Theatre
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Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh
...a fantastic production all round. EVENING NEWS *****
warm—hearted, witty and hugely enjoyable THE TIMES * * * *
Playing until 19 May tickets £10-£24 concessions from £1 box office 0131 21.8 (.848
groups of 8+ 0131 21.8 1.949 online www.lyceum.org.uk
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I PLAYHOUSE
IX 22 (irccnsidc l’lacc. 0870 0601730. Ill. W('. WA]
Starlight Express l'niil Sat 1‘) May (not Sum. 7.30pm thd at- Sat mat 2.30pm). U250 £37.50. ('lassic Andrcw Lloyd chbcr musical cxtrayagan/a l‘caturing robots on rollcr skatcs what morc could you ask lot"?
Danny the Champion of the World 'l'ttc 22 Sat 26 May. 'l‘uc 7pm; ch & 'I‘hu [0.30am & l.30pni: l’ri l().30am & 7pm; Sat 2.30pm & 7pm.
U050 £14.50. Stagc adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic story abotit a littlc boy who takcs on a local landowncr in a bid to saw his t'atnilics' ltomc.
I ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE (irindlay Strcct. 248 4848. ll’. H. W(’. WAI
Man of La Mancha l'ntil Sat It) May (not Sun/Mon). 7.45pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). U) £24. llascd on ('cryantcs‘ classic Dun Quitolc. l)alc Wasscrman's musical drama tclls thc story ol' a noblc and idcalistic knight who. along with his trusty squirc Sancho l’an/a. l'ollows his drcani ol' ultintatc bcauty and purity. battling anyonc who attcnipts to thwart his qucst.
I SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE
43 45 High Strcct. 550 9579. Ill. wc. w..\|
Leave to Remain Thu 24 Sat 26 May.
7.30pm. L“) (5.7). liarmarkcd as a collaboration bctwccn Scottish writcr Jo
('lil'l'ord and actor Sti/annc l)ancc. Imurc
In Rmzuin is part ritual and part thcatrc. It looks at tbc c\pcricncc ol' bcrcaycrncnt. and thc implications ol' dcath.
I TRAVERSE THEATRE ('ainbridgc Strcct. 228 I404. ll’. H. W('. WA]
Carthage Must Be Destroyed l'ntil Sat I‘) May (not Mon). 8pm (Sat I2 May that 2.30pm); Sun 5pm. .L‘l2 (£4.50 £71. Sct against thc backdrop ot~ tlic 'I'hird l’unic War. .-\lan Wilkins’ play sct in 2nd (‘cntury ll(' Rome. is a compclling story of political intrigtic. doublc dcaling and thc rtttblcss rcalitics ol‘ takiltg a nation to war. Stagctcxt captionctl pcrl‘orniancc 'l'bu l7 .‘ylay; RSI. signcd and audio- dcscribcd pcrl‘ormancc Sat l‘) .\lay (8pm). with touch tour (from 7.15pm). David Hughes Dance Company l-‘ri ll ck Sat l2 .‘ylay. 7.30pm. L'l2. :\ triplc-
bill ol‘ dynamic dancc works. Scc lcaturc.
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Aalst'l‘uc l5 Sat It) May. 7.30pm. {l2 (£4.50 £7). Katc Dickic and Duncan .‘ychay star in a National 'l‘hcatrc ol' Scotlantl/l‘rainway co-production bascd on a truc story of lilicidal parcnts. Noyclist Duncan .\lcl.can has adapch thc original llclgian production and rc- ilttaginctl lltc story lor a Scottish audicncc. .\'ot rccornmcndcd l‘or thosc undcr l4 ycars ol‘ agc.
The Attic under the Sky 'l‘uc
22 Thu 24 May. Scc Kids listings. Periormance in which Hopefully Nothing Happens Tue 22 Q Wed 23 May. Scc Kids listings.
The End of Everything Ever Thu 24 Sat 20 .\l;l_\‘. Scc Kitls listings. Jason and The Argonauts 'l‘hu
24 Sat 20 May. Scc Kitls listings.
I VARIOUS VENUES
THE BANK OF SCOTLAND EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S THEATRE FESTIVAL Sat 1‘) Mon 2S May. Scc Kids listings.
Outside the Cities
I DUNDEE REP
'lay Squarc. l)undcc. (H.182 23530. [l’. ll. W('. WAI
Sunshine on Leith l'niil Sat 12 May (not Sun/Mon). 7.45pm. [S cm. Scc lidinburgh. l'cstiyal 'l'hcatrc. deGeneration l'ri IS .\lay. Spot. [10 (£5 £8). lltt‘t‘c‘ pic‘L‘c‘s by 21W ill'tl- winning chorcograplicr llolcsh Shccbtcr.
I BYRE THEATRE
Abbcy Sti'cct. ()l334 475000. |l’. H. W(‘. WA]
Picasso 8: Me 'I'htt l0 Sat l2 .\la_\. Spin. L' l 3 (Ur-£0). A photographcr I‘L'l‘lt‘L'IS (in his lll-L' ltl l‘)()(i :ltttl 2(l()(i al‘tcr coming into contact with l’icasso's paintings. Writtcn and pcrt‘ortncd by .\likc .\laran with a scorc tor thrcc musicians coinposcd and rccordcd by Karcn Winihtirst.
Lords of Creation Wc-tl Io Hi Is May. 7.30pm. £71925). St Iconards Scnior School tcll tbc story of (iods rcqucst to 'l‘angaroa to find si\ spccics worthy ol- stiryiying dcstruction in thc stylc of a Balincsc lolk talc Using a yaricty ol pcrl‘orniancc arts.
How the Other Half Loves 'I‘hu 24 May Sat 2 Jun. 2.30pm & Spin. L") (2.7). Anothcr chancc to scc Alan :\yckbourn’s chaotic romp about thrcc marricd cotiplcs. as pcrl‘ormcd by tlic St :\lltll'c‘\\s l’lay ('lth.
I MACROBERT
l'niycrsity of Stirling. 0I7S’o 4ooooo. ll’. H. W(’. WAI
Shake Your Tailfeather 'l‘hu It) May. 8pm. to (£3 £5). ()I/It’l/U told through urban. ballct. ja/I and contcniporary dancc by l)ancc(a Sl'. Little Johnny’s Big Gay Adventure \Vcd lo .\lay. 7.45pm. U0 (£6). SL‘L‘ (illngtNL ’l‘llk‘ :\l'L‘ltCs. Phoenix Dance Theatre l'ri IS’ May. Spin. £10tL'o). Now run by Jayicr dc l-‘rutos. l’hocnix l)ancc 'l‘llt‘illl't‘ t'c‘ltlt'ns for its only Scottish datc with a miscd bill ol‘ ll‘t‘slt and cxciting dancc.
What I Heard About Iraq Sat I” .\la_\. Spin. L'l0 (to). Scc (ilasgow. 'l‘ron 'l'hcatt‘c.