Theatre
I OUT OF THE BLUE DRILL HALL
30 36 I)almcny Street. l.eith. 556 7100. Code Butterfly Thu 7 Sun 10 Jun. 8pm. £10 (£5). last seen performing at Dance Base during the Fringe. (‘urious Seed inject some quality contemporary dance into the l.eith 1-"estiyal. merging fragments of liyes past and present. with colourful consequences. l’url (If/mill: l'i'slii'ul.
I PLAYHOUSE
lb' 22 (ireenside Place. 0870 (16111 7.31). [11. W('. WA]
42nd Street l'ntil Sat 0 Jun (not Sun). 7.30pm (Wed ck Sat mat 2.30pm).
£10 £32.50. l’aul Nicholas stars in this popular musical about a chorus girl Peggy Sawyer. who gets the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play the leading lady and steals the show.
The Chuckle Brothers Sttn 10 Jun. See Kltls listings.
Guys and Dolls Mon 1 I Sat 23 Jun (not Sun). 7.30pm (Wed & Sat mat 2.30pm). £12 £37.50. The l)onmar's multi ()Iiyier award-winning production of l-‘rank l.oesser's classic musical. about a bunch of small titne 1040s New York gamblers and their gals. stops off in lidinburgh before departing for the bright lights of Broadway.
I QUEEN CHARLOTTE ROOMS 56a Queen ('harlotte Street. 555 6660. Neue Liebe Thu 7 Jun. 8 1pm. £6 (£5). Joined by poets. singers. acrobats. lire dancers. clowns. burlesque girls. musicians and more. three of lidinburgh's premier cabaret producers mingle forces to serye up an eyening of cabaret as. I’m"! wilful) l‘i'slit'ul.
I QUEEN’S HALL
87 8‘) (‘lc‘t'k Street. 668 201‘). 11’. ll. \\'(', w'.-\|
Jaleo liri 8 Jun. 8pm. £12 £15
(£10 £13). .-\ward-winning authentic
flamenco packed with explosive footwork and \ irtuoso guitar playing.
I ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE (irindlay Street. 248 4848. ll’. 11. W(‘. WA] Our Scotland Thu 7 Jun. 7.30pm. £3. A dramatic presentation by young people from Scotland and around the world exploring Scotland's past and present through film. music. dance and narration. National Theatre Connections Festival Tue 12 Sat 16 Jun. 7.30pm. l)oub|e bill: £0 (£5): 1.yT members: £3 or £ 10 for all four nights. ()ne of the world‘s largest celebrations of youth theatre returns to the Lyceum for a fifth year. featuring new work by leading playwrights performed by youth theatre companies and schools from near and far. This year’s chosen plays are ('hristina Reid's A Year and a Day. l)enis Kelly's 1M)ty'rilmmu'leii' Acid. llenning .‘ylanke's A Bridge In the Stars and Bryony Layery's Rt'r/ Ski.
I TRAVERSE THEATRE
(‘ambridge Street. 228 1404. ll’. ll. W('. w..\|
The Wonderful World of Dissocia l'ntil Sat 9 Jun. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £12 (£4.50 £7). ()riginally produced for the 2004 lidinburgh International l‘estiyal. The National Theatre of Scotland presents Anthony Neilson‘s funny. scary and dark play about a girl called Lisa and her inyolyement with a forbidden place known as Dissocia.
Sea of Bones Sat 16 Jun. 8pm. £12 (£4.50 £7). .\lark Bruce Dance (‘ompany take us on a dark journey into an otherworld of dreams. See prey'iew. page 81.
Survival Guide Writing Workshops: Surviving Film and Television Sun 17 Jun. 2.30 5.30pm. £6 (£4). (lot the perfect script but can‘t lind a buyer'.’ Rona Munro proyides uncoyers some simple dos and don'ts to saye your sanity.
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I DUNDEE REP
Tay Square. Dundee. 01382 223530. ll’. 11. W('. WA]
Happy Days l'ntil Sat ‘) Jun (not Sun/Mon). 7.45pm. £10 (£5). Dundee Rep linsemble reprise Samuel Beckett’s darkly insightful 1961 play in which Winnie is immobilised in a pile of sand while her husband can only crawl from the cave where he liyes behind her.
Five Pound and Tina Bairns Thu 14 Sat 16 Jun. 7.45pm. £10 (£9). A new Scottish musical about women whose liyes were affected by the loss of men when the bridge between Fife and Dundee collapsed 125 years ago.
‘e Polish Quine Thu 21-«Sat 23 Jun. 7.45pm. £10 (£8). See (ilasgow. Tron Theatre.
I TRAOUAIR HOUSE
lnnerleithen. l’eebleshire. 01896 830323. ll’. W(‘, WA]
Shakespeare at Traquair lintil Sat 9 Jun. 7.30pm. £8 (£6) from 01721 725777. Sttmning production of The 'Ii'm/n'sr set as a promenade performance in the 'l‘raquair grounds.
I DUNOAS CASTLE ESTATE South ()ueensferry. 0131 331 5912. The Life of Jesus Christ Wed
13 Sun 17 Jun. Times yary. £12 (£6). A modern passion play in an outdoor promenade setting. Tickets from www.hubtickets.co.uk.
This famous old standby makes a welcome return to the Playhouse with the likes of local celeb Darius Danesh in the cast (see Answer Machine, page 104). The meeting of classes and faiths at the centre of the piece might well have a contemporary relevance to its popular audience, but if not, there’s no shortage of singalong tunes. I Playhouse. Edinburgh, Tue IQ—Sat 23 Jun.
I BYRE THEATRE
Abbey Street. St Andrews. 01334 475000. ll). 11. WC. WA]
Broken Glass Thu 77 Sat 9 Jun. 8pm. £13 (£6- £9). Rapture 'I'heatre's new production of Arthur Miller's little- performed play showcases the playwright's rare gifts for cutting-edge social commentary and old-fashioned humanity.
Red Shoes Fri 15 Jun. 8pm. £10 (£6—£8). (‘ompany (‘hordelia presents a one-woman show based on the llans (‘hristian Andersen story and performed by Kally Lloyd-Jones. .\'ot recommended for those under 14.
Lessons in Love: Byron’s Don Juan Sat 16 Jun. 8pm. £13 (£6--£‘)). In a one-man play Ian Frost brings to life 15
characters. including Lord Byron. to tell
his bedhopping story. Don Juan.
‘e Polish Quine Wed 20 Jun. 8pm. £13 (£6—£‘)). See (ilasgow. Tron Theatre.
I MACROBERT
University of Stirling. Stirling. 01786 466666. II’. ll. WC. WA]
One-Man Star Wars Sat 9 Jun. 8pm. £10 (£6). See Edinburgh. Festival Theatre.
Thoroughly Modern Millie Tue 19—13ri 22 Jun. 7.30pm. £10. Dollar Academy present the successful Broadway musical.
The Adoption Papers Wed 20-—Fri 22 Jun. 7.45pm. £6. Based on a poem by Jackie Kay. Macrobert Youth Dance Company present their first theatre production. fusing contemporary dance with physical theatre.