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Glasgow I THE ARCHES 253 Argyle Street. 565 1000. [H. WC. WA] Daniel Kitson: 66a Church Road Wed 16—Mon 21 Jul. 8—9pm. £5. A work-in-progress. as Daniel Kitson prepares for the [Edinburgh Festival. Last year. he moved out of his flat after six years. 66a Church Road is a break-up show for his flat. with which he had the longest relationship of his life. I CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street. 352 4900. IH. WC. WA]

Materials for a Small Winter

Sat 12 Jul. 8pm. £8 (£6). Scottish premiere of the final work in Angus

Balbernie‘s series based on the writings of Malcolm Lowry. In this piece a woman imagines she is Rita Hayworth in Gilda. and projects this noir world onto a

darker reality. See preview. page 90.

- GILMOREHILL 612 9 University Avenue. 330 5522. (WC. WA]

? Jails, Institutions and Death Fri 1 l

& Sat 12 Jul. 7.30pm. £8. Jericho House is a drugs rehab unit that demands from its residents total abstinence from all drugs. including alcohol. The cast of this moving play are all recovering addicts or supporters of Jericho who use humour and insight to draw from their own experience the chaos. danger and tragedy of drug addiction.

I GLASGOW BOTAHIC GARDENS

730 Great Western Road. 334 2422. IP.

; WC. WA]

Merchant of Venice (Bard in

the Botanics) Until Sat 12 Jul. 7.45pm. £l3-£15 (£8—£9). Shylock and Antonio fight it out for their pound of flesh alfresco. See www.bardinthebotanicsorg for tickets.

TheShowMustGoOn...MusicalsmdMore

This unique gala concert will have fans of stage musicals drooling in anticipation. The show features selections from some of the best-known stage hits of the last 50 years, from classics such as My Fair Lady, Les Miserables and Cats to recent box office smashes such as Wicked and Lion King. Featuring speciality acts, including aerial acrobats, and with a cast led by Zoe Tyler, the straight-talkin' vocal coach from the Beeb’s Any Dream Will Do, this is one theatrical extravaganza that should have

the whole family dancing in the aisles.

I Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 5 & Sun 6 Jul.

See review. page 90. Part of the West End festival. I PAVILION THEATRE 121 Renfield Street. 332 1846. IH. WC. WA]

The Show Must Go on . . .

Musicals and More Sat 5 & Sun 6 Jul. 7.30pm. £15—£20. Favourite song and dance numbers from the likes of

Wicked. Lion King. My Fair Lady and

Beauty and the Beast with vocalist Zoe Tyler from the BBC‘s How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria." See caption.

I SECC: CLYDE AUDITORIUM

Finnieston Quay. 0870 040 4000. IP. H. 2 WC. WA]

Carolyn Anderson Dance School

Thu 3—Thu 10 Jul. 7pm. £10. Pupils from the school perform. Living the Dream Fri 4 Jul. 6.30pm.

5 £1 1. Lesley Farmers Dance Off Academy

presentation.

I THEATRE ROYAL 282 Hope Street. 0870060 6647. [H. NGD. WC. WA] Our House Until Sat 5 Jul. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm); 5.30pm

; & 8.30pm. £l4—£26. Because after the Queen musical. the Proclaimers musical

and the two ABBA musicals. what

i theatre-goers were crying out for was a 3 Madness musical. X Fat-rm pop tart = Steve Brookstein stars in ‘a touching tale

of life and love. heartbreak and comedy.

right and wrong.‘ Ah. aren't they all. See

preview. page 90.

I TRAMWAY

25 Albert Drive. 0845 330 3501. [WC. WA] Peeping at Bosch Thu 10—Sun 13 Jul. 8pm. £8 (£3). Ian Smith and

Long-running performance troupe

Mischief La-Bas create a ‘theatrically

interactive an experience‘ around

Hieronymus Bosch's Garden of Earthly

Delights: See preview. page 88.

Edinburgh

; I guerrillas: 7

13—29 Nicolson Street. 529 6000. IH.

wc. WA]

The Singing Kettle: Pirate Island Sat 12 & Sun 13 Jul. See Kids listings.

.’ humans: ' 18—22 Greenside Place. ()844 847 1660.

[H. WC. WA]

Our House Mon 7—Sat 12 Jul.

7.30pm; 5pm & 8.30pm; 4pm & 8pm. £12—£26. See Glasgow. Theatre Royal. and preview. page 90.

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I PAXTON HOUSE

Paxton. Berwick Upon Tweed. 01289 386291. [R WC. WA]

The Merry Wives of Windsor Tue 15 Jul. 7pm. £tbc. Shakespeare's comedy will be performed outdoors by the lllyria Theatre Company. This will be an evening performance but please ask for continuation of the time when booking. I HILL OF TARVIT MAHSIOHHOUSE Cupar. Fife. 0844 493 2185. Peter Pan Thu 17 Jul. 6.45pm. £12.50 (£7). An outdoor performance of J M Barrie‘s children‘s classic with live music and a multi-talented cast. Heartbreak's unique adaptation promises to be an exceptional evening of family entertainment.

I CULZEAH CASTLE Maybole. 01655 884400. [R WC. WA]

3 A Midsummer Night’s Dream Thu

17 Jul. 7.30pm. £12 (£6). Chapterhouse Theatre company present an open air production of the Shakespearean classic. Bring along a picnic and perhaps some midge repellent.

I BOWHILL THEATRE

Bowhill House. Bowhill. Selkirk. 01750 22204. IP. H. WC. WA]

North Country Theatre: The Prisoner of Zenda Sun 6 Jul. 6pm. £1 1—£l2 (£9—£ 10). From the originators of West End and Broadway hit The 39 Steps. a swashbuckling romance which

; chronicles the rambling aristocrat j Rudolph as he suffers from a severe case 1 of mistaken identity. This comical

production will be played outdoors in the

Bowhill Gardens.

I BYRE THEATRE

Abbey Street. St Andrews. 01334 475000. IP. H. WC. WA]

One Act Plays Thu 3 Jul. 8pm. £8 (£7). A performance ofA Timefor farewells by Damien Trasler and Blue Suede Blues by Diana Ralle.

Scottish Ballet Sat 5 Jul. 7.30pm. £15 (£12). Scottish Ballet returns with a bill of dynamic works. featuring Stephen

Petronio‘s high octane Ride The Beast. set to the sounds of Radiohead. Krzysaztof Pastor‘s ‘Aria' from In Light

and Shadmi- and a powerful dance drama

: based on Othello and choreographed by

i Scottish ballet's founding director Peter

Darrell.

Fungus the Bogeyman Tue 8 Jul—Sat

9 Aug (not Sun/Mon). See Kids listings.

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