THEATRE EDINBURGH
■ DANCE BASE 14–16 Grassmarket, 225 5525. FREE Exploring African Culture Through Dance Sun 13 Jul, 6pm. Dance performance and film. Africa in Motion Film Festival.
■ GROSVENOR MAYBURY CASINO 5 South Maybury Road, 338 4444. 1920s New York Murder Mystery Night Sat 19 Jul, 7pm. £25. Figure out who’s to blame at this 1920s-themed murder mystery night, plus three-course meal. ■ ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE Grindlay Street, 248 4848. Oh What a Lovely War Fri 18 & Sat 19 Jul, 7.30pm. £8 (£5; members £3). Poignant anti-war musical, set during WWI. Presented by young actors from the Lyceum Youth Theatre.
■ SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. Divergent Voices of the First World War Sat 19 Jul, 7pm. £7 (£5). The poetry, memoirs, letters, journals and prison papers of WWI set to a backdrop of images. From director and playwright Gerda Stevenson and Gaelic poet Aonghas MacNeacail. OUTSIDE THE CITIES
■ ALHAMBRA THEATRE 35 Canmore Street, Dunfermline, 01383 740384. Peppa Pig’s Big Splash Wed 16 Jul, 1pm & 4pm. Thu 17 Jul, 10am & 1pm. £13.50–£15.50 (children £11.50–£13.50). See King’s Theatre, Glasgow. ■ BATTERY PARK Eldon Street, Greenock The Pokey Hat Mon 14 Jul. See Kids listings.
■ BEHIND THE WALL 14 Melville Street, Falkirk, 01324 633338. Comedy Cabaret Speakeasy Sat 19 Jul, 8pm. £10 (£9). A mixture of comedy, burlesque, magic and more. Part of Funny in Falkirk. The Thinking Drinkers Guide To The Legends Of Liquor Mon 28 Jul, 7.30pm. £10 (£9). The Thinking Drinkers explore the liquid lives of history’s most extraordinary elbow-benders. Funny in Falkirk. ■ BOWHILL THEATRE Bowhill House Bowhill, Selkirk, 01750 22204. Macbeth Sat 19 Jul, 6pm. £11 (children £9). The all-male Handlebards present the Scottish Play.
■ DUNDEE REP Tay Square, Dundee, 01382 223530. In My Father’s Words Thu 10–Sat 12 Jul, 7.30pm (Thu 2.30pm also). £tbc. A beautiful play about identity – national and personal – and language, and the utter indivisibility between the two.
■ DUNOLLIE CASTLE Dunollie House, Oban, 01631 570550. The Pokey Hat Wed 30 Jul. See Kids listings. ■ EAST KILBRIDE ARTS CENTRE Old Coach Road, East Kilbride, 01355 261000. Wilde Without The Boy Sun 13 Jul, 1pm. £10. A solo theatrical presentation of De Profundis, Oscar Wilde’s bitterly reproachful and, at times, exquisitely beautiful letter written from his prison cell in Reading gaol to his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. Ticket includes lunch. Kids’ Sunday Magic Show Sun 27
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TALKING HEADS Director Liz Carruthers brings back four of Alan Bennett’s sardonic and witty monologues. From the simplest of theatrical conventions – the actor and a story – Bennett evokes tiny worlds of unspoken hopes and existential doubt. ‘They are all very different in tone and content, but the themes of the plays are so universal,’ Carruthers says. ‘Loneliness, isolation, a need to connect with others: we all experience them at some point in our lives.’ ■ Mitchell Theatre, Glasgow, Wed 30 Jul–Sat 2 Aug.
Jul, 1pm. £5. The magnificent Douglas Cameron performs a funny but baffling magic show. Watch out – he’ll be looking for someone to turn (briefly) into a rabbit! Ages 3+. ■ EAST KILBRIDE VILLAGE THEATRE Maxwell Drive, East Kilbride, 01355 248669. I Will Survive Sat 12 Jul, 7.30pm. £12. New musical comedy about love and laughter, featuring songs from the 70s, 80s and 90s.
■ HOPETOUN HOUSE Shore Road, South Queensferry, hopetoun.co.uk Wuthering Heights Sun 13 Jul, 7pm. £14 (£10; family £42). Laura Turner’s adaptation of Emily Bronte’s classic novel. ■ INVERARAY CASTLE Inveraray, Argyll, 01499 302203. The Spokesmen Thu 10 & Fri 11 Jul. See Kids listings.
■ REGAL COMMUNITY THEATRE 24–34 North Bridge Street, Bathgate, 01506 630085. The Grumpy Magicians Go Christmas Shopping Fri 18 Jul, 7.30pm. £6. Nothing makes Paul Novak and Johnny B Good as grumpy as having to wear sparkly waistcoats and pull rabbits from hats. ■ ROTHES HALLS Kingdom Centre, Glenrothes, 01592 611101. Rhythm of the Dance with the Young Irish Tenors Thu 10 Jul, 7.30pm. £20 (£18; family £67). Irish dance at its most thrilling, with beautiful costumes, experienced dancers and high production values.
■ SABAI PAVILION Baxter Park, Dundee The Lady Boys of Bangkok: Red Hot Kisses Thu 10–Sat 12 Jul, times tbc. £12. The latest sizzling and seductive production from the Lady Boys of Bangkok.
■ PERTH CONCERT HALL Mill Street, Perth, 01738 621031. Peppa Pig’s Big Splash Thu 10 Jul, 10am & 1pm. £15.50 (£13.50). See King’s Theatre, Glasgow. ■ SMITH ART GALLERY & MUSEUM Dumbarton Road, Stirling, 01786 471917. Keep Smiling Through Thu 31 Jul,
7.30pm. £15. A funny and moving look at life on the Home Front during WWII, based on actual diaries from the time. ■ TOWER MILL Heart of Hawick, Kirkstile, Hawick, 01450 360688. The Carousel Sat 26 Jul, 7.30pm. £10. A poignant one woman play about a woman who calls upon her dead grandmother’s spirit as she sits her at dying mother’s bedside.
■ TOWN CENTRE Kilmarnock, 01563 578153. FREE The Pokey Hat Fri 11 Jul. See Kids listings.
■ THE TOWN HOUSE 102 Cadzow Street, Hamilton, 01698 452299. The Pokey Hat Sat 12 Jul. See Kids listings.
■ THE WEBSTER THEATRE 64 High Street, Arbroath, 01241 435800. International Dance Night Mon 28 Jul, 7.30pm. £6. A showcase of dancing talent from across the globe featuring a mix of contemporary, classical and traditional dance from Japan, China, Ukraine & Jordan. Part of Aberdeen International Youth Festival.