THEATRE LISTINGS
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15 July - 7 August TRAVERSE THEATRE CO Presents the British Premiere of
POOR SUPER MAN - A PLAY WITH CAPTIONS The hot new play by Brad - Unidentified Human Remains - Fraser
TH E ATRE COMPANY NUSSELIURGH
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE I994
BRUNTON THEATRE CO '8: BALDY BANE THEATRE CO present
AILEEN PATERSON'S STAGE ADAPTATION OF shot through with captions
MAISIE 'N ' that reveal
l hidden truths / hidden lies. RAIN FOREST ’ I I-Zb AUGUST I994
CALGARY - CANADA SEX, LIES, HIDDEN IDENTITIES
A sharp, fast, filmic play ..... .. a dark adult comedy
Dangerous Disturbineg Funny.
Returns for the Festival 16 August - 3 September
SHOWS EVERY DAY AT
2.30m & 6.30PM (EXCEPT SUNDAYS)
TICKETS £5.00 (FULL), £3.50 (CONCS) SUITABLE FOR - _
CHILDREN 4 -l2 YEARS l . f ~
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BRUNTON THEATRE THEATRE BOX OFFICE 03! 665 2240 8: FRINGE OFFICE 03! 226 5257/9
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031 228 1404
26th July - 6th August Mon to Fri at 7.30pm Sat at 5.30pm & 8.30pm
Rude, Raunchy {1 Rockin’
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Musical with Bite!
This is Dracula as you have never seen him - mean, moody and ready to rock! Rockula is a new musical with its tongue firmly in its cheek. Make this your breath-taking experience in Rockula’s only Scottish bite.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS SHOW IS VERY RUDEl! Tickets £7.50 - £10.50 (Concessions available)
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SCOTTISH BALLET: 25TH ANNIVERSARY GALA TRIPLE BILL
Seen at Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 29 Jun. I’m a tan. The Edinburgh Festival Theatre is everything it’s cracked up to be, and tor a city that’s long been lacking a decent venue for dance - they don’t come much better than this. What a treat then to see our very own Scottish Ballet celebrating 25 years in the business by becoming the first dance company to set foot on the stage. Dinky programme tied with tartan bows held sugary promises but at the end of the day only one of the items on this triple bill lived up to the hype. Ironically tor the title, Balanchine’s Scotch Symphony does not sit well with the Scottish Ballet. To pull ott Balanchine you need that pared-down, long-limbed Balanchine style and, aside irom the soloist Daria Klimentova, there wasn’t much of it around. I know it's a Romantic ballet but this was just too chocolate-boxy. And then there was Kylian. What a transtormation. With a flick of the upper back and a ripple of shock waves through the body the dancers harness the power and beauty of the sea, and with it Kylian’s modern style. Scottish Ballet is the only company besides his own llederlands Dans Theater who Kylian will allow to dance Overgrown Land. You can see why.
Scotch Symphony
Untortunately, the evening did not end on such a high note. At least not dance-wise. Tippet’s tutu ballet set to Bruch’s Violin Concerto is no great Shakes. Put it next to hotshot prodigy Vanessa Mae’s rendition of said concerto and it pales into insignificance. The dancers gave it their best shot, but they didn’t stand a chance against Tippet’s instantly forgettable ballet and Mae’s undoubted brilliance. Just as well tor Scottish Ballet — on this super- Sparkling, special day — that they could rest on the significant laurels oi Overgrown Land. (Ellie Carr)
which Berkoff shows off his considerable physical control in a horror tale by Edgar Allen Poe and a comic monologue of his own. At times it teeters on the edge of style over content. but at its best it is remarkable.
Rockula Tue 26 Jul—Sat 6 Aug. Mon—Fri 7.30pm; Sat 5.30pm and 8.30pm. £4.5()—£l().5(). Dracula meets rock ‘n‘ roll in this tongue-in-cheek musical with its eye on cult status.
I ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE Grindlay Street. 229 9697. [Access: P. 1.. Facilities: WC. W8. H. G. C. T. Help: A. AA] Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off Until Sat 6 Aug. 8pm. £4—£l3.5(). Fri l5. Sat 16. Mon l8. Tue 19, Wed 27. Thurs 28 Jul. Fri 5. Sat 6 Aug. Student stand-by ticket for 1.4 available every Wednesday frotn 6pm with matriculation card.
The Royal Lyceum's summer season of Scottish drama in repertoire opened with this lively Brunton Theatre co-production of Liz Lochhead's idiosyncratic look at Scottish history. David McVicar‘s pacy production sets the show in a 1950s ballroom. ’
Kidnapped Until Thurs 4 Aug. 8pm. £4—£13.5(). Fri ZZZ—Tue 26 Jul. Wed 3—-Thurs 4 Aug. Student stand-by ticket for £4 available every Wednesday from 6pm with matriculation card.
Enjoyable new adaptation by Tom McGrath of Robert Louis Stevenson‘s classic castaway adventure. The technically ambitious show is directed by Kenny Ireland.
Carlucco and the Queen at Hearts Until Tue 2 Aug. 8pm. £4—£l3.50. Wed 20—Thurs 2], Fri 29. Sat 30 Jul (inc 3.15pm mat). Mon l—Tue 2 Aug. Student stand-by ticket for £4 available every Wednesday from 6pm with matriculation card. Third in the summer season of Scottish drama is a revival of George
Rosie's witty play about the ugly old age of Bonnie Prince Charlie which was first produced by Fifth Estate. Sandy Neilson directs a cast familiar from the other two summer shows.
I STEPPINC STONES West Bow. Grassmarket. 226 6520.
Artistic Upstarts Thurs 21 Jul. 7pm. £7.50 (£5). A busy night of theatre. dance. music anti mixed media performances to showcase the work of local artists. Names to look out for include Annexe Theatre Company. Vestris. the Silent Foundation and Dudendance Theatre Co. See Agenda page at front of magazine.
I TRAVERSE THEATRE Cambridge Street, 228 1404. [Access: 1.. Facilities: WC. W8. H. G. C]
Poor Super Man in IS—Sun 7 Aug (inc Suns. but not Mons) and in Edinburgh Fringe. 8pm. £8 (bi/£2). The Traverse aims to emulate the success of Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature Uflxtt't’ with this latest play by controversial Canadian Brad Fraser. A dark adult comedy about a lost generation searching for meaning. See feature.
DANCE m
Dance pertorrnances and classes are listed by city, than alphabetically by venue. Shows will be listed, provided that details reach our ottices at least ten days beiore publication. Dance Listings compiled by Mark Fisher.
I ASSEMBLY ROOMS 54 George Street. 220 4348. Ticketline: 220 4349. [Access:
52 The List 15—28 July I994