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Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to comedy@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Siân Bevan. Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8pm. From £12. See Fri 6. Raymond Mearns’ Pick of the Fringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £13. Another top crop, held together by host Mearns.
Thursday 5 Sunday 8
Glasgow FREE Bratchy and The Wee Man’s Comedy Pub Quiz The Arches Café Bar, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1035. 8pm. Pub quiz with a difference. Raymond Mearns’ Pick of the Fringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £9 (£8; members £5). Raymond Mearns presents some top Festival acts. Edinburgh Roy Chubby Brown Playhouse, 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. 7.30pm. £21. Blue comedy from Chubby.
Friday 6 Glasgow Michael McIntyre’s Work in Progress The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 7pm. SOLD OUT. Peter Powers Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £10–£13. Please note the Friday show is a ‘Family Fun Night’, Saturday 7.30pm show is ‘Anything Goes’ (safe for teens) and midnight Saturday is ‘Over the Top Show’ and over 18s only. Highlight Comedy Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8pm. From £12. Martin Beaumont, Sean Grant, Jason John Whitehead and Keith Farnan all perform comedy tricks. Jongleurs Tiger Tiger, Glassford Street, 08700 111 960. 8.30pm. Price tbc. Jongleurs settles into its new(ish) venue with some fine Scottish talent. Raymond Mearns’ Pick of the Fringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £12 (£10; members £6). Some fine acts from Edinburgh.
Glasgow Michael Redmond’s Pick of the Fringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £6 (£5; members £1). See picture caption, below. Peter Powers Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. £10–£13. See Fri 6.
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Glasgow Simon Munnery and Andy Zaltzman The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £8 (£4 members). Two comedy heavyweights in one bargainous bill. Peter Powers Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. £10–£13. See Fri 6. Tuesday 10
Glasgow FREE Comedy at the Halt Bar The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. 8.30pm. One of the newest gigs in Glasgow’s thriving comedy scene. Red Raw Fringe Special The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). Red Raw puts on another showcase of hopeful new talent. Peter Powers Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. £10–£13. Wednesday 11 Glasgow Billy Kirkwood’s Pick of the Fringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £6 (£5; members £3). Acts introduced by the bouncy Kirkwood. Peter Powers Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. £10–£13.
Saturday 7 Thursday 12
Glasgow Michael McIntyre’s Work in Progress The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 7pm. SOLD OUT. Peter Powers Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm & midnight. £10–£13. See Fri 6. Highlight Comedy Highlight, UGC Glasgow Susan Morrison’s Pick of the Fringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £9 (£8; members £5). Featuring Matt Green, Toby Hadoke, Sam Gore and Loretta Maine. Peter Powers Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. £10–£13.
Lucy Porter The Fringe is having to do without lil’ Lucy for this year, but she clearly can’t keep away from this part
of the globe as she pops up for one night only. Her bloke will be here for the month, though, all dressed up and with somewhere to go as Jeremy Lion. ■ The Stand, Glasgow, Sun 8 Aug.
Fallout A mix of William Golding’s classic desert island-set novel Lord of the Flies and My Chemical Romance’s song
Teenagers, this play explores the consequences arising from a plane crash on a deserted island where the only survivors are a group of teenagers. Part of mFest. ■ Macrobert, University of Stirling, Fri 6 & Sat 7 Aug.
Events are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to theatre@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Laura Ennor.
Glasgow
■ BRIAN COX STUDIO Scottish Youth Theatre, The Old Sheriff Court, 105 Brunswick Street, 552 4267. Jerusalem: The Song of Deeds Until Sat 7 Aug. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2pm). £10.50 (£6.50; family ticket £30). Travel back in time to 1095 and the preparations for the first crusades, which were undertaken in an attempt to hold Western Christendom together. Follow Mira and Parzefal as they try to make sense of the impending chaos.
■ MUGDOCK COUNTRY PARK Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. Susie and Simon’s Summer Surprise! Wed 11 Aug. See Kids listings. ■ PAVILION THEATRE 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. Peter Powers Fri 6 & Sat 7 Aug. Fri & Sat 7.30pm (also Sat midnight). £10–£13. Hypnotist act from Powers, who has been called ‘the Ali G of stage hypnosis’. Please note the Fri show is a ‘Family Fun Night’, Sat 7.30pm show is ‘Anything Goes’ (safe for teens) and the midnight Sat show is ‘Over the Top Show’ and strictly over-18s only.
■ THEATRE ROYAL 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. Bedroom Farce Mon 9–Sat 14 Aug. 7.30pm (Thu & Sat mat 2.30pm). £15–£27. Alan Ayckbourn’s ingenious and gloriously funny play about relationships and the hazards of DIY. ■ TRON THEATRE 63 Trongate, 552 4267. Court of Miracles Until Sat 7 Aug. 7.30pm. £10 (£6; family ticket £26). A new take on Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame, directed by Peter Arnott and presented by Scottish Youth Theatre.
Outside the Cities ■ BOWHILL THEATRE Bowhill House, Bowhill, Selkirk, 01750 22204. Peter Pan Thu 5–Sun 8 Aug. 7pm. £8 (£6). In celebration of its 21st birthday, Borders Youth Theatre presents an
outdoor performance of JM Barrie’s children’s classic in the lovely setting of Bowhill Gardens.
■ CULZEAN CASTLE & COUNTRY PARK Maybole, 01655 884400. Pride and Prejudice Thu 12 Aug. 7.30–9.30pm. £12 (£8; family ticket £35). Bring a picnic and enjoy an outdoor performance of Jane Austen’s classic tale from Chapterhouse Theatre Company.
■ HILL OF TARVIT MANSIONHOUSE Cupar, Fife, 0844 493 2185. The Tempest Sat 7 Aug. 6–9pm. £14 (£8). The six Festival Players perform Shakespeare’s desert island comedy in the great outdoors. Bring your own seat and a picnic.
■ HOUSE OF DUN Montrose, Angus, 0844 493 2144. The Tempest Fri 6 Aug. 6.30–9pm. £10 (£4). See Outside the Cities, Hill of Tarvit. ■ MACROBERT University of Stirling, Stirling, 01786 466666. Fallout Fri 6 & Sat 7 Aug. Fri 5.30pm; Sat 5pm. £7 (£6; under 18s £5). See picture caption, above. Part of mFEST.
■ MULL THEATRE @ DRUIMFIN Tobermory, Isle of Mull, 01688 302828. Laurel & Hardy Thu 5, Fri 6 & Thu 12 Aug. 8pm. £10 (£8). Tom McGrath’s acclaimed play follows the lives of the famous comedy duo from their humble beginnings until the moment when they finally met, before exploring their fascinating artistic and personal relationships. Opium Eater Tue 10 & Wed 11 Aug. 8pm. £10 (£8). A richly comic and moving play set in 1820s Edinburgh. Join Thomas De Quincey in his lodgings beneath a Grassmarket brothel as he depends on his simple servant Willie to provide him with the drug he so desperately craves while contining to work towards a deadline that has already passed. ■ PORTAVADIE MARINA Portavadie, Loch Fyne, 01700 811075. The Tempest Sun 8 Aug. 2.30pm. £12 (children £5). A promenade production against the stunning backdrop of Loch Fyne of Shakespeare’s shipwreck fantasy and swansong from the Walking Theatre Company. Tickets available from Portavadie Marina reception. The ticket price includes BBQ and a glass of wine/cordial.
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