CRITICS’ CHOICE
POP
True North
Aberdeen’s annual musical shindig comes round again with a tasty lineup of indie luminaries, including the mighty Mogwai, above, the reactivated Glasvegas and Colin Macintyre, aka Mull Historical Society. Tracyanne Campbell of Camera Obscura collaborates with Danny Coughlan to glorious cinematic effect and the inimitable Camille O’sullivan fronts Lady Stardust, a tribute to David Bowie, as only she can. Various venues, Aberdeen, 20-23 September, 01224 641122
Fiona Shepherd
CLASSICAL The Burning Fiery Furnace
Scottish Opera makes its Lammermuir Festival debut in a new semi-staged production by Jenny Ogilvie of Britten’s second church parable The Burning Fiery Furnace. Derek Clark conducts. St Mary’s Parish Church, Haddington, 21 September, 0131-473 2000
Ken Walton
THEATRE Forgotten, Silence, Underneath
Two of them are Scotsman Fringe First winners, and one an Olivier Award winner; and now, theatregoers in Scotland have a rare chance to see them all in one week, as acclaimed Irish company Fishamble visit the Tron with these three heart-stopping and thrilling monologues about truth, lies, and those whose stories are often hidden from society. The astonishing Pat Kinevane writes and performs, and Jim Culleton directs, in a dazzling mix of brilliant language, passionate performance and sheer theatrical spectacle, delivered in style by just one actor, on a dark stage. Tron Theatre, Glasgow, 20-22 September, 0141-552 4267
Joyce Mcmillan
ART Rabiya Choudry: COCO!NUTS!
This is the first solo exhibition by Glasgow-born Rabiya Choudry, best known as a painter but branching out, in her most recent work, into text-based media, textiles and painted sculptures. Drawing on her own experience of growing up mixedrace in Scotland, she looks at faith, race, politics and identity in the South Asian diaspora – with a healthy dose of black Scottish humour, and a good deal of colour. ■ Transmission Gallery, Glasgow, until 20 October, 0141-552 2540
Susan Mansfield