AROUND TOWN

Reopening this Friday following its Christmas closure is Perth Art Gallery, where you still have a chance to catch the GLASS exhibition (until Monday 2 February), which celebrates materials and makers that made Perthshire famous.

If you’re hunting for a spooky palate cleanser following the sentimentality of the festive season, then check out The Edinburgh Dungeon (open daily), which will be delivering suitably chilling post-Christmas fun.

Or if you’re in need of a winter warmer, Glasgow’s Clydeside Distillery prides itself on being at the heart of the modern whisky revival, offering daily tours that give insight into every stage of production, with a chocolate and whisky tasting tour amongst the options.

MUSIC

Home Bar, Leith Depot and Leith Cricket Club are the three Edinburgh venues playing host to Fuzz Fest Episode IV (Thursday 8–Saturday 10 January), a three-day music festival featuring a varied and fun line-up.

At Glasgow’s King Tut’s, the New Year’s Revolution (until Saturday 31 January) returns, welcoming a handful of Scotland’s best up-and-coming artists from Wednesday to Sunday throughout the month, with more than 80 artists to feature.

Meanwhile, Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre is the setting for a gig from jazz guitarist and composer Jakub Klimiuk (Monday 12 January), who will be performing a set of brand new material with his quintet following his acclaimed album (un)balanced.

STAGE

Also at the Traverse and produced in partnership with Dance Base, PASS Double Bill (Sunday 11 January) sees Edinburgh College’s BA Dance and Drama Ensemble students present a pair of diverse performances, offering an exciting look at the next generation of dance talent.

Aussie fave Jason Donovan will be swinging by the Edinburgh Playhouse in the latest revival of Richard O’Brien’s rock ‘n’ roll musical, The Rocky Horror Show (Tuesday 6–Saturday 10 January), which is embarking on a world tour. Donovan will be slipping back into the stockings of the iconic Dr Frank-N-Furter.

Another cultural classic returns to the stage with Fawlty Towers – The Play (Tuesday 13–Saturday 17 January), live at King’s Theatre Glasgow. It’s a new stage adaptation of John Cleese and Connie Booth’s sitcom, adapted by Cleese himself.

SCREEN

Based on Maggie O’Farrell’s novel and directed by Oscar winner Chloé Zhao, Hamnet is the beautifully told, highly speculative tale of the writing of Hamlet, which imagines the relationship between William Shakespeare and his wife Agnes (Anne) Hathaway, including their reaction to a terrible loss. Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal are spectacular at the fore.

With Richard Linklater’s Breathless tribute (aptly titled Nouvelle Vague) hitting cinemas later this month, why not get fully prepped with Glasgow Film Theatre’s Cinemasters: Jean-Luc Godard (Wednesday 7 January–Monday 23 February), a season dedicated to the cinematic pioneer, which features screenings of the aforementioned Breathless and the underrated A Woman Is A Woman this week.

From a French filmmaking icon to an American one, Quentin Tarantino is back in cinemas with Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (Wednesday 7–Sunday 11 January), which brings together his legendary two-parter as one epic experience. Check it out in 35mm at Edinburgh’s Filmhouse.

PODCASTS

Glasgow’s Old Fruitmarket is the setting for an evening of live classical music, breathwork and meditation with Izzy Judd and Donna Ashworth, who are bringing their Music & Meditation Podcast (Sunday 11 January) to the stage, with the help of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

In Museum Of Pop Culture comedian Josh Widdicombe guides us through some of the greatest stories in the history of popular culture, with the help of a succession of comedic partners in crime (including Tom Craine, Matthew Crosby and Suzi Ruffell).

Great Escapes With Isy Suttie And Dan Skinner finds the comedians explore weird and wonderful corners of the UK, meeting locals, sampling cuisine and embracing idiosyncratic activities.

VISUAL ARTS

Returning to Edinburgh’s National Gallery is the much-loved exhibition Turner In January (until Saturday 31 January), a free, annual display of Turner’s vibrant watercolours to enliven the darkest days of winter.

Curated by fine art student Emma Scarlett and opening this weekend, Mother Curator (Saturday 10–Saturday 31 January) gathers new and existing work from Glasgow School Of Art staff and students who are mothers. It celebrates motherhood in all its challenges, strengths and creativity. Catch it at Glasgow School Of Art’s Reid Gallery.

Finally, Scotland At Night (Friday 9–Thursday 29 January) at Edinburgh’s Storytelling Centre brings together a striking compilation of night photography from Andre Hudson Photography, featuring natural moonlit landmarks, light-painting and astrophotography.

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