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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.
Thursday 19 Glasgow Bruce Devlin’s Pick of the Fringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £9 (£8; members £5). Tim FitzHigham, who once set off across the Channel in a bathtub, will be performing with Andrew Stanley, Dag Sørås and, of course, host Bruce Devlin. Peter Powers Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. £10–£13. Please note the Friday show is a ‘Family Fun Night’, Saturday 7.30pm show is ‘Anything Goes’ (safe for teens) and the midnight Saturday show is ‘Over the Top Show’ and over 18s only.
Friday 20
Glasgow Peter Powers Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £10–£13. See Thu 19. highlight Comedy Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8pm. From £12. Your jesters for this evening are Stu Who? Matthew Osborne, Dave Williams and Kevin Gildea. Settle yourself in with some hot food, then dance til the wee hours after the show. Bruce Devlin’s Pick of the Fringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £12 (£10; members £6). Another evening with host Bruce Devlin and Carey Marx, Janey Godley, James Dowdeswell and Nat Luurtsema.
Saturday 21 Glasgow Peter Powers Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm & midnight. £10–£13. See Thu 19. highlight Comedy Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8pm. From £12. See Fri 20. Bruce Devlin’s Pick of the Fringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £13. Addy Van Der Borgh, Matthew Osborn, Rosie Wilby and Magic Mandy Muden take a break from the Fringe to entertain Glasgow.
Sunday 22 Glasgow Michael Redmond’s Pick of the Fringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road,
0870 600 6055. 9pm. £6 (£5; members £3). Some of the finest of the festival, and they’ve only gone and included Stewart bloomin’ Lee. With Tiffany Stevenson, Mike Newall and Martin McAllister. Peter Powers Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. £10–£13. See Thu 19.
Monday 23 Glasgow Improv with Stu & Garry The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £5. Improvisational heaven. Peter Powers Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. £10–£13. See Thu 19.
Tuesday 24
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, this one charging you nada for the pleasure. Red Raw Fringe Special The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). The Red Raw wagon continues to roll on new comedy talent, but this month it’s with a Fringey twist as some special guests pop in from the other end of the M8. Peter Powers Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. £10–£13. See Thu 19.
Wednesday 25
Glasgow Billy Kirkwood’s Pick of the Fringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £6 (£5; members £3). Joe Rowntree, Matt Forde, Sarah Campbell and Pauline Curtin all join host Billy Kirkwood. Perth Hardeep Singh Kohli Perth Theatre, 185 High Street, 01738 621 031. 8pm. £16/£14. See picture caption.
Thursday 26 Glasgow Joe Heenan’s Pick of the Fringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £9 (£8; members £5). We know, you’re sick of hearing about the Fringe but it’s nearly done now. Tonight Joe Heenan introduces Bennett Arron, Susan Murray and Neil McFarlane. Peter Powers Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. £10–£13. See Thu 19.
Hardeep Singh Kohli Another chance to see Hardeep’s combination of cookery and comedy in
The Nearly Naked Chef. If there’s a particular ingredient you’d like him to include during the show, email food@hardeeplive.com ■ Perth Theatre, Wed 25 Aug.
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Allegations When a black peasant farmer and a white commercial farmer both suffer attacks on their livelihood, the two
meet and realise they have more in common than they think. A true story of hope and fear in Zimbabwe today that’s stopping off in the Borders before heading up to the Edinburgh Fringe. ■ Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre, Peebles, Fri 20 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
■ BRITANNIA PANOPTICON MUSIC HALL 113–117 Trongate, 553 0840. The Gaslight Faeries Sat 21 Aug. 6.30pm. By donation. An evening’s odyssey through the history and tradition of dance from burlesque to bellydancing (and the Charleston crops up somewhere in there too).
■ MUGDOCK COUNTRY PARK Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. Shirley Valentine Fri 20 Aug. 7.45pm. £11 (£10). Willy Russell’s award winning play about a bored housewife who takes an impromptu trip to Greece whereupon she rediscovers romance. ■ SECC: CLYDE AUDITORIUM Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. Lisa Gaffney: Anything Goes Sat 21 Aug. 7pm. £15. Dance show from the young stars at LMG School of Dance in East Kilbride.
■ THEATRE ROYAL 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. Calendar Girls Until Sat 28 Aug (not Sun). 7.30pm (Thu & Sat mat 2.30pm). £11.50–£27.50. The show about the Women’s Institute fundraisers who stripped for a nude calendar returns.
Outside the Cities ■ ABBEY THEATRE Abbot Street, Arbroath, 01241 876420. The Steamie Mon 23 Aug–Sat 4 Sep. 7.30pm. £6.50. Tony Roper’s washhouse comedy about the relationships between a group of working women as they finish their work before the New Year bells.
■ THE WEBSTER THEATRE 64 High Street, Arbroath, 01241 435800. I Remember the Cornfields Thu 26–Sat 28 Aug. 7.30pm. £12 (£10; under 16s £5). Follow the story of Bernard, the most famous Abbot of Arbroath Abbey from his tragic youth to becoming Robert the Bruce’s confidante and the
man behind the Declaration of Arbroath. ■ DENNY CIVIC THEATRE St Mary’s Way, Dumbarton, 0845 388 9648. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Wed 25–Fri 27 Aug. 7.30pm. £5. The first production from the newly-formed Independent Theatre Company is the stage adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novella about good and evil.
■ DUNDEE REP Tay Square, Dundee, 01382 223530. Return to the Forbidden Planet Until Sat 21 Aug. 7.30pm. £10 (£7). Dundee Schools Music Theatre presents this fun musical with a plot from Shakespeare, music from the rock’n’roll greats and a setting in hyperspace. ■ EAST KILBRIDE ARTS CENTRE Old Coach Road, East Kilbride, 01355 261000. Nunsense II: The Second Coming Wed 25–Sat 28 Aug. 7.30pm. £8.50. Studio 32 presents the sequel to the popular stage musical, which returns to the cast of loopy ladies of the cloth.
■ EAST KILBRIDE VILLAGE THEATRE Maxwell Drive, East Kilbride, 01355 248669. The Chris Millar Show Sat 21 Aug. 7.30pm. £15 (£12). A night of musical theatre with special guest Karen Dunbar. In aid of St Andrews Hospice. ■ EASTGATE THEATRE & ARTS CENTRE Eastgate, Peebles, 01721 725777. Allegations Fri 20 Aug. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). See picture caption.
■ BYRE THEATRE Abbey Street, St Andrews, 01334 475000. The Rape of Lucrece Until Sat 21 Aug. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £12–£14 (£9). Olivier award nominee and RSC actor Gerard Logan presents a solo performance of Shakespeare’s great narrative poem. Times When I Bite: The Moira Monologues Tue 24–Sat 28 Aug. Tue–Thu & Sat 2pm & 8pm; Fri noon. Lunchtime shows (include wine & strawberry tart) £10; evening shows £10 (£8). Novelist and playwright Alan Bissett performs his one-woman show.