Theatre
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TRAMWAY
International Performance
May 2007
The epic and the intimate. The beautiful and the damned.
Alain Platel / Fabrizio Cassel Les Ballets C. de la B. (Belgium) VSPRS
Thu 3 - Sat 5 May
8pm £9 / £5 www.1esballetscdela.be
Erna Omarsdonir and
Johan Johannson (Iceland) The Mysteries of Love
Thu 10 - Sat 12 May
8pm £9 / £5
www.id.is www.johannjohannsson.com
Les Ballets C. de la B. (Belgium) Koen Augustijnen Import / Export
Thu 17 ~ Sat 19 May
8pm £9 / £5 www.fransbrood.com
DACM / Gisele Vienna Kindertotenlieder (France / USA)
Thu 24 - Sat 26 May 8pm £9 1 £5 "
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Re:Union Fri 4 May. 7.45pm. £10 (£6). See Glasgow. (‘itizens‘ Theatre.
Verve Fri 4 May. 8pm. £10 (£6). The
graduate company from Northern School of (‘ontemporary Dance presents works by Rafael Bonachela. Fin Walker. Kim Brandstrup. Glenn Wilkinson, Hofesh Shechter and Shobana chasingh.
Shake Your Tailteather Thu 10 May. 8pm. £6 (£3 -£5). ()ilwllu told through urban. ballet. jazz and contemporary dance by Dance (a‘SL'.
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Jail Wynd. ()1786 274000. IH. WC. WA. WAAI
Broken Glass Fri 27 8: Sat 28 Apr. 7.30pm. £8 (£6); Fri £5. See Glasgow. liastlield Community Centre.
I BIG IN FALKIRK (‘allendar Park. Sat 5 & Sun 6 May. Go Scotland's award winning national street arts festival celebrates its eighth year of extraordinary talent in international outdoor theatre. live music. comedy and art. This year The Human League headline the music stage. while international artist Guyan Porter curates an environmental art exhibition all over Callendar Park. monsters. puppets and giant installations fill up the Secret Garden area and La (‘ompagnie Jo Bithume present a huge- scale production of Vlt‘lnl' Frankenstein. A selection of this year's theatrical offerings is shown below. Go to www.biginfalkirk.com for the full programme. See also Around Town. page
Compost Mentis Sat 5 & Sun 6 May. Sat 1.30pm & 5.15pm; Sun 2.30pm & 7pm. Free. Garbage gets gobby in this play about a conversation between a compost heap and its owner. utilising puppetry and mechanical and musical interventions.
La Cabane Aux Monstres Sat 5 & Sun 6 May. 1pm. 3.30pm. 5.30pm 8.. 7.30pm. Free. The monsters are on parade. led by
Monsieur Bourange and Compagnie les Petits Chanticrs. Small children should be accompanied by an adult.
The Picture House Sat 5 & Sun 6 May. Sat 2.15pm & 7pm; Sun 2.30pm & 7pm. Free. Ushers Pearl and Dean lead the audience on a journey through the golden age of cinema in Swizzleshaker's latest production.
The Road to Nowhere Sat 5 & Sun 6 May. Sat 3.15pm & 6pm; Sun 3.30pm & 5.45pm. Free. Nana and her boys search the world looking for suitable wives in this blend of improvisation. dance. puppetry. song and physical theatre from London company Ramshaklicious.
The Public Inhabitant Sat 5 & Sun 6 May. 1—9pm. Free. A voyeuristic tour through a day's worth of secret habits in this giant installation. created by Rouen's Compagnie Provisoire.
Victor Frankenstein Sat 5 & Sun 6 May. Sat 9.45pm: Sun 9.15pm. £6 (£4); family ticket £16. The French La Compangnie Jo Bithume retells the horror story of Dr Frankenstein and his creature. through drama. music and innovative stage design. Not recommended for children under 8 years.
Voite Face Sat 5 & Sun 6 May. 2pm & 7.15pm. Free. Yukiko Nakamura reprises the solo performance she debuted at the 2006 Merchant City Festival.
Street Theatre Sat 5 & Sun 6 May. Times vary. Free. A packed programme of street theatre performances. featuring Scottish premieres of dare-devil artistry. clowning monstrous puppets. physical theatre and downright absurdity.
ELYCEUM
Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh
Date W'aISSerman Mitch Leigh .
20 April - 19 May 2007
online www.lyceum.org.uk
tickets £10-£24 concessions from £1 box office 0131 21.8 1.848 groups of 8+ 0131 21.8 4949
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..Joe Darion
Scottish Arts Council
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