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THEATRE LISTINGS
young Aboriginal woman taking us from outback. to city. to Alaska. and back again.
20/52 Thurs 10 Aug-Sat 2 Sept (Fringe). Various times. £7 (£4). Edinburgh-based grassroots theatre champion Jeremy Weller and his Grassmarket Project turn their attention to the incidence of suicide amongst young offenders in this latest issue-based drama.
One Way Street Thurs 10-Sat 20 Aug (Fringe). Various times. £7 (£4). Talented young Scottish playwright David Greig's emotional travelogue of a play based round the experiences of Flannery. a Mancunian exile in Berlin.
Some People Thurs IO—Thurs 31 Aug (Fringe). Various times. £7 (£3). Solo performer Danny Hoch brings a diner-full of N00 Yorkers to Traverse in this pacy portrayal ofcharacters from Brooklyn. the Bronx and Queens.
I WAYERLEY MARKET The roof (weather permitting).
13th international Folk Dance Festival Fri 28 Jul. 10.15am. Free. See Dance.
DANCE
COMEDY
Dance performances and classes are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Shows will be listed, provided that details reach our oltices at least ten days betore publication. Dance Listings compiled by Ellie Carr.
I TRCH THEATRE 63 Trongate. 552 4267. [Access: PPA. ST. R. 1.. Facilities: WC. W8. H. G. C. Help: AA]
The Tale Tue 8—Sat 12 Aug. 8pm. £7.50 (£3): £6 (£2.50); Tue 8 all tickets £2. Passion-fused dance theatre from Hungarian company The Shamans with this 1994 Fringe success centring on the battles faced by a young couple cruising the line line between love and hate. See preview.
I CHURCH HILL THEATRE LITTLE THEATRE Morningside Road. 228 1155. Ticketline: 220 4349. or Assembly Rooms. Usher Hall. Queen’s Hall. and Waverley Tourist information box offices.
13th international Folk Dance Festival Fri 28 Jul. 7.30pm. £6 (£5). Dunedin dancers bring together folk dancers and dances from far-flung comers of the globe — whirling. energetic turns from the Lithuanians; serene. stately moves from the Belgians; finger-clicking fervour from the Spaniards; and for some unexplained reason. American clog dances from the Brits.
I WAVERLEY MARKET The roof (weather permitting).
113th International Folk Dance Festival Fri 28 Jul. 10.15am. Free. See above.
BY ARIEL DORFMAN WORLD PREMIERE
A BRAND NEW THRILLER FROM THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF DEATH
AND THE MAIDEN READER is a compulsive
8. subversive play about a censor who discovers a script that not only describes his past, un-earthing forgotten horrors, but, begins to take over his life, his actions, and determine his very future.
ALL TICKETS £5 28 July - 3 Aug 8pm Festival: £10 (£6) 15 Aug - 2 Sept .131 22 T ‘ 0 ‘
D A I k -
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 Ellie Carr.
FRIDAY 28 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 a trio of up-and-coming local comedians.
Glasgow
I Edinburgh Fringe Preview: Stuck in the Middle The Comic Club. Blackfriars Underground. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm (doors open 8.30pm). £5 (£3.50). Greenock-born comic and writer Parrot is caught between God and the Devil in this brand new comedy show that’s headed for the Fringe. Jo Brand provides the voice of God. and Greg Proops the voice of the devil.
SATURDAY 29 Edinburgh
I The Comedy Stop Stepping Stones. West Bow. Grassmarket. 225 6520. 8pm for 9pm. £5 (£3). See Fri 28.
Glasgow
I Edinburgh Fringe Preview: Parrot Uncaged The Comic Club. Blackfriars Underground. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm (doors open 8.30pm). £5 (£3.50). Tough-talking Greenock-born stand-up in a pre-Fringe run.
Glasgow
I Edinburgh Fringe Preview: Bruce Morton The Comic Club. Blackfriars Underground. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm (doors open 8.30pm. £5 (£3.50). More in the way of Fringe sneak previews. this time from popular. intelligent Glaswegian stand-up Morton.
[DEIDRE— Edinburgh
I lnsinuendos Cabaret Club Q.T.‘s Bar. 2 Picardy Place. 556 0499. Midnight. £2. it‘s that Blue Monday thang at the gay club again.
Glasgow
I Billy and Barney’s Ball-hi Doll’s Cottiers Theatre Bar. 95 Hyndland Road. 8.30pm. Free. The Salon Mischiefcrew go al fresco for summer. Free BBQ and lots of balmy South Pacific fun.
THURSDAY 3 Edinburgh
I The Ribtickler Music Box. Victoria Street. 225 2564. 9pm (doors open 8.30pm). £5 (£3). Edinburgh’s newest regular laughter lounge. This week Jack Weatherall. Raymond Mearns and the sumameless Ambrose take the spotlight. while your host Gavin Taylor smooths over the fiddly bits in between.
I Edinburgh Fringe Preview: Fred MacAulay/Max and Jill's Corduroy
Hostess The Comic Club. Blackfiiars Underground. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm (doors open 8.30pm). £5 (£3.50). Award-winning Scottish comedian MacAulay‘s Uri/ringed shares a bill with the comedy act that taste forgot.
FRIDAY 4
Edinburh
I The Comedy Stop Stepping Stones. West Bow. Grassmarket. 225 6520. 8pm for 9pm. £5 (£3). See Fri 28.
I Edinburgh Fringe Preview: Fred MacAulay/Kendall Mitch Cake The Comic Club. Blackfriars Underground. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm (doors open 8.30pm). £5 (£3.50). Ribtickler founders Mitch Benn and Ian Kendall share a pre- Fringe double-bill with much-loved
M acAulay (sec Thurs 3).
SATURDAY 5 Edinburgh
I The Comedy Stop Stepping Stones. West Bow. Grassmarket. 225 6520. 8pm for 9pm. £5 (£3). See Fri 28.
Glasgow
I Edinburgh Fringe Preview: Fred MacAulay/John Paul Leach and Ford Keirnan The Comic Club. Blackfriars Underground. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm (doors open 8.30pm). £5 (£3.50). Regulars on the Glasgow comedy circuit Leach and Keirnan share a pre-Fringe double-bill with Scots comedy‘s Mr Baldy (sec Thurs 3).
Glasgow
I Edinburgh Fringe Preview: The Best 01 Scottish Stand-Up/Kenny Harris/Fred MacAulay The Comic Club. Blackfriars Underground. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm (doors open 8.30pm). £5 (£3.50). The pre-Fringe taster season at Blackfriars comes to a close with compere Harris introducing various acts including — once again — ex-accountant MacAulay (see Thurs 3).
MONDAY 7 Edinburgh
I lnsinuendos Cabaret Club Q.T.'s Bar. 2 Picardy Place. 556 0499. Midnight. £2. More late night Blue Monday happenings at the gay club.
WEDNESDAY 9
Glasgow
I Dilly Bonkers Madcap Comedy Club. The Halt Bar. 830—] 1.30pm. Free. More crazy comedy at this fortnightly club with the man Billy as MC.
I Salon Mischief Cottiers Theatre Bar. 95 Hyndland Road. 8.30pm. Free. See Wed
THURSDAY 10
Edinburgh
I The Ribtickler Music Box. Victoria Street. 225 2564. 9pm (doors open 8.30pm). £5 (£3). The last Ribtickler before the Fringe descends. with Mitch Benn introducing up-and-coming local stand-ups Viv Gee. Bob Cooney and Ian Kendall.
58 The List 28 Jul-10 Aug 1995