9 Nov. 7.45pm & Sat 1 1 Nov. 2.30pm: 1381. signed performance. Wed 15 Nov, 7.45pm; touch tour for the visually impaired. Sat 11 Nov, 12.30pm.
I ST BRIDE’S CENTRE 10 ()rwell Terrace. 346 1405. [WC. WA] Blood Wedding Until Sat 4 Nov. 7.15pm. £6 (£4) from 317 393‘). A man finds the woman of his dreatns only to discover she comes with a past that his family would most certainly find abhorrent. QMUC perform Frederico Garcia Lorca‘s powerful tale. which captures the drama of the human condition.
I TRAVERSE THEATRE Cambridge Street. 228 1404. [1’. H. WC. WA]
Cubed“ Until Sat 25 Nov. Times vary. Prices vary. A new season of emerging artists' work. involving theatre productions. music concerts. visual art installations. play readings. workshops. masterclasses and a residential writers'
Cubed“: Tilt Until Sat 25 Nov. Times vary. £6 (£3—£4): all three plays £15 (£6- £9). A triple bill of new plays by emerging writers. directed by the Traverse Theatre's Associate Director. Lorne Campbell and produced by a single team of actors and designers. Although all the writers‘ voices are distinct. the three plays. Broke. Distracted and White Point. are united in their offbeat and off kilter view of the world. You can see one. two or all three of the Tilt plays in any order. on any day that tickets are available.
Cubed“: Fifteen Minutes Fri 3—Sat l 1 Nov (not Sun/Mon). 8pm. £9 (£3—£6); previews 3 & 4 Nov £6 (£3). Edinburgh company Highway Diner create a hypermodemist vision where desires coax reality into an interplay of mediated surfaces. in their adaptation of] (i Ballard's groundbreaking novel The Atrocity lit/libido".
Cubed“ First Glimpse: Stone Island Fri 10 Nov. 7pm. £4 (£2); £12 (£6) for all four in the First (ilimpse series. Questioning what. if anything. it means to be the only one who walks away from an appalling accident. Ursula Rani Sarma‘s play is your first of four chances to see leading actors and directors preview the latest work by exciting new playwrights from the UK and Ireland.
Cubed“ First Glimpse: Granuaile Sat 1 1 Nov. 7.30pm. £4 (£2; £12 (£6) for
all four in the series. Set against a disappearing Celtic culture. Danusia lwaszko‘s National Theatre Studio commission follows lrish chieftain’s daughter (iranuaile‘s brave battle against Elizabeth l‘s invasion.
Cubed“ First Glimpse: Metagama Sun 12 Nov. 5pm. £4 (£2); £12 (£6) for all four in the first series. Justin Young's Soho Theatre commission charts the reactions of successful Canadian academic Lou as he meets up with his. now senile. father for the first time in fifteen years.
Cubed“ First Glimpse: Carthage Must Be Destroyed Sun 12 Nov. 7.30pm. £4 (£2): £12 (£6) for all four in the series. No stranger to the Traverse. Alan Wilkins presents the opportunistic world of 2nd Century BC Rome 1n the final play of Cubed_‘s First Glimpse series.
Cubed“ Masterclass: Philip Howard Wed 15 Nov. 7pm. £4 (£2). The Trav‘s Artistic Director discusses the challenges involved in bringing new plays. such as l was a Beautiful Day and Gorgeous Avatar. to the stage.
I DUNDEE REP
Tay Square. 01382 223530. IP. 11. WC] Sweet Bird of Youth Until Sat 1 1 Nov (not Sun/Mon). 7.45pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £5--£l4 (£5—£10). Dundee Rep iinsemble presents Tennessee Williams‘ second biggest box office hit after Car on a Hot Tin Roof.
Walker Dance Park Music Tue 14 Nov. 8pm. £10 (£5r—£8). Dance and music infused with the colours and emotions of the body‘s seven chakras. Mobile Thu 16 Nov. 8pm. £10 (£8). See (ilasgow. Paisley Arts Centre
I BYRE THEATRE
Abbey Street. 01334 475 000. ll’. 11. WC. WA]
Charles Dickens and a Christmas Carol Sat 4 Nov. 8pm. £8 (£7). A dramatised reading performed by Red Wine Productions.
The Winter Room Sat 4 Nov. 7.45pm. £9 (£7). A poetic vision of a Northern winter. as seen by Tabula Rasa Dance Company.
84 Charing Cross Road Thu 9-Sat 18 Nov. 8pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £9 (£7). The St Andrews Play Club brings back to the stage this story of a London
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If you’re in the mood to do the Lambeth Walk again, here’s your chance. This new touring
production of the award winning musical includes such notables as Faye Tozer (formerly of Steps) and Sylvester McCoy (a past Dr Who) among its cast. All together: “The Sun Has Got His Hat On . . .”
1- Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Tue 37 Oct—Sat 77 Nov.
bookshop. a New York writer and their love of books.
I MACROBERT
University of Stirling. 01786 466 666. [1’. ll. WC. WA]
TWO Thu 2--Sat 4 Nov. 8pm. £15 (£12.50). Two of Scotland‘s best-loved actor/comedians lilaine C Smith and Andy (iray star in Jim Cartwright‘s portrayal of two bickering married pub landlords and the characters that inhabit their pub.
Como Aqua Para Chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate) Tue 7 & Wed 8 Nov. 8pm (Wed mat 1.30pm). £10 (£6). Theatre Sans l’rontieres present the tale of Mexican cookery and love in Spanish with a little linglish.
The Curve Foundation Fri 10 Nov. 8pm. £10(£6).
Mother Courage and her Children Sat 1 1 Nov. 8pm. £10 (£6). Benchtours presents Bertolt Brecht‘s political tale of human struggle and pragmatism in the face of tragedy.
Thursday 9 Friday 10
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Saturday 11 Sunday 12 Monday 13
This grid includes theatre and dance performances at Glasgow and Edinburgh’s main theatres. More information, including events at smaller venues. can be found in the listings above and over the page. Performances shown in brackets are free or reduced price previews.
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