Contents

The guide to events in central Scotland ~

The Front

Top ten . . . last days of the Lumiere . . . competition winners . . . give Bollywood its due respect . . . drugs in Scottish Opera . . . letters on Fopp, David Lynch and critics . . .

Features

10 Monsoon Wedding Ivlira Nair’s multi— Iayered love story has been rapturously received in her native India. But, as she reveals to The List, it very nearly went horribly wrong.

1 2 Scottish Comedy Special They are stand—ups and they’ve been counted. We’ve lined up 30 of Scotland’s funniest mirth-makers

just a selection of the

burgeoning talent out there and given you the lowdown on their high jinx. Then we’ve sat five of

our favourites the Reverend

Obadiah, Garth Cruikshank, Eddie

McCabe. Miles Jupp and Des

Clarke in one room and asked them to tell it like it is. Needless to

say, they didn’t. PLUS

Celtic Connections 39 Ross Noble 55

Shut Up And Dance 59 B/oody Sunday 83

Rare gifts at the Lighthouse 98

Thursday 17 Thursday 31 Jan 2002

I Events

20 Film 24 Film index 38 Film listings

39 Music

39 Rock & Pop listings

46 Jazz listings

47 Folk & World listings

50 Classical 8 Opera listings

51 Theatre 52 Theatre 8 Dance listings

55 Comedy 55 Comedy listings

57 Gay 57 Gay listings

59 Clubs 60 Clubs listings 69 venues

70 Art 72 Gallery listings

78 Kids 79 Glasgow Life 81 Edinburgh Life

I The Goods 83 Watch it this issue 84 Books

87 Comics

88 Records

90 Games

91 Internet

91 Video/DVD

93 TV

94 Travel

98 Food

98 Shopping

I Classified

99 Courses & tuition 101 Recruitment

103 Flatshare

108 I Saw You

I Rear view

112 Phil Kay & John Fardell

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