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Neil Cooper @NeilCooper1

Writer and Critic - The Noise of Art - neilcooper.substack.com. @heraldmagazine. @thelistmagazine @FlemingArtColl. @The_Drouth

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Neil Cooper@NeilCooper1
29 Dec 2025
New on The Noise of Art… The Noise of Art Annual 2025 - That was the Year that Was open.substack.com/pub/neilco… From DJ Kulu to Creeping Bent, with Band of Holy Joy, The Sexual Objects, Irvine Welsh, The Kinks, Cabaret Voltaire and more between. This is where I came in.
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Tonight (June 12) is Mischief Night, in honour of what would have been poet Roddy Lumsden’s 60th birthday. It’s at the Waverley, Edinburgh. Details here - eventbrite.co.uk/e/mischief-… Here’s a piece I did to mark 5 years open.substack.com/pub/neilco… it should be quite a night.
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My @heraldscotland @heraldmagazine review of The Long Drop, Linda McLean’s vivid adaptation of Denise Mina’s true crime novel based around Scottish serial killer Peter Manuel. heraldscotland.com/life_styl… @citizenstheatre Glasgow until June 20. citz.co.uk/whats-on/the-long…
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New on The Noise of Art… Shop Local! #146 open.substack.com/pub/neilco… Out of the Blue: Studies in Photography: House of Smalls: An Ordinary Place: Dovecot: Sanki: Scottish Gallery: Upright Gallery: Waverley: Gilmerton Miners Club: Leith Depot: Home: Leith: Beat Generation: etc..
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My @heraldscotland @heraldmagazine review of My Romantic History, Johnny McKnight’s revival of D.C. Jackson’s sitcom/romcom. heraldscotland.com/life_styl… Tron Theatre, Glasgow until June 13. tron.co.uk/shows/my-romantic…
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My @heraldscotland @heraldmagazine review of The Hen Night, Debbie Hannan’s lunchtime epic for A Play, a Pie & a Pint. Set byGillian Argo heraldscotland.com/life_styl… Oran Mor Glasgow until June 13. playpiepint.com/whats-on/eve… Assembly Roxy Edinburgh June 17-21 assemblyroxy.com/whats-on/41…
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My brief look in @thelistmagazine at Mischief Night, a celebration of what would have been poet Roddy Lumsden’s 60th birthday at the Waverley bar in Edinburgh, where he launched his first book in 1997. list.co.uk/news/roddy-lumsde… Fri June 12. Book early… eventbrite.co.uk/e/mischief-…
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Rest in Power James ‘Blood’ Ulmer - 8.2.1940-3.6.2026. Jazz is the Teacher, Funk is the Preacher… Seen in trio form many years ago at Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow. youtu.be/y9g6ZJjt9lg

James Blood Ulmer - Jazz is the Teacher Funk is the Preacher

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The Machine Has Stopped After a mind melding 5 days and nights at the Hidden Door festival in Edinburgh, thanks to all involved in transforming what was conceived as a 15-minute installation into a four-act monumental spectacle that ended each night with a bang.
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My @heraldscotland @heraldmagazine Herald review of The Corinthian, Joe McCann’s play about Andrew Watson, the world’s 1st black footballer to play at international level heraldscotland.com/life_styl… Oran Mor Glasgow until June 6 Assembly Roxy Edinburgh June 10-14
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My @heraldscotland @heraldmagazine review of Single White Female, Rebecca Reid’s 21st century reboot of Barbet Schroeder’s 1990s big screen thriller, here starring Lisa Faulkner & Kym Marsh. heraldscotland.com/life_styl… KingsandRoyal Glasgow until June 6. atgtickets.com/shows/single-…
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New on The Noise of Art… Shop Local! #145 open.substack.com/pub/neilco… The Paper Factory: Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop: Out of the Blue: Studies in Photography: House of Smalls: Dovecot: Sanki: Outhouse: An Ordinary Place: Paradise Palms: Leith: Greyfriars Charteris Centre: etc…
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My @heraldscotland @heraldmagazine Herald top 10 theatre shows to see in Scotland in June. heraldscotland.com/news/2615… @lyceumedinburgh @citizenstheatre @pitlochryft @TronTheatre @bardbotanics @DundeeRep
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New on the Noise of Art Willy Russell - Lovely Rita “Only later was I made to realise that Educating Rita is actually autobiographical…” open.substack.com/pub/neilco… From the archive, Willy Russell in 2020 on his hit play, Educating Rita, currently being revived at @DundeeRep
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My @heraldscotland @heraldmagazine Herald review of Willy Russell’s modern classic, Educating Rita. heraldscotland.com/life_styl… @DundeeRep until June 13. dundeerep.co.uk/events/educa…
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my @heraldscotland @heraldmagazine review of Once, John Tiffany’s revisitation to his Tony winning production of Enda Walsh’s stage musical of John Carney’s hit film. heraldscotland.com/news/2615… @pitlochryft until June 27. pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com…
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My personal look in @heraldscotland @heraldmagazine at this year’s @hiddendoorarts festival, which returns for a final shift at the Paper Factory in Edinburgh. heraldscotland.com/life_styl… Hidden Door runs at The Paper Factory, Edinburgh June3-7. Tickets - hiddendoorarts.org/
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New on The Noise of Art… Shop Local! #144 open.substack.com/pub/neilco… Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop: Studies in Photography: House of Smalls: Dovecot: Queen’s Hall: Safari Lounge: North Edinburgh Arts: Scottish Arts Club: Bowler’s Rest: People’s Leisure Club: Jazz Bar:
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My @heraldscotland @heraldmagazine review of Breathtaking Roads, Ryan Hay’s new play for A Play, a Pie & a Pint with Stellar Quines. heraldscotland.com/life_styl… Oran Mor Glasgow until May 30 playpiepint.com/whats-on/eve… King’s Theatre Kirkcaldy June 2-6 stellarquines.co.uk/show/bre…
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New on the Noise of Art Carla Lane - Liver Birds, Mersey Beats and Counter Cultural Performance Poetry on Prime Time Telly open.substack.com/pub/neilco… To mark the 10th anniversary of Carla Lane’s death, a look back at how an episode of The Liver Birds put the underground on TV.
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