Douglas Stuart is touring with Young Mungo, his followup to the Booker Prize-winning Shuggie Bain. There's also a raucous new musical based on Peter Mullan's cult movie Orphans and a mess of new exhibitions, including a Barbara Hepworth retrospective.
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