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■ TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. Pablo Bronstein: Plaza Minuet/The Birth of Venus Sat 3 Sep, 7.30pm. £6 (£4). A co-commission by the Tramway and the ICA in London from London-based Argentinean artist Pablo Bronstein, whose work in drawing, model making, installation and performance explores the power structures inherent in architectural space.
✽✽ The Missing Thu 15 Sep–Sat 1 Oct (not Sun/Mon), 7.30pm (Sat 1
Oct mat 2.30pm). £12–£16 (£10–£12; previews on Thu 15 & Fri 16 Sep £6). See preview, page 133. ■ TRON THEATRE 63 Trongate, 552 4267. Supper Club Cabaret Sat 27 Aug, 8.30pm. £10. Cabaret evening from Upstage with food included in admission. A Song, a Sip & a Sandwich Sun 28 Aug & 18 Sep, 4–7pm. £15. Songs from the musicals, courtesy of Insideout Productions, and tea and sandwiches courtesy of the Tron’s Victorian Bar. New Works Wed 31 Aug–Sat 3 Sep, 8pm. £9 (£7). Four top Scottish playwrights have created new pieces of work for the performers and directors of the RSAMD’s Masters Classical and Contemporary Text programme. Hearts Unspoken Wed 7 Sep, 8pm. £9 (£7). A difficult story to tell, cobFAB’s Hearts Unspoken gives voice to the stories of gay male asylum seekers and refugees and their struggles with adversity and persecution. My Romantic History Fri 9–Sat 24 Sep (not Sun/Mon), 7.45pm (Sat 17 Sep mat 2.30pm). £7–£15. Borderline Theatre Company presents DC Jackson’s play about a couple who hook up at a party and have to decide whether or not they’re in a relationship. If only they
could get over their pesky exes first . . . Days of Wine And Roses Wed 14–Thu 29 Sep (not Sun/Mon), 7.45pm. £7–£15. Jezebel Theatre presents the story of the shattered dreams of an Irish couple who seek their fortune in 1960s London.
EDINBURGH ■ BEDLAM THEATRE 11b Bristo Place, 225 9893. Gin & Tonic Mon 12 Sep & Wed 14 Sep, 7.30pm. Thu 15 Sep, 2.30pm. £tbc. Comedy about a man’s disastrous birthday party. Talking Heads Tue 13 Sep, 7.30pm. £tbc. A selection of the classic Alan Bennett monologues. Antigone Fri 16 Sep, 7.30pm. £tbc. A 20th-century reinterpretation of the ancient Greek tragedy.
■ BRUNTON THEATRE Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. The Cherry Orchard Sat 3 Sep, 7.30pm. £11.25 (£9.25; under 18s £6). Theatre Alba takes on Chekhov’s emotionally turbulent final play. Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know Wed 7 Sep, 7.30pm. £11.25 (£9.25; under 18s £6). A one-woman comedy drama from the MsFits, starring Fiona Knowles. Uncharted Waters Sat 10 Sep, 7.30pm. £10.75 (£8.75; under 18s £6). New wave circus from All or Nothing & Strangebird Zirkus, blending aerial tricks with gorgeous visuals to create a strange world teetering on the edge of reality. Kes Thu 15 & Sat 17 Sep, 7.30pm (Thu mat 10.30am, Sat mat 2.30pm). £6 (family ticket £22). Catherine Wheels presents a new adaptation of Kes, the story of a boy from a family of failures who finds his true passion in the care and training of a kestrel chick. Ages 10+.
The Fitzrovia Radio Hour Wed 21 Sep, 7.30pm. £11.25 (£9.25; under 18s £6). A satirical recreation of 1940s radio drama, fresh from a Fringe run.
■ THE EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE 18-22 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660.
✽✽ Legally Blonde The Musical Tue 6–Sat 17 Sep (not Sun), 7.30pm (Wed
& Sat mat 2.30pm). £22.50–£59.50. See Theatre Royal, Glasgow. ■ EDINBURGH FESTIVAL THEATRE 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. Rhinestone Mondays Tue 20–Sat 24 Sep, 7.30pm (Thu & Sat mat 2.30pm). £18.50–£24.50. A foot stomping comedy about the feuding members of Warbleswick ‘Monday Night All Star Line Dancing Club,’ set to well loved country western hits.
■ ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE Grindlay Street, 248 4848.
✽✽ Mary, Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off Fri 16 Sep–Sat
15 Oct (not Sun/Mon), 7.45pm (Wed 21 Sep mat 2.30pm). £14.50–£29. See preview, page 133. ■ SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. Doorways in Drumorty Sat 17 Sep, 3pm & 7.30pm. £10 (£8). The charming tale of a gossipy town in Edwardian north-east Scotland, scripted by Mike Gibb and based on the writings of Lorna Moon.
■ TRAVERSE THEATRE Cambridge Street, 228 1404.
✽✽ Greek Thu 1 & Fri 2 Sep, 7.30pm. £15–£17 (£6–£13). See preview in
Music. New Works Wed 14–Sat 17 Sep, 8pm.
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£6 (£4). See Tron Theatre, Glasgow.
OUTSIDE THE CITIES ■ DUNDEE REP Tay Square, Dundee, 01382 223530. Futureproof Wed 31 Aug–Sat 10 Sep (not Sun/Mon), 7.30pm (Thu & Sat mat 2.30pm). £12–£19 (£6–£14). See review, page 54. Rock Around the Clock Mon 12–Sat 17 Sep; Mon 5pm & 7.30pm, Tue–Thu 7.30pm; Fri 5pm & 8pm; Sat 2.30pm & 8pm. £12–£22. See King’s Theatre, Glasgow. The Great Big Dance Show Tue 20 Sep, 7.30pm. £8 (£5; family ticket £22). Dance performance from different groups from around the city, including the successful Scottish Dance Theatre. Scottish Dance Theatre: Under Construction II Wed 21 Sep, 7.30pm. £8 (£5). The Rep’s resident dance company showcases recent short contemporary works.
■ MACROBERT University of Stirling, 01786 466666. Smallpetitklein: Falling Man Sat 3 Sep, 7.30pm. £12 (£9; students £7). The product of a period of residency in which the dance company choreographed a triple bill of dances based on a series of photographs capturing a man falling from the World Trade Centre. Ages 16+. Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know Tue 6 Sep, 7.30pm. £12 (£9; students £7). See Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh. Untitled Love Story Wed 14 Sep, 7.30pm. £12 (£6–£9). A new show by David Leddy’s award winning Fire Exit company. See review, page 55. ■ PAISLEY ARTS CENTRE New Street, Paisley, 887 1010. Untitled Love Story Sun 4 Sep, 7.30pm. £10 (£6). See Macrobert, Stirling.
MARY QUEEN of SCOTS got her HEAD CHOPPED OFF By Liz Lochhead A co-production with Dundee Rep Ensemble
16 September – 15 October 2011 BOX OFFICE: 0131 248 4848 GROUPS 8+: 0131 248 4949 TEXT RELAY: 18001 0131 248 4848 MOBILE: m.lyceum.org.uk ONLINE: www.lyceum.org.uk/mary TWITTER: #maryqueen Dundee Rep: 19 October – 5 November 2011 BOX OFFICE: 01382 223530 ONLINE: www.dundeerep.co.uk
Company No. SC062065 Scottish Charity Registered No. SC010509
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