COMEDY THEATRE
Minding My Own Mon l3~Sat 18 Mar. £4/£6 (£l.50/£2.50). Rositra Bonsu is in 1' residence at the Drama Centre all week. ' providing a series of workshops. discussions and performances. Tue 14 open rehearsal. 2pm-4pm; workshop. 6pm-7.30pm. Wed 15 talk. 12.30pm; workshop. 2—4pm; open rehearsal. 4.30pm—7.30ptn. Thurs 16 talk. 12.30pm; workshop. l—3pm. Fri 17 performance. 7.30pm. Sat 18 open class. lprn—4pm; performance. 7.30pm. See preview.
I THAMWAY 25 Albert Drive. 227 55 l 1. [Access: P. PPA. R. Facilities: WC. WS. H. G. C].
Peter Boneham Daily Class Until Sat 18 Mar. 10am. £2.50. The artistic director of Ottawa's Le Groupe Dance Lab leads a technique class for professional dancers. Los Gestos del camino and Eco de Silenco Fri l0—Sat ll Mar. 8pm. £6 (£2.50). Spain's Lanonima Imperial performs two pieces by choreographer Juan Carlos Garcia. balancing beauty and 3 power. heard emotions and sensual movements. See New Moves preview. Helen Blackburn Residency See Dancebase. Edinburgh below.
Adieu Thurs l6—Fri 17 Mar. 8pm. £6 (£2.50). France's Francois Raftinot I presents a ‘choreographic play for seven dancers‘ that is based on the idea that each ;
vowel sound has its own colour. See New Moves preview.
Gut Reactions Sat 18 Mar. 7.30pm. £2. Four Scottish dancers — Alan Greig. Frank McConnell. Andy Howitt and Tristan Borrer — present short unfinished pieces and engage in a discussion to explain and explore their ideas. See New Moves preview.
Burning Skin Tue 2 l—Wed 22 Mar. 7.30pm. £2. Canada's Roger Sinha combines martial arts. ballet. modern dance and improvisation in this piece inspired by an article written by Hanif Kureishi.
Bestiaire Wed 22 Mar. 9pm. £6 (£2). The British premiere of a magical piece by Montreal's dance-theatre specialists Cas Public.
I DANCE BASE Assembly Rooms. 54 George Street. 225 5525. Ticketline: 220 4349. [Access: ST. R. Facilities: WC. WS. 0]
Helen Blackburn Residency Mon l3—Fri l7 Mar. Daily class: 9.30am-l lam. Open rehearsal: lpm-5pm. Work-in-progress performance: Sat 18 Mar. 6.30pm. Glasgow‘s New Moves festival pops through to Edinburgh for this residency by the Canadian choreographer from Cas Public.
I EDINBURGH FESTIVAL THEATRE I3/29 Nicolson Street. 529 6000. [Access: I... Facilities: WC. WS. AS. H. C. T. Help: A] Swan Lake Tue 21—Sat 25 Mar. 7.30pm. Thurs mat 1.30pm; Sat mat 2pm. £4.50-£25. New production of the standard ballet directed by Galina
Sarnsova with costumes by Jasper Conran.
OMEDY
Comedy is listed by date, then by city. Shows will be listed, provided that details reach our offices at least ten days before publication. Comedy Listings compiled by Mark Fisher.
FRIDAY 10
Edinburgh
I The Comedy Stop Stepping Stones. West Bow. Grassmarket. 225 6520. 8pm for 9pm. £5 (£3). Dallas and Packer and their popular twice-weekly comedy club showcasing three up-and-coming local comedians.
i SATURDAY 11 i Edinburgh
3 I The Comedy Stop Stepping Stones. i West Bow. Grassmarket. 225 6520. 8pm
for 9pm. £5 (£3). See Fri 10.
? Edinburgh
I Gilded Balloon Comedy Circuit Gilded Balloon. Wilkie House. Cowgate. 226 6550. 8pm. £6 (£5 ).The brilliant Jeremy Hardy solves the nation's problems. but
only after Johnny Mer'es has got the night off to a chuckling start.
MONDAY 13
Edinburgh
1 I lnsinuendos Cabaret Club QT's Bar. 2 5 Picardy Place. 5560499. Midnight. £2. linjoy a late-night Blue Monday in the
; gay club.
Glasgow
: I Comedy at the 13th Note Glassford ; Street. 9.30pm. £4 (£3). Central Glasgow‘s only regular small-scale
comedy club hosted by John Paul Leach and/or Ford Kiernan.
I Salon Mischief Cottier's Theatre Bar. 95 Hyrrdland Road. 8.30pm. Free.
Situationist happenings with Monty
Cantsin. Frankie Savaloy and/or Zelda
' Swingblatt in a weekly cabaret in which
anything could happen. There's even a
Mischief Lottery.
Paisley
; I Gilded Balloon Circuit Paisley Arts ; Centre. New Street. 887 l()l0. 8pm. £6 (£5). Many felt Alan Davies was the
natural heir to the Perrier Award last year. though he was pipped to the post in the end. and here's a great chance to see the hilarious and eminently eligible bachelor at close quarters.
THURSDAY 16
Glasgow
I Gilded Balloon Comedy Circuit Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Strathclyde Suite. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 227 55] l. 9pm. £6 (£5). See Wed I5.
I Max and Jill’s Corduroy Hostess Blackfriars Underground, 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 8.30pm for 9.30pm. £2.50 (£2). The Lakeside Darts Championships 95 with Max and Jill in an evening that‘s not quite comedy and not quite chat show but should be quite funny. See review.
Edinburgh
I Newcastle Brown Ale Comedy Network Pleasance Societies Centre. 60 The
Pleasance. 9.30pm. £5 (£3). lixpect the unexpected with Martin Soan. Steve Bowditch and the inimitable Malcolm Hardee.
FRIDAY 17 Edinburgh
I The Comedy Stop Cameo. Home Street. 8pm for 9pm. £5 (£3). Comic Relief special. Comedy Stop moves lock stock
and barrel to the Cameo with cabaret spots all day and through the rrrght in the Cameo bar. Dallas arid Packer will be compering 24 hours of corrredy films all in aid of Comic Relief. See Scottish Film. I Ate My Mother’s Panties Gilded Balloon. Wilkie House. Cowgate. 226 6550. 9pm. £2.50 (£ l .50). The newly- founded Women's Comedy Network brings to light a new generation of local
t comedy wannabes.
SATURDAY 18
Edinburgh
I The Comedy Stop Stepping Stones. West Bow. Grassmarket. 225 6520. 8pm for 9pm. £5 (£3). See Fri l0.
; Edinburgh
; I Gilded Balloon Comedy Circuit Gilded , Balloon. Wilkie House. Cowgate. 226 6550. 8pm. £6 (£5). See Wed [5.
’ MONDAY 20
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; Edinburgh
I I lnsinuendos Cabaret Club o'r‘s Bar. 3
? Picar'dv Place. 556 0499. Midnight. £2.
Another Blue Monday in the gay cabaret spot with liasy Ride.
i I it ‘i ‘Lager‘s for wimps.‘ asserts Malcolm Hardee on the Newcastle Brown Ale Comedy Network
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Glasgow
I Comedy at the 13th Note Cilassl'ol'tl Street. 9.30pm. £5 (£4). See Wed I5.
I Salon Mischief (‘ottiers Theatre Bar. ‘25 Hyndland Road. S30pnr. Free. See Wed 15.
W
Glasgow
I Max and Jill’s Corduroy Hostess Blackfriars l'rrdergrotrnd. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924, S30pm for" 9,30pm. £2.50 (£2). "I'lre Ride ’em l‘p. Roll 'em ln. Ride 'em Up. Roll ‘ern ln. Ride ‘errr l'p. Roll 'ern In. Rawhide. (‘owboy l{\ening' may or may not be this week‘s theme iii the offbeat comedy launr
on: moons.
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