FOOTLOOSE
King’s theatre, Glasgow, Tue-Sat (0141 240 1111)
Based on the much eulogised but frankly terrible 1980s film musical starring Kevin Bacon, this stage version does at least give a good account of some of the lost pop classics of the decade, including Holding Out for a Hero, Almost Paradise and Let’s Hear It for the Boy.
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PLASTICINE/TERRORISM
Traverse theatre, Edinburgh, Wed-Sat (0131 228 1404)
A double bill from the RSAMD theatre group featuring two contemporary plays from Russia.
THE MERRY MUSES OF CALEDONIA
Dundee Rep, Dundee, Wed (01382 223 530)
The music producer and academic Dr Fred Freeman is joined by John Morran of Deaf Shepherd and former Capercaillie member Marc Duff for an evening of song and sparkling repartee in celebration of Robert Burns.
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TARTUFFE
Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh, until Feb 11 (0131 248 4848)
Liz Lochhead’s Scots translation of Molière’s Tartuffe is a heady fusion of dark satire and the finer points of the Gaelic language.
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MY DARK SKY — THE WHITE ROSE RESISTANCE TO HITLER & THE HOLOCAUST
Tramway, Glasgow, Tue-Jan 28 (0845 330 3501)
The Reeling & Writhing company presents a play by Tim Nunn based on the true story of a group of young Germans who took a stand against the Nazis and were eventually executed.
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BELLE & SEBASTIAN
ABC, Glasgow, today-Tue; Music Hall, Aberdeen, Wed (01224 641 122)
The Glasgow indie orchestra embark on a 40-date world tour with three dates in Glasgow. Support from King Creosote and Lucky Luke.
RENAUD GARCIA-FONS
Dundee Rep, Dundee, Thu (01382 223 530); Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Saturday (0131 668 2019)
The Parisian double bass phenomenon, a leading light of the jazz improvisation circuit, is on tour ahead of the release of his new CD and DVD Arcoluz, the recording of a recent concert at the Bavarian castle Schloss Elmau in Germany.
EDDI READER
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Mon (0141 353 8000)
Currently at work on a new album, Eddi Reader will preview some of her latest tunes in this Concert Hall set.
ELIZA CARTHY & THE RATCATCHERS
City Halls, Glasgow, Wed (0141 353 8000)
The folk songstress teams up with her sometimes band the Ratcatchers for a 14-date UK tour. The dark, rocky side of the English singer’s repertoire.
AQUARELLE GUITAR QUARTET
Inverness Town House, Inverness, Mon (01463 234 234)
The quartet perform works by Boccherini, Villa-Lobos, Bellinati and Inti-Illimani.
ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA
Caird Hall, Dundee, Wed (01382 434 940); Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Thu (0141 353 8000); Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Fri (0131 228 1155)
A concert of music from the James Bond films including excerpts from the score of Live and Let Die, Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever, Nobody Does It Better and, of course, the theme from James Bond.
BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
City Halls, Glasgow, Thu (0141 353 8000)
Ilan Volkov launches the first concert series at the City Hall with a new piece by Jonathan Harvey, the BBC SSO’s composer in association, alongside Stravinsky’s Firebird and Beethoven’s passionate Triple Concerto.
SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Thu (0131 668 2019); City Halls, Glasgow, Fri (0141 353 8000)
The Conductor Frans Brüggen introduces an evening of Parisian orchestra music including a suite of baroque dances from Rameau’s Nais, followed by one of Haydn’s Paris symphonies and Mozart’s Symphony No 31.
CINDERELLA
His Majesty’s theatre, Aberdeen, Tue-Sat (01224 641 122)
A lavish new production of the fairy tale choreographed by Ashley Page.
GALILI DANCE
Dundee Rep theatre, Dundee, Sat (01382 223 530)
A display of Dutch dance performed as part of celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands led by Scottish troops.
DANIEL KITSON
The Stand, Glasgow, Tue & Wed (0870 600 6055)
The celebrated misanthrope ventures out on the road with a new stand-up show about his contempt for television talent shows, lads’ magazines and the intellectually incompetent.
LEE MACK
Mull Little theatre, Mull, Wed (01688 302 828); Lochaber Sunart Centre, Strontian, Thu (01397 709 228); Lemon Tree, Aberdeen, Fri (01224 642 230); Bruton theatre, Musselburgh, Sat (0131 653 4264)
More surreal stand up from the star of ITV’s The Sketch Show.
ESSENTIAL SCOTTISH OPERA
Brunton theatre, Musselburgh, Tue (0131 665 2240); Arts Guild theatre, Greenock, Thu (01475 723 038); Corn Exchange, Melrose, Sat (01896 822 196)
A cast of four singers including the Scottish Opera sopranos Edel Shannon and Julia Riley perform a selection of operatic favourites from Marriage of Figaro, Carmen and The Pirates of Penzance.
UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS
The Atrium Gallery, Glasgow School of Art, Tue-Feb 18 (0141 353 4500)
Third-year textiles students explore the use of pattern, scale, texture and colour for contemporary interiors.
L’ART ELEMENTERRE NORDIQUE
Institut Français d’Ecosse, Edinburgh, Fri-Feb 11 (0131 225 5366)
The French photographer Nicolas Bonneau set out to test his ability to live and work in the harsh elements of Iceland’s northern region. This exhibition tracks his journey across the bleak but beautiful landscape.
RONI HORN
Inverleith House, Edinburgh, Sat-Mar 19 (0131 248 2983)
The New York-born artist presents an exhibition of photographs from Iceland, a country that has inspired the artist’s work since the mid-1970s.
ELIZABETH OGILVIE
Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, until Feb 12 (01382 909 900)
This new installation by the Scottish artist uses music, video, light and water to create a breathtaking display.
AT THE SAME TIME SOMEWHERE ELSE
Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, until Feb 19 (0131 225 2383)
An exhibition by three artists who share a common philosophy about the part research plays in their work.
SELECTIVE MEMORY: VENICE BIENNALE
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, until Mar 5 (0131 624 6200)
Highlights from the Scottish presentation at the 51st Venice Biennale, including new work by Cathy Wilkes and Alex Pollard.
ARTISTS & CAMOUFLAGE
Scottish Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, until Apr 2 (0131 624 6200)
Artists and Camouflage explores the role of fine artists, designers and architects in the production of army camouflage during the second world war and how the idea was taken from observations of the animal world.
GENERATION KKK: PASSING THE TORCH
St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, Glasgow, until April 9 (0141 553 2557)
The photojournalist James Edward Bates devoted seven years to documenting the beliefs, traditions and activities of the Ku Klux Klan.
UNFOLDING PICTURES: FANS IN THE ROYAL COLLECTION
Queen’s Gallery, Edinburgh, until May 29 (0131 556 5100)
The first exhibition of fans from the Royal Collection.
HAPPY GANG’S BIG CHEERIO
Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline, Sat (01383 314 000)
The Happy Gang bid a deceptively teary farewell in a show packed with song, dance and audience participation.
THE WITCH, THE WIZARD & RED RIDING HOOD
Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre, Glasgow, Sat (0141 339 6185)
Talking Heads presents an unconventional version of the classic fairy tale.