THEATRE listings

THEATRE LISTINGS continued set against the bloody backdrop of GLAscow DANCE (£17.50). The Royal National Theatre Cromwell’s lrish clearances. See review. celebrate the centenary of Noel Coward’s TRON THEATRE Irreparable Dolphins Thu 30 Sep—Sat 2 CCA AT MCLELLAN GALLERIES birth with this new production of one of 63 Trongate. Ticketlink. [H, Tr, WC, WA] Oct. 8pm; Sat 2.30pm & 8pm. £5 (£3). 270 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7521. [WC, his finest works. Staring Juliet Stevenson The Clearing Until Sat 25 Sep. 8pm. Sounds Of Progress bring together some of WA] and A‘nton Lesser, Private Lives tells of

£3.50-£8.95. Stellar Quines theatre company present Helen Edmundson’s emotionally-charged story of young lovers.

Scotland’s finest music theatre performers for this humorous and moving look at disability. See preview.

flamenco dance company

SUN 26 & MON 27 SEPT 8PM

Sounds Of Progress present

IRREPARABLE DOLPHINS

THU 30 SEPT 8PM & FRI 1 OCT 8PM

SAT 2 OCT 2.30PM 8r 8PM

Jazz Dinner with

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THE RONNIE RAY PROJECT

TUE 5 OCT 7PM .

Tron Theatre Company presents

THE COSMONAUT’S LAST MESSAGE TO THE WOMAN HE ONCE LOVED IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION

Tete And MM Thu 7—Fri 8 Oct. 8pm. £7 (£5). Zbang Dance Company, under the leadership of choreographer Jasmin Vardimon, present two dance works; Tete, a dancertheatre piece incorporating video projection, which examines the often contradictory nature of the desires of the head and those of the body, andM.M, a duet focusing on the mental state of mind of someone preparing to commit murder.

THEATRE ROYAL 282 Hope Street, 332 9000. [P, H, WC, A

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Gisellle Wed 29 Sep—Sat 2 Oct. 7.15pm; Sat 2.15pm & 7.15pm. £10—£21 (£10—£18). Scottish Ballet perform one of the most enduringly popular ballets of the Romantic era in this, their 30th anniversary season. See preview.

TRON THEATRE

63 Trongate. Tickctlink. [H, TT, WC, WA] Jaleo Sun 26—Mon 27 Sep. 8pm. £9.95 (£6.95). The award-winning Flamenco artists from Seville return by popular demand with a compelling new programme. Expect infectious rhythms, fiery emotions and passionate drama.

EDINBURGH DRAMA

two divorcees who can‘t live with or without each other.

The Importance Of Being Earnest Mon 27 Sep—Sat 2 Oct. 7.30pm; Wed & Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm. £9—£18.50 (£9—£15.50). Oscar Wilde's sparkling comedy has lost nothing through the years, and the infamous witticisms about lost parents and items of ladies hand luggage continue to delight his adoring audiences. Not to be confused with Kaos Theatre‘s recent re- working of the play, this production features a host of familiar faces from the world of l970’s/80’s TV, including Liza Goddard, Dora Bryan and Geoffrey Davis. See preview.

NETHERBOW ARTS CENTRE

43—45 High Street, 556 9579/2647. [WC, WA] Eggzerox Nightmares Tue 28 Scp—Sat 2 Oct. 7.45pm. £6 (£4.50). A multimillionaire business chairman considers cloning his successor, with disastrous results.

PLAYHOUSE

18—22 Greenside Place, 557 2590. [H, WC, WA]

Phantom Of The Opera Until Sun 19 Dec (not Mon). 7.30pm; Wed, Sat & Sun 2.30pm & 7.30pm. £7—£32.50. Still going strong, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical opera house romp continues to pull in the

By David Greig Directed by Irina Brown BRUNTON THEATRE Crowds.

Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. [P, THU 14 OCT - SAT 6 NOV H, Ti", WC, WA] ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE

Travels With My Aunt Fri 24 Sep—Sat 9 Grindlay Street, 248 4848. [P, H, Tl‘, WC, The Balloon presents 0C1 (not Sun). 7.30pm; 2nd Oct & 6th Oct WA]

JOHNNY VEGAS / ROSS NOBLE

SUN 24 OCT

PRE-THEATRE MENU JUST £8.95

2.30pm & 7.30pm. £5.50—£8 (£4). Adapted by Giles Havergal from Graham Greene’s novel, this new production sees the Brunton Theatre Company taking on the 20 plus roles that make up this quickfire comedy. Harry the bank manager has never strayed beyond his herbaceous border, until an elderly aunt takes him on an eye-opening tour, journeying from Brighton to Paris to Istanbul.

Lovers Until Sat 2 Oct (not Sun or Mon). 7.45pm. £7—£16 (£5—£11.50). Brian Friel’s 1960’s play enjoys a resurrection, as young lovers Mag and Joe and fortysomethings Hanna and Andy prove that love’s never easy at any age. See review.

ST BRIDE'S CENTRE

10 Orwell Terrace, 346 1405. Irreparable Dolphins Thu 7 & Sat 9 Oct. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). See The Tron,

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Private Lives Until Sat 25 Sep. 7.30pm; Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm. £9—£20.50

34 Hamilton Place, 226 5425. [H, WC, WA] The Scaldie Hoose Thu 7—Sal 23 Oct.

Your at-a-glance theatre guide

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66 THE usr 23 Sep—7 Oct 1999