So much culture, so little time. We boil it down to 20 of the best events
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COMEDY Katherine Ryan
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FOOD & DRINK Glasgow Restaurant Festival
With Kathbum, the Sarnia-born, London-based comic is cementing her reputation as an acute commentator on our celebrity-obsessed culture as well as an adept storyteller of her own life. But is she really the new Joan Rivers? Well, quite possibly. See feature, page 43. Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 23 Apr. The inaugural city-wide Glasgow Restaurant Festival still has plenty tasty goings- on worth sampling, such as Dining in the City which offers a week of specially- priced menus and events at 60 restaurants. There’s also a different pop-up eaterie in town every day. Various venues, Glasgow, until Sun 24 Apr.
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FILM Couple in a Hole
Kate Dickie and Paul Higgins play a pair living a simple, solitary lifestyle in rural France. But when a spider bite means they need to bring others into their world, it opens up the sadness behind this isolation. See feature, page 44 and review, page 70. Selected release from Fri 8 Apr.
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Big Fish, Little Fish Are you a parent who loved clubs? Don’t bother with a babysitter as BFLF invites you to bring bairns. Come along and rave with the kids, not at them. See preview, page 75. La Belle Angèle, Edinburgh, Sun 24 Apr, Sat 21 May; Drygate Brewery, Glasgow, Sun 29 May.
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Game of Thrones It’s rather difficult to talk about the sixth season without throwing a bunch of dragon-sized spoilers at you. So, is whatshisface really dead? And what will now become of, you know, whatshername? See Highlights, page 103. Sky Atlantic, starts Mon 25 Apr.
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MUSIC Molotov Jukebox
Another GoT link here as Natalia Tena (aka Osha the wildling) leads her ‘gyp-step’ band through their paces, resulting in a unique frenzy of samba, ska and swing. See preview, page 79. King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, Thu 28 Apr; Electric Circus, Edinburgh, Fri 29 Apr.
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CHOSEN BY ARTIST GEORGIA HORGAN Sidsel Meineche Hansen
Sidsel Meineche Hansen is presenting work that explores the relationship between feminism, 3D genders and post-human sex. The basement will feature animations appropriating hyper- sexualised 3D models, add-ons for pre-animated movement and ‘genitalia props’. The upstairs space will be used for seminars, performances and workshops. Sidsel summarises her practice as an exploration of nervousness as institutional critique. Nervousness is proposed as a physiological and psychological state that reflects an individual’s conflict with late-capitalism. As an artist particularly concerned with how capital has managed our sexuality throughout history, this is set to be essential viewing for me. Georgia Horgan: Saturday, Calton Burial Ground, Glasgow, Fri 8–Mon 25 Apr; Sidsel Meineche Hansen: No Right Way 2 Cum, Transmission, Glasgow, Fri 8 Apr–Sat 14 May.
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