HOGMANAY 2014 2014
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1THE SPIEGELTENT The Spiegeltent in Edinburgh’s St Andrew Square is covering pretty much every performance genre this year. Comedian Al Murray has
promised surprise guests each night at The Pub Landlord’s Festive Saloon (Mon 29–Wed 31 Dec), or there are terrifyingly impressive Australian circus skills at Scotch and Soda (until Sun 21 Dec). If all-male burlesque tickles your fancy then there’s that too from Briefs (Thu 18 Dec–Sun 4 Jan), or just party the night away with a string of Number One hits from the 1950s to the present day at Hot Dub Time Machine (until Wed 17 Dec). ■ The Spiegeltent, Edinburgh, various times and dates.
2COMEDY It’s been a long year, so if a night laughing at the expense of others is what the doctor ordered then head to Hogmanay Hootfest. Jo Cauli eld, Ian Coppinger, Keir McAllister, Liam Withnail and Bruce Devlin will take to The Stand in Edinburgh, while Tom Stade, John Gillick, Susie McCabe, Dan Petherbridge and Billy Kirkwood are entertaining the Glaswegians. ■ The Stand, Edinburgh & Glasgow, Sat 27 Dec–Thu 1 Jan, 8.30pm.
FILMHOUSEE SCREENINGSS SCREENINGS 3FILMHOUSE
Scotland Galore is a series of Scotland Galore is a series of of Scottish-based i lm screenings taking
place at Edinburgh’s Filmhouse. Movies showing include French animation The Illusionist, Virginia Heath’s From Scotland with Love with its score by King Creosote (our reviewer was adamant ‘it works like a dream alongside the i lm’), infectious musical Sunshine on Leith and Billy Connolly on top form in What We Did on Our Holiday. ■ Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Sat 27 Dec– Sun 4 Jan, various times.
CABARET
4SPOKEN WORD This installation of Rally & Broad’s literary-themed cabaret night is the ‘hangover special’, which explains
5TORCHLIGHT TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION
Last year over 35,000 participants
and 8,000 torchbearers took part in the annual opening event of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay, making for a spectacular sea of light across the city. Expect no less this year, with the route starting at George IV Bridge, going down the Mound into the city centre and i nishing at Waterloo Place and Calton Hill for a i reworks i nale. ■ Start at George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, Tue 30 Dec, 7pm.
HOGMANAY STREET PARTY 6EDINBURGH’S
As well as their Spiegeltent tenancy, Hot Dub Time Machine are also
making an appearance at the Hogmanay Street Party, which boasts the world’s largest outdoor dance l oor. Fresh from their surprise Mercury Prize win, Edinburgh natives Young
why the live music, dancing and spoken word takes place during the day. Performers include poets nick-e melville, Leo Glaister and Sam Small, singer-songwriter Becci Wallace and Zara Gladman & the Wee Terrors. ■ Stereo, Glasgow, Sun 28 Dec, 2.30–5pm. 14 THE LIST 11 Dec 2014–5 Feb 2015