What's On Scotland 21-28 Aug: PITCH Scotland & more
Scotland's hip-hop conference and showcase PITCH returns to Glasgow. Elsewhere, the Fringe wraps up with Pussy Riot, Ismael Loutfi and more, and Works in Progress throw their third event
An international conference dedicated to hip-hop and underground music, PITCH has been touring around the country with a showcase of incredible acts from Scotland and abroad. They’re pitching up (haha) in Glasgow this coming week, taking over Drygate Brewery and McChuills from 27-29 August.
The programme is a diverse weekender, featuring all kinds of panel discussions, performances, DJ sets and more. Head to the opening showcase with headliner rising star Jamaican-Irish rapper JayaHadADream, with support on the night from the likes of Edinburgh-based rapper Conscious Route (pictured), or to the Thursday night pitch showcase with the likes of Intibint and Pan Amsterdam. Find the full programme here, and grab your pass.
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Various venues, UK. From 4 Sep
From the creative team behind global phenomenon Prima Facie, watch the sell-out hit Inter Alia with Rosamund Pike in cinemas nationwide from 4 September. Suzie Miller's searing new play filmed by National Theatre Live explores motherhood and masculinity, and is an ★★★★★ 'unmissable production' (Radio Times). Find your local venue here.
Chappell Roan
Royal Highland Showgrounds, Edinburgh. 26-27 Aug, 4pm
If you made it through last summer without hearing Hot to Go! or Good Luck, Babe belted at you from a radio, club, or gaggle of baby queers, well, you barely lived. But never fear, Chappell Roan is headed to Edinburgh with her extremely acclaimed and catchy brand of pop next week. Image: Ryan Clemens.
Oliver Coates + Joanne Robertson
The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow. 22 Aug, 7:30pm
Best known perhaps for his scores to Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun and Steve McQueen’s Occupied City, Glasgow-based composer Oliver Coates is playing a double headline show alongside Joanne Robertson, a musician whose work has an ephemeral, improvisational quality. Image: Courtesy of artist.
Figures in Extinction
Festival Theatre, Edinburgh. 22-24 Aug, various times
Acclaimed choreographer Crystal Pite returns to EIF following the success of Assembly Hall last year, with a new piece developed alongside theatremaker Simon McBurney with a stunning dance and sound piece confronting the spiralling damage of climate catastrophe. Image: Rahi Rezvani.
Works In Progress III
Leith FAB Cricket Club, Edinburgh. 22 Aug, 7pm
With so much Big Culture this month, it's a relief to retreat back into Edinburgh's own thriving grassroots scene with the third Works in Progress event from EHFM. There's a live broadcast during the day, and live sets in the evening from Amina Beg, Ravelston and more. Image: Courtesy of artist.
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Citizens Theatre, Glasgow. 9 Sep-4 Oct, various times
Small Acts of Love is a powerful new play celebrating love, resilience, and community. Inspired by the true story of how Lockerbie and New York united after the Pan Am 103 atrocity, it’s a moving tribute to compassion in the face of loss. Written by acclaimed playwright Frances Poet and featuring original music by Ricky Ross of Deacon Blue, this landmark production reopens the Citizens Theatre.
↪ Pussy Riot: Riot Days
Summerhall, Edinburgh. Until 23 Aug, 10pm
Following their appearance at the Fringe seven years ago, iconic Russian protest art collective Pussy Riot returns to Summerhall with a subversive, genre-bending work of performance merging punk, electronica, theatre, documentary footage and protest. Image: Courtesy of artist.
→ Ismael Loutfi: Heavenly Baba
Assembly George Square Studios, Edinburgh. Until 24 Aug, 6pm
Ever felt embarrassed by your parents? Ismael Loutfi is here to one-up you. This hilarious and extremely tender stand-up hour explores his relationship with his father, who tried to single-handedly convert the state of Florida to Islam, in a beautiful exploration of identity.
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The Art School, Glasgow. 22 Aug, 11pm
Queer Audio Visual Artist Collective (AKA the neat little acronym QuAVAC) are putting on a night of experimental audiovisual work, with each featured musician or DJ paired with a visual artist: find dj peanut, Rosa Sawyers and Noise Hz there.
