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Tron with some of the most iconic scenes and lines ever written, condensed into a madcap 45 minutes. See preview, page 106. Supper Club Cabaret Fri 8 & Sat 9 Jul, 8.30pm. £10. Cabaret evening from Upstage with food included in admission. A Song, a Sip & a Sandwich Sun 10 Jul, 4–7pm. £12. Cabaret afternoon with songs from the musicals, courtesy of Insideout Productions, and tea and sandwiches courtesy of the Tron’s Victorian Bar.
✽✽ Whatever Happened to Benny Hill? Wed 20–Sat 23 Jul, 8pm. £9
(£7). Grant Smeaton explores the fall from grace of one of Britain’s most popular comedians. See preview, page 110.
■ UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW Department of English Literature, 5 University Gardens, 330 5296. FREE Three Marys Fri 24 Jun, 3pm. Three monologues about three women on the fringes of society, performed by The Coven, aka Tracy Patrick, Louisa Thornton and Helen Cuinn. Part of the West End Festival.
EDINBURGH
■ THE AUGUSTINE CHURCH 41–43 George IV Bridge D John Michael Hilford: Psychic Cabaret Sat 2–Fri 8 Jul (not Mon/Tue), 7pm. £10 (£8). Mind reader extraordinaire. Suitable for ages 14+. Part of Edinburgh International Magic Festival. Harrison Richards: The Ancient Art of Modern Mind Reading Sat 2–Fri 8 Jul (not Mon/Tue), 8.30pm. £10 (£8). Mind reading mixed with modern magic, psychology and humour from the rather buff Mr Richards. Suitable for ages 16+. Magic Festival. ■ BRUNTON THEATRE Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. Ghosts Fri 24 & Sat 25 Jun, 7.30pm. £11 (£9; under 18s £6). London Classic Theatre presents one of Henrik Ibsen’s most controversial and fascinating works. Verve Wed 29 Jun, 7.30pm. £10.50 (£8.50; under 18s £6). Award winning postgraduate dance company from the Northern School of Contemporary Dance. Beyond Broadway Sat 2 Jul, 8pm. £10.50 (under 16s £7.50). Fierce Theatre Company presents a selection of songs from the musicals.
■ CRUZ BAR AND RESTAURANT 14 The Shore, 553 6699. An Audience with Fran Wed 13 Jul, 7pm. £10. Psychic entertainment including audience participation.
■ DOVECOT STUDIOS 10 Infirmary Street, 550 3660.
✽✽ FREE Siobhan Davies Dance: ROTOR (performance) Wed 13, Thu 14 & Sat 16 Jul, 1.20pm & 2.40pm; Fri 15 Jul, 6.20pm & 7.40pm. As part of the ROTOR project, dancers Andrea Buckley, Lindsey Butcher, Annie Pui Ling Lok and Charlie Morrissey perform work by Siobhan Davies and EV Crowe, with music by Matteo Fargion. See preview, page 106.
■ GHILLIE DHU 2 Rutland Place, 222 9930. Saturnalia Cabaret Thu 23 Jun, 8.30pm. £10–£12. Singers, musicians, brazen burlesque, comedians, magicians and – what’s this, a dancing bear? – at this sumptuous den of iniquity and entertainment. ■ PLAYHOUSE 18-22 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. Jekyll & Hyde Until Sat 25 Jun, 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £22.25–£40.25. Musical take on Robert
Cryptic Nights: Inhabitants
Fresh from performing in Geneva as part of the International Mapping Festival, one of Scotland’s most innovative companies presents a one-off fusion of live contemporary dance performance, sound and film as part of Cryptic Nights. Inhabitants is choreographed by Abby Warrilow of Cagoule Productions and is set against the backdrop of a wild, dilapidated dwelling where the dancers, left alone for too long, become feral creatures, worn down by nature and struggling to reclaim civilised human structures for themselves. ■ CCA, Glasgow, Thu 7 Jul.
Louis Stevenson’s evocative tale of romance and the epic battle between good and evil. Starring Marti Pellow as the protagonists.
✽✽ Midnight Tango Tue 28 Jun–Fri 1 Jul, 7.30pm (Wed mat 2.30pm); Sat
2 Jul, 4pm & 8pm. £21.25–£37.25. Strictly Come Dancing regulars Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace bring the heady passions of Buenos Aires to town. See Stage Whispers, page 105. Dreamboats and Petticoats Mon 4–Sat 9 Jul, 7.30pm (Wed & Sat mat 2.30pm). £15.50–£28.75. Jukebox musical based on the songs of Roy Orbison, The Shadows and others. Buddy Mon 11–Sat 16 Jul, 7.30pm (Wed & Sat mat 2.30pm). £18–£29.95. See King’s Theatre, Glasgow. John Edward Thu 21 Jul, 7pm. £55.50–£67.10. Superstar medium.
■ THE PLEASANCE CABARET BAR 60 Pleasance, 556 6550. Romany: Diva of Magic Sat 2 Jul, 3pm; Sun 3 & Wed 6–Fri 8 Jul, 7pm. £10 (£8). Magic, comedy, burlesque and feathers. Suitable for ages 14+. Magic Festival. Alan Hudson: Alan’s Not-So- Secret World of Magic Sat 2 Jul, 4.30pm; Sun 3 & Wed 6–Fri 8 Jul, 8.30pm. £10 (£8). Magic world veteran Hudson tells tales of his 20 years in the business, with many a trick to embellish the story. Suitable for ages 14+. Magic Festival. Four Nations Magic-Off Fri 8 Jul, 10pm. £12 (£10). A late ‘n’ live event to round off the 2011 festival, with top comedy magicians from around the UK competing to become Four Nations Magic Champ 2011. Magic Festival. ■ ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE Grindlay Street, 248 4848. Magic and Variety Gala Show Fri 1 Jul, 7pm. £15–£18 (£12–£15; children £10). The EIMF kicks off with a gala show featuring many of the acts
performing across the festival, including juggler Antje Pode, sleight of hand magician Matthew Dowden and comedy magician John Archer. Suitable for ages 7+. Magic Festival. ■ SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. Paul Wilson Sat 2 Jul, noon–2pm. £12 (£10). The star of The Real Hustle returns with more of the explanations behind the wily ways of con artists. Suitable for ages 10+. Magic Festival. Dion, Florian Sainvet, Xavier Mortimer: Parallel Realities Sat 2 & Sun 3 Jul, 4pm; Mon 4–Fri 8 Jul, 7pm. £10 (£8; children £5; family ticket £25). A trio of illusionists from France and the Netherlands ensure you’ll leave unable to believe your eyes with a show of fantastical visual magic. Suitable for ages 5+. Magic Festival. Rob James: Magicana Sat 2–Fri 8 Jul, 8.30pm. £10 (£8; children £5; family ticket £25). Classic magic, including the famous ‘orange tree’ effect, which you might have seen in lovely Edinburgh-set animation The Illusionist. Suitable for ages 10+. Magic Festival. War of the Wizards Sun 3 Jul, 11.30am & 1.30pm. £5 (£3). Would-be wizards and aspiring conjurors of all stripes compete to win a cash prize and the chance to compete at next year’s festival. The under 18s compete in the morning, while the afternoon contest is open to all ages. Magic Festival. Wizardsnappers Sun 3 Jul, 6pm. £5 (£3). Liam Black, winner of the under- 18s ‘War of the Wizards’ at last year’s festival, is joined by fellow young magic people Mandy Fletcher and Euan Stewart. Suitable for ages 10+. Magic Festival. Gary James: Tea Time Treats Mon 4 Jul–Wed 6 Jul, 5pm. £8 (£6; children £5; family ticket £21). A teatime show suitable for all ages from the President of the Edinburgh Magic Circle. Magic Festival.
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The Garden Sun 17 Jul, 3pm. £9 (£7). The story of an uninvited man, families, and the secrets we all keep to protect them. New drama by Alistair Rutherford performed by Peapod Productions.
■ ST BRIDE’S CENTRE 10 Orwell Terrace, 346 1405. Dance for All End of Year Showcase Thu 23–Sat 25 Jun, 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Students on full-time professional dance courses with Dance for All showcase a variety of different dance forms including jazz, ballet, tap, Spanish, contemporary and musical theatre. ■ THE VAULT 11 Merchant Street, 510 0022. Lewis Barlow: Experiments in Mystery Sat 2 & Sun 3 Jul, 5pm; Mon 4–Fri 8 Jul, 7pm. £10 (£8; children £5). Gasp in ‘how the hell did he do that’ wonder at this virtuoso performer of close-up magic tricks. Suitable for ages 7+. Magic Festival. Michael Neto: Imagination . . . Yours or Mine? Sat 2 & Sun 3 Jul, 6.30pm; Mon 4–Fri 8 Jul, 8.30pm. £10 (£8; children £5). Charming specialist in close-up magic. Suitable for ages 12+. Magic Festival.
■ THE VOODOO ROOMS 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. Kabarett Fri 24 Jun, 7.30pm. £6–£8.50. An evening of dark cabaret and ‘neo-burlesque’.
OUTSIDE THE CITIES
■ BYRE THEATRE Abbey Street, St Andrews, 01334 475000. A Midsummer Night’s Dream Thu 23 Jun, 7.30pm. £12 (£8–£10). See Shakespeare’s warring lovers are transplanted into modern celebrity culture. The Birthday Party Sat 25 Jun, 7.30pm. £12 (£8–£10). NLP, the company behind the phenomenally successful recent tour of Singin I’m No a Billy He’s a Tim, teams up with City of Glasgow College to present a new version of Harold Pinter’s first play. Knives in Hens Fri 15 & Sat 16 Jul, 7.30pm. £14 (£8–£12). See Tramway, Glasgow.
■ DUNDEE REP Tay Square, Dundee, 01382 223530.
✽✽ After the End Thu 23–Sat 25 Jun, 7.30pm. £12 (£10). Nuclear
fallout play by Dennis Kelly. Knives in Hens Tue 28–Thu 30 Jun, 7.30pm. £15–£19 (£6–£17). See Tramway, Glasgow.
■ MACROBERT University of Stirling, Stirling, 01786 466666. How to Succeed in Business Without Even Trying Tue 28 Jun, 7.30pm. £10. Beaconhurst School return with a satirical piece on big business and the dirty games that go with it.
■ PERTH CONCERT HALL Mill Street, Perth, 01738 621031. Blood Brothers Mon 11–Sat 16 Jul, 7.30pm (Wed & Sat mat 2.30pm). £12.50–£32.50. Bill Kenwright’s West End version of the heartbreaking tale of twin boys separated at birth. ■ PERTH THEATRE 185 High Street, Perth, 01738 621031. Rough Seas Fri 24 & Sat 25 Jun, 7.30pm. £7 (£3.50). Play about tough decisions from Perth Youth Theatre beginners. Pictures Never Tell the Full Story Fri 1 & Sat 2 Jul, 7.30pm. £7 (£3.50). Two short plays based around photos and pictures from Perth Youth Theatre intermediates.
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