GUIDE TO THE WORLD'S BIGGEST ARTS FESTIVAL Friday 8 Thursday 14 August 1997

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FESTIVAL FEATURES FESTWALROUND

_ . THE CLOCK 13 Davnd Baddiel theatre.danceocomedyokids The Li'st’s guest columnist braves a Scottish gam_1pm nightmare. 33 Graham Duff’s Vinyl Anorak 14 Boilerhouse 34 :egcr:ou3rspirli1:he Corridor Putting the TV confeSSional under the spotlight 29 Denise Stoklos m C858 In SG/ZGT. 40 Starving Artists’ Earthquake . Weather 17 lam Banks 41 Oscar McLennan in The author of The Crow Road grows up. Urban Mingle/€15 18 Fringe Comedy Debutantes 3pm‘5pm _ . . . 43 Eco-war in Road Rage What’s so funny about being a Festival Virgin? 44 Kerry Shale's new show . 45 Richard Herring’s 20 DaVId LynCh . . Excavating Rita The cult director of Twm Peaks returns wrth 6pm_8pm The Lost Highway. 51 Mike Cullen’s Anna Weiss . . 51 Stephane Braunschweig on 23 Shopping And Fucking Measu,eFO,Mea$U,e The show that put London’s knickers in a twist. 58 The Cub’s dark misteries 25 Carolyn Cassady gpm‘wp"?

_ , 68 Jonathan Harvey 5 Swan Song Setting the record straight on the Beat love 53 Kiw. drag an the Topp Twins triangle. 70 Theatre Cryptic’s Cel/e-La 27 Twyla Tharp 1.09m‘Late .

, , , , 79 Rich Hall on losmg the Perrier New York 3 original danCing queen. 79 Gei on one in Beyond Ecstacy 28 80 Wild Aussie circus in Acrobat '5“ '95 . , . FESTIVAL FILM Raw talent from Cork . . .Just don t mention the 85 Whaei Haneke's Irish Trainspotting. Funny Games 85 Edgar G. Ulmer retrospective 30 Cegada De Amor as Ian Holm stars m

The Sweet Hereafter

FESTIVAL BOOKS

89 John Lee Anderson on Che Guevara

Pure, unadulterated colour as Spain’s biggest selling show comes to Scotland.

90 George Melly on surrealism Index of shows covered this issue (3); FESTIVAL MUSIC Tickets & Information (4); Festival Frontlines (6); 95 ggang'L'J'iaT:Edmburgh' Festival Top Twenty (9); Front Of House (10) 98 Gaels 5mg out a. the

International Festival

FREELOADERS 101 Jacqueline Donachie’s Stars + Bars

see Festival for 102 Raeburn reViewed pages 29 3, 31 FESTIVAL CLUBS

107 48-year-old DJ Bob Jones

Johnny Vegas

AND THE REST... what’s happening outside the Festival

_ , , ~ at”? I FlIm: Glasgow 8: Edinburgh Theatre: Glasgow CIaSSIerCI mm.“ 111 Reviews 119 Drama listings 123 Recruitment u .e ' 112 Index 119 Comedy listings 125 Flatshare . 113 Listings Art: Glasgow 128 I Saw You Music: Glasgow 119 Listings 116 Return of The Verve Clubs: Glasgow

117 Rock&Pop listings 121 Listings