Brunton Theatre
Theatre index M U S S e l b U r9 h Brunton Theatre Company pre-
6 7) sents the World Premiere of
MOVING OBJECTS
by David Mark Thomson Tickets £8.50 (£4.50 concs.)
0131 665 2240
10-25 August 7.30pm
Venue 191 (Fringe prog p92)
“The best show in Edinburgh is in Musselburgh”
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George Square Theatre [Venue 37] George Square, Edinburgh
August 17 - 26lnot20115.15l17.30l Tickets £9/£6
Box Office 0131 662 871.0
Fringe Box Office 0131 226 0000
56 THE LIST FESTIVAL GUIDE 9-15 Aug 2001
Theatre
Creation National Youth Music [he-titre. St ilari '\ (athedi'al. /4 IX Tug. tiniei iary. li\aniination ot the origins ol~ many classic myths trom around the world, This company \ prey ious work indicates an entertaining and instructiy e night ol' theatre Crimes of Passion I’lmmm i- Home. until :qxillt'. .3 JII/ini.
Serial killer litigene _ Weidmann was the last man to he puhlicly guillotined in l’rance. in NW This one»pcrson musical hy l’ierre l’hilippe and tango king Astor l’ia/lolla premiered lyyti tlectltlLN ago The show is scintillating. not sensationalistic,
The Curse of the Sinister Tree and the Party lap 'I'heutre ("om/rant. St .Iolin '\ ('huri'h. unlil // xiug. //.4."ani. l)ouhle hill comprising a parody ol llie Hound of the Baskei‘i'il/euind Mikail ('howdhury 's I'he l’arty.
Cuttin’ a Rug Iii i/iglit lheatre (tint/MIN. Quaker .ileeting Home. until II .-\ug.
4. lflpiii. Brilliant John Byrne comedy part ol his .V/ah Boy \trilogy' set at the annual stall dance in a Stis l’aisley carpet lactory. Dahling You Were Marvellous Wise/tart l’rodiu'tioni. (‘liel/e angele. until 3/) Aug. ‘l/ini. Steyeii lierkollX work is now. as ey er. an acquired taste. But it you're an admirer. this piece. written way hack in the Pitts hut ney er helore perl’ormed. could he lor you. and does contain a grain ol harsh truth. Here the grand old hastard ol' the theatre is hitching ahout his colleagues. and not. hy all reports. ey'en sparing himsell in a satire which places a group of hack stahhing.
law ning showhi/ luy'y ies in a posh hrasserie as the poll lay riots go on outside.
Dance Like a Man Koniedia St Stephens. until Bllxlug. ltntey i'ury'. Maliesh l)attani's human drama ahout a lamily's dark secrets performed in linglish hy India's Prime Time Theatre.
Dance of the Dragon \enue In’. mm/ It) .rlug. law/rm. New lamily musical hy' Philip Michell ahout the children journeying into a lantasy land.
Dangerous Situation .itn likening. [lo/wood 'Iai‘ern. until ‘lxiug. 5.30pm. l‘irst pole for the least enticing line in the l’ringe Programme: ‘:\ project to hring awareness to young people ahout personal saler '. But with any luck it'll he a Ree/er .iladne.y.yl'or the new millennium.
Dangle in the Dust LII/Mll'l' I’roduetiony. Komedia Roman [fag/e lodge. until [2 Aug. 9. lfipni. The l'iilhl legend transl'erred to the sports l'ield.
Danton’s Death Harlan/-lleyt/ake St'llool/Relnltlko l’t'ojer‘l. Rm‘ke! (0 S! John is Hall. until M'slug. [.45/mi. Buchner's French Resolution drama is given an ‘American teen nightmare' staging. which will he noy'el il~ nothing else.
Dark '8 The Night (it/(led Balloon ll - 'Iei'iot. until 37Aug. //..i()/nn. Two late-night ghost stories adapted by Paul Sellar.
A Dark River Theatre li'ot'kyhop, 9 la xlug. 2pm. See panel.
Dawn Chorus flat-looted Theatre. Diverse Attractions. lJ’ lo’dug. 9.15pm. Drama ahout the need for angels and enchantment.
The Dead Move Fast (ii/ded Hal/min Theatre. unti 27,-lug. timei t'tll’\'. lialing comedy meets mystery thriller set in the twilight world of 1950s lingland. starring
Sy ly'ester Mc(‘oy.
Dear Kitty New/tart Youth Theatre. Quaker Meeting Home. I} M'slug. dill/mi. Anne Frank inspired musical.
Denity Crisis QM Theatre ('onipany'. Old St Paul's (‘hureh A" Hall. I}- lo'Aug. 6,3(lpni. ('hristopher Durang's comic exploration of modern psychology and the nature of sanity. A Desire To Kill On The Tip Of The Tongue li'iyepart I’roduetiony. (' underground. until Boxiug. 9.30pm. Mark Ray‘enhill. of Shopping and Fucking fame. translates Xavier Durringer‘s drama ahout wasted youth.
Falsettoland
magnificently performed with a passion and sensitivity which makes you cheer
Detox - A Simpler Life in 1 Easy Lesson [hierye sin/"actions. until ll ."llL’. Sill/mi Two controyersial lil'e gurus i'eyeal modern day techniques for sury iyal
Diary of a Nobody sinenil'h Roomy. until 37-min J..i‘_“/iiii. Back t'or another year. tormer likely lad Rodney Bewes plays the liarnilessly pompous Mi l’ooter lililt't' stars l.t\l year lrom llu' [Hf Diatribe of Love .‘iyyt'lill’l\ ly'oonix. until .3- Aug. [IF-Sill”
l.inda Marlow e returns with her second one- woman show. hay mg played singlehandedly in her prey ioiis l-ringe aiid \y’est liiid production lie/knit '\ li'omen. [hill/'ll’t‘ ill loi'i'ls lTUlll the hestselling and Nohel l’ri/e-w inning author (iahriel (iarcia Martiiiel. and tells ol (iraciela. a woman stuck in a loyeless marriage and l'eeling increasingly detached than her hushaiid.
Did You Used To Be R.D. Lalng? \iili'ona A" ('i‘o/la. until 35 Aug. tiiiiey iari. Mike Maran Productions presents its acclaimed story ol the radical Scottish psychiatrist.
Dignity Xllt '( Ml (South lylond llir'iiti'e ('ompany i. Quaker Meeting Home. until 35 xlug. 3.30pm. l’liy sical theatre [X‘rltil‘llttllic‘t' ahout ahuse. torture and discrimination. Dinner In Suburbia ()Itl\ )‘uimg (int-(2' I’rmliu'tiony. Hill Street Theatre. until 37.-iug. ll..i()ani. New play ahout suhurhan lite and yaliies in lisses.
Dirge QM Theatre ('oin/uiny. ()/d St Paul's ('huri'h A'- Ha/l. until // .iiug. (rill/mi. A new l‘unereal comedy hy' l’hil (iilhert. Disappeared lit’g. Iiiil‘t‘im' illld .Vli'rll. lllr' l'nderhelly'. until // .‘iug. 5pm, l’hy llis Nagy ‘s thriller set in downtown this New York
The Dispute .ily liiuiol’il.’ I’I‘rulllt‘llnlly. (ieorge Square (iii/deny. IU 33’ Aug. (rill/mi. The Mariyaus comedy ahout adolescent excess in a yersion by Neil Bartlett. Distant Sun rated ()I’liN/ieart. (’ i'enue. l3 lo’dug. 7.30pm. The long-running TV drama Heartbeat provides the cast lor ()penheart's production ahout a lainin composed ol a dead mother. a lather in need ol a new kidney. their daughter and their estranged stand-up comic son. ('an the errors ol the lamily's past he reconciled with their crises ol' the present‘.’
This is more than simply a yehiele lor the Heartbeat stars tl)erek l-‘ow lds. l)ay id l.onsdale and Tricia l’enrosel to reincarnate their screen personas. how'ey'er. as this new play casts a darkly comic ey'e oy er a traditional nuclear lamin settling old scores with recrimination and hetrayal. This lainily won't be sitting down to watch Sunday night TV together. that's lor sure. ((iareth l)ay'iesi Doctor Prospero :iyyenilily Roomy. until 27,-iug. 4.05pm. He was popular but oyer- rated as Shyloek. Now (iareth Armstrong does the historical treatment on the man at the centre of Shakespeare's 'I'he 'Ieni/ieit. Two stars in The .S'eotinian.
Dogs of War I’it'e/ly' Pl'rulllt‘llolly, Koniedia Roman [fag/e lodge. until 25 Aug. ll). III/mi. A military experiment goes awry in this black comedy.
Doing Something (or Educating Linda) Fresh Blood Theatre. (‘helle angele. until 2/) Aug. 2.45pm. ('oinedy' ahout the adjustment of a young woman to education. with TS. liliot one of the targets.
Dover Soul Herbie ('od l’fIH/llt'lltllly. (irey‘lt'tary Kirk Hollye. until l‘hiut’.
It). Ill/mt. A surreal look at lite and impending death.
Dracula S ofx‘l Prodiu‘tiony. (' underground. until 2/) Aug. midnight. Surely there‘s no better location than Edinburgh's haunted y'aults to witness Bram Stoker's vampire classic.
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