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Edinburgh

I BLACKHALL ST COLUMBA’S CHURCH

()tteett\lert} Road. “2 4-1 zl

Beyond a Joke Wed 31 in 2* Not

7 itipin LS it it St (‘olotnha'x Dramatic Stit'lel} lake on llt'relk IICIlllL’lthS niatalue tonied}. \et In a toutitr) houxe where ttt_\\lt‘tl(ill\ tleathx luxt keep on happening

I BRUNTON THEATRE

l..'ttl} Wt'll “v.0. .\Ill\\t'll‘lll_‘.'ll. “(5 22-1“. ]l’. H. W('. WA]

Cinderella in 2* Not Sat 2‘) Hm

'I unex \at_\ U) 75 L H "5 tt'oltt't'\\tott\ .oailahlei And the award tor earltext pantonnnie ot the \t‘.l\Ull got-\ to the llrunton' Yet niote e\po\ute tor the little l;t\\lt' In the kitehen,

I KING’S THEATRE

3 l,t‘\t'll Street. 53‘) noon Ht. Wt'. \\'.-\| Hot Flush! l ttttl Sat I,“ No\ 7 itipttt (Sat Inat I thnn. 5' itlpin tk S. itiptn. £135” LBS MAIN] £32 \lttxleal about the menopause. \tartlng Rula l.en\ka

Gang Show 2007 Tue 3t) Sat SJ Not.

"pin tSat that 2, l Spun. £75]! HUSH. lhe Seoulx and (iutde\ ot l'dinhurgh perlorni their annual show ot song.

name and laughter tor all the lanul}.

I FESTIVAL THEATRE

l3 3‘) Ntt’tiluitt Slt‘t‘t‘l. 53‘) ()INNI Ill. W('. WA]

Scottish Opera: ll Barbiere di Siviglia l‘t'l 33 .\'o\. Wed 2% Nm & Sat | Dee. Wed tk l-‘ri 7.l5pnt; ZlSpni.

L‘l‘l {SS I'lu' Btll'l’t’l' of .St'i'i/lt' t\ directed h} Sir 'l'honiax Allen and with a east that lltt‘ltltlt'S St‘tillhll nteI/o Karen ('argtll and Dutch baritone 'l'hotnax ()llL‘lttttth in the title role.

Scottish Opera: Seraglio Sat 24 Nox. the 27 \m. 'l'hu 2‘) .\'o\. TISpIn. tl-l {SS teoneexxionx matlahlei. 'l‘ohiax llohetxel and Imogen Kogge \tage a new production ol Snug/In. taking a l't‘exlt look at one ot Mo/art'x llithl

e\tra\agant. intricate and etnotn e \t‘tilt‘\.

Sung in linglixh.

I HUDSON HOTEL

‘l ll llope Slt't't‘l. 347 7(ltltl.

Hamlet Sun IS .\'o\. Sun 25 .\'o\. 7pm. U) (UH.

The Tragedie of Macbeth Mon It) .\'o\. .\lon :n .\'o\. 7pm. [0 tUii, See pt‘e\ iew. page S l.

I INSTITUT FRANCAIS D’ECOSSE

l.l Rtltttlttlplt ('I‘L‘wt‘ltl. :25 53M). Rendez-vous avec la danse 'I‘hu IS .\'o\, (Lit) Spin. [5 (UL An opportunit} to become aequainted with the work ot'

l'renth elioreograplierx and \(llllpdlllk'\ h} \tewing rare \ideo tuotage l.etl h} Agnes New

I OCEAN TERMINAL

l.eith. 555 hhhh.

‘Nas the Night Before Christmas Sat 24 NM Huge aerial re-enatttnent ot the lttttittth poem in the \ltiex ahoxe ()eean 'l'ernunal. replete with thing

It'llltlL'L'l, 5LT Klth. page .‘q

I PLAYHOUSE

l3 :3 (lrL'L'llSItlL' l’lttt‘t'. “Hall llfilll —‘ ll] Ill. W('. WA]

White Christmas Mon I” \m Sat 3 Dee 7.3”pnt tWed tk Sat that I. Wan {95” f ‘45” .I‘llL‘ lllttg (Toxh) el.t\\lt' llltt\ ie adapted tor the \tage lit a eutltll} tauul} lllll\lt';tl. See prextew_ page so

I ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE (lrtndla) Street. 34S 4843. ll’, H. W('. WA]

Living Quarters .0. [not Sat I? \ox tnot Sun/Mont. 5 45pm (Wed tk Sat niat Illlplitl. {ll {35 «children halt prleei, Aeeoniphxhed and entertaunng production ot llrlan l‘t'tel'x pla} about a war hero returning to li|\ adult eluldren. with generall} \ll‘titlg pertorinaneex but a \hoektngl} eruel tlenoutnent

I SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE

43 45 High Street. 5% 057‘), Ill. W('. WA]

Clarisa 'lhu IS tk l'l‘l In .\'o\_ 7.30pm to 19.4]. ('ot'a llixxett direeh an all- lt‘lllttlt‘ east in a table llhpll't‘tl h} Isabel Allende'\ \hort \lor).

Miracles Still 35 .\'o\. 4.30pm a

7. ltipni. (5. An upheat pla} h} (io4lt Youth 'l‘heatre whieh guarantees \plt'tltlal dtxeoinhohulalion. (loll).

I TRAVERSE THEATRE (‘tlllllll'ltlgt' Street. 223 1404. ll). ll. \\'(‘. WA]

Freshmess Double Bill l'ntil 'l‘hu l5 Not Spill. fl} ([5 US). See (llttxgtm'. 'I‘llL‘ .-\t‘L‘ltL'\.

Three Dimensional Theatre Sat I7 Not. It).3()ant 5pm. L'lt) (to). Tim ('roueh leadx a workshop e\ploring the relationship between text. pert‘ormer and audience in the creation ot‘ a play. l’laees h} application] on!) eontaet Louise .Slt'pltt‘ttx in the 'l‘rax'erxe Literar) Department

lltllllSL‘.SIL'PllClIS(” tra\er\e.eo.ul\i or Citll (NM 328 3233 tor more lttltn‘tttttlltttt. The Persian Revolution Wed 2| Sat 34 .\'o\. Spin. {l3 tL'S £3]. See prexiew. page Kt).

Rehearsal Room 12 Thu 22 Sat 24 .\'o\. 7.30pm. £5 (£3.50). Stellar ()tllllt‘x 'l'heatre (‘ompan_\ returns with a reunnped \‘erxion ol~ ttx Relu'urm/ erm

Godspell

Theatre

The classic biblical tale-cum-musical revisits. one more time, the hippie generation's take on the New Testament.

We might now have reached the sunset of the Age of Aquarius, but there are enough boybanders and hooters in the cast to make this amusing.

I Meat/'0 Rat/(n, (Wasgow. Mon tF)—S.'1t.fl’-1 Not

series. tuxing well L‘\lttl7ll\ltt'tl ttl'll\l\ with t‘rexh talent to present three eontraxting play. and draw _\ou L‘lt)\Cl' to the tlcVCltiptng process through lllt‘ opportunit) to thltt‘\\ rehearsals. ask questions and go e _\our own lt‘t'tlllélt‘l'x. Meeting Joe Strummer 0000 lue 27 A; Wed ZS No» 8pm. {I} (£5 £3]. .A passionate punk coined) ahout attitude. triendxhip. eelehrit) and a celebration ot the man who set the agenda tor a generation.

Blood Country (reading) Thu 3‘) Nox. 7.30pm. £5 W350i. Rehearxed reading ot' Douglas Maxwell's ttL‘Wexl play. a brutal and funny modern da} Seotttsh w estern.

Outside the Cities

I DUNDEE REP

la} Square. (H383 33353”. ]l’. H. “(1 WA]

Faustus l'nlil Sat l7 No» 7,45ptn (Sat mat 2.30pm). £lt) {to (£2 L'ltii. New adaptation ot' the ('hrixtopher

Marlowe pla}. h} Rupert (iooltl and Ben l’owet‘. about l'auxtus' paet with the de\ Ill Showing ax part ot .l national tour tollowing the [lltltlllt'lltith et'tlleall) aet‘lanned run at llanipxteatl 'llteatre.

I BYRE THEATRE

Ahhe} Street. til Ht 475mm ]l’. ll. Wt] WA]

Some of My Best Friends are Women 'lllu l5 Sat 3-1 \m tnot .\lont Split (Sat tnat 2, itipini W 1th: A httmot'oth pla} about the teinale Ittctlthet'x ol a hook gtoup. a tew liolllt'x ot wine. and a couple ot inen Written h} ('ttrttlt' 'lt‘tt‘lxt'r.

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