CONTENTS

FESTIVAL FEATURES

YOUR GUIDE TO THE WORLD’S BIGGEST ARTS FESTIVAL STARTS HERE

Craig Charles

The Red Dwaijfstar returns to stand up comedy after the rape trial.

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James MacMillan

Scotland’s hottest composer unites with the rebel of opera for Inc’s de Castro.

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Special two-cover issue

Supergrass for Glasgow, Festival 96 for Edinburgh The List has it covered. Twice.

Craig Charles

Amelica Huston

In the director’s chair for the first time, with the controversial Bastard Out Of Carolina.

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THE LIST GOES ON . . .

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Index of shows in this issue 3 Tickets and Information 5 Festival Frontlines: at a glance highlights 6 Festival Top Twenty 9 Front Of House: Jo Brand’s guest column TO Qam-1 pm FESTIVAL FILM Canada's Dal)a Kamera reviewed 19 Scotland's silent star Eric Starving Artists in Vipers ()pium 19 Campbell 51 Rave review: Hem/stare 20 Cutting I’inm'r'liiu‘s strings 51 1pm-3pm FESTIVAL MUSIC The Wright stuff from America 21 Introducing this year‘s Mela The Long (10ml Friday's of Asian arts 52 stage debut 21 Brendan Power to the people 52 Do people like I’eepolykus‘.’ 23 Gyorgy Kunag hits town 57 3pm—6pm FESTIVAL ART Wells springs in War ()fT/H’ Helen Chadwick beyond the grave 59 llbrli/s 24 Outdoor art surveyed 59 Our blessing on The Virgin Mary Priceless relics from China 50 Show 24 Listings 61 Punk lives with Richard Herring 31

FESTIVAL CLUBS 5pm-8pm Listings 55 Time bandit Botho Strauss 33 Round-up 66 Greg Fleet reveals all 33 Doing Bird with Theatre For Afiica 39 VENUE MAP 82

Map index 84 8pm—10pm Shamel‘ul Catalan Carles Santos 41 - Donal ()‘Kelly sails through 41 TIOket Offers Dine out with Dr Faustus 43 _ 10pm Late See the Festival The latest laughs in town 47 for free Lithuanian new year 47 Vile jokes with Bib and Bob 49 pages 15 and ‘7

NON- FESTIVAL FEATURES, PREVIEWS AND LISTINGS

Supergrass exclusive

The band prepare to storm Irvine Beach, plus Bjork and full weekend running order.

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Supergrass

Helen Baxendale

The Cardiac Arrest star plays Lady Macbeth.

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Terence Conran

Launching the Glasgow International Festival Of Design.

Page 75

Rezerection V

Hour by hour guide to Scotland’s biggest dance event

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Fflm Folk 94 John Sayles on Irish myth 77 Game] & Opera 95 Reviews 78 Theatre Index 80 Theatre Listings 96 Listings

Week One 86 Art

Week Two ' 89 Glasgow Listings 98 Music , Clubs Thrum 9l Glasgow Listings 99 Trash Can Sinatras 91 , Listings claSSIfied

Rock 92 Recruitment 102.

Jazz 94 I Saw You 108

IRVINE BEACH RUNNING ORDER PAGE 72

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