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CHURCH HILL THEATRE 33a Morningside Road, 447 7597. West Side Story Tue 29 Jan–Fri 1 Feb, 7.30pm. Sat 2 Feb, 2.30pm & 7.30pm. £12.50 (£8.50; students £6.50). Edinburgh University Footlights take on West Side Story, with familiar songs including ‘I Feel Pretty’, ‘Maria’ and ‘America’. THE EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE 18-22 Greenside Place, 0844 871 3014. Cats Sat 9 Feb–Sat 2 Mar (not Sun), 7.30pm (Thu & Sat also 2.30pm). £9– £41.50. One of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s most successful musicals, in a production directed by Trevor Nunn, goes on tour.

EDINBURGH FESTIVAL THEATRE 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000.

Balletboyz Mon 18 Feb, 7.30pm. £12.50–£22.50. The première of

two new dance pieces by contemporary choreographers Russell Maliphant and Liam Scarlett. See preview, page 101. The Yamato Drummers Tue 19 Feb, 7.30pm. £19.50–£23.50. A captivating and energetic performance of Japanese Taiko drumming. Brendan Cole: Licence to Thrill Wed 20 Feb, 7.30pm. £23.50–£36.50. The dancer performs his new show with a company of 20 musicians and dancers.

KING’S THEATRE 2 Leven Street, 529 6000. Agatha Christie’s Go Back for Murder Mon 11–Sat 16 Feb, 7.30pm (Wed & Sat also 2.30pm). £19.50–£29.50. Agatha Christie Theatre Company present the Queen of Mystery’s classic thriller. Save the Last Dance for Me Mon 18–Sat 23 Feb, 7.30pm (Wed & Sat also 2.30pm). £13–£36. Relive the

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BY JEAN GENET IN A TRANSLATION BY MARTIN CRIMP DIRECTED AND DESIGNED BY STEWART LAING Thu 17 Jan Sat 2 Feb

music of the 60s as Jennifer and Marie travel through the summer of 1963 on a family holiday where they meet a handsome American Airman. THE QUEEN’S HALL 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. Gilbert & Sullivan Society Gala Sun 3 Feb, 7.30pm. £10. The Edinburgh Gilbert & Sullivan Society brings G&S-styled comedy and pathos to the Queen’s Hall.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE 30 Grindlay Street, 248 4848. A Taste of Honey Until Sat 9 Feb (not Sun & Mon), 7.45pm (Wed & Sat also 2.30pm). £10–£29. The late Shelagh Delaney’s classic play gets a new production. See review, page 104. Time and the Conways Fri 15 Feb–Sat 9 Mar (not Sun & Mon), 7.45pm (Wed & Sat also 2.30pm). £14.50–29. JB Priestley’s family saga is directed by Jemima Levick for this co-production between the Dundee Rep Ensemble and the Royal Lyceum Theatre.

TRAVERSE THEATRE 10 Cambridge Street, 228 1404.

Found at Sea Tue 19–Sat 23 Feb, 8pm. £11.50 (£6). Mini Odyssey

based on a series of poems by Andrew Greig. See preview, page 100.

Manipulate Visual Theatre Festival Sun 3–Sat 16 Feb, Times

vary. Prices vary. Puppet Animation Scotland collates world-class animation and puppetry and related performing arts and through its master classes also provides learning opportunities. See preview, page 100.

USHER HALL Lothian Road, 228 1155. Anton and Erin Go to Hollywood Sat 16 Feb, 7.30pm. £20–£39. See Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow.

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Citizens Theatre Ltd. Registered in Scotland No. SCO 22513 and is a Scottish Charity No. SCO 01337. Photo by Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

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