Theatre
■ ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE Grindlay Street, 248 4848.
✽✽ Magic and Variety Gala Show Sun 11 Jul. 7pm. £15–£18
(£12–£15; children £10; family ticket £44–£50). The grand finale of Edinburgh International Magic Festival, featuring Quick Change artists Keelan Leyser and Charlotte Marie, comedy magician The Great Nardini, The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre, stand-up Gavin Oates and many more.
■ THE VOODOO ROOMS 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. The Mating Ritual: Burlesque Performances Thu 22 Jul. 8pm. £8 in advance; £10 on the door. A playful look at how we con members of the opposite sex into reproducing with us, via gender- bending dance, burlesque and musical comedy. Over-18s only.
Outside the Cities
■ BENARTY COMMUNITY CENTRE Hill Road, Ballingry, 01383 602302.
✽✽ FREE Decky Does a Bronco Fri 9 Jul. 7pm. Ticketed. Outdoor
production of the play by Douglas Maxwell, following a group of adolescent boys impatiently awaiting adulthood in a Scottish playground one summer. Performed by the award- winning Grid Iron theatre company. Ages 12+. ■ DUNDEE REP Tay Square, Dundee, 01382 223530. The Bridge Fri 9 Jul. 7.30pm. £6 (£5). A piece written by Kevin Dyer and based on ideas from members of Dundee Rep Community Company, telling a story of drunkenness and hauntings on the River Tay.
■ EAST KILBRIDE ARTS CENTRE Old Coach Road, East Kilbride, 01355 261000. The Sisterhood of Mamie Jones Thu 8–Sat 10 Jul. 8pm. £8.50 (£6.50). Family secrets and recriminations come to the fore in this play about a mother and her four daughters, presented by The Bookends Theatre Group. Tales from an Enchanted Forest Sat 17 Jul. 2.30pm. £5 (family ticket £16). Tales from around the world and lots of audience interaction come together to create a magical Enchanted Forest of stories. Suitable for children aged 6–11, accompanied by an adult.
■ EAST KILBRIDE VILLAGE THEATRE Maxwell Drive, East Kilbride, 01355 248669. Cinderella Wed 14 & Thu 15 Jul. 7.30pm. £8.50 (£7). The classic fairytale gets a dark Roald Dahl-esque twist with ugly sisters and even uglier beheadings from Theatre Nemo.
■ MULL THEATRE @ DRUIMFIN Tobermory, Isle of Mull, 01688 302828. Laurel & Hardy Thu 8 Jul; Wed 21 & Thu 22 Jul. 8pm. £10 (£8). 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. Opium Eater Wed 14 & Thu 15 Jul; Tue 20 Jul. 8pm. £10 (£8). Richly comic and deeply moving play set in 1820s Edinburgh. ■ PORTAVADIE MARINA Portavadie, Loch Fyne, 01700 811075. Treasure Island Sun 11 Jul. 2.30pm. £12 (children £5). Enjoy a sparkling outdoor staging of pirates, buried treasure and danger, as the Walking Theatre Company brings Robert Louis Stevenson’s tale to life on a walk around the marina. Tickets available from
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Portavadie Marina reception. Ticket price includes BBQ and a glass of wine/cordial. ■ WEST END PARK Lochgelly, Lochgelly, 01383 602302. FREE Decky Does a Bronco Thu 8 Jul. 7pm. Ticketed. See Outside the Cities, Benarty Community Centre.
■ CULZEAN CASTLE & COUNTRY PARK Maybole, 01655 884400. Beauty and the Beast Thu 22 Jul. 6.30–9pm. £12 (£8; family ticket £35). Chapterhouse Theatre Company performs an adaptation of the classic fairytale in the great outdoors, with a fancy dress fairytale parade during the interval. See picture caption, page ??
■ WYND THEATRE 7 The Wynd, Melrose, 01896 820028. Wind in the Willows Sun 18 Jul. 3pm. £6 (£4). A new, family-friendly version of the classic tale from Ratatat Theatre Company. ■ LOCHORE MEADOWS Lochore Meadows Country Park, Crosshill, nr Lochgelly, 01383 602302. Decky Does a Bronco Sat 10 Jul. 2pm. Free (ticketed). See Outside the Cities, Benarty Community Centre.
■ BYRE THEATRE Abbey Street, St Andrews, 01334 475000. Fife’s Got Talent Sun 11 & 18 Jul. 2pm & 7pm. £7. Impress the judges to win a cash prize and the glory of being one of Fife’s most talented. Open to all ages and talents. Download an application from www.byretheatre.com. These shows are heats, with a further qualifying round on the Sun 25 Jul before the final on Sun 1 Aug. Peter Alliss Interviews Tom Morris Mon 12 Jul. 6.30pm. £12. The Byre Theatre patron takes to the stage to ‘interview’ Tom Morris (played by David Joy). Not to be missed by any golf enthusiasts. Gusset Tue 13 Jul. 7.30pm. £14 (£12). A comic play about a factory worker who finds an escape in creative writing classes – and the loosening of her knicker elastic! Got an opinion? You can now Comment on all our articles at list .co.uk
An Audience with Tom Morris Tue 13–Sat 17 Jul. 10pm. £8 (Fri 16 Jul £15 includes Seve Ballesteros fundraising party). Spend an evening in the company of the golfing legend and reflect on the dramatic changes in the game over the years. We do hope it’s not the real Tom Morris (b.1821, d.1908). ■ MADRAS COLLEGE South Street, St Andrews, 01334 475000. Decky Does a Bronco Tue 13–Sat 17 Jul. 7pm. £10 (£8). See Outside the Cities, Benarty Community Centre.
■ MACROBERT University of Stirling, Stirling, 01786 466666. Claire Cunningham Sat 10 Jul. 8pm. £12 (£6–£9). Two solo dance works, Evolution and Mobile, by this incredibly engaging performer, who uses her crutches in innovative, humorous, poignant and ultimately joyful ways. Billy Elliot: The Musical Thu 15–Sat 17 Jul. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2pm). £8 (£6). Musical of the popular film about a young miner’s son from County Durham who breaks the mould by choosing the unlikely hobby of ballet. Performed by local youngsters who have been working with experts from Youth Music Theatre Scotland for two weeks to perfect the production.
Outdoor Theatre The theatre season may be winding down in the Central Belt as we await the arrival of Edinburgh’s Festivals, but further afield there’s a rich selection of plays and
performances for the outdoor theatre lover. The beautiful landscape and mild climate of Dumfries and Galloway makes the perfect backdrop to al fresco performances, and this year’s programme includes some highly anticipated classics, including Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre performing A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Crichton Campus in Dumfries, and Chapterhouse Theatre Company’s productions of Pride and Prejudice and Beauty and the Beast (pictured) at Castle Kennedy in Stranraer. ■ For full details see listings.