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■ PLAYHOUSE 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. Derren Brown Thu 1 & Fri 2 Apr. 7.30pm. £30. Derren Brown plays mind games with his audience and himself using psychology, illusion and showmanship – and then hopefully explains how he did it. Not suitable for children under 12 years. Laughter in the Rain Mon 12–Sat 17 Apr. 7.30pm (Wed & Sat mat 2.30pm). £13.50–£31. It’s the turn of the man who unleashed ‘Amarillo’ on the world to have a stage show dedicated to his life and music: the one and only Neil Sedaka.
■ ROXY ART HOUSE 2 Roxburgh Place, 629 0039. Macbeth Tue 13–Sat 17 Apr. 7.30pm. £4 (QMU students £1). Queen Margaret University tackles everyone’s favourite play about regicide and, even better, sword fighting is guaranteed.
■ ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE Grindlay Street, 248 4848.
✽✽ Every One Until Sat 10 Apr (not Sun/Mon). 7.45pm (Sat 3 & 10 mat
2.30pm). £12–£27. New work by Jo Clifford examining everyday tragedies through one ordinary family. Directed by Mark Thomson. See review, page 84.
■ ST BRIDE’S CENTRE 10 Orwell Terrace, 346 1405. Just So Wed 14–Sat 17 Apr. 7.30pm. £6–£10. Show from North Children’s Theatre.
■ TRAVERSE THEATRE Cambridge Street, 228 1404.
✽✽ A Play, a Pie & a Pint: The Garden Until Sat 3 Apr. 1pm. £10.
Drama written by Zinnie Harris about a couple on the edge. Ticket price includes a pie and drink. Scottish Dance Theatre Thu 1–Sat 3 Apr. 7.30pm. £13–£16 (£5–£12). Ben Duke choreographs the witty and engaging Life and Times of Girl A while Janet Smith, Caroline Bowditch and Marc Brew collaborate on the thought- provoking NQR, featuring disabled and able-bodies dancers and a live cellist. Highly recommended.
✽✽ Raspberry Thu 8–Sat 10 Apr. 8pm. £13–£16 (£5–£12). See
Glasgow, Tron Theatre.
■ THE VOODOO ROOMS 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. Kabarett Fri 2 Apr. 7.30pm. £6. An evening of dark cabaret ‘not for the faint hearted’. Outside the Cities
■ VARIOUS VENUES SCOTLAND- WIDE www.puppetanimationfestival.org Puppet Animation Festival Until Thu 22 Apr, times vary. Prices vary. The Puppet Animation Festival is the UK’s oldest and largest performing arts event for children, attracting over 16,000 children and their families to performances and workshops throughout Scotland, provided by leading puppetry companies from the UK, Europe and the rest of the world.
■ SIR JOHN WILSON TOWN HALL Stirling Street, Airdrie, 01698 403120. A Midsummer Night’s Dream Until Thu 1 Apr. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). HND Acting and Performance students from Coatbridge College perform an adaptation of Shakespeare’s fantastical rom-com.
■ DUNDEE REP Tay Square, Dundee, 01382 223530. The Elves and the Shoemaker Until Sat 3 Apr & Until Sat 10 Apr. See Kids listings.
✽✽ Raspberry Tue 13 & Wed 14 Apr. 7.30pm. £14 (£9–£12). See Glasgow,
Tron Theatre.
Hot Flush! Thu 15–Sat 17 Apr. 7.30pm. £19–£22 (£16–£22). Birds of a Feather, um, saucepot, and occasional panto villainess Lesley Joseph stars in the one and only menopause musical. Yup, we’ve reached that point. ■ WHITEHALL THEATRE 12 Bellfield Street, Dundee, 08717 029486. Guys and Dolls Until Fri 2 Apr. 7.30pm. £9–£11 (£8–£9; family ticket £32-£36). Thomson-Leng Musical Society presents Frank Loesser’s classic musical about a bunch of small time gamblers and their gals. Dundee Scout Gang Show 2010 Mon 5–Sat 10 Apr. 7.30pm. £6–£8 (family ticket £28). Musical items and comedy sketches by Dundee scouts.
■ CARNEGIE HALL East Port, Dunfermline, 01383 602302. Les Amoureux Fri 2 Apr. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Company Chordelia presents this gothic love story based on Angela Carter’s short story The Lady of the House of Love. Honk! Wed 7–Sat 10 Apr. 7.15pm. £12 (£10). Why Not? theatre company presents the musical version of .
■ EAST KILBRIDE ARTS CENTRE Old Coach Road, East Kilbride, 01355 261000. Warnings to the Curious, Oh Whistle & I’ll Come to You, my Lad Thu 8 Apr. 8pm. £8.50 (£6.50). RM Lloyd Parry brings to life three ghost stories by MR James. ■ EAST KILBRIDE VILLAGE THEATRE Maxwell Drive, East Kilbride, 01355 248669. Bugsy Malone Until Sat 3 Apr. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £8.50 (£6.50). Musical spoof of Prohibition- era gangster films courtesy of Gillybean Theatre School. Butterflies are Free Wed 7–Sat 10 Apr. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). Swinging 60s New York-set comedy revolving around Don Baker, a blind character whose controlling mother disapproves of his relationship with a free spirited hippie.
■ FALKIRK TOWN HALL West Bridge Street, Falkirk, 01324 506850. Laurel & Hardy Thu 15 Apr. 7.30pm. £10 (£7.50–£9). Tom McGrath’s play follows the lives of the famous comedy duo, from their humble beginnings until the moment when they finally met, then explores their fascinating artistic and personal relationships.
■ ROTHES HALLS Kingdom Centre, Glenrothes, 01592 611101. Women Behaving Madly Fri 9 Apr. 8pm. £9 (£7). The MsFits (writer Rona Munro and actress Fiona Knowles) return with another one-woman comedy: three women, one very short temper and something sinister in the shrubbery.
■ ARTS GUILD THEATRE Campbell Street, Greenock, 01475 723038. Singin’ I’m No a Billy He’s a Tim Fri 2 Apr. 7.30pm. £13.50. See Glasgow, SECC. A Chorus Line Thu 15–Sun 18 Apr. 7.30pm. £10. Musical bringing to life the emotions of 16 hopeful dancers auditioning for a Broadway show. Performed by Amerikana Theatre Co. ■ HAMILTON TOWN HOUSE 102 Cadzow Street, Hamilton, 01698 452299. All Our Yesterdays 2 Fri 9 Apr. 2.30pm. £12 (£10). Timeless Productions and the Memory Lane dancers take you back to the days of Dance Hall and through the decades from the 40s to the 70s.
■ PALACE THEATRE 9 Green Street, Kilmarnock, 01563 554900. The Rape of Lucrece Thu 8 Apr. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). See Glasgow, Eastwood Park Theatre. A Night at the Musicals Sat 10 Apr. 7.30pm. £12 (£11). Non-stop hits from the shows are combined for a night of extravagant costumes, unique dancing, brilliant voices and plenty of drama. All Our Yesterdays 2 Thu 15 Apr. 2.30pm & 7.30pm. £12 (£11). See Outside the Cities, Hamilton Town House. ■ EASTGATE THEATRE & ARTS CENTRE Eastgate, Peebles, 01721 725777. The Rape of Lucrece Wed 7 Apr. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). See Glasgow, Eastwood Park Theatre. Just the Ticket! Sat 10 Apr. 7.30pm. £4. Douglas Roberts presents another comic script, performed by a group of youngsters who’ve spent a week working on every aspect of the production.
■ PERTH THEATRE 185 High Street, Perth, 07838 621031. Thoroughly Modern Millie Fri 2–Sat 10 Apr (not Sun). 7.30pm (also 2.30pm on 10 Apr). £10–£13 (family ticket £35). Perth Amateur Operatic Society presents this popular musical set in the roaring 20s, following Millie Dillmount, whose aims in life are to get a bob haircut, dance to jazz and marry her boss. ■ PERTH CONCERT HALL Mill Street, Perth, 07838 621031. Show Me: Chris and Pui Thu 8 Apr. 11am & 2.30pm. £10 (£8). CBeebies favourites Chris Jarvis and Pui Fan Lee present ‘Show Me’, a show packed with songs, games and fun, for the smallest members of the family.
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■ RUTHERGLEN TOWN HALL 139 Main Street, Rutherglen, 613 5700. Women Behaving Madly Thu 1 Apr. 7.30pm. £8.50 (£7). See Outside the Cities, Rothes Halls. ■ BOWHILL THEATRE Bowhill House, Bowhill, Selkirk, 01750 22204. A Pleasing Terror Fri 9 Apr. 8pm. £10 (£8). A double-bill to chill the spine from Robert Lloyd Parry: ‘Canon Alberic’s Scrap Book’ and ‘The Mezzotint’.
■ BYRE THEATRE Abbey Street, St Andrews, 01334 475000. Cash on Delivery Until Sat 3 Apr (not Sun/Mon). 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £8–£10 (£8). A riotous farce about the perils of cheating the DSS from The Guizards. Les Amoureux Wed 7 Apr. 7.30pm. £14 (£10–£12). See Outside the Cities, Carnegie Hall. The Sorcerer Fri 9 & Sat 10 Apr. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £16 (£14). A mass love potion all goes horribly wrong in this Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera performed by Opera Della Luna. Ballet Central Thu 15 Apr. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). The touring company of the Central School of Ballet presents this diverse programme of ballet, contemporary dance, jazz and more on its 25th anniversary tour. ■ MACROBERT University of Stirling, Stirling, 01786 466666. Spokes Until Thu 1 Apr. 8pm (Thu mat 1.30pm). £12 (£9; under 18s and students £6). Conflux presents its first circus arts commission, an adventure involving two dancers, a Chinese pole and aerial fabrics.
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