The House of Bernarda Alba

9 THEATRE Following her triumph at the Edinburgh Festival with The Last Witch, Rona Munro

creates an inventive new version of Lorca’s classic for the National Theatre of Scotland, which features 12 of the country’s most accomplished female actors in the cast. See page 81. Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, Tue 15 Sep–Sat 3 Oct.

Arches Live!

10 THEATRE The ground-breaking, boundary-pushing performance festival

returns, this time with an emphasis on work by non-traditional theatre- makers. See page 82. Arches, Glasgow, Thu 17–Sat 26 Sep.

Phil Kieran

8 CLUBS The Belfast boy helps Glasgow’s Shift and Edinburgh’s Compakt celebrate their third and first birthdays respectively in techno-tastic glory. See page 40. Shift at the Soundhaus, Glasgow, Sat 12 Sep;

Compakt at Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Fri 18 Sep.

Bright Black

11 THEATRE Award-winning Glasgow company Vox Motus creates a moving

exploration of grief. See page 82. Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Tue 15–Sat 19 Sep.

The Beggar’s Opera

12 THEATRE John Gay’s Augustan drama of thieves, vagabonds and dandy

highwaymen is comprehensively re- jigged. See page 84. Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh, Sat 12–Sat 3 Oct.

Confined Human Condition

13 THEATRE Theatre Cryptic provides a subtle theatrical twist to two new pieces of music. See page 82. Tron Theatre, Glasgow, Thu 17–Sat 19 Sep.

Cerith Wyn Evans and Throbbing Gristle: A=P=P=A=R=I=T=I=O=N

14 VISUAL ART Beautiful collaboration between sculptor Evans and these industrial music

pioneers. See page 89. Tramway, Glasgow, until Sun 27 Sep.

Thomas Hirschhorn: It’s Burning Everywhere

15 VISUAL ART The DCA scores a major coup by securing the first ever UK solo show by the iconoclastic Swiss visual artist. See page 88. Dundee Contemporary Arts, Sat 19 Sep–Sun 29 Nov.

10–24 Sep 2009 THE LIST 5