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39 MEGHAN TYLER PRIDE AND PERSIANS
35 LU KEMP PERTH PIONEER
At Perth’s revamped theatre, Kemp’s artistic direction has been a cunning mix of the classic, the best of touring theatre, and some mighty new commissions that have marked the venue as a centre of creative excellence and imagination. (GKV)
34 CATHIE BOYD SONICA DELIGHTS
Boyd’s international ambitions have continued to expand since founding Glasgow’s Theatre Cryptic in 1994 with a mission to ravish the senses. Now known as Cryptic, the company these days focuses on Sonica, a bi-annual festival and year- round global touring programme where sound, vision and big-time sensuality abound. (NC)
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A gifted actor, Tyler displayed considerable comic abilities and pathos in the recent production of Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of), and wrote the magnii cent, biting political satire The Persians for A Play, A Pie and A Pint. More recently, her autobiographical work, Medicine, ran to critical acclaim in London. (LI)
38 CLAIRE ASKEW TRUTH TELLER
A prize-winning poet and novelist, Askew brought us a new kind of crime story in 2018. All the Hidden Truths is a taut and thoughtful look at toxic masculinity, public tragedy and the women left picking up the pieces. (LM)
37 TRACEYANNE CAMPBELL COMEBACK QUEEN
The former frontwoman of Camera Obscura launched her i rst musical project since the death of fellow bandmate and friend Carey Lander. The project is a collaboration with Crybaby’s Danny Coughlan and the pair released a self-titled album in May to critical praise. (KG)
36 SOUNDFESTIVAL MUSIC MAESTROS
Led by director Fiona Robertson, the Aberdeen- based festival of new music showcases a variety of innovative music, including world-class musicians, family events, talks and workshops. The 2018 festival featured works by more than 50 female composers, with illustrious names such as Sally Beamish, Thea Musgrave and Anna Meredith alongside emerging composers. (AQ)
33 JULIE LIN MACLEOD A FAIR KOP
It’s been a busy few years for MacLeod: MasterChef quarter-i nalist in 2014, cookery shows on STV, plus her Street Kitchen at Glasgow’s pop-up hotspots. More recently, Kopitiam, her i rst permanent restaurant, impressed with a modern take on Malaysian hawker-style dishes. (JT)
32 MELE BROOMES INTO THE VOID
Along with her compatriots in V/DA and Project X, Glasgow-based performer, choreographer and director Broomes champions dance by the African diaspora. As a woman of colour, she gave JG Ballard’s Concrete Island a whole new edge in her stunning Fringe show, Void. (KA)
31 NIGHTWAVE SHE SELLS SANCTUARY
The Glasgow-based DJ and vocal advocate for women in DJing continues to enjoy an impressively diverse career. This year, her Nightrave party celebrated its i fth birthday at La Cheetah, her ‘Sanctuary’ EP appeared on Fool’s Gold, she remixed Django Django, and brought a Producergirls workshop to Glasgow’s SWG3. (DP)
30 RACHEL NEWTON WEST LIFE
Following on from an award-winning year in 2017, the dynamic singer and harpist released her fourth solo album West. Newton embarked on a ten-date headline tour of the UK in support of the record, marking this as her biggest tour to date. (BC)
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32 THE LIST 1 Nov 2018–31 Jan 2019