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4 COMEDY NISH KUMAR
5 MUSIC NILS FRAHM
With It’s in Your Nature to Destroy Yourselves, the acclaimed comic puts on another masterclass of political humour laced with devastating self-mockery. See First & Last, page 104. Alhambra, Dunfermline, Fri 8 Feb; Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 9 Feb; Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, Sun 10 Feb. The Hamburg neo-classical composer takes to the road with his ever- burgeoning fanbase getting very excited about hearing tunes from All Melody on the live stage. See feature, page 76. Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, Mon 18 Feb; Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Tue 19 Feb.
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6 AROUND TOWN BRIAN COX
The man tipped to take on the David Attenborough mantle one day brings us another blizzard of images and ideas as he delivers more popular science to the masses. Particle physics may well be the new rock’n’roll. See feature, page 42. SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Tue 19 Feb.
7 VISUAL ART ANDY WARHOL & EDUARDO PAOLOZZI
I want to be a machine features work from Pittsburgh icon Warhol and Leith legend Paolozzi, showing how they captured images from ads and photographs. See review, page 99. Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, until Sun 2 Jun.
8 KIDS LITTLE GIFT
Kids’ theatre veterans Andy Manley and Shona Reppe team up once again to tell the story of Ted, a lonely man whose life is transformed when he meets a new pal. See preview, page 72. Platform, Glasgow, Wed 13 Feb; Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Fri 15 & Sat 16 Feb.
9 TV THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY
Starring the likes of Ellen Page, Mary J Blige and Tom Hopper, this is Netflix’s latest slice of superhero drama in which a group of highly powered child prodigies gather up later in life to seek justice for their dead adoptive dad. See review, page 96. Netflix from Fri 15 Feb.
10 CHOSEN BY COMEDIAN AND ACTRESS RACHEL JACKSON THE HOLISTIC WAYS FESTIVAL
Tickets for the Holistic Ways Festival at the Corn Exchange are under a fiver and it promises complementary therapies, free talks, workshops and stage performances. All good stuff for the body and mind. I spend all my money on massages and personal health care. My onstage persona is quite rock’n’roll and offstage I’m drinking almond milk tea and rubbing peppermint oil into my temples. Anything to keep the madness at bay, eh? My boyfriend calls me a wanker for liking stuff like this but I think taking care of your body and mind is pretty much the smartest thing you can do in life so a wee day to celebrate that has my vote. Hopefully see you there. Rachel Jackson & Friends, Tron Theatre, Glasgow, Wed 27 Feb, Wed 27 Mar; Rachel Jackson: Slutty Little Goldfish, Blackfriars, Glasgow, Sun 24 Mar; Jackson also appears in Beats which closes the Glasgow Film Festival, GFT, Sun 3 Mar; The Holistic Ways Festival, Corn Exchange, Sun 24 Feb.
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