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I KING’S THEATRE
2 [even Street. 529 ()000. [11. 11‘. W(‘. \N'AI
Gang Show 2005 Until Sat 1‘) Nov. 7pm (Sat mat 2.15pm). £7.50 £10. The Scouts and Guides of Edinburgh perform their annual show of song. music and laughter for all the family.
Theatre Club Talk: Pantomime Thu 2-1 Nov. 10.30am -12.30pm. £3.50. Informal discussion about pantomime with Michael Ridings.
Mother Goose Sat 2o Nov Sat 31 Dec (not Mon). Times vary. £5 £ 1‘)
(£6 £16). The King‘s Theatre annual pantomime starring Allan Stewart. And) (iray and (irant Stott.
I NORTH EDINBURGH ARTS CENTRE
15a Pennvwell Court. 315 2151. |\\'(’. WA]
The Snow Baby Wed 23 Sat lo Nov. See (ilasgow'. Tron Theatre.
The Witnesses Thu 1 & Fri 2 Dec. 7.30pm (Thu mat 1.30pm). £4 (£1.50-£2). North Edinburgh Arts (‘entre drama group performance of a multi- media production evokiiig memories of Edinburgh during World War 11. a collage of true stories and real lives. Suitable for ages 12+.
I PLAYHOUSE
18 22 (ireenside Place. 0870 6063424. Ill. WC. WAI
Nutcracker Until Sat 1‘) Nov. 7.30pm (Wed & Sat riiat 2.30pm). £6 £33.50. (‘hisinau National Ballet returns with its colourful version of Yuri (irigorovich's popular classic.
Saturday Night Fever Mon 21 Sat 2o Nov. £8.50~£30. Song and dance musical featuring some of the Bee (iees' most memorable songs. from Stayin' Alive to Jive 'l‘alk‘ing.
I ROXY ART HOUSE
2 Roxburgh Place. 0871 750 0077. Anna Karenina t’ntil Sat 1‘) Nov. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). l’reeStage Theatre (‘ornpany performs 'l‘olstoy’s tale of Moscow sociel)‘ in the 1880s. where the beautiful but already married Anna falls for (‘ount Vronsk)‘.
Mary Shelley’s Monster Mon 21 Sat 26 Nov. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). (‘oriniie llarris stars in this Lam Experimental Arts Unit production about Mary Shelley‘s famous novel.
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hn Kazek and Iain Macrae make up a splendid ensemble for lain F MacLeod’s moving and quietly funny drama. Trauma and recovery are
underlying themes in this piece, set in a secure unit, where Macrae’s character recovers from his experience of the first Gulf War with memories of home. I Uri/"II Sat 19 Nov. Traverse Thorn/e. Edinburgh.
Blues for Mister Charlie Wed 30
Nov Sat 3 Dec. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). The Edinburgh Makars perform James Baldwin's tale about the murder of a black man in a small southern American town.
I ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE (lrindlay Street. 2-18 4848. IP. 11. TT. \\'('. WA]
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof t'ntil Sat It) Nov (not Sun/Mon). 7.45pm (Wed & Sat mat 2.30pm). £10 £21 (£1 £17). The Roin l._vceum 'l‘heatre (’ornpan} collaborates with Nottingham Pla_vliousc and Belgrade Theatre to create this hot. stlllt') and claustrophobic version of Tennessee Williams' landmark p1a_\ about Brick. a disaffected voting man who turns to drink after the death of his college friend.
I ST PETER’S CHURC l.uttoii Place. (368 1538.
Remember Remember: 1605 the Tragedy of the Gunpowder Terror l'ri IS Nov. 7.30pm. £8 (£5.50). Riding l.ights'1‘heatre ('oiiipan} performs this
new pla) to mark the 400th anniversar} of the (illnpowtlet' Plot.
I TRAVERSE THEATRE ('ainbridge Street. BIS 1-104. 11’. 11.11. \\'('. \VAI
l was a Beautiful Day l‘niil Sat It) Nov (not Mon). 2.30pm & Spin. £12 (£4.50 £7). 'l'r‘aver'se 'l'heati‘e (‘ompaiiv in association with An l.annlair. present l.ew ls writer lztltt l" .\lilL‘l.L‘Utl\ second full-length work for the ’l'r‘averse. about fellow ps_v cliiati‘ic unit patients Dan and Lube. Audio described pei'foi'iiiance. Thu 17 Nov. 7.15pm.
Thalidomide! A Musical Thu 17 Sat 1‘) Nov. 7.30pm. £12 (£4.50 £7). Political correctness is thrown otit the window for this love stoi‘) set against the background of the l‘)(i0s Thalidomide drug scandal. (‘omplete with show tunes. love songs and tangos. .\latt l‘raser‘ (ltltll‘esses lltv‘ lsslles w ill] characteristic humour and intelligence. Audio described performance Sat 1‘) Nov. 7pm. How to Kill (Your Lover) \Ved 23 Sat
2o Nov. 7.30pm. £13t£4.50 £7). Theatre
()biecktiv return to the ‘1 iaveise vv ith the piennci'c of this l)l.tcl. coined} about a couple sifting through the debris ot their relationship l’ost show (ll\v'11sslt)ll \‘v'etl 33 No\.
Big Sale Sat 3o Nr-v Spin. 1.13
(£-l.511 £7). llic people who brought us I’ll/L’rlr' ietiiin \\11l1 this energetic look at media iiianipitlatioii. advertising and politics.
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I DUNDEE REP
Ta} Square. ()1 3b.} 3.7 ‘5 ill Il’. ll. \\ (‘1 Ubu the King l'ntil Sat ,‘(r Nov. 7 (Sat iiiat 2.30pm) £5 £1 1 (1.5 £111). l)undee Rep and the lion l’heatie ('oiiipati) collaborate 111 this conteiiipor'ai‘} version o1 Allied .lai‘rv 's alisiiitlisl satire. reworked b} dramatist 1).:‘v 1vl ( iieig lliis l'lul has a pathos we wouldn't iior'iii.illv associate with the chaiat tei
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The Piano Lesson
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