Edinburgh: Photography Close-upexplores the sometimes negative effects of the extreme close-up in early 20th-century photography and film.
Photography Close-up explores the sometimes negative effects of the extreme close-up in early 20th-century photography and film. Fruitmarket Gallery, 45 Market Street. Until January 11th.
www.fruitmarket.co.uk
PopOne of the better new UK pop/rock bands, Kaiser Chiefs (above) bring their Off with Their Heads tour to the Corn Exchange in promotion of the album of the same name. February 26th. www.kaiserchiefs.co.uk
PortraitureThe fascination for intimate portraiture in Georgian and Regency Britain is explored in Intimate Portrait. National Portrait Gallery, 1 Queen Street. Until February 1st. www.national galleries.org
London
TheatreLa Cage aux Folles - Harvey Fierstein and Jerry Herman's landmark blend of show tunes, love story, feather boas and drag queens - undergoes a terrific revival at the Playhouse Theatre, Northumberland Avenue. Until January 10th. www.theambassadors.com/playhouse
Visual ArtThe spiky, wavy contours, elliptical forms and meticulous, subtle works of artist Jane Harris are on display at Hales Gallery, Tea Building, Bethnal Green Road. Until January 24th. www.hales gallery.com
Boston
ExhibitionExploring narratives that society creates for itself, Irish artist Gerald Byrne - in his debut solo exhibition - utilises actual sources from popular consumer magazines as well as from literature and theatre texts. Institute of Contemporary Art, 100 Northern Avenue. Until March 1st. www.icaboston.org
Visual ArtTo the Ends of the Earth: Painting the Polar Landscape captures the high drama and stark splendour of polar expeditions through more than 50 work by artist-explorers. Peabody Essex Museum, East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem. Until March 1st. www.pem.org
Tony Clayton-Lea