THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT’S WOMAN
Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Mon-Sat (0870 060 6647)
A new stage version of the novel by John Fowles about an amateur scientist who becomes obsessed with a mysterious cloaked woman he spies standing on a windswept shore.
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FEWER EMERGENCIES, WHOLE BLUE SKY and FACE TO THE WALL
Citizens theatre, Glasgow, Tue-Sat (0141 429 0022)
A triptych of plays by Martin Crimp, offering a sinister vision of suburban middle-class life. The picture-perfect veneer is gradually eroded, as latent family tensions emerge.
LOSING LOUIS
Byre theatre, St Andrews, until Sep 16 (01334 475 000)
Borderline Theatre presents Simon Mendes Da Costa’s hit play about a family whose secrets and lies catch up with them at their dad’s funeral.
HOWE GELB
Mono, Glasgow, Thu (0141 204 5151)
Giant Sand man Howe Gelb tours his solo album ’Sno Angel Like You.
FIONN REGAN
ABC, Glasgow, Sat (0870 4000 818)
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New acoustic hero Fionn Regan tours his debut album, The End Of History, 12 beautifully crafted songs that have earned him comparisons with Nick Drake and Damien Rice.
BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
City Halls, Glasgow, Thu (0141 353 8000)
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Ilan Volkov begins the new season with a concert featuring Oliver Knussen’s Flourish with Fireworks, Walton’s Viola Concerto and Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique.
JERRY SADOWITZ — NEVER KNOWINGLY UNOFFENSIVE
Citizens theatre, Glasgow, Thu-Sat (0141 429 0022)
The maverick comedian returns to Glasgow with what is billed as his most offensive show to date.
PHIL KAY: THE JUSTICE SHOW
The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen, Fri (01224 642 230)
Kay recounts numerous brushes with the long arm of the law, including tales about speed-cameras, breath-tests and being caught shoplifting on the steps of Morrisons.
DIE FLEDERMAUS
(www.scottishopera.org.uk)Thurso High School, Thurso, Tue; Strathpeffer Pavilion, Strathpeffer, Thu ; Morrison’s Academy Hall, Crieff, Sat
Scottish Opera take Johann Strauss on the road, with his tale of mistaken identities, masked flirtations, elegant frivolities and romantic confusions.
BRING THE GLAM TO EAST KILBRIDE
East Kilbride Arts Centre, East Kilbride, Sat-Sep 30 (01355 261 000)
Nicola Atkinson Davidson traces the legacy of Marc Bolan and T Rex, linked with East Kilbride by the year 1947, when it was designated a New Town and he was born. The artist has staged various Bolan tributes around the town, and the show includes the story of her trip to Los Angeles to meet his son, Rolan, plus live footage of his songs, performed by Stevie Jackson from Belle & Sebastian and Chris Hladowski and Aby Vulliamy from The One Ensemble, among others.
KEITH COVENTRY: PAINTINGS
Tramway, Glasgow, until Sep 17 (0845 330 3501)
Chelsea School of Art graduate Keith Coventry is known for his abstract and narrative paintings exploring the idea of failed utopian societies in the modern world. This show has new work and some of his best-known painting series.
HOW TO DO WHITE
Tramway, Glasgow, until Sep 17 (0845 330 3501)
An experimental collaboration between Glasgow-based artists Lisa Gallacher, Hannah Hewetson and Fiona Jardine that explores the place where fine art and fashion meet.
GIRLPOWER & BOYHOOD
Talbot Rice, Gallery, until Sep 30 (0131 650 2210)
An international exhibition exploring themes of fantasy and magic in contemporary painting with works by Ida Applebroog, Kathrine Ærtebjerg, Carolina Raquel Antich, Hernan Bas and Julie Roberts.
ROBERT RYMAN
Inverleith House, Edinburgh, until Oct 1 (0131 248 2991)
His first solo exhibition in Scotland curated by the artist and collector Urs Raussmüller.
TOULOUSE-LAUTREC & THE ART NOUVEAU POSTER
City Art Centre, Edinburgh, until Oct 22 (0131 529 3993)
A exhibition of rare French lithographic prints from the early 19th-century Romantic period through to art nouveau.
NEWFORMATIONS
Lighthouse, Glasgow, until Oct 29 (0141 221 6362)
An exhibition of glassware by Glasstorm (Gray’s School of Art graduates Brodie Nairn and Nichola Burns) who combine Italian and Scandinavian influences.
ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, until Nov 5 (0131 624 6200)
A retrospective of American photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, who rose to fame in the 1970s and 1980s for his photographs of male and female nudes.
DISNEY ON ICE
SECC, Glasgow, Tue-Sat (0870 040 4000)
Disney’s team of award-winning skaters from around the world recreate characters and stories from the Disney canon including Mickey and Minnie Mouse.
EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT ROALD DAHL
Scottish Youth Theatre Building, Glasgow, Thu (0141 429 0022)
Part of Roald Dahl Day, this event celebrates the legacy of the world-famous storyteller. Join his daughter Lucy and son Theo, who are travelling from America to take part in the event, along with colleagues and friends for a discussion of his work, together with readings and performances from his most treasured works.