Time + Space offers two routes designed to suit different levels of experience. Both opportunities combine learning and professional development with a significant exhibition opportunity.

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Advertisement: National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step

Various venues, Scotland, from 27 Nov

Jack Lowden (Slow Horses) and Martin Freeman (Sherlock) lead the hit black comedy play The Fifth Step, in cinemas nationwide from 27 November with National Theatre Live. David Ireland's ★★★★ ‘Laugh-out-loud funny two-hander’ (Sunday Times) explores two men in Alcoholics Anonymous, who build a fragile friendship out of shared experiences. But as dangerous truths emerge, will their recoveries be threatened?

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Kai Reesu | photo by Callum Bentley

Buenafest

Glad Cafe, Glasgow. 15 Nov, from 2pm
 

Radio Buena Vida are back once again with Buenafest, which this year showcases ten incredible local acts. Taking over Glad Cafe, it promises a packed day of live music, with the eclectic lineup including the likes of Amulet, Terra Kin and recent SAY Award-winners Kai Reesu (pictured).

Photo by Mihaela Bodlovic

Òran

Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh. 13-15 Nov
 

The myth of Orpheus & Eurydice gets a new take from hip-hop artist Owen Sutcliffe. Blending lyrical storytelling and a live electronic score, this bold retelling sees Òran go on an odyssey to rescue his best friend, Ewan, who disappears after suffering fierce homophobic bullying.

Photo by Calum Mackintosh

Getdown Services

Beat Generator Live, Dundee. 19 Nov, 7pm
 

Get down to Beat Generator for Getdown Services! Expect the duo – one of the most entertaining live bands around – to bring their usual blend of funk, disco and sardonic silliness. This week, you'll also find them at Mono, Glasgow (14 Nov) and The Mash House, Edinburgh (15 Nov).

Shock Treatment via MovieStillsDB

Rocky Horror double bill

Leith Depot, Edinburgh. 16 Nov, 7.30pm
 

Leith Kino's programming continues to be immaculate, and this double bill looks particularly special: the brand new Rocky Horror Picture Show doc Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror is paired with Shock Treatment, the underseen sort-of sequel to Rocky Horror from 1981.

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Advertisement: Deep Time

Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, 27-29 Nov

Fruitmarket’s annual festival of new music, Deep Time, returns for its third edition from 27-29 Nov. Curated by Diné (Navajo) composer, performer and artist Raven Chacon, I See Red is an acknowledgement of current urgencies of ecological, civil and political unrest through the liberation of loud noises. Over three days, Chacon and artists from the US, Canada, Brazil, Australia, Taiwan and Lebanon will be prompted by these emergencies, responding with voice, sound and noise.

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Safe via MovieStillsDB

↪ Safe + Discussion

Filmhouse, Edinburgh. 15 Nov, 2.30pm

We’ve been loving the melodrama seasons that have been playing across Scotland, and this event, centred around Todd Haynes’ queasy psychological melodrama Safe, looks unmissable. It’s curated by Charlie Little, who'll lead a talk after the screening on the representation of disabled women within melodrama with filmmaker Erica Monde.

→ The Last Dinner Party

Edinburgh Corn Exchange. 17 Nov, 7pm

Get ready to dance, Edinburgh. The Last Dinner Party bring their dazzling theatrical pop to The Corn Exchange for a show promising glamour, drama, and irresistible melodies. Expect sweeping anthems, art-pop brilliance, and a crowd singing every word. 

→ Burn After Reading + Intro

Glasgow Film Theatre. 17 Nov, 8.30pm

The Coens' star-packed black comedy Burn After Reading is sometimes overlooked by critics, but our film editor, Jamie Dunn, will be introducing this screening as part of GFT’s Coen Brothers of the Month season, and arguing why it belongs in the same company as the filmmakers' greats like Fargo, Raising Arizona and The Big Lebowski.