Theatre
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I STRATHBLANE COUNTRY Aug. 8pm (Wed Thu mat 1pm). £4 £9 Fe§tlval and Edmbulqh FeSIWaI GI HOUSE (£5). Told By An Idiot retttrn with their “mile: 90 t0 WWW-IISt-CO-Uk
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7704‘”. ctrlt noy'elist Boris Vian. bounding I BUDDHA’S BACKYARD A Night of Theatre: Captain Cook through the themes of deception. reyenge I BRUNTON THEATRE 33 Albion Street. 8. Nightmare with Clocks Thu 25 and living for the tnoment. Lady'well Way. Musselburgh. 665 2240. Star Wars: The Radio Aug. 7pm. £30. Jane Dttnbar attd Donald Macbeth Wed 31 Attg Sat 3 Sep. 8pm ll’. ll. TT. W(‘. WAI Dramatisation Hi 26 & Sat 27 Aug. .\lunro perform Don \igt'o’ ‘(‘aptain (Thu tnat 2pm. Sat ntat 2.30pm). £9 £13 The Taming of the Shrew Fri 2 8; 7.30pm. £7 (£5). The Radio Theatre ('ook' play. whiclt is told frottt the (£5). Visually stttnrting performance of Sat 3 Sep. 7.30pm. £10 (£7). Theatre (it‘otlp present this dramatisation of Star perspectiy e of his w ife. and Nightmare Shakespeare's classic tragedy by 'l'heatre Alba take Shakespeare's battle of the llilrs.‘ I-[pism/t' I'mu- liy e on stage. with (‘locks'. about one man‘s obsession Babel. which gained critical acclaim at sexes to America's Deep South in the
with tinte. l’rice also includes a three last year's l-‘ringe. 1920s. with specially written jazz music I CITIZENS’ THEATRE course dinner. Crowhurst Wed 7 Sat 10 Sep. 8pm. from John Sampson. The production is l 1‘) (iorbals Street. 42‘) 0022. ll’. 11. T'T. £4 £13 (£6). Benchtours dramatise the directed by (‘harles Nowosielski. W(‘. WA| I THEATRE ROYAL lascinating story of Donald (‘r'owhursL Showstoppers 2005 Tue 6 Sep. Men Should Weep [iii 2 Sat 10 Sep 282 Hope Street. 332 ()000. |ll_ W('. WA] who deceiyed the nation irtto belieying 7.30pm. £12.50 (£10). SlitMrs-toppers (not Sun/Mon). 7.30pm. £6 prey iew £ l4 Jungle Book l'ntil Sat 27 Aug. See that he was winrting the (iolden (ilobe features much loved songs frotn West (£6 £3). The Oxford Stage ('otnpany Kids listings. yacht race. when in reality he was lind arid Broadway musicals. frotn the perform lina Lamont Stewart's play set Wait Until Dark Mon 2‘) Aug Sat 3 nowhere near the finishing line. llis sorry likes of Rogers and Hammerstein. iii the liast lind of(ilasgow dttring the Sep. 7.30pm (Thu ts Sat trial 2.30pm). tale ended itt suicide but (‘rowhurst left Learner and Loewe and Lloyd Webber. 1930s depression. which follows the £7 £21. l'iHil/Hl/ll'l‘A tt'n-m star Susie behind two accounts of his journey: one Breakfast at Audrey’s Thu 8 Sep. struggles of Maggie Morrison and her Atny takes the lead in I‘TL‘tlL‘l'lL‘ls‘ Knott‘s complete lubrication. the other detailing 7.30pm. £10 (£7). John Binnie's tragic family. thriller about a blind woman who takes his carefully-planned deception. exploration of the life of Audrey
Moriarty is Crying Tue 6 Sat 10 Sep. 7.30pm. £12 (£3 £5). l-‘ollowing their run at the lidinburgh l‘estiyal. Willy Rttssell l‘ountlation Award winners Raymond liriel and Derek Boy le present this tale of Johnny and his plot to escape his dead-end life.
Hepburn from the perspectin of a young Scottish woman. complete with trapeze action arid a haunting rendition of ‘Moon Riyer'.
Outside the Cities
Dundee
I DUNDEE REP
Tay Square. ()l382 223530. ll’. ll. W(‘| Beyond Midnight Hi 2 8; Sat 3 Sep. 7.45pm. £l0 (£5 £8). Trestle Theatre (’ompany perform Diane Samuels' chilling tale of what happens alter (‘inderella dies and her husband is forced to remarry. Not recommended for children under 14.
Lost Ones Tue 6 & Wed 7 Sep. 7.45pm. £10 (£5 £8). Vanishing Point's Visual and surreal exploration of childhood returns to the stage. exploring the short stories illustrated by Iidward (iorey attd asking why fiction so often places young people in grotesque situations of peril.
St Andrews
I BYRE THEATRE
Abbey Street. 01334 475000. [R ll. W('. WA]
Three Thousand Troubled Threads l'ntil Sat 27 Aug. 7.45pm (Sat tnat 2.30pm). £l3 £14.50 (£9 £l2). l’reyiew of the Iidinburgh International Festival play from Stellar Quines Theatre (‘ompany and ('hiew Siah Tei. which explores the life of a second generation (‘hinese woman stranded between cultural identities in (ilasgow.
Loot Thu l Sat 17 Sep (not Sttn). 8pm (Sat tnat 2.30pm). £8.50 £14.50
(£9 £ l 2). A Byre Theatre and Perth Theatre co—prtxluction of Joe ()rton's blackly comic farce about hapless tltieyes Ilal and Dennis.
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I THE HIDDEN GARDENS Tramway. 25 Albert Driye. 0845 330350f.
Children of the Sea Sat 27 Aug. Noon. l‘ree. l‘r‘inge l-‘irst»witmers 'I'heatrum liotanicum perform escerpts from their post-tsunami l’rrtv/t's. itt which the centuries old story of a family torn apart by storms is replay cd w illt all its modern-day resonance.
I KING’S THEATRE
207 Bath Street. 240 1111. Ill. W('. WAI Midnight Tue 30 Aug Sat 3 Sep. See Kids listings.
Annie Get Your Gun Mon 5 Sat 10 Sep. 7.30pm (Wed ts Sat tnat 2.30pm). £8 £26. The popular hillbilly musical rolls into tow n. with riproaring tunes such as 'Anything You ('an Do. I ('an [)0 Better" and "l.ltct'c's No littsiltcss Like Show Business'.
I ORAN MOR
7.5l 755 (ireat \VL‘slct't) Road. .557 6200.
A Play, a Pie & a Pint: The Shedding of the Suit Mon 2‘)
Aug Sat 3 Sep. 1.10pm. £10. The popular luttchtitne entertainment session returns with more juicy theatrical offerings. kicking off with the third part of Peter McDougall‘s trilogy that began lttst season.
A Play, a Pie 8. a Pint: The Backpacker Blues Mon 5 Sat )0 Sep. 1.10pm. £10. linioy a pie and a pint with this piece from the author of .llmtt‘ttl). Douglas .\la\w ell. . . Stirling
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l,'ttiycr'sity‘ of Stirling. 01786 466666. [I’. ll. W('. WAI
Lifeboat Thu 1 8; Fri 2 Sep. Thu 1.30pm & 7pm; Fri 10.30am. £4. An inspiring play frorn (‘atherine Wheels based on the true story of two girls who suryiyed l9 terrifying hours in the water. clinging to an upturned lifeboat. after their ship was torpedoed. Recommended for ages 8+.
I PAVILION THEATRE
121 Rentield Street. 332 1846. Ill. W(‘. WA]
Bender in Benidorm t'ntil Sat 27 Aug. Wed Sat 7.30pm (Sat tnat 2pm). £l0 £14. A bawdy comedy by Russel Lane about two (ilasgow factory girls who head to Spaitt itt search of sun. sea. artd plenty of sangria.
We’ll Meet Again Thu 8 Sep. 2pm. £10. Light-hearted look at wartime Britain to celebrate the 60th anniycrsary
year of \'li Day. with comedy music and ‘V’ i i ' ‘ ' ' ‘ song including hits by \‘ent Lynn attd Men M Ena Lamont Stewart’s modern classic has “mil ( “Whit been better appreciated the longer time has
gone on since its composition in 1947. Focussing on a family dwelling in a tiny Glasgow tenement, the piece has as much to say about politics,
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I ROYAL CONCERT HALL 2 Saucliieltall Street. 353 8000. |1’. ll.
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