David O’Doherty

9 COMEDY The current If.comedy Award holder ambles across the Central Belt with some more

lo-fi musical funny stuff. See page 41. Stand, Edinburgh, Tue 9 Dec; Stand, Glasgow, Wed 10 Dec

Divine’s 18th Birthday

10 CLUBS No, not the poo-eating drag queen. Celebrate a proper Glasgow

institution coming of age, mod-style. See page 36. Glasgow School of Art, Sat 6 Dec.

Gerhard Richter

8 VISUAL ART Stunning exhibition of paintings by the man widely considered the greatest German artist of the postwar era. See page 88. National Gallery of Scotland Complex, Edinburgh, until Sun 4 Jan.

Alien Wars

11 AROUND TOWN Back in 1992, there were reports of a spacecraft crashing into the Arches. Seems like something similar might have happened again. See page 16. Arches, Glasgow, from Sat 6 Dec.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

12 THEATRE The Lyceum uses all of its skill to recreate Narnia, in all its snowy, witchy glory.

See page 18. Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh, from Fri 28 Nov.

Modern Lovers Spectacular

13 CLUBS The downright funky club night celebrates its eighth birthday in Edinburgh and

launches a new Glasgow night with Chris ‘Beans’ Geddes. See page 34. GRV, Edinburgh, Fri 28 Nov; Flying Duck, Glasgow, Sat 29 Nov.

14 THEATRE Veteran Sheffield theatre company Forced Entertainment returns with a knowing wink, a host in a skeleton suit, and a show that’s all about death. See page 81. Tramway, Glasgow, Thu 4–Sat 6 Dec.

James Yorkston

15 MUSIC The former Fence Collectivite goes on tour, making some of the most thoughtful, powerful music you’ll ever hear. And he does requests . . . See page 61. Stereo, Glasgow, Sat 29 Nov.

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