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Shetland fisherman who, inspired by his American blues heroes, recorded his own versions of their songs on the most rudimentary of equipment and handed them out as gifts to close friends. Only after his untimely death did his passionately performed music reach the public realm. Long Gone Lonesome combines storytelling, music from Orcadians The Lone Star Swing Band and improvisations to tell Fraser’s moving story. Part of Celtic Connections. Class Act 2010 Tue 26 & Wed 27 Jan. 7.30pm. £5 (£3.50). The 20th year of the Traverse’s flagship education project. A limited number of public tickets are available for this showcase of plays written by senior Drama and English pupils from Fife and West Lothian.
✽✽ Promises Promises Wed 3–Sat 6 Feb. 7.30pm. £10.50–£14.50 (£6.50–£10.50). Johnny McKnight directs Douglas Maxwell’s tense classroom drama about an alcoholic supply teacher and a six-year-old pupil who is believed to be possessed. See preview, page 83.
Edinburgh ■ BEDLAM THEATRE 11b Bristo Place, 225 9893. Passing Places Tue 26–Sat 30 Jan. 7.30pm. £5 (£4–£4.50). Stephen Greenhorn’s distinctly Scottish road trip tale, in which Brian and Alex head for Thurso with local gangsters on their tail. Road Wed 27 Jan. 2.30pm. £4 (£3.50). Jim Cartwright’s bittersweet play about a depressed road in a small Lancashire town. No Exit Wed 3 Feb. 2.30pm. £4 (£3.50). Sartre’s captivating existentialist drama about the inescapability of despair, which includes the immortal line ‘Hell is other people’.
■ BRUNTON THEATRE Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. King Loth Until Thu 21 Jan. 7.30pm. £8 (children £6). Yester Primary School presents this new Scottish musical based on the legend of King Loth who gave his name to the Lothians, written by James Ross and Robin Hiley, and commissioned as part of Homecoming Scotland 2009. A Wee Home From Home Fri 22 Jan. 7.30pm. £10.50 (£8.50; under 18s £6). Twenty-one years after this show first played to public acclaim, plan B reunites the original creative team to bring the show to a new generation. Using an eclectic mix of live music, high-octane choreography and powerful theatricality, the show celebrates an indomitable Scottish spirit. ■ CHURCH HILL THEATRE 33a Morningside Road, 07722 071256. Dance Ihayami: Defined Fri 29 Jan. 8pm. £10 (£7; under 5s free). Edinburgh-based Indian classical dance company Dance Ihayami, founded in 2003 by dancer and choreographer Priya Shrikuma, presents a colourful mix of traditional and contemporary dance.
■ KING’S THEATRE 2 Leven Street, 529 6000. Beauty and the Beast Mon 1–Sat 6 Feb. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £12–£18. Musical stage adaptation of Disney’s hit animated film performed by amateur group Southern Light Opera.
■ FESTIVAL THEATRE 13/29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. The Singing Kettle: Pyjama Party Fri 22–Sun 24 Jan. See Kids listings.
✽✽ Traces Mon 1–Wed 3 Feb. 7.30pm. £13.50–£21.50. See
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