‘PEOPLE CAN BE SO STUBBORN TOWARDS EACH OTHER WHEN THEY HAVE THESE EMOTIONS'
Any Porter in a storm
The highs, lows and power structures of love are to the fore as Steve Cramer and former Eastender MICHAEL GRECO talk love, loss and KISS ME KATE.
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perxoii eoinex hiiek to ion |;ixt thing hel‘ore _\ott xleep. and il\ _\our thought ini\ex in guild} xerentlipit} \xith
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lil\l reltitionxhip. or xi\ people :igo. )t‘t therek xtill the
little jolt ol horror or longitig. or |i;itt'eil. or tlretitl. or
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The element of itintiix} ix enhaneetl h} l’orter'x glorioiix xongx. "So in lint". '\\'iintlerh;ii" iintl '.‘\l\\;l_\\ True to You iii .\l} I";ixhion' iiinong llltlll}. .\nt| th;it‘x \\lltll xellx it. ‘\\'hen l reuehetl .\l;inehexter and met up \xith ;i eoiiple ol' l'i‘ienilx. t|te_\'tl ne\er he;irtl ot‘ it. hut it'x innu/ing hon the} rexpontl \\ hen _\ou \ltll'l to mention the xongx in it. The} xii}. "()h. xo thiit‘x \\ here that xong'x t'roni." lt‘x ulna/ingl} ;ieeexxihle; xoniething thzit openx out einotionx to till [it till ei'u ol lexx ezit'th} or einotioiiull} honext inuxieiilx. it'x great to xee the l'(’(l/ \erxion ol lo\ e. hoth tentler Lllltl tough.
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Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Tue 14-Sat 31 Dec.
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THE BEST THEATRE & DANCE
* Mamma Mia For all its schmaltzy, vacuous plasticity. the Abba musical is an entertaining night out. The story of the Greek island wedding of a young girl with three possible fathers, it'll get you singing along, possiny against your better judgement. Playhouse. Edinburgh, until Sat 27 Jan.
* Kiss Me Kate Cole Porter's delightful musical, revived with great authority by Michael Blakemore on Broadway and the West End a few years back. makes a visit to the Festival Theatre. The story of two battling performers and their trials and tribulations backstage during a production of the Taming of the Shrew, this piece contains many of Porter's greatest songs. Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Tue 74—Fn' 31 Dec.
* Compact Failure Strong prison drama from Clean Break, a company that has worked extensively with prison inmates. This tale of friendship. uncertainty and loss in a womens' prison has something to offer beyond moralising about the penal system. Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Thu 2—Sat 4 Dec.
* Aladdin Panto season kicks off at the King's with this exotic tale of mischief in the Far East. Andy Gray and Alan Stewart can be relied on to mug their way through with the usual pizzazz and comic timing. King's Theatre. Edinburgh, until sun 76 Jan.
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