the time honoured classic about the culture clash between an English woman who moves to Siam. and the King whose children she is there to look after.
High Society Mon 6—Sat l I Jun. 7.30pm (Wed & Sat mat 2.30pm).
£ 1 2—£26.50. Style counts for everything in Cole Porter‘s champagne-fuelled comedy of corking songs and ill].ng one-liners.
I QUEEN’S HALL Clerk Street. 668 2019. ]P. H. WC. WA] Bellydance Superstars and Desert Roses Fri 27 May. 8pm. £25 (£l8.50). See Glasgow. Pavilion Theatre.
I ROXY ART HOUSE
2 Roxburgh Place. 087] 750 0077.
The President of Good and Evil Sat 28 May. 7pm. £6 (£4). it‘s a war of extremes in this political theatre piece. which imagines the imminent arrival of a very powerful president. Part of the lit/inbuiin Rush Festival.
I ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE Grindlay Street. 248 4848. IP. H. TT. WC. WA]
TYPO Fri 27 & Sat 28 May. See Kids listings.
Shell Connections: Just/Chatroom Tue 7 Jun. 7.30pm. £8 (£5). Two plays. specially commissioned from some of the L'K's top contemporary playwrights. performed by young actors and crew aged l 1-19 from various schools and youth theatre across the country. Just and C hatroom are performed by young people from the Borders and Buckhaven respectively.
Shell Connections: 17/Lunch in Venice Wed 8 Jun. 7.30pm. £8 (£5). Young people from Borderline and Shetland perform these two pieces. Shell Connections: Samurai/Chatroom Thu 9 Jun. 7.30pm. £8 (£5). Performed by young people from the Tron and Eden Court theatre companies.
I TRAVERSE THEATRE Cambridge Street. 228 1404. IP. H. Tl". WC. WA]
Cinderella’s Sisters L-‘ntil Thu 26 May (not Wed). See Kids listings. Kashtanka L'ntil Thu 26 May. See Kids listings.
Hoops, Hats 8. Acrobats Fri 27—Mon 30 May. See Kids listings.
Snow and White Fri 27—Sun 29 May. See Kids listings.
Stirling I MACROBERT
Public Playwriting Workshop Sat 4 Jun. 1 lam—5pm. £l() (£6). A workshop for first time writers lead by Christopher Deans. the new Playwriting Fellow at the Traverse.
Dig for Fire Thu 9—Sat l 1 Jun. 7.30pm. £l() (£4.50—£5.50). The ever-inventive Lab-33 explores the nature of identity using theatre. music and visuals in a turbid explosion of raw emotion and sex.
Outside the cities
Dundee
I DUNDEE REP
Tay Square. 01382 223530. [P. H. WC] The Graduate [Intil Sat 4 Jun (not Sun/Mon). 7.45pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £5—£l4 (£5—£8). The Dundee Rep Ensemble brings the iconic film and novel to the stage. telling the story of Benjamin Braddock and his brief but significant encounter with Mrs Robinson. Curry Tales Tue 7 Jun. 7.45pm. £l() (£8). Mouth-watering theatre from performer Rani Moorthy. who shares delicious stories of cooks she has known whilst creating curries on stage. Cinderella Pilot Error! Thu 9 Jun. 8pm. £l() (£5—£8). See Glasgow. Tron Theatre.
I THE SPACE Dundee College. Old -. '- v- Glamis Road. ()l382 834934. IWC. WA] : 15ml ({erur Show 2005. Thu 2—Sat 4 Jun. ‘ L J'- ‘ ‘ 7.30pm. £6 (£4). End of year performance from students at the Scottish School of Contemporary Dance.
St Andrews
I BYRE THEATRE
Abbey Street. 01334 475(X)0. IP. H. WC. WA]
The Open Thu 26 May—Sat 4 Jun. 8pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £7-£9 (£7). A golf comedy by AB Paterson set in l950s St Andrews. when the ()pen was a tnore leisurely event and even a talented amateur could aspire to win a prize.
The Emperor’s Opera Wed 8 Jun. 8pm. £|3 (£9). A farcical search for identity and intrigue set as a group of locals and visitors gather in an Eastern European hotel lobby one winter‘s night. The piece was specially commissioned from the award-winning playwright Michael Duke and granted a Playwright‘s Commission by the Scottish Arts Council. Coppelia Thu 9 & Fri 10 Jun. 8pm. £l l (£6—£9). Talented young Scottish company Ballet West presents this ever-popular tale of Dr Coppelius and his beautiful doll.
H. WC. WA
Ballet Central 2005 Tour Thu 26 May. 8pm. £8.50 (£5). Now in its 20th year. one of Britain‘s tnost popular touring companies presents this diverse programme of ballet. contemporary
University of Stirling. 0l786 466666. [R
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Theatre
dance. jazz and more. 2 Cinderella’s Sisters Sun 29 May. Sec Kids listings.
Jaleo Thu 2 Jun. 8pm. £8.50 (£5). Award-winning authentic flamenco packed with explosive footwork and virtuoso guitar playing. There is No Doubt About it Tue 7 Jun. See Kids listings.
Hardly thoroughly post-modernist fare, as the title suggests, but if you’re up for some old-fashioned family entertainment, this is up your street. Plenty of skilled singing and heating is bound to be part of the package, with Scotland’s own Eileen C Smith prominent among the cast. I Touring
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