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THEATRE MUSIC

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play. which creates an of the life and works of impressionistic biography of the musician/composer Martyn Bennett. who great escape artist. Harry Houdini. died last year. the. See page 58. Concert See page 73. Tramway. Glasgow. Hall, Old Frultmarket, Glasgow.

Jason Manford

COMEDY

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trio do. See page 60. Barf/y. Glasgow. Lyceum Theatre. [Ed/“burgh-

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winner of the inaugural old misery guts or the FILM Man Booker International Prize is most dynamic comic of his Thu 19 Jan Wonderful adaptation of Annie Proulx's story currently having his excellent back generation? Or both? Either way. about a forbidden and secretive relationship between two catalogue plundered. First up is The Danny boy will treat us to his lacerating cowboys on a Wyoming ranch in 1963. See page 14. Successor. See page 28. Canongate. wit. See page 37. The Stand. Glasgow. General release.

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