Boiling a Frog
THEATRE
Thu 10 Feb 7184's adaptation of Christopher Brookmyre's savage and farCIcal satire of the new Scotland features dodgy bishops. nasty hacks and scary politic‘ians. See pages 90. Dundee
Rep
The-Mayor of Sunset Strip
Fascmating documentary about the life and disturbed times of Rodney Bingenheimer, California's diminutive verSion of John Peel. See page 43. Selected release.
IAN MCEWAN
Ian McEwan
BOOKS
Tue 15 Feb After
the success of
Atonement. Ian
McEwan changes tack with a compelling day-long tale of a neurOSurgeon's encounter With a stranger during the anti-war protests. See page 29. Jonathan Cape.
Elvis Costello
MUSIC
Mon 14 Feb
Nothing says you
love the lady like sitting her down for two and a half hours of wailing R‘n'R genius. Let Mr Costello deliver. See page 66. Usher Hall. Edinburgh.
Bloc Party
MUSIC
Wed 16 Feb It may
be the Killers who
got the magazme
covers but this band's dextrOus. punk pioneering debut Silent Alarm is among the early contenders for album of the year. See page 69. Wichita.
gt, 12‘. ‘1. 9L Nathan Barley
Fri 1 1 Feb With a \olley
of subliminal advertising.
the long awaited Chris
Morris Sitcom is finally here. But WI” it get more complaints than Jerry Springer: The Opera? See page 9:"). Channel -1.
Club Noir
CABARET Sat 12 Feb Want .1
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Valentine‘s [)iix
it‘stauiaiitl’ ll‘, this; club in the (i()lll[)tllt‘, (if ft‘llf‘Jl .llll‘itt’f; like Office Bitch See page L’fi Car/int} Atiatltéiin. (L’tisqm‘.
Turtles Can Fly
FILM
Thu 17 Feb Compelling Kurdish drama set near the IraQi- Turkish border on the eve of an American invaSion where refugee children like 13-year-old Kak await their fate. See page 46. Fi/mhouse. Edinburgh.
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