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MUSIC/BOOKS

It shouldn’t have worked, but this album, a collaboration between some of Scotland‘s best-loved bands and the cream of the literati. is

Glasgow International Comedy Festival “ECOMEDY

Another rollicking line-up for , this year’s Glasgow gigglefest with Chris Addison, Josie Long, Russell Brand, Joan Rivers. Jimmy Carr and Limmy.

See feature. page 18. Various venues, Glasgow, Thu 8—Sat 25 Mar.

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The Steep Approach

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‘- Steering away from science

fiction. Iain Banks returns to innumisf“: the kind of riveting family saga w ich helped make his name. The Steep Approach to Garbada/e is a journey worth taking. See page 26. Little, Brown. Thu 1 Mar.

THEATRE David Greig builds on his rapidly growing reputation with this new British tour of Europe. Dealing with the collision of old and new. it's a ,. poetic and darkly comic tale of love. loss and waiting. See page 80. Dundee Rep. Sat 3-Sat 70 Mar, then Wed 4-Sat 7 Apr.

After the Wedding FILM

Susan Bier's film follows an orphanage manager in India

2 VISUAL ART

Alison Watt returns to exhibit

i in Edinburgh. with the installation Dark Light. after her residency at the National Gallery in London. See page 88. Ing/eby Gallery, until Thu 5 Apr.

Alison Watt

e discovers a life changing family secret. See page 42. General release from Fri 9 Mar.

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

FILM

341? Dito Montiel‘s gritty coming—of-age tale, taken from his own memoirs. V, '7' covers familiar ground but with a fresh perspective on the New York . vi ‘hood‘ experience. See page 40. General release from Fri 2 Mar.

who journeys to Copenhagen