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30 CLAIRE CUNNINGHAM MULTI TASKER
The multi-disciplinary performer’s powerful show Give Me a Reason to Live explored body judgement. This brutally physical piece confronted both historical and contemporary attitudes to disability, taking in Nazi Germany and welfare reforms, through expertly choreographed movement, dance and song. (RoM)
29 OUR LADIES OF PERPETUAL SUCCOUR THE SOPRANOS
There are many reasons this none-more- Scottish musical (sourced from Alan Warner’s 1998 novel) was an unalloyed success at this year’s Fringe and beyond. But at the heart of its story lies an extraordinarily talented young cast with not a weak link between them. (MR)
28 KAREN CARGILL OPERA STAR
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Arbroath’s i nest mezzo-soprano (we’re willing to take several bets that this is the case) had a blistering year making her US delight that it’s easy to forget she’s delight that it’s easy to forget she’s only been in the show for just over a year. A remarkable regeneration for this often neglected villain, once a camp joke. (MR)
recital debut at New York’s Carnegie Hall, sang with the Red Note Ensemble at the Queen’s Hall and performed Mahler’s ‘Das Lied von der Erde’ with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. (BD)
26 SAM HEUGHAN TIME TRAVELLER
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27 MICHELLE GOMEZ TIME LADY
Gomez’s unpredictable, dangerous and sparky turn as Doctor Who’s Missy has been such a
In 2015 we got Outlander, and thus it was also the year many of us discovered its star, Sam Heughan who scooped a Radio Times award and is tipped for a Golden Globe nomination. In addition to playing an 18th-century hunk, he’s also a patron of Youth Theatre Arts
Scotland and a supporter of cancer charity, Bloodwise. (RM)
25 SUNSET SONG FUNKY GIBBON
Scottish interest in Terence Davies’ new i lm is strong as it stars Peter Mullan, is based on Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s 1932 Aberdeenshire-set classic i ction and it’s also the favourite novel of one N Sturgeon c/o Bute House. See feature, page 58. (DP)
38 THE LIST 5 Nov 2015–4 Feb 2016