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Thu 16 Dec, 7pm; various times until Sun 23 Jan. £11.50–£23.50 (£8.50–£20.50). The King’s annual festive theatre extravaganza returns, with old favourites Allan Stewart as Dame McTrot, Andy Gray as the King and Grant Stott as the dastardly Fleshcreep. ■ NORTH EDINBURGH ARTS CENTRE 15a Pennywell Court, 315 2151. Lapin Wants to See Santa Wed 8–Sat 11 Dec. See Kids listings.
■ PLAYHOUSE 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. How Now Mrs Brown Cow Thu 2 Dec–Sat 4 Dec, 7.30pm. £16–£25. Brendan O’Carroll is back with part five of the Mrs Brown ‘trilogy’. Thriller Live Mon 6 Dec–Thu 9 Dec, 7.30pm; Fri 10 Dec, 5pm & 8.30pm; Sat 11 Dec, 4pm & 8pm. £10–£32.50. A celebration of Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5 with choreography by award-winning director Gary Lloyd and LaVelle Smith Jnr.
✽✽ Hairspray Tue 14 & Thu 16 Dec, 7.30pm; Wed 15 Dec, 2.30pm & 7.30pm; various times until Sun 9 Jan. £18.50–£43.50. Fabulous outfits, catchy songs, Michael Ball and the requisite towering barnets.
■ THE PLEASANCE THEATRE 60 Pleasance, 650 4673.
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✽✽ The Gruffalo. Until Thu 9 Dec. ✽✽ The Gruffalo’s Child. Sat 11–Fri 17 Dec. See Kids listings.
■ THE QUEEN’S HALL 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. Frosty the Show Man Sun 5 Dec, 3.30pm. £10–£12 (£8–£10). Dance Base’s annual Christmas show with everything from ballet and Bollywood to hip hop and tap from kids and adults from Dance Base classes. Tinseltastic Mon 6 Dec, 7.30pm. £10–£12 (£8–£10). The second of Dance Base’s Christmas shows is a mix of disco, burlesque, flamenco, hip hop and more performed by adults from Dance Base classes and Outreach programme. ■ ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE Grindlay Street, 248 4848. The Snow Queen Thu 2, Fri 3, Thu 9, Fri 10, Tue 14, Wed 15 & Thu 16 Dec, 7pm; Sat 4 & 11 Dec, 2.30pm & 7pm; various times until Fri 31 Dec. £11.50–£23 (£5.75–£11.50). Based on the classic tale by Hans Christian Andersen and adapted by Stuart Paterson, join Kay and Gerda as they try to save the world from eternal ice. BSL performance Wed 15 Dec 7pm.
■ SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. A Christmas Carol Fri 10 Dec, 7pm; Sat 11 Dec, 2.30pm. £10 (£8; family ticket £30). Storyteller Mike Maran presents Charles Dickens’ classic, with musical accompaniment from mandolin player Alison Stephen. Suitable for all ages.
■ ST PAUL’S & ST GEORGE’S CHURCH 40 York Place, 01904 613000. Origins and Lemons Wed 8 Dec, 7.30pm. £11 (£8). Lighthearted show addressing seven key themes from the first eleven chapters of Genesis. From Riding Lights Theatre Company.
■ ST SERF’S CHURCH HALL 280 Ferry Road, www.stserfsplayers.org.uk Aladdin Thu & Fri 3 Dec, 7.30pm; Sat 4 Dec, 2pm & 6.30pm. £6 (children £3). Aladdin and his magic lamp return for some seasonal silliness, courtesy of the St Serf’s Players.
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■ THE STORE 37 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. The Eight: Reindeer Monologues Thu 16 Dec–Sun 19 Dec, 8pm. £10 (£8). A darkly comic festive tale from Jeff Goode about a sexual harrassment scandal at the North Pole. ■ TRAVERSE THEATRE Cambridge Street, 228 1404. The Three Musketeers and the Princess of Spain Sat 4 & 11 Dec, 2.30pm & 7pm; Sun 5 & 12 Dec, 2.30pm; Wed 8 & 15 Dec, 10.30am & 2.30pm; Thu 9 & 16 Dec, 10.30am & 7pm; Fri 10 Dec, 7pm; various times until Fri 24 Dec. £10.50–£13 (£5–£8; family ticket £15–£36). All for one, one for all, and all down to the Trav for this production of the classic swashbuckling tale. Be prepared for live music, laughter, sword fighting aplenty, and the odd baby-eating monster. Suitable for ages 8+.
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■ BYRE THEATRE Abbey Street, St Andrews, 01334 475000. Sleeping Beauty Thu 2, Fri 3, Tue 7, Wed 8, Thu 9, Fri 10, Tue 14 & Wed 15 Dec, 10am & 7.30pm; Sat 4 & 11 Dec, 2.30pm & 7.30pm; Thu 16 Dec, 10am & 1.30pm; various times until Thu 30 Dec. £15–£17.50 (£10). A panto version of the fairy tale classic, written by Johnny McKnight, with a love-struck Jester, the alarming Prince Charming and a most contrary fairy. ■ DUNDEE REP Tay Square, Dundee, 01382 223530. Sleeping Beauty Thu 2 Dec, 7.30pm; Fri 3, Wed 8, Fri 10 & Wed 15 Dec, 1.30pm & 7.30pm; Sat 4, Thu 9, Sat 11 & Thu 16 Dec, 2.30pm & 7.30pm; Mon 6, Tue 7, Mon 13 & Tue 14 Dec, 10am & 1.30pm; various times until Sat 8 Jan. £9–£16.50 (£6–£12). Hiss the baddies and cheer on the goodies in Dundee Rep’s warm and witty take on the classic tale of a young man’s attempts to rescue his soporific sweetheart. BSL-interpreted performance Thu 16 Dec 2.30pm. Captioned performance Sat 11 Dec at 2.30pm. Behind the Scenes tour (£2) Wed 8 Dec 2.30pm.
■ MACROBERT University of Stirling, Stirling, 01786 466666. Mr Snow Thu 2, Fri 3, Tue 7, Wed 8, Thu 9, Fri 10, Tue 14, Wed 15 & Thu 16 Dec, 10am & 1.45pm; Sat 4, Sun 5, Sat 11 & Sun 12 Dec, 11am & 2.15pm. £8 (£7). The charming story of Mr Snow and his collection of strange and secret objects. Ages 3–5. Snow White of the Seven De’Wharffs Thu 2, Mon 13, Tue 14 & Wed 15 Dec, 10.15am & 2pm; Fri 3, Wed 8, Thu 9, Fri 10 & Thu 16 Dec, 10.15am & 7.30pm; Sat 4 & 11 Dec, 2pm & 7.30pm; Mon 6 & Tue 7 Dec, 10.15am. £6.50–£14.50 (£6.50–£10.50). An unruly Snow White meets her match in musical nanny Maria Shut-Yon-Trapp in this hectic panto mash-up. White Wed 8, Thu 9, Fri 10, Tue 14, Wed 15 & Thu 16 Dec, 9.45am & 11.15am; Sat 11 & Sun 12 Dec, 9.45am, 11.30am & 1.30pm; various times until Fri 24 Dec. £6.50 (£5.50). Charmingly surreal show for toddlers from Andy Manley and Ian Cameron, about a dazzling and intriguing world where everything is white. Ages 0–4. ■ PERTH THEATRE 185 High Street, Perth, 01738 621031. Aladdin Fri 3, Mon 6 & Mon 13 Dec, 7pm; Sat 4 & 11 Dec, 2.30pm & 7pm; Tue 7, Thu 9 & Wed 15 Dec, 1.30pm & 7pm; Wed 8, Fri 10, Tue 14 & Thu 16 Dec, 10am & 7pm; various times until Sat 8 Jan. £16.50–£19. Everyone’s favourite genie-botherer comes to Perth for some old-fashioned seasonal larks.
Family tickets just £60*
By Stuart Paterson From the original by Hans Christian Andersen
2–31 December 2010 BOX OFFICE: 0131 248 4848 GROUPS 10+: 0131 248 4949 www.lyceum.org.uk/snowqueen
* four Stalls seats, at least one Under 18, subject to availability
Company No. SC062065 Scottish Charity Registered No. SC010509
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