Thu 28 Jul The follow-up to The Office takes a while to warm up but round about tonight. you should be chuckling in the aisles of your living room. See page 89. BBC2.

VISUAL ART

Sun 31 Jul The redoubtable Scot gets a series of 80th birthday celebrations. See page 90. Inver/eith House & Ing/eby Gallery, Edinburgh.

Storr: The Unfolding Landscape

VISUAL ART

Tue 2 Aug A spectacular installation set in some of the most impressive scenery in Scotland. Unmissable. See page 22. Trotternish, Isle of Skye.

Devendra Banhart

MUSIC

Mon 1 Aug Claims that he's a mad

shithouse rat are only

part of the story. He's also a quite brilliant singer and songwriter. See page 64. Liquid Room, Edinburgh.

Skeleton Key

FILM

Wed 3 Aug John

Hurt and Gena

Rowlands lock horns in a psychological thriller that speeds along towards a fabulous conclusion. See page 46. General release.

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Fri 29 Jul Guo-Qiang's

fireworks kick off the

Edinburgh Art Festival.

but these are unlike any you‘ve ever seen over the castle before. casting a deliberately dark cloud over the celebrations. See page 18. Edinburgh Castle.

FILM Sat 30 Jul The latest collaboration between Tim Burton and his favourite muse Johnny Depp. this Roald Dahl adaptation looks like their most idiosyncratic and downright entertaining film outing to date. See page 20. General release.

Fringe Prevnews COMEDY Thu 4 Aug Like the football season and Christmas. it seems to come earlier every year. Get into the cheap seats for the established likes of Stewart Lee and David O'Doherty and hot tips such as DJ Danny (pictured) and Joanna Neary. See page 43. Various venues. Edinburgh.

21 Jul—4 Aug 2005 THE LIST 5