THEATRE listings
THEATRE LISTINGS continued
EDINBURGH DANCE
BRUNTON THEATRE
Musselburgh. 665 2240. [Access: L. ST. R. Facilities: WC. WS. H. G. C. Help: AA]
Doorways Tue 28 8: Wed 2‘) Apr. 7.30pm. £7 (£4.50). Slackdance present an exploration of personal space using dance. acrobatics and physical theatre. Performers swing precarioust on immense rotating interconnected fratnes.
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL THEATRE
l3/2‘) Nicolson Street. 52‘) 6000. [Access: l.. Facilities: WC. WS. AS. H. C. T. Help: A]
Les Ballets Trockadero De Monte Carlo Wed 22 & Thu 2.3 Apr. 7.30pm, £9.5()—£ I 3.50. Also known as The Trocks. this bunch of New Yorkers are fourteen classically trained male dancers who parody ballet staples like Swan bike. The Dying Swan and I’m/trim. See review. page 63.
SHAZAM! Thu 30 Apr—Sat 2 May. 7.30pm. £5.50--£ 17.50 (£4.50--£ H50). Philippe Decoulle. one of the world's most celebrated choreographers. presents this spectacular production. which makes use of screens. characters. simultaneous stories and film/video images. See Frontlines. page 3.
TRAVERSE THEATRE
Cambridge Street. 228 l40-t. [Accessz l.. Facilities: WC. WS. H. (i. C]
Wipe Out Thu l6—Sat l8 Apr. 7.30pm. £6 (£3). Free post-show discussion Thu I6 Apr. Scottish performance/dance group Anatomy presents this piece in which choreographer and performer Marisa Xanotti asks ‘How do you know you are here'." using video projection as the only source of light. Contains nudity.
CENTRAL DRAMA
CUMBERNAULD THEATRE
Kildrum. (.‘umbernauld. ()l 236 732887. TT. [Access: I’I’A. 1.. ST. R. Facilities: WC. WS. H. G. C Help: A. AA] Unpacking Theatre Until Sat l8 Apr. £3 per session. Theatre workshops offering the opportunity to work with Scottish talent including recently hitched 'Iiiggurt star Blythe Duff. Call for details.
Don Juan Thu l6 Apr. 7.45pm. £4. See Touring.
FALKIRK TOWN HALL
Camelon Road. Falkirk. 01324 506850. Crazy For You Until Sat I8 Apr. 7.30pm; Sat mat. 2.30pm. £6.50 (£5.50). The famous Gershwin musical should be just as enjoyable an extravaganza in Falkirk as it was on Broadway. Get ready for glitz. glamour and pzazz.
MACROBERT ARTS CENTRE
University of Stirling. Stirling. 0|786 46l08l. (Access: P. l’l’A. l.. R. Facilities: WC. \vs. H. (il
Leaves Among Thorns Until Sun 14 Jun. Not Mons. Noon~5pnr Free. l()L’ Theatre present an installation which retells some of the Grimm Hrothers' fairy tales in art innovative way. A colourful forest of trees is installed in the MacRobert studio. each with its own story to tell in its own way. The leaves are covered in words arid rich images from the stories with a soundtrack of rustling foliage. bird song and distant thunder. See Kids listings. page 88.
Pinocchio Thu l6 Apr. llain S 2pm. £2.50. See Kids listings. page 88.
The Clearing Fri I7 Apr. 7.30pm. £7 (£3.50). See See Touring. page 66. Cuckoo Time Sun I‘) Apr. | lam & 2pm. £2.50. See Kids listings. page 88.
Don Juan Tue 2| s Wed 22 Apr. 7.45pm. £6 (£3). See New Shows. page 6l and Touring.
Andy 8: Edie Fri 24 ck Sat 25 Apr. 7.45pm. £6 (£3). See New Shows. page 62 and Touring.
CENTRAL DANCE
MACROBERT ARTS CENTRE
University of Stirling. Stirling. ()l786 461081. [Accessz l’. I’I’A. l.. R. Facilities: WC. WS. H. G. C]
From The Desert Through The Forest 8: Lumen Tue 28—Wed 2‘) Apr. 7.30pm. £7 (£3.50). A double bill from Diversions Dance (.‘ompany. Matial. Faric choreographs the first piece. Spain's Toni Mira choreographs the second.
0n the road again: Passing Places at the Traverse. then touring
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This section lists all future dates in the Central Belt of shows that are on tour.
Andy & Edie lixlreniely well received during the Edinburgh Festival. Fireraisers theatre company return with Am/v A" lz'i/ie. the glamorous and outrageous tale of the rise arid fall of Andy Warhol and Fdie Sedgwick. This multi-media production features the songs of Bob Dylan and The Velvet Underground. See New Shows. page 62.
iron 'Ilieutre. (ilusgmi' Until Sat l8 Apr. 8pm.
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20 -Thu 23 Apr. 8pm.
Mite/tuber! A rtv ('entre. Stirling Fri 24 & Sat 25 Apr. 7.45pm.
I’mv/ev Arts ('entre Thu 28 Apr. 7.30pm. llurlmnrArts (‘e/ttre. Irvine Sat 23 May. 7.45pm.
The Bible: The Complete Word Of God (abridged) Having condensed both The ('mnp/ete lllrl'ks (If S/tulu'speure and The ('mnplete History 0/ America into hilarious bite-size chunks. The Reduced Shakespeare Company take their scissors to The Good Book. Ecumenical questions such as ‘l)i(l Moses look like Charlton Heston'." will be answered.
Theatre Royal. (iluxgmt' Until Sat l8 Apr. 7.15pm.
The Clearing Edinburgh‘s Stellar ()uines theatre company presents the Scottish premiere of llelett lidmunson’s 'I‘lie ('leuring. Set against ()liver (‘rotnwell's l7th century ravishing of Ireland. a
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couple in a small farming community celebrate the birth of their son and the hope that the event brings. Hut Cromwell's tnen are closing in. MueRn/wrt Arts ('entre. Stirling Fri 17 Apr. 7.30pm.
l’uislev A rts ('entre Sat l8 Apr. 7.30pm. lirnntun 'llteutre. .qui'ellnirg/t Tue 2l & Wed 22 Apr. 7.30pm.
Don Juan lain lleggie's adaptation of Moliere's sex comedy is performed by lidinburgh's Theatre Babel. Thrill as Don Juan says tip yours to (iod arid beds every woman he meets. See New Shows. page 6 l.
(‘tunlrermmli/ 'I‘lteutre Thu l6 Apr. 7.45pm.
Bruntun 'I'lieutre. .lluspvel/mrg/i Fri l7 Apr. 7.30pm.
Mtit'lx’uln'rt 'Ilteutre, Stirling Tue 2l & Wed 22 Apr. 7.45pm.
'I'mn 'I'lteutre. (i/uxgnn' Thu 23 Apr-Sat 2 May (not Sun 26 & Mon 27). 8pm. Passing Places A tale of rites of passage l on the road presented by Traverse theatre company. Brian and Alex leave Motherwell for Thurso with a nicked surfboard and a l.ada on its last legs. Pursued by Alex‘s crazy ex-boss. they travel the West of Scotland and journey through identity and language. Stephen (ireenhorn's I’ussing l’luees. which was a sell-out success at the Traverse in l‘)‘)7. has a live soundtrack by Mick Slaven from The Leopards.
77'(l)'(’l'.\’(’ 'Ilteutre. lit/inlnujg/t Until Sat 25 April (not Mon 20). 8pm.
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l2 Sat l6 May. 7.30pm.
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