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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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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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