Issue 666

Alison Peebles on how theatre show Dirty Paradise was inspired by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Alison Peebles tells Mark Fisher how a Gabriel Garcia Marquez story opened up a world of auditory hallucinations

Take One Action, Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival and Africa in Motion set for 2010

Festival-ed out post Edinburgh? If you’re a red carpet junkie, worry not, 2010 still has plenty to offer the discerning cineaste. But forget Venice, Toronto and London, what about film festivals a bit closer to home? The Scottish arts calendar is…

Human Rights 10 Years On

To coincide with the 10th anniversary of the Human Rights Act, as well as the 60th anniversary of the signing in Rome of the European Convention on Human Rights, the Legal Services Agency (LSA) is organising this major one-day conference looking at what…

Theatre adaptation highlights in store for 2010

Orlando, Lark Rise to Candleford and A Clockwork Orange making move from page to stage

Orlando The latest production from Theatre Cryptic is a typically imaginative take on Virginia Woolf’s exuberant masterpiece about a young boy, born during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, who lives for centuries and transforms into a woman, going on…

Glasgay! 2010 highlights

Glasgow festival celebrates LGBT relationships

Panic Patterns Award winning Glasgow-based authors Zoé Strachan and Louise Welsh have collaborated on a gripping thriller in which two lovers witness sudden changes in bird migration patterns that herald impending disaster. The suspenseful exploration…

The Wonderful World of Hugh Hughes

Welsh-born performer Hugh Hughes has won a sizeable following for his imaginative monologues, which combine spoken word, visuals, live music and dance to transport audiences into fantastical worlds. This week-long celebration of his work, includes…

Resident Evil: Afterlife (3D)

(15) 96min In a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the Undead, Alice (Milla Jovovich) continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety, while her deadly battle with the Umbrella Corporation reaches new…

The Maid (La Nana)

(15) 94min Chilean black comedy about a long-serving housemaid who begins to go a bit mental. Writer/director Sebastián Silva’s carefully empathetic screenplay and gutsy direction and an all-dominating performance by Catalina Saavedra make this well…

Creator of Trilogy returns with new play Fatherland, Motherland

New play from Nic Green at Arches Live

Ask Nic Green where she thinks of as home and she has an immediate, if surprising, answer. ‘Nowhere,’ she says. ‘This is the problem.’ The creator of the celebrated Trilogy (returning to the Arches in November for a brief run) which prompted feminist…

I Belong to Glasgow

Tina Warren tells us where her loyalties lie

Tina Warren, co-owner of Club Noir reveals what she loves, from Glasgow’s vintage togs to its cafe culture

I Heart Edinburgh

Sarah Tanat-Jones explains why

Come on Gang!'s Sarah Tanat-Jones talks about what makes Auld Reekie special to her

Autumn highlights: The best albums and gigs from Scottish bands

The Phantom Band, The Twilight Sad and Errors set for action

The Phantom Band Chemikal Underground’s finest, most eclectic and most likely signings of recent years return with the follow-up to last year’s debut Checkmate Savage. The Wants is released on Chemikal Underground, Mon 18 Oct. The Scottish…

Getting Around: Edinburgh

Get from A to B in the country's capital

Orientating yourself around any new city can be a daunting prospect but help is at hand, as Niki Boyle takes you area-by-area through Edinburgh’s finest haunts and cherry-pick the top spots you cannot afford to miss

James Hugonin, Subodh Gupta and Childish Things among visual art highlights

Five exhibitions to look out for this autumn

James Hugonin A major exhibition timed to coincide with Northumberland-based abstract painter Hugonin’s 60th birthday. The exhibition will bring together seven paintings made over the past decade, showcasing the artist’s characteristic subtle style…

Welcome to 3D hell - upcoming 3D films

The latest films unable to say no to the film technology

Jackass 3-D The third documentary feature outing for Johnny Knoxville and his merry band of aging masochists is, you guessed it, in 3D. Why and to what effect remains a mystery. Out 5 Nov. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 & 2 The…

I’m Still Here

(15) 108min Joaquin Phoenix meltdown documentary. Selected release, Fri 17 Sep.

Recent Openings

Food & drink news: September 2010

Independent write-ups on all the restaurants worth knowing about in Edinburgh and Glasgow are available on our online Eating & Drinking Guide at list.co.uk/food-and-drink. Prices shown are for an average two-course meal for one. Glasgow…

Simon Pegg stars in film adaptation of Burke and Hare story

Edinburgh-set horror-comedy released this Hallowe’en - Simon Pegg interview

William Burke and William Hare were two 19th-century serial killers – not grave robbers, as widely believed – who made a living selling off their victims’ bodies to the Edinburgh Medical College. This might not scream ‘comedy’ to the average passer-by…

Robyn set for UK tour to promote Body Talk series

Swedish pop genius - Robyn interview

Remember that song? The one that went, ‘Show me love. Show me life. Baby show me what it’s all about.’ Yep? Well that was Robyn, back in 1997. And the track, ‘Show Me Love’ was a worldwide supersmash that reached number eight in the UK. And now…

Student Film Guide 2010

What's coming out when

From mainstream classics to art school gems, film critic Miles Fielder offers a rundown on the movies you cannot afford to miss

Budgetting Tips

The best advice in life is free

In Freshers Week, it will not occur to you to budget. Between your brand new student loan and generous zero interest overdraft, you’ll be asking Donald Trump to holla at you. The week after, when you have spent almost all of it in the pub/Urban…

Tramway celebrates radical career of Yvonne Rainer

Like many artforms, dance underwent a minor revolution in the 1960s – much of it taking place at a church in New York’s Greenwich Village. In 1962, ballet was beginning to lose its stranglehold on the genre as modern dance found its feet. But for some…

Top 10 Clubs: Glasgow

Best nights out in the West

David Pollock heads to Scotland's spiritual clubbing home and brings you his top nights, from the finest DJs to the mightiest spin doctors

Beauty bargains

Hair and pampering in the central belt

Splashing the cash on some R&R can seem an unlikely prospect, as a hard-up student, but there’s a treasure trove of establishments with vouchers and discounts on offer, just for you, finds Alice White

Top 10 Clubs: Edinburgh

Best nights out in the East

It may be a smaller scene than it's Weegie counterpart but the capital still has plenty to offer the discerning club-goer from pop parties to hardcore techno nights