mat 2.30pm). £7—£l6 (£1—£8). Students half price, any seat, any night. Having rode roughshod over the works of Shakespeare and the Bible, The Reduced Shakespeare Company now manhandle the previous millennium, from the Dark Ages to present day.
Jemima Puddle-Duck And Her Friends Fri 2—Sat 3 Jun. See Kids listings.
Lovers Wed 7—Sat 17 Jun. 8pm. £7-£13.50 (£1—£8). Theatrical couple Una McLean and Russell Hunter star in one of Brian Friel’s early plays about the trials of two couples at differing stages in life.
ST BRIDE'S CENTRE
10 Orwell Terrace, 346 1405. [WC, WA] Metacorpus - Sound And Suspension Thu 8—Sat 10 Jun. Thu—Sat 8pm (Sat mat 4pm). £6 (£4). Billed as a ‘multi-scnsorial experience’, this performance piece by costume artists Jeanette Sendler and Anna Cocciadiferro aims to investigate the physical sensation of hearing through vibration. Needless to say, costumes play a big part, but choreography and music also give a helping hand. See preview.
THEATRE WORKSHOP
34 Hamilton Place, 226 5425. [H, WC, WA]
Snow White Fri 2—Sun 4 Jun. See Kids listings.
Hansel and Gretel Sat 3—Sun 4 Jun. See Kids listings.
TRAVERSE THEATRE
Cambridge Street, 228 1404. [P, H, TI‘, WC, WA]
Air And Water - Foetus Mon 29 May & Fri 2 Jun. See Kids listings.
Under The Apple Tree Fri 2—Sun 4 Jun. See Kids listings.
Can You Whistle Johanna? Sat 3—Sun 4 Jun. See Kids listings.
Labyrinth Sat 3-Sun 4 Jun. See Kids listings.
Troll and In The Pink Sat 3-Sun 4 Jun. See Kids listings.
Monday Lizard Mon 5 Jun. 8pm. Free. The Traverse continues its monthly platform for new theatre and performance.
Gravity Wed 7—Sat 10 Jun. 8pm. £7 (£3.50). See Brunton Theatre.
EDINBURGH DANCE
FESTIVAL THEATRE
13—29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. [H, wc, WA]
Guangdong Modern Dance Company Thu 25 May. 7.30pm. £8—£12 (£6—£10). The first UK tour from one of the only contemporary performing arts groups in mainland China, featuring a new work by British choreographers Charlie Morrissey and Becky Edmunds.
NETHERBOW ARTS CENTRE
43—45 High Street, 556 9579/2647. [WC, WA] Dance In Colour: Black And White Fri 26—Sat 27 May. 7.30pm. £6 (£4). Dance India Scotland present a merging of traditional Scottish music with classical South Indian Dance. Part of the UK festival supporting BBC Music Live.
CENTRAL DRAMA
Cumbernauld
CUMBERNAULD THEATRE
Kildrum, 01236 732887. [R H, TT, WC, WA]
Sex 8t Chocolate Thu 25 May. 7.45pm. £5—£8 (£4—£7). Fiona Knowles stars in a brand new comedy about life, love and Dairy Milk by multi-award winning playwright Rona Munro.
The Shawl 8: In Camera Fri 26 May. 7.45pm. £5—£8 (£4—£7). Theatre Fusion bring together one-act plays by two of the 20th centuries finest writers, David Mamet and Jean-Paul Sartre.
Everyotherman Fri 2—Sat 3 Jun. 7.45pm. £4.50 (£2.50). One In A Hundred'lheatre Company present a day-in-the-life tale of Gordon Bennet, featuring with dogs, karaoke and God. Originating from talks and workshops, El'elwt/wmum features members of the in-house company for adults with special needs.
The Singing Kettle Thu 8—Sun 11 Jun. See Kids listings.
Dundee
DUNDEE REP
'I‘ay Square, ()1382 223530. [P, H, WC. WA]
Cabaret Until Sat 27 May. 7.45pm. £9—£l3.75 (£6—£7.75). Much feted production of the decadent musical, set against a backdrop of pre-war Berlin. See
East Kilbride
EAST KILBRIDE ARTS CENTRE
Old Coach Road, 01355 261000. [R H, WC, WA]
Stepping Out Thu l—Sat 3 Jun. 8pm. £6 (£4). Best known for its screen version starring Liza Minnelli and Julie Walters, this comedy of dance step errors follows the participants of a local tap class as they attempt to put on their first performance.
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ROUKEN GLEN. INFO 0141 577 4970 The Play In The Park Tue 30 May—Sat 3 Jun. 7.30pm (Wed & Fri mat 1pm; Sat mat 2pm). Drama, dance, music and visual imagery come together in this epic tale of East Renfrewshire‘s colourful past.
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HOWDEN PARK CENTRE
Howden, 01506 433634. [R WC,
WA]
Gravity Tue 30 May. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). See Edinburgh, Brunton Theatre.
Motherwell
MOTHERWELL THEATRE
Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, 01698 267515. [R WC, WA]
Romeo And Juliet Wed 7 Jun. 1.30pm & 7.30pm. £8 (£5). Stratford- upon-Avon based company lllyria, famed for their out-door productions, take the bard inside for this romantic classic. Drawing on the Elizabethan school of theatricality, they keep the piece fast and funny (not the death scene we hope), and drop in contemporary references to keep you keen.
Stirling
MACROBERT
University of Stirling, 01786 461081. [P, H, WC, WA]
Gravity Fri 2 Jun. 7.45pm. £6 (£3). See Edinburgh, Brunton Theatre. The Prince And The Pilot Sat 3 Jun. 2pm. £2.50. See Kids listings. Hansel and Gretel Mon 5—Thu 8 Jun. 10.30am. £2.50. See Kids listings. Snow White Sun 28 May. 11am. £2.50. See Kids listings.
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TRAQUAIR HOUSE
lnnerleithen, 01896 830323. [R WC, WA]
Macbeth Mon 29 May—Sat 3 Jun. 7.30pm. 'I\veed Theatre give a promenade performance of the bard’s classic in the grounds of this beautiful house.
CENTRAL DANCE
Dunfermltne
CARNEGIE HALL
East Port, 01383 314127. [1), H, WC, WA]
Carmen Sat 27 May. 7.30pm. £1 1 (£8—£9). Passionate, intense anti set to a blaze of evocative music, Adonais Ballet Company’s adaptation of the Spanish tragedy uses atmospheric lighting and lavish costumes to re-create those hot, steamy nights.
Mother-well
MOTHERWELL THEATRE
Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, 01698 267515. [R WC, WA]
Carmen Fri 26 May. 8pm. £12.50 (£8). See Carnegie Hall.
Largs
VIKINGAR THEATRE
Greenock Road, 01475 689777. Carmen Thu 25 May. 7.30pm. £10.50 (£9.50). See Carnegie Hall.
Ktlmarnock
PALACE THEATRE
9 Green Street. 01563 523590.
Ballet Ireland Thu 25 May. 7.30pm. £9 (£7.50). A gala evening of highlights from popular ballets including Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty.
Stirling
MACROBERT
University of Stirling, 01786 461081. [R H, WC, WA]
Transitions Dance Company Fri 2 Jun. 7.30pm. £7 (£3.50). An evening of diverse contemporary dance from choreographers such as Jasmin Vardimon and Barak Marshall.
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