CONTENTS 1 NOV 2018–31 JAN 2019 | LIST.CO.UK
O ur annual countdown of the most exciting cultural figures in Scotland is here and as you may have noticed, it's a bit different. This year's Hot 100 is all about highlighting the achievements of women (including trans women and non-binary identifying people) who have made significant contributions to Scottish arts and culture in 2018. If you're dying to find out who's topped this magnificent list, head over to page 44 to find out and join the discussion online using #ListHot100.
It may be our last issue of the year but we've packed in plenty of recommendations for things to do over the festive period (and beyond). Turn to page 52 to read all about what's in store this Hogmanay, and don't forget to flick through our annual Christmas Wish List, which you'll find bundled up with this issue. Plus, we take a sneak peak at this year's SQIFF (page 54) and look ahead to Scottish Opera's Anthropocene (page 50). Elsewhere, we hear more about Sleep in the Park (page 49) from some of the acts playing at the events in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee and the creators of the smash- hit musical Six (page 56) give us the lowdown on the future of the 2018 Fringe hit. You can also plan your Christmas TV schedule (page 130) and check out our latest film (page 92) and restaurant (page 64) reviews for some well-deserved holiday inspiration.
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HOT 100 As a means of shaking up our annual countdown of Scotland's cultural movers and shakers, and reflecting on the societal sea change that's going on across the globe, we're giving over this year's Hot 100 to the women who are making artistic waves. Debate has raged within these walls over the nominees, so who will scoop this year's number one slot? Among the contenders are book publishers, theatre bosses, composers, TV stars and a library . . .
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FRONT
Realist News
Glasgow Girls
FEATURES
Hot 100 Sleep in the Park
SQIFF
FOOD & DRINK
Wester Spirit Co. Niven's by Cafe Source
AROUND TOWN
MagicFest BOOKS
Book Week Scotland
Rachael Ball Yelena Moskovich
COMEDY
Flo & Joan Stewart Francis
Zoe Lyons
FILM
Into Film Festival
Widows
The Favourite Stan & Ollie
KIDS
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Wee Hansel & Gretel / Wee Cinderella 99
You Choose MUSIC
Celtic Connections
MC50 Mabel
The Twilight Sad JD Twitch
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THEATRE & DANCE 121
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HOGMANAY Edinburgh will once again lead the world with a New Year's Eve party to end them all. Headlining the Concert in the Gardens are Franz Ferdinand with admirable support from Free Love (the band formerly known as Happy Meals) and Metronomy. SIX They brought the house down at the Edinburgh Fringe, and the Six phenomenon is set to do the same in Glasgow, as the story of Henry VIII's long- suffering wives (frankly, history has also not been kind to them) gets a blistering musical treatment.
T A E R G
classes at Dance Base S 12 Win 12 free drop-in R E F F O
13 Win tickets to Sleep in the Park 13 Win Pickering's OriGINal Gin Baubles
13 Win a bottle of Glenfiddich Fire & Cane
Kinky Boots The Journey
The Mother
Rambert
TELEVISION The Staircase
VISUAL ART
Toulouse-Lautrec TabloidArtHistory
FIRST & LAST Gary Lightbody
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