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Richard I" In Ii'ur ( nir/I~.( In“. ur.‘ '3; Aug. mmn. llrghly physical \crsliltt ol Shakespeares tale ol one mans killing clairzn lllll'L't' stilts Ilt Iltt' Xi Ul\Ill(lIl
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Ross McGilty’s Dream lam it. (.‘r/n I’i'mliu (rum [/1]. /lu' .\n/mu/\ lt'lll, unI/l // :lue. 8pm. Realities ol the present combine with a lulurrslrc \ Isroii in this corilerirpoiary tale.
Rotozaza/lcarus [Take It, Take It] I)('Nllllt U It’ili kt'l I'Hullti Ill‘lli lt'in l1 I (” XI Juli/rs Hall. until 30 .lue. It) XII/1m l11\ crrtrye technological imagistrc theatre.
Rough Crossing ( ‘airr/r/u/ei’ ('nri t'l \II\ :lllt' lt’llllt'. (' lt‘llllt'. until 30 .lue. 3 ill/rm. 'l'om Stoppaid's take on the romantic comedy genre is perlormed in this new production. complete with In e ja/l.
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Hop-heads, junkies, stoners and the well- endowed scramble for the bitter air
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tiction from acclaimed Brazilian street theatre/cichs troupe about the life of Alexander the Great. Narrated in English. The Scarlet Letter Blue Line A m Int: Augustine's. until 35 due. 9. Ill/mi. New musical based on llawthornc's tale of hypocrisy. dissent and sin.
ScarietZone Japan Experience. The Garage. rtrrt1127.-ltte. 5pm. Tales ol' wartime manipulation in this physical play.
SCHOOI For FOOIS Kmru'tlra St Step/rem. [5 37.11“; times vary. Atttiospheric Rirssian prtxluction abotrt a boy 's fleeting. lorrriatiye. childhood impressions attending l‘)5lls Soy iet school.
Sealboy: Freak llu'atn' “inky/mp. 9 35 .lue. Illllt'\ vary. ('lap hands here comes Sealboy. Sealo was a 1040‘s American freak show perlormer w ho would ama/e audiences with his shaying.c1gar lighting and drinking routines. Stanley Ber'ent aka Sealo's story is here cross referenced with that ol a modern day actor 'l‘om Shraler who is disabled and trying to get a lilm audition. You may know Mat l’raser as the short armed tdue to his mother taking thalidomide in pregnancy) presenter and actor of (‘4's Freak Out and rWt'It‘Ust‘t‘llulll\' as well as the lilm Qralls. (‘onl'rontational. \ isceral and often downright disturbing. Fraser has taken it upon himsell to push the disability awareness envelope. Part of the Degenerate Festival. this deeply talented perl‘or'rner w ill he taking l'ew prisoners this year.
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The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 133/4 l.¢'urulers/rile lout/i .slrts. St .-lnn'.s ('ummunr'ty (‘i'nmz /-l 35.41131. 4pm. Sue 'l‘ow risend's popular nos el adapted for the stage.
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Semblance of Madness! till/.1. 'u Theatre. (‘ 1’3. untrl 36 Aug. 3pm. Solsmg a murder is the aim of a psychiatric hospital‘s drama therapy group in this dark comedy. Sentimental Suspicion: The Girls Room Hurrah l’rmlui‘turns. (‘mn 'u l’l. Hotel. until [I slug. 5.30pm. Dirty secrets and bitching abound in this comedy drama Sex 81 Chocolate (ii/rial Bill/r 1. in II Ii-i'urt. until Jr‘slue. “dill/rm. l‘rona Knowles taka 'l‘he \lsl-‘itsi stars in Rona Munro's comedy about the important lllllt;‘\ lit lllC.
Sex 1: Death 2 l’lc'ityitltt't'. rtttlll 3 ‘ lite. 3pm. l‘hree women channel the \orccs oi se\ workers. luneral directors and tanning girls trsing digital technology.
Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll 000 l’li'ayani‘t'. until 37,-iue. ll. [5pm. .-\ word ol caution: you'y e been drinking in the l’leasarice courtyard in the yarn hope oi actually getting to see a show. by l l o‘clock you linally get yotrrsell together enough to buy a ticket. In your naturally green gilled way you choose something with a titillatrng title secretly hoping for a bit ot‘ solt porn and comical drug use. You'ye backed the wrong donkey baby? liric llogosian‘s trawl through the detritus-licking male psyche is titillating only in its complete and utter nihilism. l)esperate yigriette lollows desperate Vignette. Hop—heads. irrnkies. stoner's and the w ell-endow ed scramble tor the bitter air. The excellent Danny Richrnari makes tip in energy what he lacks 111 presence. at queasy llame on a barren stage This show will either make yotrr night or ruin it. (l’aul Dale)
Sexing Alan Titchmarsh - Doran and Braine I’leayatu'i'. until 37 .lue. [.45/mt. llas .-\lan 'l'itchmarsh been possessed by Satan'.’ You decide.
Sexual Perversity in Chicago (in/Tlmrsturtn $1 ‘luml. Stage In Staei' ILTIlIl/Hllig’ll .‘lt'tlt/t'HIV, /.i' Mitre. 9/1121. David .‘ylamct's second play. about se\ and the dating garlic. giyen the period 'itls treatment by lormer (ioidoristoun pupils.
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Think Cocktails, Think Velvet, Think Bunny Girls
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