touch tour for the visually impaired Sat 31 Mar 12.30pm: BSL signed performance Wed 4 April. 7.45pm.

Theatre Group Tue 20 Mar. 7.30—9pm.

£5. An informal look at the current play with Rod Macara.

Drama Workshops: Monks Mon 19 Mar. 7—9pm. £5 (£3.50). Practical drama session for anyone over 16 exploring the current production. Booking essential. Creative Writing Workshop with Des Dillon Tue 20 Mar. 2—4pm. £6 (£4). The brain behind award—winning play Six Block Candles and Monks. currently showing. hosts a workshop ahead of the launch of his new book.

A Madman, a Mountain, and a Monastery Wed 21 Mar. 6pm. Free. The launch of Des Dillon‘s Monks. the book behind the play.

I ST BRIDE'S CENTRE 10 ()rwell Terrace. 346 I405. IWC. WA] Dance for All Spring Fling Fri 16 & Sat 17 Mar. 7.30pm. £8 (£6) from 226 5533. Students from Dance for All showcase a variety of different dance forms. Conatct 226 5533 or jennylewis(a‘danceforall.freeserve.co.uk for further info.

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34 Hamilton Place. 226 5425. [1]. WC. WA]

It’s My Party Thu 22—Sat 24 Mar. 7.30pm. £6 (£4). See Glasgow. Ramshorn Theatre.

I TRAVERSE THEATRE Cambridge Street. 228 I404. [P. H. WC. WA]

strangers, babies Until Sat 17 Mar Thu—Sat 8pm (Sat mat 2.30pm): Sun 5pm. £7 (£4.50). Husband. father. stranger. worker. brother. ()ne woman's fears over becoming a mother and her relationships with these five men act as the axis for Linda McLean's chilling play. Stagetext captioned performance Tue 13 Mar. 8pm: touch tour for the visually impaired Thu 15 Mar. 7.15pm: signed and audio-captioned performance Thu 15 Mar. 8pm.

The Wave Project Thu 15 Mar. 7.30pm. £4 (£2). New Edinburgh-based theatre company Wave present two new works in development.

Bad Jazz Wed 2l—Sat 24 Mar. 8pm. £12 (£4.50--£7). Natasha is an actress but her boyfriend Ben is none too happy about what the latest role involves. A rude new comedy by Robert Farquhar about a group of desperados who come

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falling for an autocratic monarch ~ and teaching him a thing or two along the way.

The Gruffalo’s Child Wed 2l—Sun 25 Mar. See Kids listings.

TAG . . . Me vs The City Fri 23 Mar. 8pm. £10 (£6). Rap. break dancing and body-popping. sound design by DJ Pogo. life-size graffiti and on-stage video animation from the UK‘s leading Hip Hop Theatre company.

together in pursuit of a shared dream. Post-show discussion Thu 22 Mar.

Outside the Citi§§

: 8pm. £10 (£8). John Cleese and Connie Booth’s comedy of farce and slapstick is , adapted by the Guizards. ; I MACROBERT University of Stirling. Stirling, ()1786 466666. [R H. WC. WA]

The King and I Until Sat 17 Mar. Thu 7.30pm; Fri 4pm & 8.30pm; Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm. From £10. Rodgers and Hammerstein musical with a prim widow

I CAIRD HALL City Square. Dundee. 01382 434940. [R H. WC. WA]

Verdi’s Aida Sun 25 Mar. 7.30pm. £l3—£26. See Edinburgh. Playhouse.

I DUNDEE REP ; Tay Square. Dundee. 01382 223530. IP. ? H. WC. WA] w

The Vagina Monologues Until Sat 17 I

7...... i H W C E U M 16 M A R c H - 7 A P R I L 2.30pm). £13415. Carol Smillie stars in I “W Ly‘eumT“°a"°‘°'"°"'9" Eve Ensler‘s famous. hilarious. moving and brave celebration of female

sexuality. Associated with LGBT History Month.

The Wonderful World of Dissocia Tue 20—Sat 24 Mar. 7.45pm. £l0—£l4 (£5—£10). ()riginally produced for the 2004 Edinburgh International Festival. The National Theatre of Scotland presents Anthony Neilson’s funny. scary and dark play about a girl called Lisa and her involvement with a forbidden place known as Dissocia.

Dial M for Murder Tue 27—Sat 31

Mar. 7.45pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). 1 £l2.50—£15. Middle Ground Theatre Company present a new version of this whodunnit. An all-star cast of actors

from 'loggurt. STEPS and other popular television shows and bands tread the boards in Frederick Knott‘s classic 1950s thriller.

I PALACE THEATRE 9 Green Street. Kilmarnock. 01563 554900. IP. H. WC. WA]

Anything Goes Until Sat 17 Mar. 7.30pm. £12.50 (£l0.50—£l l.50). Cole Porter classic set on the SS American as a bunch of crazy characters sing and dance their way towards Europe.

The Rise and Fall of Little Voice Sat 24 & Sun 25 Mar. 7.30pm. £8 (£6.50). See Glasgow. Platform.

The Unconquered Wed 28 Mar. 7.30pm. donation. Torben Betts' powerful. poetic and provocative play about a young girl versus the establishment is presented by Stellar Quines.

I BYRE THEATRE Abbey Street. St Andrews. 01334 475 000. IP. H. WC. WA]

Fawlty Towers Wed 21—Sat 31 Mar.

a new comedy by Des Dillon Mystery, love and redemption in this provocative new play bursting with west coast wit!

tickets £10-£24 concessions from £1 box office 0131 248 4848 online www.lyceum.org.uk

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