Contents 21 JAN – 4 FEB
Around Town
What to do on Burns Night 31
Piano masterclasses Curtain Up: 40 Years of Scottish Theatre
KS Turner Dan Rhodes David O’Doherty Jon McGregor Simon Lelic
Stereotype How’s Your Party Born To Be Wide Adam Beyer
Stephen K Amos Karen Dunbar
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How to make the perfect heist flick 47
A Prophet (review) The Boys Are Back Precious 44 Inch Chest Still Walking DVDs How Cold My Toes
Events
Writing Our History Events
Hidden Door Festival Trilok Gurtu and Jan Garbarek The Ex Bearfoot X-Lion Tamer Adam Green Chemikal Underground turn 15 Records Jazz & Folk Classical
Promises Promises Arches Off-Site Manipulate Visual Theatre Festival Traces The Price Funny: Don’t Make Me Laugh
Duncan Campbell Martin Boyce Love Michael Thomas Jones
Recruitment I Saw You Flatshare Classified Courses and Tuition
Reader Offers
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Cover story: More For Less Blimmin’ ‘eck, we’re bargain barmy round List Towers way this fortnight. From cut-price culture to heftily- discounted haircuts, secret shop sales and reductions on your restaurant bill to gigs for gratis, our experienced team of hagglers and cheapskates have put together a comprehensive guide to living the good life on a budget.
Features 24 Homegame King Creosote discusses his revolutionary shows at the upcoming Homegame festival, plus we reveal the festival line-up. 26 A Prophet We talk to the director and star of this year’s first great movie.
Theatre
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28 Xplicit The hard drum & bass pioneers are celebrate their fifth birthday in the company of DJ Friction (pictured). Offers
Regulars 2 First Word Count Arthur Strong on Jimi Hendrix and getting chatted up at the supermarket. 7 Noticeboard Glasgow Comedy Festival programme news, shakeups at the Fringe, and the EIFF managing director stands down.
96 Letters This fortnight, you’re mostly ranting about Fred Perry, and Tracey Emin.