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Fledgling Glasgow company Flat Rate theatre revive this 1999 play by Shopping and Fucking enfant terrible Mark Ravenhill for the Ramshorn.
The piece, which features a typical ‘in-yer-face’ mix of sex, violence and drug-taking, portrays 19805 political anarchist Nick’s struggle to identify with society and politics in the apathetic 90s after having been in jail for 15 years for the attempted murder of a Thatcherite businessman. As Ravenhill weaves his colouful supporting cast into this mix - a gay, HIV-positve man and his Russian boyfriend, a Labour councillor with one eye on a parliamentary seat and an erotic dancer - what emerges is a brutal portrait of urban alientation.
I Rams/70m Theatre, Glasgow, uni/l Fri 26 Jun.
I RIO CAFE
27 Hyndland Street. 334 9909.
Fill Spangled Cabaret Mon 6 Jul. 8pm. Cabaret with Scunner. Glasgow Glam Bangers. The Creative Martyrs. Miss Leggy Pee. Aidan Mclioin and Frisky & Mannish. Purl oft/iv Glasgow Cabaret festival .
I ROYAL CONCERT HALL
2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000.
The Wiggles: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing Tue 30 Jun. See Kids listings.
Sally Morgan Wed 1 Jul. 7.30pm. £19.50. Sally‘s psychic powers have been with her since she was nine months old. and she's now taking her wealth of psychic knowledge on tour.
I SECC: CLYDE AUDITORIUM Finnieston Quay. 08700404000.
Just Dance Sat 27 Jun. 7pm. £10. Carolyn Anderson School of Dance presentation.
Lisa Gaffney School of Dance Wed 1 Jul. 7pm. £12. Dance show.
Linda Smith School of Dance Thu 2 & Fri 3 Jul. 7pm. £11. End of term show.
One Night Only Sat 4 Jul. 7pm. £12. Lesley Farmer's Dance 011' Academy.
I SLOAN’S
62 Argyle Arcade. 108 Argyle Street. 221 8886.
Electric Soup Cabaret Thu 25 Jun. 7.30pm—midnight. £19.95. (‘abaret with Vendetta Vain. Lucille Burn. The Creative Martyrs. Miss Leggy Pee and MC Rufus T Fahrenheit.
I THEATRE ROYAL
282 Hope Street. 0870 060 6647.
Peer Gynt Until Sat 27 Jun. 7.30pm. £5—£26. A radical new version of lbsen's play about a dreamer. liar and womaniser cast out from his home town and the wild and astonishing journey he finds himself on. Adapted by Colin Teevan and directed by Dominic Hill. this interesting and hugely-praised collaboration
86 THE LIST 25 Jun—9 Jul 2009
between Dundee Rep and the National Theatre of Scotland promises trolls. madmen. dancing girls and live music. LazyTown Live! The Pirate Adventure Wed l—Sun 5 Jul. See Kids listings.
I Tnon THEATRE
' 63 Trongatc. 552 4267.
The Musical of the Musicals: The Musical L'ntil Sat 27 Jun. 7.30pm. £7. This off- Broadway pick’n'mix of musical styles and genres is comprised of live acts. each in the style of a different American or British musical theatre composer.
Life is a Cabaret! Fri 3 Jul. 9pm. £5. A variety of acts.
Edinburgh
I BRUNTON THEATRE
Ladywell Way. Mussclburgh. 665 2240. Three Works Sat 27 Jun. 7.30pm. £10.50 (£8.50). Debut performance trilogy by Errol White Dance. with a soundtrack by Portuguese composer Tiago Cerqueria.
A Funny Valentine: The Story and Music of Chet Baker Sat 4 Jul. 7.30pm. £10.50 (£8.50; under 18s £6). Mike Maran tells the story of Chet Baker. with live music from Colin Steele on trumpet and Dave Milligan on piano.
I ELECTRIC CIRCUS
36 -39 Market Street. 226 4224.
Va Va Voom Sat 27 Jun. 1 lpm—3am. £6 before midnight; £8 after. New cabaret show for a new venue. Christening the circus are Trixee Sparkle. Crimson Skye and Mr Impressive Johnson with DJ Cassavetes (ltaloBl-ACK/Cut Hands).
I FESTIVAL THEATRE
13/29 Nicolson Street. 529 6000. Scottish Opera: Cosi fan Tutte Thu 25 Jun & Sat 27 Jun. Thu—Sat 7.15pm; Sun 4pm. £14—£60. David McVicar returns to Scottish Opera to direct a
production of Mozart's entertaining and risque Mediterranean opera.
Scottish Opera: Manon Fri 26 Jun. 7.15pm. £8—£60. Renaud Doucet directs Jules Massenet‘s tragic opera. which tells
the story of Manon. a young girl whose
beauty catches the eye of a nobleman. leading to devastating consequences. The Singing Kettle: Boogie Woogie Zoo Sat 4 & Sun 5 Jul. See
Kids listings.
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. 3005. See preview. page 82.
37 Guthrie Street. 220 2987. Self Help / Respect Until Sun 28 Jun. 8pm. £5. Tickets from www.wegotickets.com or 0131 554
I PLAYHOUSE 18—22 Greenside Place. 0870 606 3424. The Three Mediums Sat 27 Jun.
7.30pm. £25. Colin Fry. Derek Acorah
and TJ Higgs try to outdo each other
with their clairvoyance skills.
Beyond the Barricade Mon 29 Jun. 7.30pm. £15.50—£19.50 (£14—£18). A
' selection of the best loved songs from new and classic West End shows like
Wit/(ml. Spa/Halal. We Will Rock You.
Chicago and Miss Saigon. Scooby Doe! and the Pirate Ghost ; Thu 2—Sun 5 Jul. See Kids listings.
Singin’ in the Rain Tue 7—Sat l 1 Jul. 7.30pm (Wed & Sat mat
? 2.30pm). £12.50—£32.50. See preview.
page 81. I THE PLEASAHCE CABARET BAR 60 Pleasance. 650 2458. This Year’s Thing Fri 26—Sun 28 Jun. 7pm. £9 (£6). See preview. page 82.
I ST BRIDE’S CENTRE 10 Orwell Terrace. 346 1405.
Dance for All Showcase Thu 25—Sat
27 Jun. 10am—10pm. £tbc. Students from Dance for All showcase a variety of different dance forms.
Tea With Clarinda Fri 3 Jul. 8pm. £4.
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A musical drama based on Robert Burns’ complicated love life. to celebrate the
3 250th anniversary of his birth. Written by
Anna Hillis. this two-hander features a meeting between Burns's widow. Jean. and Nancy McLehose (Clarinda).
I STEREO
20—28 Renfield Lane. 222 2254.
The House of Bernarda Alba Tue 30 Jun—Fri 3 Jul (not Wed). 4pm. £4. Blood and Milk Theatre Company presents its adaptation of Lorca's classic Spanish play of family tensions and high drama. Email bloodandmilk@hotmail.co.uk for tickets.
I TRAVERSE THEATRE Cambridge Street. 228 1404.
Talking of Stanley Sat 27 Jun. 12.15pm. £10. A celebration of the life and works of Stanley Eveling. who died
on 24 December 2008.
Outside the Cities
1 Tay Square. Dundee. 01382 223530. Balgay Hill Until Sat 27 Jun. 7.30pm 1 (mat 2.30pm). £5—£16(£5—£12). A
unique and moving take on the life and ‘ times of Billy Mackenzie and the
Associates. See review. left.
A Funny Valentine: The Story and Music of Chet Baker Fri 3 Jul. 7.30pm. £14 (£12). See Edinburgh. Brunton Theatre.
“vice Upon a Time Tue 7—Thu 9 Jul.
7.30pm. £6 (£5). New work by award- winning playwright Neil Duffield for
Dundee Rep's 14—l6s and 16-l8s youth theatres. The story is about The Cailleach. a shape changing immortal. and is designed for two different casts
Easing-concern HALL
Mill Street. Perth. 07838 621031.
Roberta Gordon and Ginette
: Blackhurst Fri 26 Jun. 7.30pm. £—£10. 3 An evening of mediumship and psychic
art.
Luv Esther Sat 27 Jun. 7.30pm. £6. A West End-style musical based on the biblical story of Esther. a young and beautiful refugee who becomes the Queen of the vast Persian empire. Full ticket sales will go to the Claypotts
- Trust. which operates HlV clinics and school feeding programmes in Swaziland.
; i again Tit—earns
185 High Street. Perth. 07838 621031. Alien Nation Fri 26 & Sat 27 Jun.
7 7.30pm. £6. Perth Youth Theatre presents a fast-moving contemporary play by Rod T Stewart. featuring additional scenes by
i Perthshire Writers Group and PYT
young Playwrights.
I BOWHILL HOUSE & COUNTRY PARK
Bowhill. Selkirk. 01750 722204.
Tea With Clarinda Sat 27 Jun.
; 7.30pm. £10 (£8). See Edinburgh. St
Bride's Centre.
Theatre SetUp: Cymbelline Sun 5 Jul. 6.30pm. £12 (£10). One of Shakespeare‘s masterpieces brought to life with period costume and live music.
Esra: main:
3 Abbey Street. St Andrews. ()1334
475000. Ballet West: Love Central Thu 25 Jun. 7.30pm.£10(£8). Love Central
; begins in the cafe of Central Station. New York. where two dancers reminisce
about their careers and relive their pasts. The Byre Youth Theatre: Who Am I? Sat 27 Jun. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Debut of the NTS exchange performance. Flights of Fancy Thu 2 Jul. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Anne Stenhouse‘s comedy follows the exploits of several characters whose paths cross in Glasgow Airport. circa 1992. The play poses questions about the nature of destiny. providing plenty of laughs along the way.