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pertormance. This is on indoor promenade production

Venue etils:

29th January - 9th February 2002

Briggatt Market. Clyde Street. Glasgow 8pm £8/E6 Sé’fit‘i'fi’éfiifl'fii‘éc Pre-booking: Citizens’ Theatre Box Office 0161 (.29 0022

Opening hours: 103m - 6pm Mon - Sat 3 12th - 16th February 2002

The Underbelly. Cowgate. Edinburgh 8pm £8/E6 Pre-booking: Hub Tickets. The Hub, Castlehlll 0131 1.73 2000 Opening hours: 103m - 5pm Mon - Fri

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STRATHCLYDE THEATRE GROUP MONDAY 4 - SATURDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2002 AT 7.30

lOVE AND UNDERSTANDING by JOE PENHALL directed 'by IAIN McALEESE

RAMSHORN THEATRE Ingram Street

Glasgow 3489

the best plays I've tough, eloquent, , bruising.’

Advance Booking

NIVERSITY or TRA THCL me

Collins Gallery 0141 548 2558

Tickets: Mon/Tues £5/2 Wed-Sat £8/4 collinsgollery@stroth.oc.uk

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Edinburgh, Drama

CRAIGMILLAR ARTS CENTRE 58 \eueraighall Road. ()(i‘) 8433. The Bear and The Proposal ’I‘hu l4 l-‘eh. 7.30pm. £l. Although heat knoun tor thought-prmoking tragi- cotttcdicx. Anton ('hekhm alxo \\ rote a \L‘t‘le\ ol \audeVille Ittt‘L’LW he l'elet't‘etl to as ‘one-act jokex'. In preparation for its adaptation of hix lttoxt l'amoux “ink. The ('lu'rrt~ ()ri'lmrtl. Iidinhurgh'x Benchtourx is introducing tix to the dramatixt'x lighter \ide. ‘\\'hat attracted ux to ('hekhm \\;t\ the humour and the l'eeling that people tttixx out on tltttt.‘ \;t_\\ director Peter (‘larke. "l‘hexe pla) \ are accexxihle and limit} e\amplex ot‘ hix uork.‘ 'l‘he production cottxixtx ol' t\\o \ltot't pltl} \1 The It’t'ur'. in \\ hich a desperate debt collector tallx in lo\ e \\ ith a hored

\\ idtm. and The I’m/mqu \\ hiclt l‘olloxx \ the t1]i\;ttl\elttttt'e\ ot a humhling \\ould-he groom. Both playx \\ ere \\ ritten earl) in hix career and

\\ hilc not ;1\ intricatel) “in en it\ his later \tork. contain the play“ right\ tradctnark del't character itiittl}'\i\ and \\ it!) dialogtte. ‘Yex. the} 'rciokex. hut the character ttl‘\L‘t'\:lllt)li\ are prett} acute; the} \till rexonatef \a_\\ ('larkc. (()ll} l.tt\\ttt;llil

FESTIVAL THEATRE

l5 3‘) \icolxon Street. 53‘) 0000. III. \\'('. \\'.v\|

Whistle Down The Wind l'ntil Sat 2 l‘eh. 7.30pm ('l‘hu & Sat mat 3.50pm). £ll).5() £29.50 ( £5 £30.50). .-\ndre\\ l.|o_\d \Vehher atid Jim Steinman‘x stage adaptation ot~ the popular liltn. Set in the .v\ttterican deep \outh. the \tot‘} tolloux a group ot children \\ ho think the} lime l'ound .lexux hiding in their \mall tom) but I\ he merel} a lugitixe criminal'.’

KING’S THEATRE

2 [men Street. 52‘) ()IIIIlI. Ill. ll. \\'('. \\'.\|

Double Scotch Hi a ten 7.50pm. £ H) t £8). Singer l’ctct .\lorri\on and comedian .lohnn) Beattie teatn tip \\ ith the l’egg} ()‘Keelc 'l‘t'io.

Love Me Tender Sun It) t-‘eh. 7.30pm. £l2.50t£|0,50). l.ihert} .\lountcn pa} \ tribute to the king ol' rock‘n'roll in this taithlul recreation (it one ot I'.l\ ix. l.;t\ Vegth coucet‘h. Bouncers .\lon l l Sat lo I‘eh. Spin; Sat 5pm & H.5(lpttt. £3 £|(i.50

(£5 £ l 5.50). (iat‘elh llale (ot llalc & l’ace lame) and lim Vincent \tar in .lohn (iodhcr'x timelexx coined) about the raucoux nightcluh anticx ol' lager ladx and good time girls. See pre\ ie\\.

NETHERBOW ARTS CENTRE .13 45 High Street. 55o 057‘). |\\'(‘. \\'.r\|

Oleanna \Ved l3 l‘eh. .S'pm. £7 (£4). 'I'crmed ax ahuxne. \ iolent. anti \toman. [it'll-“001:1”.L'l;t\\l\l andanti- acadctttic. thix lht'ce~act \et‘lml battle hemeen \tudent and teacher hecame another contrihution to the \hocking‘ theatre canon ol' the earl) 00x. But that \\a\ then. and this ix no“. l)oe\ it \till \xork'.’ .'\ccording to Ste\e little. 'l‘heatre lntot'metN artixtic director. it doex . . . litlt ItH' dilterent rcaxonx. ‘\\'hen it “cut up at the Rinal (‘ourt. people \\ ere terrihl) di\turhed h} the ahtixne t'claliottxhip hemeen thix tnan and thix “outatt. \o it became klto\\ n ax a pla} ot \e\ual politicx’ he \a_\ \. 'llut tor tne it\ about the need to communicate.’ ('oming trout dill'crent \ocial hackgroutidx. the l\\() cltaracterx tail to tind a \hared language. lhe t'extllt ix a dialogue tltal ix coded. l'ragmented and ne\er complete. ‘lt'x \o caretull} conxtructcd that e\ er} dot. e\et‘) pauxe. e\cr_\ colon ha\ to he L‘tIIISIlIK'I'L‘tI.‘ \;t_\ \ little. 'l! alienalex the audience to hegin \\ ith hut then makes ll impoxxihle to not he \uckcd inf (.\lererid \Villiamxi

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE (it'indla) Street. 348 4848. ll’. II. ll. \\'('. \VAI

Lavender Blue t'ntil Sat 2 I‘eh. 7.45pm (Sat tnat 2.30pm). £7 £l7.50 (£l £|3). Muriel Romanex directx (irace Harnex’ new thriller \et in the Border\. See rc\ icu.

Women On The Verge Of HRT Tue 5 Hi 8 Feb. 7.45pm (Wed mat 2.30pm). £l0(£5 £7.50). Borderline 'l‘heatt‘e re\ i\'e\ Marie .Ionex' comic pla). in \xhich t\\o middle aged “omen. l'orced onto the \cxual \crap heap hetore their time. head for the I)onegal home ot their hero Daniel ()'l)onncll.

ST BRIDE’S CENTRE

It) ()m ell 'l‘ct‘racc. 546 I405. |\\'('. \\'.’\| Cinderella Hi I & Sat 2 I'eh. 7.50pm. £4 (£2 ). R;ng to richcx lair} tale tun l'rom (iorgie l)alr_\ Drama (it'oup.

TRAVERSE THEATRE

('amhridge Street. 228 1404. ll’. H. II. \\'( '. \\'.r\|

Exotic Hyper Space Thu 7 Sat () l‘eh. 7.30pm. £8 (£4). Lung lla'x 'l‘heatrc (‘ompatn de|\e inxide the ’ideal homc‘ \\ ith thix \erie\ ol‘ interconnecting \toricx \\ ritten and directed h} John Mitchell. If I Knew Now What I Knew Then l‘ri S Sun l0 I-"eh. 8pm. £7 (£3.50). Through computer tecltttolog} and tacial morphing techniques. l)onna Rutliertord prexentx a \et'iex ot‘ \tot‘ie\ about the choice\ people make ax the} go through lite. l’ree [)t)\l-\lit)\\ dixcttxxtott on Sun It) Iieh.

Rita, Sue And Bob T00 and A State Affair 'I'ue l2 Sat lo l‘eh. 8pm (Sat tnat 2.30pm). £0 (£4.50). Max Stallord-(‘lark directx this tuna} and poignant double-hill. capturing lite on a Bradl'ord houxing extatc in NS: and 2000 respectnel}. See prcx ie\\.

The Pearl 'l'hu ll Sat lo l‘ch. 7.30pm. £7 (£3.50). See (ilttxgou. l’aixlc} :\rt\ ('entre.

THE UNDERBELLY

('tmgttte. 'l'icketx lt‘ottt 475 ltltltl. Fermentation line )3 Sat It» t-‘eh. .S’pm. £8 (£(i). See (ilaxgou. Briggait Market.

WEST PILTON COMMUNITY CENTRE

l‘) \Ve\t I’ilton Rise. 55l 50H.

The Bear and The Proposal .\Iott ll l’eh. 7.30pm. £l. See ('raigmillar ;\rt\ ('entt'c.

WHALE

30 \Vexthurn (it'o\ e. \Vexter Ilailex. 458 .5307.

The Bear and The Proposal 'l‘ue l2 l‘eh. 7.30pm. £l. See ('raigmillar .»\rt\ (‘entre.

Edinburgh Dance

NETHERBOW ARTS CENTRE

43 45 High Street. 55o 057‘). [\\'('. \\‘.’\| The Twa Sisters Hi I t-‘eh. Spur. £5 (£5.50). \Vend} \Velch e\plorex a range ol' \pine-tingling talcx. accompanied h} dance chi)reographed h} Steimor I’lll\\t)l1 and halladr} and music trom .Iack Beck and Pete (Illlt'lx.

PLAYHOUSE

IS 22 (ireenxide l’lacc. (IS—ft) 0005—124. lll. \\'('. \\‘.\l

Riverdance l'ntil Sat 33 Mar (not Sun). .S'pm (\Ved tk Sat mat 2.30pm). £lo £33.50. The dance xenxation returnx to lidinhurgh to \tart itx l'lx' tour. complete \\ ith mcr S0 perl'ormerx.

TRAVERSE THEATRE

('amhridge Street. 328 I404. ll’. II. It. \\'( '. \\'.\l

X Factor Dance - The Dearly Departed l‘ri l N Sat 3 l‘el). Spin. £3 (£4 ). .\ ne\\ \\t)l'l\ iron) the Scottixh contemporar} dance compan). e\ploring people\ perceptionx ot' \\ hat happenx

\\ hen ue die. See pre\ ie\\.