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Coma Glasgow: The Arches until Sat 1 May 2s
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BRUNTON THEATRE
Ladywell Way. Musselhurgh. 665 22-10. IP. H. 'IT. WC. WA]
Learning The Paso Doble I‘T'i 7--S;tt 8 Ma): 7.30pm. £8 (£4). Poet and novelist l)il}'s Rose's first play centres on the aftermath ofa death in the family. See review page 5-1. BEDLAM THEATRE Forrest Roatl. 235 9893. [Accessz ST. I-‘aeilities: \\'S. (i. C. llelp::\.»\|
FOOI For Love Tue 4» Sat 8 .\la_\'. 7.30pm. £4 (£3.50i. Sam Shepherds intense tlrama borrows dramatic convention from (ireek tragetl}. hut is untiiistakahls' Ameriean in its Western tlesert motel setting. :\it litlinhurgli l'nhersit} 'l'lieatre (‘ompam presentation.
KING'S THEATRE I l.e\eii Street. 52‘) (stillt). Ill. 'l'l‘. \\'('. \\';\|
Damn Yankees t'nirl .s'at I .\Ia_\. 7.30pm: Sat 3..‘~Upm tk 7.30pm, L'h’ Ll?» H47 L l 3 i. litlinhurgh .\Itisie 'l‘heatre (‘ompatrs present a tuneful tale of an aim-mt e hasehall fan \s ho \L'll\ his soul to the tle\ ll liittisell'. NETHERBOW ARTS CENTRE ~13 45 High Street. 550 0570/2047. [\\‘(‘. \\':\I
From Where I'm Standing t'ntil Sat I .\Ia_\'. T._‘~l)piii. Lo till I. John Ringliam's play centres on ttto aetors. l‘orttier lt)\ ers \\ ho meet on the stage of a prm iiietal Ilit‘all't‘. lllt‘} L‘\[‘ltil‘t‘ llit‘ll' paxl
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ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE
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HIT LIST
On stage and all the rage
STIFF! Forbes Masson's tale of sex and death, heaven and hell, art and commerce, crime and politics amounts to an evening of riotous entertainment. Standouts in a generally excellent score are the Bacharachtastic title song and the safety razor king's heartfelt 'I Feel a Little Cut Up So !'Il Cut You Up A Little ' lvlasson and his cast carry proceedings along wrth seemingly limitless energy and effortless skill, F|(;lli at) to the hysterical -- in every sense — finale A fl(]l‘ti laugh and no mistake See revrew Edinburgh: Royal Liter/r72. {he/i {oz/ring
Coma See revrew this page G/dSQOLV Art/res Theatre, tint/l Sat 7 Ma),
Comedy: Johnny Vegas The portly t()l:‘.l( anti former hotter soent‘ls the i‘ftliriay weekend hrintitng his own l>.'r‘:.":(2 Iii (:et‘lus to the nation's :aptat Extrezt the :tzstzitnary mix of e-rn‘zattereti tonfessronals and acidic .,lJ-SEFY".’JII{)HS, all (;l‘t’(‘li life tiy a man :whcse act, anpmranz'e and very life define the term ranged glory. ECIUnr'aerh The Fri 30
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