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Alasdair Gray: City Recorder
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(5 stars) Alasdair Gray is one of Scotland's most eminent writers and artists, and in 1977 he was 'artist recorder' for the city of Glasgow, his home town. This major exhibition features work from that period, showing how Gray's art depicted the life of the city at a particular moment.
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8 May10 Jun Mon–Wed 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–8pm; Fri 11am–5pm; Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 11am–5pm Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow
A Dangerous Method
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(4 stars) Cronenberg’s investigation of psychoanalysis, seen through the relationship between the two main proponents, Freud (Mortensen) and Jung (Fassbender) makes for a fascinating insight into a moment in history when the world of thought, and the way that we think about ourselves, was being fundamentally reshaped.
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31 May 7.45pm Odeon Chatham, Chatham
The Descendants
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(4 stars) When his wife is seriously injured during a boating trip with her lover, a Hawaiian land baron takes his daughters on a trip to confront her beau.
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4 Jun 7.30pm Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh
Scott Myles: This Production
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(4 stars) The first major solo show from Dundee's Myles consisting of prints, new sculptures and a large-scale installation, Displaced Façade, inspired by memories of skateboarding and made from bricks.
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15 May10 Jun Tue & Wed 11am–6pm; Thu 11am–8pm; Fri 11am–6pm; Sun noon–6pm Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee
The Sculpture Show
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(4 stars) A major new exhibition of sculptural works from the collection, alongside important works on loan. Featured artists include Rodin, Degas, Hepworth, Moore, Giacometti, Duchamp, Hirst, Lucas and others, along with photographic and film documentation. Ron Mueck's enormous A Girl returns to the Gallery from its world tour.
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4 May24 Jun Mon–Sun 10am–5pm Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One, Edinburgh
Wolfgang Tillmans: A New Installation
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(4 stars) The first photographer to win the Turner Prize has his first solo exhibition in Scotland since 1995.
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15 May31 May Tue & Wed noon–5pm; Thu & Fri noon–7pm; Sat noon–5pm The Common Guild, Glasgow
1 Jun23 Jun Tue & Wed noon–5pm; Thu & Fri noon–7pm; Sat noon–5pm
Part of the West End Festival.
The Common Guild, Glasgow
The Muppets
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(3 stars) When Muppet fans Gary (Segel), his girlfriend Mary (Adams) and brother Walter (a puppet) learn that oil millionaire Tex Richman (Cooper) plans to demolish the Muppet theatre, it's time to reunite the original cast. If the plot could be fresher, the well-chosen guest stars, self-referential humour and old-school bonhomie should raise a smile.
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Allotment
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Meet two green-fingered sisters among the plants for a cuppa, a homemade scone and a major dose of sibling rivalry as Edinburgh company Nutshell returns with its darkly funny Fringe First award winner. The show is performed on real allotments, whatever the weather, so come prepared!
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8 Jun Fri 2pm, 5pm & 7pm
Booking via Paisley Arts Centre.
Brediland Allotments, Paisley
Best Coast and Fear of Men
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Fuzzy indie surf-pop trio from California.
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16 Jun 7pm O2 ABC, Glasgow
Coalition
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Drum & bass, breaks, dubstep, techno and electro from the resident team every week. On 27 May expect grimey house from Jam City (Night Slugs), please note £3 (members free) for this date onll.
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6 May30 Sep Sun 11pm–3am Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Book Fringe
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Hosted by Word Power Books, this festival gives a platform to local publishers and writers, whether polemicists or comedians, during the capital's festival month. The Word Power bookshop is an intimate venue where authors can engage with their audience.
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10 Aug24 Aug Times vary Word Power Bookshop, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Independent & Radical Book Fair
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The Independent and Radical Book Fair hosts another plethora (over 70 publishers were present at the last festival) of left-field stalls, as well as exhibitions, film screenings, workshops, creative writing events and author talks.
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24 Oct28 Oct Times vary Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh
Frankie Boyle: Work in Progress
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A pretty special chance to catch The Boyle in a warm-up show for his upcoming Last Days of Sodom tour later this year, which he says will be his last.
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28 May30 May Mon & Wed 6pm The Stand, Glasgow
4 Jun 6pm
6 Jun 6pm
11 Jun 6pm
13 Jun 6pm
18 Jun 6pm
20 Jun 6pm
27 Jun 6pm
28 Jun 6pm
The Stand, Glasgow
10 Jun24 Jun Sun 5pm The Stand, Edinburgh
Glasgow's Whisky Festival
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Only in its second year, Glasgow's festival of the national tipple is especially interested in distillers and bottlers from in and around Glasgow itself, but they welcome all, big or small.
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17 Nov 1pm The Arches, Glasgow
Legally Blonde The Musical
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The smashing 2001 Reese Witherspoon film takes to the stage. Faye Brookes plays supposedly ditzy blonde Elle Woods, who embarks on a journey to get into law school with the aim of impressing her ex-boyfriend, only to discover she's actually pretty good at this studying malarkey.
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22 May2 Jun Mon–Wed 7.30pm; Thu 2pm & 7.30pm; Fri 7.30pm; Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen
Lydia Lunch's Big Sexy Noise
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Full band show from the New York no wave legend, still kicking hard after all these years.
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28 Jun 7pm Classic Grand, Glasgow
Melting Pot
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All things disco-house from residents Andrew Pirie and Simon Cordiner.
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2 Jun 11pm The Admiral, Glasgow
Morningside Makers Market
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A new monthly boutique craft and design market held on the first Saturday of every month with artists, crafters and designers offering ceramics, jewellery, glassware, photography, textiles and art.
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2 Jun 11am
7 Jul 11am
4 Aug 11am
1 Sep 11am
6 Oct 11am
3 Nov 11am
1 Dec 11am
Columcille Centre, Edinburgh
Numbers
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One of Glasgow's most eclectic clubbing successes goes from strength to strength each month, with rotating residents and a diverse array of dubstep and techno-playing special guests from around the globe.
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13 Jul 11pm
The ninth birthday party, featuring back-to-back sets from Jackmaster, Ben UFO and Oneman.
Chambre 69, Glasgow
Passing Through
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Alistair Rutherford's new romantic comedy explores the magical tryst between conjurer Tommy and jaded Alice. Presented by Peapod Productions.
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4 Jul5 Jul Wed & Thu 8pm South Leith Parish Church, Edinburgh
7 Jul 8pm Howden Park Centre, Livingston
27 Oct 6pm Perth Theatre, Perth
Rod Jones & The Birthday Suit
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Side project from Idlewild guitarist Rod Jones which comes close in spirit to early Idlewild.
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4 Oct 8.30pm King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow
Substance
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Edinburgh's long-running underground techno party.
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15 Jun 11pm
'Summer Rave' as Jerome Hill (Don't Recordings) guests.
The Bongo Club, Edinburgh
Teresa Margolles
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Work drawing on an archive the artist found in Mexico, consisting of more than 4000 photographs of the street life of Ciudad Juarez, a Mexican city with the highest murder rate in the world. She also happened to visit Glasgow while the London riots were going on, and travelled to London to document the aftermath. Part of Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art.
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10 May30 Jun Thu–Sat noon–5pm Glasgow Sculpture Studios, Glasgow
Theatre Tour
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See behind the scenes at the country's largest purpose-built theatre.
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2 Jun23 Jun Wed, Thu & Sat 10.30am The Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh
This is Music
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Indie-electro night hosted by the Sick Note DJs.
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1 Jun15 Jun Fri 11pm–3am Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh

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