l Red Road
FILM
Fri 27 Oct A gripping thriller set in the sorrow ‘ and grief of suburban : l Glasgow. bringing Scottish cinema to a whole new plattform. Go
and see why we gave it five stars. See page 40. General release.
, x *5 Ed Byrne
COMEDY
Sat 28 Oct The jaunty japester who has gone back to the lanky-haired look bestows his excellent Fringe show upon the peOple of the west. See page 38. Garage, Glasgow.
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Rambert Dance Company DANCE Thu 26 Oct 80 this year. Rambert is still as young looking as ever. The company performs diverse works by Merce Cunningham, Aletta Collins and Mark Baldwin. See page 82. Edinburgh Festival Theatre
Pt 2‘3”. a erson au BOOKS FILM Sun 29 Oct The Mon 30 Oct This Dundonian poetry kind uncompromisingly revamps and bleak comedy is one revitalises Rilke's Sonnets to Orpheus of the highlights of the Reel 2006 with potent results. See page 29. Scottish and Irish film season. See Faber. page 39. Filmhouse, Edinburgh.
Calexico MUSIC
Wed 1 Nov Purveyors of the kind of spooky. dusty tunes i unearthed from the Arizona desert that send shivers to your livers. See page 59. ABC, Glasgow.
Samhuinn Festival AROUND TOWN
Tue 31 Oct Celebrate
the coming of the Celtic
new year by following this parade of fire. ritual, drumming and dancing from the Castle Esplanade to the Mound. where the climax will be held. See page 25. Edinburgh.
The Importance of Being Alfred THEATRE/GAY Thu 2 Nov Louise Welsh‘s play forces the young Lord Alfred Douglas. lover of Oscar Wilde. to confront his older, homophobic. proto-fascist self. The action takes place in the run-up to an MP friend's libel trial. See page 55. The Arches, Glasgow.
19 Oct-2 Nov 2006 THE LIST 5