{THEATRE} Day Planner
Planning to pack your day with shows but don’t know where to start? The List brings you our handy hour-by-hour guide, from breakfast to the witching hour 10am
Enclosure 99 – Humans This all- day dance event is a fun, animalistic day out for all the family. Edinburgh Zoo, 314 0350, 14–28 Aug, 10am, free (non-ticketed). 11am
Belleville Rendez-vous Physical theatre interpretation of Sylvain Chomet’s Oscar-winning animation about an orphaned cycling fanatic, Champion, his feisty grandmother and adoring pooch, Bruno. Bedlam Theatre, 225 9893, 11–20 Aug (not 14), 11am, £8 (£20 family ticket). Previews 8–10 Aug, £8 (£20 family ticket). Broken Wing Shadow puppetry and live performance tell the tale of how love can go morbidly wrong in the Middle East in this piece by Fringe First- nominee Leila Ghaznavi. Venue 13, 0707 4201 313, 5–20 Aug (not 8, 15 & 16), 11.45am, £8 (£5).
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Mr Darwin’s Tee Award winner Murray Watts writes and directs this exploration of Charles Darwin’s unusual life. The Playhouse at Hawke and Hunter Green Room, 0844 871 3014, 5–21 Aug (not 8, 15), noon, £9.50 (£8.50). Previews until 4 Aug, £5. The Adventures of Wound Man and Shirley Wound Man is an unconventional superhero and Shirley his teenage wing woman in this heartfelt story about an unlikely friendship. Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 20–29 Aug, 12.10pm, £10 (£9). How to Catch a Rabbit World premiere of this gritty drama about an urban Gypsy family, nominated for Best Play at the London Fringe 2011. theSpaces on the Mile, 0845 508 8316, 7–20 Aug (not 10, 17), 12.20pm, £7 (£5). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £5 (£3).
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Teechers Fringe familiars Young Pleasance present an ensemble stage version of this popular, gag-laden play. Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 6–13 Aug, 1pm, £9 (£8). Previews 4 & 5 Aug, £5. Minute After Midday A look at the Omagh bombing, going beyond the news headlines and court cases and focusing on three personal stories. Nominated for the Irish Radio Drama Awards. Gilded Balloon Teviot, 622 6552, 5–29 Aug (not 16), 1.30pm, £8.50–£9.50 (£7.50). Previews until 4 Aug, £5. 2pm
It’s Uniformation Day Energetic dance-infused look at the cult of individualism and human identity itself. 76 THE LIST 4–11 Aug 2011
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Dr Apple’s Last Lecture
Hole in the Sky theatre company hits the Fringe for the first time with this far out physical comedy inspired by the lives of 60s LSD high priest Timothy Leary and Jill Bolte Taylor, the present-day neuroscientist whose research into the inner lives of stroke victims gave her an insight into the workings of her own mind. The show is a trip inside the mind of Dr Apple, a neuroscience expert batting his own mental mutiny and asks, ‘how are you supposed to free your mind without losing it?’ ■ Gilded Balloon Teviot, 622 6552, 6–28 Aug, 2.30pm, £9–£10 (£8–£9). Previews until 5 Aug, £6.
Directed by award-winner Jamie Wood. Zoo Roxy, 662 6892, 7–29 Aug (not 16, 23), 2pm, £9–£10 (£7–£8). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £5. Click An elderly woman recalls secrets, memories and a childhood characterised by battles with her father. Winner of the Windsor Marriott Award for New Drama Writing 2010. theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, 0845 508 8515, 6–20 Aug (not 7, 14), 2.10pm, £7 (£6). Previews 4 & 5 Aug, £5 (£4). 3pm
Babbling Comedy 2 One for all the family, this Korean group mime, juggle, beat-box and do magic. C Chambers Street, 0845 260 1234, 3–26 Aug (not 16), 3.15pm, £9.50–£11.50 (£5.50–£9.50). The Flight Into Egypt Thoughtful portrayal of ordinary people’s courage in Nazi-occupied Poland. Sweet Grassmarket, 243 3596, 5–14 Aug, 3.15pm, £8 (£6). 4pm
Ed Reardon: A Writer’s Burden Christopher Douglas is Ed, failed writer and general grumbler, as heard on Radio 4. Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 6–29 Aug, 4pm, £10–£12 (£8.50–£10.50). Previews until 5 Aug, £5.
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Midnight Your Time by Diana Quick A mother talks to her daughter every Thursday via webcam in this poignant new play. Assembly George Square, 623 3030, 6–28 Aug (not 8,
15, 22), 5.20pm, £12–£15 (£11–£14). Previews until 5 Aug, £5. John Peel’s Shed by John Osborne Inspired by winning a box of records from Peel’s show, Osborne wrote a book which provides the basis of this solo show. Underbelly Cowgate, 0844 545 8252, 6–28 Aug (not 15), 5.30pm, £9–£10.50 (£8–£9.50). Previews 4 & 5 Aug, £6. The Billie Holiday Story Classic songs and the stories behind one of the world’s most famous voices. Assembly George Square, 623 3030, 3–14 Aug, 5.45pm, £14 (£13). 6pm
Within Range Scored by BAFTA- and Oscar-nominated composer John Pilcher, Isobel Cohen’s latest work looks at German life after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Zoo Southside, 662 6892, 8–20 Aug (not 16), 6.10pm, £12 (£10). Previews 6 & 7 Aug, £7. Death Song Critically-acclaimed story of a Mexican immigrant living on death row. Udderbelly’s Pasture, 0844 545 8252, 7–28 Aug (not 15), 6.35pm, £10–£11 (£9–£10). Previews until 6 Aug, £6.
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At the Sans Hotel Nicola Gunn offers up an unusual character study in this psychological detective tale with a twist. Assembly Hall, 623 3030, 6–25 Aug (not 15), 7.20pm, £10–£11 (£9–£10). Previews 4 & 5 Aug, £5. Hydronomicon Spoken word is mashed together with influences from Lecoq’s bouffon clown and underground hip hop. Bring your mac-
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in-a-sac. The Banshee Labyrinth, 6–27 Aug, 7.30pm, free (non-ticketed). 8pm
7 Day Drunk The outrageous Bryony Kimmings explores the effects of alcohol and mind altering drugs on creative types. Written drunk; performed sober. Assembly George Square, 623 3030, 6–28 Aug (not 15, 22), 8pm, £12 (£10). Previews 4 & 5 Aug, £6. Coal Head, Toadstool, Mouth and Other Stories SUDS theatre company invites you into a world filled with mimes, marionettes and magic. theSpace @ Symposium Hall, 0845 508 8515, 11–27 Aug, 8.30pm, £7 (£5). Previews 8–10 Aug, £2. Elegy Award-winning composer Raymond Yiu provides the score for this abstract piece, fusing storytelling and visual poetry. Whitespace, 226 0000, 5–28 Aug (not 9, 16, 23), 8.30pm, £10 (£7). Preview 4 Aug, free. 9pm
The Investigation Moving drama about the most high-profile trial of holocaust perpetrators, with music, physical theatre and contemporary dance. Zoo Southside, 662 6892, 7–29 Aug (not 14, 21), 9pm, £7.50 (£6). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £5. Livewire Theatre’s Salem Interesting look at the infamous tale of three women accused of witchcraft in 1692. Original trial transcripts used; Winona Ryder not included. theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, 0845 508 8515, 5–20 Aug, 9.10pm, £5. 10pm
Get Carter Hard-talking, fast-paced stage adaptation of the classic British film. theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, 0845 508 8515, 15–27 Aug (not 22), 10.15pm, £10 (£8–£9). Belt Up’s The Boy James Dark but heartfelt look at the loss of childhood innocence. C soco, 0845 260 1234, 3–29 Aug, 10.50pm, £10.50–£12.50 (£8.50–£10.50). 11pm
Hotel Medea At over five hours long, this overnight theatre experience offers a live DJ, hot chocolate and lots of sinister games to interpret the dark myth of Medea. Summerhall, 226 0000, 5 & 6, 12 & 13, 19 & 20, 25–27 Aug, 11.45pm, £29.50 (£25). Midnight
The One Man Show Blurring the boundaries between visual art and theatre, this show is filled dark humour and perfect if you’re after something fun and disturbing. C Chambers Street, 0845 260 1234, 3–29 Aug (not 15), midnight, £7.50–£9.50 (£6.50–£8.50).