TIGERFESTCaribou, Davie Scott, Foxface, Frightened Rabbit, Idlewild, Norman Blake, ballboy, Paul Haig, Popup, The Whip and Twilight Sad are just some of the names appearing at the expanding festival.
• Various venues in Dunfer
mline, Edinburgh and Glasgow, (01383 602 302), until May 29
SCOTTISH OPERA: FALSTAFFNew production of Verdi's comic opera inspired by Shakespeare's memorable schemer. Directed by Traverse artistic director Dominic Hill.
• Theatre Royal, Glasgow (0870 060 6647), Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 7.15pm
Film02 WIRELESS WEEKENDERMusic documentaries on Glasgow heroes Alex Harvey, Franz Ferdinand and Belle and Sebastian.
• GFT, Glasgow (0141-332 6535), today, 2pm, 4pm and 6pm respectively
IRON MANRobert Downey Jr injects his wit into the script for this flashy take on the man-cum-superhero tale. Gwyneth Paltrow impresses most when she manages to run in her killer heels.
DOOMSDAYA vampish rescue squad is sent to a quarantined Scotland to find a cure for a plague hitting London in this disappointing zombie-fest.Both films are on general release
Art
MARK NEVILLEFocusing on animal life and rural symbolism, using high-speed cameras.
Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute (01700 503877), until September 30
Theatre
WILD HONEYA widow returns to her inherited country estate in Michael Frayn's comic adaptation of Chekhov.
• Pitlochry Festival Theatre (01796 484626), Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 2pm and 8pm
Dance
CURVE FOUNDATIONInterpretations of Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Set by Turner Prize-winner artist Martin Creed.
• Byre Theatre, St Andrews (01334 475000), Thursday, 7.30pm
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