Theatre
Sticky Kids Live Fri 1 Oct. See Kids listings. Opera Camerata: Pearl Fishers Wed 6–Sat 9 Oct. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). An amateur production of Bizet’s opera, after Carmen his most successful.
■ KING’S THEATRE 2 Leven Street, 529 6000. Calendar Girls Until Sat 25 Sep. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £14–£28.50. Last chance to catch this production of the show about the Women’s Institute fundraisers who stripped for a nude calendar.
✽✽ Punk Rock Tue 28 Sep–Sat 2 Oct. 7.30pm (Wed & Sat mat 2.30pm).
£14–£26.50. New play by Simon Stephens about a group of sixth-fomers on the brink of adulthood and flirting with danger. Carrie’s War Tue 5–Sat 9 Oct. 7.30pm (Wed & Sat mat 2.30pm). £14–£26.50. Wartime-set evacuee drama adapted from the much-loved novel and starring Brigit Forsyth and Hannah Waterman. Room on the Broom Thu 7–Sat 9 Oct. See Kids listings.
■ FESTIVAL THEATRE 13/29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. Scottish Ballet: Geometry + Grace Thu 23–Sat 25 Sep. 7.30pm. £11.50–£21.50. Scenes de Ballet choreographed by Frederick Ashton, Fearful Symmetries by Ashley Page and new work by San Francisco Ballet choreographer Val Caniparoli comprise the national company’s autumn offering. Don’t Stop Believin’ – Songs from Glee Sun 26–Wed 29 Sep. Sun 6pm; Mon–Wed 7.30pm. £20.50–£24.50. Sing along to the hits from the TV show that has taken karaoke queens by storm. Havana Rakatan Tue 5–Sat 9 Oct. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £18.50–£36.50. The Cuban group demonstrates fast, furious routines to the sounds of jazz, mambo, bolero, son, cha- chacha, rumba and salsa.
■ NORTH EDINBURGH ARTS CENTRE 15a Pennywell Court, 315 2151. Paperbelle Fri 24–Wed 29 Sep (not Sun/Mon). See Kids listings.
■ PLAYHOUSE 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. Chess: The Musical Until Sat 25 Sep. 7.30pm (Wed & Sat mat 2.30pm). £17.75–£39. A musical love triangle set amid the kings, queens and pawns of an international chess tournament. Sally Morgan Thu 30 Sep. 7.30pm. £20.50. Appearance by the medium who claims to have had her psychic powers since she was nine months old.
■ THE PLEASANCE THEATRE 60 Pleasance, 650 2656. Shakespeare for Schools Festival Tue 28 & Wed 29 Sep. See Kids listings.
■ ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE Grindlay Street, 248 4848.
✽✽ Romeo and Juliet Until Sat 16 Oct (not Sun/Mon). 7.45pm (Sat & Wed mat 2.30pm). £11–£28 (£5–£26). A new production of Shakespeare’s classic exploration of conflict, division and the passion of youth. BSL performance Wed 6 Oct 7.30pm.
■ SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. A Promised Land Wed 6 & Thu 7 Oct. 7.30pm. £9 (£7). Play revolving around the story of Dumfriesshire-born Jane Haining, known as the ‘Scottish Schindler,’ who saved many Jewish children from the gas chambers of Auschwitz.
■ TRAVERSE THEATRE Cambridge Street, 228 1404. A Play, a Pie & a Pint: Fly Me to the Moon Until Sat 25 Sep. 1pm. £12. Two community care workers face a 96 THE LIST 23 Sep–7 Oct 2010
moral dilemma when one of their charges wins big on the horses – after his own death. Ticket price includes a pie and drink. FREE Words, Words, Words Mon 27 Sep. 8pm. Experience theatre in action and give your opinion on plays-in- progress, as playwrights try out ideas, testing the wording of scenes and exploring characters. A Play, a Pie & a Pint: In the Pipeline Tue 28 Sep–Sat 2 Oct. 1pm. £12. A new play from Gary Owen about three men who are living in the proposed path of a new gas pipe line. Ticket price includes a pie and drink.
✽✽ Orlando Thu 30 Sep–Sat 2 Oct. 7.30pm. £10–£16 (£6–£12).
Madeleine Worrall performs an adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s epic novel exploring fortune, love and gender. Cryptic’s new production combines technology, live original music by AGF and Craig Armstrong and linked visuals. A Play, a Pie & a Pint: The Uncertainty Files Tue 5–Sat 9 Oct. 1pm. £12. A new play by Linda McLean where nothing is certain. Ticket price includes a pie and drink.
✽✽ The Wonderful World of Hugh Hughes Tue 5–Sat 9 Oct. Tue/Wed
8pm; Thu & Sat 2pm, 5pm & 8pm; Fri 7pm & 8.30pm. £10–£16 (£6–£12). Several short pieces of storytelling theatre with music, visuals and dance from Hugh Hughes, the lovable Welsh bumpkin created by Shon Dale-Jones.
■ USHER HALL Lothian Road, 228 1155. Lisa Williams: Message from Beyond Thu 23 Sep. 7.30pm. £27.50–£35. The medium and clairvoyant, who counts Sharon Osborne
and Matt Goss among her celebrity clients. Ward and Susan Penhaligon as the royal couple.
OUTSIDE THE CITIES ■ DUNDEE REP Tay Square, Dundee, 01382 223530. Talking Heads: A Chip in The Sugar, Bed Among the Lentils and her Big Chance Until Sat 25 Sep. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £9–£15 (£5–£10). Three classic monologues from the master of witty Weltschmerz, Alan Bennett, brought to life by Dundee Rep. BSL performance Fri 24 Sep 7.30pm. Tell Me on a Sunday Mon 27–Wed 29 Sep. 7.30pm. £16–£25 (£8–£15). Perennial television face Claire Sweeney takes the lead in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s and Don Black’s musical about a girl seeking love and success in the Big Apple. The Not-So-Fatal Death of Grandpa Fredo Fri 1 Oct. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). See Glasgow, Tron Theatre. James Campbell’s Comedy & Songs 4 Kids Sat 2 Oct. 2pm. £8 (£6). Fun stories and ridiculous songs about life, sausages and the perils of bathroom visits for superheroes. Ages 5+. Ballet Lorent: Blood, Sweat and Tears Wed 6 Oct. 8pm. £14 (£5–£10). An exploration of a couple’s extreme love for their newborn baby.
■ PERTH THEATRE 185 High Street, Perth, 01738 621031. The Madness of George III Tue 28 Sep–Sat 9 Oct (not Sun/Mon). 7.45pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). Wilde Enterprises turns out the first theatrical version of Alan Bennett’s historical drama since the play’s first run in 1991, starring Simon
■ BYRE THEATRE Abbey Street, St Andrews, 01334 475000. The Bookie Thu 23 Sep. 7.30pm. £15 (£10–£13). See Glasgow, Citizens Theatre. Guess How Much I Love You Fri 24 & Sat 25 Sep. 1.30pm & 4.30pm (Sat also 11am). The classic children’s book comes to life with songs, games and fun. The Chooky Brae Tue 28 Sep. 7.30pm. £15 (£10–£13). Borderline Theatre presents a comedy tale, the final installment of DC Jackson’s Stewarton trilogy. A Promised Land Wed 29 Sep. 7.30pm. £15 (£10–£13). See Edinburgh, Scottish Storytelling Centre. Jacobite Country Fri 1 & Sat 2 Oct. 7.30pm. £15 (£10). Madcap capers from Highlands-based theatre company Dogstar. ■ MACROBERT University of Stirling, Stirling, 01786 466666. Scotty and Lulu: ROAR! Sun 26 Sep. 1.30pm & 4pm. £8 (£6). A lively musical adventure involving a dinosaur who just won’t shut up. Ages 2+. Paperbelle Sat 2 Oct. 11am & 2pm. £6 (£5). An enchanting new show about the world of colours presented by Frozen Charlotte. Ages 0–5. Watch iT! / Such a Bloke Sat 2 Oct. 8pm. £12 (£6–£9). See Glasgow, The Arches. Romeo and Juliet Tue 5–Sat 9 Oct. 8pm. £12 (£6–£9). Pilot Theatre brings the star-crossed lovers to life in this powerful modern re-telling of Shakespeare’s greatest romance.
The Wonderful World of Hugh Hughes
Welsh-born performer Hugh Hughes has won a sizeable following for his imaginative monologues, which combine spoken word, visuals, live music and dance to transport audiences into fantastical worlds. This week-long celebration of his work, includes several of his successful collaborations with award-winning theatre company Hoipolloi, including Floating, in which an earthquake causes the Isle of Angelsey to float away from mainland Wales, and The Story of a Rabbit, a meditation on death and the afterlife sparked by discovering the dead body of his neighbour’s rabbit. ■Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Tue 5–Sat 9 Oct.