FEATURE 1992 DIARY
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
THEATRE
I Citizens' expands Glasgow's pioneering main-stage house splits three ways to create a 60(l-seater. a l3()-seater and a
' 70-seatcr. Expect lots of carping from overworked critics who now have three consecutive first nights to attend. but much rejoicing from audiences who can take the multiplex-cinema approach to theatre. I Jump the Lite to Come 7 :84. now under new management. go out on tour with a new play by radical playwright Noel Greig inspired by conversations with the people of Mothcrwell after the closure of Ravenscraig.
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MUSIC
I They Might Be Giants A much smaller venue than they were playing after the success of ‘Birdhouse In Your Soul'.and the offbeat American twosome should fill it to the rafters. Fri 3!. KingTut's.
SPORT
I Scotland v England Rugby International Murray‘field After the travesty ofagamc
in last Autumn‘s World Cup. rugby fans willbe hoping foramore excitingmatch I thistime. Sat 18. Murray-field.
BOOKS
I Odd Jobs John L'pdike t Andre Deutsch) Having finally dispatched Rabbit Angstrom to the literary j hereafter. Updike takes a break from fiction with a collection ofessays and criticism.
TV
I The Funny Farm Glasgow‘s own comedy collective are back fora new sericson Scottish Television. Better than ever before or words to that effect.
ART
I Alan Davie Retrospectives These first major retrospectivesofScotland‘s foremost abstract artist’s work will at the McLellan. Talbot Rice and Edinburgh Printmakers galleries.
I A Daughter's View Thirteen photographers explore their own and other women's troubled relationships with their mothers (rumour hasit that their mums are teaming up for a retaliation. . .)See it at Street Level.
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I Rah C. Nesbitt (iregor Fisher returns as the string-vested philosopher in BBC
Scotland's smash-hit comedy. the series I that introduced foppish southerners to the delights of fish suppers and lrn Bru.
FILM
I Barton Fink The (‘oen brothers' winner of the Palm d'()r at (‘annes finally graces these shores. John Turturro is the Hollywood scriptman stumbling over a massive writer's block while trying to come to terms with his very odd neighbours.
I Delicatessen Bizarre goings-on in a Gallic tenement where the cannibalistic inhabitants find their meals interrupted by a subterranean vegetarian resistance group. A black French farce that is destined to become one of the cult hitsof the 90s.
BOOKS
I An Honourable Death lain (‘richton Smith (Macmillan) Latest offering from the distinguished Scottish scribe. based
MARCH: The mouse scene from Dancing At Lughnasa l l
MARCH MUSIC
I Eric Clapton (‘ompared to his endless Albert Hall stints. this two-nighter should pass in the blink of an eye. though Slowhand's preferences for all things laid-back might slow things down a little. Mon 2 and Tile 3. SH ‘( ‘. I IThe Red HotChiliPepperslslistering i funk-rock. oy erhcated libidos and one of the most influential and exciting live bands of the last ten years. Tue l(l. Barrowland.
I Ride Infectious buzzing indie-popsters with chart hits to their credit. Thurs 13. Barrowland.
I WOT WBl wet The local heroes may just have got their album out by the time these
on the true story of a Wthcentury croftcr‘s son who joined the army tosec the world. only for his career to end in disgrace and tragedy.
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MUSIC
I Manic Street Preachers All secondhand (.‘lash slogans and glam cast-offs? ()r are they 4 REAL? Tue 4. Mayfair. Wed 5. Music Box.
I Fairport Convention The most renow lic‘tl folk-rocksters in the history ofthese isles. Tue 18. Qtieen'sllall.
I The Wedding Present After play ing The Queen's l lall on their last visit. indie superstars The Weddoes have decided that this cramped place is the only one they really want to play this time. Book
I early. Mon 2-3. Edinburgh Venue.
1992 IN A PLATE! _
1992, the year Teenage Fanclub topped the charts for sixteen weeks, Gordon Durie scored the winner in the European Championship final, Rab C. Nesbitt became Pope and lager dropped to 50p a pint. Well we can dream. For those of you with a rather more realistic approach, The List presents dates for your diary this year: the gigs, the films, the books, the other stuff. Remember, for a detailed and witty critical analysis of all the arts and entertainment events in your area in ’92, there’s only one publication, and it ain’t Builder and Construction Worker Monthly.
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