- Toddler death case report released
- Man charged in house attack inquiry
- Marchers support same-sex marriage
- Ferry collides with harbour wall
- Further fall in house prices: Study
- Shop sales fall biggest since 1999
- BAA warning on Heathrow hub plans
- Independence 'key to growth boost'
- Two arrested after house drugs raid
- Sheridan in legal bid over damages
- First-time buyers seize duty bonus
- Panda cake treat for zoo keepers
- Homelessness 'down by a fifth'
- Third man held in ear attack probe
- Rail signal staff on 24-hour strike
- Fishing quotas talks set to resume
- Valentine treat for solo polar bear
- Rangers to go into administration
- Police name death crash teenager
- Restaurant stand-off: man in court
The Guide
Review: Acorn Antiques: The Musical! Church Hill Theatre
Victoria Wood’s Acorn Antiques: The Musical brings together the classic long-running sketch with Wood’s songwriting talents. That should be a winning mix but this latest production, staged lovingly and enthusiastically by Tempo Productions in their 21st year is, nevertheless, slightly sketchy.
Music
Gary Flockhart: Lana needs to develop a thick skin
So no sooner has my top tip for 2012 defied the throngs of haters to hit the No1 spot in 11 countries than she has declared she may never make another album after Born To Die.
Paul Carrack looks to Squeeze Edinburgh into his schedule
YOU almost certainly know his songs, though it’s fair to say that most people wouldn’t give Paul Carrack a second glance if he passed them in the street.
Tango musicians get a move one
ENJOY a unique evening of tango at Greyfriar’s Kirk tonight in the company of Mr McFall’s Chamber and three of Europe’s finest tango musicians, Valentina Montoya Martinez, Victor Villena and Cyril Garac.
Kaiser Chiefs return to Edinburgh
KAISER CHIEFS are living proof that sometimes you need to take a step back in order to go forward.
At their peak, the Leeds lads were selling albums by the million, bagging countless awards and packing out stadiums like Wembley.
Theatre
Review: The Trial, Brunton Theatre
STEVEN Berkoff’s The Trial is one of his earliest works, part of a series based on stories by Franz Kafka. It’s not his best play, and this is not a thrilling production.
**
Irish soprano Ailish Tynan endures a marshmallow feast
CHILDREN abandoned deep in a sinister wood; an evil witch intent on devouring them. Brothers Grimm fairytales always had dark hearts. It was Hansel And Gretel, however, that captured the imagination of German composer Engelbert Humperdinck and inspired him to write his most famous work.
From little acorns local amateurs Tempo turn 21
MRS OVERALL, Berta, Clifford and Miss Babs - four names that instantly conjuring up images of wobbly sets, stilted delivery and acting so wooden that you have to watch out for splinters.
Triple bill for Snow Angels Theatre Company
EDINBURGH’S Snow Angels Theatre Company celebrate moving into their new home, The Fiddler’s Elbow, this week, with a triple bill of one-act plays entitled An Evening of Proposals.
Review: Swallows and Amazons, Festival Theatre
Swallows and Amazons could be a tough sell for the Festival Theatre. A week shy of February break for local schools and subject matter that, while family friendly, reeks of another age, means that they’ll be relying on the sentimentality of childhood fans and nostalgic grandparents to put bums on seats.
****
Comedy
Karen Koren: Big Yin shrinks from hecklers
IT’S ironic that during the run of my TV series, Late ’n’ Live Guide To Comedy on BBC Scotland, the stand-up scene should explode due to the most talented stand-up in the world cutting short his shows because of hecklers.
Review: Danny Bhoy, Festival Theatre
Danny Bhoy returns to the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh as something of a local Bhoy made good.
**
Interview: Danny Bhoy, comedian
SOME comedians want it all: fame, fortune and five-star reviews in the Evening News. Some even want to behave like rock stars and paint the town red after a show with their groupies (or ‘gag hags’) in tow. Danny Bhoy is forced to settle for a hot mug of Ovaltine.
Karek Koren: It’s never too Late to learn
IMAGINE having your own TV series on BBC One on your birthday... well that’s what happened to me this week.
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly The Stand HHH
The great thing about The Stand’s six-week run of shows, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly with Jo Caulfield and the Edinburgh Comedy Collective, is that they will be released as a podcast.
***
Film
Jonathan Melville: Lay the red carpet for EIFF chief
BIG names and blockbusters. Both of those were missing from last year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival, but it looks like they could be on the way back in 2012.
1 commentJonathan Melville: Putting the accent on Scottish film roles
MEL GIBSON’S done it. So has Mike Myers. Christopher Lambert wasn’t even trying. Sean Connery’s made a career out of it.
Jonathan Melville: Action hero McGregor has gone Haywire
EWAN McGREGOR: Action hero? That’s what I was half-expecting from this week’s big new release, Haywire, director Stephen Soderbergh’s attempt to make a Bourne movie on a budget.
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Clubbing
Pick of the club nights
HELL EVENTS PRESENTS KAROTTE
HELL Events have notched up a solid reputation for throwing underground parties. That reputation is built on the Hell DJs strict music policy - real techno.
GR Ant’s Floorfillaz
Ferreck Dawn - Work The Middle
TECH house groover with vocal snippets that build into a storming floor burner. Guaranteed to tear it up. Boom.
Grant Paterson’s Floorfillers
Jon Delirious - Believe In You EP
Warm late-night grooves kick off 2012 in style. Five future classics smoulder with haunting atmospherics and subterranean bubbling bass lines. Essential.
Podcast 19/01/2012
THIS week’s podcast comes courtesy of Bruno FK, resident DJ at monthly club night Compakt.
- Broken Rangers: Club signals intention to go into administration
- Rangers run into the ground as furious HRMC battles to claw back tax
- Scottish independence: David Cameron set to snub Alex Salmond’s separation talks bid
- Rangers blame HMRC for driving club to brink of administration
- Six Nations: Steadman given notice as ruthless Robinson seeks to strengthen team
- Scottish independence: No breakthrough in talks between Alex Salmond and Michael Moore
- Scottish independence: David Cameron set to snub Alex Salmond’s separation talks bid
- The Rumour Mill: Tuesday’s football news and gossip
- The Rumour Mill: Monday’s football news and gossip
- Devo-max merely a dodgy back-up plan to save SNP, says Jim Sillars
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Wednesday 15 February 2012
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