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COMEDY Rachel Parris

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BOOKS Bloody Scotland

The Austentatious co-founder and heavily satirical correspondent on The Mash Report delivers songs, stand-up and sketchy stuff in a touring show that is both personal and political. See preview, page 57. The Stand, Edinburgh, Wed 26 Sep; Òran Mór, Glasgow, Thu 27 Sep. Stirling prepares to shed some literary blood with a weekend of bookish events dedicated to the crime genre, featuring authors such as Stuart MacBride, Ann Cleeves and Irvine Welsh (pictured). See preview, page 53. Various venues, Stirling, Fri 21–Sun 23 Sep.

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DANCE Richard Alston Dance Company

For many, Alston is the founding father of British contemporary dance, and here his company present four works (two new, two old), previously unseen by a Scottish audience. See preview, page 93. Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Thu 20 & Fri 21 Sep.

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FILM Take One Action

Annual film fest which seeks to inspire people to make change in the world, features movies about lands being swallowed by the sea, the USA’s first Somali Muslim woman elected to office and more. See feature, page 26. Various venues, Edinburgh & Glasgow, Wed 12–Sun 23 Sep.

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KIDS Barrowland Ballet

Natasha Gilmore’s contemporary dance company unleash three tiger- based shows into the public arena, aimed at different age groups but which share sensory elements and have audiences who are up close to the action. See preview, page 68. Platform, Glasgow, Fri 21 Sep.

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American Animals British filmmaker Bart Layton merges documentary and drama together for a spellbinding look at the events which led to a library heist in 2004, and which is told from varying viewpoints. See review, page 63. General release from Fri 7 Sep.

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CHOSEN BY STORYTELLER CLAIRE MCNICOL Our Linen Stories

This Kirkcaldy exhibition captures the zeitgeist of our times in that it is both completely committed to celebrating local people’s stories connected to the theme of linen and is also very international. The exhibition recently visited Portugal and will travel to Picardy, the region in France where flax is still grown today. The theme of the exhibition alters a little at each new location as a way of celebrating the local: Murdo Eason from Fife Psychogeographical Collective will lead a walk through the ‘Lang Toun’ and Fife artist Lorna Brown will present Designer Table Talk. Curator and former GP, John Ennis, will be at Kirkcaldy market as a prelude to the exhibition opening. This formula has proven to be an excellent means of capturing little gems of local connection and I’m very much looking forward to seeing what threads of connection will unspool in Kirkcaldy soon. Tiny Tales: Into the Garden, Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh, Tue 11 Sep; Our Linen Exhibition, Merchants House, Kirkcaldy, Thu 6–Sun 9 Sep.

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