: ‘I think people find itdifficult to know if we’re performing a sketch or improvising. We like thatpeople assume a lot of it is improvised. Sometimes it is.’

Having met at the University of Birmingham, where their contemporariesincluded Idiots of Ants, Pippa Evans and Jessica Ransom – ‘it’s the newOxbridge,’ snorts Cook – they decamped to the 2008 Fringe a mere twomonths after forming. With a bona fide female on board, they’ve never, assome sketch troupes are wont, needed to drag up for laughs. Though asMay-Jones acknowledges, that won’t necessarily stop them. ‘It’s goodbecause we don’t have to be as camp, slapstick or wink wink,’ saysChampion. Cook interjects: ‘I never approach writing a sketch with thethought, “Ah, I can write a girl into this.” I have an idea in my head, and ifa girl happens to be in it, fair enough. But it doesn’t mean Caroline’s goingto play it.’

Indeed, if Banjax have a core dynamic, it’s perhaps three of the groupchannelling the fourth’s melodrama onstage and tempering it when they’reoff. ‘Our show’s later in the day this year, which is nice,’ Cook says. ‘Thelast two years it’s been at lunchtime, which meant at the back of your mindyou were always thinking, “Shit, I’ve got to get up at 10am,” which I’venever liked, ever. It’s so miserable. It’s usually raining, I eat rubbish food, Idrink too much. It’s stressful doing the show. And I have to share a roomwith Gareth, who’s a horrible cunt.’

Cooper: ‘We love it. A lot of beer floating around, a lot of parties.Everyone’s there to have fun, there’s a lot of creativity and everyone’s anactor or a performer.’ Cook: ‘Which is why I hate it!’ May-Jones: ‘What’sfunny is you love it at the time, then we get to the last day and you say,“Christ, that was shit!”’ Cooper: ‘You’re a miserable human being.’ Cook:‘He doesn’t exaggerate even.’

After the Fringe, they’d like to take Banjax on tour. But their ambitionsare, for the most part, modest. ‘Dan would complain all the time, but I’dbloody love it,’ says Cooper. ‘We’ve not really thought much beyondEdinburgh, we haven’t got 18 TV scripts fired off.’ Cook leans in: ‘If Idon’t have a six-part television series by September 1st, I’m literally goingto kill myself after killing everyone else here.’

Delete the Banjax, Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 7–30 Aug (not17), 5.45pm, £8.50–£9.50 (£7-£8). Previews until 6 Aug, £5.

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PART TV SERIESBY SEPTEMBERI’M GOING TOKILL MYSELF’

• After situatingherself firmly on hislap, Beverlypronounced to theaudience that MadMen’s Don Draper(Jon Hamm) smellslike ‘scotch andtesticles’.• Bombing at theInternational Jewish

Men’s Softballtournament banquetin St. Louis. Theywanted strippers.They got theirmothers-in-law.• Beverly grillingFriends star MatthewPerry about hisinvolvement in theSeptember 11th

attacks, thenadmitting she missedthe whole eventbecause she tooktoo many sleepingpills.• Jeff Garlin fromCurb YourEnthusiasm refusingto continue hisinterview until Ronna

marched up anddown the stage inher leather pants sohe could get a ‘betterview’.• Beverly suggestingto The IT Crowd’sChris O’Dowd thatthe only way he’llmake it in Hollywoodis by playing priests

or leprechauns. (Interview by BrianDonaldson)

■ Ronna and Beverly,Pleasance Courtyard,556 6550, 7–29 Aug(not 16), 5.45pm,£8.50–£9.50(£7–£8). Previewsuntil 6 Aug, £5.

LESS ISMORESketch team Delete the Banjax was the word-of-mouth hit of 2009. Jay Richardson finds a quartetwith a very different set of worries this August

Neither humble servants of the people or blabbering egomaniacs, talk show team Ronna and Beverly are a differentkind of sofa beast altogether. Here they recall their most embarrassing moments in chat

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B eing the only high-profile female ventriloquistin Britain, Nina Conti is used to sticking out amile whenever she appears on a comedy bill.

But in early June, she had the odd experience ofplaying second fiddle during a gig at London’sBackstage Comedy Club, the venue for the stand-updebut of Lib-Dem politician, and former Cheeky Girllover, Lembit Öpik. ‘There was such a build-up to it,but for a first gig, he was extremely proficient andquite witty. It was an impossible one for him to playbecause it was such an unnatural audience, full ofpress and PR. There were about a million jokes atLembit’s expense popping into my head but it wouldhave been a bit tacky to make them.’ A pause, then asly grin. ‘Well, I did make one.’

That bizarre night capped an eventful couple ofyears for Conti (daughter of Tom) during which shehas made a documentary feature about a USventriloquist convention and performed at the funeralfor actor and impresario Ken Campbell, the man whofirst suggested to her that sticking a hand up the backof a puppet was the way forward for her career.

Campbell also bequeathed his own army ofdummies and dolls to her and she took them on theroad as part of the documentary, entitled HerMaster’s Voice. ‘There’s this place in Kentucky whichis a mausoleum for puppets of dead ventriloquists, soI took Ken’s puppets on a trip there. He also left me apuppet of himself so there was the trickiness of tryingto find his voice with him gone; all the puppets werebereaved, as was I, and they had to find new voices.’

For Talk to the Hand, her third full Fringe run,Conti is set to try something a little bit different. Incollaboration with Bill Dare, the producer of SpittingImage, she has conceived a chat-show format, whichallows for more of an improvised set-up as she andthe puppets can shoot the breeze with any guests whodrop by. ‘I’ve been sticking to a scripted act for solong and this one provides areas for going off on one,but I find it exciting and often funnier because youknow it’s genuine. I do often get hysterical to thepoint where the puppet can’t talk; it’s a giggly placeto put my brain into.’

While Conti finds the whole ‘vent’ thing a good oldlaugh and there’s ongoing talk of a sitcom called OneFree Hand with the involvement of Conti, ArmandoIannucci and Peep Show writers Sam Bain and Jesse

Armstrong, there remains something of achauvinistic attitude to the genre within certaincomedy circles. The fact that Conti is one ofonly three bona fide ventriloquist acts thisFringe (Paul Zerdin is revisiting his SpongeFest while David Strassman and Chuck Woodare making a long-awaited return for Duality)suggests just how extreme a niche it remains.

‘Is it because it’s seen as just talking todolls?’ Conti wonders out loud. ‘But then weall thought the Muppets were cool.Having met some of the really goodones in America, it’s so solid andself-aware. There are one ortwo who take it a bitseriously and are a bitstrange but I didn’t meetthem. I heard this story ofa ventriloquist act whowas so bad that theaudience just startedlaughing. When heleft the stage, hereally berated thepuppet and threw itinto the suitcase,walked out thedoor and wasnever seen again.’

So has she everfelt an urge toblame her tools?‘There was onepuppet who Iwas strugglingto find a voice for. Iwould look over at itand think, “You’retotally letting the showdown, you stupid latexthing. Pull your weight”.’

Nina Conti, PleasanceDome, 556 6550, 7–30Aug (not 16, 23), 8.30pm,£12–£13 (£10.50–£11.50).Previews until 6 Aug, £6.

The NoiseNext DoorFive slightlyposhBrighton-based blokes

don shirts and colourful tiesbefore transforming your daftideas into blindingly wittysongs, sketches and maybeeven drawings.Pleasance Courtyard, 5566550, 7–30 Aug (not 11, 18),7pm, £11–£12 (£9.50–£11).Previews until 6 Aug, £6.

To BeContinuedThis Durhambunchbrought usVaryTales last

year and this time around willfashion a story about a herodashing through fantasticallands. It’s up to you to fill in thedetails though.The Vault, 0845 510 0022,9–22 Aug (not 16), 4.15pm,£7.50 (£6.50). Previews 7 & 8Aug, 7.35pm, £5.

Showstopper! TheImprovisedMusicalJon Snow hasrecently been

trying his improv luck on stagewith this innovative lot whoweave a musical comedy outof your random thoughts. Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6226552, 7–29 Aug (not 18),10.50pm; 10, 17, 24 Aug,3pm, £11–£12 (£10–£11).Preview 6 Aug, £5.

Baby WantsCandy Shoutout a title of amusical that’snever beenmade before

and this NYC crew will bringyour dream alive. JackMcBrayer from 30 Rock andthe E Street Band’s GarryTallent have been up on stagewith BWC. Assembly Hall, 6233030, 7–30 Aug (not 23),5.35pm, £13–£15 (£11–£13).Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £5.

Lights!Camera!Improvise!The Scat Packbring us abrand new

movie every night with Oscardigging out a film from hisarchive based entirely on yoursuggestions. It’s like ananalogue version oflovefilm.com. C, 0845 260 1234, until 30Aug (not 16), 6.55pm,£8.50–£10.50 (£5.50–£9.50).


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T his will be San Francisco comedian ArjBarker’s first working visit to Edinburgh ina decade, and he promises to pull out the

stops for an audience which might only recentlyhave become familiar with his work. ‘The showcovers a range of topics, from the environment topirates, my personal life to mattresses. It’s goodsolid stand-up, that’s what I do. But just beprepared to laugh and cry.’

Long-time Fringe-goers might not needreminding that Barker was the Perrier BestNewcomer in 1997, the first of four consecutiveyears he appeared in Scotland. Yet ten years spentbreaking into what he describes as ‘other markets’(his name is well-established in Australia, andwhen The List tracks him down he’s touring tolargely ex-pat audiences in Thailand) mean thatBritish audiences might know him best for hisrecent role as laconic New York pawn-shop ownerDave Mohumbhai in Flight of the Conchords,owner of one of TV’s most brutal deadpans.

‘I decided I should give the UK a look, and thisshow’s really a way of re-introducing myself to thefans. Obviously the popularity of Flight of theConchords has given me a nice boost, but I don’trely on the show to endorse what I do, you know?

Would I have come back if I didn’t have thatbehind me? Maybe I would. But maybe I wouldn’thave been quite as hopeful.’

Despite past and hopefully future televisionsuccess, Barker eagerly declares his love for thestand-up life. He works hard at it, aiming to writean entirely new show every year, although hislengthy absence from Edinburgh means that wewill get a ‘best of’ selection of his last two orthree years’ work. ‘I’ve achieved what I alwayswanted in stand-up,’ he says, ‘which is to havepeople want to come and see me, rather than justshowing up at the club. These are the good daysfor me. I’ve worked hard to get to this stage and Iwant to enjoy it.’

He reminisces fondly of the good old days inEdinburgh some more. ‘It’s a beautiful city, Iremember walking home early in the morning andseeing the sun come up over the castle. I’m kindasentimental about those days, to be honest. And Inever lost money on it.’ Here’s hoping it’s a happyhomecoming.

Arj Barker, Assembly Rooms, 623 3030, 7–29Aug, 9.20pm, £12–£14 (£11–£13). Previews 5& 6 Aug, £5.

We’re hoping that Andi Osho isn’tgoing to be spotted twiddling herthumbs on the Royal Mile as she’sonly performing the one show at theFringe. Outside of the festival she hasher fingers poked in more pievarieties than a Greggs bake. Osho’sa comedian, actress, writer andpresenter and isn’t likely to be givingany of those things up soon. ‘I love itall. I did a bit on the PsychovilleHallowe’en special and I rememberthinking, “This is awesome, whoneeds stand-up?” But then a monthlater I started on Stand Up for theWeek [Channel 4’s live topical show]and I was back in love with stand-up.’

Though a trained actress, she’donly performed 40 or so gigs whenshe won the Funny Womencompetition in 2007, a victory thathighlighted her talent when she’donly just begun. ‘Everything’shappened fast,’ she confesses. ‘I’vebeen doing stand-up for a relativelyshort amount of time. It’s been acombination of factors that have hadthings work out as they have.’ But hertraining as an actress certainly helpsher out with the stage craft.‘Theacting has definitely been very usefulas no matter what nerves I havebeforehand, I’m always comfortableon stage.’

As for the material, her upbringingby Nigerian parents in the East End ofLondon provides a great crux to hangjokes on, and she’s not afraid to usethem in her debut Fringe show,Afroblighty. ‘I’m really lookingforward to going up for the wholemonth and soaking up the vibe,though hopefully not the rain. I’mpleased with how the previews aregoing, so we’ll just have to see. Partof the fun of the festival is hangingout with your mates for a month soit’s a win/win really.’ Bored is onething she’s unlikely to be.■ Andi Osho, The Stand III & IV, 5587272, 6–29 Aug (not 16), 5.35pm, £8(£7). Preview 5 Aug, 5pm, £7 (£6).

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W hen Luke Toulson and Stephen Harveygained a spot on the last ever Perrier BestNewcomer list in 2005, it seemed the

double act would be set for big things. Their fellownominees that year included Mark Watson andRhod Gilbert, with Tim Minchin walking awaywith the prize. After a couple more yearsconsolidating their success, lady luck decided thetime was then right to pull a fast one on the pair,with Harvey being struck down with a serious backinjury, the result of which meant a two-year periodof recuperation, leaving his comedy partner toplough a solo furrow.

Presumably, Toulson (those with kids may havespotted him as the human in CBeebies programmeSpace Pirates) will have shown great sympathyfor his comedy cohort? ‘The problem herewas the boy who cried wolf,’ says Toulson,who also has his own solo show this year,Sorry About Last Night. ‘What you need tounderstand is that Steve is a massivehypochondriac and has been ever since I’veknown him, so when he said, “Ah, I’vebroken my back”, I was like, “Yeah,whatever”. But unfortunately he had broken hisback.’ A bemused Harvey retorts: ‘Didn’t mecrawling on the floor give you a clue?’Toulson is having none of it: ‘I justthought you were milking it; Idon’t think I was nearly assympathetic as I would be if ithappened now.’

Though their reunion showis called Toulson andHarvey Used to Be Friends,their separation wasn’t thecrockery-throwing eventthat this title mightsuggest. It’s merely a ployto explore the concept ofrelationships and whatgoes wrong when one halffeels betrayed by the other.Among the duos will beJesus and Judas (‘Judas isnow working in an all-night garage while Jesushas got pretty big,’ saysToulson), two Austrianchildhood friends, a lion and aChristian going into thecoliseum and a barmaidhaving a one-night standwith a man who may or maynot be an alien.

‘Name one famous double actand you’ll find people fallingout,’ says Toulson. ‘DavidBaddiel said the worst thing

about being in a double act was having to tell yourfriend that their idea is shit.’ Harvey counters:‘You’ve never found that hard. But it’s not justdouble acts, it’s friendships; any friendship wherepeople have known each other for a decade willhave had their ups and downs and that’s what we’reexploring, the way people interact and whathappens when you’ve been together for a while.’Break a leg, lads, but nothing else.

Toulson and Harvey, Pleasance Courtyard,556 6550, 7–30 Aug (not 16),5.10pm, £8.50–£9.50 (£7–£8).Previews until 6 Aug, £5;

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‘It’s lovely when a hip hop audience seesus,’ says genial frontman Rob Broderick.‘Two lads wander out, one with a guitar,the other with an Irish accent, and youcan tell they’re thinking, “this is going tobe a disaster”. But then we start andthey really get into it.’ Crafting eloquent,on-the-fly rhymes around the contentsof the audience’s pockets, creatingunlikely romantic scenarios from thefront rows or reimagining the earlysongs of Rage Against the Machinefrom random suggestions, seasonedcompere Broderick and folk musicianJames Hancox have performed at musicfestivals, celebrity birthdays and eventhe occasional stag do. Their lastScottish appearance, at Rock Ness, sawthem mistakenly billed as ‘Abandon’.

‘As in, “leave it!”’ chuckles Broderick.Otherwise though, they’ve had anexceptional first year, from their earliestgig supporting US hip hop actAtmosphere to winning the HackneyEmpire New Act of the Year and MusicalComedy Awards. With sometime thirdmember, percussionist Camilo Tirado,absent for their Fringe debut Pic ‘n’Mixtape, they’re nevertheless eager toexploit the festival’s diversity to bring ina female vocalist, trumpet section oreven a bagpiper to supplement theirsound. With a nod towards KanyeWest’s Late Orchestration album, theyultimately perceive Abandoman as atheatre show with a huge ensemble ofmusicians and dancers.

‘The reason I got involved was thisidea of magic,’ explains Hancox. ‘WhatRob does is like an illusion, and withevery gig, we’re just trying to increasethat magic on stage.’ Broderick adds: ‘Ifever there was a script, I don’t think I’denjoy myself half as much. The point ofAbandoman is we genuinely neverknow where we’re going with it.’■ Abandoman, Pleasance Courtyard, 5566550, 7–29 Aug (not 17), 9.45pm,£8.50–£9.50 (£7.50–£8.50). Previews until6 Aug, £5.

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Brian Donaldson counts thepennies and decides it’s timeto get some laughs for nowt

1 The Monumental JokeDisco Three promising comicsget to do their funnies: LukeBenson (a Geordie who previouslyFringed up in Benson & Hill), LouSanders (of BBC sketch thingLaughter Shock) and JamesRedmond (he was in Hollyoaks).Espionage, 477 7007, 5–29 Aug(not 16), 3.30pm.

2 Israeli-PalestinianConflict: A RomanticComedy Back in 1948, twopeople(s) met at a convention inGeneva and fell in love. Butthey’ve been at each other’sthroats for some time now. Willthey ever learn to get along?Perhaps only in a two-personmusical. Whistlebinkies, 226 0000,7–25 Aug, 5.15pm.

3 Sarah Campbell While part ofthe Cheese and Pineapple Club,we dubbed Campbell ‘smart andsassy’. Here she brings thosesmarts and that sass to bear in hernew show, 27 Up, with a sequelpromised for 2037. The Hive, 5560444, 5–28 Aug, 7.40pm.

4 Amusements More risingcomics with James Acaster, whohas Josie Long among his celebfans, and Josh Widdecombe,crowned Leicester MercuryComedian of this very year.Meadow Bar, 667 6907, 6–29 Aug(not 17, 24), 7.45pm.

5 Free Until Famous withLewis Schaffer Welding wit,solid writing and a dash of uglyoffensiveness (boy, he upset somefolk with his Diana stuff last year),this London-based New Yorkerreally should be a little bit morefamous. Counting House, 6677533, 5–29 Aug, 7.30pm; 5–14Aug, 5.30pm.

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D es Bishop has wanted totell his father’s story for along time. A former model

and actor, whohad had

bit parts in Zulu and Day of theTriffids, Bishop senior narrowlylost out to George Lazenby for therole of James Bond in On HerMajesty’s Secret Service. Afterquitting acting to raise a family inNew York, his father’s regretswere ‘ridiculous’, thought thecomic. But when Bishop Snr hadterminal cancer diagnosed, hiseldest son realised that he finallyknew he would share that storyand it soon became the only thingon his mind.

We’re chatting just a fewhours after Bishop completedhis first skydive and a coupleof days after recreating hisdebut threesome onstage,graphically, and somewhat

horrifically, with Dara O’Briainand Jason Byrne. But the Irish-

American has little time for the‘macho bullshit’ of 007 and one ofhis current favourite routines is one

in which hediscussesmale

impotency. As someone whorecovered from testicular cancerhimself and who considers it lessof a personal issue than hisadolescent battles with drink anddrugs or the gregarious outsiderpersonality he developed when heleft the family roost at 14 for theland of his forefathers, Bishopnevertheless doesn’t know if he’dbe able to do this show now,‘except for the fact that I’ve hadthe experience of joking aboutcancer before. It helps people torealise it’s not coming from a bador exploitative place’.

Acclaimed at the MelbourneComedy Festival in April, My DadWas Nearly James Bond attractedcomparisons to Jason Cook’s MyConfessions for its honest portrayalof living with a dying father. Butwith Bishop Snr still alive at thetime of writing, it’s a show that’schanging every day, with snapshotsof the Edinburgh run likely tofeature in an accompanyingdocumentary being made by Irishbroadcaster RTE.

‘As a comedian, you always feelthe obligation to be funny,’ Bishopreasons. ‘But there’s an

opportunity here to stay morehonest, for something that’spretty profound. The father-sonrelationship, the imminence ofdeath, these things are worthjoking about, because we’reall going to have to deal withthem. At the same time, it’sworth not being overlyflippant just for the sake oflaughs. Every night I’vereported to him how it’sgoing, so even when I’maway, our little project isstill in existence. He’sbeen involved 100%.’

Des Bishop,Assembly Rooms,623 3030, 7–29 Aug(not 16, 23), 8.05pm,£12–£14 (£11–£13).Previews 5 & 6 Aug,£5.

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JOHN MOLONEYA traditional stand-up returns withhope in his heart

As a stalwart deadpan of the comedycircuit, you don’t expect John Moloneyto be the most expansive ofinterviewees. He seems to live up tothat preconception by leaving myquestion unanswered about whetherhe was bothered by being on theoriginal Channel 4 top 100 stand-upslist in 2006 but not again in 2010.However, despite his dispassionatestage persona, he seems relentlesslypositive about his first appearance atthe Fringe for a decade, a hiatuscaused mainly by bringing up his kids.

‘They’re up and running now, andcoming with me this year.’ With thefamily box ticked, Moloney was in aposition to take up an offer he couldnot refuse: playing The Stand. ‘It’s oneof the best clubs in the world and hasa great comedy ethos. I like the idea ofplaying on a nightly basis to comedy-savvy audiences.’

Promising ‘an hour of traditionalstand-up comedy in the mosttraditional sense’, Moloney feels thatthe comedy scene that grew uparound him is not one that has left himbehind or bemused him, as might bethe case with many ‘old-timers’. Quitethe opposite in fact: ‘The domestic

Festival Comedy

HELEN ARNEYUkulele-wielding comic with one eye on the future

When comic musician Helen Arney debuted at the 2009Fringe with 8 1/2 Songs About Love (and other myths),she’d already named her 2010 follow-up. ‘Songs forModern Loving sounds like a lot of things,’ she says. ‘ADavid Bowie song, a Jonathan Richman band, a Bluralbum . . .’ Whatever it sounded like a year ago, thattitle sounds strangely prophetic to Arney now. ‘I couldnot be having a more modern relationship. He lives inAustralia,’ she explains. ‘Ten years ago we wouldn’thave been able to talk to each other more than once aweek: we Skype each other pretty much every day.Thirty years ago we wouldn’t have met. It just wouldn’thave happened.’

That awareness of how easily she could have missedout bothers Arney more than her bright, energeticattitude reveals. ‘This is a feeling I battle with all the

time: that someone else is out there having more funthan me, getting more sex than me, being happier thanme. But despite all that paranoia, I’m happier now thanI think I would be if I was alive at any other time.’ Andwhat better way to express that happiness than byplaying the world’s most cheerful instrument? ‘A lot ofpeople are pretty much allergic to the ukulele,’ Arneygrins. ‘If anyone’s reading this thinking, “Oh, anotherukulele, I wish they would just stop,” that personshould come and see this show. They’ll see a differentside to my four-stringed friend.’

But true to form, Arney is already looking beyond2010’s ukulele-related innovations and is consideringpenning a musical. The title? Science: The Musical! Andthe tagline? ‘All of the excitement, all of thediscoveries, none of the beards.’ Come 2011,remember where you read it first. (Matt Boothman)■ The Caves, 556 5375, 7–29 Aug (not 17), 7.35pm, £8(£7). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £5 (£4).


1 Late ‘n’ Live Still one ofAugust’s hottest tickets, this booze-fuelled behemoth of a night retainsless of the volatile anarchy of itsCowgate heyday. Nevertheless, itremains a tremendous opportunityto see some of the festival’s bestcomics in a gladiatorialenvironment, taking the stage withall gags blazing, slamming downhecklers hard. Gilded BalloonTeviot, 622 6552, 6–30 Aug, 1am.2 Spank! Less predictable andmainstream than Late ‘n’ Live,Spank! can also be more of abearpit. As well as comics, it tendsto feature artier, cabaret, circusfreakshow-minded performers. Anyact can plug their show, providedthey do it nude. Underbelly, 08445458 252, 6–29 Aug, midnight.3 Lach’s Antihoot Fancy beingthe next Regina Spektor, The MoldyPeaches, Jeffrey Lewis or even RickShapiro? They established theirreputations at the open mic nightsof New York antifolk legend Lach.And so can you. Sign upon the day.See Festival Music, page 54. GildedBalloon Teviot, 622 6552, 6–29 Aug(not 9–10, 16–17 & 23–24),12.30am.4 The Stand Late Show In acomedy room Stewart Lee hails asthe best in the world, catch someof the Fringe’s top headliners on thesame bill. Previous guests includeLee, Reginald D Hunter, BrendonBurns, Rich Hall, Sarah Millican andAdam Hills. Stand 1, 558 7272,13–15, 20–22 & 27–29 Aug,23.59pm.5 The Horne Section Restless,Renaissance Man of comedy AlexHorne (pictured) invites you toexperience the likes of Mark Watson,Josie Long and Tim Key performingstand-up while backed by his jazzband and hitherto unheraldedsinging. Pleasance Dome, 5566550, 9–12 & 23–26 Aug, 12.20am.

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and global comedy scene is improvingall the time with brilliant new acts, aswell as brilliant established comediansdoing their stuff. It’s just getting betterand should be celebrated for thatreason.’ (Julian Hall)■ The Stand II, 558 7272, 6–29 Aug(not 16), 9pm, £10 (£8).

LORETTA MAINEDark musical comedy with sickbags not included

You certainly wouldn’t invite LorettaMaine round to dinner with the folks.The hilariously drunken and semi-psychotic singer/songwriter left schoolin Portland, Oregon, at the age of 15,and now tours a repertoire whichincludes such colourful singalongs as‘Cock Sucking Mother Fucker’, ‘I HadYour Baby But I Threw it in the River’and ‘I’m Not Drunk I Just Need to Talkto You’ with her band, erm,DogVagina.

Slightly nervously, I ask about herimpending Fringe. ‘Man, this is early.Why do we always have to do thesethings so early? I feel like someonecarpeted my mouth in my sleep andthen hoovered. What have I been upto? Mainly dragging my ass aroundclubs, and TRYING to get someone torecognise my immense talent. Butthey don’t understand tormentedbrilliance. I’m like Jeff Buckley but with

bigger lungs. Have you got anyAnadin?’ Um, no, sorry. What’s on thecards for your Edinburgh appearance?

‘Well, I was looking forward to it butthen I found out I am playing in aCAVE. A cave? What the fuck? Do Ilook like Osama Bin Laden? No. I ama princess, and princesses don’t live incaves unless their empires have beendestroyed. And I am yet to build up myempire to be destroyed so SOMEONEPUT ME IN A ROOM WITH DOORS . .. I think I’m gonna be sick.’ (Camilla Pia)■ The Caves, 556 5375, 7–29 Aug(not 16), 6.35pm, £9–£10 (£8–£9).Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £5.

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JIMMY MCGHIEHaving a good old moan about life

The All-Powerful Warrior Who with HisEndurance and Inflexible Will to WinGoes from Conquest to ConquestLeaving Fire in His Wake is surely thelongest Fringe show title this year.How did Jimmy McGhie get it in thebrochure? ‘My title did use up theword limit and I’m quite glad becauseI’m really bad at writing show copy,doing PR and answering interviewquestions. Doing this is making mefeel a little bit sick.’

OK, deep breath and answer thisone: what’s the show about? ‘Lastyear was really nerve-wracking. NowI’m more comfortable with doing anhour each night. It’s about how un-mighty I am and how much I wish Icould be more dynamic. I also have apointless and stubborn refusal tomove with the times.’ Though McGhielikes nothing better than an old-manmoan about life, his comedicinspirations lie in a happier place.‘There’s a woman who works in mylocal Sainsbury’s overseeing theautomatic tills. She’s always laughingand cracking jokes, utterly unself-conscious and effortlessly amusing.She’s clearly mad as a bag of spoonsbut just couldn’t give a shit. Peoplelike that remind me what a pleasureand privilege it is to do this for a living.’(Marissa Burgess)■ Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550,7–30 Aug, 9.45pm, £8.50–£9.50(£7–£8). Previews until 6 Aug, £5.

RADIO HOOHAHDouble act go on a twistedadventure around the airwaves

Dubbed a ‘French and Saunders forthe Facebook generation’, OctaviaMackenzie and Ashley McGuire are

known in Fringe circles for their surrealspin on the everyday, from death to‘the absurdity of Britain’s classsystem’ (find ‘Kensington RhymingSlang’ on YouTube). This year’s show,Radio Hoohah, is an absurdist take onthe world of radio. ‘We both lovesurreal humour, as well as a bit ofdarkness, and we wanted the chanceto explore our childish side too,’ saysMcGuire. ‘We love Radio 4, but it’salso a goldmine for comic ideas.There are some programmes on therethat are unintentionally absurd, andwe wanted to highlight that. And wejust love the idea of an audiencehaving to pretend they are at a radiostudio, coming to watch some liverecordings where things get a little

twisted.’With Anne Widdecombe on a

Notting Hill Carnival float, anoctogenarian romance novelist readingher latest book in cockney rhymingslang and Leonora Velvety Constable-Wheeler’s tales of being stuck in theloo and having her skirt accidentallytucked into her vagina, it soundsdeliciously so. (Kate Gould)■ Pleasance Dome, 556 6550, 7–30Aug (not 16, 23), 6.50pm, £8.50–£9.50(£7–£8). Previews until 6 Aug, £5.

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GEORGE RYEGOLDApplying surgery to a subtle character creation

For someone who has suffered crippling stage fright, itseems extraordinary that we have even heard of DrGeorge Ryegold. Having learned from his agent that aparting of the ways might have to come, Toby Williams(the actor behind the maverick medic) told her thatwhile it may have seemed like he was less than busy,some stand-up gigs were coming his way. Convincingher of this falsehood, Williams quickly booked up anopen mic slot, a debut that was less than impressive:but then again, he had managed to land himself onto afolk music bill.

‘It was absolutely dreadful,’ he recalls without a wordof a fib. ‘I walked into this pub in King’s Cross and therewas a girl on stage playing the harp; my legs nearlyturned me around and took me out of there on theirown.’ His second gig, on Malcolm Hardee’s WibbleyWobbley boat, went no better, but he did make somecomedy friends and gained handy contacts. Theacutely shy Williams was happy to be hiding within

Ryegold, a subtly constructed surgeon whose floriddescriptions of the delicate parts of the human bodyand the awful things that can go wrong with it led onecritic to dub him ‘as sick as Jim Jefferies, but with thevocabulary of Stephen Fry’.

Initially, Williams believed that being George RyegoIdwould see him through this bedding-in period of hisstand-up career, after which he would ‘grow some ballsand be myself’. But he now seems happy to stay in theskin of the good doctor for a while longer.

How much of the darker elements of the conditionsand afflictions he speaks of on stage come from hisown life experiences? ‘From last year’s show, the pubenet [don’t ask] really happened, though obviouslyexaggerated to fit in with the character. And once, Icouldn’t walk for a short while but none of the doctorsever found out what happened there.’ Now firmly on hisfeet, Toby Williams and his comedy career are both inrude health. (Brian Donaldson)■ Pleasance Dome, 556 6550, 7–30 Aug (not 16), 10pm,£9–£9.50 (£7.50–£8). Previews until 6 Aug, £5.


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COLIN HOULTMonsters to villains in one fellswoop

‘What we have is a cabaret from hell,of lost souls; they’re all there forwicked crimes they’ve done in reallife.’ No, it’s not Nick Clegg describinga Cabinet meeting, this is Colin Hoult(formerly of Colin and Fergus) chattingabout his follow-up to 2009’sgruesomely successful characteradventure, Carnival of Monsters. In thesecond part of a planned trilogy (whichwill culminate with ‘heroes’) he tacklesvillains. ‘They’re telling tales aboutthese dictators and criminals andserial killers. But it’s not irritatinglydark. I hate things that are dark just tobe dark, I’ll just throw in some darkthings. I don’t even like the word“dark”.’

What Hoult, who in a previousacting life has worked with LizaMinnelli and appeared in a mobilephone advert with David Beckham,does like are creations such as theBeatles’ White album, which crams in‘loads of mad stuff’. Closer to home, iffarther back in time, he recalls hismum making ‘these quite mentaladvent calendars, which had drawerswith something in them. Sometimes itwould just be a crap sweet and othertimes it would be some interestingstuff she’d got from a charity shop.That’s what I like to think the show is:packed with weird things.’

(Brian Donaldson)■ Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550,7–30 Aug, 4.45pm, £8.50–£9.50(£7–£8). Previews until 6 Aug, £5.

BROAD COMEDYAmerican sketch sextet with highaims

If Broad Comedy could achieve onething with their work, what would itbe? ‘Orgasm. Wait, we’ve done that.’So says the charmingly cheeky KatieGoodman, an actress/writer/directorwho, along with her husband,playwright and actor Soren Kisiel,came up with the concept of these sixside-splittingly funny women knownfor their sketch comedy, musicalsatire, left-wing politics, women’sissues and x-rated japes. ‘Seriously, Ithink we want to kick the culture’s assa bit about what women can andcannot say,’ she explains.

This is Broad Comedy’s debutFringe appearance and Goodman isgiddy at the prospect of bringing theshow’s ‘high-energy, smart, sexy, sillyfun’ to Edinburgh, promising ‘a lot ofsongs and some rap mostly focusingon women’s issues and the state ofthe world. We lampoon Americanpolitics and cultural shenanigans likethe abstinence-only educationmovement, parenting, and basicallydo it all in a raunchy-but-smart way. Ilove quick punches. Get in, say yourshit, get out. I think that’s what we do.We have been wanting to come to thefestival for about ten years. What thehell has taken us so long?’(Camilla Pia)■ Assembly Rooms, 623 3030, 7–29Aug (not 17), 9.45pm, £12–£14(£11–£13). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £5.

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‘The pen is mightier than thesword’ is not strictly true,especially in a fight, but there issome truth in it. Words, as weknow, can be very powerful,especially when put together inthe right order. Here are fivewords and their more honestand thus mightier definitions . . . Twin A town or city that looksnothing like another town or citysomewhere else in the world.Visitors from one of these townscan be seen walking around their‘twin’ town with a look of gravedisappointment and confusionetched on their faces.Courtesy A type of call made by acompany representative to sellsomething the receiver of the callneither wants nor needs. However,since all calls should contain acertain amount of courtesy, onewonders what a non-courtesy callis like: ‘Oi knobhead, if you wantanything from this company, get offyour arse and call us back now!’ Friend A person you areconnected with on a networkingsite such as Facebook, whom youhardly know and may not evenhave ever met. Although youusually never speak to them inperson, you will have occasion toLOL with them, and even LYAO.Footstool A pouf, as in ‘I wentround to my gay friend Tony’shouse last night and sat on hislovely leather pouf.’ Emergency A word sometimesused in instances where there islittle or no emergency in order togive something gravitas, egEmergency Budget, which is notofficially part of the emergencyservices, as it is not possible to dial999 and ask for a Chancellor of theExchequer to be sent to yourhouse.(Interview by Brian Donaldson)■ The Stand II, 558 7272, 6–29Aug (not 16), 5.25pm, £8 (£7).Preview 5 Aug, 6.20pm, £7 (£6).

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ASHER TRELEAVENA comically theatrical romp againstrabid and empty blokishness

Via ‘the sweet filth of John Waters, thedark, strange wrongness of DavidLynch’, and a near-encounter with thesecret theatre for madmen, AsherTreleaven grapples with the question,‘what maketh the man?’ This is thecore of his ‘anarchic romp through theminefield of sexual identity’, SecretDoor. ‘The issue of masculinity isimportant because in Australia and, Ibelieve, in the UK, it’s a very simplistic,follow-the-herd idea that is enforcedwith growing violence and a stronganimosity toward difference and self-expression. For Treleaven, he isconcerned that the herd is trying toscare and pressure others to be likethem.

‘It shits me that I can’t walk downthe street in most Australian cities lateat night without worrying about beinghassled for dressing a certain way. Ifind it distressing that drinking,violence and obesity are all normal formost masculine cultures, in the UK

and overseas. Basically, most men arejerks and I want to make fun of themand their violent stupidity.’ A graduateof the Australian National Institute ofCircus Arts and a lover of theburlesque, naughty and surreal,Treleaven was once flagellatedonstage to ‘Private Dancer’. This

‘average, pound-shop dandy’ cannothelp but intrigue. (Kate Gould)■ Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550,7–30 Aug (not 10, 17), 8.40pm,£9–£10 (£8–£9). Previews until 6 Aug,£5.

NAT LUURTSEMAA tea-obsessed daydreamer getsheroic

‘I remember eating my secondbattered haggis of the day in the darkso it “wasn’t really happening”,’confesses Nat Luurtsema, recallinglast year’s Fringe experience, at whichshe starred in sketch hit Superclump.This London-based, self-proclaimed‘tea-sodden clown’, Chortle BestNewcomer nominee and FunnyWomen runner-up, returns thissummer with her debut solo show, InMy Head I’m a Hero. It is, according toour cerebral stand-up, ‘a true story, atale of my messy past. I have artefactsas some things demand proof. It’sfunny and sad.’ If previous routines areanything to go by, it’ll also be stokedby twisted philosophies, rabidimaginings, fantasy fiction – anddinosaurs.

‘The first time I saw Jurassic Park,my mind turned inside out. I fell in love.

I wish life was battles and monsters.’Is it true she was once so busydaydreaming on a train that someonestole her purse from her lap? ‘How doyou know this?’ she shrieks. ‘Haveyou got my mum drunk?’ The List is afearless upholder of journalisticintegrity and will not reveal its sources,even under torture. ‘Well yes, that didhappen,’ she concedes. ‘I daydreamconstantly.’ (Nicola Meighan)■ Pleasance Dome, 556 6550, 7–30Aug (not 28), 3.45pm, £8.50–£9.50(£7–£8). Previews until 6 Aug, £5.

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GREG DAVIESWe Are Klang’s Rik Mayall-alike in his debut solo outing

Greg Davies is keen to avoid the pitfall of self-obsessionin his stand-up. So keen, in fact, that he’s chosen topresent a Fringe show this year that side steps anymoments of significance in his life. ‘I’m sick of thinkingabout wider philosophical points,’ he shouts down thephone. ‘I’m sick of trying to work out my place in theworld, and to make sense of humanity. I’m not going todo it. I am simply celebrating moments in my entire lifethat have had no bearing on anything else.’

As one third of gloriously immature comedy trio WeAre Klang, it’s no surprise that Davies is embracinginanity in this way, though his show is unique in itsfocus on the subject of nothingness. Its title, FiringCheeseballs at a Dog, is a reference to Davies’s mostrecent high point of empty-headed happiness.

‘I was on holiday with Marek [Larwood, also of We AreKlang]. There was a dog, a bag of cheeseballs and acatapult, and we spent a really happy period in all ourlives firing cheeseballs at that dog. Cheeseballs can’thurt, so there’s no need for animal rights activists to getupset with me. The dog was delighted to have someonefiring food of it. So I think we all came out of that happy.

Our lives were richer, definitely.’A conscious lack of substance is not the only thing

that’s different about Davies’ stage delivery. He’s tradedfor many years on his unique appearance. ‘Like a fat RikMayall,’ he describes himself – plus, he’s 6 foot 8 inchestall. After years of hearing them, and making them, arethere any tall jokes that he still thinks are funny?

‘No, I think that all of the ones that I’ve talked about inmy stand-up for years are utterly tedious. My favouriteis, where I come from in Shropshire, they don’t evenattempt to craft it into a joke. They just shout the word,“tall” at me in the street. In fact, that’s my preferred talljoke. One that isn’t a joke, just a statement of fact.’

And what about We Are Klang? With his ongoing roleas bullying teacher Mr Gilbert in Channel 4’s TheInbetweeners, and a solo tour after his Edinburghshow, will he find time to rejoin the Klang trio?

‘I literally, half an hour ago, just pushed two lemonmeringue doughnuts into [third Klang member] SteveHall’s face underneath the BBC television centre sign,’he reassures. ‘And if that isn’t proof of an active sketchunit then I don’t know what is.’ (Jonny Ensall)■ Greg Davies: Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog, PleasanceCourtyard, 556 6550, 7-29 Aug (not 9 & 10), 9.45pm,£9.50-£10.50 (£8-£9). Previews 4-6 Aug, £5.


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SEAN HUGHESWho’s he then? Sean Hugheswas the youngest ever winner ofthe Perrier back in 1990 at thetender age of 24. At the time hewas told that he would beinundated with big-money offersand would continually be sweptaway to fancy dinners. He moanedthat in the wake of this victory, theonly call he had received was fromhis flatmate apologising for eatinghis Twix.He’ll have done loads of TVsince then? Indeed, and theyrange from the sublime to theridiculous. Sean’s Show was awildly playful postmodern sitcom onChannel 4, which paid its dues totwo of his heroes, Morrissey andSamuel Beckett, while he’s alsoappeared in Coronation Street,teamed up with Peter Davison inThe Last Detective and gave hisvoice over to a toy shark in kids’show Rubbadubbers. What’s his show called thisyear? It’s Ducks and OtherMistakes I’ve Made. Intriguingly, orotherwise, he’s playing the GildedBalloon’s Debating Hall at 8pm upuntil 19 Aug. The night after,another Irish Perrier winner, TommyTiernan, takes to that very samestage for his run. (Brian Donaldson) ■ Gilded Balloon Teviot, 622 6552,7–19 Aug, 8pm, £14–£15(£12–£13). Previews until 6 Aug,£10.

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Needing laughs from dusk tildawn? Or, for the purposes ofthis day planner, just after noonto around midnight? BrianDonaldson helps to sketch outyour itinerary between TheLunchtime Club and The LateShow

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The Lunchtime Club: Class of2010 The sound of laughter isexpected to drown out the rumbling ofhungry tums as a bunch of newbies gettheir chance in the Fringe sun. TheTron, 226 0000, 7–29 Aug (not 16, 23),12.30pm, £5. Previews 5 & 6 Aug,£2.50.

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Sarah Bennetto In The King and I,this Aussie storyteller tells the story of arather special party that she showed uplate to. Pleasance Dome, 556 6550,7–29 Aug (not 16), 1.30pm, £8–£9(£6.50–£7.50). Previews until 6 Aug, £5.Gentlemen of Leisure A sketchshow crew which promises learningalongside the laughter in a showentitled An Hour of Too Much Culture.Grand aims indeed. The GRV, 2260000, 6–30 Aug (not 19), 1.40pm, £5.

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Charmed Forces Possibly somemilitary-based sketch fun. The Caves,556 5375, 7–29 Aug (not 16, 23), 2pm,£7 (£5). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £5.A Betrayal of Penguins One of theunheralded treats of last year’s Fringe,two young Irish jokers return with moresketchy silliness. Gilded Balloon Teviot,622 6552, 7–30 Aug (not 17), 2.45pm,£8.50–£10 (£7–£8.50). Previews until 6Aug, £5.

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Ray Green Some Adventures in TellyLand 3D here with a Will Ferrell-endorsed (apparently) small-screenlegend with a terrific mouser. GildedBalloon Teviot, 622 6552, 7–30 Aug(not 16), 3.15pm, £8.50–£9.50(£7.50–£8.50). Previews until 6 Aug,£5. Nick Helm Poetry, music andstand–up as Helm implores us to KeepHold of the Gold. Those with apessimistic view of life should steerclear. The Tron, 226 0000, 7–29 Aug(not 18), 3.40pm, £5. Previews 5 & 6Aug, £2.50.

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Bec Hill Seems this perky comicDidn’t Want to Play Your Stupid GameAnyway, so don’t go in the huff now.Gilded Balloon Teviot, 622 6552, 8–30Aug (not 17), 4pm, £8–£9 (£7–£8).Previews until 7 Aug, £5. The Incident ‘Godot meets PointBreak in a shop’. The joint show fromAussie comics Sam Simmons andDavid Quirk sounds intriguing at thevery least. Assembly Rooms, 623 3030,7–29 Aug (not 16, 23), 4.45pm,£10–£12 (£9–£11). Previews 5 & 6Aug, £5.

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Stewart Lee A full run of VegetableStew here, albeit one that has becomehis annual August work-in-progresstowards telly material. Will be funny asheck, though. The Stand, 558 7272,6–30 Aug (not 16, 18), 5.15pm, £10. The Roaring Boys Those who sawtheir Tim from 2009 will surely beflocking back as the Boys promise theyWill Set You Free. Underbelly, 08445458 252, 7–29 Aug (not 17, 24),5.40pm, £9–£10.50 (£6.50–£9.50).Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £6.

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The Penny Dreadfuls Looks like thetrio may have ditched the Victoriangents look for good as they do somebrand new sketch thing this year.Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 7–30Aug (not 17), 6pm, £12–£14(£10.50–£12.50). Previews until 6 Aug,£5.Keith Farnan After two Fringe showsabout the death penalty and racism,the gold–hearted Irish jester turns hisattention to more comic-serious affairswith Sex Traffic: How Much is thatWoman in the Window? Underbelly,08445 458 252, 7–29 Aug (not 17),6.20pm, £9–£10.50 (£6.50–£9.50).Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £6.Cactus Directed by Pajama Man,Mark Chavez, The Seduction is a lovestory amid ‘a carnival of boundlessimaginings’. Which sounds quite a lotlike the stuff created down the Fringeyears by the Pajama Men. AssemblyRooms, 623 3030, 7–29 Aug (not 16,23), 6.50pm, £11–£12 (£10–£11).Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £5.

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The Godley Hour She’s doing a kids’show with her daughter this year, butthis evening slot may be a chance forJaney to just let loose. Pleasance

Dome, 556 6550, 7–30 Aug, 7pm,£11.50–£12.50 (£10.50–£11.50).Previews until 6 Aug, £5.Paul Foot With Ash in the Attic, thestand-up who can only be appreciatedby the comedy ‘connoisseur’ has gotNoel Fielding in the director’s chair.Underbelly, 08445 458 252, 7–29 Aug(not 16), 7.40pm, £9.50–£10.50(£6.50–£9.50). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £6. Jo Caulfield ‘A celebration of anger’from the shirt and tied comic in Cruel tobe Kind. The Stand III & IV, 558 7272,7–29 Aug (not 16, 23), 7.50pm, £10(£9). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £7.

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Jason Manford Best lap him up now,because he won’t be doing the livecomedy thing for too much longer. Tellyis where it’ll be at soon for our Jase.EICC, 08448 471 639, 7–11 Aug, 8pm,£17.50 (£16.50). Emo Philips The comic from outerspace, they used to call this guy. Catchthe master of the warped one-liner nowas he only pops our way every tenyears or so these days. PleasanceCourtyard, 556 6550, 7–29 Aug (not 9,16), 8pm, £14–£16 (£12.50–£14.50).Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £11.Jeremy Lion The soused kids’entertainer returns from a rathersuspiciously long period away fromEdinburgh. In Jeremy Lion Goes Green,he appears to have gone absolutelyenvironmental. Pleasance Dome, 5566550, 7–30 Aug (not 16), 8.20pm,£12–£14 (£10–£12.50). Previews until 6Aug, £6.Kevin Bridges After a sell-out debutlast year accompanied by a BestNewcomer nomination, all the earlyexcitement revolving around theClydebank comic has been whollyjustified. This will be another hour ofsolid comic fare. Assembly Rooms, 6233030, 7–30 Aug (not 8, 16), 8.55pm,£14–£16 (£13–£15). Previews 5 & 6Aug, £11.

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Patrick Monahan One of themildest men in comedy delivers moreinoffensive fun with the punningly-named I Walked, I Danced, Iran. Seewhat’s happened there? GildedBalloon Teviot, 622 6552, 6–29 Aug(not 9, 16, 23), 9pm, £10.50–£12.50(£9–£11). Previews until 5 Aug, £5.Max and Iván ‘An hour of joy-soaked trans-genre sketch wizardry’should pretty much cover this.Though technically, it’s down in theFringe programme as lasting 55minutes. C central, 0845 260 1234,5–30 Aug (not 17), 9.30pm,£8.50–£10.50 (£7.50–£9.50).Ali Cook The scary/funny stand-up/magic boy does more scary andfunny things in Pieces of Strange.Prepare to get involved. GildedBalloon Teviot, 622 6552, 7–30 Aug(not 11, 18), 9.45pm, £11–£12(£9.50–£11). Previews until 6 Aug, £6.

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Hans Teeuwen If you go and seePaul Foot, Emo Philips and this Dutchguy in the same night, chances areyou may need to lie down for theremainder of the month. Unique is oneword for Teeuwen. PleasanceCourtyard, 556 6550, 7–29 Aug (not11, 18, 25), 10.30pm, £14–£15(£12.50–£14). Previews until 6 Aug,£8.Grainne Maguire One for thosewith a penchant for dreaming of livingtheir life as though in an Emily Brontënovel. We Need to Talk AboutBonnets, you see? The Caves, 5565375, 7–29 Aug (not 17), 10.15pm,£7 (£5). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £5.

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Bingo! It’s off the Cuff All the funof the old-fashioned bingo hall,without the odour of nicotine, boozed-up dames and actual proper bingo, asthis improv affair has your sketchideas printed on 50 wee balls. Csoco, 0845 260 1234, until 30 Aug,11.15pm, £7.50–£9.50(£6.50–£8.50).Sound and Fury Hot on thebehinds of their previous musicaltheatre/comedy triumphs, S&Fdelivers Private Dick, a film noirishextravaganza. Underbelly, 08445 458252, 7–29 Aug (not 18), 11.45pm,£9–£10.50 (£6.50–£9.50). Previews 5& 6 Aug, £6.

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Cammy and Phil’s Late NightNonsense Possibly the last thing MrKay needs by his side is a surrealistfolk singer, but that’s what he’s got inthe shape of Cammy Sinclair. There’sa lot of hair on show here. Zoo Roxy,662 6892, 6–30 Aug (not 10–12,17–19, 24–26), 12.30am, £7.50 (£5). The Late Show Catch the stand-uptalents of today and tomorrow (maybeeven some from yesterday will popup) over some long, Augustyweekends. Underbelly, 08445 458252, 6–29 Aug (not 9–11, 16–18,23–25), 12.35am, £10–£14 (£9–£13).

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It’s been a big year for all things SouthAfrican, what with a pretty successful

World Cup still fresh in the memory banks. And things are set to gostratospheric for that nation’s humorous musical double act of Dylan andSimon. We’re fairly sure they will have the requisite sophistication not tobring along a flipping vuvezela. ■ Gilded Balloon Teviot, 622 6552, 6–29 Aug (not 16), 6.15pm, £8.50–£9.50(£7.50–£8.50). Previews until 5 Aug, £5.

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✽✽ Dance Base – LoveDance There’s more dancethan you can shake a stick attaking place at Dance Base thisFringe. And at £5 a pop, youcan afford to take a few risks.Pick up one of the handy fold-up guides in their Grassmarketpremises, and discover danceevery hour, on the hour. DanceBase, 225 5525, 12-22 Aug(not 16), times vary, £5.Previews 11 Aug, times vary,£3.✽✽ Flawless – Chase theDream If fast-paced, high-energy, slick, professional streetdance is your thing, then lookno farther. Not only that, butthese guys have peppered theirshow with a few thought-provoking routines that will haveyou pondering long after theshow. See Big Pic, left.Udderbelly’s Pasture, 0844 5458252, 7–30 Aug (not 16),3.45pm, £13.50–£16.50(£12.50–£15). Previews 5 & 6Aug, 3.45pm, £8.✽✽ Martin Creed – BalletWork No 1020 Havingbagged the art world’s biggestgong, Turner Prize-winnerCreed branches out intoclassical ballet, as well asplaying live with his band. Seepreview, page 48. TraverseTheatre, 228 1404, 8–15 Aug(not 9), times vary, £17–£19(£6–£13).✽✽ Inside Brazilian-bornchoreographer Jean Abreuuses his all-male company toexplore the desperation andhope of prison life.Accompanied live byinstrumental guitar band65daysofstatic. Zoo Roxy, 6626892, 6–14 Aug, 6.25pm, £12.✽✽ Scottish Dance TheatreA diverse double-bill fromScotland’s nationalcontemporary dance company,featuring the cleverlychoreographed NQR andupbeat Life and Times of Girl A.See 5 Questions, left. ZooSouthside, 662 6892, 7–22Aug (not 17), 7pm, £12.


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FLAWLESS – CHASE THE DREAMThey don’t come much slicker than this. Despite being denied the top prize on Britain’sGot Talent in 2009, Flawless have been true to their catchphrase, ‘Chase the dream, notthe competition’, and continue to reach for the top. Having recently starred in box officesmash StreetDance 3D, the guys have now put together their first full-length show,premiering at this year’s Fringe. Expect fast-paced synchronicity and crowd-pleasingmanoeuvres, plus a few routines to make you think. Highly recommended. ■ Udderbelly’s Pasture, 0844 545 8252, 7–30 Aug (not 16), 3.45pm, £13.50–£16.50(£12.50–£15). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, 3.45pm, £8.

Natalie Trewinnard of Scottish Dance Theatre tells us why weshould be checking out her company this Fringe – and a few otherthings besides

5 reasons to come and see SDT’s two Fringe showsThree contrasting works of total theatre; powerfully athletic; SDT dancershave individuality and personality; groundbreaking work; thought-provoking.4 more Fringe dance shows you’ll be seeingBalletLorent’s Blood Sweat and Tears; Retina Dance Company’s La Lutte;Smallpetitklein’s Still and Jean Abreu Dance’s Inside.3 best things about being a dancerFreedom of exploration, getting the chance to express ideas andstorytelling as part of an indispensable team and performing in a universallanguage.2 words that sum up the SDT styleVibrant and innovative.1 thing that you hope will happen during this year’sEdinburgh FringeScottish Dance Theatre will break the boundaries of people’s expectations.(Interview by Kelly Apter)■ Zoo Southside, 662 6892, 7–22 Aug (not 17), 7pm, £12.

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BOOKING DANCEFESTIVAL Canapés of American dance

The festival within a festival returns tothe Fringe for the second time,bringing dynamic performances fromour friends across the pond. TheBooking Dance Festival showcases 12US dance companies over twoprogrammes, with each one given tenminutes to impress an audience.

Booking’s executive producer, JodiKaplan, first spotted a gap in theFringe for this type of event a fewyears ago, while studying in

Edinburgh. ‘I noticed that dance was aperipheral art form within the Fringe

and Scottish culture,’ she says. ‘And Idreamed of returning to Scotland andbridging the American and Scottishdance communities. Booking is onestep towards reaching that goal.’

The festival’s programme is split overfour genres – beautiful, lyrical, rock itand athletic – to encompass thediverse talents of the dancers andchoreographers. Kaplan hopes bothdance lovers and the uninitiated willenjoy this glimpse into the Americandance scene. ‘It’s incredible to see thehuman body sculpted in time andinterpreting music,’ she says. ‘Danceis a universal art form that is theheartbeat of art.’ (Julia Correia)■ Venue 150 @ EICC, 0844 8471639, 8–22 Aug (not 16), times vary,£10 (£8).

DANCE DOCTOR, DANCE!Delving deep into dance

Peter Lovatt actually is a doctor ofdance: he heads up the DancePsychology Laboratory at theUniversity of Hertfordshire. Given abiography that includes stints as aballet dancer, cruise ship entertainerand expert-for-hire on The GrahamNorton Show, Dance Doctor, Dance!was never going to be astraightforward piece of choreography.

‘The show is based around fiveareas we research in the lab,’ explainsLovatt. ‘Dance and thinking, danceand emotions, feelings in dance,dance and hormones, and dance andhealth.’ Along the way, the audiencehelps Lovatt examine the way danceaffects our thought processes, and willbe taught simple dance routines fromthe comfort of their seats.

‘Those in the audience who want tostrut their funky stuff with me can doso,’ says Lovatt, ‘and I’ll show themhow our genetic and hormonal make-up can influence how we dance atdiscos, weddings and at nightclubs.’(Kirstin Innes)■ Bedlam Theatre, 225 9893, 8–28Aug, 6.50pm, £9 (£7). Previews 6 & 7Aug, 6.50pm, £8 (£6).

120 BIRDSHomage to ballet’s golden age

‘This is not a history lesson,’ explainsthe pre-publicity surrounding 120Birds, one of Dance Base’s specially-commissioned works for the Fringethis year. In a way, that’s true – it’s afictional story of the travels and travailsof a 1920s Australian touring dancecompany, formed in homage to AnnaPavlova after the great ballerina’s visitto that country.

However, choreographer Liz Lea hasnot only researched the narrativeaspects of the story meticulously, butshe’s worked dance styles specific tothe period, like the Charleston, into her

narrative, as well as archive footage ofAustralian dance from the 1920s.

‘I play Madam Lou, artistic directorand sometime diva,’ Lea says,gleefully. ‘I tell the story through theshow, but may use silent film titlesinstead – I’ve found I’m puffing toomuch when I’ve just danced.Switching between acting and dancingis proving tricky!’ (Kirstin Innes)■ Dance Base, 225 5525, 12–22 Aug(not 16), times vary, £5. Preview 11Aug, 1pm, £3.

RHYTHMS WITH SOULFlamenco with a modern twist

Flamenco may be steeped in tradition,but that doesn’t mean it can’t becontemporary. Choreographer MiguelVargas first stepped on stage as ayoung boy, having learnt from the oldmasters growing up in Spain andVenezuela. Now, aged 34, he delivershis own particular style of flamenco.

‘I’ve been very traditional my wholelife,’ says Vargas, ‘more so than otherpeople my age, because I alwaysworked with choreographers fromanother generation. I looked up tothem, they inspired me. But you learnit, absorb it, and then express it yourown way. My interpretation has alwaysbeen more contemporary because Idon’t feel like people felt 100 yearsago.’

With a cast of 20 dancers andmusicians, Vargas’ company willdeliver Rhythms with Soul, a pottedhistory of flamenco filled withinternational influences. ‘Wherever Itravelled in the world, I would alwayslisten to the music and see dance,’says Vargas. ‘And all that accumulatedunconsciously inside me, until now ithas matured and flows out in a naturalway.’ (Kelly Apter)■ New Town Theatre, Freemason’sHall, 220 0143, 7–29 Aug (not 17)3.50pm, £11–£13. Previews 5 & 6Aug, 3.50pm, £7.50.

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BRAZIL! BRAZIL!Fancy footwork and football from the favelas

Starting life as Capoeria Knights at the 2008 Fringe, returning as The BoysFrom Brazil in 2009 and now simply called Brazil! Brazil!, this show hasundergone various personnel changes and artistic tweaks. Jaw-droppingflips and leaps have always been on the menu, however, as has fantasticlive music, song and samba dancing, performed by a talented cast drawnfrom some of the poorest quarters of Salvador Bahia in north east Brazil.

But now the show also boasts a homage to the beautiful game. ‘Beingthe year of the World Cup, I’ve shifted the focus of the show to telling thestory of Brazilian culture through its prominence on the football pitch,’explains director Toby Gough. ‘Brazilian football is known for its creativity,its footwork and the way it shows off to the crowd, so I went to Rio andfound the National Freestyle Football Champion of Brazil, who doesamazing tricks on stage.’

Since opening in Edinburgh three years ago, the show has toured aroundEurope, Australia and New Zealand, providing a vital source of income forthe performers and their families, while for Gough the show has been areal labour of love. ‘I do it because I think these guys have got somethingspecial,’ he says. ‘They’re an incredibly positive, energetic, passionategroup of people who are very creative and endlessly spontaneous. And it’sa great festival show, very lively and dynamic for all ages and nationalities.’(Kelly Apter)■ Udderbelly’s Pasture, 0844 545 8252, 7–30 Aug (not 16) 6.55pm,£12.50–£15 (£11.50–£13.50). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, 6.55pm, £8.

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CABARET CHORDELIA:MAKING A SONG ANDDANCECabaret with a heart and mind

Company Chordelia is known for itswillingness to push the boundaries ofmodern dance and strike an emotionalchord – something which looks set tocontinue when they bring their latestperformance, Cabaret Chordelia, tothe Fringe.

Described as an ambitious,intelligent and human portrayal ofmodern dance, Cabaret Chordelia isunlike other cabaret performances asthe company’s artistic director, KallyLloyd-Jones, explains: ‘CabaretChordelia is inspired by 1930s Berlincabaret, which seeks to reflect andobserve as well as entertain.’

The sassy show consists of songsand classical dance, with thought-provoking inflections of modernmovement, from torch song to toe-tapping, designed to take audienceson an emotional journey. ‘The cabaretis visually really beautiful,’ says Lloyd-Jones. ‘It’s about love and humannature, sensual and questioning, andboth traditional and contemporary.’(Julia Correia)■ Pleasance at Ghillie Dhu, 556 6550,7–22 Aug (not 11, 16), 4.15pm,£10–£12 (£8–£10). Previews until 6Aug, 4.15pm, £5.

CENTO COSEAward-winning look at day-to-daylife

Italian physical theatre collectiveCompagnia della Quarta’s multimediaFringe debut is based on the idea thatthere are ‘cento cose’ (‘one hundredthings’ in Italian) that contemporary liferequires us to do each working day.

‘We started with “we do, thereforewe are – or are we?”,’ says directorStefania Bochicchio. ‘We seem to findour identities through the repetition ofthe same acts. We live our lives like avideogame. What would happen if wedidn’t?’

Cento Cose’s three desk-boundperformers are forced into repetitivemovement by an Orwellian authorityfigure on-screen and an Aphex Twin-heavy soundtrack. It may soundnightmarish, but evidently touches achord: it won the company the Prix

Mise en Scene at the Theatre FestivalMont-Laurier in Canada last year, andBochicchio suggests it’s not all doom.‘A lot of humour finds its sneaky waythrough the important themes of theplay. Like real life.’ (Kirstin Innes)■ The Zoo, 662 6892, 6–30 August,8.30pm, £7.50.

MY NAME IS MARGARETMORRISForgotten hero dances back to life

You would think, having invented anew way of moving, married a famousartist and been the driving forcebehind Scottish dance for years, thatpeople would remember you. Sadly,the name Margaret Morris is likely toprompt a ‘who?’ from most peoplethese days.

Hopefully, choreographer StuartHopps’ new play will bring the

forgotten dance heroine back to life,even if only for the Fringe. Directed byScottish actress Barbara Rafferty andperformed by Hopps himself, MyName is Margaret Morris looks at thewoman who spent years creating theMargaret Morris Movement, openingdance schools, touring balletcompanies and being the lifelongpartner of painter J.D Fergusson.

‘Stuart takes us on a journey throughher life, and it’s absolutely charming,’says Rafferty. ‘Margaret was like arenaissance woman, she dideverything and knew everybody. Butsometimes people like that areforgotten, which is a shame, so I’veenjoyed helping to resurrect thisamazing woman.’ (Kelly Apter)■ Dance Base, 225 5525, 12–22 Aug(not 16), times vary, £5. Preview 11Aug, 6pm, £3.

STILLWar on the dance floor

The brutality and devastating impact ofwar was the inspiration behindSmallpetitklein’s Fringe show. Adouble-bill featuring contemporarydance work Stiller by award-winningchoreographer Thomas Small, andshort film Unmoving, Still doesn’t pullany punches.

‘It’s a powerful work that convulseswith a brutish and disruptive force thatelectrifies audiences,’ says Small.

‘Stiller is a dance that detonates withbreakneck speed, power andshattering emotion.’

Dundee-based Smallpetitklein isknown for its incredibly physicalperformances which are heavily rootedin dance theatre. By blending intensemovement with subtle, emotivestorytelling, Small hopes the audiencewill be both excited and moved bywhat he terms ‘an exhilarating andstirring show full of furious energy andgorgeous dancing’. (Julia Correia)■ Zoo Southside, 662 6892, 8–14Aug, 12.40pm, £10 (£8). Previews 6 &7 Aug, 12.40pm, £5.

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MARTIN CREED – BALLET WORK NO1020Visual artist gets to the pointe

Through with the usual art materials – paper, paint,bronze (and in this instance vomit, excrement and lightbulbs) – Turner Prize-winning artist Martin Creed hasturned his hand to the human body. Lauded for hisWork No 850 (2008), in which athletes sprinted throughTate Britain, Creed’s live practice has since branchedout into the world of ballet, choreographing Ballet WorkNo 1020 with five classically trained dancers.

Using a tight framework of steps and musical scales,Creed examines the altering effects of time, speed anddirection. ‘The ballet is based on the Five Positions,’explains dancer Eleanor Forrest, ‘and the choreographyis built upon forward, backwards and sideways

movements, similar to those made by the Knight on thechessboard.’

Splitting the stage, with dancers occupying one halfand Creed’s band the other, the work will alter witheach performance. Although provided with sketchyoutlines and an alphabetical key to numbered pieces,the dancers are otherwise tied to the music andCreed’s hypothetical baton.

‘There is no set story,’ says Forrest. ‘It’s more aboutthe movements and horizontal, vertical and diagonallines – and those who are so inclined can search for themathematics. But everyone who sees it wants to talkabout it, it’s a never-ending conversation piece.’(Rosalie Doubal)■ Traverse Theatre, 228 1404, 8–15 Aug (not 9), times vary,£17–£19 (£6–£13).


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✽✽ Arabian Nights Since 2004the Theatre of Widdershins havebeen charming the flip flops offFringe audiences with theirbeautifully crafted sets and daftpuppetry. No reason why thisyear should be any different. Seepreview, page 50. ScottishStorytelling Centre, 556 9579,9–30 Aug, 1pm, £7.50 (£5).Preview 7 Aug, 1pm, £5.✽✽ Twinkle Twonkle The teamwho brought you The Gruffaloreturn with another engagingstory. This time they’ve turnedtheir telescope to space and theBig Bang. See preview, page 51.Pleasance Dome, 556 6550,7–30 Aug (not 18 & 25), 2pm,£8.50–£9.50 (£7.50–£8.50).Previews 4–6 Aug, 2pm, £6.50.✽✽ Penguin Brighton-basedLong Nosed Puppets provedtheir Fringe mettle with thedelightful Shoe Baby. Nowthey’re back with another puppettale. See preview, page 50.Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550,7–29 Aug (not 16 & 25),11.20am, £7–£8 (£6–£7).Previews 4–6 Aug, 11.20am, £5.✽✽ Stick Man Julia Donaldsonand Axel Scheffler’s picture bookmeets the inordinately talentedScamp Theatre. See preview,page 50. Udderbelly’s Pasture,0844 545 8252, 7–30 Aug (not16), 12.30pm, £10–£11 (£8–£9).Previews 5 & 6 Aug, 12.30pm,£6.✽✽ The Mole Who Knew itWas None of His BusinessAn old Fringe favourite that neverloses its appeal. Unless ofcourse animals talking andsinging about poo offends you –in which case stay away. C,0845 260 1234, 4–30 Aug,10am, £6.50–£8.50(£5.50–£7.50).✽✽ Charlie and Lola’s BestBestest Play The cutest kids inCBeebies town head for thebright lights of the Fringe. SeeBig Pic, left. PleasanceCourtyard, 556 6550, 5–18 Aug(not 11), 10am & 11.30am,£10–£11. Preview 4 Aug,11.30am, £9.

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CHARLIE AND LOLA’S BEST BESTEST PLAYLauren Child’s hugely popular brother and sister duo burst off the page,out of the TV screen and onto the stage! It had to happen sometime, andWatershed Productions seem to have done an interesting job with thewhole 2D/3D challenge. Featuring some of Charlie’s trickiest problems,including Lola’s messy bedroom and her frustrating inability to fall asleep,the show mixes puppetry, live action and music to make absolutely theextremely bestest show on the Fringe, as Lola might say. ■ Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 5–18 Aug (not 11), 10am & 11.30am,£10–£11. Preview 4 Aug, 11.30am, £9.

Glasgow comedy queen Janey Godley has pushed all herblue material aside to team up with daughter AshleyStorrie for their kids’ show, Tall Storrie & Wee Godley.She tells us why we should go along5 reasons why people should come and see Tall Storrie& Wee GodleyIt’s fun for all ages. At no other place or time in the Fringe will yousee Janey Godley perform both dance and gymnastics. It’s the onlymother and daughter show at the Fringe. Kids can bring along theirmusical instruments and talent and join in as the house band, givingthem the opportunity to perform at the Fringe without the massiveadvertising fees or venue costs! There will be no puppets – which isa good thing as we all know how frightening puppets can be. 4 of your favourite things about being in the FringeThe atmosphere is electric and for one month every year you feel likeyou’re part of something huge. You can never be bored at theFringe, there’s no excuse for it. The fact that for one month a year it’ssocially acceptable to just have a chat to strangers on the street (aslong as you’re handing out flyers). It’s the one time of the year youcan make up stories about Edinburgh Castle to foreigners – we’vetold people it’s a bowling alley/roller rink.3 words that sum up the Janey/Ashley style of children’sentertainmentHijinkery, imagination, extravaganza.2 other Fringe shows you don’t want to miss this yearTony Tanner’s play Charlatan at Assembly Hall and Tara Flynn BigNoise at Gilded Balloon.1 thing you wish you’d known as a childThat not all cats are cuddly – and I have the scars to prove it.■ Pleasance Dome, 556 6550, 7–30 Aug, 12.45pm, £8.50–£9.50(£7.50–£8.50). Previews until 6 Aug, 12.45pm, £5.

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STICK MAN LIVE ONSTAGE!Popular picture book brought to life

Based on the hugely successfulchildren’s book by Julia Donaldson,Stick Man is the story of a loveableanti-hero who lives in the family tree‘with his Stick Lady Love and theirstick children three’. But when a dogwhisks an unsuspecting Stick Manaway, he faces a perilous adventure toget back home.

Brought to the stage by theacclaimed Scamp Theatre, the showmixes puppetry with actors. Accordingto co-producer Louise Callow, youngaudiences have no trouble identifyingpuppet and actor as one character.‘One of the things we’re very carefulabout at Scamp is that we don’tpatronise the children,’ she says. ‘Andit never ceases to amaze us howchildren as young as three just get itstraight away.’

That said, the show also has awarmth and humour aimed at parents.‘Adults love it,’ says Callow. ‘But theydon’t expect to. And the lovely thing isthey come out going, “Wow, I reallyenjoyed that too,” which I thinksurprises them.’ (Amy Russell) ■ Udderbelly’s Pasture, 0844 5458252, 7–30 Aug (not 16), 12.30pm,£10–£11 (£8–£9). Previews 5 & 6Aug, 12.30pm, £6.

PENGUINInteractive puppet fun

When writer and puppeteer PollyDunbar creates her picture books,she’s got one eye on the page – andthe other on the stage. ‘Although I’mnot directly thinking of puppets whilstwriting,’ she says, ‘I do keepperformance in mind. Picture booksare like little theatre pieces, whichadult readers perform to children. Sothe easier the story is to act out, themore enjoyable it is for everyone.’

All those who saw Dunbar and hercompany Long Nose Puppets’wonderful production of Shoe Babywill know that making things enjoyablecomes naturally to her. Aimed at ages2–7, Dunbar’s new adaptation,Penguin, features puppets made fromrecycled materials and tells the tale ofa small boy who longs for his toypenguin to speak.

‘A crazy jamboree ensues,’ saysDunbar, ‘and the puppets andaudience join together in their quest tomake the Penguin talk. But it simplyblinks – until the end, but that’s thesurprise!’ (Kelly Apter)■ Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550,7–29 Aug (not 16 & 25), 11.20am,£7–£8 (£6–£7). Previews until 6 Aug,11.20am, £5.

THE LIST OPERATORSFOR KIDSAussie comic duo out for fun

The List Operators for Kids have takenAustralia by storm and are nowpreparing to face the Fringe with ashow that dares to be funny,energetic, rude and absolutely 100%not educational in the slightest.

Double act Matt Kelly and RichardHiggins are set on a comedy that’ssimply fun and not trying to push amoral lesson. ‘We’re more into theidea that we can do a really, reallyentertaining show for kids,’ says Kelly,

‘and not try and talk down to themand not have to teach them stuff.’

Using lists to kick-start the humour(of boring and not boring animals, ofwords people call their Nan, the listgoes on . . . ) the show aims to get agiggle from young and old alike. ‘Wewant everyone to have a good time,’says Higgins and, with a target agerange of ‘five to 500 million’, they reallydo mean everyone. (Amy Russell) ■ Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550,7–31 Aug (not 17), 2.30pm, £9 (£8).Previews until 6 Aug, 2.30pm, £5.

THE LAST MINERPuppetry underground

Once a vibrant industry, British coalmining has been relegated to museumshelves and miner’s memories. But

through its atmospheric new show,Tortoise in a Nutshell aims to evokethe feeling of life underground.

‘There’s something almost mythicalin the idea that there are abandonedcaverns beneath our feet that wereonce full of activity but are now quiet,’says artistic director Ross MacKay.‘Mining is a huge part of our heritageand it’s amazing to see how manytowns and villages were built aroundcoal mines, how strong the communitywas and how it’s still present today.’

Based around the idea ofacceptance and moving on, The LastMiner uses puppetry and a uniquesoundscape to depict an ex-miner stillliving down below. ‘The score givesthe show an amazing sense of depth,’explains MacKay, ‘that allows theaudience to imagine the mine shaftextending well below their feet andbeyond the walls of the auditorium.’(Kelly Apter)■ Hill Street Theatre, 226 6522, 8–30Aug (not 10, 17 & 24), 3pm, £7 (£5).Previews 5–7 Aug, 3pm, £5.

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ARABIAN NIGHTSDeserts, dunes and donkeys

Books read during childhood can stay with you for everand, if you’re as creative as talented puppeteer AndyLawrence, lead to some highly entertaining shows. Aregular visitor to the Fringe with his company Theatreof Widdershins, Lawrence is known for messing aroundwith tales in the best possible way.

‘Most of the stories I adapt for the stage are ones Iloved as a child,’ he says. ‘The most important factor isbeing able to have fun with them – giving the puppets(often ridiculous) names and accents, warping the plotfrom time to time and looking for the humour in theirsituation.’

Arabian Nights was one such story Lawrence pouredover as a child, enchanted by the spice markets,scented gardens and jewels. But with so many stories

to choose from, he had to be selective. ‘I was keen toavoid those touched by panto or Disney,’ he explains.‘So have ended up with three quite contrasting tales:The Dream, The Fool and His Donkey and TheFisherman and The Genie.’

Those who have seen his previous works will knowthat Lawrence’s set and puppets are truly exceptional.Watching him open boxes and doors to reveal yetanother character or location is a real joy – and totallyabsorbing.

‘I love the fact that children get completely immersedin the show,’ says Lawrence. ‘Their suspension ofdisbelief is so strong that the carpet really seems to flyor the fish actually swim around their heads.’(Kelly Apter)■ Scottish Storytelling Centre, 556 9579, 9–30 Aug, 1pm,£7.50 (£5). Preview 7 Aug, 1pm, £5.



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HAIRY MACLARY ANDFRIENDSMusical doggy mayhem

With their cast of colourful canines,Lynley Dodd’s Hairy Maclary bookshave garnered many fans the worldover. Having secured the rights toperform them, NonsenseroomProductions have been hard at workbringing the eponymous scruffy muttand his friends to life.

‘We were attracted by the mischiefthat the characters get up to and theirindividual personalities,’ says artisticdirector Bruce Strachan. ‘Childrenreally engage with the dogs and wehope we can bring that fun from thepage onto the stage.’

Of Dodd’s original 19 books, thecompany has selected five for theshow, including Hairy Maclary fromDonaldson’s Dairy and Hairy Maclaryand Zachary Quack. ‘We stick quitefaithfully to the books,’ says Strachan,‘and all the characters except ZacharyQuack are played by actors. We havesome fantastic costumes, which reallymake the dogs larger than life!’(Kelly Apter)■ Assembly Rooms, 623 3030, 7–29Aug, 10.40am, £9 (£7). Previews 5 & 6Aug, 10.40am, £5.

BOBBY & THEGRAVEROBBERSScottish history panto-style

It’s a little known fact that GreyfriarsBobby was not a cute wee Scottiewith ‘a Morningside accent and atartan tammy who ran a couple ofEdinburgh marathons and was alwayscarrying old people’s bags’, BobSkeldon tells us. Oh no, he was amuch more scabby dug, with a set offalse teeth nicked from a granny and asideline in helping out Auld Reekie’smost murderous pair, Burke and Hare.

At least that’s the truth GaitherRoond Stories are touting this monthin a Scots panto that manages topack in a ceilidh, a somewhatanachronistic outbreak of plague, a bitof black market trading, and a bodycount to rival Taggart into its 50minutes. The light-hearted send-up ofthe tartan tat experience promisesplenty to keep young eyes and ears

busy: from chamber pot humour (woebetide the audience member whodoesn’t heed the call of ‘gardyloo!’) togruesome masks and a fair scatteringof stick-on boils. (Laura Ennor)■ Alba Flamenca, 226 0000, 9–29Aug (not 14–16, 21), 11am, £6 (£5).

WEE WILLIE GRAYMusical storytelling at its best

As his witty homage to Robert Burns,Oor Rabbie and re-working of TamO’Shanter ably proved, Andy Cannonknows a thing or two about Scotland’sbard. Teaming up once again withmusician Wendy Weatherby, Cannonis taking on yet another Burns poem,Wee Willie Gray. What is it about thepoet that hits the spot with children?

‘I think the appeal is essentially his

playfulness,’ says Cannon. ‘He’s thearchetypal favourite uncle, daft oneminute then making you look at thebigger picture.’ Barely a few lines long,Wee Willie Gray is Burns’ only nurseryrhyme, but has given the duo plenty ofscope. Aimed at ages 4–6, the showis effectively a tale within a tale.

‘Our starting point is that Willie isliterally found inside an old book thatno one has read for a very long time,’explains Cannon. ‘There then followsWee Willie Gray’s adventure as heencounters, among others, mermaidsand faeries!’ (Kelly Apter)■ Scottish Storytelling Centre, 5569579, 9–30 Aug (not 16 & 23),10.30am, £7.50 (£5). Preview 6 Aug,10.30am, £5.

WHITETailor-made for toddlers

White is a show borne out of anunderstanding of, and fascination with,the way toddlers’ minds work. Co-creators and performers Andy Manleyand Ian Cameron have kept the storyand language simple, while the set hasbeen built with award-winningpuppeteer and designer ShonaReppe’s eye for fine detail. Extendingbeyond the performance space outinto the Scottish Book Trust gardens,

White gives keen-eyed little ones achance to spot some of the show’smotifs among the trees.

The central story is of two men wholive together in a white tepee, in awhite world, looking after white eggsthat drop from the sky. Theyfastidiously sweep away any bits ofcolour that find their way into theirenvironment, until one day a red eggarrives. ‘There are real dilemmas andtruthful emotions,’ explains Manley.‘And it’s quite surreal – but then I thinktwo to four-year-olds live in quite asurreal world.’ (Laura Ennor)■ Traverse @ Scottish Book Trust, 2281404, 6–29 Aug (not 9, 14–16, 23),10.30am, £6 (£5). Preview 5 Aug,10.30am, £4.

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TWINKLE TWONKLETall Stories reach for the stars with their latest show

Known for their respectful and highly entertainingadaptations of popular picture books The Gruffalo andRoom on the Broom, sometimes Tall Stories just like todo their own thing. And, as shows like The SnowDragon and Them with Tails demonstrated, they’re verygood at that, too.

Devised by the company, Twinkle Twonkle weaveswell-known nursery rhymes and the Big Bang theoryinto the exciting tale of a little boy called Ryan wholoses his teddy. When he goes into outer space to lookfor it, Ryan’s older sister Stellar has to venture up afterhim, encountering planets and stars along the way.Meanwhile, those in the audience are being entertainedand surreptitiously educated at the same time.

‘We find that the four-year-olds enjoy the nursery

rhymes, and the fun and adventure of the story,’ saysdirector Toby Mitchell. ‘Then the kids aged five and upenjoy the story as well as understanding more of thescience behind it. And of course the adults watchingremember stuff they once knew about astronomy andscience! But the “factual” parts of the show are wovenin carefully, so it never seems like we’re actuallyteaching anything.’

As with all Tall Stories shows, there will be music andsong, strong character acting and a storyline thatcarries you along. Or, as Mitchell puts it: ‘In the end,our shows all come down to a bunch of people in aroom, experiencing together a strong exciting story, fullof good characters, music and humour.’ (Kelly Apter)■ Pleasance Dome, 556 6550, 7–30 Aug (not 18, 25),2pm, £8.50–£9.50 (£7.50–£8.50). Previews until 6 Aug,2pm, £6.50.

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✽✽ Cabaret Clouded in cigarettesmoke, wrapped in a boa, sittingon a bar stool, it’s the mostcabaret-heavy Fringe yet. Seepage 16 for some of the festival’sfinest. Various venues and times. ✽✽ Ukelele tunes Like cabarettunes, the tiny pluckings ofukeleles can be heard all acrossEdinburgh. The Ukelele Projectsees a quartet doiing Elvis andGreensleeves interpretations,while Ukelele Cabaret featuresten acts (ukelele, plus comicsand singers) per show. TricityVogue’s Ukelele Cabaret,Laughing Horse @ The ThreeSisters, 622 6801, 9,16, 23 Aug,8.45pm, free; The UkeleleProject, Underbelly, 0844 5458252, previews 5 & 6 Aug, £6.7–29 Aug (not 16), 12.45pm,£6.50–£11 (£8.50–£10).✽✽ Samedia Like an Africantownship under a Voodoo spell,Roxy’s jungle-lounge-bar creation‘Samedia’ promises live music(artists will be paid in drinks), andDJs playing funk, salsa, hip hopand Afrobeat every night until3am. Zoo Roxy, 629 0039, Fri6–Tue 31 Aug, 8pm, free. ✽✽ Maria de Buenos AiresConsidered by many to beArgentinean composer Piazzolla’smasterpiece, this tango operablends dance and gutsy singingto spectacular effect. ZooSouthside, 622 6892, 7–30 Aug,8.40pm, £12 (£10). Previews 5 &6 Aug, £8.✽✽ Villagers, FOUND andMitchell Museum Tender Irishpop and quirky Scot art-pop arehighlights from week one of TheEdge. Villagers, Sneaky Pete’s, 6Aug, 7pm, £8; FOUND, ElectricCircus, 7 Aug, 7pm, £6; MM,Electric Circus, 11 Aug, 7pm,£t6.50. 0844 499 9990,www.theedgefestival.com✽✽ Alexander’s Feast Someclassical music to stave offcravings before the EIF starts.Acclaimed period chamberorchestra, Ludus Baroqueperforms Handel’s choral andorchestral work. Canongate Kirk,226 0000, 10 Aug, 7pm, £15.

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RHYTHM DRUM & DANCEWe needed a lie down after watching theYouTube trailer for this one. A high-energy,high drama drum show (it began as a 20-minute show in Berlin and has sinceexpanded to tour around Europe) – thisis a celebration of rhythms, coveringethno tribal battering, throbbingtechno and head-spinning hip hop.And tap dancers on top of drums.Yes. Correct. On top of.■ Edinburgh InternationalConference Centre, 226 0000,6–22 Aug, 6pm,£12.50.

LADY CAROLThis ukelele lady has an inky-black sense of humour, and canturn the sweetest of love songs into a creepy stalker anthem.Just, please, keep her away from bright light and cakes. Five words you’d use to describe your showSad songs, silly stories, sauce. Four things you bring on tourMy ukulele, hair curlers, evening gown and my passport (which I checkis present daily).Three shows you hope to see in EdinburghCarey Marx, Tiffany Stevenson and The Crack variety show.Two things we probably don’t know about youMy great aunt was the first woman in County Athlone, Ireland, to weartrousers. As I child I was allergic to sunshine and had to avoid being in it as muchas possible for fear of my skin breaking out in a rash. I spent mostsummers indoors or in a cold bath.One rumour you’d like to start about yourself I hold the world record for eating the most cakes, sweets and pastries inone sitting. Having completed the task and added 273 desserts to theprevious record I promptly vomited into Roy Castle’s Trumpet. ■ Lady Carol, Malady, Assembly @ George Street, 623 3030, Mon 9Aug–Sun 15 Aug, 8–9pm, £10. Lady Carol will also be appearing atthe first Ukelele Cabaret, Maggie’s Chamber, Laughing Horse @ TheThree Sisters, Cowgate, 622 6801, Mon 9 Aug, 8.45–11.15pm, free.

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VILLAGERSTender, poetic pop, now with addedMercury nomination

‘I usually have a picture or a colour inmy head as I’m making a song,’ saysDublin’s Conor O’Brien – the dulcetbard and multi-instrumentalist behindVillagers’ picturesque rock.

And so it was with Becoming aJackal (Domino), the dramatic singer-songwriter’s debut album, which‘began as a drawing I did in my littlenotebook, and slowly evolved into asong, and then into an album – whichwas a nice surprise’. As was its recentinclusion on the Mercury shortlist – anaccolade our erstwhile Immediatelinchpin reckons is ‘pretty cool’.

Citing Neil Young, Randy Newmanand Nina Simone as musicalinfluences, O’Brien’s striking lyricism isembroiled in literature, not least ‘thewritings of Hermann Hesse –Narcissus and Goldmund inparticular’.

He possesses an arresting stagepresence – stark mop; gigantic eyes;‘compact’ stature; startling voice – butcan it really be true, as Wikipediastates, that our acoustic hypnotistcould have been a footballer, and eventried out for Charlton FC? ‘Ha ha,does it really say that?’ he laughs. ‘I’mguessing that my drummer James isresponsible for these insipid lies.’(Nicola Meighan)■ Villagers, Sneaky Pete’s, 08444 999990, Fri 6 Aug, 7pm, Part of The EdgeFestival.

MITCHELL MUSEUMJangly, indie-pop by Weegieflatmates

Mitchell Museum, so legend has it,live, write and record together in a flatin the centre of Glasgow, Monkees-style. ‘It’s true,’ reveals their singer,Cammy MacFarlane. ‘It’s onSauchiehall Street, just aboveNice‘n’Sleazy. Well, above and to theright a bit. It’s more above Box, butsay Sleazy’s. It sounds cooler.’Nice‘n’Sleazy, of course, being pretty

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much ground zero for Glasgow’sentire indie scene, althoughMacFarlane will soon be moving outto live with his no doubt Yokoesquegirlfriend.

Still, at least the band, who met atschool in Kilmarnock, have a finedebut album to show for the era inThe Peters Port Memorial Service,which was composed in the bedroomof MacFarlane’s brother – the band’sdrummer, who goes by the nicknameRaindeer. It’s a lovely record with aweird indie-folk aesthetic, kind of like amore eccentric Broken Social Scene,and confirms the quartet as one ofScotland’s current finest. ‘Kate Nashreviewed the last single from it in theNME,’ reports MacFarlane gleefully,‘and she said something like it wouldbe a great song to listen to at afestival as the sun’s going down. Ithink that meant she liked it. I’mtaking that as a “yes”, anyway.’(David Pollock)■ Electric Circus, 226 4224, Wed 11Aug, 7pm, £6.50. Part of The EdgeFestival.

VIVE LE CABARETNightly Vaudevillian glamour

Willkommen, bienvenue, and welcometo a new nightly cabaret show, hostedby Des O’Connor. But calmyourselves, game show fans, MisterTake Your Pick Des O’Connor is notcoming to the Fringe. ‘No, it’s not theorange faced one of the telly,’ pointsout Vive Le Cabaret’s producer, JulieAnn Laidlaw. ‘Our Des O’Connorcomes with white panda face paint,and a white suit. He’s king of theburlesque scene. He hosts the night,singing songs with his ukelele.’

Surely that must cause confusion,The List suggests?

‘Yes,’ agrees Laidlaw. ‘But not asmuch as Sarah-Louise Young. She’sanother guest performer, and doescabaret comedy. If you Google herwithout the hyphen, you’ll get a retiredporn actress. The hyphen is quitecrucial.’

So if it’s not porn, or a game show,what exactly should we expect?

‘It’s a chance to see the best of theFringe, in one enchanting evening,’says Laidlaw, who organises cabaretevents year round, with her companyBlonde Ambition. ‘No two shows arethe same – we have guest spots fromcomedian Phil Nichol, chanteuses Ali

McGregor, Meow Meow and plentymore. Burlesque artiste Gypsy Charmswill be performing ballet burlesque, MrB “The Gentleman Rhymer” will do his“chap-hop”, plus there’s circus tricks,comedy, dance. A little bit ofeverything really.’

The night is hosted at Ghillie Dhu,open for its first Fringe as a dedicatedcabaret venue. ‘It’s a really glam, glitzysetting for a night out. They do tableservice too – so you can sit back andenjoy the show as a bottle of winemakes it’s way over to you from thebar.’ (Claire Sawers)■ Vive Le Cabaret, Ghillie Dhu, 5566550, 7–30 Aug, 9.30pm, £12.50(£10.50). Previews until 6 Aug, £7.50.

LACH’S ANTIHOOTScene-shaping NYC anti-folk night

‘The Antihoot is the heartbeat of theanti-folk revolution,’ explains itsinfamous founder, Lach. ‘It producedUS acts like Regina Spektor, Beck andJeffrey Lewis, and inspired UKpractitioners like Kate Nash and LauraMarling.’

It also prompted many to christen oursinger-songwriter and raconteur a‘living legend’ on account of hisunplugged, punk-spirited Antihoot –New York’s longest-running open-mic


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This experimental pop outfit have been putting out recordssince 2006, after Ziggy, Tommy and Kev (pictured l–r) met

at Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen. They won a BAFTA round about thistime last year for their slightly fame-obsessed emotional-musical-wardrobe project, Cybraphon, and have album number three scheduledfor release next spring. They’ll be playing new songs here, and showingwhat happens when you blend ‘the wiry, electronic strains of Kraftwerk,the strident pop of Nirvana and the glitchy, schizoid sounds of WarpRecords.’ ■ FOUND and Milk, Electric Circus, 08444 999 990, Sat 6 Aug, 7pm, £6. Part ofThe Edge Festival.

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KITTY, DAISY & LEWISSibling rock ‘n’ rollers with retro leanings

‘I’m really looking forward to it, because we haven’t done Scotland yet,’17-year-old Kitty Durham says about playing Edinburgh. Durham fronts theyouthful retro three-piece, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, with her brother and sister.The north London trio have played everywhere else, from Blue Peter toGlastonbury, since getting together ten years ago during an impromptujam session in a Camden pub.

‘When we were growing up,’ Kitty says, ‘we listened to all kinds ofrandom stuff – swing, jump blues, country and western, Hawaiian, R&B,rock‘n’roll – and our mum and dad [now backing musicians for their kids]encouraged us to pick up instruments and play along. We’d just get themout and bash them around. ‘

We can expect more of the same, albeit with musical refinement, fromthe multi-instrumental trio at the forthcoming gig, plus natty vintage outfitsand, hopefully, a few new songs from their much-anticipated butfrustratingly delayed second studio album.

‘We’ve got an eight-track tape machine that Ray Charles actuallyrecorded on,’ Kitty says. ‘We recorded four tracks and then it broke down.We’re trying to figure out what we’re gonna do.’ (Miles Fielder)■ Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, Electric Circus, 226 4224, 8 Aug, 7pm, £8. Part of TheEdge Festival.


night (it’s been going since the early80s), and a gig that’s won him fans likeEddie Izzard, Bob Dylan and MerylStreep.

Lach is set to transport said ad-hocopen-stage from NY to Edinburgh forthe first time: any clues as to who mightappear in the spotlight? ‘Hard to say, asI don’t know who’ll be in town,’ hereplies, then hints at names likeThomas Truax and Chloe Philip.‘Everyone from John Taylor of DuranDuran to Suzanne Vega has appearedat an Antihoot event, so I’m sure it’ll bea crazy mix of songwriters, comics andweird misfits.’

‘I’d love to see UK anti-folkscenesters show their stuff,’ continuesLach. What he’s most looking forwardto, though, is the party. ‘That incrediblymagic moment of union, ofcamaraderie, and celebration – and youcan’t stop grinning.’ (Nicola Meighan)■ Lach’s Antihoot, Gilded Balloon,622 6552, Fri 6–Sun 29 Aug (not 9,10, 16, 17, 23, 24), 12.30am–3am,£10 (£9).

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NeWtWhat Is It? A hyper-imaginativeand unconventional jazz trio formedby Australian trombonist ChrisGreive, Aberdonian guitaristGraeme Stephens and Americandrummer Chris Wallace, allEdinburgh residents.Who are these guys? Three ofthe best musicians around on theScottish jazz scene – Greive is aregular in the SNJO trombonesection, Stephen leads his ownbands as well as working withfellow Aberdeenshire pipes-and-saxes wiz Fraser Fifield, andWallace is the drum power behindseveral bands, including LooseGrip.What does it sound like?Intriguing and unusual compositionsmaking inventive use of the soundand textures of the threeinstruments, interspersed withfearsome bouts of freely improvisedfireworks.What are they up to now?They have just issued a superbalbum with German saxophonistSilke Eberhard added to the line-up,but their Fringe outing features thetrio paying their tribute to LedZeppelin – they promise Zepclassics given the distinctive NeWttreatment in an hour ofadventurous, high-energy musicmaking. Should be grand fun, too.(Kenny Mathieson)■ NeWt Trio Play Led Zeppelin,The Jazz Bar, 226 0000, 10 & 12Aug, 7.30pm, £6 (£5).



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✽✽ Harlekin The award-winningphysical theatre companyreturns with a stripped downshow inspired by Dante. Seepreview, page 71. PleasanceCourtyard, 556 6550, 7–30 Aug(not 9, 16, 23), 1pm, £12–£14.Previews until 6 Aug, £9.✽✽ While You Lie SamHolcroft’s follow-up to theacclaimed Cockroach is a four-hander about the breakdown oftwo relationships. See preview,page 68. Traverse Theatre, 2281404, 6–29 Aug (not 9, 16, 23),times vary, £15–£17 (£11–£12).Previews until 5 Aug, £11 (£6).✽✽ Beautiful Burnout Newplay from Bryony Laveryfocusing on five aspiring boxersin training at a Glasgow gym.See feature, page 62. PleasanceCourtyard, 556 6550, 7–29 Aug(not 9, 16, 23), 7.30pm,£11.50–£14 (£10–£12.50).Previews until 6 Aug, £5.✽✽ Little Black BastardAustralian actor andchoreographer Noel Tovey tellsthe harrowing story of his earlylife. See feature, page 66. GildedBalloon Teviot, 7–30 Aug (not16, 23), noon, £8.50–£9.50(£7.50–£8.50). Previews until 6Aug, £5.✽✽ Lockerbie: UnfinishedBusiness Timely verbatimaccount of the aftermath of thebombing of Pan Am Flight 103 inDecember 1988. See feature,page 58. Gilded Balloon Teviot,622 6552, 7–30 Aug (not 18),2.30pm, £9–£10 (£8–£9).Previews until 6 Aug, £5. ✽✽ Sub Rosa David Leddy’sgothic melodrama finds a newhome in a Masonic lodge. SeeBig Picture, left. Hill StreetTheatre, 226 6522, 7–30 Aug(not 10, 17, 24), every 20 minsfrom 10.20–11.20pm &midnight–12.40am, £10–£15.Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £7.✽✽ Forest Fringe The artist-ledmini-festival returns to the ForestCafé with more theatricalexperimentation. Forest Café,623 3030, 9–21 Aug, free,tickets in person from box office.

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SUB ROSAAfter its triumphant debutat Glasgow’s CitizensTheatre in 2009, DavidLeddy’s gothic Victorianpromenade show transfersto a working Masoniclodge, full of the requisitehidden nooks and cranniesthat lent the originalproduction its eerieatmosphere. Leddyassembles a memorablecollection of theatre ghostswho lead the audience fromroom to room graduallyunveiling the story of achorus girl who burned todeath beneath the stagewhile the show carried onabove.■ Hill Street Theatre, 2266522, 7–30 Aug (not 10, 17,24), every 20 mins from10.20–11.20pm &midnight–12.40am, £10–£15.Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £7.

Evolution is all about survival and reproduction, but in the naturalworld (as at the Fringe) you sometimes have to sacrifice one for theother. Baba Brinkman offers five tips for surviving and reproducing

1 To survive, avoid socialising. Meeting people is the best way to catch adisease, drinking will strain your voice box, and staying up late will leave you tiredand unpresentable. To reproduce, stay out until dawn every night withoutexception – you never know who you might meet and what might come of it.2 To survive, be inconspicuous. Attracting attention is synonymous withattracting hostility. To reproduce, draw attention to yourself by any means.3 To survive, be thankful for whatever crowds you happen to get – full housesturn bad much more quickly than empty ones. To reproduce, give away compsprolifically. Empty seats are a total waste of space.4 To survive, spend a significant part of your day dealing with admin. Toreproduce, put everything unrelated to the Fringe on hold, because the festivalonly lasts for 1.9 million seconds whether you squander them or use them well.5 To survive, don’t worry about the outcome, just have a great time and try toexperience as much as you can before it’s over. To reproduce, same.■ The Rap Guide to Human Nature, Gilded Balloon Teviot, 622 6552, 7–30Aug (not 9, 16, 23), 3.45pm, £9.50–£10.50 (£8–£9). Previews 4–6 Aug, £6.50;The Rap Guide to Evolution, Gilded Balloon Teviot, 622 6552, 20–30 Aug (not23), 12.30pm, £9.50–£11 (£8–£9.50).

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THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORYAward-winning performer David Benson talks to Steve Cramer

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P oliticians on both sides ofthe Atlantic froth at themouth about the alleged

involvement of BP in the UKgovernment’s prisoner transferagreement with Libya.Meanwhile, the US and UK mediaconduct a carrion feast on therelative longevity of AbdelbasetAli Mohmed Al-Megrahi, the onlyman convicted of the Lockerbiebombing and released oncompassionate grounds byScottish Justice Secretary KennyMacAskill in August 2009, havingbeen diagnosed with terminalcancer. With such a furore goingon it’s not unreasonable to wonderwhether the facts surrounding thisman’s conviction are beingobfuscated.

Writer, actor and Fringe veteranDavid Benson is determined tounearth the truth amidst all thesynthetic anger. ‘I think peoplewho feel outrage about this eitherhaven’t looked properly at thefacts or just enjoy feelingoutrage,’ he says. ‘They’re stilltalking about Megrahi as “TheLockerbie Bomber”, and I wishthey’d acknowledge the hugedoubt about whether he actuallydid it. I just wish that could befactored in to the conversation. Weshould at least be aware of it.’

More contentiously, he adds: ‘Ithink there’s a gap between pressand government on the one hand,and the people on the other. Whilethey [the media and government]maintain the fiction, a lot ofpeople on the ground don’tbelieve it. When I hear peoplesaying, “Oh, I thought he hadcancer, but he’s still alive”, Ithink, “Sod off, let him live aslong as he can in the bosom of hisfamily.” He should never havebeen in prison in the first place.My feeling is the wholecompassionate release thing wasbecause they knew he hadn’t doneit, so they just wanted it off theirhands.’

The case Benson is putting in hisFringe show, Lockerbie:Unfinished Business is derivedfrom an unpublished book byPeter Biddulph, Moving theWorld, which recounts the eventsof the Lockerbie bombing fromthe point of view of Dr Jim Swire,father of Flora Swire, one of the270 people who died when PanAm Flight 103 exploded over theScottish Borders. Benson hascreated a theatrical monologue inwhich Dr Swire’s point of view –which accords with severalfamilies of British victims of thetragedy – is aired. Benson takesthe role of Dr Swire and makes apresentation of the facts of thecase, as well as exploring Swire’sshare of grief in the catastrophe.

Theatrically, the piece representsa challenge for Benson. ‘I’ve gotto distil not only all of these facts

into a one-hour show, but also thisman’s life from 21 December1988 to the present day. I’m notgoing to try to impersonate JimSwire, I’m just going to representhim as a character – I’m interestedin telling the story very clearlyand with as much accuracy aspossible. It’s a highly emotionalstory, but he has to repressemotions in order to put his caseacross. As an actor, that’s thechallenge: to create a characterdealing with massive emotions butnot showing them. There has to bea lot of factual stuff, but it’s alsogoing to be examining what it’slike to be getting ready forChristmas and hearing your wifecall from the living room:“There’s a plane gone down, comeand look”, and realising your

daughter’s on the plane, she’sdead. I want everyone in the roomto think, “What would I do?”’

Some commentators havedismissed Swire as a man drivenmad with grief, yet Benson’sadaptation counteracts this notionby clearly and accurately tracingSwire’s journey from trust in theprosecution’s case throughscepticism to disbelief as theLockerbie trial unfolded.

‘Jim Swire went into each day ofthe trial. He went into it thinkingwe’d got the right guys,’ saysBenson. ‘The Lord Advocate PeterFraser said they had solidevidence, a watertight case. Butall the evidence was that they had

a witness who actually saw themmake the bomb, put it in a suitcaseand take it to Malta Airport. Itturned out that the guy was a CIAinformant, who was threatenedwith being cut off by the CIA andhung out to dry. His whole familywas under threat. During the trial,documents were produced fromunredacted records and it wasclear the guy was presentingevidence to save his own skin. Hewas repudiated as a witness. Thejudges, having more or lessdismissed his evidence, then usedit in the summing up, even thoughit was shown to be totallyunreliable. It was a grotesqueparody of justice, a disgrace to theScottish legal system.’

Benson goes on to discuss otheraspects of the case such as thedisputed forensic evidence, andthe peculiar switch of focus of theLockerbie investigation from Iranto Libya, at a time when Iran’scooperation was required as partof the ‘coalition of the willing’ inthe 1990 Gulf War.

Whatever you think about DrSwire’s account of the bombing, itframes certain troubling aspects ofthe case in a clearer light. Forinstance, it seems almost too-convenient that well-foundedsuspicions against Iran shouldhave been dropped in favour ofthe (at the time) more recalcitrantLibyan government. Moreover,the Iranians’ one-off payment of$11 million to the terrorist groupPopular Front for the Liberationof Palestine General Commandtwo days after the Lockerbiebombing is difficult to account forin the established theory ofLibyan guilt. Swire’s account alsoreiterates the well-known theorythat Iran may have ordered thebombing in retaliation against theUS after the shooting down – atthe cost of 290 lives – of a civilianIranian airliner by the USSVincennes, particularly given thatno one stood trial for that tragedy.

‘It’s ironic, really, because thesedays they [the United States]would love to go into Iran with allguns blazing,’ says Benson. ‘Oneway to seek redress for grief isrevenge. Both the Americans andthe Iranians sought this violentway of doing things, but JimSwire has sought simple justice.’

Benson’s admiration for thecourage and stoicism of Dr Swireis clear. It might, along with somerather disquieting reflections onour governments and Scotland’sjustice system, emerge as the bestreason to see this important pieceof theatre.

Lockerbie: UnfinishedBusiness, Gilded BalloonTeviot, 622 6552, 7–30 Aug(not 18), 2.30pm, £9–£10(£8–£9). Previews until 6 Aug,£5.

WHENEVER I GET BLOWN UP I THINK OF YOUPerformer and survivor of the 7/7bombings Molly Naylor presents alyrical account of her experiencesand everything that happened toher in the aftermath of the atrocity.The Zoo, 662 6892, 8–30 Aug,1.55pm, £7.50. Previews 6 & 7Aug, £5.

THE ROPE IN YOUR HANDSPowerful slice of verbatim theatrefrom performer and playwrightSiobhan O’Loughlin, who recountssurvivors’ stories from HurricaneKatrina, based on real-lifeinterviews she conducted in theaftermath of the disaster. QuakerMeeting House, 220 6109, 16–28Aug, 6pm, £8.

WRITE OF PASSAGE The inside story behind theincident that ignited the 1985Brixton riots – the unprovokedshooting of Dorothy Groce bypolice searching for her son –performed by Michael Grocehimself, now a writer and poet.theSpaces@Surgeons Hall, 0845508 8515, 16–21 Aug, 7.15pm,£4.50 (£3.50).

ALLEGATIONSIntimate portrayal of life under thebrutal Mugabe regime inZimbabwe, as seen through theeyes of a peasant farmer whosehome is burnt down during apolitically motivated attack and awhite commercial farmer whoendures a farm invasion. The Zoo,662 6892, 22–30 Aug, 5.15pm, £8.

ONE SUMMER The war in Afghanistan is broughtinto sharp focus in this true-lifestory about a pair of soldiers injuredon the frontline who confront theirown mortality while recuperating inthe cardiology ward of a hospital inBasildon. theSpaces@SurgeonsHall, 0845 508 8515, 23–28 Aug,6.15pm, £7 (£6).

Stranger than fictionLockerbie isn’t the only pieceof drama based on real-lifeevents at this year’s Fringe

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Emma Thompson to put her name to itsproduction of Fair Trade. But that show isonly the most high profile in anunprecedented wave of Fringe productionsdealing with the subject of humantrafficking.

The theme is so prevalent, it has evenspilled over into the comedy programme.Irish stand-up Keith Farnon has previouslytaken on the American death penalty andracism. Now he is discussing the ‘value ofwomen in society’ in Sex Traffic – HowMuch is that Woman in the Window? whichpromises to see the funny side of theconnection between trafficking andsociety’s commodification of women.

From Cora Bissett, a leading light on theScottish stage, Roadkill is an attempt toremind us how commonplace traffickinghas become. By staging her play in anordinary apartment to an audience of 12,she makes the point that a phenomenonthat seems so alien could be taking place inthe flat next door. ‘It’s not screaming outlike a brothel, with a light outside, it couldbe happening on anybody’s street, on yourstreet, and you wouldn’t know,’ she toldThe List in June.

As well as the trade in women for sex,there is a lucrative market in traffickedchildren. That is an issue picked up by twoyouth theatres on the Fringe. In All theQueen’s Children, the socially motivatedNothing to Declare company, working inassociation with Reading Youth Theatre,considers the movement of young peoplein all directions around the world. On theone hand are the child refugees, makingperilous journeys into the UK beforedisappearing from care homes; on the otherare the naïve gap-year students who findthemselves groomed by traffickers abroad.

Meanwhile, in Lost Boy (formerlyTunde), students at Park View Academy innorth London tell the story of former pupilTunde Jaji who, as a child, was taken fromhis home in Nigeria and made to work as adomestic servant for a woman inHarringay. Now 24 and a gifted animator,Jaji has lived to tell the tale, but only after

years of trauma. You don’t need to guesswhy, under ‘political views’ on hisFacebook page, he has written: ‘be as freeas the clouds’.

So how to explain the upsurge intrafficking plays? Like the trade itself, it isrelated to our increasing ability to travelgreat distances and our awareness ofinequalities of wealth, particularly sincethe collapse of the USSR. Playwrightscannot ignore the world’s fastest growingcriminal industry, one that, according to a2004 United Nations report, generatesbetween $5b and $9b a year.

That is a theme picked up by California’sBelleherst Productions in See Me! HearMe! The multimedia play is about aneconomics professor who sets out to writea book about global capitalism only torealise one of the prime generators ofwealth is slavery. The story ventures toPoland, Berlin, Bangkok, Phnom Penh,Dubai, Uganda, Haiti and New York in itsattempt to make sense of an industry thatclaims 27m victims worldwide.

Another reason the issue has come intofocus are the news reports about theproliferation of prostitution duringinternational sporting events. ‘In 2012 theOlympics are coming here and a lot ofpeople are getting worried about how muchtrafficking is going to increase in thiscountry,’ says Anna Holbek, co-writer ofFair Trade, which is based on the stories ofElena and Samai, two women traffickedinto Britain. ‘Stats show that around thearea of the Olympic arena, prostitutiongenerally – and most likely traffickedwomen – has increased two-fold since lastyear. In South Africa they had a huge surgein trafficking with people coming over forthe World Cup. We’re trying to use theatreto raise awareness of that.’

Using a lively mix of theatre techniques –comic and serious – Fair Trade avoidshectoring the audience even as it raisesawareness of a distressing issue. ‘EmmaThompson came to the Q&A on the firstnight and she asked for a show of handsfrom people who felt they had learnt a newpiece of information,’ says Holbek. ‘It wasunanimous. The whole room came up withdifferent things they were shocked about.’

Zoe Mavroudi, echoing the theme ofKeith Farnon’s stand-up show, argues thattrafficking is related to attitudes towardswomen in general. Her play Beauty isPrison Time takes a wry – even farcical –look at the annual beauty contest in UF-91/9, a real-life Siberian female prison, andmakes the connection between suchpageants and a world that trades inwomen’s looks.

‘There’s a tremendous irony, of course, inthe premise of a beauty pageant in a prison,but also in the way Russia, of all the sourcecountries of trafficking and prostitution,used to be an empire very recently,’ saysthe New York actor and writer. ‘The systemcollapses and the women start going awayto their former enemies to work asstrippers or whatever else. It’s a sign thatwhole countries can use their women as anatural resource.

‘The prison beauty contest was a goodsetting for a theme about how womenhistorically have been seen as available forsale because they are desirable. I’m notcomparing myself with women who aregoing through these things, but it is true ofall women, in our lives and the way we areportrayed in the media, that beauty is aform of imprisonment. That mentality fuelsthe more legitimate aspects of theentertainment industry, the porn industryand the sex trade. I do think there is aconnection between all of these things andmy play does walk that contentious line.’

All the Queen’s Children, C Aquila,0845 260 1234, 7–14 Aug, 4.50pm,£8.50–£9.50 (£7.50–£8.50); Beauty isPrison Time, theSpaces @ Surgeons’Hall, 0845 508 8515, 6–29 Aug (not 9,16, 23), 12.55pm, £7 (£5); EmmaThompson Presents: Fair Trade,Pleasance Dome, 556 6550, 7–30 Aug(not 16, 23), 3.30pm, £9–£10(£7.50–£9). Previews until 6 Aug, £6;Roadkill, Traverse, 228 1404, 11–29Aug (not 9, 16, 23), times vary, £17-£19 (£12–£13). Previews 7 & 8, 10Aug, £12 (£6); See Me! Hear Me!,Quaker Meeting House, 220 6109,16–28 Aug (not 22), times vary, £8(£6.50).


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‘It certainly gets into the blood. I’ve performed in ten of thelast 11 festivals and this will be my 14th show in those tenyears,’ says US actor David Calvitto of his return to theEdinburgh Fringe. ‘While others have been preparing for theirretirement, I’ve been rehearsing one or two (and one year,three) festival shows per year for a decade. I keep saying thiswill be my last, but I’m probably full of crap.’

The affable, silver-haired Calvitto will be performing a newplay by Brian Parks, author of such past Fringe hits asWolverine Dreams and Goner. These acidic satires focusingon the violence, ignorance and rapaciousness ofcontemporary American life have led some critics tointerpret Parks’ works as political, but Calvitto maintains thatthis isn’t necessarily the case. ‘He’s just a very intelligentwriter with a brilliant and original sense of humour who takeshimself and his subject matter much less seriously thanothers often do,’ he says. ‘Here he’s delving into new territorywith a play that includes music and songs. Imperial Fizz is histake on the particular genre of Hollywood films of the 30swhich featured fast talking high society people in broadlycomic situations.’

Imperial Fizz promises much for those who admire suchfilms as Bringing Up Baby, His Girl Friday and Arsenic andOld Lace, and Parks’ fast moving, quick-quipping dialoguefeels like the natural inheritor of this American comictradition. The piece is set in a posh household,where a husband and wifeawait an important dinnerguest for rather darkerpurposes than wemight at first

imagine. Britishdirector SophieFletcher, despiteher youth, alreadyhas a Fringe hitbehind her in themuch acclaimedAruba and is likelyto add a physicalcomedy dimension towhat looks likely tobe one of the mostentertaining showsat this year’s Fringe.Cheers! ■ Imperial Fizz,Assembly Rooms,623 3030, 6–30Aug (not 17, 24),5.25pm, £12–£13(£10–£11).Preview 5 Aug,£5.

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Perhaps the most interestingcontemporary twist on the love storythis Fringe will come from DanielJackson. The acclaimed Scottishdramatist is already an old hand atsuch fare, with the likes of The Walland The Ducky proving his smarts inthe idyllic provinces of young love.

With My Romantic History Jacksonhas moved beyond the adolescentyears of his smitten characters, butnot so far as you might think. Here,a couple in their early 30s arecontemplating the possibilities of alife together, but each, in differentways, is held back by that first greatlove. ‘People of my generationnostalgise their personal history, weall make up these quasi-Freudianstories of our personal narratives,’Jackson says. ‘People tell well-rehearsed stories about theirchildhoods, and they don’t say it, butyou almost hear, hanging there, “andthis is why I’m like I am today”.’

Jackson’s comedy is set to gentlydisabuse us of such self-indulgence.‘It’s a more realistic vision of loveand romance and relationships,’ hesays. ‘Often these days the time forthe big relationship is in people’searly 30s. Now, at about that age,you look at the people around you,they’re either twisting or sticking. Ithink there’s only so much twistingyou can do, and there’s an elementof narcissism in the willingness towalk away from something that isgood for you.’

And mass culture has a lot toanswer for in this respect too.

‘The Hollywood narrative hasaffected our perspective on love.We’re a generation that buys intothat, but it’s too neat, too packaged.People are trying to force the messof genuine human existence intothat package.’ But if all this leads totorment, it can, as Jackson’s workshows, also be very funny.■ Traverse Theatre, 228 1404, 6–29Aug (not 9, 16, 23), times vary, 2281404, £115–£17 (£11–£12). Preview 5Aug, £11 (£6).

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S occer moves off the pitch and onto the stagein numerous shows at the year’s Fringe,including comic drama Poland 3 Iran 2 and

Des Dillon’s Old Firm comedy hit Singin’ I’m No ABilly, He’s A Tim, while other sports also get thedramatic treatment in the likes of Beautiful Burnout(boxing), Pedal Pusher (cycling) and Touching theBlue (snooker). So, is there something in the natureof sport that lends itself to dramatic interpretation?

Mehrdad Seyf, co-creator with visual artist ChrisDobrowolski of Poland 3 Iran 2, got the idea for theshow when, while working with a Polish theatrecompany, he recalled the Poland-Iran game at the1976 Montreal Olympics. ‘I remembered getting upat 3am to watch this game,’ Seyf says, ‘and I thought,“Wouldn’t it be great to have a show based on thisfootball match?” I mentionedthis to Chris and he said he hadthe original tickets to thatgame!’

For Bryony Lavery, the writerof Beautiful Burnout whoachieved a knockout last yearwith Kursk, inspiration washarder won. ‘I had a lot of conflicting emotionsabout boxing as a sport,’ she says. ‘So I knew they[co-directors Steven Hoggett and Scott Graham] hadpicked a potent subject for us to make a show about.Then, the more we visited gyms, read books,watched footage, talked to people in boxing, themore thrilled I became with its potential.’

Co-produced by Frantic Assembly and the NationalTheatre of Scotland, Beautiful Burnout focuses onfive aspiring boxers in training at a Glasgow gym. Ofher approach to dramatising the sport, Lavery says:‘I thought the work should be about the process ofmaking/being a boxer. Any reference to their privatelives should be minimal, just a lightning glimpse ofthe lives they have away from their obsession.’

In contrast, Poland 3 Iran 2 uses its sport as aframing device for a series of humorous discussions

(between Seyf and Dobrowolski in a pub) about,variously, fathers, revolution, chess and classic footyboard game Subbuteo. ‘I found footage of the goalson YouTube,’ Seyf says, ‘and they became a framefor our own stories about our fathers, the history ofour countries in the 50s, 60s and 70s and our ownlove of playing Subbuteo as kids.’

Sport does, in fact, have a long and largelyhonourable history of being dramatised, for thestage, though more famously for the screen.Hollywood has produced boxing and baseballdramas for almost as long as it has been in business,while in recent years world cinema has finally begunto do justice to the beautiful game.

What all of the successful sporting dramas have incommon – as both Beautiful Burnout and Poland 3

Iran 2 demonstrate – is thatthey are about more than justthe sport itself. But do Laveryand Seyf think sport isparticularly suited todramatisation?

‘Boxing, yes,’ Lavery says,‘because it is about both the

body and the brain. An awful lot of Western theatreconcentrates on the brain so the people in it just sitand walk. In training and practice boxing is also fullof solos/duets/trios and quartets, which gives it thesame construction as theatre scenes.’

‘Some sports do lend themselves to beingdramatised,’ says Seyf. ‘Football, ironically, isdifficult. I think that’s because it’s so unpredictableand difficult to reconstruct it. So it has to be aboutsomething more than the game itself.’

Beautiful Burnout, Pleasance Courtyard, 5566550, 7–29 Aug (not 9, 16, 23), 7.30pm,£11.50–£14 (£10–£12.50). Previews until 6 Aug,£5; Poland 3 Iran 2, Thistle Street Bar, 5566550, 7–28 Aug (not 9, 10, 16, 23), 5pm,£9–£10 (£7.50–£8.50). Previews until 6 Aug, £5.

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W hether it’s Ugly Betty’s MichaelUrie waxing lyrical as MileyCyrus or Eugene Pack ‘stroking

his putter’ à la Tiger Woods, few things canraise a smile like celebrities getting ribbed.And award-winning show-cum-comedybook club, Celebrity Autobiography: InTheir Own Words, does just that. A knockout success since it began in LA’s theatricalbackrooms in the 90s, the show has, withvery good reason, been referred to as a‘merry compendium of the witlessness andwisdom of the rich and famous’.

The premise is simple: a host of comicsget together and read extracts from celebrityautobiographies – with very funny results.What F***-strewn wisdom does MötleyCrüe drummer Tommy Lee’s Tommylandimpart? What does Sly Stallone have in hisfreezer? Is Miley Cyrus left or right handed?Heck, she barely knows.

For the show’s originator, Emmy-awardwinning writer and actor Eugene Pack, theshow’s humour is very straightforward.Inspired by a copy of Vanna White’s 1987autobiography Vanna Speaks, Auto Celebhas grown in the last decade, enjoying aspecial on Bravo TV and sell-out shows inLA and New York. The books’ authors are awho’s who of the great, good and downrightloopy – yes, Burt Reynolds, Madonna,Sylvester Stallone, Mr T and David Cassidywe mean you – and the list of stars turningout to read is no less impressive.

‘There’s no great surprise or humour in thewords themselves,’ explains Pack, ‘butrather the fun you can have with them.’ Acase in point is the double entendres ofTiger Wood’s latest tome, How I Play Golf,complete with numerous mentions of hisstroke and, whisper it now, the odd birdie.

Where the show goes, talent follows withinstantly recognisable names like JohnGoodman, Brooke Shields, MatthewBroderick, Paul Rudd and the cast of

Saturday Night Live, all having a go.Sopranos star Steve Schirripa was due to

appear in Edinburgh alongside Pack, DayleReyfel and Urie but when he had to pull out,due to filming clashes, Cheers star GeorgeWendt happily stepped in. Never Mind theBuzzcocks panelist Phill Jupitus completesthe line-up. ‘We get to work with some greatpeople who just want to get up there andhave a good time,’ says Pack, who admitsit’s a delight to work on a show that willnever be short of new material. ‘After wedid the special for Bravo I realised we hadsomething and really wanted to travel withit. We have this wealth of material that neverstops, because people will never stopwriting about themselves and people nevertire of hearing it.’

Brooke Shields, who has played bothIvana Trump and Loni Anderson, hasspoken of the impulsiveness of the show:‘There is not one moment of rehearsal,’ shehas said. ‘You show up and they hand you abook with dog-eared pages.’ Pack is keen tomaintain that spontaneity and regularlyrotates the material and cast.

‘Sometimes the laughs come in the banaldetails – say a really famous celebritytalking about their diet, other times it’s inthe comedy of a familiar face like Michael[Urie] reading the words of someone likeMiley Cyrus. We have “favourites” it youlike, but we also know that while somepeople will love the Jonas Brothers’ stuffothers will love the Sly Stallone readings.’

Besides which, no offence is everintended. ‘None of it is meant to be mean,’he says. ‘It’s fun at the end of the day. We’relaughing with it and hopefully the audienceare laughing along too.’

Celebrity Autobiography, Udderbelly’sPasture, 0844 545 8252, 7–30 Aug,7.25pm, £14.50–£16.50 (£13.50–£15).Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £7.

HOUSEHOLD NAMES Five performers swapping the screen for the stage at this year’s Fringe

DOON MACKICHANThe award-winning star ofSmack the Pony, The DayToday and Brass Eye hascrafted a powerful, funny showbased on the three worstyears of her life, cunninglyentitled Primadoona. GildedBalloon Teviot, 662 6552,7–30 Aug (not 10, 17, 24),5.30pm, £11.50–£12.50(£10–£11.50). Previews until 6Aug, £5.

CLIVE RUSSELLHis name might not trip offyour tongue, but this busyFife-raised actor is a well-kentface having starred ineverything from CoronationStreet to Auf Wiedersehen,Pet. He stars in Fringe snookerdrama Touching the Blue.Assembly Rooms, 623 3030,7-29 Aug (not 16), 3.30pm,£11–£12.50 (£10–£11.50).Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £5.

SIMON CALLOWThe much-loved thespian,writer and theatre directorreturns to the Fringe with newone-man show Shakespearethe Man From Stratford,which brings the Bard and hischaracters to vivid life beforeour very eyes. Assembly Hall,623 3030, 7–29 Aug (not 9,16, 23), 2.30pm, £20–£22(£18–£20). Previews 5 & 6Aug, £10.

ABI TITMUSSBest-known as a glamourmodel, and a mainstay of thereality TV circuit, the formernurse takes on her meatiestrole to date as fitness instructorHazel in the 25th anniversaryproduction of John Godber’sUp N Under. Assembly Rooms,623 3030, 7–30 Aug (not 16),5.25pm, £17.50–£19.50(£15.50–£17.50). Previews 5 &6 Aug, £10.

RODNEY BEWESThe former Likely Lad headsback to the Fringe with hissuccessful adaptation ofJerome K Jerome’s much-loved humorous novel abouta trio of friends and their dogmessin’ about on the river,Three Men in a Boat. NewTown Theatre, 220 0143, 7-29 Aug (not 16, 23), 5pm,£11–£13 (£9–£11). Previews5 & 6 Aug, £6.


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I t is the ultimate rags to riches story. Yet thetale Noel Tovey tells about himself is moredistressing than any version of Cinderella.

It is a narrative that shocked even his closestfriends when he chose to tell it to the world inLittle Black Bastard, his 2004 autobiography,and some of them found it too much to dealwith.

They knew him as a successful dancer, actorand choreographer, the man responsible fororchestrating the indigenous openingceremony of the 2000 Olympics in Sydney andan energetic campaigner for Aboriginal rights.Little did they suspect he had achieved hiscareer highs – including directing atEdinburgh’s Royal Lyceum, co-founding theLondon Theatre for Children and teaching atRADA – in spite of a horrific childhood that hewas lucky to survive.

In conversation, the 75-year-old is charmingand intelligent, but scarcely a sentence passeswithout him revealing some other cruel detail ofa past he kept secret for decades. ‘I have themost horrific memories of Melbourne,’ saysTovey who was born in the slums to a cocaine-addicted African-English father and analcoholic Scottish-Aboriginal mother. ‘My eldersister and I were abandoned in the house andhad to fend for ourselves. The nuns found outhow we were living and they locked us in ashed in the back yard because we stank – I think– we must have done. That evening, we weretaken to the Royal Park Welfare Depot forChildren.’

It was here, Tovey woke up one morning tofind the 11-year-old in the next bed had hangedhimself. Things only got worse when he and hissister were adopted by a white man whom hedescribes as a ‘paedophile and a maniac’. ‘For

the next five years in a small country town, heproceeded to rape my sister and I on a dailybasis. Eventually my sister told a little girl atschool whose father was a policeman. He camedown to report the rumour that was going roundand when he walked onto the veranda he sawthe man raping my sister.’

That was the end of one period of misery, butit was immediately replaced by another. Thechildren were sent without food or money onthe 1000-mile journey back to their mother whowas still an alcoholic. Tovey became a street kidand a petty criminal. At 17, he was arrested forbuggery at a time when the offence still carriedthe death penalty in Australia and he came closeto suicide. By a miracle, after his release fromprison, he fell in with a bohemian crowd anddiscovered a talent for dance. By the time he setoff for London in 1960, he had gone into denialabout his Aboriginality and his unhappy past.

To revisit this material in a play is as traumaticfor Tovey as it is moving for his audience.‘When I tell it on stage, mentally I have to goright back to that day,’ he says. ‘Unless I reallygo back there, I can’t do it and once I startgoing back there, I start having nightmaresagain. The first draft I did was the draft Ithought everyone expected – I had thisglittering career in London and Paris – and Iwoke up at 2am and thought that’s absoluterubbish. If you’re going to tell this story, youhave to tell the whole lot. That’s why it’s calledLittle Black Bastard – they’re the first words Iever remember hearing.’

Little Black Bastard, Gilded BalloonTeviot, 7–30 Aug (not 16, 23), noon,£8.50–£9.50 (£7.50–£8.50). Previews until6 Aug, £5.


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‘HE PROCEEDEDTO RAPE MYSISTER AND I ONA DAILY BASIS’

As ever there are numerous interpretationsof Hamlet at this year’s Fringe. Veteranperformer and woman of many voicesLinda Marlowe picks her favourite versionsof Shakespeare’s most famous text

1 DIRECTOR GRIGORIKOZINTSEV’S FILM OF

HAMLETMade in Soviet Russia in 1964and starring InnokentySmoktunovsky as Hamlet, thisversion is a visual masterpiece

with magnificent black and white photography and adramatic score by composer Dmitri Shostakovich,capturing the malevolence afoot in Denmark.Smoktunovsky’s Hamlet is a quiet and tortured soul ingreat contrast to the look and sound of other aspectsof this epic piece.

2 STEVEN BERKOFF’S1980 PRODUCTION

This version, which Berkoffdirected as well as performingthe title role, featured a barestage and a chorus of actorscreating the set, the sounds, the

poetry, the horror and the very fabric of the piece withphysical virtuosity. It’s an example of ensemble actingat its best.

3 THE SHAKESPEARERECORDING SOCIETY

HAMLET WITH PAULSCOFIELDThis recording, directed byHoward Sackler, was firstpublished in 1963 but is still

being re-released now. Although I never saw PaulScofield play Hamlet, he was one of my favouriteactors and it was a great treat even to hear him do itso brilliantly.

4 MARK RYLANCE ASHAMLET AT THE RSC

Ron Daniels directed thisproduction back in the 1980s,with Mark Rylance in the leadrole. To me Rylance is alwaysfascinating to watch in anything

he does and his Hamlet didn’t disappoint me despitehigh expectations. The production was highlyacclaimed and toured all over the UK and the UnitedStates.

5 TIMOTHY WALKER ASHAMLET WITH CHEEK

BY JOWL This 1990 production, directedby Declan Donnellan incollaboration with internationaltheatre company Cheek By Jowl,

featured a definitive performance by Timothy Walker,hitting you with raw pain, energy and unromanticisedintegrity. A truly great Hamlet and my personalfavourite.

■ My Hamlet with Linda Marlowe, AssemblyRooms, 623 3030, 7–29 Aug (not 14, 24), 5.20pm,£11–£12 (£10–£11). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £5; TheWorld’s Wife by Carol Ann Duffy, EdinburghInternational Conference Centre, 17 & 19 Aug,7.40pm, £12 (£10).

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I n an environment like the Fringe, whereboundaries are being broken in everysecond venue, a degree of restraint can be

the best way to stand out. Little Bulb don’tclaim that their folksy tales of tight-knitfamilies and pastoral communities make forradical theatre. But in the citywide shoutingmatch that is Edinburgh in August, the soft-spoken few can command attention.

‘A lot of theatre can be too dark,’ musesAlex Scott, director of Little Bulb’s latest playOperation Greenfield. ‘Especiallyexperimental theatre. Sometimes it’s a bit too. . . full-on? We’re trying to do something else– we don’t want to say, “Oh, what awonderful world, where nothing badhappens!” We want to celebrate the goodthings that do happen, to give a context for thedarkness.’

In the company’s previous work, this hasmeant exploring the ways young childrenreact to death. ‘Crocosmia was about thememories of younger children,’ says Scott,‘and Sporadical is about finding collectivestories to keep a tradition going. OperationGreenfield is within that world and that ethos,

but I would say it’s more complicated. Moredark, in a way – more questioning.’

Development of the play started a year ago,but it’s taken until now to get OperationGreenfield ready for an audience – and Scottstill isn’t entirely certain what it is they’vecreated. ‘Because we’ve not performed it,really, apart from some incomplete scratchshowings, it’s quite difficult to know exactlywhat we’re dealing with,’ he says. ‘It’s set in afictional town in the mid-1990s, and it follows

four Christian teenagers, who are in a band, asthey enter a village talent competition. Butthere’s a lot of added weirdness around that.’

He elaborates: ‘Sporadical was kind ofmessy, kind of raucous. This one’s a bit moredetailed, a bit more mathematical, much moreprecise; pretty much the whole show ismusically choreographed. It could be a bitmore unsettling, depending on where you’re

coming from – what images you’re readinginto it.’

If it’s hard to imagine being unsettled by aLittle Bulb show, perhaps that’s because theirwork to date has focused on younger children.As the company matures, it seems, so do theircharacters. ‘We’re looking at teenagers,’ Scottreiterates. ‘Being a teenager is morecomplicated. I think the show reflects that.’

So does Operation Greenfield herald thebeginning of an angsty new era for Little Bulb?It seems unlikely, at least as long as everyone’son the same artistic wavelength as Scott. ‘Welike to celebrate things that go overlooked: theidea of being tremendous friends, or being inlove with someone,’ he says, as if he’s neverseen love portrayed on stage before. Perhaps hehasn’t – at least, not the way he wants to see it.‘It’s probably because we’re very like a family,in the way that we relate to one another. There’sa lot of honesty, and trust, and rambunctiousrelationships – that’s how we operate.’

Operation Greenfield, Zoo Roxy, 662 6892,9–28 Aug (not 15, 22), 8.35pm, £9.50(£7.50). Previews 6 & 7 Aug, £7 (£5).

‘What would happen if we started being completely honestwith each other, right now?’ asks Sam Holcroft. ‘You couldtell me everything you’ve heard about me; I could tell youexactly what I think of The List. What would happen to thatbasic civility that keeps our society going?’

Crikey. I’d only asked what her new play, While You Lie,headlining the Traverse’s Fringe programme, was about.Holcroft is best known for her brill iant 2008 debutCockroach, with its roots in not only evolutionary genetics butglobal war and the (male?) attraction to violence. While You Lie,a four-hander about the breakdown of two relationships, mightseem a much lower-key play, but it’s certainly not kitchen sinkdrama. ‘Cockroach took on “big” themes, but I don’t considerthis one any less big,’ she says. ‘It’s hopefully just aboutsomething that everyone will recognise: how much

people are willing to sacrifice in terms of honesty, and what isthe difference between “reassuring” somebody and lying tothem. I actually wrote them at the same time, withoutthinking twice, which is why they both have a kind of violenturgency.’

As a new playwright, especially one with such a successfuldebut, the expectations on Holcroft are huge. Fortunately,

her director is Zinnie Harris, whose own work as a playwrightdances just as trickily around the personal and political. ‘Oh, it’s been great having a director who’s also a writer. She’s

been wonderfully generous in terms of how much room I canhave, and the production is still very faithful to the vision I had.’

■ While You Lie, Traverse Theatre, 228 1404, 6–29 Aug (not 9, 16,23), times vary, £15–£17 (£11–£12). Previews until 5 Aug,

£11 (£6).

Between darkness and lightHaving won awards and critical acclaim for Crocosmia and Sporadical, Little Bulb’s latest Fringe show aims to celebrate the things that go overlooked, as Matt Boothman discovers

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Five of the best interactivemusical shows

Baby WantsCandy: The FullBand ImprovisedMusical A veteranof four sell-outseasons at the

Fringe Baby Wants Candy returns toshow the young musical pretendershow it’s done. The premise is simple:the audience shout out potential titlesand the cast improvise an entireshow from scratch. Assembly Hall,623 3030, 7–30 Aug (not 23),5.35pm, £13–£15 (£11–£13).Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £5.

Showstopper! The ImprovisedMusical High-octane, entertainingblend of comedyand musical theatre

from this highly acclaimed troupewho are renowned for their ability tothink on their feet and turn theirconsiderable talents to any subjectand musical style. Gilded BalloonTeviot, 622 6552, 7–29 Aug (not 18),10.50pm, £10–£11 (£10–£11).Preview 6 Aug, £6.

The SingalongGlee Club Award-winning performerand Fringe regularDavid Bensonteams up with

pianist Stewart Nicholls for an hour ofshow tunes and pub classics. Lyricsare provided and requests arewelcome. Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6626552, 7–30 Aug (not 18, 25), 5pm,£10–£11 (£9–£10). Previews until 6Aug, £5.

West End GleeClub The first evernationwide WestEnd Glee Club finalsare a mere weekaway and Sears

Basset college still has to find a soloperformer. Four hopefuls auditionand the audience gets to decide onthe lucky singers in this show jam-packed full of songs from some ofthe best-loved musicals. Zoo Roxy,662 6892, 8–30 Aug (not 16), 7pm,£12 (£10.50). Previews 6 & 7 Aug,£10 (£9).

SpontaneousBroadway TheBroadway musicalthat will even appealto those who wouldusually give such

things a vast body swerve. Thistroupe of talented Aussie performerscreate a hilarious and preposterousmusical every night based onsuggestions from the audience. TheFamous Spiegeltent, 667 8940,10–29 Aug (not 16, 23), 6pm, £12(£10).

TUNES OF GLORY

P roducer Simone GenattHaft shows no restraintwhen talking up Reel-to-

Real, the show she’s bringing tothe Fringe. ‘This is probably themost intense live entertainment,multi-media musical format thathas been developed so far,’ shesays. ‘We’re using cutting edgetechnology: there are only six ofthe projectors we have in thewhole world.’

As well as a whole list ofattention-grabbing technicalspecifications – with 32 crew,200 costumes and 12 castmembers, this will be one of thelargest productions ever to haveappeared at the Fringe – there areother, more traditional reasonswhy Reel-to-Real has all themakings of a commercial hit. Itdraws on popular showtunes frommany of Broadway andHollywood’s most familiarmusicals, combining live songand dance with footage from theoriginal movies to create what islikely to be a new and uniqueexperience for the audience.

‘The show is an around-the-world journey,’ elaborates Haft,‘a race between a brother and asister competing to take overtheir father’s movie empire. Theyrace from Wall Street to the GreatWall of China, the son travelling

east, the daughter travelling west,and take in ten very exoticlocations. The score mixestogether Rogers & Hammerstein,Irving Berlin, Leonard Bernsteinand Lerner & Leowe, all theBroadway greats from Singing inthe Rain to The Sound of Music.’

Much more than any othermusical production, this show hasbeen a challenge to pull togetherin terms of the rights andpermissions involved. ‘We had toapproach Warner Brothers,MGM, Samuel Goldwyn,Universal and Fox, and they wereall incredibly supportive to behonest,’ says Haft. ‘Our originalmandate was to create this showin four months and we weredealing with intellectual propertyrights from some of the mostpowerful companies in the world,but we found an enormousamount of support for the show.’

While its Edinburgh run will bethe Western hemisphere premiereof Reel-to-Real, the show firstdebuted in September 2009 inBeijing, where it returned inupdated form in June of this year.‘Our company [The BroadwayAsia Company, which broughtthe Korean show Cookin’ to theFringe in 1999] was approachedby the Mayor of a Chinese citycalled Huairou,’ says Haft, ‘home

to one of the largest filmproduction facilities in the world,which was built just before theBeijing Olympics. He’ssomething of a cultural visionaryin China, and his approach to uswas with a view to building thecity as a base for liveperformance too.’

With so many known and lovedproperties involved, thisEdinburgh run could conceivablybe a springboard to the West Endand Broadway. ‘The show isunique, quite frankly,’ says Haft.‘We’ve intercut footage ofHumphrey Bogart in Casablancawith live performance from oneof our cast members, and we’vedevised a sequence for ‘Singingin the Rain’ where our lead maledoes a kind of duet with GeneKelly. It’s a striking integration ofHollywood icons and liveperformance.’

And also, presumably, the kindof cover-all-bases spectacle fromwhich Fringe blockbusters mightbe created. Take your seats ladiesand gentlemen!

Reel-to-Real: The MoviesMusical, PleasanceCourtyard, 556 6550, 7–30Aug (not 10, 17, 24), 6pm,£13.50–£15 (£12.50–£14).Previews until 6 Aug, £9.

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HOLLYWOODICONS AND LIVEPERFORMANCE’

With its mix of clips from movie musicals, live performers and Broadwayclassics Reel-to-Real is one of the most sumptuous and ambitious shows evermounted at the Fringe. David Pollock gets the inside story behind its creation

SHOW STOPPER


BUNNY New writing exploring race andclass tensions in modern Britain

We hear a lot about the violence andtensions of inner city life, yet in manyrespects a nation’s temperature istaken through its small and medium-sized towns. Dramatist Jack Thornecertainly thinks so, and his new playuses his hometown of Luton to makethe point. In the monologue, a youngwhite woman relives a violent incidentinvolving her black boyfriend and anAsian youth. A quest for revengebecomes an anatomy of modernBritain’s ills.

‘I love Luton, but I’ve never heardany more casual racism than I have inthe last five years here,’ says Thorne.‘In a way, the town is fascinatingbecause of its racism.’ A lot of theplay is about racism inside the Asiancommunity, but it’s also about class,which muddies the waters as well.‘Behind the girl who tells the story isan animation where you see thethings that she sees in her journeythrough the town, and in a senseLuton is one of the characters.’(Steve Cramer)■ Underbelly, 0844 545 8252, 7–25Aug (not 18), 2.10pm, £9–£10(£8–£9). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £6.

THE VANISHING HORIZONIdle Motion takes you on a journey. . . to Croyden Airport

On the face of it, a show by somerecent Oxford graduates, about . . .some recent Oxford graduates whoattend a book group doesn’t soundlike particularly special or unusualFringe fare. However, Borges and I,by young physical theatre companyIdle Motion and featuring a set whichunfolded as paper-carvings from theinside of 150 books, turned out to beone of those tiny, surprising, beautifulshows that makes the whole ofAugust worthwhile.

This year they’re back with TheVanishing Horizon, about travel,flight, and the days when CroydonAirport was, apparently, ‘the gatewayto the globe’. Accordingly, they’vereplaced the books with baggage.‘We started with the ideas of traveland flight and were very keen tomake a show using lots of suitcases,maps and paper airplanes,’ sayscompany member Grace Chapman.‘As old, battered suitcases began toarrive from generous neighbours withso much character in them webegan to look at early aviation andthe heyday of flight, particularly thepioneering female aviators. So thisproduction really began with a pile ofold suitcases!’ (Kirstin Innes)■ The Zoo, 662 6892, 8–27 Aug (not17, 24), 6pm, £8 (£6). Previews 6 &7 Aug, £6.

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HARLEKINFringe favourites return – and this time it’s war

‘We just enjoy being in a city where there are more street artists thanpedestrians,’ says Anton Adasinskiy, director, performer and foundermember of Derevo, one of the most lauded companies to come to theFringe in the last decade, on his decision to return. ‘When I mentioned“Maybe we should go to Edinburgh again?” everyone started screaming“YEEEEEE!”’

It’s perhaps a slightly less dignified response than one would expect froma pack of Butoh-inspired Russian performance artists with a reputation forcreating taxing, beautiful and unique theatre, but early signs from campDerevo are that Harlekin may be a very different type of show. It’s their firstFringe since 2006’s multi award-winning Ketzal (although they’ve becomeregular visitors to Glasgow’s Arches in that time), and they’ve pared backthe cast to just three founder members of the company: Adasinskiy, TanyaKhabarova and Elena Yarovaya.

‘The process has been very different this time,’ says Adasinskiy. ‘It’s easyto work when your partners understand you from the first sigh or move, andHarlequin came into being inexplicably. No one anticipated that thisromantic story involving the Lute, the Monkey, the Princess and the foxyHarlequin himself would appear after the mythical and carneous Ketzal.’

Derevo’s Harlequin is not the diamond-patterned mute of the Commediad’ell arte, but an earlier incarnation inspired by Dante’s demon Arlechinno.Adasinskiy describes it as ‘the role I have waited all my life for.’ However,when asked to explain further, he just states that ‘Harlekin is dedicated toReal Theatre. It comes out of our desire to go to war against those who pullsex, politics, violence or plain newspaper leads onto the stage, wastingother people’s time and money.’

To summarise, then: Derevo, back, and declaring war on at least half ofthe Fringe programme. Perhaps they haven’t changed that much after all.(Kirstin Innes)■ Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 7–30 Aug (not 9, 16, 23), 1pm, £12–£14.Previews until 6 Aug, £9.

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SUSPICIOUS PACKAGEInteractive iPod noir where noteverything is black and white

Why watch a Fringe show when, for asmall fee, you can star in one? Directfrom a sell-out run in New York,Suspicious Package is an ‘interactiveiPod noir’ which invites you to do justthat. ‘I wanted to do a show whereeach person that turns up could be astar in the show,’ says writer anddirector Gyda Arber, adding, ‘there areno small parts, everyone gets toshine.’

Limited to an audience of six, eachaudience-cum-cast member is given acharacter, a prop and an iPodcomplete with their character’s lines,directions and internal monologue.The six then set off, i-Pods in hand, toplay the showgirl, her doctor, theheiress, the producer, the detective,and the plucky girl reporter.

At various points in the piece, whichwas co-written by Arber and hermother, Wendy Coyle, the six castmembers will meet up to enact scenesbefore they all come together for thefinal climactic scene.

‘It’s really fun to watch,’ says Arber.‘Usually in the first scene everyone isawkward and by the end they’re allreally into it and delivering their lineswith great verve and panache.’ (Claire Prentice)■ C too, St Columba’s by the Castle,0845 260 1234, 5–30 Aug (not 17),performed hourly noon–7pm,£8.50–£10.50 (£7.50–£9.50).

WOLFRichly atmospheric exploration ofhuman-wolf relations

Inspired by current proposals toreintroduce wolves into the Scottishhighlands (the last wolf north of theborder was killed back in 1769), thedebut production by director KathBurlinson’s Authentic Artistic Collective(drawing performers from Cirque duSoleil, Kneehigh and the David GlassEnsemble) explores the ecology and

mythology of the creatures that inspireboth fear and fascination. Less anissue-driven piece than a meditationon the relationship between wolf andhuman, the show, written by theNational Theatre of Scotland’s IainFinlay Macleod (St Kilda – the Opera),combines physical storytelling, songand interactive elements aimed atcreating a richly atmosphericexperience.

‘Our enduring fascination withwolves is because of our proximity tothem and the way we can recognisesimilarities in the way they organisethemselves socially and the fact thatwe share the same food source,’ saysMacleod. ‘I think it’s that proximity thathas resulted in us creating fairy tales inwhich the wolf symbolises variousaspects of ourselves that we like ordislike. We attempt to explore some ofthat in Wolf.’ (Miles Fielder)■ Just the Tonic at the Caves, 5565375, 7–29 Aug (not 17), 12.15pm,£8.50–£9.50 (£7.50–£8.50). Previews5 & 6 Aug, £5.

POIGNANTBold retelling of three Argentineantales with no actors or stage

As if getting into bed in the dark withstrangers wasn’t intimate enough,Micaela Tettamanti’s 45-minute showPoignant features one of the smallestaudiences on the Fringe (only four areadmitted at any one time) and has noactors or stage to speak of.

From a bedroom you’re led to a parkbench near to where a football matchis taking place, and from the bench toa circus stall. A set of headphones andan MP3 player are provided to help

you navigate the three settings.Numerous small groups willexperience the show on a 15-minuterotation throughout the day, asArgentinean director Tattamanti retells,through projection and sound, threeArgentinean tales: Julio Cortázar’sHouse Taken Over, Eduardo Sacheri’sOverhead Kick and Elsa Bornemann’sAn Elephant Takes Up a Lot of Space.‘It started as an idea for an artsinstallation and just grew,’ saysTettamanti. ‘I wanted to create ajourney filled with horror, drama andcomedy, where your own feelings andthose around you become the maincharacters. Each room creates a verydifferent experience, I hope people willenter and enjoy it.’ (Anna Millar) ■ The Melting Pot, 226 0000, 6–28Aug (not 8, 15, 22), times vary, £5.

HOT MESSExperimental look at contemporaryrelationships from hot youngplaywright

Despite feeling increasing pressure togive in and follow every other hotyoung thing to London, playwright EllaHickson doesn’t want to leaveEdinburgh behind. A graduate ofEdinburgh University, Hickson wroteand directed her breakthrough Fringeplay Eight in association with theuniversity’s Bedlam Theatre in 2008. Itwent on to earn positive reviews andwin awards and brought Hickson theopportunity to create a similarly well-received follow up last year in PreciousLittle Talent.

‘It’s certainly not conventional,’ saysthe 25-year-old Hickson of her thirdFringe outing, Hot Mess, a site-specific, nightclub-set four-hander. ‘It’sa slightly mythical story of a pair oftwins, one of whom is born with aheart and one of whom is bornwithout, and follows an evening wherethey’re both out in a nightclub. It looksat our contemporary reasoning thatforever doesn’t exist in relationships,and asks what happens to people intheir 20s who come to believe thatlove has a use-by date.’ Expect atypically humorous tale from Hickson,augmented by her experimentationwith the in-the-round setting and a liveDJ set. (David Pollock)■ Hawke + Hunter, 226 0000, 8–30Aug (not 28), 6pm, £9 (£7.50).Previews 6 & 7 Aug, £8 (6.50).

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BELT UPAcclaimed audience-centric company returns to the Fringe with nine shows

Remember that unruly rabble that spent last August squatting in C Soco?The ones that kept partying and fighting the nights away with hordes ofstrangers? Well, they’re back, and this time they’re really makingthemselves at home.

The rabble in question could only be Belt Up, whose jam-packedprogrammes of audience-centric work at the last two Fringes convertedcritics and the public alike.

The company’s MO is to take over some remote corner of C Venues toserve as the setting for all their shows; this year, a section of C Socobecomes The House Above, a kitsch and cosy domicile complete withgarden. It’s in the company’s interests to make the place feel like home.With an incredible nine shows on the bill, plus their usual array of secretlate-night events, they’ll be near-permanent residents there.

‘We have a knack for casting people with superhuman strength andinfinite energy,’ shrugs James Wilkes, one of Belt Up’s founding writer-director-performers, as if such übermensch are ten a penny onCastingCallPro. ‘And nothing’s more energising than a good audience.’

The audience is the backbone of every Belt Up show. Every day in TheHouse Above, audiences will become figments of a narcissistic artist’simagination (in Wilkes’ brand new Atrium), mourners at princess Antigone’swake (in Alexander Wright’s adaptation of Sophocles’ Antigone),houseguests of the Samsa family (in an updated version of Metamorphosis,the production that launched the company at the NSDF in 2008) – and inDominic J Allen’s Lorca Is Dead, the entire audience, as a collective, willbecome the Surrealist poet Federico Garcia Lorca.

If that sounds exhausting, take heart: Wilkes is prepared to reveal thetrue source of Belt Up’s superhuman endurance. He admits: ‘A lot of usconsume a lot of Berocca . . .’ (Matt Boothman)■ C Soco, 0845 260 1234, until 30 Aug, times and dates of individual showsvary, £8.50–£11.50 (£8.50–£9.50).




MORE LIGHT PLEASENatalia Kostrzewa is a Pole apart

Natalia Kostrzewa is sitting in thecourtyard of Warsaw’s Teatr Praga,enjoying the early evening air. She’sjust performed her one-woman show,More Light Please, drawn from herexperiences of moving to Ireland, andis delighted to have delivered it in a

word-perfect English for the first time.More delightful for the audience is herdistinctive Dublin accent.

‘For theatre purposes we had tomake it more dramatic, but most of itis true, either about me or people Imet,’ says the actor, who worked withdirector Jerzy Lach to build the veryphysical performance. ‘I didn’t want tomake myself pathetic. I wanted peopleto see the emotion.’

Telling the story of a 16-year-oldPolish girl working in a Dublin shoeshop while dreaming of becoming anactor, the play is less about thequestion of economic migration – as itmight have been just a few years ago– than about the challenges ofestablishing yourself in a new country.‘I am an immigrant, a Polish girl in adifferent country,’ she says. ‘But Iwanted to focus more on the girlgrowing up.’ (Mark Fisher)■ New Town Theatre, 220 0143, 7–29Aug (not 10, 17, 24), 2.45pm,£10–£12 (£8–£10). Previews 5 & 6Aug, £6.

BUD TAKE THE WHEEL IFEEL A SONG COMING ONLyrical generation gap drama fromtipped young writer

Bud Take the Wheel . . . is the eagerlyanticipated new work from ClaraBrennan, whose short play Raingarnered much praise on its Fringedebut in 2008. Brennan’s new full-length piece may have a mouthful of atitle but her graceful writing stylepromises to shine through. ‘Thewriting has an underlying poeticism,’says the show’s director HannahPrice. ‘At times it feels as if the playhits notes that are a little unbearablybeautiful and we have worked hard tobring both the hard-edged humour ofthe writing and the more lyricalsections together.’

The play is set in the green heart ofthe English countryside and centres ona son returning to his family home aftereight years who is set on re-developing the local paper mill. ‘This isa major theme in the play: the clashbetween tradition and renewal,’ Priceexplains, referring to the strugglebetween rural and urban lifestyles andthe attempt to bridge an alienatinggeneration gap. Meanwhile, acutelyobserved domesticity woven intogrand-scale themes of ruralentrapment and a lingering sense ofmusicality create an intriguingconcoction that promises not todisappoint. (Amy Russell)■ Underbelly, 0844 545 8252, 7–29Aug, 4.35pm, £9.50–£10.50(£8.50–£9.50). Previews 5 & 6 Aug,£6.

THE SUM OF IT ALL . . .Storytelling to the fore inmelancholic, stimulating multimediaextravaganza

Anomic is a brand new company,never before seen at the Fringe – butthe style of the company’s debut, TheSum Of It All . . ., will ring some bellsfor Zoo regulars. Dan Shorten,Anomic’s artistic director, was also aco-founder of Precarious, and themarriage of performance and

multimedia that made that company soinvigorating is still a vital part of hiswork.

Anomic, however, isn’t simplyPrecarious by another name. Thebackdrop to The Sum Of It All . . . is amosaic of projections and 50-inch TVscreens – but Shorten insists that,unlike in some of Precarious’ shows,storytelling will take precedence overvisual ingenuity.

‘With Precarious we alwaysapproached the subject matter from avisual perspective,’ he says. ‘At timesthe work lacked focus and clarity. I’mtrying to focus very clearly on onecharacter’s emotional journey.’

That character is Stanley Ayers,whose humdrum existence drives himto contemplate taking an extreme anddisturbing decision. The show promisesto be melancholic and introspective, yetenergetic and stimulating – which,where Shorten’s concerned, needn’t bea contradiction. (Matt Boothman)■ Zoo Roxy, 662 6892, 8–30 Aug (not14), 8.35pm, £10 (£7). Previews 6 & 7Aug, £5.

FREEFALLDying for a hit

It would be misleading to say the latestplay by Dublin’s Corn Exchange wasabout the credit crunch, the collapse ofthe Celtic Tiger and the scandals withinthe Catholic church, but those eventswere playing out when Freefall wascreated last year and the contextrubbed off.

On the surface, it is about an ordinaryfamily man trying to make sense of hislife in the moments before his death.But one reason it struck a chord withaudiences on its award-winning debutat the Dublin Theatre Festival last yearwas the atmosphere of bewildermentthat captured the mood of the times.

‘The country broke and we didnothing about it for years and years,’says playwright Michael West when Imeet him at the Galway Arts Festival. ‘Itwasn’t just the bankers’ money – all ofus stayed silent. The country wasdeeply involved in its own destruction.Why are we culturally so removed fromour experience? How can somebodybe deprived of the language todescribe his situation? How can theybe silent in the face of their ownfailure?’ (Mark Fisher)■ Traverse Theatre, 228 1404, 8–29Aug (not 9, 16, 23), times vary,£17–£19 (£12–£13). Previews 6 & 7Aug, £12 (£6).

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BETTE/CAVETT70s television and Holywood royalty come to the stage in Grant Smeaton’sacclaimed show

When you go to the theatre – unless you’ve bought tickets for a multimediaextravaganza – you don’t generally expect to watch television. So youmight be surprised at being pulled through the TV screen to become partof the live studio audience watching 70s talk show host Dick Cavettinterrogate the late and ever-great Bette Davis in Grant Smeaton’sverbatim show, Bette/Cavett. In the play, as in the original interview, afeisty and sincere Davis talks frankly about her life and career while Cavettlives up to his status as a 70s household name, drawing confessions fromhis guest with a persuasive charm.

A fan of Bette Davis, and also of the show’s 70s era, Smeaton breatheslife into the television footage to bring it to the stage. ‘There was definitelyan element of experimentation,’ he says. ‘Television is such a big part of allour cultural life and I think just taking a bit of TV and putting it on stage isquite an unusual kind of thing and I just wanted to know if it could work inthat setting.’ The experiment paid off, receiving glowing reviews during itsdebut at Glasgay! last year.

‘I think as soon as you get the costume on it kind of takes over. There’ssomething about that whole iconic look and I think it’s just about gettingthe drive, it’s like a possession almost.’ The show uses the originalinterview script (complete with authentic 70s ad breaks), and Smeatonstresses that while it captures the spirit of Davis and Cavett it is not just areflection or an impersonation; it is a performance that he and MarkPrendergast (who plays Cavett) have made their own. Fasten yourseatbelts: it’s going to be a unique night at the theatre. (Amy Russell)■ Zoo Roxy, 662 6892, 8–30 Aug (not 18), 3.05pm, £11 (£9). Previews 6 & 7Aug, £8.

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Got a spare window in your Fringeschedule? Fancy squeezing a showinto your lunchbreak? Start mappingout your theatre-hopping day withour handy hour-by-hour guide

11am

Stationary Excess Brutal yethumorous tale of otherworldy romance,told from atop an exercise bike.Underbelly, 0845 545 8252, 7–29 Aug(not 17), 11.15am, £8–£9(£6.50–£7.50). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £6.A Slacker’s Guide to WesternTheatre A theatre revision guidedecked out in mockery, parody andspoof. Bedlam Theatre, 225 9893,9–28 Aug (not 15, 22), 11.30am, £7(£6). Preview 7 Aug, £4.My Name Is Bill One-man biographyof the founder of AlcoholicsAnonymous. The Spaces on the Mile @The Radisson, 0845 508 8316, 6–15Aug (not 8), 11.45am, £6 (£5).

Noon

At The Broken Places A fictionalreconstruction of the Columbinemassacre and its aftermath. C Central,0845 260 1234, 22–30 Aug, 12.50pm,£7.50–£9.50 (£6.50–£8.50).Beauty Is Prison Time One-womanshow about prison-based beautypageants. The Spaces @ SurgeonsHall, 0845 508 8515, 9–28 Aug (not 16,23), 12.55pm, £7 (£5). Previews 6 & 7Aug, £7 (£5).

1pm

The Dumb Waiter Pinter’s classicabout two assassins in a café. C Soco,0845 260 1234, 4–30 Aug (not 16),1.05pm, £7.50–£9.50 (£6.50–£8.50).Dylan Thomas: Return Journey –Bob Kingdom, Original Directionby Anthony Hopkins Recreation ofpoet Thomas’s last lecture. AssemblyHall, 623 3030, 7–30 Aug, 1.15pm,£10–£11 (£9–£10). Previews 5 & 6Aug, £5.Death of a Theatre Critic Blackcomedy about the revenge of adisgruntled director. PleasanceCourtyard, 556 6550, 6-30 Aug (not 7,16), 1.30pm, £10–£11 (£8.50–£9.50).Previews until 5 Aug, £5.

2pm

Homage to Caledonia Music andstorytelling event about the Scots whofought Franco in the Spanish Civil War.St Cuthbert’s Church, 14, 21 & 28 Aug,2.05pm, £7 (£6).Find Love Make Love Die Macabrecoming-of-age tale contending withsex, isolation and identity. PleasanceDome, 556 6550, 7–30 Aug (not 16,23), 2.30pm, £8–£8.50 (£6.50–£7).Previews until 6 Aug, £5.Bluebird Drama narrated by a Londoncabbie, featuring weird passengers and adark secret. Zoo Roxy, 662 6892, 9–30Aug (not 16, 23), 2.35pm, £7.50 (£6.50).Previews 6–8 Aug, £6 (£5).

3pm

Bang Bang, You’re Dead Firstwritten in the wake of the 1998

Springfield, Oregon shooting, thisupdated version explores themes ofbullying. C Chambers Street, 0845 2601234, until 14 Aug, 3.40pm,£7.50–£9.50 (£6.50–£8.50).The Beauty and Meaning ofAutographs Exploration of the lifeand work of Jewish writer StefanZweig. The Spaces on the Mile @ TheRadisson, 0845 508 8316, 6–14 Aug(not 8), 3.45pm, £6 (£3).

4pm

Fools and Drunks An Americancultural history from 1981 to thepresent, told from a prisoner’sperspective. Laughing Horse @ TheThree Sisters, 622 6801, 5–19 August,4pm, free.Apples Tragicomic, adolescent lovestory, adapted from Richard Milward’sremarkable debut novel. The Traverse@ St Stephen’s, 228 1404, 11–28 Aug(not 16, 23), 4pm, £17–£19 (£12–£13).Preview 10 Aug, £12 (£6).Cannes A comedy-drama set at theworld’s most glamorous film festival.Sweet Grassmarket, 0870 241 0136,5–20 Aug, 4.10pm, £7 (£6).Aleister Crowley: A Passion forEvil John Burns explores the psycheof ‘The Wickedest Man In The World’.C Central, 0845 260 1234, 6-28 Aug(not 22/23), 4.15pm, £8.50–£10.50(£7.50–£9.50).

5pm

Bare A strictly-for-adults blackcomedy-drama, set in the world ofbare-knuckle boxing. The Spaces onthe Mile @ The Radisson, 0845 5088316, 6–28 Aug, 5.20pm, £9 (£7).Flor de Muerto Visual storytelling setin the Mexican Day of the Dead fiesta.Bedlam Theatre, 225 9893, 9–28 Aug(not 15, 22), 5.30pm, £8 (£6).Bane One-man film noir parody withlive guitar soundtrack from Ben Roe.

The GRV, 226 0000, 7–29 Aug (not 23& 24), 5.40pm, £5. Previews 5 & 6 Aug,£2.50.Evil Crossing Fringe favouritesTempo focus on the voyage of theDemeter from Bram Stoker’s Dracula.Edinburgh Academy, 226 0000, 23–28Aug, 5.40pm, £8.

6pm

Call Mr Robeson The life of actor,singer and civil rights campaigner PaulRobeson, and his appearance beforethe House of Un-American ActivitiesCommittee. Zoo Southside, 662 6892,8–30 Aug (not 11, 16, 23), 6.15pm, £8.Previews 6 & 7 Aug, £6.

7pm

Flesh and Blood and Fish andFowl Twisted physical comedy thatblends post-apocalyptic office politicswith taxidermy. Traverse @ StStephen’s, 228 1404, until 28 Aug (not9, 14, 23), 7pm, £17–£19 (£12–£13).The Cry Site-specific examinationdetailing the true story of exiledPalestinian poet, Ghazi Hussein.Pleasance Dome, 556 6550, 7–30 Aug(not 17, 24), 7.30pm, £9–£10(£7.50–£8.50). Previews until 6 Aug, £5.Jewish Chronicles A journeythrough an ancient, influential yet muchmisunderstood culture, with music andstorytelling. C aquila, 0845 260 1234,5-30 Aug, 7.30pm, £8.50–£10.50(£7.50–£9.50).

8pm

Frances Ruffelle: Beneath TheDress An evening with the West Endand Broadway star of Les Miserables,Chicago and many more. Pleasance atGhillie Dhu, 556 1513, 7–30 Aug (not10, 17, 24), 8.15pm, £14–£15(£12.50–£13.50). Previews until 6 Aug,£7.50.

Allsopp and Henderson’s TheJinglists Two jingle-writing geniuseswander between love and madness.Underbelly, 0844 545 8252, 7–29 Aug(not 17), £6.50–£9.50 (£8.50–£9.50).Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £6.Art Olivier- and Tony-winning comedyabout three friends and a painting.Sweet Grassmarket, 0870 241 0136,9–22 Aug, 8.40pm, £8.50–£9.50(£7.50–£8.50).The Accident A teenage tale of drink,drugs and death in the desert, inspiredby a true story. Spotlites @ TheMerchant’s Hall, 8–14 Aug, 8.45pm, £9(£7).

9pm

Angel City Hollywood-set SamShepard play about a disastrousdisaster movie. The Spaces on the Mile@ The Radisson, 0845 508 8316, 9–21Aug (not 15), 9pm, £8 (£7). Previews 6& 7 Aug, £5.Alma Mater Darkly comic nostalgiabetween four young adults, united bythe death of a university friend.Augustine’s, 510 0022, 17–22 Aug,9.05pm, £8 (£6).The Wild Party A 1920s tale ofdebauchery, nominated for seven TonyAwards. C Too, 0845 260 1234, 5–30Aug (not 15), 9.50pm, £8.50–£10.50(£7.50–£9.50).

10pm

An Actress Prepares Stageadaptation of Marylin Monroe’s last everinterview. Zoo Roxy, 662 6892, 6–30Aug, £8.Studio 54 New musical inspired byOthello, and set in the notorious NewYork nightclub. C Chambers Street,0845 260 1234, until 30 Aug (not 16),10.15pm, £9.50–£11.50(£8.50–£10.50).The Inconsiderate Aberrationsof Billy The Kid ‘Anarchic farcemusical’ with live band, about ahomicidal 10-year-old. BedlamTheatre, 225 9893, 8–28 Aug,10.30pm, £7 (£5). Previews 6 & 7 Aug,£5.

11pm

Righteous Money A rich TV hostdishes out advice on business andsleaze, exploring the financial crisisalong the way. Pleasance Courtyard,556 6550, 7–29 Aug (not 16, 23),11pm, £7.50–£9.50 (£6–£8). Previewsuntil 6 Aug, £5.The Crying Cherry Japaneselegends re-told through satire,slapstick, martial arts, music and mime.C Chambers Street, 0845 260 1234,5–21 Aug, 11.30pm, £7.50–£9.50(£6.50–£8.50).

Midnight

6766 Dystopian piece set in 1979,when everyone over the age of 65, theterminally ill and the handicapped, await‘processing’. Zoo Roxy, 662 6892,7–24 Aug, 12.10am, £6 (£4).Patchwork Short stories about work,ambition and love. Laughing Horse @City Café, 20–29 Aug (not 26),12.45am, free.

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The latest production by Scottish companyMuckle Roe is a ghost story focusing on a couple

who move into a new flat only to find it already occupied by a mysteriouspresence. Expect mischief and magic in this unconventional explorationof grief by an exciting young company. ■ Zoo Roxy, 662 6892, 9–30 Aug (not 11, 17, 25), 5pm, £8 (£5). Previews 6–8Aug, free (ticketed).

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✽✽ Julie Roberts: Child Theacclaimed Glasgow School of Artgraduate unveils new paintingsfocusing on the subject of youth.See feature, page 76. Talbot RiceGallery, 650 2210, until 25 Sep,free.✽✽ Kim Coleman & JennyHogarth: Staged Coleman andHogarth’s installation uses livevideo feeds to allow viewers tosee unnoticed aspects of the cityof Edinburgh. City Observatory,Calton Hill, 220 1260, until 15Aug, free.✽✽ Mairi Gillies: Naturasensus The relationshipbetween plants and people isexplored in a series of beautifulsculptural installations by theEdinburgh-based artist. See 5Questions, left. Atticsalt, 2252093, until 4 Sep (not Sun, Mon,Wed), free.✽✽ Prints of Darkness Playfulgroup show of new work inspiredby record cover art. See review,page 78. Edinburgh Printmakers,557 2479, until 4 Sep (notSun/Mon), free.✽✽ Joan Mitchell The firstmuseum exhibition in the UK ofwork by the celebrated Americanabstract expressionist painter.See feature, page 76. InverleithHouse, Royal Botanic Gardens,248 2849, until 19 Sep (notMon), free.✽✽ William Wegman: FamilyCombinations / EdwardWeston: Life Work The CityArt Centre celebrates its re-opening with two photographicexhibitions by pioneeringAmerican artists. See preview,page 77. City Art Centre, 5293993, until 24 Oct, £8 (£5).✽✽ Martin Creed: Down OverUp Solo show of new work bythe Turner Prize-winning artist.The Fruitmarket Gallery, 2252383, until 31 Oct, free. ✽✽ Gilbert & GeorgeRetrospective of work by the popart odd couple dubbed the‘Morecambe and Wise of visualart’. Scottish National Gallery ofModern Art, 624 6200, until 1Nov, free.

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MOYNA FLANNIGANThe Scottish Gallery of Modern Artcontinues to celebrate its 50thanniversary with a series of newcommissions, including new work fromMoyna Flannigan, one of Scotland’smost distinguished living painters, aspart of the What You See is WhereYou’re At strand. Flannigan’s newpaintings, inspired by the Gallery’scollection, are concerned with thehuman figure and based on sharpobservation, an awareness of the humancondition, its absurdities and tragedies.■ Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art,624 6200, until Sun 17 Oct, free.

Natura sensus is the current exhibition by Edinburgh-based‘Hortisculpturist’ Mairi Gillies, whose work explores therelationship between plants and people in sculpturalinstallations created from plant material. Here she turns herinestimable talents to our Q & A

5 words to describe your show at AtticsaltIn the image of nature.4 visual artists who should be better known than theycurrently areJessica Harrison, Jock Mooney, Stuart MaCaffer and Rabiya Choudhry.3 shows in this year’s Edinburgh Art Festival programme thatparticularly excite youEdinburgh Printmakers Prints of Darkness (I’d love to buy some of theLonely Piper’s work); Katie Orton’s work in Magazine 10 at EdinburghSculpture Workshop and the temporary work by Jim Lambie that’sshowing in Jupiter Artland Year Two.2 artists who have been the most influential on your workRichard Long and Christine Borland.1 word that sums up how you feel about making art Whole.■ Mairi Gillies: Natura sensus, Atticsalt, 225 2093, until 4 Sep (not Sun,Mon, Wed), free.

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P ainting has inspired some epicstatements over the years. In the 1960sDonald Judd declared the medium dead.

In 2005 Young British Artist Damien Hirstadvised people that they were more importantthan paintings. And this year, in light of thenomination of two painters for the TurnerPrize, the Guardian’s Jonathan Jones wrote,‘The YBAs are over. Long live the OBAs!’Hailing an end to the golden years of youthand concept, Jones referred to the recentsuccess of more personal and mature work thatstands in contrast to the sensational, market-grabbing art of the 1990s. This surge ofinterest is reflected in this year’s Edinburgh ArtFestival programme which features astaggering array of painting exhibitions, and istypified, as Jones argues, by Richard Wright’sTurner Prize triumph last year.

Quiet, sophisticated and beautiful, Wright’spermanent wall painting at the Dean Gallery(pictured, bottom right) is a significantaddition to the city’s art landscape. Engagingwith the Doric architecture and melancholichistory of this building, a repetitive floral motifdisturbs the cornicing, ridges and angles of thestairwell’s upper section. Craning to appreciateits undulating patterns, you’re struck by thephysicality of the work and the demands thatits production must have made on the artist.

Lauded for producing works of self-effacingcharm, Wright’s paintings are often temporary,white-washed from gallery walls in preparationfor subsequent exhibitions. Challenging theidea of a painting as a moveable and sellableobject, his ephemeral practice poses questionsabout what the traditional values of paintingactually are, and ever have been. This fineexample of a wholly assured and committedpractice is further complemented and endorsedby festival exhibitions of work by theAmerican abstract expressionist Joan Mitchelland Wright’s fellow Glasgow School of Art-trained painter Julie Roberts.

The Inverleith House exhibition is somethingof a coup: the first solo museum presentationof work by Mitchell in the UK. ‘There hasbeen an upsurge of interest in Mitchell’s workworldwide,’ explains New York curator andwriter Philip Larratt-Smith. ‘In my opinionshe’s been really undervalued andunderappreciated.’

A contemporary of mid-century abstractexpressionist artists Willem de Kooning andFranz Kline, Mitchell (whose ‘Untitled’, 1969,is pictured, top right) left the States for Francein the late 1950s. ‘It was in 1959 that pop art

came into its own, pushing out abstractexpressionism as the dominant aesthetic modein the US,’ explains the curator. ‘Mitchell oftenjoked that she was antiquated, that she had inone way or another been annexed as old hat.’

Oblivious to the whims of the US art trends,Mitchell’s practice has always displayed traitsof quiet self-assurance. She was a poet’spainter and her bright, loosely structuredcanvases express a complex interplay ofemotion, memory and sense of place. ‘Withthis spare and poetic installation we wanted toshow the different phases that Mitchell wentthrough,’ says Larratt-Smith. ‘Although there isincredible consistency in her work, she neverstopped exploring the abstract expressionisttendency and continued it long after it hadfallen out of fashion.’

With this new concentration on the work ofMitchell comes a re-examination of her legacyand, moving against tradition, it would seemthat her influence is not painterly. Included inthe exhibition’s accompanying publication is atext by American sculptor Lynda Benglis, anartist famous for making plaster and latexworks in the mid-1960s. She readily

acknowledges her technique as taking anabstractionist idiom, of the sort explored byMitchell, and making it 3D.

A painter who drew strength from the work ofwoman American installation artists while shestudied at Glasgow School of Art in the late1980s, Julie Roberts similarly cites cross-disciplinarily influences. In contrast to Mitchell,Roberts is a painter recognised for her neutrallyobserving and distanced style. Her canvases tellof the frailties of the human condition, and – asevinced by her interest in artists such as JennyHolzer and Barbara Kruger – she is keen to laybare society’s methods of exercising power.

A new body of work by Roberts, Child,featuring a selection of paintings fromchildren’s institutions and homes (pictured,left), will be presented at the Talbot RiceGallery. ‘With each thematic turn that my worktakes, a greater story is continued,’ explains theartist. ‘I was in foster care for a while when Iwas a kid and in my own work I have alwaysbeen working backwards towards that point.I’ve always made work about institutions, aboutplaces where the body or family breaks down.’

Adamant that these new works are optimistic,Roberts explains that the smiling faces of thechildren in her new paintings representresilience. Yet this joy is not related to a jolly orthe comfort of a care home. ‘We’re given thisstory about children, that they need to beprotected, and yes, they do, but they don’t needto be wrapped in cotton wool,’ explains Roberts,suggesting that the celebratory tone in her workrelates to the children’s liberated positionoutside of society.

Sophisticated and painstaking, Robert’spractice evinces exactly the type of ambitiousand measured work currently hailed as vogueby the likes of critic Jonathan Jones, and yetyou get the sense this particular artist wouldn’tcare a jot. Wright, Mitchell and Roberts eachhave very personal, substantial and unassumingstyles. Gifted with conviction, their practicesreject the flippancies of the market andrepeatedly question the values by which theirworks are judged. There is surely much to beunpacked from their Edinburgh Art Festivalofferings.

Richard Wright: The Stairwell Project,Dean Gallery, Belford Road, 624 6200,free; Joan Mitchell, Inverleith House,Royal Botanic Gardens, 248 2849, until 19Sep (not Mon), free; Julie Roberts: Child,Talbot Rice Gallery, 650 2210, until 25Sep, free.

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City Art Centre celebrates its reopeningwith a doubly whammy of Americanphotography as Talitha Kotzé discovers

Edinburgh’s City Art Centre is about to openits doors again – after a period ofrefurbishment – in the company of twophotographic exhibitions by American artists:Edward Weston, one of the great classicalphotographers of the 20th century, and thecontemporary photographer William Wegman.

Reflecting on the decision to pair the twoartists, curator Ian O’Riordan explains thatthey chose Wegman’s large scale and ratherhumorous digital prints as a complement andcontrast to Weston’s small and very classicalworks.

Renowned as one of the most innovative andinfluential American photographers, Weston’sblack and white oeuvre spans five decades.This exhibition showcases his repertoire ofnudes and landscapes, his still lifes of the1920s taken in Mexico, and also includes thelast picture he ever took.

Wegman has been working in the field ofconceptual photography and video since the1970s, but today he is probably best known forphotographing his own troupe of Weimaranerdogs. The works in the exhibition featurePolaroids, chromogenic, silver gelatin anddigital prints as well as a selection of videosegments starring Wegman’s canine museFay, together with her charming offspring.

One of the things that brings these twophotographers together is their ability tocapture human qualities in animals andinanimate objects: Wegman’s Weimaraneradmires herself in reflected glass andWeston’s series of peppers appear likemuscular human limbs.

O’Riordan, who first came across Weston’sdesert nudes as a young student, says: ‘It isjust so spectacular the way he looks at thehuman body in a totally different way. It hasthat ambiguity of a Mapplethorpe body builder,and then the way he presents landscape is sodifferent but absolutely within the tradition ofmodernism and surrealism.’

The role of the muse is an interesting one totrace within the practice of both these twoprolific artists: for Wegman it is the complexpersonality of his dog and for Weston his mostimportant influence and inspiration was fellowphotographer Margrethe Mather with heruninhibited lifestyle and photographic vision.

This is the first major show in Scotland forboth artists and a double dunt treat not to bemissed at this year’s festival.■ William Wegman: Family Combinations / EdwardWeston: Life Work, City Art Centre, 529 3993, until24 Oct, £8 (£5).

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REVIEWPRINTS OF DARKNESSPlayful compendium of new work exploring record cover art ●●●●●

If a record is the ultimate mass-produced multiple, the mainstream music industry’sdemise has seen a reclaiming of vinyl as a bespoke medium whereby one work ofart (musical) is packaged inside another (visual). This show lines up 13 responses tothe idea of the album cover as an outlet in itself by artists knee-deep in DIY culture.

Rather than go for a coffee table vibe, most reach for something more primitive.Malcy Duff’s warped cartoons find a natural home, while Tommy Crooks subvertsthe pastoral and Lee O’Connor captures a whiff of opium-den Victorian gothic. Thepunning of the show’s title is picked up, first by co-curator Norman Shaw with hisEuropean gothic horror comic art-influenced double-sided gatefold ‘Princess ofWails’, and in Mark Wallace’s ‘Lordin’ It’, which features an image of moustache-eraPeter Mandelson looking like an icon from schlock Japanese gameshow Banzai!

Most are made on flat surfaces, and only Andy Wake’s fold-in diorama of AleisterCrowley and Duncan Marquiss’ gatefold sleeve deserve to be filed with the rarest ofthe rare. Vicki Bennett’s shadowy crooner in ‘In Dreams’ presages her lavishlypackaged picture disc, ‘This Is Light Music’, a playful cut-up of pop ephemera. Thesecond room is filled with album covers from Shaw’s own collection, part-shrine,part-record fair. And yes, there is a merchandise stall. (Neil Cooper) ■ Edinburgh Printmakers, 557 2479, until 4 Sep (not Sun/Mon), free.

REVIEW ANOTHER WORLDImpressive, if surprisingly straightforward, collection of surrealist works●●●●●

For a source so rich in departures for radical flights of enquiry, thispresentation of surrealist paintings, objects, journals and sculptures isalarmingly straightforward. By marrying a host of mesmerising works bythe likes of Dali and Magritte to a linear, chronological presentation –flowing from Dada works of 1916 to the late surrealism of the 1940s – thepieces are situated within a world disillusioned by the destruction of theGreat War, the devastating atrocities of civil war, a system of ethics thattolerates both extreme riches and extreme poverty, and a morality that sosubverts sexual impulses as to drive humans to madness.

It’s the surrealist objects and sculptures that leave the greatest impacthere, and while the chronological hang is understandable, one can’t helpbut feel that something a little more searching could have been done withthe vast, impressive collection on show. Found objects such as Duchamp’sepochal porcelain urinal ‘Fountain’, Man Ray’s metronome ‘IndestructibleObject’ and Conroy Maddox’s Cathy Wilkes-esque mannequin assemblage‘The Cloak of Secrecy’, scream for comparison with contemporarypractices. Meanwhile, a host of feminine-facing sculptures by Giacomettiand Duchamp remain the most intriguing works on show.

One senses a glimpse of a slightly more experimental mode of displaywith the selected works on show in the Keiller Library. The room immersesthe viewer both in piano music based on pieces performed at a Dadafestival and a vast selection of books, periodicals, lithographs and‘curiosities’ (surrealist objects of inspiration). While delivering a heightenedsense of some of the movement’s key tenets – including the idea ofautomatism and the supremacy of the oneiric – this busy install does not gofar enough in resolving common problems relating to the display of rarepublications.

The great influence and reach of this roaring movement upon Europeanculture has been unquantifiable, and so to try to conclude this survey with aroom of works representing its legacy is a tough task. But you just can’thelp but feel disappointed to be returned to familiar sculptures by EduardoPaolozzi (and his permanently recreated studio). (Rosalie Doubal)■ Dean Gallery, 624 6200, until 9 Jan, £7 (£5).

REVIEW SITTING & LOOKINGInnovative group show offers comfortable, close examination of 21st-century objects ●●●●●

At first glance you might be forgiven for thinking you’d wandered into anupmarket furniture store. Upon closer inspection it becomes apparent that thereare wonders here that far outweigh the trappings of consumerism. Taking a seatto peruse the first choice of exhibits in this innovative group show is a guiltypleasure, one that is far too infrequently offered in gallery spaces – to be seatedallows a deeper consideration than simply drifting through.

The Vico Magistretti sofas are arranged in a homely fashion so that the viewercan best absorb the acrylic works of Ann Sutton and Gordon Baldwin’sceramics, the only drawback being that it becomes incredibly difficult to get toyour feet and leave this tranquil spot. It would be a shame, though, to miss thecamera-less photographic works of Garry Fabian Miller as they bring a welcomesplash of colour and escapism to the exhibition.

Interspersed throughout the space are Jim Partridge and Liz Walmsley’sinstantly recognisable blackened oak seats, which are utilised as makeshiftdisplay cabinets for smaller works such as Nel Linnsen’s impressive and intricatepaper jewellery collection and David Poston’s delicate metal-work. Theplacement of such pieces allows the viewer to perch in the immediate vicinity andmake a very close examination without bending uncomfortably. (Miriam Sturdee)■ Dovecot, 550 3660, until 4 Sep (not Sun), free.

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■ 3/3 ANTIGUA STREET 01968 670 224. Tue–Sun noon–6pm. FREE If I Jump Off A Bridge, WillYou Follow Me? Sat 7 Aug-Sun 5Sep. New work addressing notions ofthreat. Part of the Edinburgh ArtFestival.

■ THE ADAM POTTERY 76 Henderson Row, 0131 557 3978.Mon–Sat 11am–6pm.FREE Clay 2010: Studio CeramicsMon 9 Aug–Sat 4 Sep. Exhibition ofceramics in a working pottery. Part ofthe Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

■ AMBER ARTS78 Montrose Terrace, Abbeyhill, 0131661 1167. Tue–Fri 10am–5pm; Sat10am–2.30pmFREE The Space Between Until Fri15 Oct. A mixed printmaking showbringing together 13 contemporaryartists. EAF.

■ ART AMATORIA10/2 Bellevue Crescent, 07768 960578.Tue–Sat 2pm–5pm.FREE The Weird and WonderfulWorld of Rob Hain Until Thu 26 Aug.Quirky and colourful depictions ofEdinburgh’s Old Town. Fringe.

■ ART’S COMPLEX 1St. Margaret’s House, 151 London Road,07542 017947. Daily 11am–7pm.FREE Braw presents: Floored Sat7 Aug–Sun 5 Sep. Mixed media fromeight newly graduated artists. EAF.

■ ART’S COMPLEX 2St. Margaret’s House, 151 LondonRoad, 07770 800482. Wed–Sunnoon–6pm.FREE Perennial Art – A DrawbackSat 7 Aug–Sun 5 Sep. Internationaldrawing exhibition. EAF.

■ ART’S COMPLEX 3St. Margaret’s House, 151 London Road,661 1924. Daily 11am–7pm.FREE Ian Reddie – Dirt, Grit,Gluedust, Sat 7 Aug-Sun 5 Sep. Mixedmedia paintings, screen prints and digitalart evoking a primordial world of desertand rock. EAF.

■ ASSEMBLY @ GEORGESTREET 54 George Street, 623 3030. Daily11am–11pm.FREE Ulf Mark Pederson Until Mon30 Aug. Photography enhanced with old-fashioned techniques. Fringe.

FREE Zimbabwe Sculpture UntilMon 30 Aug. A haunting range of workfrom Zimbabwe. Fringe.

■ ATTICSALT50 Thistle Street, North East Lane, 0131225 2093. Tue–Thu & Sat 1–5pm; Fri2–5pm.

✽✽FREE Mairi Gillies – NaturaSensus Until 4 Sep. See Big

Picture, page 75. EAF.

■ AXO GALLERY59 Queen Charlotte Street, 0131 5571460. Thu–Sat 11am–7pm.FREE Festival Exhibition Fri 6- Sat28 Aug. New installations inEdinburgh’s newest conceptual artvenue. Fringe.

■ AXOLOTL35 Dundas Street, 07812 170279.Mon–Sat 10am–6pm; Sun noon–5pm.FREE Young Northern BritishArtists Fri 6–Mon 30 Aug. Selectionsof the best graduates from the Scottishart schools.

■ BOURNE FINE ART 6 Dundas Street, 0131 557 4050. Daily10am–6pm.FREE Alexander Stoddart:Cabinet Works and Studies UntilTue 31 Aug. Smaller work from thePaisley-born sculptor. EAF.

■ CITY ART CENTRE2 Market Street, 529 3993. Mon–Sat10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm.

✽✽Edward Weston: Life WorkUntil Sun 24 Oct. £8 (£5; includes

entry to William Wegman exhibition).See preview, page 77. EAF.FREE In our Own Image:Representing the Human FormUntil Sun 24 Oct. Works demonstratingthe artist’s preoccupation with the humanfigure. EAF.

✽✽William Wegman: FamilyCombinations Until Sun 24 Oct.

£8 (£5; includes admission to EdwardWeston exhibition). See preview, page77. EAF.

■ CITY OBSERVATORYCalton Hill, 668 8100. Daily11am–6pm.

✽✽FREE Staged Until Sun 15 Aug.A multi-channel video installation

transforming Edinburgh into a mise-en-scène. EAF.

■ COBURG HOUSE STUDIOS 15 Coburg Street, 0131 554 6888. FREE Open Studios Fri 6-Sun 8 Aug,11am–6pm. Explore creative workspacesand purchase work. EAF.

■ COLLECTIVE GALLERY 22-28 Cockburn Street, 0131 220 1260.11am–6pm. FREE Hito Steyerl: In Free FallUntil Sun 5 Sep. Works telling the storyof the global economic crisis. EAF.


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■ CORN EXCHANGE GALLERY Constitution Street, 0131 561 7300.Mon–Fri 11am–4.30pm.FREE Faraway Mountain: AtsuoOkamoto Until Thu 30 Sep. Largesculptural works in granite. EAF.

■ CRAFT HOUSE CONCEPT 31e Minto Street, 07900 901481.Wed–Sat & Mon 10am–6pm; Sunnoon–6pm.FREE Craft House Concept Fri 6Aug-Sun 5 Sep. A hand-crafted homefrom home for craftspeople. Fringe.

■ DANCE BASE 14-16 Grassmarket, 0131 225 5525.Daily 10am–6pm until Tue 10 Aug;10am–9pm thereafter.FREE Catherine Sargeant: May IHave The Pleasure Mon 9 Aug-Sat28 Aug. Screen prints of dance-themedtext and symbols. EAF.

■ DEAN GALLERY73 Belford Road, 624 6200. Daily10am–5pm.Another World: Dali, Magritteand the Surrealists ●●●●● UntilSun 9 Jan. £7 (£5). See review, page 78.EAF.FREE Richard Wright: TheStairwell Project See feature, page76. EAF.

■ DOVECOT10 Infirmary Street, 315 3054. Mon–Sat10.30am–5.30pm.FREE Sitting and Looking●●●●● Until Sun 5 Sep. See review,page 78. EAF.

■ DUNDAS STREET GALLERY 6a Dundas Street, 0131 558 9363.Mon–Sat 10am–9pm; Sun 2–6pm. FREE Barbara Rae – Prints UntilSun 5 Sep. New prints inspired bywildernesses. EAF.

■ ED CROSS FINE ARTThe English Speaking Union, 23 AthollCrescent, 07507 067567. Daily10am–6pm. FREE Witness – The Spectre ofMemory in Contemporary AfricanArt Fri 6-Mon 30 Aug. Recollectedimages of childhood and documentaryphotography. EAF.

■ EDINBURGH GALLERY20a Dundas Street, 557 5002. Mon–Fri11am–5pm; Sat 10am–1pm.FREE Festival Exhibition UntilWed 15 Sep. Scottish artists, includingPatsy McArthur, David Smith and IanElliot.

■ EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS23 Union Street, 557 2479. Tue–Sat10am–6pm.

✽✽FREE Prints of Darkness●●●●● Until Sat 4 Sep. See

review, page 78. EAF.

■ FRUITMARKET GALLERY 45 Market Street, 0131 225 2383. Daily10am–7pm.

✽✽FREE Martin Creed: DownOver Up Until Sun 31 Oct. New

work from the Turner winner. EAF.

■ THE HENDERSON GALLERY4 Thistle Street Lane NW, 225 7464.Tue–Sat 11am–6pm.FREE Nefertiti ●●●●● Until Thu 19Aug. Ex-Stone Roses guitarist JohnSquire presents works inspired by a1967 Miles Davis album. EAF.

■ I2 GALLERY34 Abercromby Place, 558 9872.Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm.FREE Ecole de Paris Fri 6 Aug–Sat4 Sep. Master printmakers withconnections to Paris, including Picasso,Matisse and Corbusier. EAF.

■ INGLEBY GALLERY15 Calton Road, 556 4441. Mon–Sat10am–6pm. Sun noon–5pm.

FREE Iran do Espírito Santo UntilSat 25 Sep. Installation work. EAF.

■ INVERLEITH HOUSERoyal Botanic Garden, ArboretumPlace/Inverleith Row, 248 2971.Tue–Sun 10am–5.30pm.

✽✽FREE Joan Mitchell Until Sun3 Oct. See feature, page 76. EAF.

■ JAALICEKLARR AT ECALIBRARYEvolution House, 78 West Port.Mon–Thu 9.15–4.30pm; Fri10am–4.30pm. FREE ShelfLife: A Biblio-sideshow Until Fri 3 Sep. A showquestioning the boundaries between thewritten and the visual. EAF.

■ KOMACHI 162 Fountainbridge, 07525 414626.Daily noon–6pm.FREE Change X Until Fri 3 Sep.Exchange of ideas between Berlincollective Basso and Edinburgh artists.EAF.

■ MATTHEW ARCHITECTUREGALLERY 20 Chambers Street, 0131 650 2342.Mon–Fri 11am–4pm.FREE Curating The City:Representation and Seriality UntilFri 3 Sep. Work exploring the curatorialprocess in museums and in the widerurban context. EAF.

■ NATIONAL GALLERYCOMPLEXThe Mound, 624 6200. Fri–Wed10am–6pm; Thu 10am–7pm.FREE The Glasgow Boys –Drawing Inspiration Until Thu 9Sep. An insight into the workingmethods and friendships of TheGlasgow Boys.Christen Kobke: Danish Masterof Light Until Sun 3 Oct. £7 (£5). Themost exhaustive selection of paintingsby the pre-eminent Danish painter(1810–1848) ever to be shown outsideDenmark. EAF.

■ NEW MEDIA SCOTLAND InSpace, Crichton Street, 650 2750.Wed–Sun noon–8pm. FREE life.turns. Until Sun 5 Sep.Interactive photo/video project. EAF.

■ NEWHAILESNewhailes Road, Musselburgh, 0844 4932125. Access by guided tour only;contact venue to book.Subjects for MelancholyRetrospection Until Sun 5 Sep,£10.50 (£7.50). Mixed-media relating tolanguage and memory. EAF.

■ OLD AMBULANCE DEPOT77 Brunswick Street,contemporaryartexchange.org. Daily2–4pm. FREE Neither Here Nor There Sun8–Sat 14 Aug. Work by Edinburgh artistsexploring cultural identity andrelationships to place.

■ OPEN EYE GALLERY 34 Abercromby Place, 0131 557 1020.Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm.FREE Barbara Rae and MatthewDraper: Contrasting Landscapes,Painterly Abstractions Fri 6–Tue 31Aug. Two distinct and individualresponses to contemporary landscapepainting. EAF.

■ OUT OF THE BLUE DRILLHALL30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7100.Mon–Sat 10am–5pm. FREE The Land and the Sea:Alastair Cook Until Sat 14 Aug. Blackand white photos of British coastlines.

■ PATRIOTHALL GALLERY WASPS Patriothall Studios, off 48Hamilton Place, 0131 226 7126. Tue–Satnoon–4pm.

FREE Decay Sun 8 Aug–Sat 28 Aug.Special opening Sun 8 Aug noon–4pm.Four international artists explore the ideaof decay. EAF. FREE Park/Platz, Mels Dees Sun 8Aug–Fri 28 Aug. Video work about thedecay of a model car park. EAF.

■ PORTOBELLO PUBLIC ARTHOUSE56 Kings Road, Portobello,www.bigthingsonthebeach.org.uk. Thu10am–6pm; Fri 10am–8pm; Sat 1–8pm;Sun 1–6pm.FREE Big Things on The Beach –City Beach Until Sun 29 Aug. Artcommissions for Portobello Beach. EAF.

■ ROYAL OVER-SEAS LEAGUE100 Princes Street, 225 1501. Daily10am–6pm.FREE Edinburgh PrintmakersUntil Thu 30 Sep. Limited edition prints.Fringe.

■ ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMYThe Mound, 225 6671. Mon–Sat10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm.Impressionist Gardens Until Sun 17Oct. £10 (£7). Major internationalexhibition including paintings by Monet,Pissarro and Renoir. EAF.FREE Philip Braham: FallingShadows in Arcadia Fri 6 Aug–Fri 3Sep. Winner of the 2009 Morton Awardfor lens-based work. EAF.FREE RSA New Works Programme1 Fri 6 Aug–Fri 3 Sep. Commissionednew work.

■ SCHOP 36 St Mary’s Street, 477 4513. Mon–Sat10am–6pm. FREE Tram Spotting / TrainStopping Tue 10 Aug–Sat 4 Sep.Images illustrating how the residents ofEdinburgh and Galashiels might usetheir newly revived tram and train lines.EAF.

■ SCOTLANDART.COM 2 St Stephen Place, 0131 225 6257.Tue–Fri 10.30am–5.30pm; Sat10am–5.30pm; Sun noon–5pm.FREE Best of Scottish Fri 6–Sat 29Aug. Including work by Patsy McArthur,David Smith and Ian Elliot. Fringe.

■ SCOTT MONUMENT Princes Street Gardens East, 226 0000.Mon–Sat 9am–7pm; Sun 10am–6pm.The Scott Monument – Edinburgh283 Fri 6–Mon 30 Aug. £3. The firstever photography exhibition on themonument. Fringe.

■ THE SCOTTISH GALLERY 16 Dundas Street, 0131 558 1200.Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat 10am–4pm. FREE Victoria Crowe – NewWorks Fri 6 Aug–Sat 4 Sep. Paintinginspired by Venice and the ScottishBorders. EAF. FREE Grace Girvan Fri 6 Aug–Sat 4Sep. First solo show from the jeweller.FREE Julian Stair Fri 6 Aug–Sat 4Sep. Provocative and surprisingceramics.

■ SCOTTISH NATIONALGALLERY OF MODERN ART75 Belford Road, 624 6200. 10am–5pm.

✽✽FREE What you See is WhereYou’re At Until Thu 30 Dec. See

Big Picture, page 75. EAF.

■ SCOTTISH POETRY LIBRARY 5 Crichton’s Close, Canongate, 0131 5572876. Mon–Fri 11am–6pm. Sat 1–5pm. FREE Plan B Until Sat 4 Sep. Twenty-eight photographic perspectives on tenpoems. EAF.

■ SCOTTISH STORYTELLINGCENTRE43–45 High Street, 556 9579. Mon–Sat10am–6pm.FREE Masharef Sat 7 Aug–Sat 25Sep. Photographs of the Palestinianlandscape.

■ SIERRA METROGround Floor North, 22 West HarbourRoad, 07971 510877. Thu–Sunnoon–5pm.FREE Shapes and Things: RichardHealy & Gemma Holt Until Sat 5Sep. New site-specific film installation,sculpture and drawing. EAF.

■ STILLS 23 Cockburn Street, 0131 622 6200.Daily 11am–6pm.FREE Alexander and SusanMaris: The Pursuit of Fidelity (ARetrospective) Until Mon 4 Oct.Work by the Glasgow-based artists.EAF.

■ ST JOHN’S CHURCHPrinces Street, 0131 221 2277. Mon–Sat10am–6pm.FREE Cartooning in Conflict Fri 7–Sun 15 Aug. Cartoons reflecting onconflict. Part of the Festival ofSpirituality and Peace.FREE Continuing ControversyUntil Mon 30 Aug. A new festival muralis unveiled for public viewing andcomment. FoSP. FREE Golden Rule Light SculptureFri 7 –Mon 30 Aug. Sculpture by AndreaEaston highlighting the common corevalues of world religions. FoSP.

■ TALBOT RICE GALLERY University of Edinburgh, South Bridge,0131 650 2210. Mon–Sat 10am–5pm.Sun noon–5pm.FREE A Celebration: CraigieAitchison Until 25 Sep. Iconic stilllife, portrait and landscape paintings.EAF.

✽✽ FREE Child: Julie RobertsUntil 25 Sep. See feature, page 76.

EAF.

■ TENT GALLERY Evolution House, 78 West Port, 0131221 6091. Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; Sat11am–5pm.FREE The Spacemakers Until Tue24 Aug. Exhibition looking at themaking of homes in a modern urbanenvironment. EAF.

■ TOTAL KUNST @ FOREST 3 Bristo Place, 0131 220 4538.Mon–Sun 10am–10pm.FREE TKX – Katalin Hausel UntilSat 7 Aug. An installation that draws onthe process of making and the specificsof the space. EAF. FREE TKX – Szajner Sun 8–Sat 21Aug. An installation and sound piece byFrench composer, theorist and visualartist Szajner. EAF.

■ UNION GALLERY 45 Broughton Street, 0131 556 7707.Mon–Sat 10.30am–6pm; Sun noon–6pm.FREE 7 Artists: Edinburgh SoulUntil Sat 4 Sep. Collaborative exhibitionfrom seven Edinburgh artists. EAF.

■ USHER HALL Lothian Road, 0131 228 1155.10am–6pm (not Sun 8 Aug).FREE Lara Green: Colony Until Sat4 Sep. Sculptures inspired by birth,death, love and conflict. EAF.

■ VARIOUS OUTDOORLOCATIONS IN EDINBURGHFREE Six Times Six life-sized figurescreated by Antony Gormley andpositioned between the Scottish NationalGallery of Modern Art and the sea. EAF.FREE Heather Tweed: Lost NotFound: Abscission Fri 6-Mon 30Aug. Twenty-eight commissioned worksare hidden around the city. EAF.

■ JUPITER ARTLANDBonnington House Steadings, 01506889900. Thu–Sun 10am–4.30pm.Jupiter Artland Year Two Until Sun12 Sep. £8.25 (children £4; family ticket£21.25–£30.50). Commissioned worksby Alec Finlay, Andy Goldsworthy, Ian Hamilton Finlay and more.


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S o many of Edinburgh’s great clubs havecome to an end. Names like Tribal Funktion,Pure, Manga and Going Places all helped to

shape the clubbing map of the city, introducing newstyles and new music to the capital and nowHeadspin will join their ranks after announcing thattheir Festival date will be their last. It’s a night thathas helped to soundtrack Edinburgh’s nightlife forover 12 years, inviting names like Mr Scruff, DJFormat, The Psychonauts, Norman Jay (OBE),David Holmes, The Glimmers and more to theirdecks.

‘There’s no one style of music, it was all the stylesof music we were into, be it reggae, hip hop throughto funk and disco to house and techno through todrum & bass and whatever. There was nothing leftout,’ explains DJ/promoter Allan Dunbar, who co-founded the club with fellow resident DJ SteveAustin. ‘We started the night just to get regular gigsand let the world hear our style of music.’

They were soon joined by Muzik Bedroom Bedlamwinner Colin Millar. ‘Colin was the glue that held itall together as me and Steve went off weird ontangents,’ according to Dunbar. Later augmentingtheir residents’ line-up with scratching from Dava andlive percussionist Bongo Dave. ‘We just grabbedpeople we found interesting and kinda brought themin. We’ve discarded a few too when they’ve notworked out. There was one guy, a lovely guy, whoplays the fiddle and we were talking to him at a partyand said come along, we start the tune and he comesjumping out in a jester’s costume playing his fiddle,

the crowd were a bit mystified as to what was goingon,’ laughs Dunbar. ‘We didn’t have him back,nothing to do with his playing but it wasn’t quite rightfor Headspin.’

For this final date they have secured the talents ofcut and paste hip hop master DJ Yoda, a regular atHeadspin over the years. ‘Ideally we wanted aresidents’ night for our last night, but at the sametoken we want it to be rammed and you know it’sgoing to be rammed with Yoda on, but we’re notgoing to miss any time on the decks because of theextended licence,’ adds Dunbar. ‘The plan is to puthim on about 1am, then for the last two hours we’llbe mixing it up and playing some of the classics fromover the years.’

While it’s always a shame to see a great club shut itsdoors, the realities of the work involved and thedesire to leave Headspin while it’s still at its bestwere all factors. ‘I want to stop it before it getsrubbish, we don’t want it to fizzle away until it’s amere shadow of what it was, it would spoil thememory of it. Now hopefully everyone will thinkback to a packed-out club.’ Though it may not be thelast we ever see of Headspin, Dunbar has ideas forone-off events; smaller, more intimate nights ormaybe even a new monthly club. ‘I don’t know whatthe future will hold. It’s the end of one chapter butalso the start of a new one, and I’m interested to findout what’s over the page.’

Headspin with DJ Yoda, The Bongo Club, 5587604, midnight-5am, Sat 7 Aug, £12.

‘WE’LL BE PLAYING THE CLASSICS FROM

OVER THE YEARS’

Cultural RevolutionAs Headspin comes to an end, DJ/promoter Allan Dunbar talks to Henry Northmoreabout their final date and why they’ve booked DJ Yoda to play their last night

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✽✽ Fuse Dark electronics as theEskimo Twins (Wax:On,pictured) mix up techno,electro, house, disco, acid andtheir own tasty remixes. TheLane, 467 7215, Fri 6 Aug,11pm–5am, £6.✽✽ Milk DJ Kengo, one third ofthe infamous Cuban Brothers,proving they’re not just aboutthrusting crotches and dodgyperma-tans as he lays down ahip hop heavy funk and discoset. Medina, 225 6313, Fri 6Aug, 10pm-5am, £5 beforemidnight; £7 after.✽✽ Tokyoblu Disco, Chicagohouse and Afrobeat asTokyoblu host their festivalopening party with a live setfrom indie electro rockers Epic26 to keep things interesting.Cabaret Voltaire, 220 6176, Fri6 Aug, 11pm–3am, £8.✽✽ Headspin The last regularHeadspin featuring a guest setfrom DJ Yoda followed byeverything you have come tolove from the residents to bringeverything to a suitably climaticclose (see preview, left). TheBongo Club, 558 7604, Sat 7Aug, midnight–5am, £12.✽✽ Luvely Dynamic houseaction as Luvely return to theLiquid Room to hostEdinburgh’s first CO2 party(think a smoke machine onsteroids). The Liquid Room,225 2564, Sat 7 Aug,11pm–5am, £12 (members£10).✽✽ Volume! Time to quenchthose dubstep cravings with afree bass heavy party from themighty fine residents atVolume!. Sneaky Pete’s, 2251757, Sat 7 Aug, 11pm–5am,free.✽✽ Taste Sixteen years ofSunday night chaos as Taste hittheir birthday with appropriategusto, keeping the energy highand the beats pounding. TheLiquid Room, 225 2564, Sun 8Aug, 11pm–5am, £6 (members£5).

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Edinburgh Thursdays

Club■ Animal Hospital at Sneaky Pete’s.11pm–5am. Free. 12 Aug. Techno andminimal night with decor and livevisuals.■ Beats & Pieces at Po Na Na.10.30pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Thursdaynight mix of electro, R&B, funky houseand dance beats from Johnny Frenetic.■ Born to Be Wide at Electric Circus.8pm–3am. £3 (£2). 5 Aug. Musicindustry social club that aims to bringmusos, journalists, promoters, recordshop workers and musicians together.

Presenting a real introduction toEdinburgh’s music scene with ten-minutelive sets every half hour from EnfantBastard, Fuel Diva, Carrie Mac,Meursault and many more, plus DJsfrom Departure Lounge, BBC, EdgeFestival, EIF, Cabaret Voltaire and moreeach playing four of their favouritetracks by Edinburgh bands.■ Chartity Baw Afterparty atMedina. 9pm–5am. £tbc. 12 Aug. TheBang Bang Club host this night ofpsychobilly, indie and electro.■ Chops at Wee Red Bar. 11pm–3am.£3 (£2). 5 Aug. Indie pop and new waverave up.FREE Dapper Dan’s at SneakyPete’s. 11pm–5am. 5 Aug. Default andPicassio promise ‘a wonky cocktail ofbeats’.■ Dub Kaoss at Citrus Club.11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3after. Weekly. Drum & bass and dubstep.FREE Frisky at the Hive. 10pm–3am.Weekly. Chart and dancefloor anthems inthe main room with indie and 90s hitsout back.■ Fusion at the GRV. 11pm–5am. £3. 5Aug. Launch of this new night of electro,fidget, house, drum & bass and jungle.■ GaGa at Why Not?. 10pm–3am. £5.Weekly. Five hours of party anthems asyou’ve never heard them before courtesyof mash-up DJ Kontempt.■ Join the Dots Festival Sessionsat Medina. 10pm–5am. £4 beforemidnight; £5 after. 5 Aug. Cosmic disco,soul, funk, hip hop, house and futurebeats.■ Octopussy at the HMV PictureHouse. 11pm–3am. £4. Weekly. Studentnight of chart, R&B, electro and indieclassics.FREE Samedia at Roxy Art House.11pm–3am. Weekly. A mixed line-upfrom Edinburgh’s Departure Lounge hostthis laidback oasis of tropical beats, jazz,funk, world music and beyond.FREE Sick Note at Cabaret Voltaire.11pm–3am. Weekly. Indie/electro nightfrom the Cab, with residents from Clashand Spies in the Wires.■ Silent Disco at Udderbelly’sPasture. midnight–4am. £10. 12 Aug.You know the drill by now, don yourheadphones and dance to a selection oftwo channels of music from various DJs.FREE Soulsville at the Bongo Club.midnight–5am. Weekly. Tsatsu andArgonaut spin the best in soul, doo-wop,funk and rock’n’roll.■ Stiletto at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £5 (£4).Weekly. Electro-pop, glam house classicsand disco.FREE Stomp Box at Stereo.11pm–3am. Weekly. Dubstep, techno,jungle, drum & bass, grime, hip hop, duband anything with bass.■ Vanity at Opal Lounge. 10pm–3am.£5. Weekly. Cutting edge soul, R&B,electro and funky house.

Edinburgh Fridays

Club■ Broke at City Nightclub.10.30pm–3am. £2. Weekly. Huge studentnight of chart indie, hip hop, danceanthems and drinks promos.■ Carry On! at Electric Circus. 1–5am.£5. Weekly. Danny Chutes and JP Mason(Leith FM) host a musical party ofclassic hits and dancefloor favourites.■ Confusion is Sex at the BongoClub. 11pm–5am. £7 (£5 in ‘woodlandcreature’ costume). 6 Aug. Glam techno,electro, indie punk and rock’n’roll at thisavant garde arty gathering ‘where theweird is normal’ at this FestivalExtravaganza with the Freaky Brides,Tequila Star and quirky fashionstalls/show plus DJs Gary Mac and KrisWasabi.■ Dirt at the GRV. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 6Aug. Techno, electro, breaks, dubstepand B-more.FREE ELECTROsexual at CCBlooms. 11pm–5am. 6 Aug. Monthly.An eclectic mix of all your favouriteanthems from days of yore right up to

2010 but with a twist: ELECTROsexualis a radio edit free zone. Only the best,rarest, cheekiest, dirtiest of remixesmake it past the discerning ears ofresidents Lucky Luciano and Kenwai.■ Evol at the Liquid Room.10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly.Edinburgh’s longest running indie night.With the usual mix of the best currentand classic alternative and crossovertunes, Evol’s an institution.

✽✽ Fuse at the Lane. 11pm–5am. £6. 6Aug. Underground dance night of

electro, techno dubstep and house with aguest set from the Eskimo Twins(Wax:On) for some bassy, glitchy beats.■ Ikon at Opal Lounge. 10.30pm–3am.£tbc. Weekly. Glamorous, luxurious andexclusive party night of sexy house.FREE Inkling at Cabaret Voltaire.11pm–5am. 6 Aug. The Speakeasy rocksto funk-fuelled beats and breaks plusresident MC Silver Tongue.

✽✽Milk at Medina. 10pm–5am. £5before midnight; £7 after. 6 Aug.

Hip hop, R&B, soul and funk night witha guest set from DJ Kengo one third ofinfamous high kicking love gods theCuban Brothers.■ Misfits at the Hive. 10pm–3am. Freebefore 11pm; £4 after. Weekly. DIYindie, electro, punk, rock and retro withbargain drinks.■ Planet Earth at Citrus Club.9.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £6after. Weekly. Music from 1976 throughto 1989. In other words, a healthy doseof punk, new wave, new romantic andelectro-pop (now with added 90s).■ Poptastic at GHQ. 10pm–3am. £4(£3). 6 Aug. Monthly. Queer clubbingnight with indie/electro from PhilBakstad in room one and retro pop/trashfrom Paul McAvoy in room two.■ RSVP at Lulu. 10.30pm–3am. £8.Weekly. Glamorous club hits.■ Sahara Sessions at Po Na Na.10.30pm–3am. £4 before 11pm; £7 after.Weekly. Funky and disco tinged houseand huge club classics at this new glamand sexy night for Po Na Na. FREE Samedia at Roxy Art House.11pm–3am. Weekly. See Thu.■ Silent Disco at Udderbelly’sPasture. midnight–4am. £10. Weekly.See Thu.■ This is Music at Sneaky Pete’s.11pm–5am. £3 (members free). 6 Aug.The indie club/gig crossover night isjoined by the Axis DJs for some addedelectro, techno and dubstep.

✽✽Tokyoblu at Cabaret Voltaire.11pm–5am. £8 (£5 members). 6

Aug. John Hutchison and Iain Gibsondish out the best in Chicago house,funky electro and disco as they kick starttheir Edinburgh Festival Opening Partywith a guest set form Epic 26 (live).■ Wu Hui at Shanghai. 10pm–3am. £8(£6). Weekly. Feel good party night anduplifting house.

Chart & Party■ Hot & Gold at Stereo. 10pm–3am.Free before midnight; £4 (£2) after.Weekly. Disco, dance and raunchy R&Bon the mainfloor.■ Iconic Fridays at Mood.10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £3after. Weekly. Essential dance, R&B, 90shits and anthems.■ Kinky Disco at GHQ. 9pm–3am.Free before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. Pop,camp classics and dance hits from CillaSlack and funky house and electro fromDJ Michelle.■ The Reunion at Lava Ignite.10pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after.Weekly. Ibiza party every Friday allthrough summer with chart dance hitsand Lava’s notorious hot tubs.

Edinburgh Saturdays

Club■ Beep Beep, Yeah! at CabaretVoltaire. 11pm–5am. £3. 7 Aug. Takingover the Speakeasy with a staunchlyretro soundtrack of 50s rock, 60sgrooves and 70s psychedelia.

■ Bubblegum at the Hive. 10pm–3am.Free before 11pm; £4 after. Weekly. Astudent friendly chewed up, spat out mixof electro, pop, dance, disco, soul andindie.■ Circus at GHQ. 9pm–3am. Freebefore 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. Pop anddance tunes across two rooms from DJDarren and Dowzer.■ Flaunt at the Lane. 10.30pm–3am.£tbc. 7 Aug. Night of timeless clubclassics and glam house with residentproduction team the Studiopunks!.■ The Go-Go at Studio 24. 11pm–5am.Free before 11.30pm; £6 (£4) after. 7Aug. Swinging 60s garage, soul, mod,soul, new wave, surf and sleazy listeningfrom residents Tall Paul and Big Gus.

✽✽Headspin at the Bongo Club.11pm–5am. £12. 7 Aug. Mixing

funk, hip hop, disco, house and beats,Headspin continues to push theboundaries and raises clubbing to an artform for the last time ever as Headspinhang up the headphones as DJ Yodarocks the room for their final party. Seepreview, page 81.■ Liquid Soul at Po Na Na.10pm–3am. £4 before 11pm; £7 after.Weekly. Get down early for thisconsistently capacity retro-disco andfunky house night, featuring Po’s ownMark B on the decks fusing classic andbang up-to-date funky house for those inthe know.■ Lulu at Lulu. 9pm–3am. Free before10pm; £4 before 11pm; £8 after. Weekly.Gareth Somerville, Danny T and JonHutchison playing club hits and chartfavourites.

✽✽ Luvely at the Liquid Room.10.30pm–5am. £12 (£10 members).

7 Aug. The saucy soirée of full-on,driving house music returns to the LiquidRoom for a Festival special with a‘Military Tattoo’ themed 14th birthdayparty with new special effects(Edinburgh’s first CO2 party), free CDs,a chance to win one of 14 VIP passes toLuvely (for a whole year) and an officialBBQ the next day.■ Much More at Medina. 10pm–5am.£tbc. Weekly. Hip hop from Nasty P.■ Opal Lounge at Opal Lounge.9pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £4 before11pm; £8 after. Weekly. Late night soiréefeaturing DJ Dave Shedan and a fusionof glamorous vocal house and accessibleelectro with a hint of R&B.FREE Samedia at Roxy Art House.11pm–3am. Weekly. See Thu.■ Silent Disco at Udderbelly’sPasture. midnight–4am. £10. Weekly.See Thu.■ Tease Age at Citrus Club.10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £6after. Weekly. This indie stalwart dishesup everything from swinging 60s hits tobaggy Manchester faves as well as a hostof current NME chart botherers with DJMonkee Mickee. Edinburgh’s longestcontinually running indie night.■ Ultragroove at Cabaret Voltaire.11pm–5am. £5 before midnight; £8 after.7 Aug. Gareth Sommerville is joined byUltragroove favourite Fudge Fingas forsome delicious disco-tinged house andfunk.■ Va Va-Voom!!!! at Electric Circus.10.30pm–5am. £5 before midnight; £6after. 7 Aug. Decadent night of sultrysounds with burlesque, dance and theatreperformances to put a bit of glamourback in your life featuring Fanny Devineand Wild Card Kitty.

✽✽FREE Volume! at Sneaky Pete’s.11pm–5am. 7 Aug. The dubstep

night celebrates the Edinburgh Festivalwith a special free party of qualitydubstep, bassline, jungle, grime andelectro.

Chart & Party■ Embrace at Lava Ignite. 10pm–3am.£7 (£2 before 11pm). Weekly. Chartdance hits from Stuart Lewis plus R&B,60s, 70s and 80s anthems across theother dancefloors.■ I Love . . . at City Nightclub.10.30pm–3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. A glam


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1 It’s their 16th birthday Tastehave been making Mondays messywith their Sunday night of club cutsfor 16 years, a massive milestone inthe often fickle world of clubbing. 2 Fisher & Price are anEdinburgh DJing institutionSixteen years running one of thecapital’s most loved gay-friendly,open-minded club nights, Fisher &Price have honed their DJ skills tokeep the dancefloor hot and sweatywith their underground club mixand blissful beats. In the words ofresident Mark Price, Taste is‘friendly, hedonistic, vibrant,euphoric and unique’.3 The resident duo are alsobacked up by regulars MissChris and Rick Palys ‘They areall passionate about the music theyplay, they’re technically excellent,they know how to rock thedancefloor and they don’t takethemselves too seriously,’ addsPrice.4 They’re back where theybelong We’ve been waiting agesfor the Liquid Room to reopen (itwas closed for 18 months becauseof a fire in the Indian restaurantsituated above the club) and thankthe lord it’s back for the festival withregulars like Taste, Evol, Musika,Luvely and Madchester back wherethey belong.5 They can’t wait for thefestival ‘I love the multicultural mixof people that it brings to the city,the variety of entertainment that’savailable and the way the whole citycomes alive,’ says Price.■ The Liquid Room, 225 2564,11pm–5am, Sun 8 Aug, £6 (£5members)

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selection of chart, cheese, indie andR&B.■ Let’s Party at Mood. 10.30pm–3am.£tbc. Weekly. Big party night of club,chart and pop hits.■ Love Groove at Stereo.10.30pm–3am. £5 (£2) before midnight;£6 (£3) after. Weekly. Mix of chartanthems, disco and classic dance tunes.■ Musicology at Shanghai.10pm–3am. £10 (£8). Weekly. Funk,dance, chart hits and classicsaccompanied by their appropriate videosfrom VJ Scott Granger.

Edinburgh Sundays

ClubFREE Coalition at Sneaky Pete’s.11pm–5am. Weekly. Drum & bass,breaks, dubstep, techno and electro fromthe resident team every week.

FREE Killer Kitsch at CabaretVoltaire. 11pm–3am. Weekly. KillerKitsch returns to Edinburgh as EuanNeilson and David Sinclair import theirmix of dance, electro, 80s synth pop,new wave and punk to the Cab.FREE Mile High Club at GHQ.11pm–3am. Weekly. Take off with HeadStewardess Cilla Slack for a night ofmid-air frolics in the cockpit.■ Rise at Opal Lounge. 10pm–3am. £5.Weekly. Johnny Frenetic mashes up aunique and energetic three deck mix offunky house, sexy urban and indieinfused electro, club classics andremixes. FREE Samedia at Roxy Art House.11pm–3am. Weekly. See Thu.FREE The Sunday Rock Show atthe Hive. 10pm–3am. Weekly. Modernand classic rock anthems with a dash ofmetal.

✽✽Taste at the Liquid Room.11pm–5am. £6 (£5 members). 8

Aug. ‘We are 16 going on 17’, Fisher &Price (plus Miss Chris and Ryan Palys)provide an eclectic mix of the very bestin underground dance music and classicsas they reach their 16th birthday. See 5Reasons, page 82.■ Tipsy at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £5.Weekly. R&B, urban and hip hop fromresidents Nick G and DJ Prospect atwhat they promise will be ‘the hottestSunday night party in town’.

Edinburgh Mondays

Club■ Decadence at Lulu. 10pm–3am.£tbc. Weekly. OK so fair enough, it’sMon, but that’s no excuse.■ Latin Quarter at Medina.10pm–5am. £2 before midnight; £5 after.Weekly. Mix of salsa and world music.FREE Mixed Up Mondays at theHive. 10pm–3am. Weekly. R&B, hiphop, pop and floor fillers.FREE Nu Fire at Sneaky Pete’s.11pm–5am. Weekly. Showcase ofunderground hip hop, dubstep, drum &bass, electro and MCs.FREE Samedia at Roxy Art House.11pm–3am. Weekly. See Thu.■ Subzero at Opal Lounge.10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Cool andclassy trendy get-together.■ Trade Union at Cabaret Voltaire.11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2(£1) after. Weekly. DJ Beefy andWolfjazz mix up house, electro, hip hop,techno, breaks and more besides. FREE Versus at the Bongo Club.midnight–5am. Weekly. Night ofpumpin’ techno.

Edinburgh Tuesdays

ClubFREE Antics at the Hive. 10pm–3am.Weekly. Rock, emo, punk and metaldispatches from Edinburgh’s alt.scene.■ Couture at Opal Lounge.10.30pm–3am. £5. Weekly. A space for‘Edinburgh’s it-crowd to network’ with acool soundtrack of hip hop, funk, R&Band party jams from Cunnie and Gino.■ Dirty Sex at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £tbc.Weekly. Raunchy dance beats.■ Enigma at Shanghai. 11pm–3am.£tbc. Weekly. Glamorous student night.■ Jam Sessions at Medina.midnight–5am. £2. Weekly. Resident DJsand acoustic guests for a night of folk,indie, rock and new wave.

FREE Random at the Bongo Club.midnight–5am. Weekly. Psy-trance andminimal techno night.FREE Samedia at Roxy Art House.11pm–3am. Weekly. See Thu.FREE Soul Jam Hot at Sneaky Pete’s.11pm–5am. Weekly. Old school, realdeal soul, garage and R&B.FREE Split at Cabaret Voltaire.11pm–3am. Weekly. Drum & bass,electro, techno and breakbeat withShadowskill, the Dropout DJs, Dogmaand a smattering of local guests.

Edinburgh Wednesdays

ClubFREE Axis at Sneaky Pete’s.11pm–5am. Weekly. Electro, techno,dubstep and bassline.■ B-Sides at Medina. 10pm–5am. Freebefore midnight; £3 after. Weekly. Rockand indie B-sides, covers, rarities andremixes.■ Bangers & Mash at the Hive.10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £3 (£2)after. Weekly. Student night of chartR&B and dance.■ Chambles at Opal Lounge.10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Night of sexymusic, fantastic cocktails and fabulouspeople. Dress to impress.FREE Facefook at GHQ. 11pm–3am.Weekly. Midweek clubbing from DJMichelle.■ Judgement Wednesdays atShanghai. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Anight of Ibiza house, lasers, smokemachines and dancers with DJ ScottGranger and Steven Tobin.FREE JungleDub at the Bongo Club.midnight–5am. Weekly. Showcasing theScottish dub, dubstep and jungle scene.FREE Mala Vida at the GRV.10.30pm–3am. Weekly. Latin specialwith a selection of Spanish DJs.■ Promiscuous at Lulu. 10pm–3am.£5. Weekly. Each night starts with a‘ladies only hour’ with cocktails,pitchers, chocolate strawberries and malebutlers, followed by a chart/electro mix.FREE Samedia at Roxy Art House.11pm–3am. Weekly. See Thu.■ We are . . . Electric at CabaretVoltaire. 11pm–5am. Free beforemidnight; £2 after (free for members).Weekly. Edinburgh’s busiest midweekelectro-funk disco party with Gary Macjoined by Wolfjazz.■ We is Eclectic at Cabaret Voltaire.10.30pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2after. Weekly. DFault and Picasso spin acocktail of beats in the Speakeasy.


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■ Bacaro7–11 Hope Street Lane,247 7004. Stylish bijouclubbbing and cocktails. ■ Berlin 3 Queensferry StreetLane, 467 7215.Selection of cool housenights. See listings fordetails.■ The Bongo Club Moray House, 37Holyrood Road, 5587604. One of the coolestand most eclectic clubsin town. See listings fordetails.■ Cabaret Voltaire 36-38 Blair Street, 2206176. Mixed bag fromhouse and techno todrum & bass and indie.See listings for details.■ The CavesNiddry Street South, 5578989. Great subterraneanvenue (as the namesuggests) getting moreand more popular due toits unique atmosphere.See listings for details.

■ CC Blooms 23-24 Greenside Place,556 9331. One of thecity’s most enduring gayclubs, with hi-NRGtracks every night of theweek.■ The Citrus ClubGrindlay Street, 6227086. Mainly studentyvenue that goes for anindie vibe as well as adash of punk, new waveand 80s classics. Seelistings for selectedhighlights.■ City: Edinburgh 1a Market Street, 2269560. From studentnights and pop to bigguest DJs. See listingsfor selected highlights.■ Electric Circus 36-39 Market Street,226 4224. Eclecticdance beats and indieplus private rooms for aunique clubblingexperience.■ Espionage 4 India Buildings,Victoria Street, 4777007. Five floors ofvaried chart and dancey

action.■ FaithWilkie House, Cowgate,225 9764. Commercialdance sounds, pop hitsand R&B.■ GHQ4 Picardy Place, 5501780. Swish gay club.See listings for details.■ The GRV7 Guthrie Street, 2202987. Intimate clubvenue mixing art, techno,dub, live acts and beats.See listings for details.■ Henry’s Cellar Bar8-16a Morrison Street,228 9393. Eclectic andexperimental nights fromsurf rock to electro. Seelistings for details.■ Hive15–17 Niddry Street, 5560444. Rock, indie,student nights andelectronica. See listingsfor details.■ HMV Picture House31 Lothian Road, 0844847 1740. Home to indieclubbing and big nameone-off special events.See listings for details.

■ The Jazz Bar 1 Chambers Street, 4672539. Cool beats fromglobal sounds tostraight ahead jazz. Seelistings for details.■ Karma Nights23 Lothian Road, 2299197. Club classics,chart nuggets and partytunes.■ Lava Ignite3 West Toll Cross, 2283252. Chart favourites,pop hits and R&B.■ The Liquid Room 9c Victoria Street, 2252564. Recentlyreopened after 18months away. See FiveReasons on p82. ■ Lulu (under TigerLily) 125b GeorgeStreet, 561 2245. Coolfunk, house and othergrooves from the peoplewho brought you theOpal Lounge. ■ Medina 45-47 Lothian Street,225 6313. Laid backvibes with cool hip hopand other sounds. Seelistings for details.

■ MoodOmni, Greenside Place,550 1640. Chart, danceand party tunes. ■ Opal Lounge 51 George Street, 2262275. House and funkybeats for a dressed upcrowd.■ Opium 71 Cowgate, 225 8382.Rock, punk and metal,no messing.■ Po Na Na 43b Frederick Street,226 2224. Studentnights, funky beats,house and more. Seelistings for selectedhighlights.■ Potterrow Teviot, Bristo Square,650 9195. Studentheaven and home tosoem big one offparties.■ Sneaky Pete’s 73 Cowgate, 225 1757.Underground clubbingat its best, from technoand dubstep to indie.See listings for details.■ ShanghaiLe Monde, 16 George

Street, 270 3900. Slickand stylish venue in theheart of Edinburgh. ■ Siglo184 Cowgate, 240 2850.Charty, party, indienights until 3am.■ Stereo King Stables Road, 2297986. More big partytunes and drunkendancing.■ Studio 24 Calton Road, 558 3758.Down and dirty clubnights, specialising intechno and rock. Seelistings for details.■ The Voodoo Rooms 19a West RegisterStreet, 556 7060.Sophisticated clubbingand entertainment. Seelistings for details.■ The Wee Red Bar Edinburgh College of Art,Lauriston Place, 2291442. Student nights forthe arty set. See listingsfor details.■ Why Not? 14 George Street, 6248311. Hits from the 80sto last week.

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Gareth Sommerville’s house night kicks off thefestival with one of their favourite guests as Fudge

Fingas (pictured) returns to man the wheels of steel. Signed toEdinburgh’s own Firecracker Records he’s sure to keep things deep andjazzy with the occasional shot of serious funk and Detroit techno.■ Cabaret Voltaire, 220 6176, Sat 7 Aug, 11pm--5am, £5 before midnight; £8after.

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HitlistEVENTS, BOOKS, KIDS & LGBT *

✽✽ The Prisoner ofAzkaslam The Auld ReekieRoller Girls (pictured) take onthe London Rockin’ Rollers AllStars in a special festival rollerderby bout. Expect magicalmoves and terrifying levels ofcompetitiveness.✽✽ World Kitchen in Leith Athree-course experience of totalfoodie fusion: starters fromScotland, Ireland and India,main courses from India, Africaand the Middle East, and cakesand fruits from all over for pud.Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Thu 5Aug.✽✽ Hi Fives for DiversityOur Dynamic Earth gets stuckin about the International Yearof Biodiversity. See picture,page 86. Our Dynamic Earth,Thu 5, Fri 6, Wed 11 & Thu 12Aug, Meadowbank SportsCentre, Sat 7 Aug.✽✽ Edinburgh Mela FestivalCelebrating the cultural diversityof Scotland, the Mela (Sanskritfor ‘gathering’) brings togethermusicians, singers and dancersfrom a huge variety of ethnicgroups for performances amida carnival atmosphere on LeithLinks. See Big Picture, left.Leith Links, Fri 6–Sun 8 Aug.✽✽ Edinburgh Festivals’Cavalcade Singing kids onlorries and the entire cast of theTattoo marching throughHolyrood Park? That’ll be yourofficial start to the festivals,then. See picture, page 85.Holyrood Park, Sun 8 Aug.✽✽ Children’s StorytellingTours Marion Kenny leads atour of two major exhibitions –Edward Weston at the City ArtCentre and Martin Creed at theFruitmarket – with art, storiesand music. City Art Centre,Wed 11 Aug.✽✽ Edinburgh Book FringeA nifty, necessary alternative tothe Book Festival’s marqueedglamour; some of the best localand radical writers read free ofcharge. See 5 Questions, left.Word Power Bookshop, Wed11–Wed 25 Aug.

EDINBURGH MELAThese days the Mela is just as much of aceremonial start to Edinburgh’s Festivals asthe (often far less exciting) FringeCavalcade. This year, alongside Bollywooddance shows, multi-artform companies fromChina, traditional Sufi music from Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali and the now-traditionalinternational food market, the commissionedpart of the programme is particularly strong.The Naturally Inspired strand is a series ofcollaborations between Scottish andinternational musicans and storytellers,while Cargo (pictured), a huge-scaleaerial/physical theatre work by those oldrisk-takers Iron Oxide, explores the humanneed to migrate (although the productionitself will be staying on at Leith Links for theduration of the Fringe).■ Edinburgh Mela, Leith Links, Fri 6–Sun 8 Aug,www.edinburgh-mela.co.uk. Cargo also runs Wed11–Sun 22 Aug (not Mon 16), Leith Links, Venue167, 9.15pm.

Elaine Henry, owner of Word Power Books and the director of theEdinburgh Book Fringe

Why did you set up the Edinburgh Book Fringe in the first place?To give local writers, small publishers and writers outwith the mainstream the sortof voice or platform they wouldn’t get access to during the festival period. Can you describe the ethos of the festival in one sentence?All the events are free, everything’s accessible, and there’s a spirit of exchanginginformation, so we give plenty of time to discussion as well. Most memorable writers you’ve had on over the past 14 years?We had Mark Thomas come – that was great fun, because in the spirit of theFringe he mixed humour and politics. And we’ve had Tom Leonard many times.He’s always great, and is opening the festival this year. Which other writers are you looking forward to this year?Blake Morrison, who’s reading with Kei Miller. The comedians Stewart Lee andRichard Herring are both appearing, although not together. Ewan McVicar isrunning an event on Scottish political songs and promising ‘singing, laughter andmuch merriment’. And we’ve got John Holloway coming from Mexico to talk abouthis book Crack Capitalism. What do you hope to do with the Book Fringe in the future?We’re limited in terms of space while we hold it at the bookshop, but that has itsadvantages – it creates a specially intimate atmosphere for writers to engage withtheir readers in – they’re only ten inches away, and seem to feel far more able toask questions. We’re keeping it small. Small is beautiful. ■ Edinburgh Book Fringe, Word Power Books, Wed 11–Wed 25 Aug. www.word-power.co.uk

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Activities & EventsFREE Thursday Health Walks Thu 5Aug & Thu 12 Aug, 10.15am. RoyalBotanic Garden, 20a Inverleith Row, 5527171. Enjoy fresh air and meet newpeople on a health-boosting garden walkat the RBGE. Part of the Paths for allPartnership. Under 16s must beaccompanied.FREE Amble Around Arthur Mon 9Aug, 1–2.30pm. Holyrood Park,Holyrood Lodge, 652 8150. A guidedwalk with park rangers exploring manydifferent aspects of Arthur’s Seat.Booking essential.FREE Arthur’s Adventure Wed 11Aug, 1–4pm. Holyrood Park, HolyroodLodge, 652 8150. A challenging walkover some of the tougher routes aroundHolyrood Park and Arthur’s Seat.Booking essential.FREE Tracks Through Time Thu 5Aug, 7–9pm. Pencaitland Railway Walk,Ormiston Station Car Park, Tranent,01620 827421. Go for a jaunt down theold Pencaitland Railway, and learn aboutthe people that used to live and workalong this line. Booking essential.Edinburgh Ceilidhs Fri 6 & Sat 7 Aug,8pm. £6–£10. Lauriston Hall, 28Lauriston Street, 339 5374. Traditionalfun with ceilidh bands and a piper, andsome international folk dances tocomplement the Scottish classics.Refreshments available.

✽✽Edinburgh Mela Festival Fri6–Sun 8 Aug, Fri 9–9.30pm; Sat &

Sun noon–8.30pm. £2.50 (children free).Leith Links, Leith, 473 2000. Celebrating

the cultural diversity of Scotland, theMela (Sanskrit for ‘gathering’) bringstogether musicians, singers and dancersfrom a huge variety of ethnic groups forperformances with a carnival atmosphereon Leith Links. See Big Picture, page 84.

✽✽FREE Edinburgh Festivals’Cavalcade Sun 8 Aug, noon–4pm.

Holyrood Park,

www.edinburghcavalcade.com. Theofficial start to the Festivals, all in onehandy green area. See picture, below.FREE Naturally Inspired Sun 8 Aug,1–5pm. Royal Botanic Garden, 20aInverleith Row, 552 7171. Nature-inspirednew performances commissioned by theEdinburgh Mela Festival, the EdinburghInternational Jazz and Blues Festival and

the Scottish International StorytellingFestival.Bat-tastic! Thu 12 Aug, 2–4pm &8–9.30pm. Afternoon activities includedin admission; evening walk £4 (children£2). Inveresk Lodge Garden,Musselburgh, 0844 493 2124. Bat-basedgames and crafts for children in theafternoon, and a walk along the Esk tosee if you can spot any in the evening.Booking essential for walk.

BooksHavers and Blethers Until 21 Aug,7.30–8.30pm. £2. Captains Bar, 4 SouthCollege Street,captainsedinburgh.webs.com. A nightlyspoken word-based event from theCaptain’s Bar, hosted by fiddler Kirsty-Jacqueline Lingard and featuring writers,poets, actors and musicians performingshort snippets from their works. Freeacoustic folk sessions every night after theshow.FREE Launch of Time Loop, anAdventure in Dream Time Fri 6 Aug,6pm. Word Power Bookshop, 43 WestNicolson Street, 662 9112. Launch of anew novella by Morelle Smith, the actionof which takes place partly in 13th-century France, and partly in fin de siècle20th-century France and Scotland.

✽✽FREE Edinburgh Book FringeWed 11–Wed 25 Aug, times vary.

Word Power Bookshop, 43 West NicolsonStreet, 662 9112. Word Power’s very ownBook Fringe, featuring readings,discussions and book signings from thelikes of Ewan McVicar, Louise Welsh,Stewart Lee, Max Schaeffer and RichardHerring. See 5 Questions, page 84.

ExhibitionsFREE A Swing Through Time: TheStory of Golf in Scotland Until Sun14 Nov, Mon–Fri 10am–8pm; Sat10am–5pm; Sun 2–5pm. National Libraryof Scotland, George IV Bridge, 623 3918.



With floats from allaspects of the Edinburgh

Festivals, as well as community groups and commercial ventures andthe entire cast of the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, the cavalcade returns toHolyrood Park to kick-start yer official Edinburgh Crazy Season. Beforeand after the procession through the city, grab a chance to see some ofthe acts performing in Holyrood Park. ■ Sun 8 Aug, noon–4pm. Holyrood Park, www.edinburghcavalcade.com.

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Find out why whacking a ball with a stickwhilst wearing Argyle socks is so veryimportant to Scotland’s culture, historyand economy.Skin Deep: The Restoration ofForm and Function Until Fri 3 Sep(not Sat/Sun), 10am–4pm. Included inadmission: £5 (£3). Surgeons’ HallMuseum, Royal College of Surgeons ofEdinburgh, Nicolson Street, 527 1649. Anexhibition investigating plastic surgeryrelating to war, punishment, psychology,congenital defects and cosmetic reasons.FREE From Another Kingdom: TheAmazing World of Fungi Until Sun 21Nov, Royal Botanic Garden, 20aInverleith Row, 552 7171. The UK’s firstmajor multi-media exhibition to focus onthe fascinating world of fungi.FREE Persian Art and RugExhibition Until Mon 30 Aug,10am–noon & 2–4pm. Persian RugVillage, 34 Morningside Road, 446 7071.Step into a land far away inside atraditional nomadic tent and discoverrugs, ceramics, cushions and fine art fromPersia, meet craftsmen and enjoy filmsand live music from the region.

FairsAntiques & Collectors Fair Sat 7 &Sun 8 Aug, Sat 10am–4.30pm; Sun10am–4pm. £2.50. Royal HighlandCentre, Ingliston, 335 6200. Up to 300exhibitors offering ceramics, glass,Treen, pictures, furniture, jewellery,vintage and retro clothing and muchmore.FREE Morningside Makers MarketSat 7 Aug, 10.30am–4.30pm. ColumcilleCentre, 2 Newbattle Terrace, 447 7404. Amonthly boutique craft and design marketwith artists, crafters and designersoffering ceramics, jewellery, glassware,photography, textiles and art.

Food & DrinkFREE The Village Store Sat 7 Aug,10am–2pm. Out of the Blue Drill Hall,30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7100.A weekly local shop for Leithers insearch of quality ethical goods includingfood, drink and household items.

✽✽World Kitchen in Leith Thu 5Aug, 7.30–10.30pm. Three courses

£15; two courses £12. Out of the BlueDrill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith,556 4646. A three-course experience oftotal foodie fusion: starters from Scotland,Ireland and India, main courses fromIndia, Africa and the Middle East, andcakes and fruits from all over for pud.Advance booking essential: [email protected] or phone.See Hitlist. FREE Glenmorangie WhiskySampling Fri 6 Aug, 10am–5pm. ScotchWhisky Experience, 354 Castlehill, TheRoyal Mile, 220 0441. Try samples ofGlenmorangie’s Single Malt and BailieNicol Jarvie blend.FREE Morrison Bowmore WhiskySampling Sat 7 Aug, 10am–5pm. ScotchWhisky Experience, 354 Castlehill, TheRoyal Mile, 220 0441. Three varietiesfrom three different areas of Scotland –Auchentoshan in the Lowlands, GlenGarioch in the Highlands and Bowmoreon the Isle of Islay.

KidsChildren’s Activities Until Mon 30Aug, 10am–6pm. Included in admission:£5.50 (£4.50; family ticket £10-£15).Georgian House, 7 Charlotte Square,0844 493 2117. Take the kids to seehistory come alive this summer.

✽✽Hi Fives for Diversity Thu 5, Fri6, Wed 11 & Thu 12 Aug,

11.30am–3.30pm. Included in admission:£9.45 (£8.10; children £6.30). OurDynamic Earth, Holyrood Road, 5507800. Celebrate the International Year ofBiodiversity. See picture, above.FREE Messy Play and Arts Drop-InThu 5 Aug & Thu 12 Aug, 10am–noon.North Edinburgh Arts Centre, 15aPennywell Court, 315 2151. Crafty, artyfun for wee ones aged 0–5.FREE In the Impressionist Garden:

Fun Things to Make and Do UntilSun 29 Aug, 2–4.30pm. National Galleryof Scotland: Clore Education Centre, TheMound, 624 6200. Make flying birds,jumping fish and sprouting flowers tobring the Impressionist Garden alive.Children must be accompanied.Summer Holiday CookeryWorkshops Until Sun 15 Aug,10am–4pm. £25. Cookingmania, 1 NorthWest Circus Place, 0131 220 2040. Achance for budding chefs to get theirfingers sticky, and learn something too.Ages and times vary.Behind the Ropes – Family Tour ofthe Palace Sun 8 Aug, Sun 11am, noon,1pm & 2pm. Included in admission:£10.25 (£9.30; under 17s £6.20; under 5sfree; family ticket £27). Palace ofHolyroodhouse, Royal Mile, 556 5100.See the State Apartments at the Palaceunder the guidance of an expert from theeducation team. Suitable for families withchildren aged 5+.Really Rotten Day Sat 7 Aug,10.30am–3.30pm. Included in admission.Edinburgh Zoo, Corstorphine Road, 3349171. Smelly fun including interactiveworkshops and lots of activities so youcan find out why farts smell and whichanimals eat their own sick.FREE Real Life Science: Glow inthe Dark Fungi Sun 8 Aug, 1–4pm.Royal Botanic Garden, 20a InverleithRow, 552 7171. Patrick Hickleyintroduces some amazing bioluminescentfungi, which produce light for reasonsnobody knows.My Favourite Animals Kitbags andPencil Cases Mon 9 Aug,10.30am–12.30pm & 1.30–3.30pm. £4.Lauriston Castle, 2a Cramond RoadSouth, 529 3963. Decorate your own bagand pencil case for going back to schoolusing stencils, crayons and pictures.Booking essential.River Dipping Tue 10 Aug, 2–3.30pm.Children £3.50 (accompanying adultsfree). Water of Leith Visitor Centre, 24Lanark Road, 455 7367. Splash around inthe river and find out about some of itsmore unusual inhabitants. Bookingessential.Mosaic Mirror Workshop Wed 11Aug, 10.30am–12.30pm. £12. Kiss theFish Studios, 9 Dean Park Street,Stockbridge, 332 8912. Bring alongbroken shells, crockery or tiles, or justuse what’s there to make a beautiful

shiny mosaic. Price includes drink andsnack.Water Force Thu 12 Aug, 2–3.30pm.Children £3.50 (accompanying adultsfree). Water of Leith Visitor Centre, 24Lanark Road, 455 7367. Harness thetremendous power of water! Bookingessential. Aimed at ages 5–12.

✽✽Children’s Storytelling ToursWed 11 Aug, 11am–1pm. Children

£5 (accompanying adults free). Meet atCity Art Centre Reception, 2 MarketStreet, 529 3993. Marion Kenny leads atour of two of this summer’s majorexhibitions – Edward Weston at the CityArt Centre and Martin Creed at theFruitmarket – with art, stories and music.Ages 4+. Booking essential. See Hitlist. FREE Behind the Scenes at theBotanics Wed 11 Aug, 2–3pm. RoyalBotanic Garden, 20a Inverleith Row, 5527171. Find out what goes on behindclosed doors at the Botanics. Ages 8+.

LGBTBadminton Drop-in Sun 8 Aug,2–4pm. £3. Crags Sports Centre, 10Bowmont Place, 523 1100. A fun andeasy sport to pick up (and plenty ofpunning opportunities to boot) thesesessions are for all abilities.FREE LGBT Glee Club Tue 10 Aug,8–10pm. LGBT Centre for Health &Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100.Learn some songs and recreate the magicof the TV phenomenon. [email protected] for moreinformation. See HitlistFREE ShuttleScots Badminton Tue10 Aug, 7–9pm. Crags Sports Centre, 10Bowmont Place, 523 1100. Socialbadminton group meeting. [email protected] for furtherinformation.FREE Different Strokes Thu 12 Aug,4–6pm. Glenogle Swim Centre, GlenogleRoad, Stockbridge, 523 1100.Transgender people can enjoy the sole useof a swimming pool, steam room andsauna at this new fortnightly event. [email protected] or telephone theLGBT Centre for Health and Wellbeingfor info and to sign up.

Sport

✽✽The Prisoner of Azkaslam Sat 7Aug, 2pm. £7 advance; £8 on the

door. Meadowbank Sports Centre, 139London Road, 661 5351. The Auld

Reekie Roller Girls take on the LondonRockin Rollers All Stars in a specialfestival roller derby bout. See Hitlist.

TalksFREE Exhibition Opening andKeynote Talk Thu 5 Aug, 6pm.Surgeons’ Hall Museum, Royal College ofSurgeons of Edinburgh, Nicolson Street,527 1649. Dr Emily Mayhew, author ofThe Reconstruction of Warriors, gives atalk to open the museum’s new exhibition,Skin Deep: The Restoration of Form andFunction. Booking essential.FREE Denmark in the time ofChristen Købke Fri 6 Aug,12.45–1.30pm. National Gallery ofScotland: Hawthornden Lecture Theatre,The Mound, 624 6200. Neil Kentexamines the historical and culturalcontext of the Danish painter’s work.FREE Impressionist Garden Toursat RBGE Sun 8 Aug, 2pm. Royal BotanicGarden, 20a Inverleith Row, 624 6560. Anart historian from the National Galleriesleads a tour around the Royal BotanicGarden. Booking essential.FREE Where is Public Art Today?Sun 8 Aug, 6–7.30pm. Portobello PublicArt House, 56 Kings Road, Portobello,email [email protected] fortickets. Guest speaker Kenny Hunter andrepresentatives from Big Things on theBeach discuss the state and concept ofpublic art today.FREE A Palpable Flesh: Realism inContemporary Figurative SculptureMon 9 Aug, 12.45–1.30pm. ScottishNational Gallery of Modern Art, 75Belford Road, 624 6200. A talk byStephen Feeke on artists renowned forhyper-realistic sculpture and thetechniques and materials they use.Why Did Edinburgh TransformItself into Athens? Tue 10 Aug,10.30am. £8. Lauriston Castle, 2aCramond Road South, 529 3963.Professor Charles McKean explorespossible answers. Includes refreshmentsand a tour of the castle. Booking essential.FREE The Gallery of Modern Art at50 Tue 10 Aug, 12.45–1.30pm. NationalGallery of Scotland: Hawthornden LectureTheatre, The Mound, 624 6200. A behind-the-scenes look at the gallery with ChiefCurator Keith Hartley.

WorkshopsFREE Sketching in the Park Fri 6Aug, 10.30am–3pm. West Princes StreetGardens, 624 6200. Sketch the beautifulviews from Princes Street Gardens, withartists on hand for tips and advice. Allmaterials supplied. Magical Felt Slippers Sat 7 Aug,10.30am–3.30pm. £15. Lauriston Castle,2a Cramond Road South, 529 3963.Create a pair of quirky colourful feltslippers from handmade felt. Ages 16+.Booking essential.Life Drawing Classes Sun 8 Aug,2–5pm. Two hours £7; three hours £10.Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7100. Drop-inlife drawing classes. For furtherinformation please contact Leigh Chorltonon [email protected]. Please note:The Drill Hall Café is closed on Sundays:entry via 36 Dalmeny St (buzzer 040).Painting Fungi Tue 10–Thu 12 Aug,10am–4pm. £100 (members £90). RoyalBotanic Garden, 20a Inverleith Row, 2482937. A course on depicting fungi inpencil and watercolour, taught by ClaireDalby. Price includes lunch. Bookingessential.FREE Discovering Family Historyat NLS Wed 11 Aug, 2pm. NationalLibrary of Scotland, George IV Bridge,623 3918. Practical workshop ongenealogical research techniques. Includesa short tour of the library. Bookingessential. FREE The Drawing Room Thu 12Aug, 5.30–6.45pm. Scottish NationalGallery of Modern Art, 75 Belford Road,624 6410. Monthly experimental drawingsession inspired by works in thecollection. All materials provided. Pleasebook in advance.



It’s the kids’ last chance to take part inOur Dynamic Earth’s International Year

of Biodiversity celebrations this week, with activities all over the centre.High five the Community Tree, learn about how Arctic animals haveadapted to their harsh environment, find out which bug is your bug, orjust follow a treasure trail around the exhibits. Entrance to eventsincluded in admission.■ Thu 5, Fri 6, Wed 11 & Thu 12 Aug, 11.30am–3.30pm, Our Dynamic Earth,Holyrood Road, 550 7800, www.dynamicearth.co.uk

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OUTSIDE THEFESTIVALSDespite our enthusiasm for the Edinburgh Festivals, there's a lothappening beyond the Royal Mile this week that's worth shouting about.We're taking the opportunity to test List readers who think they knowGlasgow with our fiendish quiz from page 92, set by the great and thegood of Glasgow's cultural scenes. What's more, we're peeking intoJamie Oliver's new place on George Square on page 90, and conjuringour own Restival from the best of the events in Glasgow and the rest ofScotland on page 96. Plus, we've all the usual previews and listings forGlasgow and other cities. There's never been a better time to get out!

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AROUND TOWNThe free monthly comedy quiz event takes place once again, withspecial rounds including Name the Wrestling Move andSchwarzenegger quote. Arches Café Bar, Glasgow, Thu 5 Aug.

1Bratchy and the Wee Man’s Comedy Pub Quiz

KIDSLive performance, music, art exhibitions, workshops and more at thedebut outing for this fun new fest. Springburn Park, Glasgow, Wed11–Sun 15 Aug.

8Festival of the Imagination

CLUBSThe Optimo and Melting PotDJs bring their party to theriver once more, with a Sub

Club after-party featuringRetro/Grade. See preview, page 99.Boat departs from Glasgow ScienceCentre, Fri 6 Aug, 8pm.

6Rizla Riverboat Shuffle

MUSICBagpipe-related workshops,masterclasses, ceilidhs,concerts and street

performances in the world’s largestpiping event. See preview, page 122.Various venues, Glasgow, Mon9–Sun 15 Aug.

7Piping Live!

AROUND TOWNGood deals on meals andthemed food and drinkevents at decent restaurants

around Glasgow, right through themonth. See preview, page 85.Various venues, Glasgow, until Mon30 Aug.

2Gourmet Glasgow

VISUAL ARTSolo exhibition by Glasgow-based artist Yuill, whosework explores the

relationship between space,community and politics. See preview,page 124. CCA, Glasgow, Sat 7Aug–Sat 18 Sep.

3

Simon Yuill: Fields,Factories and Workshops

MUSICThe nomadic, ever-changingband catch up with The List,during a tour pitstop in

Kansas. See interview, page 115.Stereo, Glasgow, Mon 9 Aug.

4Liars

FILMJack Bond reflects on his1965 film Dali in New York,made with the eccentric artist

and feminist writer Jane Arden. Seepage 103. 3DD Entertainment.

5

Salvador Dali: A Tale Of Two Cities

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Glasgow

HILLHEAD BOOKCLUB17 Vinicombe Street, West End, 0141 576 1700,www.hillheadbookclub.co.uk, £8 (lunch) / £14(dinner)The surroundings of this latest enterprise to take onthe former Salon cinema are spectacular, and a quirkysense of fun pervades the place. This doesn’t alwayswork, particularly on the menu: describing somethingas ‘very good soup’ raises expectations unnecessarily.A typical main is a pork chop with tasty bhajee-likebutter nut squash fritters, with desserts such aschocolate cake with amaretto cream to follow. Serviceis slow and a little erratic – all in all, quirkiness seemsto trump quality.

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NARGILE73 Hanover Street, New Town, 0131 225 5755,£13.50 (lunch) / £22 (dinner)Nargile’s recent closure, refurbishment and reopeninghas brought a shift in emphasis from the newmanagement of Ruya Iridag, daughter of the Turkishcouple who first established Nargile in Aberdeen in the1980s, and her chef-partner Stuart Anderson. Withboth menu and interior they’re offering acontemporary take on traditional Turkish cooking.Generous meze, fish, vegetarian and kebab options allappear on the pricey but not over-expensive menu,with specials like kuzu kus kus (tender leg of lambcooked in a thin soup of tomato and parsnip on couscous) more appealing to the adventurous.

GOOD SEED100-102 Dalry Road, Haymarket 0131 337 3803,www.goodseedbistro.com, £11 (lunch/dinner)This corner spot punches above its weight with aconcise Mediterranean-leaning menu. Homely andgenerous-hearted, customers are as welcome to popin for a slice of cake as a full meal and all dietaryrequirements are well catered for. Chickpea flatbreadand egg poached in a cherry tomato sauce impresseswith fresh flavours while meatballs are moist andsavoury. Stellar desserts include a dense and fudgychocolate cake and tart rhubarb cheesecake. GoodSeed is good stuff, set to become a classicneighbourhood bistro.

GetStuffedFoodDrinkRestaurants

Y ou may think Glasgow does not needanother 250-covers-worth of Italianrestaurant but there’s no doubt that the

sainted Mr Oliver brings something a bitdifferent. The place is brimming withcreativity: the house wine is shipped in eco-friendly tetra paks; a superb selection ofantipasti is served on a wooden plank; andkids are offered a Disney-style viewfinder as amenu. The proprietor’s God-like status infusesthe place and its fired-up staff; less expected,but certainly welcome, are the strongmessages about seasonality and local sourcing.OK, the scrummy figs adorning the chocolatetart are not from around these parts, and theolives, served on ice, have a few air milesbehind them, but waiters evangelise so muchabout Scottish produce there’s clearlysignificant substance to go with the style. Forall the imaginative flair, however, there are

some weaknesses in the main dishes. Thepounded steak is a little stringy, althoughprosciutto, fresh sage and a tomato salsa coverthis adequately. The puttanesca is spicy withplenty of tomato, olive and caper showingthrough, but the ‘homemade’ pasta itself isdisappointingly ordinary. Still, at these pricesit is only a quibble.

+ Exciting combinations of flavours– Pasta

JAMIE’S ITALIAN1 George Square, City Centre, Glasgow,

0141 404 2690, www.jamieoliver.com,

Mon–Sat noon–11pm; Sun noon–10.30pm

Ave. price two-course meal £16 (lunch)/£20 (dinner)

Cheeky chapelAnd it came to pass that a branch of Jamie Oliver’s restaurantchain arrived in Glasgow and the word became flesh. AndreaPearson took bread

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGESet by Bratchy and the Wee Man, organisersand hosts of The Arches’ Comedy Pub Quiz

1Glasgow has a reputation for being a tough crowdfor comedians, (although those comedians haveobviously never played Fraserburgh, wheresometimes jokes must be delivered from within aburning Wicker Man). But what performing brothersendured the scathing (and rather hilarious) heckle‘Christ, there’s two of them!’ as they took to thestage of the Glasgow Empire?

2We can often be found in The Shed nightclub inShawlands, regaling women of questionable virtuewith astonishingly feeble chat. But what was theoriginal name for the building that now houses TheShed?

3Glasgow has a long and fruitful history in the musicindustry. We even foisted the ponderous mediocrityof Snow Patrol upon the world. But what bunch ofglaikit Mancunians were famously ‘discovered’ by aginger in King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut?

4Believe it or not, the world’s first international footballmatch was held in Partick. Yes, Partick. But who wasthe match between?

5The Wee Man likes nothing better than cruising upthe West End, relieving students of their student loanmoney. Glasgow University tends to provide richpickings, as it contains the highest number of greasybookish whelps. But what is the main campus ofGlasgow University?■ The Arches Comedy Pub Quiz, Thu 5 Aug, 8pm.

MUSICSet by Eugene Kelly, founding member of TheVaselines

1The third track on The Vaseline’s first EP was a coverof a song by an American performer whose name isalso the same as Glasgow’s longest running club, heldat the Glasgow School of Art. Name the performer.

2Nirvana played one show in Glasgow. Where?

3Bobby Gillespie from Primal Scream used to run aclub in Glasgow. He named it after a song by anAmerican rock band. Name the club and the band.

4Which US rock star allegedly received a pay-out from

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ClydeAngleThink you know Glasgow? If so, you can pit your wits against these fiendish questions, set by real Glasgow insiders. To find out the answers, and see how you did, turn to page 105

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Teenage Fanclub’s record label after claiming thattheir album artwork breached his trademark of thedollar sign?

5Chemikal Underground Records name all theirreleases and projects numerically, as Factory recordsused to. What is the name of their recording studio?

FASHIONSet by Camille Lorigo, owner of Che Camillefashion house

1I am a GSA textiles graduate with a career spanningthree decades in fashion, music, and film. My punkband opened for the Pogues in the late 1970s. LadyGaga, Souxie Sioux and Kylie have all worn my sexyfuture-punk clobber. My one-woman show in 1990 atKelvingrove Art Gallery was the first design exhibitionheld at the museum. Who am I?

a) Christel Kaneb) Pam Hoggc) Louise Gray

2This groundbreaking Glasgow boutique broughtcutting-edge labels such as Dries van Noten to theScottish audience. The founding duo remainspassionate about design and culture, and has sincefounded a boutique hotel in the same area of theMerchant City. Name the store.

a) Commes des Garçons b) Mr. Ben’s c) Ichi Ni San

3What 2001 shopping-related film was shot largely inGlasgow and remains relatively unknown despiteawards from BAFTA Scotland, the Berlin FilmFestival, the San Diego Film Festival and StockholmFilm Festival, among others?

a) Late Night Shoppingb) Shop Till You Drop c) Sauchiehall Street Diaries

4Alistair and Maggie Darling presented tweed wrapsto guests at the G20 London summit. But whodesigned and produced them?

a) Deryck Walker for Ultimob) Sophie Dahl for Pringlec) NELFIN at Che Camille for Harris Tweed Hebrides

5The area running from Sauchiehall Street downBuchanan Street to Argyle Street is also known as:

a) The Golden Triangleb) The Pubic Trianglec) The Hen Run

■ Che Camille, Floor 6, Argyll Chambers, 34Buchanan Street, Glasgow.

GLASGOWRADIOAshton Lane, West End, 0845 166 6011,www.socialanimal.co.uk/GlasgowWestEnd/RadioQuiz: Mondays, 9.30pmEntry fee: FreePrizes: £50 cash for first place, £25 for secondAverage pint: £2Sample round: Music intros

ARCHES CAFÉ BAR253 Argyle Street, City Centre, 0141 565 1000, www.thearches.co.ukQuiz: First Thursday of the month, 8.30pmEntry fee: FreePrizes: Cash, Arches tickets and cake. Boobyprizes as wellAverage pint: £3.30, with promos from £1.50Sample round: Name the wrestling move (withlive demonstration)

THE LANSDOWNE BAR AND KITCHEN7a Lansdowne Crescent, West End, 0141 334 4653, www.landownebar.co.ukQuiz: Mondays, 9pmEntry fee: FreePrizes: Meal for four at the restaurant, case ofbeer, bottle of wineAverage pint: £3.25 (with bottle promotions)Sample round: Play Your Cards Right

EDINBURGHREVERIE1-5 Newington Road, Southside, 0131 667 8870, thereverie.co.ukQuiz: Mondays, 9pm, hosted by Scotland’s quizguru Dr. Paul (see dpquiz.co.uk for more info)Entry fee: FreePrizes: Cash, a good bottle of wineAverage pint: £2.90Sample round: Name ten things you can do inbed with a carrot

IT’S FUNTIME AT THE BONGO CLUB37 Holyrood Road, Old Town, 0131 558 7604, www.thebongoclub.co.ukQuiz: Tuesdays throughout the festival, 7.30pmEntry fee: £6 (for a full TV game show-styleproduction)Prizes: Selection of novelty cheeses, vintage(store-brand) whiskyAverage pint: £3.20Sample round: Kazoo/Limbo challenge

TRAVERSE CAFÉ BAR10 Cambridge Street, West End, 0131 228 5383, www.traverse.co.ukQuiz: One Monday a month, usually around the15th to the 20th.Entry fee: £1 (all proceeds go to Maggie’sCancer Caring Centre)Prizes: A couple of bottles of wineAverage pint: £3.40Sample round: Anything arty – absolutely nosport!

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Not enough quiz for you? Need more? NikiBoyle runs down the best pub quizzes onoffer in Glasgow and Edinburgh

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CLUBSSet by JD Twitch, one half of Optimo

1Trainspotting was of course set in Leith, but largechunks of the film were actually filmed in Glasgow. Anow-demolished West End club was featured in thescene where Renton and Diane first meet. What wasit called?

a) The Volcanob) Cleopatra’sc) Delmonica’s

2The Sub Club opened in 1987 but the space wasused as a nightclub going way back to the 1960s,called what?

a) The Basementb) Lucifer’sc) Hellfire

3Glasgow DJ duo Stuart Macmillan and Orde Meikleare best known by what alias?

a) Silicone Soulb) JY Projectc) Slam

4Optimo (Espacio) started in which year?

a) 1997b) 1998c) 2000

5A very small number of Glasgow DJs have had top40 hits. However, only one of the following has takena song as high as number two in the UK singleschart. Which DJ was it?

a) Harrib) Oscar Fullonec) Michael Kilkie

BOOKSSet by Louise Welsh, author of Naming theBones

1In what musically-titled book do a pair of lovers meet

between Hope and Union Streets?

a) Swing Hammer Swing by Jeff Torringtonb) Trumpet by Jackie Kay c) The Magic Flute by Alan Spence

2Where in Glasgow does Robert Wringhim meetGilmartin in James Hogg’s The Private Memoirs andConfessions of a Justified Sinner?

a) Finniestonb) Glasgow Greenc) The Necropolis

3What name does Denise Mina’s crime-bustingjournalist share with a victim of a miscarriage ofjustice?

4What does Alexander Trocchi’s Young Adam find inthe Forth Clyde Canal?

a) A life-changing copy of Being and Nothingnessb) A cache of heroinc) The body of his ex-girlfriend.

5Fill in the blanks: in 1982, Janine by Alasdair Gray,Jock McLeish declares that Scotland has been‘______’, going on to admit that ‘I am one of the_______ that ______ her’.

HISTORYSet by Irene Maver, Senior Lecturer in ScottishHistory, Glasgow University

1In the early 7th century at the time of St Mungo, the

city’s patron saint, Glaswegians spoke a languageakin to:

a) Gaelicb) Welshc) Norse

2Clementina Walkinshaw was the Glaswegiancommon-law spouse of which 18th-century celebrityScot?

a) Robert Burnsb) Adam Smithc) Charles Edward Stuart

3Which 18th-century Virginia tobacco lord originallyoccupied the city-centre mansion that is today’sGallery of Modern Art?

a) Andrew Cochraneb) William Cuninghamec) John Glassford

4In what year did the shipbuilding burghs of Govanand Partick finally yield their independence andbecome part of Glasgow?

a) 1891b) 1912c) 1920

5Who was elected by her fellow councillors asGlasgow’s first female Lord Provost?

a) Susan Bairdb) Liz Cameronc) Jean Roberts


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PHOTO ROUNDThe following are all photos of things you might glimpse walking around Glasgow. But can you say what, and where, they are?

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What’sOnHitlistTHE BEST EVENTS, BOOKS, LGBT*

S o, during the Edinburgh Festival the rest of thecountry is effectively closed for business,right? Er, wrong. Here’s our guide to great

August experiences outside the capital. Rather than paying through the nose to sit passively

in a darkened room with 12 uncomfortable strangerswhile some bloke who almost appeared on Mock theWeek runs through a hastily shoehorned set of RaoulMoat jokes, why not express yourself? In Glasgow,Bar Bloc’s rather lovely interactive orchestra (yes, it’scalled Blochestra) is carrying on regardless – bringany sort of instrument you’ve got hanging around thehouse (we suspect they may even accept a comb andpaper) for a combination workshop and jam sessionled by Craig Grant from Union of Knives (Mon 9Aug, Bloc, Bath Street, 9pm). More music-making atthe Arches, where Scottish bhangra outfit Tigerstyleare running two workshops in creative music-making(Arches, Argyle Street, Thu 5 &12 Aug, 6pm, call07811 097821).

Welcome Home on Keith Street are running a ZineWorkshop, led by Marceline Smith, who writesAsking For Trouble and Jen Collins (hellojenuine) forthose who reckon this magazine publishing businesslooks pretty easy (Welcome Home, Keith Street, Sun8 Aug, 2pm, call 0141 334 9598), while artists caneither work their easels at GoMA’s potraitureworkshop (Sun 8 Aug, 1pm) or at that hardyperenium – sorry, we mean perrenial – Dr Sketchy’s

Anti-Art School, where burlesque dancers and dragartists reveal themselves for the pleasure of yourpencil (Arches, Sun 8 Aug, 4pm, 0141 565 1000).

Foodie types in Glasgow should take advantage ofthe slightly quieter restaurants to pick up specialoffers: Gourmet Glasgow is a culinary festival withdining deals in restaurants across the city, includingRed Onion, Alla Turca and Café Andaluz, as well asa number of special events throughout August (lookout for the Sunday afternoon teas with string quartetsin Two Fat Ladies at the Buttery). Full details atwww.graonline.co.uk

Finally, if you’ve sworn off Edinburgh but still needa bit of a Fringe in your life, take a wander down toNorth Berwick, where the Fringe by the Sea (Tue10–Sun 15 Aug) will be recreating the Fringeatmosphere in a slightly more relaxed fashion. So, outwith the screaming street performers, Dizzee Rascal,bloated stand-up programme and high falutin’ BookFestival, in with wandering Pavement Poem-Catchers,lo-fi folk gigs featuring Eddi Reader and Julie Fowlis,a select Scottish comedy programme and talks fromQuintin Jardine and Simon King, OBE. Weparticularly like the look of the film festivalprogramme, and the historical walking tours of thetown. They’ve even got a Spiegeltent, and the fish andchips are guaranteed to be better. Probably no salt andsauce, though. See www.fringebythesea.co.uk fordetails.

Kirstin Innes puts together a Festival experience without setting foot in EdinburghThe Restival

■ Books 98■ Clubs 99■ Film 103■ Comedy 113

■ Theatre 113■ Kids 114■ Music 115■ Visual Art 124

Around Town OUTSIDE THE FESTIVALS

✽✽ Dr Sketchy’s Anti-ArtClass The Glasgow branch ofthe worldwide burlesquelifedrawing phenomenon(pictured). See preview, left. TheArches, Sun 8 Aug.✽✽ Gourmet Glasgow A seriesof dining offers and specialevents in restaurants across thecity, run by the GlasgowRestaurateurs’ Association. Seepreview, left. Various venuesacross Glasgow, throughoutAugust.✽✽ Sloans Market Outdoorshopping market with stalls fullof gourmet treats, vintage one-offs and classy crafty things.Argyll Arcade, Sun 8 Aug.✽✽ Zine Workshop A chanceto learn about the wonderfulworld of zines with MarcelineSmith (Asking For Trouble) andJen Collins. Have a go at makingyour own and browse aselection of classics. Seepreview, left. Welcome Home,Keith Street, Sun 8 Aug✽✽ Fringe by the Sea Just abus ride out of Edinburgh there’spop-up poetry performances,concerts, theatre, walks, talksand kids’ activities, all in adelightful village setting completewith excellent fish and chips andgood fresh sea air. See preview,left. North Berwick, variousvenues, Tue 10 Aug–Sun 15 Aug.✽✽ Piping Live! This brilliantfestival, celebrating the humblebagpipe, has become a majorforce in the Glasgow tourismlandscape, and is doing greatthings for Scottish culture. Seepicture, opposite. Variousvenues across Glasgow, Mon9–Sun 15 Aug.

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GlasgowActivities & EventsFREE Blochestra Mon 9 Aug, 9pm.Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. Bringalong any instrument you might have(from tubas to triangles) for aworkshop/jam session with Craig Grant(Union of Knives).FREE Saltire Thistle FC Sun 8 Aug,4pm. Powerleague, Kennedy Street,Townhead, 553 1515. Gay-friendly kick-about in a relaxed environment. [email protected] for moreinfo.FREE Museum Tours Mon 9–Fri 13Aug, 11am & 3pm. The National PipingCentre, 30–34 McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. Guided toursaround the National Piping Centre’sMuseum of Piping. Part of Piping Live!FREE Family History Tours Tue 10Aug, 2.30–3pm. Mitchell Library, 201North Street, 287 2999. Learn about thelibrary’s genealogical research resources.Dinner by Candlelight and Murderby Pheasant Wed 11 Aug, 7–10.30pm.£30. Pollok Country Park, PollokshawsRoad, 0844 493 2202. A three-coursemeal served in Pollok House’s Kitchenrestaurant, followed by a bit of lightsleuthing as guests compete to work outwhodunnit and how on earth the pheasantcame into it.Grand Highland Summer CeilidhThu 12 Aug, 7.30pm. £10. Saint Andrew’sin the Square, 1 St Andrew’s Square, 5595902. A chance to dance with the FergieMacDonald Ceilidh Band. Part of PipingLive!

BooksFREE Poetry Discussion Group Thu5 Aug, 6–7pm. Mitchell Library, 201North Street, 287 2999. Lively andinformal discussions of poetry on the firstThursday of every month.FREE Paul Ritchie Wed 11 Aug,2.15pm. The Street Cafe, The NationalPiping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 3530220. Launching hisnew book and CD of solo pipers, smallpipes and mini bands. Part of Piping Live!Poetry @ the Ivory Wed 11 Aug,7–9pm. Suggested donation £2. IvoryHotel, Langside Avenue, Shawlands, 6360223. The regular poetry night isheadlined by Brian Whittington. To takepart, email [email protected] or telephone 0141 632 2701.

ExhibitionsFREE William Hunter: Man, Medicand Collector Until Thu 12 Aug (notSun), 9.30am–5pm. Hunterian Museum,Gilbert Scott Building, University ofGlasgow, 330 4221. Last chance to seethe display exploring the life and work ofthe founder of the Hunterian Museum.FREE Pipe Band Photograph &Memorabilia Exhibition Mon 9–Fri 13Aug, 10am–4pm. The National PipingCentre, 30–34 McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. Learn aboutpiping through the years. Part of PipingLive!FREE Shotts – 100 Years Mon 9–Fri13 Aug, 10am–4pm. The National PipingCentre, 30–34 McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. An exhibitioncelebrating the famous Shotts &Dykehead Pipe Band. Part of Piping Live!Wallace and Gromit Present . . . aWorld of Cracking Ideas Until Tue 30Nov, 10am–5pm. Included in admission:£9.95 (£7.95). Glasgow Science Centre,50 Pacific Quay, 420 5000. Take a touraround Wallace and Gromit’s home, 62West Wallaby Street, to see some of theirwacky inventions.

FREE A La Mode: Parisian fashionfrom the Journal des Dames etdes Modes Until Sun 31 Oct, Tue–Thu& Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm.Scotland Street School Museum,Museum of Education, 225 ScotlandStreet, 287 0500. Parisian chic comes toGlasgow in the form of an exhibition offorty exquisite fashion plates from theJournal des Dames et des Modes.

Food, Drink & Markets

✽✽Gourmet Glasgow Until Tue 31Aug, times vary. Prices vary.

Various restaurants, seewww.graonline.co.uk. Themed and fixedprice menus, wine tastings anddemonstrations all across the city. Fordetails and booking, see the GlasgowRestaurateurs’ Association’s website.FREE Queen’s Park Farmers’Market Sat 7 Aug, 10am. Queen’s Park,520 Langside Park, 287 2500. Localproduce, from local people.FREE Blochairn Car Boot Sale Sun8 Aug, from 6am. Wholesale Fruit, Veg,Flower and Fish Market, 130 BlochairnRoad, 287 2500. Over 500 sellers, withjust about anything you could think of onsale, from curtains to cakes.

✽✽FREE Sloans Market Sun 8Aug, 11am–5pm. Argyll Arcade,

Buchanan Street/Argyll Street, 812 0937.Outdoor shopping market with stallsstuffed full of gourmet treats, vintageone-offs and classy crafty things.FREE Glenfiddich Whisky TastingsWed 11–Fri 13 Aug, 4.30pm. TheNational Piping Centre, 30–34 McPhaterStreet, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. Anopportunity to learn how to samplewhisky. Part of Piping Live! See picture,right.

TalksFREE Themed Tours at theBurrell Thu 5 & Tue 10 Aug, 2pm.Burrell Collection, 2060 PollokshawsRoad, 287 2550. Thursday’s tour isentitled ‘What do your clothes say aboutyou?’ and is led by Celia Cameron.Tuesday’s is led by Liz Gibson and takesin the embroidery collection housed atthe Burrell.The Venus Project Sat 7 Aug, 2pm.£15. Royal Concert Hall: StrathclydeSuite, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. Adsicussion on the direction of the planetand human society with noted futuristJacques Fresco.FREE Burrell Walking Tours Sun 8Aug, noon. Burrell Collection, 2060Pollokshaws Road, 287 2564. A tour ofthe Burrell’s 15th-century stonework,followed by a walk through Pollok Parkto Crookston Castle (moderate, 2–3hours). Booking essential.FREE Pipe Up Mon 9–Fri 13 Aug,noon. The National Piping Centre, 30–34McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220.A series of lunchtime talks on the historyof piping. Part of Piping Live!FREE Curators’ Favourites Wed 11Aug, 12.30–1pm. Burrell Collection,2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. Atalk by Rebecca Quinton, Curator ofEuropean Costumes and Textiles, on a17th-century beaded basket.

WorkshopsFREE Tigerstyle Thu 5 & 12 Aug,6–8pm. The Arches, 253 Argyle Street,07811 097821. Creative music makingprogramme headed by Scottish bhangraoutfit Tigerstyle.FREE GoMA Bites: AdultWorkshop Sun 8 Aug, 1–4pm. Galleryof Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square,287 3050. Brush up on your oil paintingskills in this portraiture workshop. Allmaterials provided. Booking essential.

✽✽FREE Zine Workshop Sun 8Aug, 2pm. Welcome Home, 19

Keith Street, 334 9598. A chance to learnabout the wonderful world of zines withMarceline Smith (Asking For Trouble)and Jen Collins (hellojenuine). Have a goat making your own and browse aselection of classics and future classicsfrom the last 20 years.

✽✽Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art Class Sun8 Aug, 4–7pm. £7 (£5). The Arches,

253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. Burlesqueart class with a relaxed atmosphere,music, drinks and interesting models.Summer Piping School Mon 9–Fri 13Aug, 9am. £80. The National Piping Centre,30–34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. Week long course in piping. Pre-booking at www.college-of-piping.co.uk isrecommended. Part of Piping Live!FREE The Pipers Trails Mon 9–Fri13 Aug, 10am. George Square Bar,www.pipinglive.co.uk. Join Army pipersand drummers for a come and try session.Part of Piping Live! See picture, page ??Come & Try Session Mon 9–Fri 13Aug, 11am & 2.30pm. £2. The NationalPiping Centre, 30–34 McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. A chance to tryyour hand at basic piping. Part of PipingLive!Orain nam Piobairean: GaelicTaster Session Tue 10–Fri 13 Aug,12.30pm. £2. CCA, 350 SauchiehallStreet, 352 4900. Workshop giving you anintroduction to the Scots language. Part ofPiping Live!Orain nam Piobairean Tue 10–Fri 13Aug, 1pm. £5. CCA, 350 SauchiehallStreet, 352 4900. A series of workshopsfocusing on Seudan (9 Aug); free rhythmin Ceol Maor and song (10 Aug);Strathspeys or old Highland reels (11Aug); Canntaireached with RonaLightfoot (12 Aug) and Abair Amhran –the Irish song tradition – with the ArmaghPipers Club (13 Aug). Part of Piping Live!FREE Adult Art Workshop:Beadwork Beasties Wed 11 Aug,10am–noon. Burrell Collection, 2060Pollokshaws Road, 287 2564. Keen eyesand a steady hand art are essential in thisworkshop exploring 17th-centurybeadwork. Limited places – bookingessential.D2 Percussion Pipe BandDrumming Clinics Wed 11–Fri 13

Aug, 3pm. £4. The National PipingCentre, 30–34 McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. Interactive clinicsand demos on pipe band drumming. Partof Piping Live!

Outside the CitiesLammas Fair Thu 5–Tue 10 Aug, timesvary. Prices vary. Various venues, StAndrews, 01334 417846 . Annual streetfair that has been held on the streets of StAndrews since Medieval times.FREE West Kilbride ScarecrowFestival Until Sat 7 Aug, all day. Variousvenues, West Kilbride, 01294 823616.Businesses and residents make anddisplay a host of scarecrow charactersaround the town.ScottsLand Until Sat 25 Sep, timesvary. Prices vary. Loch Lomond & theTrossachs National Park,www.scottsland.co.uk. A new celebrationmarking the bicentenary of thepublication of Sir Walter Scott’s TheLady of the Lake. Based in the stunningLoch Lomond and the TrossachsNational Park, a varied programme ofevents is on offer including walks, lochcruises, lectures and literary talks,musical performances, family fun daysand a mini film festival.

✽✽ Fringe by the Sea Tue 10Aug–Sun 15 Aug, times vary. Prices

vary. Various venues, North Berwick,01620 892337. A trip out to the seasidemay be just what the doctor ordered ifyou’re approaching festival burnout, but ifyou can’t quite bear to be that far awayfrom a bit of culture, here’s a nicecompromise: a bus ride out of townthere’s pop-up poetry performances,concerts, theatre, walks, talks and kids’activities, all in a delightful village settingcomplete with excellent fish and chipsand good fresh sea air. See preview,opposite.


Around Townwww.list.co.uk/aroundtown

Events are listed by city, thentype. Submit listings at least 14days before publication [email protected] for sport [email protected] for allother events. Listings compiledby Laura Ennor.✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry

While the masses have been busy groaning andcringing at our national instrument, Piping Live! has

spent the last seven years building up a vibrant, exciting andinternationally-reaching festival in celebration of the old bags, nowtypically attracting over 30,000 fans over a week. It’s actually turned intomore of a celebration of various older Scottish traditions, in their newforms: highlights this year include the Glenfiddich tent in George Square,with whisky tasting and barrel-making workshops, and Gaelic classesfor beginners, being held at CCA throughout the festival, as well as achance to see some of the international stars of the Scottish folk musicscene. Or you could get involved yourself: try out a taster session of thepipes and drums, or register for a week-long summer school workshop.For more info, see www.pipinglive.co.uk■ Piping Live!, various venues across Glasgow, Mon 9–Sun 15 Aug.

Piping Live!

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Books Reviews FAMILY DRAMALOUISE DEANThe Old Romantic(Fig Tree) ●●●●●

There’s plenty ofmileage to be had, bothin terms of pathos andcomedy, from thesubject matter of death.Sadly, this tepid novelfails to capitalise on itsdark premise, beingneither moving norfunny, despite trying forboth. Ken is an old manliving in Kent, who isobsessed with his owndeath and planning hisfuneral, to the extentthat he even helps outat the local undertakers.He’s curmudgeonly,divorced once andheading for a second,and estranged from hisson Nick.

There is another son,Dave, who is so tediousand clichéd a characterhe makes your headthrob. In fact, The OldRomantic is full of wafer-thin stereotypes, fromreinvented Nick to hismiserable father and allpoints in between.Louise Dean is clearlyaiming for somethinginsightful about modernfamilies and theirdysfunction, but shemisses the mark by along way. (Doug Johnstone)

FICTION REISSUEJERRY DELLAFEMINAFrom Those WonderfulFolks Who Gave YouPearl Harbor(Canongate) ●●●●●

‘I know guys who wouldmake you fly NaziAirlines in a minute orget you to pack your

voodoo kit for a little tripto Haiti,’ declares self-styled mad man JerryDella Femina, in this re-release of the rambling1970s cult classic.Although enjoyable andever so of-their-time,eyebrow-raising epithetssuch as this aviation gagare sadly dulled by abarrage of name-dropping, tangentialindustry specifics andan irksome over-relianceon the full-stop. Shortsentences are epic.They create punch. Butget a nasal New Yorkerstuck in your head andthey grate. Big time.

An insider’s accountand a cultural history tobe swallowed with alarge pinch of salt,Femina’s monologuehazily traces MadisonAvenue’s heady goldenyears. Like the rightfullysuccessful TV seriesthat it has spawned, thisoffers a smokin’ portraitof an enviableprofession and a hokey,satiric homage to arecognisable era.(Rosalie Doubal)

SOCIAL DRAMAHOWARDJACOBSONThe Finkler Question(Bloomsbury) ●●●●●

Fans of HowardJacobson’s skilfullyconstructed storytellingwill not be surprised tohear that his latest workseems to centre aroundmale-femalerelationships, a themethe London-based writerhas explored often. Butas The Finkler Questionintroduces us to threeold acquaintances –romantic dreamer JulianTreslove, his seeminglyarrogant and hugelysuccessful uni pal SamFinkler and theircharming former lecturerLibor Sevick – we soonrealise the book is asmuch an insight intotheir complexrelationships with eachother as it is a tale of lostfemale loves.

They constantly assess

each others’ moods andachievementsthroughout, lock hornsand ask the types ofexistential questions thatcome with maturity. Andthe way that Jacobsondepicts these largelyloveable characters andweaves their experiencestogether, clearly relishingeach elegant wordchoice and sumptuousphrase, ensures thatwhile we are delving intothe pasts and psyches ofthe world-weary, there isa beauty and humour intheir sadness.(Camilla Pia)

SCI-FI COMICJEFF LEMIRESweet Tooth(Titan/Vertigo) ●●●●●

It’s hardly surprising thatJeff Lemire’s currentongoing series (the firstfive issues of which arecollected here) shouldbe a bleak, post-apocalyptic yarn thatrecalls, among otherprecedents, CormacMcCarthy’s The Road.Lemire establishedhimself as a new talentto watch with hisachingly sad rural sagaThe Essex CountyTrilogy, before using his

pared-down but highlyemotive storytelling styleto explore themes ofidentity and alienation ina graphic novelreinvention of HG Wells’

The Invisible Man,entitled The Nobody.

Set in the ravagedheart of North Americasome years after amysterious plague hasvirtually wiped out thehuman race, SweetTooth tells the story of ayoung boy named Guswho was born withstag’s antlers, one of anumber ofhuman/animal hybridswho may offer salvationto what’s left ofmankind. It’sappropriately dark stuffbut, five issues in, it stillfeels a bit thin andsomewhat derivativenarrative-wise.(Miles Fielder)

CRIME DRAMALIN ANDERSONThe Reborn(Hodder) ●●●●●

A baby sliced from the womb in a fairground hall of mirrors; Jeff Coulter, acharming psychopath luring girls into a pact of sex and murder while hecreates baby dolls from his prison cell for bereaved parents; dark,disturbing rituals; the Russian mafia; an enigmatic, driven and irresistibleinvestigative journalist; lost love and longing. This is the life of forensicscientist Rhona MacLeod as she attempts to decipher the ‘daisy chain’code that appears to link the murders with only the minutest clues. All shehas to do is catch the killer and find the man she once loved and believedto be dead.

Set in Glasgow, The Reborn is a chilling, absorbing chase throughcontrasting worlds: a middle-class pretence of respectability, the darknessand cruelty of mafia dealings, police cover-ups and gory murders. LinAnderson has clearly done immense research into forensic science andwhile such dedication is refreshing and all too rare, the informationgathered is used too heavily in the novel. Instead of maintaining focus onher characters she has a tendency to insert unnecessary, lengthy clinicalexplanations, which often detract from the intensity.

Using a mentally-ill man as the masterminding villain is unoriginal andunlikely to improve the public perception of or sympathy towards mentalillness. A psychologist visiting Coulter in prison fleetingly remarks onunfortunate public misconceptions, but thereafter he is dismissed as asadistic lunatic. More intriguing would have been to drop Coulter andcreate greater mystery around the girls, making them responsible for thetangle of events. (Kate Gould)


ALSO PUBLISHED

5 LITERARYNOVELS Monique TruongBitter in the MouthLinda Hammerick isa young womangrowing up in NorthCarolina during the70s and 80s beforeescaping to thenorth in thisSouthern Gothic tale.Chatto.Helon Habila Oilon Water TwoNigerian journossearch for thekidnapped wife of aBritish oil engineer,and in the processuncover corruptionand violence.Hamish Hamilton.Ian Holding OfBeasts and Beings Anovel about two menin Africa, one havingbeen seized bymilitia, the other aschoolteacher in acity stricken by fearand intimidation.Simon & Schuster.Annabel Lyon TheGolden MeanCanada-based shortstory writer with areimagining of therelationship betweenAristotle andAlexander, who laterhad ‘The Great’added to his name.Atlantic.Jill McGiveringThe Last Kestrel Adebut novel abouttwo women: a Britishreporter who returnsto Helmand tosearch for the truthconcerning the deathof a friend, and anAfghan determinedto protect her onlyson. Blue Door.

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I t wasn’t meant to be more than a one-off party in aunique location, but the DJs from Glasgow’sOptimo and Melting Pot nights had such a good

time organising last year’s inaugural RiverboatShuffle on the Waverley Steamer that they’ve decidedto go round again. ‘Last year the people who run theWaverley were reluctant to let hundreds of people onboard for a dance event,’ says Keith McIvor, akaOptimo’s JD Twitch. ‘Eventually they were talkedinto it, and we could tell the crew were wonderingwhat they’d let themselves in for when they saw allthe people queueing up and the massive PA we weretaking on board. But at the end they said, “Pleasecome back, that was a lot easier than having a boatfull of pensioners, everyone was better behaved.”’

McIvor says that the opportunity to play in such aniconic Glasgow landmark, the last ocean-goingpaddle-steamer in the world, was as much a factor inbringing the event back as the reaction to its firstinstalment. ‘It’s a beautiful boat,’ he says, ‘with a realresonance for anyone who grew up on the west coast,who probably went for a day trip on it as a child.’

Kicking off at 8pm sharp, the Shuffle will see theOptimo and Melting Pot DJs play sets on board untilabout 11.30pm. Then the crowd will be bussed to theafterparty at the Sub Club, where up-and-comingItalo disco revivalists Retro/Grade (a collaborationbetween Serge Santiago, formerly one half ofRadioslave, and Tom Neville) will be waiting forthem. Here it’s an afterparty, but on most other nightsthis would be the main event.

‘I’ve been waiting to work on a project likeRetro/Grade for years,’ explains Santiago. ‘I’ve been

playing Italo for a long time, so it’s nice that it’sreached a position where it’s not so underground. Tomand I have known each other for years, way back toour days in Brighton, and once we’d both carved outour own niche and moved to London we eventuallydecided to work on a track together. That was a re-editof Kano’s “It’s a War” [from 2004], and it turned upso well we thought we should do something againsoon. It took a few years, though . . .’

Eventually getting round to their first single releasewith ‘Moda’ in 2009, the pair have since earnedsupport from the likes of Annie Mac and Pete Tong,with their second single ‘Zoid’ forthcoming and thealbum Motion due on Deconstruction early next year.‘This is totally different from Radioslave,’ he says.‘Then I was young and wet behind the ears, and itwas totally a learning curve for me, with good andbad mixed in. It was cool, but this is what I want to beknown best for now.’

Long-time targets of Optimo even before the nightmutated into Hung Up! earlier this year and finallybooked by Melting Pot’s Mark Mackechnie,Retro/Grade should close the Riverboat Shuffle instyle – particularly if this night ends up being the lastone. ‘In my heart of hearts I think it will be,’ saysMcIvor. ‘And then we’ll try and do something newnext year. But who knows? If it has the same buzz aslast time, it could be back.’

The Rizla Riverboat Shuffle is on the WaverleySteamer, Glasgow, Fri 6 Aug; afterparty withRetro/Grade at the Sub Club, Glasgow, Fri 6Aug.

HitlistTHE BEST DANCEFLOOR ACTION*

✽✽ Deep Cover Formerlyknown as Harsh 70s Reality,this night continues to explorethe outer reaches ofpsychedelic rock’n’roll, surf andgarage. With live sets fromPhat Trophies and Tokamak.Stereo, Glasgow, Fri 6 Aug.✽✽ Depthcharge ResidentsFrazer Devine and Jaya offer upa slice of Belgian house musicat their latest monthly date, asDJ and producer MassimoDaCosta (formerly one half ofduo Vernon & DaCosta) comesout to play. Flying Duck,Glasgow, Fri 6 Aug.✽✽ The Rizla RiverboatShuffle You can read all aboutit in the article on this page, butin essence: Optimo and MeltingPot DJs on a beautiful paddlesteamer sailing the length ofthe Clyde, then Retro/Grade atthe Sub Club afterwards. Theparty of the week, no question.Leaving from the ScienceCentre, Glasgow, Fri 6 Aug.✽✽ Doppelganger An all-dayparty featuring many fine DJsfrom Glasgow’s scene,including (deep breath)Spectrum, R-P-Z, Itch, Synth,Zombie Porn Factory, DDD,Leigh Myles, Sexboss, ViaNassa, Discetro, Mark Davidand Matthias. Capitol,Glasgow, Sat 7 Aug.✽✽ La Roche Rumba One ofGlasgow’s most individualclubs returns with a live set ofelectronic singing andsongwriting from local ladyPatricia Panther and a guestDJ set from Wrong Island’sTeamy. Pollok Ex-Servicemen’sClub, Glasgow, Sat 7 Aug.✽✽ Slabs of the TabernacleA summer Italo special from thehighly regarded electronicnight, with special guest Casco(pictured) aka SalvatoreCusato, a veteran of theoriginal Italo style who’s beenDJing for nearly 40 years. LaCheetah, Glasgow, Sat 7 Aug.

‘I’VE BEEN WAITING TOWORK ON A PROJECTLIKE RETRO/GRADE’

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Roll Up! Roll Up!David Pollock climbs aboard the Waverley Steamer as Optimo and Melting Potset sail on another Rizla Riverboat Shuffle

Retro/Grade

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Glasgow Thursdays

Club■ Cheap & Nasty at Nice’n’Sleazy.11.30pm–3am. £2. 5 Aug. Everythingfrom disco to indie and electro to funk,with Matthew Craig of One More Tuneand Define Define.■ Classic Grand Thursdays atClassic Grand. 11pm–3am. £6. Weekly.DJs Barry, Dec and Young Blood providea mix of rock, electro, emo and industrial.■ Cloak & Dagger at the Flying Duck.11pm–3am. £5 (£4 students). 12 Aug. Anight of electro, techno and fidgit house.FREE Dub’n’Grub at the 78.5pm–midnight. Weekly. Back at the oldStereo (now The 78), the Mungos Hi-Fiboys play reggae, dub and dancehallwhile you tuck into a bit of decent grub.Remember, be there before 6pm to get atable.■ I Heart . . . at O2 ABC. 11pm–3am.£6 (£5). Weekly. A new Thursday nightstudent special with resident GentlemanJohnny.■ Misbehavin’ at the Cathouse.11pm–3am. £3 (£2). 5 Aug. DollyDaydream and Drucifer serve up asteamy mix of electro, disco, alternativeand sleazy sounds.■ Mixed Bizness at Glasgow Schoolof Art. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly.Cutting edge underground beats andclassic dancefloor gems from residentBenny Boom.■ Rubbermensch at O2 ABC2.11pm–3am. £4. Weekly. A night for indielovers with Andy Wilson in charge.■ Shake it Up at Maggie May’s.11pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Indie, rock,disco and pop from DJ Paddy.■ Skint and Vengeance at theCathouse. 11pm–3am. £3 (£2 students).Weekly. DJs Billy and Colin play rock,emo and pop-punk in the main room,while DJ Q Ball has the sickest blackmetal, death metal and thrash in theback.■ Soul Glo at the Buff Club.11pm–3am. £3. Weekly. DJ Snafuscratches funk, soul and old rhythm andblues, with returning guest AndrewDivine (Divine!) on the last Thursday ofevery month.■ Summerholidays vs Punkroutineat the Flying Duck. 11pm–3am. £5 (£4).5 Aug. A summer holiday mix of emo,punk, house and indie.■ Teenage Lust at Nice’n’Sleazy.11.30pm–3am. £2. 12 Aug. A mutantdisco of wedding standards, 80s and 90sindie and American punk from theAberdonian night, now relocated toGlasgow.■ Thursday at Oran Mor at OranMor. 10.30pm–3am. £4 (£2). Weekly.Mark Robb plays old school disco.FREE Thursdays at Maggie Maysat Maggie May’s. 10pm–3am. Weekly.Soul, blues and funk from DJ JuniorOtaman.

Chart & Party■ Common Room at Common.10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £4 (£3)after. Weekly. DJs Craig Kelman andCraig McHugh play party tunes in ahouse party style.■ Dirty Sexy Money at O’Couture.11pm–3am. £tbc (free for students beforemidnight). Weekly. That Tall Guy Scottplays cheese, pop and R&B.■ Erotic Pop at Kushion. 8pm–3am.£5 (£3). Weekly. James Lithgow andRoss McMillan chop up instrumentalsand vocals to create live mash-ups for thecrowd.

■ Eureka at Bamboo. 11pm–3am. £4(free with a matric card). Weekly. DJToast plays rock, indie, dance and hip hop.■ iDJ at the Shed. 11pm–3am. £2.Weekly. DJ Li’l Rich plays party soundsto start the weekend early. Monthlyspecial events include bouncy castles,karaoke nights and the famous Shedroller disco.■ Onederful at Play. 8pm–3am. Freebefore 11pm; £tbc after. Weekly. Partysounds from DJ Chris Stewart and Tobin.■ Rumble Thursdays at the Garage.11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5(£3) after. Weekly. Chart, pop, indie,R&B and hip hop fight it out for youraural affections.■ Satisfaction at Byblos.10.30pm–3am. £3. Weekly. StuartMcCorrisken mixes up R&B, dirty chartmusic and anything fun.■ Skint at the Viper Bar & Club.11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Stephen Foyplays indie dancefloor anthems, pop hitsand classic house.■ Thursday at Milan at Milan.11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. DJ Naeem andDJ Sketch presents a night of sleek andsexy urban tracks to get you moving.■ Thursday Thrust at Bennets.11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Party tunes foran up for it gay crowd with Marc.■ Vibe at Boho. 10.30pm–2am. £5 (freebefore midnight; £4 after). Weekly. DJBobby B, DJ Gully and Mr Vin mash uphip hop, R&B, house and club classics.

Glasgow Fridays

Club■ Audiokandi at Byblos.10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £8(£6) after. Weekly. Ian McNab, StuLaurie, Gary O’Connor and AndyRobson play vocal house anthems.■ Ballbreaker and Vice at theCathouse. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4).Weekly. DJs Billy and Martin Bate play aselection of rock, metal, emo and evenhip hop over two floors.■ Bespoke Fridays at O’Couture.11pm–3am. £6 (£3). Weekly. Indie,dance, pop and cheap drinks at this clubfrom residents Rob Etherson, Jenny andMash.■ Canvas at Arta. 11pm–3am. Freebefore 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. Livebands plus DJs Martin Black (Fri) andNorman Robinson (Sat) playing funk andparty classics.■ Damaged Goods at Nice’n’Sleazy.11.30pm–3am. £3. 6 Aug. Two floors ofpunk rock, reggae, classic soul and NewYork disco.■ Damnation at Classic Grand.10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Rock,metal, punk and emo.

✽✽Deep Cover at Stereo. 11pm–3am.£4. 6 Aug. The night formerly

known as Harsh 70s Reality now has anew title, but with the same theme.Expect a healthy mix of garage rock,psychedelia, surf, soul and world music,including Harmonia, Os Mutantes, TheStandells, Ariel Pink, The Kinks, Cave,Amon Duul II and much more. Livemusic for the night comes from PhatTrophies – the organ/drums duo ofHillary (Divorce) and Chris(Plaaydoh/Eternal Fags) – and Tokamak.

✽✽Depthcharge at the Flying Duck.11pm–3am. £6 before midnight; £8

after. 6 Aug. A monthly residency ofunderground house with guest MassimoDaCosta. Support from residents FrazerDevine and Jaya.■ Electrolick at Soundhaus.11pm–3am. £7 (£5). 6 Aug. Monthly.Electro, synth-pop and electronicexperimentation from guests LevelThirtytwo (In About It) and Floyd(Bangers & Mashup), with residentsJames Campbell and Ross McDonald.■ Eyes Wide Open at O2 Blackfriars11pm–3am. £tbc. 6 Aug. Psych-pop asThe Snap Elect play their first Scottishlive show.■ Festival at O2 ABC2. 11pm–3am. £5.Weekly. Euan Nielson and DuncanHarvey play electro, indie and pop.

■ Fiasco at Bacchus. 10.30pm–3am.£8 (£6 advance). 6 Aug. A Chicagohouse night with a Dutch guest. Joiningresident Ed Marco on the decks will beArnhem’s Tommy Largo (HerbalEssence, Phood, Lost My Dog).■ Friday at Maggie MaysBasement at Maggie May’s.11pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Indierock’n’roll from the 60s to the 00s.■ Friday at Oran Mor at Oran Mor.10.30pm–3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. Fridaynight party tunes from the Oran Morresidents.■ Phonic at Basura Blanca at theBrunswick Hotel. 10pm–2am. £5. 6Aug. A new monthly electronic night.Expect live sets, vinyl and machinemusic from Chris Bennie, JamieThomson, Headspeath and PaulBendoris.■ Religion at 96 Maxwell Street.11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7after. Weekly. House, electronica andtechno from Harry Bennett.■ Resonance at Admiral BarBasement. 11pm–3am. £5. 6 Aug.Techno, minimal and deep house fromForbes and Johnston.■ Riot Radio at Maggie May’s.11pm–3am. £5. Weekly. DJ Dan Southpresents indie rock’n’roll from the 60s tothe present day.

✽✽ The Rizla Riverboat Shuffle atGlasgow Science Centre/Sub Club.

7.45pm–3am. £28 (£25 boat party only).6 Aug. The second annual club event onthe historic Waverley Steamer, withOptimo’s Twitch and Wilkes andMelting Pot’s Simon Cordiner andAndrew Pirie. Be at Glasgow ScienceCentre by 7.45pm for a sailing time of8pm, with an afterparty at the Sub Clubfeaturing Serge Santiago and TomNeville’s new Italo project Retro/Gradethrown in. See preview, page 99.■ Squelch vs Hyperphylo at theUniversal. 11pm–3am. £4. 6 Aug.Electro, house and techno, with Squelchresidents Ryan Sullivan and CraigMurphy up against Hyperphylo residentsFraser McMartin, Chris Harkins andShaun Mac.

Chart & Party■ Audiofilth at Common. 5pm–3am.£5 (£3). Weekly. Friday nights aregetting dirty with Ross McMillan andBig Al orchestrating some of the filthiesthouse, electro, hip hop and indie.■ Boho Fridays at Boho.9.30pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Fridays atBoho are funky, with DJ Robin B.■ Cheesy Pop at Queen MargaretUnion. 9pm–2am. £3 (£2 members).Weekly. After many years, rampanthordes of mucky-minded, vodka-fuelledurchins still flock to hear DJ Toast’sedam selection.■ Crash at the Shed. 10.30pm–3am.Free before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly.Euan and Andy play all the party tracksyou know and love.■ Fierce Fridays at Bennets.11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Party tunesfor an up for it gay crowd with Grant.■ Friday at Milan at Milan.10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. House andelectro at this mainstream party night.■ Friday Office Party atHummingbird. 4pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly.Party sounds from DJ Big Kev.■ Funked Up at Play. 5pm–3am. Freebefore 11pm; £tbc after. Weekly. Partysounds from DJ Will Ruane and CraigMcHugh.■ Garage Mobile Disco at theGarage. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly.Chart, indie, R&B and hip hop, withkaraoke in Snapshotz.■ The Lick at FHQ. 6pm–2am. £tbc.Weekly. Girls’ party night.■ Music for Pleasure at Bamboo.10pm–3am. Free before midnight with amatric card; £5 after. Weekly. GavinSommerville, Gerry Lyons and AndyWilson play R&B, hip hop, house andpop.■ My Mum Told Me I Could DJ atthe Viper Bar & Club. 11pm–3am. £tbc.

Weekly. The West End comes alive withFriday night chart and party sounds.■ Old Skool at the Buff Club.11pm–3am. £6. Weekly. Funk, soul anddisco from DJs Craig Thompson, Jackand Gordie.■ Relax/Famous at Kushion.4pm–3am. Free with Social Animalkeyring before midnight; £7 (£5) after.Weekly. DJ Fozzie Maden kicks off themusic with relaxed house, funk and soul.Joe Smith then takes over, and finallyJames Lithgow and DJ Status take itthrough to 3am with indie, electro, houseand hip hop.■ Tempted at Tusk. 5pm–2am. Freebefore 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. Partysounds from DJ Norman Robinson.■ Tipsy at Karibu. 11pm–3am. £6.Weekly. Super-stylish R&B and urbansounds from Iron Ill, Prospect, Nick Gand Kash. Note the venue points out thatID is a must.■ United Nations of Dance at theTunnel. 11pm–3am. £8. Weekly.Clubland anthems, hip hop and R&Bfrom Scotty Boy, Marc Anderson,Steve Clarke, John Thomson andmore.

Glasgow Saturdays

Club■ Absolution at Classic Grand.10.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Rock,metal, industrial and punk to liven upyour Saturday night.■ Canvas at Arta. 11pm–3am. Freebefore 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. See Fri.■ Colours Presents MarkusSchulz at the Arches. 11pm–3am. £15.7 Aug. Scotland’s biggest commercialhouse and techno event presents a guestset from Markus Schulz for a night oftrancey sounds, with support from JeroenIsma-ae.■ Divine at the Glasgow School of Art.11pm–3am. £5 (£4). 7 Aug. Monthly.Glasgow’s longest-running clubresidency brings you a monthly dose ofnorthern soul, heavyweight funk, TamlaMotown, 60s freakbeat, dynamite ska,easy listening and psychedelicsoundtracks.

✽✽FREE Doppelganger at Capitol.noon–midnight. 7 Aug. Described

as ‘a free gift to the people of theGlasgow independent club scene’, thisall-dayer will include local guests fromand including Spectrum, R-P-Z, Itch,Synth, Zombie Porn Factory, DDD,Leigh Myles, Sexboss, Via Nassa, Esq,Aymard, B-Tone, Borg, Funktifeyeno &Piacentini, Gnarlyface, Discetro, MarkDavid and Matthias.■ Let’s Go Back . . . Way Back atStereo. 11pm–3am. £8. 7 Aug. Oldschool house, rave and dance music fromthe genres’ early days, with MurrayRichardson, Adrian Rennie andLGBWB’s own Bosco.■ Love Music at O2 ABC. 11pm–3am.£7 (£5). Weekly. Soul, rock’n’roll, indieand electro with Gerry Lyons and DavidSinclair (Killer Kitsch).■ Orderly Disorder at the FlyingDuck. 11pm–3am. £6 (£5). 7 Aug. Off-the-wall eclectic, electric, dirty beats.■ Pandemic at Nice’n’Sleazy.11.30pm–3am. £3. 7 Aug. Noj, Mark,Johnny Shrapnel and Gil Scott Heroinplay indie, 60s garage, soul, rock’n’rolland ‘everything else in between’.

✽✽ La Roche Rumba at Pollok Ex-Servicemen’s Club. 8.30pm–1am.

£6. 7 Aug. A live performance fromPatricia Panther and the usual funked up,down and dirty sounds from the RumbaDJs, with guest Teamy (Wrong Island).■ The Rock Shop at Maggie May’s.11.30pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5(£3) after. Weekly. Resident Lee Craigplays a selection of rock, indie and metalclassics in the basement.■ Saturday at Oran Mor at OranMor. 10.30pm–3am. £8. Weekly. BobbyBluebell plays chart, indie, R&B andmore.■ Saturdays at the Cathouse.10.30pm–3am. £6 (£5.50). Weekly. DJs

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Eric and Muppet offer classic and currentrock on level one, while DJ Billy andFramie belt out emo and metal on leveltwo.■ Shapes at Soundhaus.10.30pm–3.30am. £8 (£6 members). 7Aug. Techno, tech house and deep house,guest starring Cambridge’s DaveyHampton alongside regulars Unique, JanCree, Richard Maxwell, Nino andSparky.

✽✽Slabs of the Tabernacle at LaCheetah. 11pm–3am. £8. 7 Aug.

Exploring the realms of disco, Italo,house, techno and beyond with AndrewIngram, Brian d’Souza and the Slabsteam. This month it’s an Italo summerparty with guest Casco (Magic Waves).■ Subculture at the Sub Club.11pm–3am. £10. Weekly. Glasgow’swell-established house institutioncontinues to reign supreme, withresidents Harri and Domenic, rollingresidents Junior, Telford and Esa.■ Voodoo at the Cathouse. 4–9pm. £6(£3). Weekly. Under-18s club, featuringtwo floors of rock, metal, punk, emo andrequests with DJs Framie and Am-y.

Chart & Party■ Base at the Tunnel. 11pm–3am. £10.Weekly. DJ Sketch, Harri Miller andJohn Thomson put together a blend offunky house and R&B over two hugeand consistently packed rooms.■ Boho Saturdays at Boho.9.30pm–3am. Free before 10.30pm; £8after. Weekly. Li’l Rich packs thedancefloor every Saturday with a li’l bitof everything.■ City All-Stars Lounge at 96Maxwell Street. 11pm–3am. £5 beforemidnight; £7 after. Weekly. R&B, hiphop and soul from DJ Kash and DJ Yaw.■ Dorothy Loves Saturdays atBennets. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Partytunes for an up for it gay crowd withGrant and Mikee. With a live PA fromAdam Rickett (7 Aug).■ Fast Forward/Rewind at Play.8pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £tbc after.Weekly. Party sounds from DJs WillRuane, Stevie Kerr and Ross McFadyen.FREE Girls on Film at FHQ.6pm–2am. Weekly. Party night for girlswith DJ Devine.■ Homegrown at Bamboo. 10pm–3am.£7 (£5 with a matric card). Weekly. BigAl, Dominic Martin and Robin B playR&B, indie, rock and soul.■ Hummingbird at Hummingbird.5pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Party soundsfrom DJs Andy Taylor, Aaron, AlanMcKenzie and Darrell.■ I Love Garage at the Garage.11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. Chart,indie, R&B and hip hop, with karaoke inSnapshotz.■ Kinetic Blue at the Viper Bar &Club. 9pm–3am. £8 (£6). Weekly. Indieand funky house from Ross McMillan.■ Kinky Disco at Kushion. 4pm–3am.Free with Social Animal keyring beforemidnight; £7 (£5) after. Weekly. Theself-styled sexiest party in town ishosted by DJs Stevie Foy and GavSomerville. playing house, electro andurban hits.■ Nu Skool at the Buff Club.10.30pm–3am. £6. Weekly. NickPeacock, Craig Thompson, John Rossand Alex provide a fine line in disco,northern soul and all things funky.■ O’Couture Saturdays atO’Couture. 11pm–3am. £8 (£5 students).Weekly. Big-room party, dance and R&Bsounds from Rob Etherson and That TallGuy Scott.■ Sabado Saturdays at Byblos.11pm–3am. £8 (£6). Weekly. Housemusic from new resident Jon Mancini,with Stuart McCorrisken in the backroom.■ Saturday at Milan at Milan.11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after.Weekly. DJs Robbie and Cruz serve upchart, dance, R&B and hip hop.■ This is . . . at Common. 5pm–3am.£5 (£3). Weekly. James D plays funkyindie.

■ Worship at Tusk. 5pm–2am. Freebefore 10.30pm; £5 after. Weekly. Partysounds from DJ John Heally.■ Yoyo at the Shed. 10pm–3am. Freebefore midnight; £6 after. Weekly. DJsEuan and Derek play pop and hip hophits.

Glasgow Sundays

Club■ Optimo Presents Hung Up! at theSub Club. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly.Sundays aren’t dead yet! A new weeklyevent curated by Optimo DJs JD Twitchand JG Wilkes, taking up where their oldnight left off but with added input fromsome of Glasgow’s finest DJs. ■ Sin City at the Buff Club.11pm–3am. £3 (free for students).Weekly. Marky Mark and Mash bringsyou disco, funk, soul and house.FREE Sundays at the Cathouse.11pm–3am. Weekly. DJ AM-Y playingkiller rock, metal, punk and requests.■ Sunset at Byblos. 8pm–2am. £5.Weekly. New Polish night with FoxMcLeod playing house, funk and Polishhits.

Chart & Party■ Big in Japan at O’Couture.11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Dance if youwant to, or take advantage of the cheapdrinks instead.

■ Discobadger at Bamboo.10pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm witha matric card; £5 (£4) after. Weekly. DJKash, Domsko and Gerry Lyons playhip hop, house, funk and electro.■ Encore at Kushion. 9pm–3am. Freebefore midnight; £5 after (£3 studentsafter midnight). Weekly. Party sounds.Girls, note it’s free entry all night ifyou’re wearing heels. Pervy? Never!■ Liquid Cool at Common.9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3)after. Weekly. Top-notch vocal garageand house to a club packed with hyper-hedonistic twentysomething revellers,all of whom seem to have forgottenthat they have work in the morning.■ Mayhem Sundays at Bennets.11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Party tunesfor an up for it gay crowd with Marc.■ Shedkandi at the Shed.11pm–3am. £2. Weekly. Sisters LisaMafia and Li’l Gem present a houseand R&B playlist.■ Snakebite Sundays at the ViperBar & Club. 10pm–3am. Free before10.30pm; £5 (£3) after. Weekly. DJJames D takes you on a trip from discoto pop to dance.■ Sunday ’Sentials at Play.10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £tbcafter. Weekly. Party sounds from DJsChris Stewart and Ross McFadyen.■ Sunday Sesh at Boho. 11pm–3am.£5 (£3 students before midnight).

Weekly. Resident DJs play partyanthems to wind you down or pick youup.■ We Started Everything at theGarage. 11pm–3am. Free before11.30pm; £5 (£3) after. Weekly. A nightof ‘unadulterated musical magnificence’(we’re quoting) with Brian McMaster.

Glasgow Mondays

Club■ Burn at the Buff Club. 11pm–3am. £5(£3). Weekly. Burn provides all the discosongs you’ve forgotten about and theones you can’t forget. Presented byNormski, Zeus and Mash.■ Passionality at FHQ. 11pm–3am. £3(£2). Weekly. Passion’s the fashion on aMonday with this night from TLC.■ Raid at La Cheetah. 9pm–3am. £2–£3(£1 with a trade payslip). Weekly. A newtrade/student night featuring live indiebands plus DJs playing ‘anything andeverything to get you dancing your assoff’. Live guests each week, all tbc at themoment.

Chart & Party■ Alibi Mondays at the Garage.11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Andy Rplays requests from all genres.■ The Box at Bennets. 11pm–3am.£tbc. Weekly. Party tunes for an up for itgay crowd with Raymo.

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Depthcharge is joined by Belgian DJ Massimo DaCosta, who will be demonstratinghis profound love of underground Chicago and New York house. He started DJing

at 17 and has now played across the globe but moved into production in 2000, pairing up with Vernon Bara torelease some deep funky cuts on labels such as OM, Yellow, Aroma, Robsoul, Amenti, DIY and Icon.■ Depthcharge at the Flying Duck, Glasgow, Fri 6 Aug.

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■ Hangout Mondays at O’Couture.4pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Indie, dance,pop and cheap drinks.■ Heat at the Viper Bar & Club.9pm–2am. £5. Weekly. Urban, house andindie. Free with trade wage slip.

Glasgow Tuesdays

Club■ Killer Kitsch at the Buff Club.11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. EuanNeilson and David Sinclair play electro,house and rock upstairs, while DuncanHarvey and David Brown have thebootlegs and classics covered downstairs. ■ Revolution at Queen MargaretUnion. 10pm–2am. £3 (£2 members).Weekly. DJ Muppet plays rock, metaland emo.

Chart & Party■ Basic Tuesday at Play. 10pm–3am.Free before 11pm; £tbc after. Weekly.Party sounds from DJ Mark.■ Glam at Common. 10.30pm–3am.Free before 11pm; £5 after (£3 forstudents). Weekly. DJs Chris Stewart andSteven Tobin play R&B.■ Juicy Tuesday at Kushion.11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. A night toentertain the masses across two rooms.Room one sees DJ Harri rocking outindie pop and electro, while Li’l L and

Ray Woods get the party started with hiphop beats and R&B grooves in room two.■ Lust at O’Couture. 11pm–3am. £5(£3 students). Weekly. Indie anthems andurban beats.■ Switch Tuesdays at Bamboo.11pm–3am. £4 (free for students).Weekly. Dan South and Robin B mashup hip hop, R&B, pop and electro.■ Tuesday at Viper at the Viper Bar& Club. 9pm–3am. £tbc (free forstudents). Weekly. Free entry to allstudents, as DJ Callum Lawson plays allthe anthems you’ll hear down the union.■ Tuesdays at Byblos at Byblos.10.30pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3after. Weekly. Stuart McCorrisken willkeep you on the dancefloor all night longwith chart, dance and R&B.■ Y’Uptae Tuesday at the Garage.11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5(£3) after. Weekly. DJ Andy Wilson playsclub anthems, party hits and requests,plus karaoke in the Snapshotz bar.

Glasgow Wednesdays

Club■ In About It! at Nice’n’Sleazy.11pm–3am. £4 (£2). 11 Aug. A brandnew Wednesday nighter, with residentsLevel Thirtytwo and more.■ Octopussy at the Arches.11pm–3am. £7 (£5 student). Weekly.

Jacuzzis, bouncy castles and a Chapel ofLove at this weekly student night ofindie, pop and electro.■ Pins & Needles at Queen MargaretUnion. 10pm–2am. £3 (£2 members).Weekly. A new night of indie-danceclassics, from DJ Andy Wilson (of theABC).■ Play Loves G-A-Y at Play.11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3(£1) after. Weekly. Big, commercialmidweek gay club night, with DJ Darrenand selected guests.■ Vicious Circle at Hummingbird.10pm–1am. £tbc. Weekly. Party soundsfrom DJ Iain Thompson.

Chart & Party■ Clubhouse at the Viper Bar & Club.11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. DJ Nelsonplays ‘Rhianna to Bananarama’.■ Divas at Bennets. 11pm–3am. £tbc.Weekly. Party tunes for an up for it gaycrowd with Marc.FREE Foreplay at FHQ.6pm–midnight. Weekly. DJ Shazzapresents a party for girls.■ Gaga Wednesdays at the Garage.11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Chart,classic and current hits, and drinkpromos too. Free entry for UWS andGlasgow University students.■ Haribo Wednesdays at Common.10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3)

after. Weekly. DJ James Patersonpresents a sweet selection of partysounds.■ Lollapalooza Wednesday atO’Couture. 11pm–3am. £5 (£3 students).Weekly. Derek Ho, Rob Etherson andStevie ‘Lost’ Foy play indie, pop, cheeseand R&B.■ Spank at Milan. 11pm–3am. £tbc.Weekly. DJs Kris Keegan and IanStirling spin disco, house and classicanthems.■ Tongue in Cheek at Bamboo.10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5/4after. Weekly. Gavin Sommerville playsR&B in the main room, DJ Toast playschart in the lounge and Andy Wilsonplays rock in the red room.■ Watchamacallit at the Buff Club.11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Punk, funkand pop with DJ Bobby Bluebell.■ West-End Wednesdays at Boho.11pm–3am. £5 (£3 students beforemidnight). Weekly. A student night forthe West End, with cheap drinks anddancing.■ WWW (World Wide Wednesday)at Kushion. 8pm–3am. Free beforemidnight with Social Animal keyring;£5 (£3) after. Weekly. DJ Big Al takescontrol of the music, spinningeverything from 80s to pop to hip hop– whatever it takes to get the partystarted.

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■ Admiral BarBasement 72 WaterlooStreet, 221 7705. A greatvenue that has managedto get a new 3amlicence. ■ The Arches ArgyleStreet, 0870 240 7528.Probably the biggestvenue in Glasgow andhome to famous nameslike Colours, Death Discoand Pressure. ■ Arta 62 Albion St, 5522101. An incredibly flashbar, restaurant and clubspace in the MerchantCity. See listings forselected highlights.■ Bamboo 51 WestRegent Street, 3321067/8. A musicalprogramme that takes inmodern soul and funkyhouse makes this afavourite venue. Seelistings for selectedhighlights.■ Basura Blanca atthe Brunswick Hotel106-108 BrunswickStreet, 552 0001. Fromelectronica to soul andfunk, a wide range ofparty nights abound atthis basement venue.See listings for selectedhighlights.■ Blackfriars 36 BellStreet, 552 5924. Rock,pop and indie DJs, withoccasional bands earlierin the evening. Seelistings for selectedhighlights.■ Black Sparrow 241North Street, 221 5530.It’s an early-closing barvenue, but this newaddition to Glasgow’sscene deserves mentionfor its fine selection ofguest DJs. See listingsfor selected highlights.■ Boho 59 DumbartonRoad, 357 6644. Glossyweekend clubbing at thefoot of Byres Road. Seelistings for selectedhighlights.

■ Box 431 SauchiehallStreet, 332 5431. Rock,punk, indie andalternative sounds. Seelistings for selectedhighlights.■ Braehead ArenaKings Inch Road, 8868300. Occasional largeone-off events in thisshopping centre-basedarena. ■ The Buff Club 142Bath Lane, 248 1777. Anumber of fine nightstake place at thisupstairs-downstairsvenue. ■ The Bunker Bar193–199 Bath Street, 2291427. Pre-club indie androck sounds, with lateopening at the weekendand occasional big-nameguest DJs. See listingsfor selected highlights.■ Byblos Unit Q,Merchant Square, 71Albion Street, 552 3895.Flash mainstream dancesounds for mainstreamclubbers in the heart ofthe Merchant City. ■ Carnival ArtsCentre 2nd Floor, 34Albion Street, 946 6193.Occasional, mostly worldmusic-themed clubnights at this MerchantCity haunt. See listingsfor selected highlights.■ The Cathouse 15Union Street, 248 6606.The most popular metaland goth club in the city.See listings for selectedhighlights.■ Classic Grand 18Jamaica Street, 8470820. Regular clubs andlive music includingSouldiggin’ and more. ■ Club 30 22Cambridge Street, 3323437. Billed as adiscotheque, expect themost commercial of popsounds with theoccasional bigger nameguest. ■ Common 25 RoyalExchange Square, 2040101. A flash club which

offers soul, R&B andhouse on the site of theold Belo. See listings forselected highlights.■ Corinthian IngramStreet, 552 1101. Upper-crust clubbing. Smartclothes are a prerequisiteover the weekend. Seelistings for selectedhighlights.■ The Courtyard 84West Nile Street, 3540049. A pub with a smallal fresco space to therear for some legendarydaytime house parties. ■ The Ferry AnderstonQuay, the Broomielaw,553 0606. This floatingvenue on the Clyde playshost to various one-offnights, and the geniusmonthly that is VEGAS!. ■ Firewater 341Sauchiehall Street, 3540350. Student-friendlyindie-rocking bands andparty choons late into thenight. See listings forselected highlights.■ The Flying Duck 142Renfield Street, 5720100. An eclectic, indie-focused club which –rather impressively –features a room madeout to look like a kitchen. ■ The Garage 490Sauchiehall Street, 3321120. Student venueplaying party tunes. Seelistings for selectedhighlights. ■ Glasgow School ofArt 167 Renfrew Street,332 0691. RecordPlayerz/Mixed Bizness(on Thursday) and Divine(monthly Saturdays)every week make thisstudent venue aconsistent winner. ■ Ivory Blacks 56Oswald Street, 248 4114.Featuring a mixture ofrock gigs and hardcoretechno clubs. See listingsfor selected highlights.■ The Ivy 1102-1106Argyle Street, 337 3006.It’s a bar, but it stillmanages an enviable

selection of local houseand techno DJ talent allweek round. See listingsfor selected highlights.■ Karbon 4 BuchananStreet, Springfield Court,221 8099. Student nightTIT is always full, withElectroball Fridays givingit a bit more of an edge.See listings for selectedhighlights.■ Karibu 95 HopeStreet, 221 7002. Glossybut commercial soundsin the heart of the city,with R&B a particularspeciality. ■ Kushion 158-166Bath Street, 331 4060.Student-friendly house,pop and indie sounds.See listings for selectedhighlights.■ La Cheetah 72Queen Mary Street, 2214851. Dance, electronicaand cutting-edgerock’n’roll at the venueformerly known asTwisted Wheel. Student-friendly house, pop andindie sounds. See listingsfor selected highlights.■ MacSorley’s 42Jamaica Street, 2488581. It’s a pub, but oneowned by (and just alongthe street from) the SubClub, so the DJs are verygood. ■ Maggie May’s 50Trongate, Merchant City,548 1350. A punk-themed music venue witha 3am licence after thebands have finished. Seelistings for selectedhighlights.■ Milan 50 42 QueenStreet, 548 8002. Sleekand sexy urban andhouse music atGlasgow’s newest partyjoint, formerly Cube. Seelistings for selectedhighlights.■ Nice’n’Sleazy 421Sauchiehall Street, 3330900. One of Glasgow’smost down-to-earth andexciting bars, now with alate licence at the

weekend. See listings forselected highlights.■ O2 ABC 300Sauchiehall Street, 3322232. This gig venueturns into a massive clubnight all through theweekend with a mix ofindie and freeformmixing. ■ O2 Academy 121Eglinton Street, 08700771 2000. Host to bigone-off parties rangingfrom Club Noir to Back toThe Future. ■ O’Couture 373–377Sauchiehall Street, 3333940. Commercial andstudent-friendly, in theheart of Glasgow’sbusiest street. ■ The OldFruitmarketCandleriggs, 353 8000.One of the city’s mostatmospheric live venues,which hosts a selectionof one-off clubs. ■ Oran Mor ByresRoad, 0870 0132 652.Huge Gaelic-style venuein the West End thatplays host to Thursday,Friday and Saturdayparty nights. ■ Polo Lounge WilsonStreet, 553 1221. The gaycommunity of Glasgowvotes with its feet everyweekend, making this themost popular club of itskind in the city. Seelistings for selectedhighlights.■ Queen MargaretUnion UniversityGardens, 339 9784.Various club and club-orientated gigs occur atthis student emporium.See listings for selectedhighlights.■ The Shed 26Langside Avenue, 6495020. Commercial partynights in the heart of theSouthside. See listingsfor selected highlights.■ SoundhausHydepark Street, 2214659. House, technoand live venue with Off

The Record & DEFF andMonox every month. ■ Stereo 20–28Renfield Lane, 2222254. The venue thatdiscovered FranzFerdinand is revived in anew location, playinghost to fine indie gigsand clubs in thebasement. ■ StrathclydeStudents’ UnionUniversity ofStrathclyde, StudentsAssociation, 90 JohnStreet, 567 5023.Housing a selection ofcheesy and/or specialiststudent nights. Seelistings for selectedhighlights.■ Sub Club JamaicaStreet, 248 4600. Oneof the best club venuesin Glasgow and host toSubculture and Optimo. ■ The Tunnel 84Mitchell Street, 2041000. A venue famousfor its well-dressedcrowd and popularity.Dance tunes dominatethe weekend. Seelistings for selectedhighlights. ■ Universal 157Sauchiehall Lane, 3328899. This smart venuehosts drum & bass andlaid-back club nights,making it a variedspace in which to relax. ■ The Viper Bar &Club 500 GreatWestern Road,Kelvinbridge, 334 0560.This West Endinstitution has beenrecently refurbished,but it’s still anunashamedlymainstream affair. Seelistings for selectedhighlights.■ The WinchesterClub 49 Bell Street,552 3586. A former jazzbar, this Merchant Citybasement venueattracts the kind ofnight and clientele thatbefits its elegant décor.

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I n 1965, Jack Bond, a young director freshly firedfrom the BBC for faking letters to Points of View,managed to persuade Salvador Dali to make a

feature film with him. The result, Dali In New York,screens on the art-house circuit to this day, and thissummer’s multi-platform release of Salvador Dali: ATale of Two Cities features Bond using a screening ofthis earlier film to meditate on the nature of art, lifeand genius.

At 75, Bond is as loquacious, ambitious andhedonistically inclined as he was in his youth. A Taleof Two Cities shows him in his element – surroundedby high art, beautiful women and fast cars. It’s acombination that has served him well through tragedyand triumph alike. Yet despite his position as one ofBritain’s most influential filmmakers, you’veprobably never heard of him, and there’s a compellingreason why.

Arguably, Jack Bond’s greatest achievements were thethree features he made with writer and actress JaneArden. Not content with her glamour girl image, Ardenand Bond’s love affair encompassed the making of threefeature films. Each of these films show radicalintelligence from both Bond and Arden far ahead oftheir time, yet television, video or DVD nevercheapened them. Devastated by Arden’s suicide in 1980,Bond ordered all three films to be locked in a vault.

In 2009, Bond was persuaded by Arden’s son toallow all three films to be released on DVD.Separation (1968) is the absorbing story of a womanpulled in two directions by very different men,photographed in the same inky black and whiteshades and with a Procol Harum soundtrack, it’s a

startling rediscovery. Emboldened by creativesuccess, Arden and Bond next collaborated on theambitious The Other Side of the Underneath (1972)in which Arden’s attempts to represent the femalepsyche onscreen are expressed by bloody crucifixionsand menstrual angst in full flow.

Watching these films in hindsight, Arden’s intensedesire to understand her own complex, oftenfragmented and fiercely sexual personality is brutallyapparent, but what’s also obvious is Bond’s role as astrong, yet tender facilitator of a revolutionary, feministthinker. Their final film Anti-Clock (pictured) is anexamination of dream states and reality that predatesInception. Each of these films, like their makers, arebrilliant and difficult and thoroughly deserve the re-release that the British Film Institute gave them lastyear.

Unlike Arden, Bond was a survivor. He contributeda series of brilliant South Bank Shows on everyonefrom Roald Dahl to Werner Herzog, including A GiftFor Murder, in which he had an unwitting PatriciaHighsmith stalked through the streets of London byan actor playing her own fictional creation, TomRipley. And his 1987 feature for the Pet Shop Boys, ItCouldn’t Happen Here, brought a Dali-esque swaggerto the pop video. Bond continues to search formeaning far beyond the mainstream.

Salvador Dali: A Tale of Two Cities is currentlyavailable on DVD and download from 3DD(www.3ddgroup.com). Separation, The OtherSide Of the Underneath and Anti-Clock areavailable on DVD (BFI).

HitlistTHE BEST FILM & DVD RELEASES*

✽✽ My Night with Maud EricRohmer’s talky seduction taleon new digital print. See AlsoReleased, page 104.Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri6–Sun 8 Aug. ✽✽ Gainsbourg Provocativebiopic of French musicalmaverick. GFT, Glasgow;Cameo, Edinburgh until Thu 12Aug. ✽✽ Greenberg NoahBaumbach’s acidic dissectionof the autistic mid-life crisismale returns, briefly. Filmhouse,Edinburgh, Fri 6–Sun 8 Aug. ✽✽ Toy Story 3 The toys aredonated to a care home for theelderly in this fitting and cleverfinale to the much lovedfranchise. Out now, selectedrelease. ✽✽ Splice Hystericallyenjoyable mad scientist’sthriller. Out now, selectedrelease.✽✽ Bronco Bullfrog ForgetQuadrophenia, this is thequintessential 1960s mod film.Re-issue of Barney Platt Mills’little seen but respectedimprovisational drama abouthard times in the East End ofLondon. Filmhouse, Edinburgh,Wed 11 & Thu 12 Aug. ✽✽ Inception It’s all in the sub-conscious, or is it? ChristopherNolan’s absurdist twisty thrillergives us hope in a summer ofterrible mainstream movies.Out now, general release. ✽✽ Salvador Dali: A Tale ofTwo Cities Legendaryfilmmaker Jack Bond revisitshis 1965 documentary Dali inNew York to contemplatemadness and genius. Seefeature, left. Out now on DVDand download (3DD).

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Surreal anarchistEddie Harrison celebrates the life and work ofveteran radical filmmaker Jack Bond

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FANTASYTHE SORCERER’SAPPRENTICE(PG) 111min ●●●●●

The combination of big-budgetproducer Jerry Bruckheimer anddeep-pocketed studio Disney boreattractive if banal fruit with the Piratesof the Caribbean franchise, butmuddle-headed fantasy TheSorcerer’s Apprentice is more likely tomake audiences want to put a matchto Nicolas Cage’s hair extensions thansit through another similar movie.

Cribbed thematically from the‘brooms and buckets’ sequence ofWalt Disney’s Fantasia, JonTurteltaub’s film follows the usual‘dweeby twit discovers he’s thechosen one’, à la Harry Potter. Afteran uninspired preamble establishingBalthazar Blake (Nicolas Cage) as amaster sorcerer, the narrative picks upwhen nerdy physics student Dave (JayBaruchel) stumbles into Blake’songoing conflict with rival MaximHorvath (played by rote Alfred Molina).

The notion of a novice intervening induelling magicians sounds like fun, butThe Sorcerer’s Apprentice is morefocused on Dave’s sappy romancewith pert disc jockey Becky (TeresaPalmer). This is Cage’s seventhcollaboration with Bruckheimer, andhis third with National Treasuredirector Turteltaub, who dutifullyorchestrates a limp pantomime. Dryand dusty when it should be sparkling,there’s precious little magic here.(Eddie Harrison)■ General release from Wed 11 Aug.

THRILLER/COMEDYKNIGHT AND DAY(12A) 109min ●●●●●

‘I’m the guy!’ smirks madcap assassin Roy Miller (Tom Cruise) to mousey JuneHavens (Cameron Diaz) as he kidnaps her at gunpoint from a Boston café. Sadly,on the evidence of James Mangold’s pumped-up spy thriller, Cruise has little tobe so cocky about – the toothy smile may be intact, but this mix of fake CGI andeven faker romance never lets either star shine.

Blandly reprising his Ethan Hunt persona in the Mission: Impossible franchise,Cruise plays Miller, a seemingly indestructible spy who has a chance encounterat a Kansas airport with the dowdy Havens. Taking her off-track from her sister’swedding, the dental, mental twosome battle against various anonymous baddies,including a slumming Peter Sarsgaard, who continually narrows his eyes andlooks off-screen as if searching for a face-saving exit.

Knight and Day reputedly went through more rewrites than Snow White haddwarves, and the result shows little in the way of a unifying purpose; Diaz flusterswhile Cruise dons shades and bloodlessly shoots down extras in a poor imitationof Doug Liman ’s superior Mr & Mrs Smith. (Eddie Harrison)■ General release from Fri 6 Aug.

DRAMAUNDERTOW (CONTRACORRIENTE)(15) 100min ●●●●●

Talk about having your cake and eating it. Impossibly good lookingPeruvian fisherman Miguel (Cristian Mercado) has an adoring pregnantwife (Tatiana Astengo) and a hot male lover in the shape of visiting artistSantiago (Manolo Cardona). It’s all anchovy blanca, buggery and baby buzzuntil the small, close (and close-minded) coastal community gets wind ofMiguel’s secret dalliance. And then Santiago disappears.

Javier Fuentes-León’s debut feature is an infuriating blend of magicalrealist intent coupled with the more middle-class obsessions of new queercinema – most noticeably schizophrenic sexual desires, the metaphysicaland the overcoming of prejudice in small communities (BrokebackMountain has so much to answer for).

Undertow is like a bad parody of that free love era staple, the bittersweetlove triangle flick, and although writer/director Fuentes-León’s refusal tofind simple resolutions for most of the film is to be admired, we are neverfar from cliché or whimsy. Still nearly everyone in the film is gorgeous andMauricio Vidal’s cinematography of the beautiful Peruvian coastline islovely. (Paul Dale)■ GFT, Glasgow & Cameo, Edinburgh from Fri 6 Aug.

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ALSO RELEASED

Step Up 3D (12A) 107min●●●●● A group of undergroundstreet dancers from New YorkCity team up with freshmanMoose (Adam G Sevani) and findthemselves pitted against theworld’s best hip hop dancers in alife-changing showdown. Silly buteuphoric and enjoyable streetdance flick. If you like this kind ofthing, the 3D certainly adds to thefun. General release from Fri 6Aug. My Night With Maud (U)110min ●●●●● New digitally-restored print of quintessentialbourgeois 1969 drama by lategreat French new waver EricRohmer. The mighty Jean-LouisTrintignant stars as a religiousengineer whose belief that he willmarry a woman (FrançoiseFabian) he has seen only inchurch is sorely tested during onelong evening. Beautifully shot inblack and white by NéstorAlmendros, this is the film that putRohmer on the international stageas the king of Gallic loquaciouspretension. Filmhouse,Edinburgh, Fri 6–Mon 8 Aug. Coco Chanel and IgorStravinsky (15) 118min●●●●● Nuanced and exquisitelydetailed but passionless dramaabout the romance between thequeen of couture and the fatherof modern classical music. Dutchwriter/director Jan Kounan(Blueberry, Dobermann) keepsthings a little too minimal and coolfor comfort, but stars AnnaMouglalis and Mads Mikkelsen dotheir best to salvage somethingfrom the endless longueurs.Cameo, Edinburgh and selectedrelease from Fri 6 Aug.

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The A-Team (12A) ●●●●● (JoeCarnahan, USA, 2010) Liam Neeson,Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel. 118min. Justlike the 80s TV show that spawned it, TheA-Team is over the top, macho fun. Nowbased in Iraq, the old team reunites toretrieve stolen printing plates used forcounterfeiting money. But for all itsexuberance, this is an overly flashyendeavour and ends up feeling calculated,uncomfortable and empty. General release.Ae Fond Kiss (15) ●●●●● (KenLoach, UK/Belgium/Germany/Italy/Spain,2004) Atta Yaquib, Eva Birthisle, ShamshadAkhtar, Ghizala Avan, Shabana Bakhsh.104min. Casim (Yaquib) is a niceGlaswegian lad from an Asian family. Hisupcoming ‘arranged marriage’ nuptials havegot him disturbed but not too worried, butthen he goes and meets blond haired blueeyed Roisin (Birthisle), his sister’s musicteacher, and his world is turned upsidedown. Part of Festival of Spirituality andPeace. Filmhouse, Edinburgh.Aisha (12A) (Rajshree Ojha, India, 2010)Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol. 135min. JaneAusten’s epic romance Emma istransplanted to Delhi and put to music for athird time following two earlier versions in1953 and 2000. Cineworld Renfrew Street,Glasgow; Cineworld Fountainpark,Edinburgh.Alice in Wonderland 2D (PG)●●●●● (Tim Burton, US, 2010) MiaWasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena BonhamCarter. 108min. A sequel of sorts that takesin elements of both Lewis Carroll’s Alice’sAdventures in Wonderland and Through TheLooking Glass, this finds Alice(Wasikowska) as a teenager returning toUnderland, which has long since fallen intothe tyrannical grip of the Red Queen(Bonham Carter). Dark and visuallyarresting, yet not quite as emotionallyinvolving as Burton’s very best work.Odeon at the Quay, Glasgow.Aliens in the Attic (PG) ●●●●●(John Schultz, UK, 2009) Ashley Tisdale,Robert Hoffman, Austin Robert Butler.85min. Likeably frenetic sci-fi adventureabout a family’s attempt to fight off kneehigh alien invaders. Cineworld Parkhead,Glasgow.Baarìa (15) ●●●●● (GiuseppeTornatore, Italy, 2009) Francesco Scianna,Margareth Made, Angela Molina. 150min.Epic historical melodrama spanning fivedecades of 20th-century Sicilian history andthree generations of the Torrenuova family.Their lives and loves are played out against

a backdrop of sudden and extreme politicaland social change (which is not always fullyexplained), lavish production and anoverpowering Ennio Morricone score.Filmhouse, Edinburgh.Beautiful Kate (15) ●●●●● (RachelWard, Australia, 2009) Rachel Griffiths,Bryan Brown, Ben Mendelsohn. 101min.British director Ward’s first film is animpressively acted drama about a writerwho is haunted by memories of hisbeautiful twin sister – who died tragically aquarter century – when he returns to theremote family home for a last goodbye tohis dying father. Skipping between thedecaying, emotionally stifled present andthe fertile land of the past, Ward achieves adistinctive visual sensibility for each era.Glasgow Film Theatre; Filmhouse,Edinburgh.The Blind Side (12A) ●●●●● (JohnLee Hancock, US, 2010) Sandra Bullock,Tim McGraw, Kathy Bates. 128min. Basedon the moving true story of Michael Oher, ablack teenager from the Memphis projectswith burgeoning sporting talent, who isadopted by WASPs, led by Leigh Ann(Bullock). It’s been a huge successstateside, hailing from a mildly offensiveline of American sports films, blandly buteffectively directed by Hancock withBullock valiantly delivering some of theworst dialogue ever uttered south of theDixie line. Vue Ocean, Edinburgh.Bluebeard ●●●●● (Catherine Breillat,France, 2009) Dominique Thomas, LolaCréton, Daphné Baiwir. 107min. This dark,misogynistic tale about a nobleman with apenchant for uxoricide (murder of a wife) isgiven a feminist twist, exploring thecontradictions implicit in both romantic andfeminist impulses. Somewhat visuallysparse, but with an excellent cast, it is anidiosyncratic take on the fairytale andcostume drama genres. Glasgow FilmTheatre.The Brain Machine (U) ●●●●● (KenHughes, UK, 1954) Patrick Barr, ElizabethAllan, Maxwell Reed. 83min. Racy (for itstime) thriller from jobbing Brit directorHughes (best known for directing ChittyChitty Bang Bang), which combines drugsmuggling, corporate corruption and asinister thought analysis machine.Filmhouse, Edinburgh.

✽✽Bronco Bullfrog (15) ●●●●●(Barney Platts-Mills, UK, 1969) Del

Walker, Anne Gooding, Sam Shepherd.86min. Re-issue of Barney Platt-Mills’1969 cult British social drama set in theEast End of London in which a youngcouple try to find some peace and solitudefrom the suedehead youths that hangaround the streets. A genuine off-beatrediscovery, Bronco Bullfrog is afascinating and moving portrait of forgottenLondon, one that foreshadows the early

polemical TV work of Ken Loach and MikeLeigh and the Punk movement. Filmhouse,Edinburgh.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge ofKitty Galore 2D (U) ●●●●● (BradPeyton, USA/Australia, 2010) Voices ofJames Marsden, Nick Nolte, ChristinaApplegate. 82min. Hairless sphinx cat Kittydecides to enslave humans. Likeable butinstantly forgettable sequel to 2001’s liveaction adventure Cats & Dogs. Generalrelease.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge ofKitty Galore 3D (U) ●●●●● (BradPeyton, USA/Australia, 2010) Voices ofJames Marsden, Nick Nolte, ChristinaApplegate. 82min. See above. Generalrelease.Children of God (15) (Kareem JMortimer, Bahamas, 2009) Johnny Ferro,Stephen Tyrone Williams, MargaretLaurena Kemp. 103min. A heady collisionof religion, politics and sexual discovery inthe Bahamas, centring on a young man whofaces challenges to his homosexuality fromfamily and church alike. Part of LondonLesbian & Gay Film Festival on Tour.Filmhouse, Edinburgh.Clash of the Titans 2D (12A) (LouisLeterrier, US, 2010) Sam Worthington,Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes. 105min.Classic Greek myth gets the modern specialeffects treatment. Brunton Theatre,Edinburgh.Cloudy with a Chance ofMeatballs 2D (U) ●●●●● (Phil Lord,US, 2009) Voices of Bill Hader, AnnaFaris, James Caan. 90min. Vivid andlikeable animated version of Judi and RonBarrett’s 1978 children’s book set in thetown of Chewandswallow, where theweather comes three times a day, atbreakfast, lunch, and dinner. Grosvenor,Glasgow.Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky(15) ●●●●● (Jan Kounen, France, 2009)Anna Mouglalis, Mads Mikkelsen, YelenaMorozova. 118min. See Also Released,page 104. Selected release.Le Concert (15) ●●●●● (RaduMihaileanu, France/Italy/Romania/Belgium,2009) Aleksei Guskov, Mélanie Laurent,Dmitri Nazarov. 123min. A comedyfollowing the escapades of an unemployedconductor who, in 1980 Brezhnev Russia,was fired for refusing to exclude Jewishmusicians. We meet Andrei Filipov(Guscov) 25 years later as he attempts tomake his comeback in Paris under falsepretences. Filmhouse, Edinburgh.Creative Identities Showcase(12A) (Various, UK, 2010) 105min. Filmsmade by looked after young people, youngcarers and young people at risk across Eastand Central Scotland at part of Pilton Videoand Scottish Screen’s Creative Identitiesprogramme. Filmhouse, Edinburgh.Date Night (15) ●●●●● (Shawn Levy,US, 2010) Steve Carell, Tina Fey, MarkWahlberg. 88min. Comedy royalty Carelland Fey play a couple from the ‘burbs whodecide to escape the kids for an eveningand head for a trendy Manhattan eatery.Problems start when they get mistaken for apair of thieves being hunted down by twocorrupt cops – a hit-and-miss adventurefollows and a rather formulaic outlookensures it’s all rather forgettable in the end.Odeon at the Quay, Glasgow.Dear John (12A) ●●●●● (LasseHallström, US, 2010) Channing Tatum,Amanda Seyfried, Richard Jenkins.108min. Seyfried plays Savannah, a studentwho strikes up a relationship with on leavesoldier John Tyree (Tatum), but theirromance is stymied when Tyree decides toput his military career first, and theinevitable Dear John letter results in mutualheartbreak. Empire, Clydebank.

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Enter the cut-throatworld of pipe band

competitions with Andy Glen’s playful documentary which follows pipinglegend Barry Donaldson as he attempts to turn a bunch of beginnersinto World Pipe Band Championship material. A Q&A session withdirector Glen and some of the stars of the film will follow this screening.■ GFT, Glasgow, Sun 8 Aug.

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Films screening this fortnight arelisted below with certificate, starrating, credits, brief review andvenue details. Film indexcompiled by Paul Dale✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1 Mike and Bernie Winters

2 Marlborough House

3 Oasis

4 Scotland and England (1872)

5 Gilmorehill

MUSIC

1 Divine

2 QMU

3 Splash by 13th Floor Elevators

4 Gene Simmons from KISS had

trademarked the logo of a canvas bag

with a dollar sign on it, and sued

Teenage Fanclub over the artwork for

Bandwagonesque.

5 chem. 19

FASHION

1 b

2 c

3 a

4 c

5 a

CLUBS

1 a

2 b

3 c

4 a

5 b

BOOKS

1 b

2 a

3 Paddy Meehan

4 c

5 fucked, fuckers, fucked

HISTORY

1 b

2 c

3 b

4 b

5 c

PHOTO ROUND

A Nice ‘n’ Sleazy

B SECC Walkway

C The Garage

D Queen’s Park duck pond

E Prince’s Square peacock

F Kevinhall Subway sculpture

G Union Railway Bridge

H Central Station clock

HOW DID YOU DO?1-10: You’re from Edinburgh.

11-20: You can almost walk from the

top of Sauchiehall Street to the bottom

of Buchanan Street without getting

lost.

21-30: You moved to Glasgow years

ago, but still struggle to be considered

a ‘native’.

31: You are Weegie through and

through! Treat yersel’ tae a gless boatil

ae ginger

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Dog Day Afternoon (15) ●●●●●(Sidney Lumet, US, 1975) Al Pacino, JohnCazale, Charles Durning. 130min. Pacino’sgrandstanding as the anxiety-ridden NewYorker attempting to rob a bank to pay forhis gay lover’s sex change operationconfirmed his status as one of hisgeneration’s leading actors. ‘Attica Attica!’This is undoubtedly the greatest heist movieof the 1970s. Or is it? Judge for yourself.Grosvenor, Glasgow.Film Discussion Group Meet up withother film buffs to swap opinions andperceptions of both art house and bigblockbuster recent releases. Held on thesecond Wednesday of every month.Glasgow Film Theatre.Follow Me. . . I’m Right BehindYou (E) (Andy Glen, Scotland, 2010)55min. Glen’s directorial debut followspiping legend Barry Donaldson as he putstogether a band of complete beginners witha view to entering them in the 2009 WorldPipe Band Championships. Glasgow FilmTheatre.Future Shorts/Lights in the Dark(E) (Various) 90min. Aiming to develop awider audience for short film, Future Shortsreturns, with another excellent internationalprogramme. This screening will bepreceeded by new local event Lights in theDark, a new short film initiative showcasingScotland’s most promising filmmakers. TheArches, Glasgow.

✽✽Gainsbourg (15) ●●●●● (JoannSfar, France/USA, 2010) Eric

Elmosnino, Lucy Gordon, Laetitia Casta.135min. This depiction of SergeGainsbourg’s life is a humorous, sad andbizarre identity crisis, more enjoyable in itsabstract moments than when loitering intraditional biopic territory. While Sfarexcels at eccentricity, the movieoccasionally falters, particularly in itsportrayal of Gainsbourg’s less hedonistictimes. Nonetheless, a great introduction tothe French singer. Selected release.Get Him to the Greek (15) ●●●●●(Nicholas Stoller, US, 2010) Jonah Hill,Russell Brand, Sean Combs. 108min. Brandis matched up with Superbad’s Hill for araunchy bromance in this LA-set musicindustry satire. The bearded comic’s self-parody gives way to annoying narcissism,but not before the film has hit enoughtargets to pass muster as a sharp lampoon ofcelebrity culture. Vue Ocean, Edinburgh.

✽✽Greenberg (15) ●●●●● (NoahBaumbach, US, 2010) Ben Stiller,

Rhys Ifans. 107min. Turning again to thewithering, unacceptable and downrightunpleasant face of educated America,Baumbach profiles Greenberg – anobnoxious and self-absorbed 40-year-oldwho has returned to Los Angeles after yearsaway. Post Woody Allen’s comic actingheyday this is the most (squirming) fun youwill ever have with a neurotic. Filmhouse,Edinburgh.Gregory’s Girl (PG) ●●●●● (BillForsyth, UK, 1981) Gordon John Sinclair,Dee Hepburn, Clare Grogan. 91min.Winning comedy from Cumbernauld withSinclair eventually finding romance after

his heart is set aflame by the latest recruitto the school football team. This is aseminal piece of Scottish cinema, itsuniversal appeal demonstrating thathomegrown talent can compete withHollywood’s finest in the entertainmentstakes. Part of Great Scots season. GlasgowFilm Theatre.Heartbreaker (L’Arnacoeur) (15)●●●●● (Pascal Chaumeil,France/Monaco, 2010) Romain Duris,Vanessa Paradis, Julie Ferrier. 104min.Monte Carlo-set light-hearted romanticcomedy about a man who is paid to breakup couples by any means necessary. Theheartbreaker’s cynical attitude to love isquestioned when he’s employed to stop theimpending nuptials of Juliette (Paradis) to aseemingly perfect Brit (Lincoln). Selectedrelease.How to Train Your Dragon 2D (PG)●●●●● (Dean DeBlois/Chris Sanders, US,2010) Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, AmericaFerrera. 97min. Commendable newDreamWorks animation set in the mythicalworld of Vikings and dragons, and based onthe book by Cressida Cowell. Hiccup, aViking teenager, befriends a dragon.Cineworld Parkhead, Glasgow; CineworldFountainpark, Edinburgh.Hubble 3D (U) (Toni Meyers, Canada,2010) 44min. Leonardo Di Caprio narratesthe latest 3D IMAX space adventure. IMAXTheatre, Glasgow.I Know Where I’m Going! (U)●●●●● (Michael Powell & EmericPressburger, UK, 1945) Wendy Hiller,Roger Livesey, Finlay Currie, PamelaBrown, Nancy Price. 91min. Beautifullyshot in black and white, this is an intriguingcomedy romance with dark undertones, inwhich the young, confident Ms Hiller setsout to marry her rich, elderly fiancé in theHebrides, but falls instead for Livesey’ssexy young naval officer. The visualsymbols, all drawn from the islands’ naturallandscape, underline the story’s deeperresonances. CCA, Glasgow.I Live in Fear (PG) ●●●●● (AkiraKurosawa, Japan, 1955) Toshiru Mifune,Takashi Shimura. 104min. Very fine earlyKurosawa movie, made between SevenSamurai and Throne Of Blood, I Live inFear tells the intimate story of a Tokyofamily facing the threat of nuclear war. Thefather (Mifune, uncomfortably playing acharacter twice his age) wants to emigrate

to a farm in Brazil, his family don’t want toand try to have him incarcerated. This is alittle nugget of a movie, a time capsule fromthe Atomic Age. Part of Kurosawa season.Glasgow Film Theatre.Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs(U) ●●●●● (Carlos Saldanha/ MikeThurmeier, US, 2009) Voices of SimonPegg, Seann William Scott, JohnLeguizamo. 93min. Life is changing forScrat, Manny, Ellie and co in many differentways in this the latest installment of popularanimated series. Empire, Clydebank.Ikiru (PG) ●●●●● (Akira Kurosawa,Japan, 1952) Takasha Shimura, NobuoKaneko, Kyoko Seki. 140min. Gentlecomedy about a terminally ill bureaucratwho seeks to give his dreary life vibrancyand meaning. Part of Kurosawa season.Glasgow Film Theatre.

✽✽ Inception (12A) ●●●●●(Christopher Nolan, US, 2010)

Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, EllenPage. 147min. DiCaprio stars as Don Cobb,a thief who is the master of the art ofextraction, stealing secrets from the mindsof the unconscious. The business is riskyand has resulted the loss of everything heonce held dear. Now he is being offered achance of redemption, but at a cost, and upagainst a dangerous enemy that only Cobbcould have seen coming. See review atlist.co.uk. General release.The Karate Kid (PG) ●●●●● (HaraldZwart, USA/China, 2010) Jackie Chan,Jaden Smith, Taraji P. Henson. 139min. Theremake of the 1984 hit in which a bulliedboy becomes a karate master delivers a half-decent punch, despite Smith’s lazyperformance. The training scenes and adownbeat performance from Jackie Chanplaying Mr Han lend the film unmerited butwelcome pizzazz and charm. Generalrelease.Knight and Day (12A) ●●●●● (JamesMangold, USA, 2010) Tom Cruise,Cameron Diaz, Peter Sarsgaard. 109min.See Also Released, page 104. Generalrelease.The Last Airbender 2D (PG) (MNight Shyamalan, USA, 2010) NoahRinger, Dev Patel, Nicola Peltz. 103min.Young Avatar Aang gets caught up in a tiffbetween the kingdoms of Earth, Wind, Fireand Water in the latest offering from SixthSense director Shyamalan. Previews only.Selected release.

The Last Airbender 3D (PG) (MNight Shyamalan, USA, 2010) NoahRinger, Dev Patel, Nicola Peltz. 103min.See above. Previews only. General release.Leaving (15) ●●●●● (Catherine Corsini,France, 2009) Kristin Scott Thomas, SergiLópez, Yvan Attal. 86min. Bored housewife(Scott) pursues a builder as a way out of herennui and away from her controllinghusband (unlikely romantic lead Lopez).Corsini tries to take an even-handedapproach to each character by showing howconfusion leads to selfishness, but nothingnew is added to this predictable genre.Cameo, Edinburgh.London River (15) ●●●●● (RachidBouchareb, UK, 2009) Brenda Blethyn,Sotigui Kouyaté, Marc Baylis. 87min. Thisclash of cultures tale depicts two separateparents who travel to London after theirchildren go missing in the wake of the 7/7bombings. While the conclusion is full ofpathos and drama, the lack of discussion onterrorism is a fatal flaw. Filmhouse,Edinburgh.Man in The White Suit (PG) ●●●●●(Alexander Mackendrick, UK, 1951) AlecGuinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker.85min. A dishwasher in a textile millinvents a fabric that never wears out or getsdirty. Mackendrick adds a touch of acidityto the Ealing comedy formula and Guinnessis spectacularly good, exploiting histrademark smarminess to great effect.Glasgow Film Theatre.Marmaduke (U) (Tom Dey, USA, 2010)Voices of Owen Wilson, George Lopez,William H Macy. 88min. Family filmchronicling the adventures of a family witha rather accident-prone Great Dane.Previews only. General release.

✽✽My Night with Maud (Ma NuitChez Maud) (PG) ●●●●● (Eric

Rohmer, France, 1969) Jean-LouisTrintignant, Francois Fabian, Marie-Christine Barrault. 101min. See AlsoReleased, page 104. Filmhouse, Edinburgh.Nanny McPhee & The Big Bang (U)●●●●● (Susanna White, US, 2010) EmmaThompson, Ralph Fiennes, MaggieGyllenhaal. 109min. Sequel to the popular2005 family film. This time Gyllenhaal issingle mum Isabel Green (hubbie is off tofight the Hun in WW2) with three out ofcontrol nippers to contend with and twoinsufferably posh evacuee cousins about toarrive on their farm. Selected release.

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Showing as part of a new initiative to revive and reassess lesser known films fromthe British Film Institute’s National Archive, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang director Ken

Hughes’ 1954 thriller is weird and compelling enough to make it worthy of rediscovery.■ Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Mon 9 Aug.

The Brain Machine

Dorian Gray(15)

Wed 4th Oct 11am, 2pm, 7:30pm

Letters ToJuliet (PG)Mon 9 Aug 14:30 (baby friendly), 19:30

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Once Upon a Time in Mumbai(12A) (Milan Luthria, India, 2010) AjayDevgan, Emraan Hashmi, KanganaRanaut. 135min. Gangster film set inBombay’s criminal underworld. CineworldRenfrew Street, Glasgow.Plan B (15) (Marco Berger, Argentina,2009) Manuel Vignau, Lucas Ferraro,Mercedes Quinteros. 103min. Bruno’sefforts to win back his ex take anunexpected turn when he falls for hergorgeous new boyfriend. Part of LondonLesbian & Gay Film Festival on Tour.Filmhouse, Edinburgh.Please Give (15) ●●●●● (NicoleHolofcener, US, 2010) Elizabeth Keener,Rebecca Hall, Elise Ivy. 90min. Oddlysaccharine comedy of bad manners inwhich Keener plays a morally bankruptNew Yorker who makes no secret of thefact that she wants her neighbour dead soshe can make her apartment bigger.Filmhouse, Edinburgh.Predators (15) ●●●●● (Nimród Antal,USA, 2010) Adrien Brody, Topher Grace,Laurence Fishburne. 106min. Mysteriousmonstrous alien creatures hunt a tribe ofelite warriors. Selected release.The Princess and the Frog (U)●●●●● (Ron Clements/John Musker,US, 2010) Voices of Anika Noni Rose,Bruno Campos, Keith David. 97min. Set in1920s Louisiana and featuring Disney’sfirst African-American Princess, thisculturally important, beautiful andevocative (of a New Orleans that no longerexists) film may not have the standoutmusical numbers of some of itsstablemates but is an old fashioned treat allthe same. Cineworld Fountainpark,Edinburgh.The Railway Children (U) ●●●●●(Lionel Jeffries, UK, 1970) DinahSheridan, William Mervyn, Jenny Agutter.108min. A trio of youngsters’ involvementwith the railway that runs past their gardenleads them into adventure. Pleasing familyfilm with an old-fashioned, comfortablyBritish feel that sets it apart fromcontemporary kids movies. Glasgow FilmTheatre.Ran (15) ●●●●● (Akira Kurosawa,Japan/France, 1985) Tatsuya Nakadai,Mieko Harada, Akira Terao. 162min.Kurosawa’s King Lear is a bleak anddespairing vision of mankind torn apart bydisunity, personal vengeances and familyfeuds that produce no honour, no victors,just victims. An accomplished fusion ofJapanese history and blood-drenchedShakespearean drama, this film growsmore impressive with repeated viewings.

Part of Kurosawa season. Glasgow FilmTheatre.The Rebound (15) ●●●●● (BartFreundlich, USA, 2009) Catherine Zeta-Jones, Justin Bartha, Kelly Gould. 95min.Catherine Zeta-Jones plays a newlyseparated woman in her forties who takesup with seemingly perfect younger manAram (Justin Bartha) for a bit of fun. It’scute, schmaltzy and slick, with a bizarrecameo from Art Garfunkel as Aram’s dad.Selected release.The Royal Opera: La Bohème (E)(2010) Pyotr Beczala, Hibla Gerzmava.105min. Join the Royal Opera forPuccini’s La Bohème. Filmhouse,Edinburgh.The Royal Tenenbaums (15)●●●●● (Wes Anderson, US, 2002) GeneHackman, Anjelica Huston, GwynethPaltrow. 110min. The Tenenbaums are noordinary family. Descended from a longline of overachievers, these New Yorkgeniuses are now in stultifying decline.The memory of the brilliance of the youngTenenbaums has since been erased by twodecades of betrayal, failure and domesticdisaster, most of which is perceived by thefamily to be the fault of absent father,Royal (Hackman). Then, at the verymoment his three grown-up children have,for various reasons, all moved back intothe rambling home of their mother, Royaldecides he wants his family. WithTenenbaums, Anderson (Rushmore) hassurpassed himself with an enchanting, oddtale of an awkward family and itsmembers’ impossible magnetic attractionto each other. Glasgow Film Theatre.Sex and the City 2 (15) ●●●●●(Michael Patrick King, US, 2010) SarahJessica Parker, Kristin Davis, CynthiaNixon. 146min. Here come the girls,again. Cameo, Edinburgh.The Shepherds of Berneray (U)(Jack Shea, UK, 1981) 54min. An accountof the hard life on the island of Berneray,north of North Uist, and the economic andenvironmental pressures which forcepeople to move to the mainland. CCA,Glasgow.Shrek Forever After 2D (PG)●●●●● (Mike Mitchell, US, 2010)Voices: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy,Cameron Diaz. 93min. A fourth and finalinstalment, rebooting the flaggingfranchise with a new alternate-reality twistwhich sees Shrek escape fatherhood for aone-day return to his bachelor years. Awarmed-over sequel that lazily re-

configures familiar elements to mildlypleasing effect. General release.Shrek Forever After 3D (PG) (MikeMitchell, US, 2010) Voices: Mike Myers,Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz. 93min. Seeabove. Selected release.The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (PG)●●●●● (Jon Turteltaub, USA, 2010)Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, AlfredMolina. 111min. See review, page 104.General release.South of the Border (15) ●●●●●(Oliver Stone, USA, 2009) 77min. In hisdocumentary about Venezuelan PresidentHugo Chavez, Stone travels through sevencountries he thinks have benefited from aunited socialist front, challenging theorthodoxy on Chavez in an engrossing andentertaining manner. Filmhouse, Edinburgh.Space Chimps (U) ●●●●● (Kirk DeMicco, US, 2008) Voices of Andy Samber,Cheryl Hines, Jeff Daniels. 80min. On thewhim of a sinister senator (Tucci), Ham III(Samberg) – the circus performer grandsonof one of the first chimpanzees in space –is sent into orbit to retrieve a missingsatellite. With endless monkey and bananapuns and bog-standard animation, SpaceChimps is strictly for easily pleased littlemonkeys. Vue Ocean, Edinburgh.Space Chimps 2 – Zartog StrikesBack 2D (U) ●●●●● (John HWilliams, US, 2010) Voices: Laura Bailey,Zack Shada. 75min. Those box office-busting chimps are back for more familyfun. Vue Omni, Edinburgh.

✽✽Splice (15) ●●●●● (VincenzoNatali, Canada/France/USA, 2009)

Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, DelphineChanéac. 104min. After geneticists createa half-human creature who quickly growsinto a beautiful woman, Natali giveshimself carte blanche to play with the ideaof the God complex, empty wombsyndrome and the sins of the parents. Awhole lot of fun and the denouement is akiller. Selected release.Step Up 3 2D (12A) ●●●●● (JonChu, USA, 2010) Alyson Stoner, SharniVinson, Rick Malambri. 107min. See AlsoReleased, page 104. General release.Step Up 3 3D (12A) ●●●●● (JonChu, USA, 2010) Alyson Stoner, SharniVinson, Rick Malambri. 107min. Seeabove. General release.StreetDance 2D (PG) ●●●●● (MaxGiwa/Dania Pasquini, UK, 2010) NicholaBurley, Charlotte Rampling, GeorgeSampson. 98min. Carly (Burley) and hercrew attempt to triumph at the UK Street

Dance Championships with the unlikelyhelp of some ballet students. Culturesclash, romance is found and the kids findnew ways to express themselves – aconventional story, which bringsabsolutely nothing new to the genre. VueOcean, Edinburgh.Tooth Fairy (PG) ●●●●● (MichaelLembeck, US, 2010) Dwayne Johnson,Ashley Judd. 101min. Leaden fantasy inwhich The Rock plays a a cynical ice-hockey player who is whisked to Fairylandwhen he cruelly disabuses a toddler of thenotion that the tooth fairy exists, and issentenced to a punishment of two weekshard graft as a fairy. Selected release.

✽✽Toy Story 3 2D (U) ●●●●●(Lee Unkrich, USA, 2010) Voices of

Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack.108min. Andy has grown up and is on theway to college, so everyone’s favouritetoys are packed off to Sunnyside day-carecentre. After a whirlwind of close-cutsituations, the film manages to retain itsgood humour and pathos long enough tobring all the characters safely to asatisfying resolution. General release.

✽✽Toy Story 3 3D (U) ●●●●●(Lee Unkrich, USA, 2010) Voices of

Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack.108min. See above. General release.The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (12A)●●●●● (David Slade, US, 2010) KristenStewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner.123min. The epic relationship betweenBella (Stewart) and undead Edward(Pattinson) falters when her new lupinefriend Jacob (Lautner) is added to the mix.Will humans, vampires and werewolvesever get on? The fun of Twilight is seeingthis situation treated as though it is of life-shattering importance. General release.Undertow (Contracorriente) (15)●●●●● (Javier Fuentes-León,Peru/Colombia/France/Germany, 2009)Cristian Mercado, Tatiana Astengo,Manolo Cardona. 100min. See review,page 104. Glasgow Film Theatre; Cameo,Edinburgh.Villa Amalia (PG) ●●●●● (BenoitJacquot, France, 2009) Isabelle Huppert,Maya Sansa, Xavier Beauvois. 94min. Ondiscovering her husband’s infidelity, aconcert pianist (Huppert) systematicallydestroys all traces of her past life and setsof with only a weekend bag for theNeapolitan coast. The editing of this spareexistential drama is elliptical, heighteningthe mysteriousness of the encounterswithin, and the impressive cinematographyand powerfully dissonant score only add toa memorable achievement. Cameo,Edinburgh.Whatever Works (12A) ●●●●●(Woody Allen, US, 2009) Ed Begley Jr,Patricia Clarkson, Larry David. 91min.David plays a misanthropic nuclearphysicist whose life is suddenly changedwhen a naïve runaway waif from the DeepSouth (Wood) turns up on his doorstep.Promising beginnings give way in thesecond half and this doesn’t quite amountto the comedy delight that aficionados ofJewish humour may hanker after. Cameo,Edinburgh.Wild Grass (Les Herbes Folles)(12A) ●●●●● (Alain Resnais, France,2009) Sabine Azema, Andre Dussollier,Emmanuelle Devos, Mathieu Amalric.103min. Adapted from Christian Gailly’snovel The Incident, Wild Grass follows theburgeoning amour fou between Georges(Dussollier) and Marguerite (Azema) afterhe recovers her stolen purse in a parkinglot. The giddiness of the affair is reflectedin the soaring camerawork, while thetitular wild grass becomes a recurrentmotif, showing how passion flourisheseven in ordinary worlds. Glasgow FilmTheatre.

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which foresaw (in it’s own whimsical way) the modern corporate crime ofinbuilt obsolescence, is showing in the Sunday matinee slot and will bepreceded by a 15 minute selection of films about science and the futurefrom the Scottish Film Archive.■ GFT, Glasgow, Sun 8 Aug.

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CCA350 Sauchiehall Street. Bookings: 0141352 4900. Wed 11 Aug screening freebut ticketed; Thu 12 Aug screening £3(£2).

WEDNESDAY 11 AUGThe Shepherds of Berneray (U) 7.00.

THURSDAY 12 AUGI Know Where I’m Going! (U) 7.00.

Cineworld ParkheadForge Shopping Centre, 1221Gallowgate. 0871 200 2000. Adults£6.30 (£5.70 Mon–Thu before 5pm).Children & Students £4.60 (£4.20Mon–Thu). Seniors £4.60. Family ticket£18. Early bird (before noon): £4.20.Movies for Juniors (selected films Satam): £1.

THURSDAY 5 AUGThe A-Team (12A) 10.10am, 12.50,3.30, 6.15, 8.15, 8.50.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 3D (U) 10.00am, noon, 2.00,4.00.Inception (12A) 11.00am, 2.05, 5.15,8.35.The Karate Kid (PG) 11.15am, 2.25,5.35, 8.45.Shrek Forever After 2D (PG) 11.10am,1.15.Toy Story 3 2D (U) 10.40am, 1.30,3.50, 6.30, 9.00.Toy Story 3 3D (U) 10.15am, 12.45,3.15, 5.45, 6.00, 8.30.The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (12A) 3.25,6.10, 8.55.

FRIDAY 6–THURSDAY 12The A-Team (12A)Daily: 10.10am (not Sat, Wed & Thu),12.50 (not Wed & Thu), 3.30, 6.15,9.00.Aliens in the Attic (PG)Sat: 11.30am.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 3D (U)Daily: 11.15am, 1.15, 3.45.How to Train Your Dragon 2D (PG)Sat: 10.00am.Inception (12A)Daily: 5.30, 8.35.The Karate Kid (PG)Daily: 11.30am (not Sat, Wed & Thu),2.30, 5.35, 8.45.Knight and Day (12A)Daily: 11.00am, 1.30 (not Sun), 4.00,6.30 (not Mon), 9.10.Knight and Day (Subtitled) (12A)Sun: 1.30.Mon: 6.30.The Last Airbender 2D (PG)Wed & Thu: 9.50am, 12.15.Marmaduke (U)Wed & Thu: 10.30am, 12.40.Nanny McPhee & The Big Bang (U)Sat: 10.00am.The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (PG)Wed & Thu: 8.50.Step Up 3 2D (12A)Daily: 10.00am, 12.30, 3.00.Step Up 3 3D (12A)Daily: 6.00, 8.30.Toy Story 3 2D (U)Daily: 10.50am (not Sat, Wed & Thu),1.20, 3.50, 6.20, 8.40 (not Wed &Thu).

Toy Story 3 3D (U)Daily: 10.15am, 12.45 (not Sun), 3.15,5.45 (not Mon), 8.15.Toy Story 3 3D (Subtitled) (U)Sun: 12.45.Mon: 5.45.

Cineworld Renfrew Street7 Renfrew Street. 0871 200 2000. Adults£7 (£6 Mon–Thu before 5pm). Children14 and under / Seniors / Students £4.90.Family ticket £20 (£18.60 Mon–Thu).Early bird (before 1pm): £4.70. 3DSupplement: Adult £1.90; Children /Students / Seniors / Unlimited £1.30;Family Ticket £5; Glasses 80p per pair.

THURSDAY 5 AUGThe A-Team (12A) 11.50am, 12.30,2.50, 3.40, 6.00, 6.40, 8.30, 9.00,9.40.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 2D (U) 11.00am, 1.10, 3.20,5.50.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 3D (U) 10.00am, 12.10, 2.20,4.50, 6.50, 8.50.Gainsbourg (15) 11.15am, 2.15, 5.15,8.15.Inception (12A) 10.00am, 1.30, 5.00,8.00, 8.30, 9.10.The Karate Kid (PG) 10.15am,11.00am, 1.30, 2.20, 4.40, 5.45, 7.50,9.00.Once Upon a Time in Mumbai (12A)4.00, 7.30.Predators (15) 3.50, 9.00.The Rebound (15) 10.40am, 1.00, 3.30,6.00, 8.30.Shrek Forever After 2D (PG) 11.30am,1.50.Shrek Forever After 3D (PG) 10.50am,1.20, 4.00.Splice (15) 1.20, 6.30.Toy Story 3 2D (U) 12.50, 3.30, 6.00.Toy Story 3 3D (U) 10.20am, 11.00am,11.30am, 1.20, 2.00, 2.30, 4.30, 5.00,5.30, 7.45, 8.40, 9.15.The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (12A)11.30am, 12.30, 2.30, 3.30, 5.30,6.30, 8.40, 9.30.

FRIDAY 6–THURSDAY 12The A-Team (12A)Daily: 11.30am, 12.30, 2.20, 3.40,5.15, 6.40, 8.00, 9.40.Also late Fri & Sat: 10.50.Aisha (12A)Daily: 2.40, 5.50, 9.00.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 2D (U)Daily: 11.00am, 1.10, 3.20, 5.50.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 3D (U)Daily: 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.40, 1.40,2.50, 6.45, 9.10.Also late Fri & Sat: 11.30.Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky (15)Daily: 11.30am, 2.30, 5.30, 8.40.Also late Fri & Sat: 11.30.Inception (12A)Daily: 10.00am, 1.30 (not Sun), 5.00(not Mon), 7.50, 8.30.Also late Fri & Sat: 11.10.Inception (Subtitled) (12A)Sun: 1.30.Mon: 5.00.The Karate Kid (PG)Daily: 10.15am, 11.00am, 1.30, 2.20,4.40, 5.45, 7.50, 9.00.Also late Fri & Sat: 11.10.Knight and Day (12A)Daily: 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.40, 2.30,4.20, 5.30, 7.00, 8.30, 9.40.Also late Fri & Sat: 11.20.The Last Airbender 3D (PG)Wed & Thu: 11.00am, 1.20, 3.40,6.00, 8.30.Marmaduke (U)Wed & Thu: 10.40am, 1.00, 3.30.Predators (15)Late Fri & Sat: 11.00.The Rebound (15)Fri–Tue: 10.40am, 1.00, 3.30, 6.00,8.30.Shrek Forever After 2D (PG)Daily: 10.30am, 12.40.

Shrek Forever After 3D (PG)Fri–Tue: 10.20am, 12.40, 3.00.The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (PG)Wed & Thu: 6.00, 8.30.Splice (15)Late Fri & Sat: 11.40.Step Up 3 3D (12A)Daily: 10.40am, 1.20, 4.00, 4.30, 5.30(not Wed & Thu), 7.40, 8.30 (not Wed& Thu).Also late Fri & Sat: 10.40, 11.40.Toy Story 3 2D (U)Daily: 10.20am, 12.50, 3.30, 5.50.Toy Story 3 3D (U)Daily: 10.50am, 1.40, 4.00, 5.00,6.40, 8.15, 9.15.Also late Fri & Sat: 11.20.The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (12A)Daily: 12.30, 3.30, 6.30, 8.45, 9.30.

EmpireClyde Regional Centre, 23 BritanniaWay. 08714 714714. Adults £6 (£5Mon–Fri before 5pm). Children £4.50.Students £5.50 (£4.50 Mon–Fri before5pm). Seniors £4.30. Family ticket£16.60 (£14.60 before 5pm Mon–Fri).SaverDay Tuesday £3.95.

THURSDAY 5 AUGThe A-Team (12A) 11.15am, 12.15,2.00, 3.00, 4.45, 5.45, 7.30, 8.30.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 2D (U) 10.20am, 12.20, 3.15,6.00, 8.45.Inception (12A) 1.00, 4.15, 7.45.The Karate Kid (PG) 10.30am, 12.30,1.45, 4.00, 5.00, 7.15, 8.15.The Rebound (15) 9.15.Shrek Forever After 2D (PG) noon,2.15, 4.30, 6.45.Toy Story 3 2D (U) 11.45am, 2.30,5.15, 8.00.Toy Story 3 3D (U) 10.15am, 12.45,3.30, 6.15, 9.00.The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (12A) 2.20,5.10, 8.10.

FRIDAY 6–THURSDAY 12The A-Team (12A)Daily: 12.15, 2.50, 5.40, 8.40.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 2D (U)Daily: 1.15, 3.30, 5.45, 8.15.Dear John (Senior Screening) (12A)Wed: 11.00am.Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (U)Sat & Sun: 11.00am.Inception (12A)Daily: 1.30 (not Wed & Thu), 4.45,8.20.The Karate Kid (PG)Daily: 10.40am, 1.40, 4.50, 5.50,8.10, 8.50.Knight and Day (12A)Daily: noon, 2.45, 5.30, 8.00, 9.00.The Last Airbender 2D (PG)Wed & Thu: 1.00, 3.20.Marmaduke (U)Wed & Thu: 10.45am, 12.50.Nanny McPhee & The Big Bang (U)Sat & Sun: 11.00am.Shrek Forever After 2D (PG)Daily: 10.50am, 1.20 & 3.40 (not Wed& Thu).The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (PG)Wed & Thu: 11.30am, 2.00.Step Up 3 2D (12A)Daily: 11.50am, 2.30, 5.15, 7.45.Step Up 3 3D (12A)Daily: 8.30.Toy Story 3 2D (U)Daily: 12.30, 3.15, 6.15, 8.45.Toy Story 3 3D (U)Daily: 11.40am, 2.20, 5.00.The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (12A)Daily: 12.10 (not Wed & Thu), 3.00,6.00.

Glasgow Film Theatre12 Rose Street. 0141 332 6535. Adults£6.90. Concessions £5.20.

THURSDAY 5 AUGBeautiful Kate (15) 1.30, 6.15, 8.30.Gainsbourg (15) 2.30, 5.20, 8.00.Bluebeard (15) 3.45.

FRIDAY 6 AUG

Gainsbourg (15) 2.15, 8.00.Undertow (Contracorriente) (15) 3.45,6.15, 8.30.Ran (15) 5.00.

SATURDAY 7 AUGAliens in the Attic (Subtitled) (PG)11.30am.Aliens in the Attic (PG) 12.30.Ran (15) 2.00.Undertow (Contracorriente) (15) 3.45,6.15, 8.30.Gainsbourg (15) 5.15, 8.00.

SUNDAY 8 AUGI Live in Fear (PG) 2.45.Man in The White Suit (PG) 3.00.Gainsbourg (15) 5.00.Undertow (Contracorriente) (15) 5.15.Follow Me. . . I’m Right Behind You (E)7.30.The Royal Tenenbaums (15) 7.45.

MONDAY 9 AUGUndertow (Contracorriente) (15) 3.00,8.30.Gainsbourg (15) 5.15, 8.00.Ikiru (PG) 5.40.

TUESDAY 10 AUGGregory’s Girl (PG) 12.45.Ikiru (PG) 1.00.Gainsbourg (15) 2.40, 5.15, 8.00.Undertow (Contracorriente) (15) 4.00,6.15.Wild Grass (Les Herbes Folles) (12A)8.30.

WEDNESDAY 11 AUGWild Grass (Les Herbes Folles) (12A)1.45, 6.15.Gainsbourg (15) 2.30, 8.00.Undertow (Contracorriente) (15) 4.00,8.30.Gregory’s Girl (PG) 6.00.

THURSDAY 12 AUGUndertow (Contracorriente) (15) 1.45,6.15.Gainsbourg (15) 2.30, 5.15, 8.00.Wild Grass (Les Herbes Folles) (12A)4.00, 8.30.

Grosvenor

Ashton Lane, Hillhead. 0845 166 6002.Adults Mon–Thu: £6 before 5pm; £7after. Adults Fri-Sun £6.50 before 5pm;£7.50 after. Sofa Sun–Thu £16; Sofa Fri& Sat £19.50. Watch with baby £5 (inc atea/coffee). Seniors £5 (inc fish & chipsand tea).

THURSDAY 5 AUGThe A-Team (12A) 1.00, 3.30, 6.00,8.30.The A-Team (Parent & Baby Screening)(12A) 10.30am.Toy Story 3 2D (U) 12.30, 2.45, 5.00,7.15, 9.30.

FRIDAY 6–THURSDAY 12The A-Team (12A)Daily: 1.00, 3.30, 6.00 & 8.30 (notThu).Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2D(U)Sat & Sun: 10.30am.Dog Day Afternoon (15)Thu: 6.00.Knight and Day (12A)Daily: 1.15, 3.45, 6.15, 8.45.Knight and Day (Parent & BabyScreening) (12A)Sat, Tue & Thu: 10.30am.Knight and Day (Senior Screening)(12A)Wed: 10.30am.

5–12 Aug 2010 THE LIST 109


Films are listed by city, thenalphabetically by cinema.Listings are compiled by LauraEnnor.

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IMAX TheatreGlasgow Science Centre, 50 PacificQuay. 0141 420 5000. Feature film:Adults £8.95; Children £6.95. IMAXfilms: add £2.50 to Science Malladmission.

THURSDAY 5 AUGHubble 3D (U) 2.15.Toy Story 3 3D (U) noon, 3.15, 5.30,7.45.

FRIDAY 6–THURSDAY 12Hubble 3D (U)Daily: 2.15.Shrek Forever After 3D (PG)Fri & Sat: noon.Toy Story 3 3D (U)Fri & Sat: 3.15, 5.30, 7.45.Sun: noon, 3.15, 5.30, 7.45.Mon–Thu: noon, 3.15, 5.30.

Odeon at the QuaySpringfield Quay, Paisley Road. 0871 2244 007. Adults £7.50 (premier seats £9).Adults off peak (before 1pm) £5.20(premier £6.70). Children / Seniors /Students £5.20 (premier £6.70). Familyticket £23.80 (premier £29.80). KidsScreenings £2.50 (plus one free adult).Senior Screen £3 (plus free hot drink).3D Supplement: Adults £2.25; other £2.

THURSDAY 5 AUGThe A-Team (12A) 12.15, 3.15, 6.15,8.15, 9.15.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 2D (U) noon, 2.15.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 3D (U) 11.00am, 1.15, 3.45,6.10, 8.30.Inception (12A) 1.45, 4.30, 5.20, 7.45,8.45.The Karate Kid (PG) 10.15am, 11.10am,1.20, 2.20, 4.40, 5.40, 7.50, 8.50.Shrek Forever After 2D (PG) 10.15am,12.30, 3.15.Tooth Fairy (PG) 11.00am.Toy Story 3 2D (U) 12.15, 3.00, 5.45.Toy Story 3 3D (U) 10.00am, 10.30am,11.45am, 12.45, 1.15, 2.30, 3.30,4.00, 5.15, 6.15, 6.45, 8.00, 9.00,9.30.The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (12A) 5.45,8.40.

FRIDAY 6–THURSDAY 12The A-Team (12A)Daily: 11.15am (not Wed & Thu),12.15 (not Sun & Tue), 3.15, 5.15 (notWed & Thu), 6.15, 9.10.The A-Team (Subtitled) (12A)Sun & Tue: 12.15.Alice in Wonderland 2D (PG)Fri–Mon, Wed & Thu: 11.00am.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 2D (U)Daily: 10.00am, 12.15, 5.15.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 3D (U)Daily: 11.00am, 1.15, 3.45, 6.10,8.40.Date Night (Senior Screening) (15)Tue: 11.00am.Inception (12A)Daily: 1.15, 1.45 (not Wed & Thu),5.20, 7.45 (not Wed & Thu), 8.45.The Karate Kid (PG)Daily: 11.10am, 1.20 (not Wed & Thu),2.20, 4.40 (not Wed & Thu), 5.40,8.50.Knight and Day (12A)Daily: 10.30am (not Sat, Sun & Thu),1.00, 3.45, 6.30, 8.15, 9.20.Knight and Day (Parent & BabyScreening) (12A)Tue: 10.30am.The Last Airbender 2D (PG)Wed & Thu: 11.00am, 4.15, 9.15.Marmaduke (U)Wed & Thu: 11.15am, 1.30, 3.40,5.50.Shrek Forever After 2D (PG)Wed & Thu: 10.15am, 12.30, 3.15.The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (PG)Wed & Thu: 1.30, 6.30.Step Up 3 2D (12A)Daily: 2.30, 7.45.

Step Up 3 3D (12A)Daily: 10.15am, 12.45, 3.30, 6.15,9.00.Toy Story 3 2D (U)Wed & Thu: 11.00am, 4.00, 9.00.Toy Story 3 3D (U)Fri–Tue: 10.30am, 12.15, 1.10, 3.00,4.00, 5.45, 6.45, 8.30, 9.30.Wed & Thu: 12.15, 1.30, 3.00, 5.45,6.45, 8.30.

Showcase Cinema, CoatbridgeBarrbridge Leisure Centre, Coatbridge.0871 220 1000. Adults £6 (£4.95 before6pm); Concs £4.75. Tue: all tickets £4.95.

THURSDAY 5 AUGThe A-Team (12A) 11.15am, 1.00,2.00, 3.45, 4.45, 7.00, 7.30, 9.45,10.15.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 2D (U) 11.45am, 2.05, 4.20,7.00.Inception (12A) 12.45, 1.45, 4.00,5.00, 7.10, 8.10, 10.10.The Karate Kid (PG) 11.00am, 12.30,2.05, 3.45, 5.10, 7.00, 8.15, 10.05,11.15.Predators (15) 8.40.The Rebound (15) 9.55.Shrek Forever After 2D (PG) 12.45,3.15, 5.30, 7.45, 10.00.Toy Story 3 2D (U) 10.30am, noon,1.00, 2.30, 3.30, 5.00, 6.00, 7.30,10.00.Toy Story 3 3D (U) 11.30am, 12.30,2.00, 3.00, 4.30, 5.30, 7.00, 8.00,9.30, 10.30.The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (12A)11.00am, 1.00, 2.00, 4.00, 5.00, 7.00,8.00, 10.00.

FRIDAY 6–THURSDAY 12The A-Team (12A)Daily: 11.15am, 2.00, 4.45, 7.30,9.45, 10.15.Also late Fri & Sat: 12.20am.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 2D (U)Daily: 11.45am, 2.05, 4.20, 7.00,9.15.Also late Fri & Sat: 11.20.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 3D (U)Daily: 10.45am, 3.30, 5.45.

Inception (12A)Daily: 12.45, 4.00, 7.10, 10.10.The Karate Kid (PG)Daily: 11.00am, 12.30 (not Wed & Thu),2.05, 3.45 (not Wed & Thu), 5.10, 7.00(not Wed & Thu), 8.15, 10.05.Also late Fri & Sat: 11.15.Knight and Day (12A)Daily: 11.25am, 11.55am (not Wed &Thu), 2.05, 2.35 (not Wed & Thu),4.40, 5.10 (not Wed & Thu), 7.15,7.45, 9.50, 10.10.Also late Fri & Sat: 12.15am.The Last Airbender 2D (PG)Wed & Thu: 12.05, 2.40, 5.05, 7.40.The Last Airbender 3D (PG)Wed & Thu: 10.00.Marmaduke (U)Wed & Thu: 11.40am, 2.10, 4.45.Shrek Forever After 2D (PG)Daily: 11.30am, 2.00, 4.10, 7.30.The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (PG)Wed & Thu: 11.15am, 2.20, 4.55.Step Up 3 2D (12A)Daily: noon, 2.30, 5.00, 7.30, 10.00.Also late Fri & Sat: 12.30am.Step Up 3 3D (12A)Daily: 1.00, 8.00, 10.30.Toy Story 3 2D (U)Daily: noon, 12.30, 2.30, 3.00, 5.00,5.30, 7.30, 8.00, 10.00, 10.30.Also late Fri & Sat: 12.30am.Toy Story 3 3D (U)Daily: 11.30am, 2.00, 4.30, 7.00, 9.30(not Wed & Thu).Also late Fri & Sat: midnight.The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (12A)Daily: 11.00am & 2.00 (not Wed &Thu), 5.00 (not Wed & Thu), 8.00.Also late Fri & Sat: 11.00.

Showcase CinemaGriffin Avenue, Phoenix Business Park,Paisley. 0871 220 1000. £5.75 (£4.60Mon–Fri before 6pm; Sat & Sun before1pm). Child/OAP/Student: £4.50. Tue:all tickets £4.50.

THURSDAY 5 AUGThe A-Team (12A) 11.15am, 1.00,2.00, 3.45, 4.45, 7.00, 7.30, 9.45,10.15.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 2D (U) 11.45am, 2.05, 4.20,7.00.

Inception (12A) 12.45, 1.45, 4.00,5.00, 7.10, 8.10, 10.10.The Karate Kid (PG) 11.00am,12.30, 2.05, 3.45, 5.10, 7.00,8.15, 10.05.The Rebound (15) 12.10, 2.40,5.05, 7.25, 9.45.Shrek Forever After 2D (PG)11.45am, 2.15, 4.45, 7.15, 9.45.Toy Story 3 2D (U) 10.30am, noon,1.00, 2.30, 3.30, 5.00, 6.00, 7.30,8.30, 10.00.Toy Story 3 3D (U) 11.30am, 12.30,2.00, 3.00, 4.30, 5.30, 7.00, 8.00,9.30, 10.30.The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (12A)11.00am, 2.00, 5.00, 8.00, 10.00.

FRIDAY 6–THURSDAY 12The A-Team (12A)Daily: 11.15am, 1.30 (not Wed &Thu), 2.00, 4.15 (not Wed & Thu),4.45, 7.30, 9.45, 10.15.Also late Fri & Sat: 12.20am.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 2D (U)Daily: 11.45am, 2.05, 4.20, 7.00,9.15.Also late Fri & Sat: 11.20.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 3D (U)Daily: 10.45am, 3.30, 5.45.Inception (12A)Daily: 12.45, 4.00, 7.10, 10.10.The Karate Kid (PG)Daily: 11.00am, 12.30 (not Wed &Thu), 2.05, 3.45 (not Wed & Thu),5.10, 7.00, 8.15, 10.05.Also late Fri & Sat: 11.15.Knight and Day (12A)Daily: 11.25am, 11.55am (not Wed& Thu), 2.05, 2.35 (not Wed &Thu), 4.40, 5.10 (not Wed & Thu),7.15, 7.45, 9.50, 10.20.Also late Fri & Sat: 12.15am.The Last Airbender 2D (PG)Wed & Thu: 12.05, 2.40, 5.05,7.40.The Last Airbender 3D (PG)Wed & Thu: 10.00.Marmaduke (U)Wed & Thu: 11.40am, 2.10, 4.45.Shrek Forever After 2D (PG)Daily: 11.45am, 2.15, 4.45, 7.15(not Wed & Thu), 9.45.Also late Fri & Sat: midnight.

110 THE LIST 5–12 Aug 2010

Film Index

Ken Loach and Paul Laverty’s moving, thought-provoking and honest tale of a crosscultural relationship in modern day Glasgow is showing as part of this year’s Festival of

Spirituality and Peace. The film will be followed with a Q&A with star Atta Yaqub (pictured).■ Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Sat 7 Aug.

Ae Fond Kiss

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The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (PG)Wed & Thu: 11.15am, 2.20, 4.55.Step Up 3 2D (12A)Daily: noon, 2.30, 5.00, 7.30, 10.00.Also late Fri & Sat: 12.30am.Step Up 3 3D (12A)Daily: 1.00, 8.00, 10.30.Toy Story 3 2D (U)Daily: noon, 12.30, 2.30, 3.00, 5.00,5.30, 7.30, 8.00, 10.00, 10.30.Also late Fri & Sat: 12.30am.Toy Story 3 3D (U)Daily: 11.30am, 2.00, 4.30, 7.00, 9.30(not Wed & Thu).Also late Fri & Sat: midnight.The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (12A)Daily: 10.50am (not Wed & Thu), 7.00.

EdinburghBrunton Theatre

Ladywell Way, Musselburgh.Bookings/Info: 0131 665 2240. Tickets£5–£5.50 (£4.50–£5).www.bruntontheatre.co.uk

MONDAY 9 AUGNanny McPhee & The Big Bang (U) 7.30.

TUESDAY 10 AUGClash of the Titans 2D (12A) 7.30.

Cameo38 Home Street. 0871 902 5723. Adults£6.50 (£5.50 Tue–Fri before 5pm; £4.50Mondays). Members £4.60 (£3.60Tue–Fri before 5pm; £2.60 Mondays).Concessions £4.90 (£4.20 Tue–Fri before5pm and Mondays). Children £4.20.Sunday Double Bills £6.50 (£4.90Concessions, free to Members).Wednesday first screening £1.50 forConcessions. Big Scream £4.20 (£2.70Members, £3.20 Concessions). LateShows: weekday daytime prices apply.

THURSDAY 5 AUGGainsbourg (15) 1.15, 3.45, 6.20, 9.00.Heartbreaker (L’Arnacoeur) (15) 6.30.Inception (12A) 1.40, 4.50, 8.00, 8.50.Sex and the City 2 (Parent & BabyScreening) (15) 10.20am.Splice (15) 3.45.Villa Amalia (PG) 1.15.

FRIDAY 6–THURSDAY 12Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky (15)Daily: 3.50, 6.30, 9.00.Gainsbourg (15)Daily: 1.20 & 4.15 (not Sun & Thu),9.10.Also Sun: 1.00, 3.40.Also Thu: 12.30, 3.10, 5.50.Inception (12A)Fri & Sat, Mon–Wed: 7.00.Sun: 7.10.Thu: 8.30.Leaving (15)Fri & Sat, Mon–Thu: 1.40.Undertow (Contracorriente) (15)Daily: 1.30 (not Wed), 4.00 (not Sun),6.40.Also Sun: 5.00.Whatever Works (12A) + The PurpleRose of Cairo (PG)Sun: 1.20.Whatever Works (Parent & BabyScreening) (12A)Thu: 10.30am.

Cineworld FountainparkFountain Park, 130/3 Dundee Street. 0871200 2000. Adults £7.30 (£6.30 Mon–Fribefore 5pm). Children / Seniors / Students£4.70. Family ticket: £20. Early bird(before noon) £4.70. Movies for Juniors(selected Sat am): £1. Monday Classic £3.3D Supplement: Adult £1.90; Children /Students / Seniors / Unlimited £1.30;Family Ticket £5; Glasses 80p per pair.

THURSDAY 5 AUGThe A-Team (12A) 11.15am, 2.15, 5.15,8.15, 9.15.

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 2D (U) 10.40am, 12.35.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 3D (U) 11.45am, 1.50, 3.50,6.10.Gainsbourg (15) 12.30, 3.15, 6.05,8.55.Inception (12A) 10.30am, 1.45, 2.35,5.00, 6.00, 8.20, 9.10.The Karate Kid (PG) 11.00am, 12.10,2.10, 3.15, 5.20, 6.15, 8.30, 9.20.The Rebound (15) 1.00, 3.25, 5.45,8.15.Shrek Forever After 2D (PG) 10.45am.Shrek Forever After 3D (PG) 11.15am,1.40.Splice (15) 8.25.Toy Story 3 2D (U) 10.20am, 12.50,3.30, 6.00.Toy Story 3 3D (U) 10.30am, noon,1.10, 2.40, 3.50, 4.15, 5.20, 6.30,8.00, 8.30, 9.30.The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (12A) 12.10,3.00, 5.50, 8.50.

FRIDAY 6–THURSDAY 12The A-Team (12A)Daily: noon, 2.45, 5.40, 8.40.Also late Fri & Sat: 11.30.Aisha (12A)Daily: 3.20, 6.20 (not Wed & Thu),9.15.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 2D (U)Daily: 11.20am, 1.20, 3.30.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 3D (U)Daily: 10.20am, 12.20, 2.00, 4.50,6.40, 8.50.Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky (15)Daily: 12.20, 3.05, 5.45, 8.25.Also late Fri & Sat: 11.15.How to Train Your Dragon 2D (PG)Sat: 10.10am.Inception (12A)Daily: 10.30am, 1.40, 4.50, 5.30,8.00, 9.00.Also late Fri & Sat: 11.10.The Karate Kid (PG)Daily: 10.30am, 1.40, 4.50, 5.50 (notWed & Thu), 8.00, 9.00 (not Wed &Thu).Also Wed & Thu: 6.20.Also late Fri & Sat: 11.10.Knight and Day (12A)Daily: 11.45am, 12.30, 2.30, 3.15,5.15, 6.00, 8.15, 8.45.Also late Fri & Sat: 10.50, 11.20.The Last Airbender 3D (PG)Wed & Thu: 10.30am, 12.50, 5.40,8.05.Marmaduke (U)Wed & Thu: 10.30am, 1.00, 3.10.Nanny McPhee & The Big Bang (U)Sat: 10.00am.The Princess and the Frog (U)Sat: 10.00am.The Rebound (15)Fri & Sun–Thu: 10.20am.Shrek Forever After 2D (PG)Fri–Tue: 10.50am, 1.00.Shrek Forever After 3D (PG)Fri–Tue: 10.25am.The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (PG)Wed & Thu: 5.30, 8.10.Step Up 3 3D (12A)Daily: 11.00am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.50,9.30.Also late Fri & Sat: 10.45.Toy Story 3 2D (U)Daily: 10.30am (not Mon), 12.50, 3.30(not Wed & Thu).Toy Story 3 2D (Parent & BabyScreening) (U)Mon: 10.30am.Toy Story 3 3D (U)Daily: 11.20am, 12.30 (not Wed &Thu), 2.20, 3.05, 4.10 (not Thu), 5.40(not Wed & Thu), 6.30, 8.15 (not Wed& Thu), 9.15.Toy Story 3 3D (Subtitled) (U)Thu: 4.10.The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (12A)Late Fri & Sat: 11.00.

Dominion18 Newbattle Terrace. 0131 447 4771.Gold Class seating: adults £7.90 before6pm; £10.90 after; under 12s/Young ScotCard holders £6.90 before 6pm; £7.90after; OAPs discount Sun–Thu only,£6.90 before 6pm; £7.90 after. Standardseating: adults £6.00 before 6pm; £6.90after; under 12s/Young Scot Card holders£4.60.

THURSDAY 5 AUGHeartbreaker (L’Arnacoeur) (15) 5.50,8.20.Inception (12A) 3.00, 7.30.The Karate Kid (PG) 1.50, 4.55, 8.00.Shrek Forever After 2D (PG) 1.45,3.45.The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (12A) 1.30,4.10, 7.00.

FRIDAY 6–THURSDAY 12Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 2D (U)Daily: 1.00, 2.50, 4.55.Heartbreaker (L’Arnacoeur) (15)Daily: 7.10.Inception (12A)Daily: 4.40, 7.50.The Karate Kid (PG)Daily: 1.40, 4.20, 7.00.Knight and Day (12A)Daily: 3.20, 5.45, 8.20.Marmaduke (U)Wed & Thu: 1.20.Shrek Forever After 2D (PG)Fri–Tue: 1.20.The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (12A)Daily: 1.50.

Filmhouse88 Lothian Road. 0131 228 2688. Adults£6.50 (£4.90 before 5pm; £3.60 Fridays).Concessions £4.90 (£3.30 before 5pm;£2.10 Fridays).

THURSDAY 5 AUG1. Beautiful Kate (15) 2.30.Le Concert (15) 6.00, 8.40.2. Baarìa (15) 3.00, 8.15.Please Give (15) 6.10.3. South of the Border (15) 4.30, 6.30.Beautiful Kate (15) 8.30.

FRIDAY 6 AUG1. Greenberg (15) 1.00.Heartbreaker (L’Arnacoeur) (15) 3.30,8.20.Creative Identities Showcase (12A)6.00.2. My Night with Maud (Ma Nuit ChezMaud) (PG) 1.15, 3.45, 8.45.Greenberg (15) 6.15.3. London River (15) 1.30, 6.30.Beautiful Kate (15) 3.30, 8.30.

SATURDAY 7 AUG1. Greenberg (15) 1.00.Heartbreaker (L’Arnacoeur) (15) 3.30,6.00, 8.20.2. Ae Fond Kiss (15) 1.00.My Night with Maud (Ma Nuit ChezMaud) (PG) 3.45, 8.45.Greenberg (15) 6.15.3. London River (15) 1.30, 6.30.Beautiful Kate (15) 3.30, 8.30.

SUNDAY 8 AUG1. Heartbreaker (L’Arnacoeur) (15)1.00, 3.15, 5.30.The Royal Opera: La Bohème (E) 8.00.2. My Night with Maud (Ma Nuit ChezMaud) (PG) 1.15, 3.45, 8.45.Greenberg (15) 6.15.3. London River (15) 1.30, 6.30.Beautiful Kate (15) 3.30, 8.30.

MONDAY 9 AUG1. Heartbreaker (L’Arnacoeur) (Parent &Baby Screening) (15) 10.30am.Heartbreaker (L’Arnacoeur) (15) 1.30,8.20.The Brain Machine (U) 6.00.3. London River (15) 1.30, 6.30.Beautiful Kate (15) 3.30, 8.30.

TUESDAY 10 AUG

1. Heartbreaker (L’Arnacoeur) (15) 1.30,8.20.Beautiful Kate (15) 6.00.3. London River (15) 1.30, 6.30.Beautiful Kate (15) 3.30.Children of God (15) 8.30.

WEDNESDAY 11 AUG1. Heartbreaker (L’Arnacoeur) (15) 1.30,6.00, 8.20.2. Bronco Bullfrog (15) 3.15, 6.15, 8.45.3. London River (15) 1.30, 6.30.Beautiful Kate (15) 3.30, 8.30.

THURSDAY 12 AUG1. Heartbreaker (L’Arnacoeur) (15) 1.30,6.00, 8.20.2. Bronco Bullfrog (15) 3.15, 8.45.Plan B (15) 6.15.3. London River (15) 1.30, 6.30.Beautiful Kate (15) 3.30, 8.30.

Odeon118 Lothian Road. 0871 22 44 007. Adults£7.20–£8.50. Children £5.25–£6.20. Teens(13–18) £5.40–£6.40. Students & OAPS£5.60–£6.60. Family ticket £21–£24.80.3D Supplement: adults £1.75; concessions£1.50; family ticket £6. 3D Glasses: £1per pair.

THURSDAY 5 AUGThe A-Team (12A) 2.15, 5.15, 8.15.Inception (12A) 4.30, 7.45.The Karate Kid (PG) 2.00, 5.00.The Karate Kid (Subtitled) (PG) 8.00.Shrek Forever After 2D (PG) 2.00.Toy Story 3 3D (U) 1.00, 3.30, 5.50,8.20.

FRIDAY 6–THURSDAY 12The A-Team (12A)Daily: 12.45, 3.15, 8.30 (not Wed &Thu).Date Night (Senior Screening) (15)Tue: 2.00.Inception (12A)Daily: 12.45 (not Tue), 7.45.The Karate Kid (PG)Daily: 5.45.Knight and Day (12A)Daily: 1.30 (not Sat & Tue), 3.50, 6.10(not Mon), 8.40 (not Thu).Knight and Day (Parent & BabyScreening) (12A)Tue: 2.00.Knight and Day (Subtitled) (12A)Sat: 1.30.Mon: 6.10.Thu: 8.40.The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (PG)Wed & Thu: 8.30.Step Up 3 3D (12A)Daily: 3.30, 8.15.Toy Story 3 2D (U)Daily: 4.00.Toy Story 3 3D (U)Daily: 1.20, 5.50.

Odeon Wester Hailes120 Wester Hailes Road, Westside Plaza.0871 22 44 007. Adults £7 (Premier £8).Adults Mon–Fri before 4pm £6.20(Premier £7.20). Concessions £5 (Premier£6). Family Ticket £21 (Premier £25).Saverday £5 (Premier £6). KidsScreenings £2.50 (Premier £3.50) plus onefree adult. 3D Supplement £2.25(Concessions £2).

THURSDAY 5 AUGThe A-Team (12A) 11.50am, 2.20, 5.20,8.20.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore2D (U) 1.30, 4.00, 6.20.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore2D (Subtitled) (U) 8.40.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore3D (U) 12.30, 2.45, 5.30, 7.40.Inception (12A) 1.40, 4.40, 7.55.The Karate Kid (PG) 1.20, 4.50, 8.00.Toy Story 3 2D (U) 11.45am, 2.15, 5.00,7.30.Toy Story 3 3D (U) 1.00, 3.30, 6.00,8.30.The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (12A) 7.50.

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The A-Team (12A)Daily: 12.20, 2.50, 5.40, 8.10.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 2D (U)Daily: 11.30am, 3.40, 8.40.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 3D (U)Daily: 1.50, 6.20.Inception (12A)Daily: 4.45 (not Wed & Thu), 7.50.The Karate Kid (PG)Daily: 1.40, 4.50, 8.00.Knight and Day (12A)Daily: 2.30 (not Mon), 5.20 (not Tue),8.00 (not Thu).Knight and Day (Subtitled) (12A)Mon: 2.30.Tue: 5.20.Thu: 8.00.The Last Airbender 3D (PG)Wed & Thu: 11.00am.Marmaduke (U)Wed & Thu: 11.20am, 1.30, 3.20,5.50.Shrek Forever After 2D (PG)Fri–Tue: noon (not Sun), 2.20.The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (PG)Wed & Thu: 7.30.Step Up 3 2D (12A)Daily: 1.20, 6.05.Step Up 3 3D (12A)Daily: 11.20am, 3.50, 8.20.Toy Story 3 2D (U)Daily: 11.45am, 2.15, 5.00, 7.30 (notWed & Thu).Toy Story 3 3D (U)Daily: 1.00, 3.30, 6.00, 8.30.

Vue OceanOcean Terminal, Ocean Drive, VictoriaDock, Leith. 08712 240240. Adult £7.40(£5.55 Mon–Thu before 5pm; £6.65 Fribefore 5pm & Mon–Thu after 5pm).Children £5.55 (£4.15 Mon–Thu before5pm; £5 Fri before 5pm & Mon–Thuafter 5pm). Teens (13–18) £5.90 (£4.45Mon–Thu before 5pm; £5.30 Fri before5pm & Mon–Thu after 5pm). Students£6.30 (£4.70 Mon–Thu before 5pm;£5.65 Fri before 5pm & Mon–Thu after5pm). Seniors £5.55 (£4.15 Mon–Thubefore 5pm; £5 Fri before 5pm &Mon–Thu after 5pm). Family Ticket£22.20 (£16.60 Mon–Thu before 5pm;£20 Fri before 5pm & Mon–Thu after5pm). 3D Supplement Adults £2.25;Concessions £1.65; Family £6.60. Over18s Screening Supplement £1. Kids AM(selected films) 95p. Seniors Club £3(inc tea/coffee and biscuits). Cheap DayTuesday £4.

THURSDAY 5 AUGThe A-Team (12A) 10.10am, 11.50am,12.50, 2.30, 3.30, 5.10, 6.10, 8.00,9.00, 10.00, 10.50.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 2D (U) 9.20am, 11.10am, 1.00,2.50, 4.40, 6.40.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 3D (U) 11.30am, 1.20.Clash of the Titans 2D (Teen Screening)(12A) 5.20.Get Him to the Greek (15) 10.40.Inception (12A) 9.40am, 12.40, 4.00,6.20, 7.20, 8.40, 9.30, 10.30.The Karate Kid (PG) 9.00am, 10.20am,11.50am, 1.30, 2.50, 4.30, 5.50, 7.50,8.50, 11.00.The Rebound (15) 11.20.Shrek Forever After 2D (PG) 10.20am,12.40, 3.00, 7.40.Space Chimps (U) 10.00am.Toy Story 3 2D (U) 9.30am, 10.30am,12.10, 1.10, 2.40, 3.50, 5.30, 8.10.Toy Story 3 3D (U) 9.10am, 9.50am,11.40am, 12.30, 2.10, 3.10, 4.50,5.50, 7.30, 8.30, 10.10, 11.10.The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (12A) 2.40,5.40, 8.20.

FRIDAY 6–THURSDAY 12

The A-Team (12A)Daily: 10.20am (not Sun, Wed & Thu),12.10 (not Sun), 12.50 (not Wed &Thu), 2.50, 3.40 (not Wed & Thu),5.30, 6.20, 8.10 (not Mon), 9.00,11.00.Also late Fri, Sat & Wed: 11.20.The A-Team (Subtitled) (12A)Sun: 12.10.Mon: 8.10.The Blind Side (Senior Screening) (12A)Wed: 11.30am.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 2D (U)Daily: 9.00am, 10.50am, 12.50, 3.00,5.10, 7.20, 9.20.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 3D (U)Daily: 9.20am, 11.15am, 1.20, 3.30,5.40.Get Him to the Greek (15)Late Fri, Sat & Wed: 11.50.Inception (12A)Daily: 2.10 (not Wed & Thu), 5.20,8.40, 10.00.Karate Kid (PG)Daily: 10.10am, 11.30am (not Wed),1.30, 2.30, 4.30, 5.30, 7.40, 8.50,10.50.Knight and Day (12A)Daily: 10.10am, 12.30, 3.10, 5.50,6.30 (not Sun & Mon), 8.20, 9.10,11.00.Also late Fri, Sat & Wed: 11.40.Knight and Day (Over 18s Screening)(12A)Sun & Mon: 6.30.The Last Airbender 2D (PG)Wed & Thu: 10.40am, 1.00.The Last Airbender 3D (PG)Wed & Thu: 9.30am.Marmaduke (U)Wed & Thu: 10.20am, 12.20, 2.20,4.20.Predators (15)Late Fri, Sat & Wed: 11.40.Shrek Forever After 2D (PG)Fri–Tue: 10.40am, 1.00.Fri–Mon & Wed: 6.10.The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (PG)Wed & Thu: 10.20am, 12.40, 3.10.Step Up 3 2D (12A)Daily: 10.30am, 1.10, 3.50.Step Up 3 3D (12A)Daily: 7.50, 10.20.StreetDance 2D (Teen Screening) (PG)Tue & Thu: 6.10.Tooth Fairy (PG)Daily: 10.00am.Toy Story 3 2D (U)Daily: 9.10am (not Wed & Thu),11.00am, 11.40am (not Wed & Thu),2.00, 4.40, 7.30.Toy Story 3 3D (U)Daily: 9.30am (not Wed & Thu), noon,2.40, 5.20, 8.00, 10.40.

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (12A)Daily: 3.20, 8.30.Also late Fri, Sat & Wed: 11.15.

Vue OmniOmni, Greenside. 08712 240240. Adult£5.65–£7.55. Children/Seniors£4.25–£5.65. Teen (13-18) £4.55–£6.05.Students £4.80–£6.45. Family£17–£22.60. VIP seats add £1.30. KidsAM tickets 95p.

THURSDAY 5 AUGThe A-Team (12A) 10.10am, 11.40am,1.00, 2.40, 3.40, 5.30, 6.30, 8.20,9.20, 10.00, 11.10.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 2D (U) 10.05am, 10.50am,12.35, 1.00, 3.20, 5.50.Clash of the Titans 2D (Teen Screening)(12A) 5.00.Gainsbourg (15) 6.00, 8.40.Get Him to the Greek (15) 11.05.Inception (12A) 10.50am, 2.00, 4.30,5.35, 7.45, 8.50, 10.55.Karate Kid (PG) 9.10am, 11.10am,12.10, 2.10, 3.10, 5.10, 6.10, 8.10,9.10.Predators (15) 11.15.The Rebound (15) 9.00, 11.20.Shrek Forever After 2D (PG) 9.45am,noon, 2.15, 4.30, 6.45.Space Chimps 2 – Zartog Strikes Back2D (U) 10.00am.Splice (15) 11.25.Toy Story 3 2D (U) 9.05am, 9.20am,11.30am, 11.50am, 2.00, 2.20, 7.30.Toy Story 3 3D (U) 11.00am, 1.40,2.50, 4.20, 7.00, 8.00, 9.30, 10.30.The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (12A)9.30am, 12.20, 3.00, 5.40, 8.30.

FRIDAY 6–THURSDAY 12The A-Team (12A)Daily: 10.25am (not Sun), 12.10 (notWed & Thu), 1.00, 2.45 (not Wed &Thu), 3.45, 5.30, 6.25, 8.15, 9.15,9.45, 11.00.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 2D (U)Daily: 9.10am, 11.15am, 1.15, 3.20,5.30 (not Sun), 7.25.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 2D (Subtitled) (U)Sun: 5.30.Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of KittyGalore 3D (U)Daily: 10.35am, 12.45, 3.00, 5.15.Get Him to the Greek (15)Late Fri & Sat: 11.45.Inception (12A)Daily: 1.20 (not Wed & Thu), 4.30,7.45, 9.30 (not Tue), 10.55.Inception (Subtitled) (12A)Tue: 9.30.Karate Kid (PG)Daily: 11.10am (not Wed & Thu), 2.20,3.30 (not Wed & Thu), 5.20, 6.35,8.30, 9.30.

Knight and Day (12A)Daily: 10.20am, 12.50, 3.40, 5.25 (notSun), 6.15, 8.00 (not Tue), 9.00, 10.30.Also late Fri, Sat & Wed: 11.30.Knight and Day (Over 18s Screening)(12A)Sun: 5.25.Tue: 8.00.The Last Airbender 2D (PG)Wed & Thu: 9.45am, 12.10, 2.35.The Last Airbender 3D (PG)Wed & Thu: 9.20am.Marmaduke (U)Wed & Thu: 9.00am, 11.05am, 1.15,3.25.Predators (15)Late daily: 11.00.The Rebound (15)Late Fri, Sat & Wed: 11.30.Shrek Forever After 2D (PG)Fri–Tue: 10.40am, 1.10.The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (PG)Wed & Thu: 9.10am, 11.30am, 2.10.Step Up 3 2D (12A)Daily: 9.30am, 12.05, 2.40.Step Up 3 3D (12A)Daily: 7.20, 9.50.Also late Fri & Sat: 12.15am.StreetDance 2D (Teen Screening) (PG)Tue & Thu: 5.30.Tooth Fairy (PG)Daily: 10.00am.Toy Story 3 2D (U)Daily: 9.05am, 10.30am (not Sun, Wed& Thu), 11.25am, 1.55, 4.25, 7.10.Toy Story 3 3D (U)Daily: 9.20am (not Wed & Thu),11.45am, 2.15, 4.55, 7.35, 10.10.The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (12A)Daily: 9.15am, noon, 2.50, 5.40 (notTue & Thu), 8.20.

Outside the CitiesThe Hippodrome

10 Hope Street, Bo’ness. 01324 506850.Adults £5.25 Concessions £4. FamilyTicket £14.40. Parent & BabyScreenings: Adults £4; babies (up to 18months) free. Jeely Jar Saturday morningscreenings for children £2.10. Cuppascreenings £5.25 (includes refreshments);£2.60 (film only).

THURSDAY 5 AUGToy Story 3 2D (U) 11.00am, 8.15.

FRIDAY 6–THURSDAY 12Letters to Juliet (PG)Fri, Sun & Thu: 7.30.Sat: 2.30.Wed: 8.00.Letters to Juliet (Parent & BabyScreening) (PG)Wed: 11.00am.The Railway Children (U)Sat & Mon: 11.00am.

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Film Index

Pilton Video and Scottish Screen presentation of films fromCentral and East Scotland made with looked after young people,

young carers and young people at risk. Feature Mum’s Birthday (pictured), a tragic tale of father’s attempt tosave his relationship with his son will be showing with a selection of shorts and music promos.■ Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Fri 6 Aug.

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GlasgowFREE Bratchy and The Wee Man’sComedy Pub Quiz The Arches CaféBar, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1035. 8pm.Pub quiz with a difference.Raymond Mearns’ Pick of theFringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road,0870 600 6055. 9pm. £9 (£8; members£5). Raymond Mearns presents some topFestival acts.

EdinburghRoy Chubby Brown Playhouse, 18–22Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. 7.30pm.£21. Blue comedy from Chubby.

Friday 6

GlasgowMichael McIntyre’s Work inProgress The Stand, 333 WoodlandsRoad, 0870 600 6055. 7pm. SOLD OUT.Peter Powers Pavilion Theatre, 121Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm.£10–£13. Please note the Friday show is a‘Family Fun Night’, Saturday 7.30pmshow is ‘Anything Goes’ (safe for teens)and midnight Saturday is ‘Over the TopShow’ and over 18s only.Highlight Comedy Highlight, UGCBuilding, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 8440044. 8pm. From £12. Martin Beaumont,Sean Grant, Jason John Whitehead andKeith Farnan all perform comedy tricks.Jongleurs Tiger Tiger, Glassford Street,08700 111 960. 8.30pm. Price tbc.Jongleurs settles into its new(ish) venuewith some fine Scottish talent.Raymond Mearns’ Pick of theFringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road,0870 600 6055. 9pm. £12 (£10; members£6). Some fine acts from Edinburgh.

Saturday 7

GlasgowMichael McIntyre’s Work inProgress The Stand, 333 WoodlandsRoad, 0870 600 6055. 7pm. SOLD OUT.Peter Powers Pavilion Theatre, 121Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm &midnight. £10–£13. See Fri 6.Highlight Comedy Highlight, UGC

Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 8440044. 8pm. From £12. See Fri 6.Raymond Mearns’ Pick of theFringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road,0870 600 6055. 9pm. £13. Another topcrop, held together by host Mearns.

Sunday 8

GlasgowMichael Redmond’s Pick of theFringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road,0870 600 6055. 9pm. £6 (£5; members£1). See picture caption, below.Peter Powers Pavilion Theatre, 121Renfield Street, 332 1846. £10–£13. SeeFri 6.

Monday 9

GlasgowSimon Munnery and AndyZaltzman The Stand, 333 WoodlandsRoad, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £8 (£4members). Two comedy heavyweights inone bargainous bill.Peter Powers Pavilion Theatre, 121Renfield Street, 332 1846. £10–£13. SeeFri 6.

Tuesday 10

GlasgowFREE Comedy at the Halt Bar TheHalt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996.8.30pm. One of the newest gigs inGlasgow’s thriving comedy scene.Red Raw Fringe Special The Stand,333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055.8.30pm. £2 (£1). Red Raw puts onanother showcase of hopeful new talent.Peter Powers Pavilion Theatre, 121Renfield Street, 332 1846. £10–£13.Wednesday 11GlasgowBilly Kirkwood’s Pick of the FringeThe Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870600 6055. 9pm. £6 (£5; members £3).Acts introduced by the bouncy Kirkwood.Peter Powers Pavilion Theatre, 121Renfield Street, 332 1846. £10–£13.

Thursday 12

GlasgowSusan Morrison’s Pick of theFringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road,0870 600 6055. 9pm. £9 (£8; members£5). Featuring Matt Green, Toby Hadoke,Sam Gore and Loretta Maine.Peter Powers Pavilion Theatre, 121Renfield Street, 332 1846. £10–£13.

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Glasgow■ BRIAN COX STUDIOScottish Youth Theatre, The Old SheriffCourt, 105 Brunswick Street, 552 4267.Jerusalem: The Song of DeedsUntil Sat 7 Aug. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2pm).£10.50 (£6.50; family ticket £30). Travelback in time to 1095 and thepreparations for the first crusades, whichwere undertaken in an attempt to holdWestern Christendom together. FollowMira and Parzefal as they try to makesense of the impending chaos.

■ MUGDOCK COUNTRY PARKCraigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. Susie and Simon’s SummerSurprise! Wed 11 Aug. See Kidslistings.

■ PAVILION THEATRE121 Renfield Street, 332 1846.Peter Powers Fri 6 & Sat 7 Aug. Fri& Sat 7.30pm (also Sat midnight).£10–£13. Hypnotist act from Powers,who has been called ‘the Ali G of stagehypnosis’. Please note the Fri show is a‘Family Fun Night’, Sat 7.30pm show is‘Anything Goes’ (safe for teens) and themidnight Sat show is ‘Over the TopShow’ and strictly over-18s only.

■ THEATRE ROYAL282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647.Bedroom Farce Mon 9–Sat 14 Aug.7.30pm (Thu & Sat mat 2.30pm).£15–£27. Alan Ayckbourn’s ingeniousand gloriously funny play aboutrelationships and the hazards of DIY.

■ TRON THEATRE63 Trongate, 552 4267.Court of Miracles Until Sat 7 Aug.7.30pm. £10 (£6; family ticket £26). Anew take on Victor Hugo’s TheHunchback of Notre Dame, directed byPeter Arnott and presented by ScottishYouth Theatre.

Outside the Cities■ BOWHILL THEATREBowhill House, Bowhill, Selkirk, 0175022204.Peter Pan Thu 5–Sun 8 Aug. 7pm. £8(£6). In celebration of its 21st birthday,Borders Youth Theatre presents an

outdoor performance of JM Barrie’schildren’s classic in the lovely setting ofBowhill Gardens.

■ CULZEAN CASTLE &COUNTRY PARKMaybole, 01655 884400.Pride and Prejudice Thu 12 Aug.7.30–9.30pm. £12 (£8; family ticket£35). Bring a picnic and enjoy anoutdoor performance of Jane Austen’sclassic tale from Chapterhouse TheatreCompany.

■ HILL OF TARVITMANSIONHOUSECupar, Fife, 0844 493 2185.The Tempest Sat 7 Aug. 6–9pm. £14(£8). The six Festival Players performShakespeare’s desert island comedy inthe great outdoors. Bring your own seatand a picnic.

■ HOUSE OF DUN Montrose, Angus, 0844 493 2144.The Tempest Fri 6 Aug. 6.30–9pm.£10 (£4). See Outside the Cities, Hill ofTarvit.

■ MACROBERTUniversity of Stirling, Stirling, 01786466666. Fallout Fri 6 & Sat 7 Aug. Fri 5.30pm;Sat 5pm. £7 (£6; under 18s £5). Seepicture caption, above. Part of mFEST.

■ MULL THEATRE @ DRUIMFINTobermory, Isle of Mull, 01688 302828.Laurel & Hardy Thu 5, Fri 6 & Thu 12Aug. 8pm. £10 (£8). Tom McGrath’sacclaimed play follows the lives of thefamous comedy duo from their humblebeginnings until the moment when theyfinally met, before exploring theirfascinating artistic and personalrelationships.Opium Eater Tue 10 & Wed 11 Aug.8pm. £10 (£8). A richly comic andmoving play set in 1820s Edinburgh.Join Thomas De Quincey in his lodgingsbeneath a Grassmarket brothel as hedepends on his simple servant Willie toprovide him with the drug he sodesperately craves while contining towork towards a deadline that has alreadypassed.

■ PORTAVADIE MARINAPortavadie, Loch Fyne, 01700 811075.The Tempest Sun 8 Aug. 2.30pm. £12(children £5). A promenade productionagainst the stunning backdrop of LochFyne of Shakespeare’s shipwreck fantasyand swansong from the Walking TheatreCompany. Tickets available fromPortavadie Marina reception. The ticketprice includes BBQ and a glass ofwine/cordial.

Events are listed by city, thenalphabetically by venue. Submitlistings at least 14 days beforepublication to [email protected] are compiled by LauraEnnor.

A mix of William Golding’s classic desert island-set novelLord of the Flies and My Chemical Romance’s song

Teenagers, this play explores the consequences arising from a planecrash on a deserted island where the only survivors are a group ofteenagers. Part of mFest.■ Macrobert, University of Stirling, Fri 6 & Sat 7 Aug.

Fallout

The Fringe is having to do without lil’ Lucy for thisyear, but she clearly can’t keep away from this part

of the globe as she pops up for one night only. Her bloke will be herefor the month, though, all dressed up and with somewhere to go asJeremy Lion.■ The Stand, Glasgow, Sun 8 Aug.

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GlasgowActivities and FunBuild a Boat Thu 5, Tue 10 & Thu 12Aug, 11am–noon. £3. The Tall Ship atGlasgow Harbour, 100 Stobcross Road,222 2513. Create a replica of a historicalvessel such as the Titanic or the Waverley.Booking essential. Ages 5–9. FREE Folding Clouds andHoovering Hills Until Sun 15 Aug,Tue–Fri noon–5pm; Sat & Sunnoon–6pm. Tramway, 25 Albert Drive,0845 330 3501. A fun, interactiveinstallation for children under 12 and theirfamilies, bringing the outside in.FREE Buddha’s Birthday Thu 5 Aug,11am–noon. St Mungo Museum ofReligious Life and Art, 2 Castle Street,553 2557. Listen to the story of Buddha’slife, make a Bodhi tree, and decoratepaper lanterns and elephants. Under 5s.Star Guitar Thu 5 Aug, noon–4pm. £15.Stepps Cultural Centre, Stepps, 01236812200. Budding guitar heroes canimprove their musical knowledge andhave some fun at this interactiveworkshop.FREE Kentigern’s Quest Thu 5 & Fri6 Aug, 1–3pm. St Mungo Museum ofReligious Life and Art, 2 Castle Street,553 2557. Track down some treasuresaround the museum by following theingenious clues, then see what you canmake with your findings. Ages 5–12.FREE Creepy Crawlies andConservation Thu 5 Aug, 1–2.30pm.Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road,Milngavie, 956 6100. Parents get theirhands dirty in a practical conservationworkshop and children get distracted bymud and the promise of minibeasts. Meetat the Moss end of Lenzie RailwayStation. Circus Skills Thu 5 Aug, 1–3pm. £5.The Mackintosh Church, Queen’s Cross,870 Garscube Road, 946 6600. TheatreModo invite you to join their Circo-Modoworkshop, where you can juggle, spinplates and learn to walk a tightrope. Ages8–12.FREE Craft Workshop Thu 5 Aug,1–4pm. Silverburn Shopping Centre,Barrhead Road, 880 3200. Craftyactivities facilitated by Busy Bees CraftStudio.FREE Tech Thursday Thu 5 Aug,6–8.30pm. City Halls, Candleriggs, 3538000. Learn to use top-of-the-range musicsoftware and hardware at this free drop-insession run by professional music techtutors. Ages 12–18.Gigantic Titanic Fri 6 Aug & Wed 11Aug, 1–3pm. £5.95 (one child free peradult; concessions £4.65; additionalchildren £3). The Tall Ship at GlasgowHarbour, 100 Stobcross Road, 222 2513.Help to create a (slightly smaller) replicaof the Titanic.FREE Welcome to the Jungle Part1: Deepest Africa Sat 7 & Sun 8 Aug,Sat 10am–1pm & 2–5pm; Sun 11am–1pm& 2–4pm. Kelvingrove Art Gallery &Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. Headoff on an informative and imaginativevoyage of discovery through the junglesof Sierra Leone with the help of expertsfrom the RSPB – and all without leavingGlasgow’s familiar surroundings.FREE Pollok Family Day Sat 7 Aug,10am–5pm. Pollok Country Park,Pollokshaws Road, 276 0924.Entertainment and activities for all ages,this year with an International Year ofBiodiversity theme.FREE Sail Away Weekend Sat 7 &Sun 8 Aug, 10am–5pm. Entry free butcharges apply for some activities. The TallShip at Glasgow Harbour, 100 StobcrossRoad, 222 2513. A weekend of fun familyactivities aboard and around the Tall Ship,including face-painting, powerboat rides,fairground rides, live music and a chance

to get touchy-feely with some creatures ofthe deep! The weekend marks the lastchance to enjoy the Glenlee before shesails away for restoration. FREE Saturday Art Club Sat 7 Aug,10.30am–1pm. Gallery of Modern Art,Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. Artactivities linked to the current exhibitions.Ages 3–11.FREE Charlie and Lola Sat 7 Aug,11am–noon. Waterstone’s, 153–157Sauchiehall Street, 0141 332 9105.Celebrate the brother and sister duo’ssalad days with fun activities andstorytelling including their latest book, IWill Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato.FREE Wee Glasgow Boys (andGirls!) Sat 7 & Sun 8 Aug, 11.30am.Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum,Argyle Street, 276 9599. Arty activitiesaimed at helping under-16s to discover thepioneering work of the Glasgow Boys.FREE Burrell for Families Sat 7 Aug,2pm. Burrell Collection, 2060Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. Learn therewarding art of pottery. For families withchildren aged 5–12.FREE Outside In / Inside Out Sun 8Aug, 10am–5pm. Tramway, 25 AlbertDrive, 0141 276 0950. The latest in aseries of Family Fun Days at theTramway, this one offers activities linkedto the Folding Clouds and HooveringHills exhibition. There are workshops inphotography, paper crafts and circusskills, goody bags, a quiz, activities in theHidden Gardens and a new performancefor under-4s from Starcatchers.Musical Magic – Musical TheatreCourse Mon 9–Wed 11 Aug,10am–3.30pm. £36. City Halls,Candleriggs, 353 8000. A three-daycourse imparting the rudiments oftheatrical singing, dancing, and, of course,jazz hands. Family Fun Day Tue 10 Aug,11am–3pm. £2.50 per adult and child;50p each extra child. The National PipingCentre, 30–34 McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. Drummingdemos, tours, face-painting, Highlanddancing and fun for all the family. Part ofPiping Live! See photo caption.Notes of Fun Tue 10 & Thu 12 Aug,10am–12.30pm. £4. Mugdock CountryPark, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956

6100. Musical games, singing, laughterexercises and percussion instruments. Pre-school session: 10-11am, ages 5–9:11.30am-12.30pm. Bookingrecommended.FREE Timorous Beasties Wed 11 &Thu 12 Aug, 11.30am–2pm. KelvingroveArt Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street,276 9599. Fun summer activities for ages3–6.FREE Highland Cattle – Walk,Wash & Waffle Wed 11 Aug, 1.30–3pm.Pollok Country Park, Pollokshaws Road,276 0924. Go behind the scenes to findout about Glasgow’s herd of prize-winning beasts and what it takes to keepthem looking so fine.Susie and Simon’s SummerSurprise! Wed 11 Aug, 2pm. £9 (£6).Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road,Milngavie, 956 6100. A summer showpacked with engaging, colourfulcharacters for children of all ages.Booking essential.

Outside the CitiesActivities and FunChildren’s Arts and Crafts Thu 5 &12 Aug, 1–3pm. £1. David LivingstoneCentre, 165 Station Road, Blantyre,01698 823140. Pens, paint and paper areon hand at the Centre to help your littledarlings get as creative (and messy) asthey please. Booking essential.FREE Ice Cream Making atCallendar House Thu 5 & 12 Aug,2pm. Callendar House, Callendar Park,Falkirk, 01324 503798. Learn how tomake ice cream the traditional way andtry some more unusual flavours from theGeorgian period, including lavender,parmesan and brown bread. Bookingessential.Mini Music Makers TasterWorkshops Sat 7 Aug, times vary. £4per session. Howden Park Centre,Livingston, 287 2943. Try out a session ofsongs, games and simple rhymes to helpyoungsters develop a love of music.9.30am for ages 2–3 years; 10.20am for3–5 years; 11.10am for 1–2 years.Booking essential.Bouncy Castle Sessions Tue 10 &Wed 11 Aug, 11am–3pm. Children £2.50.

Scottish Mining Museum, Lady VictoriaColliery, Newtongrange, 663 7519. Thebest way to allow kids to let off steamwithout breaking anything!Family Nature Events Tue 10 Aug,1–3pm. £1. David Livingstone Centre,165 Station Road, Blantyre, 01698823140. Have a poke around under therocks and among the leaves in the woods.Booking essential.The Save the Planet Show Thu 5 &12, Sat 7 & Tue 10 Aug, 2–3pm. Includedin admission: £7.95 (£5.95; children£4.50). Scottish Seabird Centre, TheHarbour, North Berwick, 01620 890202.Join Professor Egghead and his team ofexperts to work out how to save the planetbefore it’s too late.Day Out with Thomas Fri 6–Sun 8Aug, hourly, 10.30am–3.30pm. £9 (under2s free). Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway,Union Street, Bo’ness, 01506 822298.Take a ride on the friendliest enginesaround, with entertainment, fairgroundrides and face-painting.FREE Tasty, Good for you andFree! Mon 9 Aug, 2pm. Callendar House,Callendar Park, Falkirk, 01324 503798.Learn about foraging for herbs and whatyou can do with them in the kitchen. Ages5–12. Booking essential.FREE Construction Club: WackyRacer – Pulley Drive Wed 11 Aug,2–3pm. Scottish Mining Museum, LadyVictoria Colliery, Newtongrange, 6637519. Learn the basics of motors andpulleys and find out how a turning forceproduces forward motion. Ages 7+.Booking essential.

Theatre, Storytelling & Music Hansel and Gretel Until Thu 12 Aug(not Sun/Mon), 2.30pm & 7pm. £13–£15(£8–£10). Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, StAndrews, 01334 475000. Follow Hanseland Gretel as they delve deep into theforest and come upon a house madeentirely of sweets. Suitable for childrenand adults alike.Little Light Until Thu 12 Aug (notSun/Mon), 10.30am, noon & 2.15pm. £8(£6). Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, StAndrews, 01334 475000. JoinEdinburgh’s Starcatchers on an adventurefollowing the little light as it shines anddances around at this interactive, highlyvisual show. Ages 0–4.Storytime by the Sea Fri 6 Aug,2.30pm. Included in admission: £7.95(£5.95; children £4.50; under 4s free).Scottish Seabird Centre, The Harbour,North Berwick, 01620 890202.Storytelling session for ages 2+.How the Koala Learnt to Hug Sun 8Aug, 2pm. £5 (£4). Eastgate Theatre &Arts Centre, Eastgate, Peebles, 01721725777. Learn about the power of a goodhug with a host of animals includingKaren the koala bear and Natalie thewombat.How the Koala Learnt to Hug Tue10 Aug, 2.30pm. £6 (£5; family ticket£20). Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling, 01786274000. See above.Mr Boom Wed 11 Aug, 3pm. £7. OldPulteney Spiegeltent, North BerwickHarbour, North Berwick, The one-manband descends from the moon for anafternoon of singing and dancing fun. Partof Fringe by the Sea 2010.How the Koala Learnt to Hug Thu12 Aug, 2pm. £5 (£4). Bowhill Theatre,Bowhill House, Bowhill, Selkirk, 0175022204. See above.The Singing Kettle Thu 12 Aug, 3pm.£12. Old Pulteney Spiegeltent, NorthBerwick Harbour, North Berwick,Scotland’s most-loved children’sentertainers with songs, merriment andfun. Wear your favourite colour to thisshow! Part of Fringe by the Sea 2010.

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If you’ve ever fancied a shot atTenor Drumming or a wee blow

on the pipes, then the Piping Live! Family Fun Day is the perfectopportunity to try out a musical instrument, safe in the knowledge thateveryone around you will probably sound just as bad. Then you canwatch the professionals make sweet music and inspire you to improve!Also on the agenda are storytelling, face painting, tours, Highlanddancing and lots more besides. Events start at 11am, with 30-minutesessions running throughout the day. ■ National Piping Centre, Glasgow, Tue 10 Aug.

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T oto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore. But Angus Andrew is. He and his band,Liars, are in the state’s college city of

Lawrence, playing the latest tour date, when The Listspeaks to him. With respect to the people ofLawrence, it’s a pinprick on the map in Americanterms, but there’s something apt about getting him onthe line from such an obscure location. This band is aparticularly nomadic one, having recorded fivealbums over ten years in places including New York,Berlin and a cabin in the woods of New Jersey.

Among other things, their recordings representAndrew’s own musical psychogeography tour. Fornew album Sisterworld though, the trio have returnedto where it all started, where the Australian Andrew(above, centre) first met Aaron Hemphill and JulianGross. ‘I guess it’s a concept record,’ he says, ‘whichhas a lot to do with our experience of living in LArecently. It relates that experience to ideas ofalienation, of disclocation, of being in a large city butfeeling alone. It’s dark and a bit scary.

‘We’re interested in the giant homeless populationand people who are just completely involved in theirown thing, for example the porn industry. There are alot of different types of ‘underground’, particularly inLA, where there’s no real geographical centre; peopleare forced to create subcultures in order to create asense of society.’

Although the trio met in LA, Liars’ initial successcame while they were based in New York, when2001’s debut LP They Threw Us All in a Trench andStuck a Monument On Top briefly saw them

associated with dance-punk bands like The Rapture,Radio 4 and the DFA stable. Then 2004’s minimalconcept album about witch trials They Were Wrong,So We Drowned, saw them digress from an evenvaguely commercial zone. This instinct for no-waveproduction values and esoteric high conceptscontinued into 2006’s Berlin-recorded Drum’s NotDead and 2007’s Liars, the first album they made inLA, cementing Liars’ reputation as the kind of bandthat anyone who can survive the first listen will love.

‘Recording in different places is something I like todo for each record,’ says Andrew, ‘mainly on apersonal level. I enjoy relocating and the sense of re-evaluating that comes with it, rethinking the placeI’ve reached, you know? It brings another perspectiveon life and the music, that’s one reason I try to dosomething new on each record.’

Does he find it easy to integrate into new places? ‘Idon’t know if I’m integrated at all,’ he laughs. Myperspective is pretty much as an outsider wherever Igo, except maybe if I was back in Australia, althoughwho knows? Maybe I’ve been gone so long I’d be anoutsider there too. I enjoy going to places I don’treally fit in.’ So where else would he like to record?‘Pretty much anywhere in the Asian subcontinent orSouth America. The UK, if it looked like gettingcheaper anytime soon. I like the thought of Scotland,man, somewhere the countryside is really beautiful. Iprefer the country in the UK to the cities.’

Stereo, Glasgow, Mon 9 Aug. The albumSisterworld is out now on Mute.

HitlistTHE BEST ROCK, POP, JAZZ & FOLK*

✽✽ Futuristic RetroChampions, Martin CreedBand and Eugene KellySugary, defiantly upbeat popfrom FRC who launch their newsingle, ‘May the Forth’, plusperformances from Martin (myother job is a visual artist) Creedand his band, and Mr Kelly fromThe Vaselines. See FiveReasons, page 119. Mono, Glasgow, Thu 5 Aug. (Rock & Pop)✽✽ Kitty, Daisy & LewisTwo sisters and a brother(pictured above), with a sharedlove of old-timey rock’n’roll, R&B,swing and blues sounds. Theirmum and dad (Ingrid used toplay drums in The Raincoats)provide backing. See festival preview, page 53.King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut,Glasgow, Fri 6 Aug. (Rock & Pop)✽✽ The WildersProper hoe-down, rootsy, hillbillycountry stuff this, from theKansas boys. We like the reviewthat said, ‘If this were old Salem,they’d be burned at the stake.They play like they’repossessed.’ Classic Grand, Glasgow, Sat 7Aug. (Rock & Pop)✽✽ Liars See preview, left. Stereo, Glasgow, Mon 9 Aug.(Rock & Pop)✽✽ Piping Live! Glasgow’sInternational PipingFestivalAn extravaganza of bellowingbagpipes and whining chanters –in the annual festival that drawsover 30,000 visitors to Glasgow,including pipers from NewZealand, India, America, Canada,Italy . . . and Fife.Various venues, Glasgow, Mon9–Sun 15 Aug. (Folk)✽✽ The John Knox Sex Cluband Wounded KneeThe JKSC are less aboutCalvinist deviance, and moreabout gentle art-rock. WoundedKnee, aka Drew Wright, will beplaying out more experimentswith folk music. Stereo, Glasgow, Thu 12 Aug.(Rock & Pop)

‘I ENJOY RELOCATING ANDTHE RE-EVALUATING THAT

COMES WITH IT’

Music OUTSIDE THE FESTIVALS

Home truthsFeelings of alienation and the ‘outsider’ mentality in LA inspired a large part ofLiars’ latest album. David Pollock gets the truth out of singer Angus Andrew

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Music Record Reviews

ART-ROCKPVTChurch With No Magic(Warp) ●●●●●

After threats of legalaction from an Americanband of the same name,Australian trio Pivoteventually becamesimply ‘PVT’. Thankfully,however, their firstrelease since thechange, Church WithNo Magic, still

demonstrates the kindof bizarrely beautifulelectronics and jarringrhythms that permeatedtheir previous work,including 2008’sexcellent O Soundtrackto My Heart.

Each track builds upfrom pretty muchnothing – a hasty drumblast or stifled vocal –which, admittedly, doesrequire a little patience,but as the albumunfolds, the rewards areclear. The oddlyanthemic ‘Light UpBright Fires’ and ‘TheQuick Mile’, in particular,are obvious highlights. (Ryan Drever)

INDIE ROCKARCADE FIRE The Suburbs(Mercury) ●●●●●

History dictates thatmany rock greats affirmtheir credentials upontheir third album:Radiohead’s OKComputer, U2’s Warand Bruce Springsteen’sBorn to Run all followthis pattern, andMontreal’s six-strongArcade Fire aren’t so farfrom these ranks withThe Suburbs.

A more consistentindie-rock reckoningthan their striking debut(2004’s Funeral) or itslesser follow-up (2007’sNeon Bible – ‘No CarsGo’ excepted), TheSuburbs extendsfrontman Win Butler’ssurveillance of geneticbonds and apocalypticdisquiet, viaphilharmonic rock,hand-clap anthems,rhythmic pop andcolossal song-craft. Thisis a long-player in theclassic tradition:complex, absorbing andincreasingly rewarding.(Nicola Meighan)

JAZZCINDYBLACKMANAnother Lifetime(Four Quarters) ●●●●●

Although she hasworked in many jazzcontexts, Americandrummer CindyBlackman’s widestexposure has come as along-standing memberof Lenny Kravitz’s band.Tony Williams was thefirst drummer she eversaw, and this outing is atribute to the still vitalmemory of her hero’smusic, and especiallyhis post-Miles Daviselectric jazz outfit,Lifetime, the source ofmany of thecompositions Blackmancovers here.

They include intenseremakes of tracks like‘Vashtar’ (which is both

reprised and theninterestingly tweaked as‘Vashtar – The AlternateDimension Theory’),‘Beyond Games’ and‘Wildlife’. These are nottunes that are muchrecycled in jazz’sperennial cover game,and it is fascinating tohear a contemporarytake on them. GuitaristsMike Stern and VernonReed, organist DougCarne, pianist PatriceRushen and a guestouting from saxophonistJoe Lovano in a duowith Blackman on ‘LoveSong’ ensure that themusic takes fire, stokedby the drummer’sunrelenting energy. (Kenny Mathieson)

COUNTRYCAITLIN ROSEOwn Side Now (Names) ●●●●●

Only a few short yearsout of her teens, thisNashville singer-

songwriter belies heryouth. Rose’s debutalbum proper (followingthe ‘Dead Flowers’ EP)is loaded with songsabout heartbreak,delivered with a wrydrawl reminiscent ofPatsy Cline via StevieNicks (Fleetwood Mac’s‘That’s Alright’ iscovered here).

And while much of thearrangement ispleasingly minimal(perhaps because of thepresence ofLambchop/Will Oldhamproducer Mark Nevers),Rose and her bandprove their musicalworth with swingingnumbers such as‘Shanghai Cigarettes’,which wouldn’t be outof place on FlyingBurrito Brothers record.This Rose is the realMcCoy. (Miles Fielder)

ART ROCKMENOMENAMines (City Slang) ●●●●●✒

Portland’s Menomenahave always been thekind of band thatreward repeatedlistens. Unfortunately,Mines, their fourth

release, lacks theimmediacy that drewlisteners into thewhirlpool ingenuity of2007’s Friend And Foe.

With three alternatingvocalists, skillfulproduction and a hugevariety ofinstrumentation,Menomena still rarelygive you the chance toget too bored.

Mines’ quietermoments (‘Killemall’,‘Dirty Cartoons’) are itsbest; where all thenuances of thearrangements, spunaround subtle butcompelling melodies,can be appreciated. Itworks less well on themore bombasticnumbers, whereMenomena cross theintangible boundarybetween inventive artrock into ambitious butunderwhelming indie.(Sean Welsh)

SINGLES & DOWNLOADS

Mercury Prize nominee Corinne Bailey Raetakes a sassy new direction in ‘Closer’(Parlophone) ●●●●● – from her new album TheSea – a smoother, more soulful, more kick-asseffort than the sugary rom-com soundtrack stuffshe seems to have, mercifully, left behind. It’sreminiscent of Velvet Rope-era Janet Jackson –and that is no bad thing.

Pneumatic girl group The Saturdays boparound a bit to some lyrically trite nonsenseabout the end of a relationship in ‘Missing You’(Fascination) ●●●●●, without ever stumbling offtheir stilettoes onto a half decent chorus.

Glasgow singer and former A ChocolateMorning frontman Neil Sturgeon and theInfomaniacs finds love equally tough in ‘BreakMe’ (Buzzwagon Beat Recordings) ●●●●●.Sturgeon possesses a sweet voice and thesunny sentiment is infectious: a charming sliceof west coast power pop.

While ‘Diamond Church Street Choir’ (SideOne Dummy Records) ●●●●● by TheGaslight Anthem is a bluesy rock belter tomake the heart soar, Lady Antebellumremind us what it was like to have to sit througha whole episode of Dawson’s Creek in ‘I Run ToYou’ (Capitol) ●●●●●. Leeds indie pop trio SkyLarkin keep summer alive with the deliciousenergy of ‘Still Windmills’ (Wichita Recordings)●●●●●, just as These New Puritans get usall in the mood for autumn in the dynamicallymelancholy ‘Hologram’ (Angular) ●●●●●, atune that drives itself to despair with cool ease.

But the world is put to rights by Nashville’snewest talent (pictured) Caitlin Rose (NamesRecords) ●●●●●, whose alt.country ballad ‘Forthe Rabbits’ hops into pole position for Singleof the Week. It’s like listening to Iris DeMent’syounger sister shuffle willingly out of theshadows into a lifetime of pain and drama — arequisite for every young country chanteuse inthe making. (Rachel Devine)

NOISE POPSLEIGH BELLS Treats(Columbia) ●●●●●

From the moment ‘Tell ‘Em’s machine-gun beats and bombastic guitarspummel your ears into stunned submission, Treats struts up and downbefore you like some aggressively flirtatious hipster girl, just daring you notto fall for its fuck-you (-and-we’ll-mix-country-with-electro-if-we-want-to)attitude and MIA-endorsed, so-Brooklyn-it-hurts coolness.

If its disjointed relentlessness and almost unchanging set-up of sharpdrums, fuzzed-up guitar and she-devil squeals becomes a little wearing attimes, at 30 minutes long Treats hardly has a chance to outstay its welcome.This is celebratory, trashy, showy music for when you’re feeling celebratory,trashy and showy. ‘A/B Machines’ typifies its whole appeal: lyrically, it’s thesimplest and most nonsensical of the tracks, yet with its grimey beats,spaghetti Western guitar and frenzied screaming, it’s among the very best.(Laura Ennor)

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Glasgow■ China Crisis, Larsen B and MrFogg O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street,332 2232. 7pm. £12.50. 80s pop rock acton their 25th anniversary tour.■ Not Advised, Living in Hiding,City of Statues and Hello! Hello!O2 Academy 2, 121 Eglinton Street,0844 477 2000. 7pm. £6. Over-14s show.Accessible emo metal from thisSouthampton band.■ Stacey Solomon, DanylJohnson, Jamie Archer, RikkiLoney and Same Difference SECC:Clyde Auditorium, Finnieston Quay,0844 395 4000. 7pm. £29.95 (limited‘Meet & Greet’ tickets available at£59.97). Big line-up of ex-X-Factorcontestants.

✽✽ Futuristic Retro Champions,Martin Creed Band and

Eugene Kelly Mono, 12 King’s Court,King Street, 553 2400. 7.30pm. £6.Colourful indie pop and electro ensembleFRC, launching their new single ‘Maythe Forth’, head this multi-band billcompleted by Kings Of Macumba andHidden Masters. See Five Reasons, p119.■ RM Hubbert Nice n Sleazy,Glasgow, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 3330900, 7.30pm, £tbc. See photo, page118.■ Dave Dominey Tchai Ovna, 42Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2.Funkiness on laptop and bass.■ Dirty Boots Pivo Pivo, 15 WaterlooStreet, 564 8100. 8pm. £3. Garage/indie.FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s,67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8pm.Hosted by Independence.■ The Selective Service Captain’sRest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304.8pm. £4. Funk rock reggae.■ Peter McLeod King Tut’s Wah WahHut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279.8.30pm. £6. Glasgow musician, now LA-based.FREE Mannequin, The SunsetStrips, Norquay and The BangsBox, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431.9pm. Indie rock.■ Vague Space, Bunny & theMisshapes and Sex Panther 13thNote Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638.9pm. £tbc. Indie rock.■ Sugar Crisis, The Paraffins,Park Circus and DeLarge ClassicGrand, 18 Jamaica Street, 847 0820.£tbc. The headliners are a Glasgowelectro pop duo, signed to IslandRecords.

Friday 6

GlasgowFREE Diana Schad The LivingRoom, 150 St Vincent Street, 229 0607.7pm. Singer/pianist performing originalsand covers.■ Headwires, Carnivores, NoRearview, Mute Defeat andBreaching Copyright Barrowland 2,244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £6.Over-14s show. Local band line-up.■ The Imagineers, Mindset, PaulVintner, Midnight Harlots, OnlyGuilty Man, Underclass and MassAction Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald Street,248 4114. 7pm. £7. Bumper bill of localbands.■ Machines for a Day and Rebel69 Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 2222254. 7pm. £tbc. Alt.country feel.

■ Neil Sturgeon & theInfomaniacs, Trade andDesolation Yes O2 ABC2, 330Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £5.Goldenhour frontman Neil Sturgeon innew – but surely tuneful – guise.■ Out of Sight g2, 490 SauchiehallStreet, 353 3111. 7pm. £6. Over-14sshow. Chirpy pop-punk and emo.■ Rosewood, White LightTheory, Vinyl Play and TheMixups The Ferry, 25 AnderstonQuay, 01698 360085. 7pm. £7. Localband line-up with 60s style and 90sgrooves from The Mixups.■ Digital Dinosaur Nice’n’Sleazy,421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900.7.30pm. £tbc. Electro pop fromfraternal duo.■ LK Audio, Kontroband and SixMillion Broken Maggie May’s, 60Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350.8pm. £5. Live music.FREE Preacher, The Secret, TheWinding Sheet and StephenMitchell Pivo Pivo, 15 WaterlooStreet, 564 8100. 8pm. Ayrshire five-piece with a string of classic rockinfluences.FREE Carnaby Street SamuelDow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 4230107. 8.30pm. Retro covers.

✽✽Kitty, Daisy & Lewis King Tut’sWah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent

Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7. Swingin’rockabilly siblings recreate the sound ofearly rock’n’roll with great style. SeeFestival preview, page 53.FREE The Illustrated, TheCoviets and March her to NorwayBox, 431 Sauchiehall Street, 332 5431.9pm. Alternative/indie.

Dundee■ Rolling Thunder, HollywoodTease, Masonic Abyss HustlersSnooker & Pool Hall, 66–70 NorthLindsay Street, 01382 229 226.8–11.30pm. £tbc. Metal and rock bill.FREE Pelmet Nites Duke’s Corner,13 Brown Street, 01382 205052. 8pm.Showcasing some of Scotland’s bestup-and-coming musical talent.■ Lefty & Friends Bank Bar, 7–9Union Street, 01382 205037. 9–11pm.£tbc. Blues and country from Dundee-based Lefty & Friends.

St Andrews■ Fallout Festival Scotland’s SecretBunker, Crown Buildings, Troywood,01333 310301. Times vary. £59. Uniquedance music festival housed in anunderground bunker built to withstand anuclear attack. Confirmed acts includeScratch Perverts, Bigger Than Jesus, DJDiablo, Chris Liberator, Smurf andmany, many more DJs and live acts for amix of breaks, hardcore, techno andelectro. Tickets include camping.

Stirling■ Dolly – a Celebration of theLeading Lady of Country AlbertHalls, Dumbarton Road, 01786 473544.7.30pm. £18.50. A cast of singers,dancers and musicians working 9-5 (or,at least, 7.30-10) to bring the very best ofMs Parton’s hits. Joined by BJ Thomasas Kenny Rogers (hopefully pre-surgery.).

✽✽The Wilders Tolbooth, Jail Wynd,01786 274000. 7.30pm. £13.50.

Kansas City hillbilly livewires mixingtheir country roots with rock’n’roll for awhirlwind of a performance.

Saturday 7

GlasgowFREE The MeatMen Maggie May’s,60 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350.5pm. Rockabilly, bluegrass and skifflefrom Glasgow trio The MeatMen.■ Guns 2 Roses and White Ace O2ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232.7pm. £10. Guns’n’Roses tribute.■ Stolen Sundays, The MinorFifth, Altered Sky, This Way Downand Irrational Fever Barrowland 2,244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 7pm. £6.Over-14s show. Local band line-up.■ The Wilders Classic Grand, 18Jamaica Street, 847 0820. 7.30pm.£12.50. See Fri 6.■ Adebisi Shank, Hey Enemy andTitus Gein Captain’s Rest, 185 GreatWestern Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Altrock bill, with prog-electro-punks TitusGein.■ Broken Oath, By My Hands,Departures, Broken Teeth andHands Raised Pivo Pivo, 15 WaterlooStreet, 564 8100. 8pm. £tbc. Alt andmetal bill.

■ Louise McVey & Cracks inthe Concrete, Honey, BetatoneDistraction and Tragic CityThieves 13th Note Café, 50–60 KingStreet, 553 1638. 8pm. £tbc. Esoterictorch music from Optimo’s latestsignings.■ Pallas The Ferry, 25 AnderstonQuay, 01698 360085. 8pm. £14. Oldschool progressive rock band fromAberdeen who have been around, onand off, since the late 70s.■ The Twist, Hollowtin Sorrows,Kristina Cox and Shawn PhilbinMaggie May’s, 60 Trongate,Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5.Indie rock’n’rollers from Dundee whohave already supported The View andThe Paddingtons.■ La Roche Rumba Pollok Ex-Servicemens Club, 111 TitwoodRoad, 632 9182. 8.30pm–1am. £6. Alive performance from PatriciaPanther and the usual funked up,down and dirty mixed bag of soundsfrom the Rumba DJs, with guestTeamy (Wrong Island).FREE Independence SamuelDow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 4230107. 8.30pm. Local rock.■ Rockburn King Tut’s Wah WahHut, 272a St Vincent Street, 2215279. 8.30pm. £5. Indie rockers fromBellshill.FREE Stephen Armour,Counterbalance and We areSoul Box, 431 Sauchiehall Street,332 5431. 9pm. Alternative/indie.

Dundee■ Federation of the Disco Pimpand Brand New Bag Duke’sCorner, 13 Brown Street, 01382205052. 8pm. £tbc. Seven-piece funkband playing jazzy funk tunes fromeveryone from Herbie Hancock toLettuce.FREE We are Revival The Cooler,Session Street, 01382 220322. 8pm.Christian punk music from thespiritual three-piece.

Dunfermline■ Stiff Little Fingers Velocity, 45Carnegie Drive, 01383 721902. 7pm.£16. Ireland’s favourite delinquentpunk sons.

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All festivals have their own unique selling point. Be it thebuffalo burger stall, the grass sledges, the giant headliners, or

a Ferris wheel. Here, besides the performances from Harper Simon, Badly Drawn Boy, The Divine Comedy,Erland & The Carnival and plenty others, one massive dealmaker at Belladrum is the stunning setting – in themiddle of rolling Highland countryside. ■ Belladrum Estate, Inverness-shire, Fri 6—Sat 7 Aug, sold out.

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St Andrews■ Fallout Festival Scotland’s SecretBunker, Crown Buildings, Troywood,01333 310301. Times vary. £59. See Fri 6.

Sunday 8

GlasgowFREE Live Music in theBandstand Mugdock Country Park,Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100.2–4pm. A variety of musical ensemblesperform every Sunday this summer in thepeaceful surroundings of the VictorianWalled Garden. Please phone for detailsof individual bands.

■ Dean Friedman The Ferry, 25Anderston Quay, 01698 360085. 7pm.£20. The pop troubadour who thankedhis lucky stars in the 70s is experiencinga revival.■ Colonel Mustard & the Dijon 5Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street,333 0900. 7.30pm. £5. Indie rock.■ Fish The Arches, 253 Argyle Street,565 1000. 8pm. £17.50. The ex-Marillionsinger plays to his loyal fanbase on his‘Fishheads Club Tour’, previewing newalbum A Feast of Consequences.■ Los Fastidios, The Wakes andRed2Red Pivo Pivo, 15 WaterlooStreet, 564 8100. 8pm. £8. Ska punkfrom Italy.■ Andy Lucas & the Crimps 13thNote Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638.9pm. £tbc. Singer/songwriter influencedby piano men such as Tom Waits andRandy Newman.FREE Emma Forman, SecondHand and Who’s Edna MacSorleysMusic Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581.9pm. Former Bad Karma frontwomanEmma Forman brings intelligent lyricsand beautiful melodies to her acousticsolo work.

DundeeFREE Sunday Busking SessionDuke’s Corner, 13 Brown Street, 01382205052. 8pm. Live acoustic open micsession.

Leven■ John Otway Inn at Lathones,Largoward, 01334 840494. 9pm. £18.Droll veteran singer/songwriter andproud ‘two-hit wonder’.

Mid CalderFREE Choral Highlights LadiesChoir Kirk of Calder, Main Street,01506 437658. noon–1pm. Join theChoral Highlights Ladies Choir at theirbi-weekly rehearsals. New members verywelcome.

Neilston■ The Wilders Crofthead Hall,Molendinar Terrace, 880 5790. 8pm.£14.50. See Fri 6.

St Andrews■ Fallout Festival Scotland’s SecretBunker, Crown Buildings, Troywood,01333 310301. Times vary. £59. See Fri6.

Monday 9

Glasgow

✽✽ Liars Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane,222 2254. 7pm. £12.50. Angular,

theatrical outfit from Brooklyn, frontedby the unfeasibly tall Angus Andrews.See preview, page 52.FREE Acoustic Jam Nice’n’Sleazy,421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 8pm.Weekly showcase for local songwritersperforming original material.■ Goto Izumi Tchai Ovna, 42 OtagoLane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Theatricalaccordianist from Hiroshima.FREE Open Mic The Brass Monkey,1004 Argyle Street, 243 2170. 8pm. Anew open mic night presided over byMartin Mochan and with free beer for allperformers.FREE Salvation, Everything onRed, Screwloose and Preacher PivoPivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm.Punk and alt.rock.■ Bang Bang Eche King Tut’s WahWah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 2215279. 8.30pm. £5. Self-aware, energeticdance punk from New Zealand.■ Raid La Cheetah, 73 Queen Street,221 4851. 9pm–3am. £2–£3 (£1 with atrade payslip). A new trade/student nightfeaturing live indie bands plus DJsplaying ‘anything and everything to getyou dancing your ass off’. Live guestseach week, all tbc at the moment.FREE Blochestra Bloc+, 117 BathStreet, 574 6066. 9pm. Bring along anyinstrument you might have (from tubasto triangles) for a workshop/jam sessionwith Craig Grant (Union of Knives)teaching two songs each week, beforeplanned gigs for this ad hoc multi-member orchestra.FREE Maggie Killed Me MacSorleysMusic Bar, 42 Jamaica Street, 248 8581.9pm. Indie and alt.rock.

Tuesday 10

GlasgowFREE Acoustic Sessions andOpen Mic Oran Mor, 731–735 GreatWestern Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. Freeacoustic night hosted by Ross Clark.■ Awesome Color Nice’n’Sleazy, 421Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 7.30pm.£8.50 (£7 in advance). Mighty Michigangarage rock band on Thurston Moore’slabel.■ The Dwarves, Ivory Blacks, 56

Oswald Street, 248 4114. 7.30pm. £9.The Dwarves, as led by the enigmaticHewhocannotbenamed, were thearchitects of Blood, Guts and Pussy,once dubbed the most offensive album ofall time by Spin magazine.■ Chris Crosbie, Paul McLuskeyand Colin Lamb Pivo Pivo, 15Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £tbc.Acoustic performances from musicstudents.■ San Fran & the Ciscos TchaiOvna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm.£2. A night of singers and bands.■ Trapped in Kansas and JonathanCarr Captain’s Rest, 185 Great WesternRoad, 332 7304. 8pm. £4. Math rockfrom TIK and jazz pop singer/songwriterin support.FREE Open Mic The Solid Rock Café,19 Hope Street, 221 1105. 8.30pm.Weekly acoustic open mic hosted by Pete‘the Voice’ McCoy.FREE Colours and Dirty RoseMacSorleys Music Bar, 42 JamaicaStreet, 248 8581. 9pm. Metal.FREE Open Mic The Wise Monkey,508 Great Western Road, 334 5125. 9pm.Weekly open stage.FREE The Shiverin’ SheiksBlackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924.9pm. Rock’n’roll, country and gospelfrom members of The Five Aces,Bottleneckers and Hidden Masters.

Dundee■ ICH, The Autonomads and BillyLiar The Doghouse, 15 Ward Road,01382 206812. 7.30–11.30pm. £tbc.

Wednesday 11

Glasgow■ The Carrier, Cruel Hand, MilesAway, Departures, Hush, SearchParty, Grader and The OceanFracture Capitol, 468 SauchiehallStreet, 331 1040. 5pm. £10. Bumper billof punk sounds.FREE Have a Quack The FlyingDuck, 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450.8pm–midnight. An evening of interactiveentertainment featuring live acousticmusic, a quirky quiz, open mic and acreative writing challenge whereimagination equals prizes. Presented byresident band Turning Plates.■ The Low Miffs and Paws Captain’sRest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304.8pm. £4. Atmospheric indie band Low

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WIN SIGNED WE ARESCIENTISTS ALBUMSThe dynamicandcontinuouslyhilarioustwosome ofChris Cainand KeithMurray havealways made We Are Scientists ajoy to behold; with the addition ofex-Razorlight drummer AndyBurrows, they have become amusical powerhouse. Their latestalbum, Barbara is a very decentlisten – but we bet it sounds evenbetter when it’s signed by theband themselves. Fancy one offive copies? See details below.WIN COURTEENERSTICKETSTheCourteenersare one ofthose bandsthat, if youlove them, youreeeally love them. And if you’reone of those fans, you’d probablyleap at the chance to see them atan intimate gig on Mon 16 Aug,courtesy of the Hard Rock Café’sAbsolute Sessions (taking placeat George Street, Edinburgh). It’san invite-only gig, and ticketsaren’t available in the shops. It’s agood thing we’ve got two pairs oftickets to give away then, isn’t it?WIN KT TUNSTALL VINYL

Ms Tunstallhas a newalbum, TigerSuit, out inSeptember;if youhappen to

catch her headlining at theEdinburgh Playhouse on Sat 7Aug, you might even get to heara few tracks in advance. If youcan’t make that date though,you’ll have to wait – unless youget your hands on one of threenot-in-the-shops white label 7”singles, containing two tracksfrom the forthcoming album, thatwe just happen to have lyingaround.HOW TO ENTERLog onto list.co.uk/offers. Closingdate for competitions is Thu 12Aug. There is no cash alternative.Usual List rules apply.

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Fans of Sparklehorse (RIP, VIP) may care to check out Glasgow acoustic guitarist RMHubbert’s moving cover of ‘Spirit Ditch’. Hubbert was a big Mark Linkous fan, and his

recording is part of a series of covers (Elliott Smith and Vic Chesnutt have also been reworked) organised byThe Steinberg Principle in aid of Depression Alliance UK. This date is a solo show from Hubbert, supporting thefrantic drumming charms of Dananananaykroyd. ■ Nice n Sleazy, Glasgow, Thu 5 Aug, 7.30pm, £tbc. See www.rmhubbert.com for Bandcamp download links, andmore info.

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Miffs have recently collaborated with ex-Josef K/Orange Juice guitarist Ross ontheir new album on Re-Action Records.■ Michael Simons Tchai Ovna, 42Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2.Glasgow-based guitarist playing folk,blues and beyond.■ The Works, Raoul Duke andHeadwires Pivo Pivo, 15 WaterlooStreet, 564 8100. 8pm. £5. Indie rock.■ Belgrade 13th Note Café, 50–60King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Edgy,emotive pop from Belgrade.FREE Low Sonic Drift andDamnable Contraption Bloc+, 117Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Progressivepsychedelic heaviness from LSD.FREE Open Stage The Halt Bar, 160Woodlands Road, 352 9996. Weeklyopen mic night.

Dunfermline■ Not the Incredible String BandDunfermline Folk Club, Thistle Tavern,Baldridgeburn, 01383 729673. 8.30pm.£5. Former members of The IncredibleString Band play together and reminisceabout the good old days, from theirbeginnings in bar bands to working withlegends like The Rolling Stones, LedZeppelin and Pink Floyd.

Mid CalderFREE Choral Highlights LadiesChoir Kirk of Calder, Main Street,01506 437658. 7.30–8.45pm. See Sun 8.

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✽✽The John Knox Sex Club andWounded Knee Stereo, 22–28

Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7pm. £1.Rockers with a Calvinist edge, they say.Er, join their club?FREE Hot Fur in the WildernessOpening 48 King Street, 48 KingStreet, 7.30pm. Opening of an exhibitionof new prints by David Patrick, with livemusic from Animal Magick from8.30pm.■ Aames, Dead Man’s Shoes andStarstudded 78 Pivo Pivo, 15Waterloo Street, 564 8100. 8pm. £3.Electro-indie and rockabilly bands.FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s,67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8pm.See Thu 5.■ Kong, Bronto Skylift andCastrovalva Captain’s Rest, 185 GreatWestern Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £8.Ferocious punk from these Mancunianlads, currently touring debut album,Snake Magnet. With kindred localsupport.■ The Lava Experiments, MiscuedVein, in Atlanta and Andrew BonesMaggie May’s, 60 Trongate, MerchantCity, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Ambientelectronica from The Lava Experiments.■ Burn the Negative, Jack Butlerand Run from Red King Tut’s WahWah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 2215279. 8.30pm. £5. The headliners are anepic new wave electro punk band fromCarlisle.■ Billy Liar, ICH, Tragical HistoryTour and The Autonomads 13th NoteCafé, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm.£tbc. Punky sounds.FREE Fear the Fives Bloc+, 117Bath Street, 574 6066. 9pm. Glasgowfour-piece who claim influences asvaried as Shostakovich and Bon Jovi.FREE The Forum Walters, TheFinal Summation and Psycho BabeMacSorleys Music Bar, 42 JamaicaStreet, 248 8581. 9pm. Bands fromAustralia and the US.■ The Kittycat Dolls, The Sundaysand The Coverboys Classic Grand, 18Jamaica Street, 847 0820. £8. Over-14sshow. Pussycat Dolls tribute. Saturdaystribute The Sundays are not to beconfused with the winsome indie troupeof the same name.

Dundee■ Open Mic Night The Doghouse, 15Ward Road, 01382 206812. 8pm. £tbc.

Bring your bathroom warbling to abigger audience at this open mic night.FREE Spanky’s Heroes The Bread,33 Constitution Road, 01337 810372.8pm. Modern indie rock soundscombined with a hint of eighties newwave.

HawickFREE Roddy Huggan Beanscene,Tower Mill, Kirkstile, 01450 376 228.8pm. Free live music fromsinger/songwriter Roddy Huggan.

Kilbarchan■ Nick Harper Steeple Hall, SteepleSquare, 07866 533416. 7.30pm. £12.Singer, songwriter and virtuoso guitaristNick ‘son of Roy’ Harper takes his showon the road – attention all ‘Harponauts’(as the man himself calls them).

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FUTURISTIC RETROCHAMPIONS1 Futuristic Retro ChampionsYep, like we said above. After all,this is the Glasgow-based (asidefrom the one who lives inEdinburgh), all-girl (aside from theone who’s a boy) electro-popquartet’s launch party for their single‘May the Forth’, and they deservetop billing. But just look at theenviable cast of support artiststhey’ve lined up for the night. . .2 Martin Creed Winner of 2001’sTurner Prize for a work that featureda light switching on and off in anempty room, and also currentlyshowing his exhibition Down OverUp and his dance piece Ballet WorkNo. 1020 at the Edinburgh Festival,Glaswegian Creed has designed thelimited-run sleeve for ‘May theForth’. He’ll be appearing here withhis own band.3 Eugene Kelly As if reformingclassic Scots indie duo TheVaselines with Frances McKee andpreparing to release only theirsecond album in more than twodecades wasn’t enough (it’s out on13 Sep), Kelly can still find time for asolo show of his own here. Expectmusic from the Captain America,Eugenius and solo days too.4 Hidden Masters Formed fromthe ashes of well-rememberedgarage rock outfit The Needles andthe former Barfly’s Funhouse night,this Glasgow trio offer a prettyauthentic take on the psychedelicpop, prog and singularly creepy folksounds of circa four decades ago.5 Kings of Macumba FRC haveput together a night that’s as diverseas it is high quality, and this ten-piece samba band from Paisley sumup that fact. They’ll bring the nightto a dancing close. (David Pollock)■ Mono, Glasgow, Thu 5 Aug.

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AUGUST

■ Get Cape. WearCape. Fly. ElectricCircus, Edinburgh, 13Aug.

■ Tinchy StryderHMV Picture House,Edinburgh,13 Aug.

■ Blink 182 SECC,Glasgow, 17 Aug.

■ Feeder LiquidRoom, Edin, 17 Aug.

■ Hallo Gallo HMVPicture House,Edinburgh, 17 Aug.

■ Steve MasonLiquid Room,Edinburgh, 17 Aug.

■ Withered HandElectric Circus,Edinburgh, 17 Aug.

■ Amy MacdonaldCorn Exchange,Edinburgh, 18 Aug.

■ Plan B HMVPicture House,Edinburgh, 20 Aug.

■ Professor GreenLiquid Room,Edinburgh, 20 Aug.

■ Beirut HMV PictureHouse, Edin, 22 Aug.

■ Jon FratelliElectric Circus,Edinburgh, 22 Aug.

■ Eli ‘Paperboy’Reed Liquid Room,Edinburgh, 23 Aug.

■ Kassidy ElectricCircus, Edin, 23 Aug.

■ Bear in HeavenElectric Circus,Edinburgh, 23 Aug.

■ Mika HMV PictureHouse,Edin, 23 Aug.

■ Dan Le Sac vsScroobius Pip LiquidRoom, Edin, 24 Aug.

■ Jason DeruloHMV Picture House,Edinburgh, 24 Aug.

■ Phantom BandElectric Circus,Edinburgh, 24 Aug.

■ Eels O2 Academy,Glasgow, 24 Aug;HMV Picture House,Edinburgh, 25 Aug.

■ Dizzee RascalCorn Exchange,Edinburgh, 26 Aug.

■ Mark LaneganLiquid Room,Edinburgh, 26 Aug.

■ Limp Bizkit O2Academy, Glasgow, 26Aug.

■ The Coral HMVPicture House,Edinburgh, 26 Aug.

■ Three BlindWolves ElectricCircus, Edin, 27 Aug.

■ Broken RecordsLiquid Room,Edinburgh, 28 Aug.

■ Pearl & thePuppets ElectricCircus, Edin, 28 Aug.

■ Phoenix HMVPicture House,Edinburgh, 28 Aug.

■ Modest MouseHMV Picture House,Edinburgh, 29 Aug.

■ Alex CornishElectric Circus,Edinburgh, 30 Aug.

■ The Low AnthemQueen’s Hall,Edinburgh, 30 Aug.

SEPTEMBER

■ Jónsi O2 Academy,Glasgow, 5 Sep.

■ The NewPornographers OranMor, Glasgow, 7 Sep.

■ Gong O2 ABC,Glasgow, 9 Sep.

■ Fun Lovin’Criminals HMVPicture House, Edinb,11 Sep.

■ Mt DesolationKing Tuts, Glasgow,15 Sep.

■ The Script CornExchange, Edinburgh,15 Sep.

■ Healthy MindsCollapse King Tuts,Glasgow, 16 Sep.

■ Wilco Barrowland,Glasgow, 16 Sep.

■ Two Door CinemaClub Oran Mor,Glasgow, 17 Sep.

■ MGMT Barrowland,Glasgow, 20 & 21 Sep.

■ Emeli Sande KingTuts, Glasgow, 16Sep.

■ Bring me theHorizon Garage,Glasgow, 24 Sep.

■ 3Oh!3 Garage,Glasgow, 27 Sep.

■ Example O2 ABC,Glasgow, 28 Sep

■ GrindermanBarrowland, Glasgow,28 Sep.

OCTOBER

■ Mark Ronson O2ABC, Glasgow, 1 Oct.

■ Mumford & SonsO2 Academy,Glasgow, 1 Oct.

■ Airbourne ToxicEvent (acoustic)Pleasance, Edinburgh,2 Oct.

■ I Am Kloot O2ABC, Glasgow, 2 Oct.

■ Architects Garage,Glasgow, 3 Oct.

■ Ian Hunter & theRant Band OldFruitmarket, Glasgow,3 Oct.

■ Jean MichelJarre BraeheadArena, Glasgow, 3Oct.

■ Kelis O2 ABC, 4Oct.

■ Of Montreal QMU,Glasgow, 4 Oct.

■ Mudhoney Arches,Glasgow, 9 Oct.

■ Yuck Captain’sRest, Glasgow, 11Oct.

■ General FiascoOran Mor, Glasgow,12 Oct.

■ The Twilight SadLiquid Room,Edinburgh, 12 Oct.

■ Kate Nash O2ABC, Glasgow, 14Oct.

■ Killing Joke HMVPicture House,Edinburgh, 15 Oct.

■ Tinie TempahPotterrow, Edinburgh,15 Oct.

■ Skepta O2 ABC,Glasgow, 17 Oct.

■ Robyn O2 ABC,Glasgow, 18 Oct.

■ Crystal CastlesO2 ABC, Glasgow, 19Oct.

■ Badly Drawn BoyOld Fruitmarket,Glasgow, 20 Oct.

■ Jeff Beck ClydeAuditorium, Glasgow,20 Oct.

■ Hayseed DixieFerry, Glasgow, 20Oct.

■ Amy MacdonaldO2 Academy,Glasgow, 21 Oct.

■ Carl Barat OranMor, Glasgow, 21 Oct.

■ Hayseed DixieGrand Old Opry,Glasgow, 21 Oct.

■ Feeder O2 ABC,Glasgow, 22 Oct.

■ Hayseed DixieOran Mor, Glasgow,22 Oct.

■ Joe SatrianiSECC, Glasgow, 22Oct.

■ Hayseed DixieClassic Grand,Glasgow, 23 Oct.

■ One Night OnlyOran Mor, Glasgow 23Oct.

■ Plan B O2Academy, Glasgow, 23Oct.

■ Yeasayer O2 ABC,Glasgow, 24 Oct.

■ Lissie Oran Mor,Glasgow, 26 Oct.

■ Yann Tiersen HMVPicture House,Edinburgh, 27 Oct.

■ Magnetic ManSub Club, Glasgow,30 Oct.

NOVEMBER

■ Paloma FaithCorn Exchange,Edinburgh, 2 Nov.

■ The DivineComedy Oran Mor,Glasgow, 3 Nov.

■ Goo Goo Dolls O2Academy, Glasgow, 7Nov.

■ Alexisonfire O2ABC, Glasgow, 9 Nov.

■ Motörhead O2Academy, Glasgow, 9Nov.

■ Les Savy Fav O2ABC, Glasgow, 13Nov.

■ The Coral O2ABC, Glasgow, 19Nov.

■ Gaslight AnthemHMV Picture House,Edinburgh, 19 Nov.

■ Goldfrapp O2Academy, Glasgow, 19Nov.

■ Roxy Music SECC,Clyde Auditorium,Glasgow, 19 & 20 Nov.

■ Heaven 17 HMVPicture House,Edinburgh, 22 Nov.

■ Squeeze O2Academy, Glasgow, 23Nov.

■ Arch EnemyGarage, Glasgow, 24Nov.

■ We Are ScientistsO2 ABC, Glasgow, 25Nov.

■ The National O2Academy, Glasgow, 26Nov.

■ Biffy Clyro SECC,Glasgow, 26 & 27 Nov.

■ Cast O2 ABC,Glasgow, 27 Nov.

■ Interpol CornExchange, Edinburgh,27 Nov.

■ Madness O2Academy, Glasgow, 27Nov.

■ Vampire WeekendCorn Exchange,Edinburgh, 28 Nov.

■ As I Lay DyingGarage, Glasgow, 29Nov.

DECEMBER

■ PendulumBraehead Arena,Glasgow, 1 Dec.

■ Electric Six O2ABC, Glasgow, 3 Dec.

■ FrightenedRabbit Barrowland,Glasgow, 3 Dec.

■ Paul Weller SECC,Glasgow, 4 Dec.

■ The Sword G2,Glasgow, 4 Dec.

■ Billy BraggArches, Glasgow, 6Dec.

■ Angus & JuliaStone Oran Mor,Glasgow, 7 Dec.

■ Echo & theBunnymen O2Academy, Glasgow, 8Dec.

■ God Speed You!Black EmperorBarrowland, Glasgow,8 Dec.

■ Scissor SistersSECC, Glasgow, 8Dec.

■ Bullet for myValentine SECC,Glasgow, 9 Dec.

■ Teenage FanclubBarrowland, Glasgow,12 Dec.

■ Human LeagueHMV Picture House,Edinburgh, 14 Dec.

■ Belle & SebastianBarrowland, Glasgow,21 Dec.

JANUARY

■ Roxy Music SECC,Clyde Auditorium,Glasgow, 27 Jan.

FEBRUARY

■ Mogwai HMVPicture House,Edinburgh, 21 Feb.

MARCH

■ Boyzone SECC,Glasgow, 12 & 13 Mar.

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Friday 6

Dundee■ Lefty & Friends Bank Bar, 7–9Union Street, 01382 205037. 9–11pm.£tbc. Blues and country from Dundee-based Lefty & Friends.

Saturday 7

GlasgowFREE JazzCo Brel, 39–43 AshtonLane, 342 4966. 3pm. Featuring manyformer and current StrathclydeUniversity music students.

Dundee■ Federation of the Disco Pimpand Brand New Bag Duke’s Corner,13 Brown Street, 01382 205052. 8pm.£tbc. Seven-piece funk band playingjazzy funk tunes from everyone fromHerbie Hancock to Lettuce.

Tuesday 10

GlasgowFREE The Hot Club of GlasgowIvory Hotel, Langside Avenue,Shawlands, 636 0223. 7.30pm. Informaljam session of Django-Reinhardt-stylegypsy jazz and swing.

Thursday 5

Glasgow■ Gaberlunzie St Andrews in theSquare, St Andrews Square, 7.30pm. £8(£6). Traditional music and song, plusbetween-song banter from this long-established, entertaining outfit, in theperforming game for over 30 years.

Callander■ Bring in the Spirit Rob Roy andthe Trossachs Visitor Centre, AncasterSquare, 01877 330342. £7.50 (£5)Family ticket £20. An evening ofentertainment exploring the famous,infamous and anonymous in Scottishmusic and verse, through characters suchas Rob Roy, Robert Burns and StColumba.

Falkirk■ Summer Sessions Falkirk FolkClub, Argyll’s, Princes Street, 07535097296. 8pm. £tbc. All are welcome toplay a song, a tune, or listen to the musicat these friendly sessions.

Linlithgow■ Linlithgow Scotch Hop LinlithgowPalace, Kirkgate, 01506 842896. Timesvary. £7.50. Scottish dance evenings withlive music and step instruction – in theunique setting of the Palace Courtyard.Tickets at the door.

Friday 6

Glasgow■ Gaelic Voices CCA, SauchiehallStreet, 352 4900. 8pm. £7. Acollaboration between the performance

poetry group Chromatic Voices, Gaelicspeaking poets and contemporary andtraditional Scottish musicians tocelebrate the history and culture of theGaelic language.

Callander■ Bring in the Spirit Rob Roy andthe Trossachs Visitor Centre, AncasterSquare, 01877 330342. £7.50 (£5);family ticket £20. See Thu 5.

Linlithgow■ Linlithgow Scotch Hop LinlithgowPalace, Kirkgate, 01506 842896. Timesvary. £7.50. See Thu 5.

Stirling■ The Wilders Tolbooth, Jail Wynd,01786 274000. 7.30pm. £13.50. TopKansas City hillbilly livewires mixingtheir country roots with rock’n’roll for awhirlwind performance.

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Sunday 8

Glasgow■ From Russia with Lev CaféCossachok, Trongate 103, 553 0733.9pm. £6. Russian, classical and gypsymelody from violinist Lev Atlas.


Drymen■ Winnock Hotel Ceilidh NightsWinnock Hotel, The Square, 01360660245. 8.30pm. £7. Cosy nights ofScottish entertainment every Sundaythroughout summer, with traditionalmusic and dance on offer.


Neilston■ The Wilders Crofthead Hall,Molendinar Terrace, 880 5790. 8pm.£14.50. See Fri 6. High-energy, authenticKansas acoustic roots, with attitude.

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Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 9am.£80. Week-long course in piping. Pre-booking at www.college-of-piping.co.ukrecommended. Part of Piping Live!.FREE Pipe Band Photograph &Memorabilia Exhibition The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 10am–4pm.Piping through the years. Part of Piping Live!.FREE Shotts – 100 Years TheNational Piping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 10am–4pm. Anexhibition celebrating the world famousShotts & Dykehead Pipe Band. Part of Piping Live!.FREE The Pipers Trails GeorgeSquare, 10am. Join Army pipers anddrummers for a come-and-try session.Part of Piping Live!.FREE Piping in the Square GeorgeSquare, 11am–6pm. Some of the bestpipers in the world perform every daythroughout the festival. Part of Piping Live!

■ Come & Try Session The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11am & 2.30pm.£2. A chance to try your hand at basicpiping. Part of Piping Live!.FREE Museum Tour The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11am & 3pm.Guided tours around the National PipingCentre’s Museum of Piping. Part of Piping Live!.FREE Live Music at the StreetCafe The Street Cafe, The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,

Cowcaddens, 3530220. noon. Middaysessions from Fraser Fifield (9 Aug),Graziano Montisti (10 Aug), ArmaghPipers Club (11 Aug) and Xeremiers deSoller (12 Aug). Part of Piping Live!.FREE Pipe Up The National PipingCentre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens,353 0220. noon. A series of talks on thehistory of piping. Part of Piping Live!.■ Orain nam Piobairean: GaelicTaster Session CCA, SauchiehallStreet, 352 4900. 12.30pm. £2. Anintroduction to the Gaelic language. Part of Piping Live!.

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Loud, creepy and fond of wearing Y-fronts onstage (andnothing else except a plastic kid’s mask, or Sellotape on their

faces). If that’s how you like your music, then this Fugazi-echoing Manctrio are most definitely for you. Expect abrasive punk, and possiblynaked bellies. ■ Kong, Captain’s Rest, Glasgow, 7pm, £tbc.

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■ Piobaireachd of the Day Collegeof Piping, Otago Street, 334 3587.12.30pm. £5. Classic Ceol Mor withRobert Wallace and guest pipers. Part of Piping Live!.■ Lunchtime Recital The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 1pm. £8 (£6). Aselection of some of the best pipersincluding Stuart Liddell (9 Aug); GlennBrown (10 Aug); Angus MacColl (11Aug) and Willie McCallum (12 Aug).Part of Piping Live!.■ Orain nam Piobairean CCA,Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 1pm. £5. Aseries of workshops focusing on Seudan(9 Aug); free rhythm in Ceol Mor andsong (10 Aug); Strathspeys or oldHighland reels (11 Aug) andCanntaireached with Rona Lightfoot (12Aug).■ Workshop Series College ofPiping, Otago Street, 334 3587. 1pm.£5. Workshops highlighting variousaspects of piping care, musical techniqueand history. Part of Piping Live!.FREE Live Music at the StreetCafe The Street Cafe, The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 3530220. 1.15pm. Lunchtime sessions from Ru-ra (9 Aug), FinlayMcDonald & Chris Stout (10 Aug),Patrick Morland (11 Aug) and MarcoFoxo (12 Aug). Part of Piping Live!.FREE Bagpipes of the WorldGeorge Square, 1.45pm. Talks, demosand recitals of piping traditions formaround the world focussing on EnglishPiping (9 Aug); Breton Piping (10 Aug);Galician Piping (11 Aug) and IrishPiping (12 Aug). Part of Piping Live!.FREE Barlush The Street Café, TheNational Piping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 3530220. 2pm. Pipingsession. Part of Piping Live!.FREE Fred Morrison Reel PipesPipe Idol The Street Café, The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 3530220. 3pm. Four of theworlds best young pipers will battle itout each day to be this years Pipe Idol.Part of Piping Live!.FREE Live at the Art ExhibitionGeorge Square, 3pm. A daily dose of livepipe music featuring Frapigan (9 Aug),Fraser Fifield (10 Aug), Ecletnica Pagus(11 Aug) and Armagh Pipers Club (12Aug). Part of Piping Live!.FREE Live Music at the StreetCafé The Street Café, The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 3530220. 4.45pm. Sessionsfrom Peebles bagpipe maker JulianGoodacre (9 Aug), Frapigan (10 Aug),Rough Tides (11 Aug) and Pipedown (12Aug). Part of Piping Live!.FREE Live Music at the StreetCafé The Street Café, The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 3530220. 5.30pm. Eveningsessions from LA Scots Pipe Band (9Aug), Inveraray & District Pipe Band (11Aug) and Oran Mor Pipe Band (12 Aug).Part of Piping Live!.FREE Piping on the Clyde TheFerry, Anderston Quay, 01698 360085.7pm. Wallace Bagpipes in associationwith College of Piping Radio presentperformances from House of EdgarShotts and Dykehad, Torphichen andBathgate, the Pipe Band Club, Sydneyand Donald McKenzie ‘The CosmicPiper’. Part of Piping Live!.■ Piping Live! Opening Concert2010 Royal Concert Hall: StrathclydeSuite, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000.7.30pm. £16 (£12). The week-longbagpipe extravaganza kicks off with abig concert by Seudan, Ecletnica Pagusand The Battlefield Band, mixingtraditional classics with original works

on various instruments, including, ofcourse various bagpipes. Part of Piping Live!.■ Dàimh The National Piping Centre,McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 353 0220.10pm. £10. A special late night showfrom the dynamic pan-Celticinternational band formed in Marvin.Part of Piping Live!.

Callander■ Bring in the Spirit Rob Roy andthe Trossachs Visitor Centre, AncasterSquare, 01877 330342. 8pm. £7.50 (£5);family ticket £20. See Thu 5.


Tuesday 10

Glasgow■ Summer Piping School TheNational Piping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 9am. £80. SeeMon 9.FREE Pipe Band Photograph &Memorabilia Exhibition The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 10am–4pm. SeeMon 9.FREE Shotts – 100 Years TheNational Piping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 10am–4pm. SeeMon 9.FREE The Pipers Trails GeorgeSquare, 10am. See Mon 9.■ Family Fun Day The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11am–3pm.£2.50 per adult and child; 50p each extrachild. Drumming demos, tours, face-painting, Highland dancing and fun forall the family. Part of Piping Live!.FREE Piping in the Square GeorgeSquare, 11am–6pm. See Mon 9.■ Come & Try Session The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,

Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11am & 2.30pm.£2. See Mon 9.FREE Museum Tour The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11am & 3pm.See Mon 9.FREE Live Music at the StreetCafe The Street Cafe, The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 3530220. noon. See Mon9.FREE Pipe Up The National PipingCentre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens,353 0220. noon. See Mon 9.■ Orain nam Piobairean: GaelicTaster Session CCA, SauchiehallStreet, 352 4900. 12.30pm. £2. See Mon9.■ Piobaireachd of the Day Collegeof Piping, Otago Street, 334 3587.12.30pm. £5. See Mon 9.■ Lunchtime Recital The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 1pm. £8 (£6).See Mon 9.■ Orain nam Piobairean CCA,Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 1pm. £5.See Mon 9.■ Workshop Series College ofPiping, Otago Street, 334 3587. 1pm.£5. See Mon 9.FREE Live Music at the StreetCafé The Street Café, The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 3530220. 1.15pm. SeeMon 9.FREE Bagpipes of the WorldGeorge Square, 1.45pm. See Mon 9.FREE Barluath The Street Cafe, TheNational Piping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 3530220. 2pm. Presentedby BeggBagpipes.com. Part of Piping Live!.■ Todd’s Bar Masters DrummingRecital Lord Todd Bar, Campus Village,University of Strathclyde, 548 2435.2pm. £10. Featuring Jim Kilpatrick, ReidMaxwell, Barry Wilson, Blair Brown,Steven McWhirter and more. Part of Piping Live!.

FREE Fred Morrison Reel PipesPipe Idol The Street Café, The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 3530220. 3pm. See Mon 9.FREE Live at the Art ExhibitionGeorge Square, 3pm. See Mon 9.FREE Live Music at the StreetCafe The Street Cafe, The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 3530220. 4.45pm. SeeMon 9.FREE The World Pipe BandChampionships 2010 PresentsGeorge Square, 5pm. Street theatre and afusion of traditional and contemporaryScottish dance and musical performancesfrom Highland Fusion, Ayrshire FiddleOrchestra and roving fun with the KiltedCaricaturist. Part of Piping Live!.FREE Dàimh The National PipingCentre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens,353 0220. 6pm. Taking its name fromthe Gaelic word for ‘kinship’, Dàimhincludes members from Canada, theUS, Ireland and Scotland, launchingnew album Diversions. Part of PipingLive!.■ The Silver Cap Competition LordTodd Bar, Campus Village, University ofStrathclyde, 548 2435. 7pm. £10. Secondyear for this solo piping competitionfeaturing Willie McCallum, AngusMacColl, Stuart Liddell, Jack Lee andPipe Major Gordon Walker, seewww.silvercap.co.uk for more info. Part of Piping Live!.■ The RT Shepherd InternationalQuartet Competition Royal ConcertHall: Strathclyde Suite, 2 SauchiehallStreet, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £16 (£12).Pipe band showdown as judges hiddenamongst the audience while competitorsplay a March, Strathspey and Reel and aMedley. Featuring St Laurence O’ToolePipe Band, ScottishPower Pipe Band,Bagad Cap Caval, Inveraray & DistrictPipe Band, LA Scots Pipe Band, ThePipe Band Club and The 78th FraserHighlanders Pipe Band . Part of Piping Live!.

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Festival. This year’s highlights include evening concerts by Capercaillie,The Treacherous Orchestra, TheBattlefield Band and Julie Fowlis, as well as workshops, recitals, and the ‘Pipe Idol’ competition. It all ends withthe incredible spectacle of The World Pipe Band Championships, where 40,000 spectators gather on GlasgowGreen.■ Piping Live! Glasgow’s International Piping Festival, various venues and times, Mon 9–Sun 15 Aug. The full programme can be found at www.pipinglive.co.uk.

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■ Piping Live! Festival Club TheNational Piping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 10pm. £5.Continue the party after the concertswith a Lowland and Borders PipingSociety Night (10 Aug); The ArmaghPipers Club, Griogair Labhruidh andMarco Foxo (11 Aug) and Ru-ra, FinlayMacDonald/Chris Stout Pipe Down (12Aug). Part of Piping Live!.



LivingstonFREE Almond Valley Folk Club MidCalder Inn, Main Street, Mid Calder,8–11pm. Monthly sessions involvingworkshops around vocals, harmonies andinstruments.

Wednesday 11

Glasgow■ Summer Piping School TheNational Piping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 9am. £80. SeeMon 9.FREE Pipe Band Photograph &Memorabilia Exhibition The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 10am–4pm. SeeMon 9.FREE Shotts – 100 Years TheNational Piping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 10am–4pm. SeeMon 9.FREE The Pipers Trails GeorgeSquare, 10am. See Mon 9.FREE Piping in the Square GeorgeSquare, 11am–6pm. See Mon 9.FREE CLASP Competition TheNational Piping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11am.Competitive events for amateur pipersorganised by the Competitive League forAmateur Solo Pipers. Grade 3 (11 Aug)and Grade 2 (12 Aug). Part of Piping Live!.■ Come & Try Session The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11am & 2.30pm.£2. See Mon 9.FREE Museum Tour The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11am & 3pm.See Mon 9.FREE Live Music at the StreetCafé The Street Café, The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 3530220. noon. See Mon9.FREE Pipe Up The National PipingCentre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens,353 0220. noon. See Mon 9.■ Orain nam Piobairean: GaelicTaster Session CCA, SauchiehallStreet, 352 4900. 12.30pm. £2. See Mon9.■ Piobaireachd of the Day Collegeof Piping, Otago Street, 334 3587.12.30pm. £5. See Mon 9.■ Lunchtime Recital The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 1pm. £8 (£6).See Mon 9.■ Orain nam Piobairean CCA,Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 1pm. £5.See Mon 9.■ Workshop Series College ofPiping, Otago Street, 334 3587. 1pm.£5. See Mon 9.FREE Live Music at the StreetCafe The Street Cafe, The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 3530220. 1.15pm. SeeMon 9.FREE Bagpipes of the WorldGeorge Square, 1.45pm. See Mon 9.FREE Paul Ritchie The Street Café,The National Piping Centre, McPhaterStreet, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 2.15pm.

Launching his new book and CD of solopipers, small pipes and mini bands. Part of Piping Live!.FREE Begg BagpipesDemonstration BeggBagpipes.com,202b Bath Street, 333 0639.2.30–3.15pm & 3.30–4.15pm. Informalsession for advice, chat and more fromexperts in hand crafted bagpipes. Part of Piping Live!.■ D2 Percussion Pipe BandDrumming Clinics The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 3pm. £4.Interactive clinics and demos on pipeband drumming techniques. Part of Piping Live!.FREE Fred Morrison Reel PipesPipe Idol The Street Cafe, The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 3530220. 3pm. See Mon 9.FREE Live at the Art ExhibitionGeorge Square, 3pm. See Mon 9.FREE Glenfiddich Whisky TastingThe National Piping Centre, McPhaterStreet, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 4.30pm.Opportunity to come and learn about thenational drink. Part of Piping Live!.FREE Live Music at the StreetCafé The Street Café, The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 3530220. 4.45pm. SeeMon 9.FREE Live Music at the StreetCafé The Street Café, The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 3530220. 5.30pm. SeeMon 9.■ Music of the West Coast StAndrew’s in the Square, St Andrew’sSquare, 0870 013 4060. 7.30pm. £16(£12). A night of Gaelic song andpowerful piping drawing on West Coasttraditions with Gaelic singers/pipers JulieFowlis, Griogair Labhruidh and theJames Graham Trio. Part of Piping Live!.■ St Laurence O’ Toole Pipe BandRoyal Concert Hall: Main Auditorium, 2Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm.£19.50 (£17.50). The world famousDublin pipers celebrate their centenary.■ Piping Live! Festival Club TheNational Piping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 10pm. £5. SeeTue 10.


Dunfermline■ Not the Incredible String BandDunfermline Folk Club, Thistle Tavern,Baldridgeburn, 01383 729673. 8.30pm.£5. Former members of The IncredibleString Band play together and reminisceabout the old days, from their beginningsin bar bands to working with the likes ofLed Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and TheRolling Stones.


Stirling■ Summer Ceilidhs Tolbooth, JailWynd, 01786 274000. 8pm. £8. Anevening of traditional Scottish music,song and dance. Spectate or join in.

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Glasgow■ Summer Piping School TheNational Piping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 9am. £80. SeeMon 9.FREE Pipe Band Photograph &Memorabilia Exhibition The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 10am–4pm. SeeMon 9.FREE Shotts – 100 Years TheNational Piping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 10am–4pm. SeeMon 9.

FREE The Pipers Trails GeorgeSquare, 10am. See Mon 9.FREE Piping in the SquareGeorge Square, 11am–6pm. See Mon9.FREE CLASP Competition TheNational Piping Centre, McPhaterStreet, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11am.See Wed 11.■ Come & Try Session TheNational Piping Centre, McPhaterStreet, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11am &2.30pm. £2. See Mon 9.FREE Museum Tour The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 11am & 3pm.See Mon 9.FREE Live Music at the StreetCafe The Street Cafe, The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 3530220. noon. See Mon9.FREE Pipe Up The National PipingCentre, McPhater Street, Cowcaddens,353 0220. noon. See Mon 9.■ Orain nam Piobairean: GaelicTaster Session CCA, SauchiehallStreet, 352 4900. 12.30pm. £2. SeeMon 9.■ Piobaireachd of the Day Collegeof Piping, Otago Street, 334 3587.12.30pm. £5. See Mon 9.■ Lunchtime Recital The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 1pm. £8 (£6).See Mon 9.■ Orain nam Piobairean CCA,Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 1pm. £5.See Mon 9.■ Workshop Series College ofPiping, Otago Street, 334 3587. 1pm.£5. See Mon 9.FREE Live Music at the StreetCafe The Street Cafe, The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 3530220. 1.15pm. SeeMon 9.FREE Bagpipes of the WorldGeorge Square, 1.45pm. See Mon 9.FREE House of Edgar Shotts &Dykehead Quartet & SoloPlayers The Street Cafe, The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 3530220. 2pm. Presentedby Wallace Bagpipes. Part of Piping Live!.FREE Begg BagpipesDemonstration BeggBagpipes.com,Bath Street, 333 0639. 2.30–3.15pm &3.30–4.15pm. See Wed 11.■ D2 Percussion Pipe BandDrumming Clinics The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 3pm. £4. SeeWed 11.FREE Fred Morrison Reel PipesPipe Idol The Street Café, TheNational Piping Centre, McPhaterStreet, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 3pm.See Mon 9.FREE Live at the Art ExhibitionGeorge Square, 3pm. See Mon 9.FREE Glenfiddich WhiskyTasting The National Piping Centre,McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, 3530220. 4.30pm. See Wed 11.FREE Live Music at the StreetCafé The Street Café, The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 3530220. 4.45pm. SeeMon 9.FREE The World Pipe BandChampionships 2010 PresentsGeorge Square, 5pm. See Tue 10.FREE Live Music at the StreetCafé The Street Café, The NationalPiping Centre, McPhater Street,Cowcaddens, 3530220. 5.30pm. SeeMon 9.■ Grand Highland SummerCeilidh Saint Andrew’s in the Square,St Andrew’s Square, 559 5902. 7.30pm.£10. A chance to dance with the FergieMacDonald Ceilidh Band. Part of Piping Live!.■ Pipes & Strings Royal ConcertHall: Strathclyde Suite, SauchiehallStreet, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £16 (£12).Evening of traditional Scottish musicfeaturing ‘A Suite for Allan’ conducted

by Neil Johnstone; Allan MacDonaldand Rob McKillop will perform a duetof pipes and lute music – plus Celticfusion from piper Finlay MacDonaldand fiddler Chris Stout. Part of Piping Live!.■ University of StrathclydePiping Recital Challenge LordTodd Bar, Campus Village, Universityof Strathclyde, 548 2435. 7.30pm. £10.Featuring top pipers Alasdair Gillies,Angus MacColl, Stuart Liddell andBruce Gandy. Part of Piping Live!.■ Piping Live! Festival Club TheNational Piping Centre, McPhaterStreet, Cowcaddens, 353 0220. 10pm.£5. See Tue 10.


Falkirk■ Anna Coogan Falkirk Folk Club,Argyll’s, Princes Street, 07535 097296.8pm. Bittersweet Americana from theUS Pacific coast. She has superb(operatically trained) and expressivevocal talent.

Thursday 5

St Andrews■ Organ Recital St Salvator’sChapel, North Street, 01334 462226.8pm. £6 (£5). An evening recital byUniversity Organist Tom Wilkinson.

Saturday 7

GlasgowFREE Happy Bi-centennialChopin Britannia Panopticon MusicHall, 113–117 Trongate, 553 0840.1pm. Pianist Mira Opalinska performsselected works by Chopin in the year ofhis bicentenary.

Sunday 8

GlasgowFREE Live Music in theBandstand Mugdock Country Park,Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100.2–4pm. A variety of musical ensemblesperform every Sunday this summer inthe peaceful surroundings of theVictorian Walled Garden. Please phonefor details of individual bands.

Monday 9

Glasgow■ NYOS Summer Concert 2010Royal Concert Hall: Main Auditorium,2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000.7.30pm. £10–£16. Diego Massonwields the baton for this feast ofyouthful musical talent. Mezzo sopranoJane Irwin sings excerpts from Berg’sopera Wozzeck, and the orchestraperforms Berg’s contemporaryWebern’s Six Pieces for Orchestra andMahler’s Symphony No 5. With a pre-concert talk in the Exhibition Hall at6.45pm.

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History doesn’t always tell the truth. Officialrecords invariably have an agenda and, as theline of inquiry in Simon Yuill’s Fields,

Factories and Workshops solo show makes clear,there is more than one way to tell a story.

‘I’m looking at forms of self-organisation withincommunities,’ he says. ‘You get a lot of culturalarchives with lots of legal documentation, but we’redeveloping our own archive, which has moreanecdotal stuff in it. We’re trying to bridge the terrainbetween personal expression and official records.’

There are three strands to Fields, Factories andWorkshops: ‘Stackwalker’ juxtaposes the experiencesof crafting communities in the West of Scotland withthose of migrant workers in the North East. ‘NewCommons – Field Reports’ looks at a housing estateon formerly common land that became the inspirationfor Thomas Hardy’s fictional Egdon Heath.

It is perhaps ‘Pollok Free State’, however, thatremains most emotive to the exhibition’s landscape.Here, Yuill returns to the territory of ‘Given to ThePeople’, originally commissioned for the 2008Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art. The filmcharted the long-term environmental protest in theearly 1990s that attempted to prevent the building ofthe M77 motorway through Pollok Country Park,cutting off an adjacent housing estate from what wasthen the largest urban green space in Europe.

The protest, which involved protesters living in treehouses, ended after the bailiffs evicted residents in1995. By that time, a real-life community had grownup around the activism. ‘Pollok Free State’ is a full

six hours of unedited footage in an attempt to create apure document, free of any mediated narrative.

All three works in different ways reclaim a historyof dissent and direct action some people would ratherpretend hadn’t happened. ‘A lot of people in Glasgowknow about the Pollok Free State,’ Yuill points out,‘but it’s not officially acknowledged.’

Alongside the main exhibition, a series ofaccompanying films and events aims to highlight theconnections between documentation of communitiesand an oral folk culture. Yuill cites the folk-songcollecting of Alan Lomax and Hamish Henderson asinfluences on his explicitly social practice. Much ofYuill’s work ties in too with a resurgence ofgrassroots activity that in spirit dates back to the mid-1980s via initiatives such as Workers City and the‘Self Determination and Power’ event that broughtNoam Chomsky to the Pearce Institute in Govan inJanuary 1990.

Twenty years on, the new government has justannounced its ‘Big Society’. With public spendingabout to be slashed, however, Cameron’s catch-allattempt at community spirit is fooling no one.

‘The early community arts movement is reallyinteresting,’ says Yuill, ‘but it became completelydistorted, and the idea of community has beenappropriated and used in an ideological way. Butpeople are seeing through that now, and are hopefullystarting to think about what community really means.’

Simon Yuill: Fields, Factories and Workshops,CCA, Glasgow, Sat 7 Aug–Sat 18 Sep.

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✽✽ Chicks on Speed: Don’tArt, Fashion, Music Lastchance to catch this typicallyoutrageous show by the globe-spanning riot grrl artprovocateurs. DundeeContemporary Arts, until Sun 8Aug.✽✽ Scott Myles: ElbaStunning collection ofaccompalished silver and blackprints from the Dundonianperformative artist. GlasgowPrint Studio, until Sun 15 Aug.✽✽ Henry Coombes: MagicTowards Your Face Theartist returns to his alma materwith this new film exploring theact of creation and puttingtogether an exhibition.Mackintosh Museum, GlasgowSchool of Art, until Sat 28 Aug.✽✽ Hat Trick: Recoat ThirdBirthday Exhibition TheGlasgow gallery specialising instreet art, graffiti, photographyand illustration reaches a ripeold age. See picture caption,page 125. Recoat Gallery,Glasgow, until Sun 29 Aug. ✽✽ Jimmie Durham:Universal Miniature GolfFascinating response to hisenvironment by the Americansculptor and Civil Rightsactivist. Glasgow SculptureStudios, until Sat 4 Sep.✽✽ Pioneering Painters:The Glasgow Boys1880–1900 The work of thepioneering Scottish andinternational artists of the late1800s comes into focus in thishugely popular exhibition.Kelvingrove Art Gallery andMuseum, Glasgow, until Mon27 Sep.✽✽ Simon Yuill: Fields,Factories and WorkshopsThe artist presents a series ofworks exploring communalownership and representationand the role of history informing identity. See preview,left. CCA, Glasgow, Sat 7Aug–Sat 18 Sep.

‘THE IDEA OF COMMUNITY HASBEEN APPROPRIATED AND

USED IN AN IDEOLOGICAL WAY’

Visual Art

Lie of the landNeil Cooper talks to Simon Yuill, whose solo exhibition explores the relationshipbetween space, community and politics

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Glasgow■ +44 141 AT SWG3Studio Warehouse, 100 Eastvale Place,357 7246. Wed–Sat noon–6pm.FREE Insert Tiara Until Sat 21 Aug,noon–6pm. Sculptures, paintings andvideo work from young artists Lila deMagahlaes (Brazil) and Michael White(Ayrshire).

■ ARCHITECTURE + DESIGNSCOTLANDLevel 2, The Lighthouse, 11 MitchellLane, 276 5365. Mon & Wed–Sat10.30am–5pm; Thu 11am–5pm.FREE Royal Institute of BritishArchitects Awards 2010 Until Sat28 Aug. An exhibition of 16 projects thatrepresents RIBA’s largest eversubmission to the prestigious awards.FREE Natural Factory Until Sat 15Jan. The first in a series of exhibitionsinvestigating sustainable constructionproducts, taking a look at the past,present and future uses of Scottishtimber.

■ AULD KIRK MUSEUMCowgate, Kirkintilloch, 578 0144.Tue–Sat 10am–1pm & 2–5pm.FREE Jim Kelly and Friends UntilSat 21 Aug. A colourful exhibition ofpaintings by local artist Jim Kelly andothers.

■ BIG MOUTH COFFEE BARAND CAFÉ167 Dumbarton Road, 357 7023.Mon–Fri 8am–6pm; Sat 9am–6pm; Sun10am–6pm.FREE Handful of Dust Until Mon 30Aug. Vintage screenprints and new gicleeprints by Ashley Cook.

■ BURRELL COLLECTION2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550.Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun11am–5pm. FREE Live Forever Until Sun 5 Sep.

The results of a project by local highschool pupils who were challenged touse photography to respond to theBurrell’s tapestry collection.

■ CAFÉ COSSACHOKTrongate 103, 553 0733. Tue–Satnoon–10pm; Sun 1–10pm.FREE From Russia with Craft andMusic Until Wed 25 Aug. Nostalgicphotographs of Soviet Russia by Scottishand Russian artists.

■ CCA350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900.Tue–Fri 11am–6pm; Sat 10am–6pm.

✽✽FREE Fields, Factories andWorkshops Sat 7 Aug–Sat 18

Sep. Working with crofting communitiesfrom the West of Scotland, the residentsof estates built around old common landin South West England and EasternEuropean migrant workers, Yuillinterrogates concepts such as communalownership and representation and therole of history in forming identity.

■ COLLINS GALLERY22 Richmond Street, 548 2558. Mon–Fri10am–5pm; Sat noon–5pm. FREE Bending the Line: 62 GroupUntil Sat 14 Aug. Contemporary textilesby over 40 well-established internationalmakers.

■ COMPASS GALLERY178 West Regent Street, 221 6370.Mon–Fri 9.30am–5.30pm; Sat10am–5.30pm.FREE Connections: TheHospitalfield Alumni ExhibitionThu 12–Tue 31 Aug. Paintings, drawingsand prints from artists who share an earlyexperience of staying at HospitalfieldCentre for Art and Culture.

■ CYRIL GERBER FINE ART148 West Regent Street, 221 3095.Mon–Sat 9.30am–5.30pm.FREE Summer Exhibition Until Tue31 Aug. Modern British painting anddrawing including works by Eardley,Giacometti and Blackadder.

■ THE DUCHY GALLERY23 Duke Street, 237 8754. Fri–Satnoon–6pm.FREE Bad Grace: IainHetherington and Jacob Kerray

Until Sat 14 Aug. Two young paintersexplore popular culture, consumerismand modern conventions.

■ GALLERY OF MODERN ARTRoyal Exchange Square, 287 3050.Mon–Wed & Sat 10am–5pm; Thu10am–8pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm.FREE Unsettled Objects Until Tue 1Mar. An exhibition of photography, videoand installation from GoMA’s collection,highlighting major new purchases madeon the Art Fund International scheme. FREE Tomorrow: Fiona Tan UntilMon 27 Sep. Tan’s first solo exhibitionin the UK.

■ GLASGOW PRINT STUDIOTrongate 103, 552 0704. Tue–Sat10am–5.30pm; Sun noon–5pm.

✽✽FREE Elba: Scott Myles●●●●● Until Sun 15 Aug. A

collection of accomplished text andimage-based screen printed works, alllinked by rather absurd yet intriguingconceptual connections.FREE Salon des Refusés Until Sun8 Aug. Continuing the long tradition ofthe Salon des Refusés this exhibitionshowcases works by GPS members thatwere not selected for inclusion in theRoyal Academy’s Summer Exhibition.FREE Aviary Until Sun 22 Aug. Acorner of the GPS shop is transformedinto an aviary with prints and speciallymade bird boxes from Studio artists.

■ GLASGOW SCULPTURESTUDIOS145 Kelvinhaugh Street, 204 1740. Thu,Fri & Sat noon–5pm.

✽✽FREE Jimmie Durham:Universal Miniature Golf (The

Promised Land) ●●●●● Until Sat 4Sep, noon–5pm. The renowned Americansculptor responds to the histories andpolitics of his found materials to create afascinating exhibition.

■ HOUSE FOR AN ART LOVERBellahouston Park, 10 Dumbreck Road,353 4770. Entry to exhibitions includedin house admission: £4.50 (£3; under 10sfree; family ticket £12).Kate Thomson Sculpture Until Thu30 Sep. Mon–Fri 10am–4pm; Sat & Sun10am–12.30pm. Smaller sculpturalworks from an artist who was based inJapan for many years, the bulk of herwork consisting of site-specificcommissioned public works in stone.Sara Mead Until Mon 23 Aug,10am–5pm. A second solo show at theHouse for an Art Lover fromBirmingham-based painter Sara Mead.

■ HUNTERIAN MUSEUM & ARTGALLERYUniversity of Glasgow, 82 HillheadStreet, 330 5431. Mon–Sat 9.30am–5pm.FREE Artist Rooms: Joseph BeuysUntil Mon 27 Sep. A selection of worksfrom the Artist Rooms collection,including portraits of Beuys by AndyWarhol.FREE Aspects of Scottish Art1860–1910 Until Sat 11 Sep.Featuring works by Fraser and Bough,McTaggart, Chalmers and William YorkMacgregor.FREE James Paterson: Worksfrom The Artist’s Studios Until Mon27 Sep. Small exhibition celebratingaspects of the James Paterson Museumcollections.

■ KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY& MUSEUMArgyle Street, 276 9599. Mon–Thu &Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm.

✽✽Pioneering Painters: TheGlasgow Boys 1880–1900

●●●●● Until Mon 27 Sep. £5 (£3).Major retrospective exhibition focusingon the pioneering Scottish andinternational artists of the late 1800s.

■ MACKINTOSH MUSEUMThe Glasgow School of Art, 167Renfrew Street, 353 4500. Mon–Fri

10.30am–4.30pm; Sat 10am–2pm.

✽✽FREE Henry Coombes: MagicTowards Your Face Until Sat 28

Aug. Exploring the act of creation andthe rituals involved in making anexhibition, Henry Coombes returns to hisalma mater to showcase new film work.

■ PEOPLE’S PALACE & WINTERGARDENSGlasgow Green, 276 0788. Mon–Thu &Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm.FREE The People’s Palace HistoryPaintings Until Fri 31 Dec. A series ofeight paintings by Ken Currie.

■ PROJECT ABILITYCentre for the Developmental Arts,Trongate 103, 552 2822. Tue–Sat10am–5pm. FREE Recalling Lines: New Workby Robert Reddick Fri 6 Aug–Sat 18Sep. Reddick’s drawings, often createdfrom memory or found photographs, arecharacterised by shaky lines, lendingthem a certain ambiguity and sense ofmovement.

■ RECOAT323 North Woodside Road, 341 0069.Tue–Sun noon–6pm.

✽✽FREE Recoat Third BirthdayExhibition Until Sun 29 Aug. The

West End gallery celebrates its thirdbirthday with an exhibition from graffitiartists Inkie and Insa. See picturecaption, below left.

■ ROGER BILLCLIFFE GALLERY134 Blythswood Street, 332 4027.Mon–Fri 9.30am–5.30pm; Sat10am–1pm.FREE Come Rain Come ShineUntil Mon 30 Aug. Annual summerexhibition including a section devoted tonew artists, including David Schofield,Ken Bushe and Garry Harper.

■ SHARMANKA KINETICGALLERYTrongate 103, 552 7080. Tue–Frinoon–4pm; Sat & Sun noon–5pm.FREE Starting Over: RecentPhotographs by Robin C MitchellThu 5–Sat 28 Aug. Documentaryphotography featuring everything fromcircus skills training to the tweed millsof Lewis, via the intricate kineticsculptures of Sharmanka itself.

■ STREET LEVEL PHOTOWORKSTrongate 103, 552 2151. Tue–Sat10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm.FREE Mandy Edwards: ACelebration Thu 5 Aug–Thu 2 Sep.Documentary project looking at thedevelopment of Glasgow’s East Endahead of the 2014 CommonwealthGames.FREE Futureproof Sat 7 Aug–Sun 12Sep. Exhibition exploring the ways inwhich the latest crop of graduatephotographers engage with the medium.

■ TOUCHBASE BUSINESSCENTREMilnpark Street, Kinning Park, 4290294. Daily 9am–5pm.FREE Sensing Outdoors Until Fri 3Sep. Showcase of artwork produced bySense Scotland artists during thecharity’s outdoor programme over thelast five years.

Dundee■ DUNDEE CONTEMPORARYARTS152 Nethergate, 01382 909900. Tue,Wed, Fri & Sat 10.30am–5.30pm; Thu10.30am–8.30pm; Sun noon–5.30pm.

✽✽FREE Chicks on Speed: Don’tArt, Fashion, Music ●●●●●

Until Sun 8 Aug. Last chance to see thistypically irreverent and provocativeshow-and-tell from the globe-spanningriot grrl art provocateurs Chicks onSpeed.

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Break out the candles and streamers! Recoat, those West Coastspecialists in illustration, street art, graffiti and photography have hitanother milestone. To mark the gallery’s third birthday, artists fromPoland, Belgium, Germany and England, including Inkie and Insa(pictured), Pener, 1010 and Chazme, will exhibit work, while a group ofartists will paint a large mural in the archway that flanks the gallery.■ Recoat Gallery, Glasgow, until Sun 29 Aug.

Hat Trick: Recoat Third Birthday Exhibition

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Name Laurence Winram

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When did you start your job? 1992 – after graduating from college I went on to assist for a year or so before getting enough of my own commissions to set up a studio of my own. It was all a bit tooth and nail in the beginning but well worth it.

So what does your job actually involve? Commercial photography of anything from bottles of whisky to men in grey suits, to actors in period costume. It’s always varied and I like that. No time to get bored. Sometimes the studio is full of models and clients and it’s fun but intense. Then I’ll go for a week on my own with just a few bottles to photograph.

Best / Worst Aspects? I don’t think much about the down side as the good side is so much bigger. I suppose it can be exhausting with everyone counting on you to perform on cue and it’s way beyond a 9-5 working day. But being my own boss and doing what I love is brilliant. Because of my exhibition, I’ve recently been shooting more personal projects and I like that I can choose to spend my time doing that.

Looking back, what advice would you give to a young Laurence at the start of his career? It’s very daunting in the beginning and learning to overcome any fear and self-doubt is key. Trust your instincts, don’t sit on the sidelines and never talk your work down. Always keep your personal projects going and be persistent. You have to work incredibly hard and always put 100% into what you’re doing. I see a lot of graduates and it’s always the ones with more self-confi dence that make it.

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The exhibition, The Conemen and Other Stories runs at the Traverse Theatre from 17 July to 29 August

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6766 74120 Birds 47A Betrayal of Penguins 45Abandoman 36The Accident 74Addy Van Der Borgh 43Al Murray 10Aleister Crowley: A Passion for Evil74Alex Zane 26Alexander's Feast 53Ali McGregor 17All Cook 45All The Queen's Children 60Allegations 58Allsopp and Henderson'sThe Jinglists 74Alma Mater 74Amusements 38Andi Osho 34Angel City 74Another World 78Apples 74Arabian Nights 50Ardal O'Hanlon 26Are You There? 74Arj Barker 34Art 74Asher Treleaven 44At The Broken Places 74Auld Reekie Roller Girls 84Baby Wants Candy: The FullBand Improvised Musical 32, 70Bane 74Bang Bang, You're Dead 74Bare 74Beautiful Burnout 62The Beauty and Meaning ofAutographs 74Beauty Is Prison Time 60Bec Hill 45Belt Up 72Bette Cavett 73Big Bite-size Breakfast 10Bingo! It's off the Cuff 45Bluebird 74Bo Burnham 20Bobby & The Graverobbers 50Booking Dance Festival 47Brazil! Brazil! 47Broad Comedy 43The Brothers Streep 45Bud Take The Wheel I Feel A SongComing On 73Bunny 71Cabaret Cordelia 48Cactus 45Call Mr Robeson 74Camille O'Sullivan 17Cammy and Phil's Late NightNonsense 45Cannes 74Celebrity Autobiography 64Cento Cose 48Charlie and Lola's Best BestestPlay 49

Charmed Forces 45Children's Storytelling Tours 84Chopin After Lunch 10Chris Ramsay 21Circus Trick Tease 7Colin Hoult 43The Crack 16The Cry 74The Crying Cherry 74Dance Base 46Dance Doctor, Dance! 47Death of a Theatre Critic 74Delete the Banjax 30Des Bishop 38DJ Kengo 81DJ Yoda 81The Dumb Waiter 74Dylan Thomas: Return Journey 74Edinburgh Book Fringe 84Edinburgh Festivals' Cavalcade 85Edinburgh Mela 84Edward Weston 77Emma Thompson Presents: FairTrade 60Emo Philips 45Eskimo Twins 81Evil Crossing 74Farm Boy 8Find Love Make Love Die 74Five Guys Named Moe 14Flawless 46Flesh and Blood and Fish and Fowl74Flor de Muerto 74Fools and Drunks 74Forest Fringe 57FOUND 55Frances Ruffelle: Beneath theDress 74Freefall 73Fudge Fingas 83Gentlemen of Leisure 45George Ryegold 42Gilbert & George 75The Godley Hour 45Grainne Maguire 45Gyles Brandreth 8Hairy Maclary and Friends 50Hans Teeuwen 45Hardeep Singh Kohli 10, 26Harlekin 71Helen Arney 40Henry Paker 21Hi Fives for Diversity 86Holly Burn 19Homage to Caledonia 74Hot Mess 72House Cabaret 17I Bought a Blue Car Today 16Imperial Fizz 60The Incident 45The Inconsiderate Aberrations ofBilly the Kid 74Inside 46Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: ARomantic Comedy 38

Jason Manford 45Jennifer Coolidge 20Jeremy Lion 45Jewish Chronicles 74Jim Jeffries 22Jimmy McGhie 42Jo Caulfield 45Joan Mitchell 76Joe Rowntree 21John Moloney 40Jonny Sweet 19Julie Roberts 76Keith Farnan 45Kevin Bridges 45Kevin Eldon 26Kim Coleman & Jenny Hogarth 75Kitty, Daisy & Lewis 54Lach's Antihoot 55Lady Carol 17, 52The Last Miner 50The Late Show 45Lewis Schaffer 38Lights! Camera! Improvise 32The List Operators for Kids 50Little Black Bastard 66Lockerbie: Unfinished Business 58Loretta Maine 41The Lunchtime Club: Class of 2010 45Luvely 81Mairi Gillies 75Maria de Buenos Aires 53Mark Nelson 21Martin Creed 48, 75Max and Ivan 45Mendelssohn After Lunch 10Meow Meow 17Mitchell Museum 55The Mole Who Knew It Was None OfHis Business 49The Monumental Joke Disco 38More Light Please 73Moyna Flannigan 75My Hamlet with Linda Marlowe 66My Name is Bill 74My Name is Margaret Morris 48My Romantic History 62Naked Brunch 10Nat Luurtsema 44NeWt 56Nick Helm 45Nina Conti 32The Noise Next Door 32Norman Lovett 26One Summer 58Operation Greenfield 68Patchwork 74Patrick Monahan 45Paul Foot 45Penguin 50The Penny Dreadfuls 45Phil Cornwell 26Phil Nichol 19Poignant 72Primadoona 64Prints of Darkness 78

Radio Hoohah 42The Rap Guide to Human Nature 57Ray Green 45Reel-to-Real: The Movies Musical 70Rhythm Drum & Dance 52Rhythms with Soul 47Richard Wright 76Righteous Money 74Roadkill 60The Roaring Boys 45Ronna and Beverly 30The Rope in Your Hands 58Samedia 53Sara Pascoe 21Sarah Bennetto 45Sarah Campbell 38Scottish Dance Theatre 46Sean Hughes 44See Me! Hear Me! 60Show Stopper! The ImprovisedMusical 32, 70Simon Callow in Shakespeare theMan from Stratford 64The Singalong Glee Club 70Sitting & Looking 78Smoke and Mirrors 16Sound and Fury 45Spontaneous Broadway 70Stationary Excess 74Stewart Lee 45Stick Man Live On Stage 50Still 48Studio 54 74Sub Rosa 57The Sum Of It All... 73Suspicious Package 72Tall Storrie & Wee Godley 49Taste 82Three Men in a Boat 64To Be Continued 32Tokyoblu 81Touching the Blue 64Toulson and Harvey 36Tricity Vogue's Ukelele Cabaret 53Twinkle Twonkle 50The Ukelele Project 53Up N Under 64The Vanishing Horizon 71Villagers 54Vladimir McTavish 6Volume! 81Wee Willie Gray 50West End Glee Club 70Whenever I Get Blown Up IThink of You 58While You Lie 68White 50The Wild Party 74William Wegman 77Willy Wonka Explained:The Veruca Salt Sections 28Wolf 72World Kitchen in Leith 84Write Of Passage 58

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ART FESTIVALDates: 29 Jul–5 SepTelephone booking:Call individual venuesWebsite:www.edinburghartfestival.com

BOOK FESTIVALDates: 14–30 AugTelephone booking:0845 373 5888Website:www.edbookfest.co.uk

FESTIVAL FRINGEDates: 6–30 AugTelephone booking:0131 226 0000Website: www.edfringe.com

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALDates: 13 Aug–5 SepTelephone booking:0131 473 2000Website:www.eif.co.uk

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You won’t find the Book and International festivals in this issue. They don’t start until later in August, but their box offices are already open.

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