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Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures company has teemed up with 15 boys and young men from the Glasgow area to create this dynamic re-working of William Golding’s novel.
✽✽ King Lear Mon 7–Sat 12 Mar, 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm).
£21.50–£33.50. See preview, page 109. Scottish Opera: Intermezzo Sat 26 Mar & Wed 30 Mar, 7.15pm. £17–£49 (concessions available). See Classical Music listings.
■ TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501.
✽✽ Humanimalia Fri 4 & Sat 5 Mar, 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Fascinating
piece of work from Edinburgh-based choreographer, Janis Claxton, inspired by her on-going research exploring the relationship between humans and primates which started at Edinburgh Zoo during the 2009 Fringe. See Dance Q&A, page 112.
■ TRON THEATRE 63 Trongate, 552 4267. Staircase Thu 3–Sat 5 Mar, 7.45pm. £11 (£7). See review. The Belief Project Thu 3–Sat 5 Mar, 8pm. £9 (£7). The Glasgow-based collective behind Initial Itch return with a show about how people are defined by their beliefs. Wild Life Fri 11 & Sat 12 Mar, 8pm. £9 (£7). See preview, page 109. Age of Arousal Tue 15–Sat 26 Mar (not Sun/Mon), 7.45pm. £15 (£11). See review, page 110. Gagarin Way Tue 22–Sat 26 Mar, 8pm. £9 (£7). Gregory Burke’s acclaimed play following socialism’s disappearance from an area where it was once a defining aspect of daily life. A Song, a Sip & a Sandwich Sun 27 Mar, 4–7pm. £12. Cabaret night in
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the Victorian Bar courtesy of Insideout Productions.
✽✽ Mother Courage and her Children Wed 30 Mar–Sat 2 Apr,
7.45pm. £11–£15 (£7–£11). See preview, page 109. What Happened Is This Wed 30 Mar–Sat 2 Apr, 8pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £9 (£7). Never Did Nothing presents a new comedy from Nick Underwood. Part of Magners Glasgow International Comedy Festival
■ VARIOUS VENUES The Arches, CCA, Ramshorn Theatre, SWG3, Tramway, www.newmoves.co.uk New Territories Festival Thu 3–Sat 26 Mar, times vary. Prices vary. The long-standing international festival of live art returns with a line-up including performance collective Black Market International, dance companies O Vertigo, Sol Pico and Didier Théron, and Scottish choreographers Iona Kewney and Anna Krzystek. Richard Strange’s Cabaret Futura also makes an appearance, and there’s a focus on Poland’s underground artists. See preview, page 112.
EDINBURGH
■ THE AUGUSTINE CHURCH 41–43 George IV Bridge, info@fallingcutlery.com. Lazybed Thu 17–Sat 19 Mar, 7.30pm. £7.50 (£6). The debut performance by new theatre company Falling Cutlery is a comedy by Iain Crichton Smith. ■ BEDLAM THEATRE 11b Bristo Place, 225 9893. The Glass Menagerie Tue 8–Sat 12 Mar, 7.30pm. £5 (£4.50; members £4). Presented by Edinburgh University Theatre Company.
World Premiere Conceived by Ashley Page and Antony McDonald. Music by Robert Moran. www.scottishballet.co.uk
Glasgow Theatre Royal 12–16 April Edinburgh Festival Theatre 20–23 April
Inverness Eden Court Theatre 27–30 April
Cardiff Wales Millennium Centre 4–7 May Aberdeen His Majesty’s Theatre 11–14 May
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