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Confessions of a Justified Sinner Reconstructed
Untitled Projects and actor George Anton present an archive of Paul Bright's 1987 Scotland-spanning adaptation of the James Hogg novel.
Tramway, Glasgow
Fri 14 Jun
£6 / 0845 330 3501
Sat 15 Jun
£6 / 0845 330 3501
Tue 18 Jun
£14 (£10) / 0845 330 3501
Mariinsky Ballet: Swan Lake
The company's performance of Swan Lake, screened in 3D.
Cineworld Aberdeen Union Square
Thu 6 Jun
Cineworld Aldershot
Thu 6 Jun
Cineworld Ashford
Thu 6 Jun
Also on at:
- Cineworld Ashton-Under-Lyne, Ashton-under-Lyne
- Cineworld Bedford
- Cineworld Bexleyheath
- Cineworld Birmingham Broad Street
- Cineworld Boldon Tyne and Wear
- Cineworld Bolton
- Cineworld Braintree
- Cineworld Brighton
- Cineworld Burton On Trent, Burton-on-Trent
- Cineworld Bury St Edmunds
- Cineworld Cambridge
- Cineworld Cardiff
Dead Sleazy
An evening of comedy, film and hard zombie science. The resident Zombiologist delivers an interactive survivor’s guide to a Zombie apocalypse, followed by a Q&A and a screening of The Evil Dead.
Nice'n'Sleazy, Glasgow
Thu 6 Jun
£5 / 0141 333 0900
Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
- 19:30 – 23:00
Dundee WestFest
Community arts festival based in the west end of Dundee, starting with a gala day, Big Sunday, on Magdalen Green that features live music and entertainment, kids' activities, stalls, food and drink. Throughout the week there's a mix of walks, talks, literary events, music, dance, theatre, art and film.
Various venues, Dundee
Mon 10 Jun
Times & prices vary
Tue 11 Jun
Times & prices vary
Wed 12 Jun
Times & prices vary
Catastrophe/Rough for Theatre II/Breath
Beckett on Film: Catastrophe: Directed by David Mamet and starring Harold Pinter, Rebecca Pidgeon and John Gielgud. Rough for Theatre II: Directed by Katie Mitchell and starring Jim Norton, Timothy Spall and Hugh B O’Brien. Breath: Directed by Damien Hirst.
The Hub, Edinburgh
Sat 31 Aug
Edinburgh Short Film Festival
A selection of the best shorts by filmmakers from around the world.
The Granary, Edinburgh
Sat 8 Jun
£4 (£3) / 0131 554 9465
Part of Leith Festival.
- 19:30
Sun 9 Jun
£4 (£3) / 0131 554 9465
Part of Leith Festival.
- 19:30
Fri 14 Jun
£4 (£3) / 0131 554 9465
Part of Leith Festival.
- 19:30
Summerhall, Edinburgh
Fri 7 Jun
£4 (£3) / 0845 874 3001
Part of Leith Festival.
- 19:30
Sat 15 Jun
£4 (£3) / 0845 874 3001
Part of Leith Festival.
- 19:30
SUPERCUBE, Edinburgh
Wed 12 Jun
£3 / 0131 226 4218
Short film roulette.
- 19:00 – 23:00
Also on at:
The Best of Edinburgh Zombie Club Alldayer
The EZC celebrate their fifth birthday with a full day of diabolical cinematic oddities. The day opens with cannibals on the London underground in Death Line (1972); the visually inventive searingly bizarre Japanese ghost story Hausu (1977); Umberto Lenzi's Euromcrime shocker Rome Armed To The Teeth; gonzo prison action…
The Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh
Sun 2 Jun
Free / 0131 558 8209
- 12:30
Edinburgh International Film Festival
The oldest continually running film festival in the world, the EIFF draws on its prestige to consistently present abundant programmes of new features, documentaries, retrospectives, shorts, panel discussions and educational workshops, with a few high profile premieres thrown in for good measure.
Edinburgh: various venues
Wed 19 Jun
Times & prices vary / 0131 228 4051
Thu 20 Jun
Times & prices vary / 0131 228 4051
Fri 21 Jun
Times & prices vary / 0131 228 4051
Jalan Jati (Teak Road)
An exhibition tracing the imagined history of a teak bed found in a Singapore junk shop back to the tree from which it was made, incorporating photographs, prints, collages and an award-winning short film.
Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Tue 21 May
John Hope Gateway Centre
Free / 0131 248 2909
- 10:00 – 18:00
Wed 22 May
John Hope Gateway Centre
Free / 0131 248 2909
- 10:00 – 18:00
Thu 23 May
John Hope Gateway Centre
Free / 0131 248 2909
- 10:00 – 18:00
Silver Screen
Robert Powell and Liza Goddard explore the first hundred years of cinema, starting with the Lumiere Brothers, making their way through Mickey Mouse, Clark Gable and Groucho Marx, and ending with Bond 22. Clive Conway and Christine Croshaw provide musical accompaniment.
Gardyne Theatre, Dundee
Sun 26 May
£21 (£19) / 01382 434940
The Ultimate Kate Bush Experience
Shambush! attempt to set a world record and we need YOU! Dress like Kate in a red dress and join us on the South Downs to re-enact the classic Wuthering Heights video and find your inner Bush! Everyone welcome. For the love of Bush, join us! A family friendly event (i.e. suitable for all ages).
The South Downs National Park, Brighton
Sat 25 May
Ayrshire Filmmakers Showcase
A showcase of short films by local film directors followed by discussion.
Gaiety Theatre, Ayr
Mon 15 Jul
£6.50 (£5.50) / 01292 288235
- 19:30
Tue 16 Jul
£6.50 (£5.50) / 01292 288235
- 19:30
Ennio Morricone: Live from the Cannes Film Festival
The legendary, multiple Oscar-winning film scorer conducts a concert of his works, including selections from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Mission, Cinema Paradiso and The Untouchables.
Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
Tue 21 May
Glasgow Comic Con
Indulge your love of all things graphic at this fiesta of films, comics and fandoms. Last year saw plenty of big names from the worlds of Captain Marvel, Judge Dredd, Planet of the Apes, X-Men, Superman and Batman exhibit, and 2013 promises equal opportunity to meet and get sketches and autographs from your heroes.
CCA, Glasgow
Sat 13 Jul
Times to be confirmed / one day ticket £12.50 (£9); weekend pass £20 (£15) / 0141 352 4900
Sun 14 Jul
Times to be confirmed / one day ticket £12.50 (£9); weekend pass £20 (£15) / 0141 352 4900
National Theatre Live: Othello
- Directed by: Nicholas Hytner
- Cast: Adrian Lester, Rory Kinnear
Shakespeare's story of jealousy, murder and the danger of ear-whisperers gets modernised and beamed live from the stage.
Cineworld Aberdeen Union Square
Thu 26 Sep
0871 200 2000
Cineworld Ashford
Thu 26 Sep
0871 200 2000
Cineworld Ashton-Under-Lyne, Ashton-under-Lyne
Thu 26 Sep
0871 200 2000
Also on at:
- Cineworld Bedford
- Cineworld Bexleyheath
- Cineworld Birmingham Broad Street
- Cineworld Boldon Tyne and Wear
- Cineworld Braintree
- Cineworld Burton On Trent, Burton-on-Trent
- Cineworld Bury St Edmunds
- Cineworld Cardiff
- Cineworld Castleford
- Cineworld Cheltenham
- Cineworld Chester
- Cineworld Chesterfield
An Introduction to Thinking about Cinema
A series of discussions examining various aspects of cinema.
Summerhall, Edinburgh
Sat 25 May
Sat 1 Jun
Sat 8 Jun
Sat 15 Jun
Anatomy
Variety night with a focus on risk-taking performance from any genre.
Summerhall, Edinburgh
Fri 14 Jun
£6 / 0845 874 3001
- 19:30 – 22:30
ARIKA13 Episode 5: Hidden in Plain Sight
This instalment brings members of the New York House & Ballroom community to Glasgow, along with queer theorists, performance artists, archivists, theologians and filmmakers, to explore Voguing, drag, clubbing, and the politics of race, class and gender.
Tramway, Glasgow
Fri 24 May
Times vary / Festival Pass £14; Evening Pass £6; Club pass £4 / 0845 330 3501
Sat 25 May
Times vary / Festival Pass £14; Evening Pass £6; Club pass £4 / 0845 330 3501
Sun 26 May
Times vary / Festival Pass £14; Evening Pass £6; Club pass £4 / 0845 330 3501
Centenary Film Screenings
A number of documentaries and footage shot at the zoo over the years, to mark its centenary.
Edinburgh Zoo
Tue 21 May
Included in zoo admission / 0131 334 9171
- 11:00 – 15:00
Wed 22 May
Included in zoo admission / 0131 334 9171
- 11:00 – 15:00
Thu 23 May
Included in zoo admission / 0131 334 9171
- 11:00 – 15:00
Cupar Arts Festival
Biennial arts festival with a focus on contemporary visual arts that combines an open call for submissions with invited guests to inspire new work and includes internationally-recognised artists. The programme, which also includes music, workshops and artists’ talks, utilises unused buildings and exterior spaces in and…
Various Venues, Cupar
Sat 5 Oct
Times & prices vary
Sun 6 Oct
Times & prices vary
Mon 7 Oct
Times & prices vary
Edinburgh Napier University: Degree Show
- 90 min
A selection of short films from final year students at Edinburgh Napier University.
Filmhouse, Edinburgh
Wed 22 May
0131 228 2688
- 18:00
Manet: Portraying Life
An exhibition of more than 50 works, including masterpieces like Music in the Tuileries, Olympia, Luncheon on the Grass and The Railway. Hosted by Tim Marlow with expert guests and featuring behind-the-scenes footage and a biography of Manet and 19th century Paris.
Stamford Arts Centre
Tue 21 May
01780 763203
- 20:00
Modern Edinburgh Film School
Modern Edinburgh Film School is a temporary, participatory film school curated by visual artist Alex Hetherington in association with Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, giving an ongoing series of talks, lectures and screenings in various venues across Edinburgh.
Inspace, Edinburgh
Sat 25 May
Free / 0131 650 2750
Featuring screenings of Beau Travail and short film ISLAND, and an essay by Hannah McGill read live by artist Catherine Street.
- 20:00
Neu! Reekie!
Avant-garde spoken word, film and music fusion night describing itself as 'playing host to the sinister and the sanguine'.
The Poetry Club, Glasgow
Fri 14 Jun
£8
Neu! Reekie! heads back to Glasgow, this time taking along indie trio Sparrow and the Workshop, filmmakers Kim Moore and Gareth Griffiths (with their protest film Hell Unltd) and poet, novelist and performer Kevin Williamson. Plus, a mystery guest! Ooh, who could it be?!
Summerhall, Edinburgh
Fri 31 May
£7 / 0845 874 3001
With readings from American poet Krystelle Bamford and short story writer McGuire; music from Stevie Jackson of Belle and Sebastian and pop folkies Admiral Fallow; and the usual selection of animated goodness.
Scottish Screenwriters
Everyone is welcome at these open sessions for screenwriters, from the novice to the professional. Meetings start with an industry talk followed by a Q&A and a workshopping session on scripts brought along by participants. Ages 16+.
CCA, Glasgow
Mon 10 Jun
£3 / 0141 352 4900
- 18:30
Mon 8 Jul
£3 / 0141 352 4900
- 18:30
Mon 12 Aug
£3 / 0141 352 4900
- 18:30





