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Atropa Nights Thu 17 & Fri 18 Oct, 8.30pm. £7. Amanda Edmiston presents three original, dramatic and chilling tales. Family Storytime: How Jumbo Went to the Moon Sun 20 Oct. See Kids listings. The Light of the World Sun 20 Oct, 1pm. £6 (£4). In honour of David Livingstone’s bicentenary, singer Christine Kydd and storyteller Ewan McVicar’s bring him together with friend and supporter James Paraffin Young. Storytellers’ Journeys: Mary Slessor Sun 20 Oct, 2.30pm. £6 (£4). A play about Scottish missionary Mary Slessor. Known as the ‘Red-Headed Tornado’, she challenged every barrier of class, gender, culture and religion. Glasgow The Best Sun 20 Oct, 5.30pm. £7.50 (£5). A collection of West Coast storytelling talent including Donald Nelson, Michael Kerins and Donna Bowyer. Hosted by Frances Logan. Subject to Change Thu 24–Sat 26 Oct, 8pm. £7. New play from Tron Young Company, in collaboration with Martin O’Connor, about stories and the trustworthiness of people who tell them. The Tailor of Inverness Fri 25 & Sat 26 Oct, 7.45pm. £16 (£12). Writer Matthew Zajac spins an affectionate tribute to his Eastern European father while exploring how history moulds us in this former Fringe First Award winner. Violin accompaniment by Jonny Hardie. The Maw Broon Monologues Wed 30 Oct–Sat 9 Nov, 7.30pm (Sat 2.30pm also). £8–£16. Maw Broon’s search for happiness takes in therapy, environmentalism, Tolstoy and Britain’s Got Talent in these new monologues by Jackie Kay, with Suzanne Bonnar, Terry Neason and Tom Urie. Glasgay! Rehearsed Reading: The Kitchen of the Castle Fri 1 Nov, 7.45pm. £3. New play written by Michael Moreland and directed by Rachel O’Riordan. The Dolls Fri 1 & Sat 2 Nov, 8.30pm. £12. A comedy vocal duo present songs from London’s West End. Broadway in the Bar Sun 3 Nov, 4pm. £12. An afternoon of the best Broadway tunes..
✽Wilful Forgetting Tue 5–Sat 9 Nov, 8pm (Sat 3pm also). £10
(£7.50). New play by Donna Rutherford and Martin O’Connor. Glasgay!
■ VARIOUS VENUES: GLASGOW Glasgay! Thu 17–Sat 9 Nov, times vary. Prices vary. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the massive celebration of queer culture has a ‘legacy’ theme, demonstrated in its programme of theatre.
EDINBURGH
■ ANATOMICAL MUSEUM Doorway 3, Old Medical School, Teviot Place, www.anatomy.mvm.ed.ac.uk/ museum FREE Ghost Stories of the Scottish Enlightenment Thu 31 Oct, 5.45pm. (Ticketed). Despite logic and rationality winning the day in the Enlightenment, ghost stories still prevailed. Hear tales of shapeshifters and ghouls in this storytelling night. ■ CHURCH HILL THEATRE 33a Morningside Road, 447 7597. Sweet Charity Thu 17–Sat 19 Oct, 7.30pm (Sat 2.30pm also). £10. Comic musical about a girl who has a lotta love but not a lick’a sense. Featuring classic numbers such as ‘Hey Big Spender’ and ‘Rhythm of Life’. Performed by Allegro Amateur Musical Theatre Society.
gripping drama and plenty of laughs. Its arrival in Edinburgh makes Scotland the 18th country to stage the show. ■ EDINBURGH FESTIVAL THEATRE 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. Our House Thu 17–Sat 19 Oct, 7.30pm (Sat 2.30pm also). £15–£22. A fast- moving romantic comedy set in North London featuring the music of Madness. FREE Once Upon a Building Site Fri 18 Oct, 7pm. Intergenerational storytelling project looking at the history of the theatre’s new studio space and surrounding area. Friends Electric Sat 19 Oct. See Kids listings. Richard Alston Dance Company Tue 22 Oct, 7.30pm. £16.50–£22.50. Acclaimed choreographer’s dance company revisit their show Rumours/ Visions. See preview, page 106. Three Phantoms Thu 24–Sat 26 Oct, 7.30pm. £19–£29. Three men who have taken on the role of the Phantom, along with Rebecca Caine, perform songs from the musical.
✽ Made At Sadler’s Wells Tue 29 & Wed 30 Oct, 7.30pm. £12.50–
£22.50. Three works choreographed by Sadler’s Wells associate artists, Russell Maliphant, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Wayne McGregor. See preview, page 106. Edinburgh’s Got Talent Fri 1 Nov, 7.30pm. £20. Expect a mixed line-up of local singers, dancers, comedians and more at the final of The Edinburgh Evening News’ annual talent competition.
■ FILMHOUSE 88 Lothian Road, 228 2688. FREE African Storytelling: Starbird Sat 2 Nov, 1pm. Inspired by Booker prize-winning Nigerian author Ben Okri, this story is told through a combination of African-inspired music, story, dance, costume and puppetry.
■ THE EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 871 3014. The Lion King Thu 17 Oct–Thu 14 Nov, 2.30pm & 7.30pm (Fri, Tue & Thu 7.30pm only). It’s Hamlet . . . with lions! Julie Taymor’s puppet-powered stage version of Disney’s spectacular tale of a dead king and an errant son is a feast of exuberant theatre for the whole family, with show-stopping visual effects, ■ KING’S THEATRE 2 Leven Street, 529 6000. Kiss Me Honey, Honey! Thu 17 Oct, 8pm. £21.50. Comedy about two men who are united in friendship by their love of Shirley Bassey. Featuring Andy Gray and Grant Stott. Ages 12+. Cabaret Mon 21–Sat 26 Oct, 7.30pm (Wed & Sat 2.30pm also). £22.50–£44. Will Young stars in Rufus Norris’s
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DANCE:FILM 13 Dance and film fuse together in all their splendour for Dance:Film 13, Scotland’s annual dance and film festival. This year’s film programme features classic Hollywood musicals (Follow the Fleet), modern gems (Breakin’: Electric Boogaloo) and debut screenings for foreign films (Dance of the Dragon, pictured above) as well as insightful documentaries (Movement One). Aside from film, there is a series of dance workshops at the Thomas Morton Hall where you can learn to ‘move like Jagger’ and at new venue Inspace, an eclectic mix of short films are screened along with artistic installations. (Calum Ralston) ■ Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Mon 4–Sat 9 Nov.
Tue 12 & Wed 13 Nov, 7.45pm. £12 (£8). See Tramway, Glasgow.
■ TRAVERSE THEATRE Cambridge Street, 228 1404. Couldn’t Care Less Thu 17–Sat 19 Oct, 8pm (Fri 2.30pm also). £15.50 (£8–£12.50). See Eastwood Park Theatre, Glasgow. FREE Headset Plays Mon 21–Sat 26 Oct, 2.30pm. Catch a five minute pre-recorded play via headphones. Part of Write Here. FREE Hidden Plays Mon 21–Sat 26 Oct, 2.30pm. New short plays are scattered around the theatre. See what you can find. Write Here. Lunchtime Script-in-Hand Readings: We Need to have that Conversation / The Kingdom of Me Tue 22 Oct, 1.30pm. £10. Double bill of plays by Jack Dickson and Denise Keane. Write Here. Rehearsed Reading: Skin; or How to Disappear Tue 22 Oct, 7.30pm. £6 (£4). A man hasn’t left the house since Helen Daniels from Neighbours died. Things are about to change when his routine is interrupted by the arrival of an incapacity benefit assessor. Write Here. Lunchtime Script-in-Hand Readings: Fat Alice / Assessment Wed 23 Oct, 1.30pm. £10. Double bill of plays by Alison Carr and Robert Dawson Scott. Write Here. Rehearsed Readings: Doll Parts Wed 23 Oct, 7.30pm. £6 (£4). Three women enter a warehouse after being accepted into an elusive new training scheme that is attempting to help women ‘get back to work’. Write Here. Lunchtime Script-in-Hand Readings: Mother Ease / Blue Lines Thu 24 Oct, 1.30pm. £10. Double bill of plays by Molly Innes and Sylvia Dow. Write Here. Rehearsed Readings: The Devil Master and his Children Thu 24 Oct, 7.30pm. £6 (£4). Rehearsed reading of a play about an Edinburgh QC who harbours a dark secret. Write Here. Lunchtime Script-in-Hand Readings: Joy / Potterow Fri 25 Oct, 1.30pm. £10. Double bill of plays by Frances Poet and Martin McCormick. Write Here. Triple Bill Performances Fri 25 & Sat 26 Oct, 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Work from a trio of Traverse Fifty writers, featuring In 3D by Lachlan Philpott, Strictly by Ellie Stewart and Spoiling by John McCann. Write Here. Lunchtime Script-in-Hand Readings: One Extraordinary Thing / Broth Sat 26 Oct, 1.30pm. £10. Double bill of plays by Katy McAulay and Tim Primrose. Write Here. Dragon Wed 30 Oct–Sat 2 Nov, 7.30pm (Thu 10.30am also). £6–£15.50. See Citizens Theatre, Glasgow. See preview, page 105.
✽Monkey Bars Thu 31 Oct–Sat 2 Nov, 8pm. £12.50–£15.50 (£8). See
The Arches, Glasgow. See preview, page 105. More Sky Than We Need Tue 5 Nov, 7.30pm. £15.50 (£8–£12.50). Plan B present a meditation on the space around us. Inspired by Shelley’s The Cloud. See preview, page 108. Anna Krzystek: No End Fri 8 Nov, 7.30pm. £12.50–£15.50 (£8). Interdisciplinary work with sound, choreography, performance and video installation based on the theme of waiting. David Hughes Dance Scotland Scottish Tour: Something Old, Something New . . . Sat 9 Nov, 7.30pm. £15.50 (£12.5). Four works by major choreographers: Bob Cohan, Matthew Bourne, Tanja Liedtke and Cathy Marston.
■ THE TRON 9 Hunter Square, High Street, 225 3784. Open Up Tue 29 Oct & 12 Nov, 7.30pm. £5 (£3; members £2). Open performance night featuring monologues, duologues or any scene under 10 minutes.
revamped production of Kander and Ebb’s musical. To Sir, With Love Tue 29 Oct–Sat 2 Nov, 7.30pm (Wed & Sat 2.30pm also). £14–£29.50. Ayub Khan-Din (author of East Is East) presents his adaptation of the 1967 drama. See preview, page 105. Mansfield Park Tue 5–Sat 9 Nov, 7.30pm (Wed & Sat 2.30pm also). £14– £29.50. New adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel. Written by Tim Luscombe and directed by Colin Blumenau. ■ NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND Chambers Street, 0300 123 6789. Friends Electric Sat 26 & Sun 27 Oct. See Kids listings.
■ THE QUEEN’S HALL 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. Querencia Sat 19 Oct, 7.30pm. £16– £18. Specially commissioned flamenco work exploring family and tradition featuring dancers Pastora Galván, José Galván, Pedro Sierra and Riba Salazar ‘La Tobala’.
■ ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE Grindlay Street, 248 4848. Dark Road Thu 17–Sat 19 Oct, 7.45pm (Sat 2.30pm also). £12–£27.50. Ian Rankin’s debut stage play, co-written and directed by Mark Thomson. The conviction of an incarcerated serial killer is questioned 25 years later by a police officer who helped put him away. Ages 14+. Crime and Punishment Tue 22 Oct– Sat 9 Nov, 7.45pm (Wed & Sat 2.30pm also). £12–£27.50. A new adaptation of Dostoevsky’s literary masterpiece, written by Chris Hannan and directed by Dominic Hill. See review, page 107. ■ SUMMERHALL 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. Paul Bright’s Confessions of a Justified Sinner Reconstructed Thu 17–Sat 26 Oct (not Mon), 7.30pm (Sat 2.30pm also). £12 (£8). Untitled Projects and actor George Anton present a reconstruction of Paul Bright’s legendary 1987 Scotland-spanning adaptation of the James Hogg novel. The Gates: Love, Liberation and Respect Thu 17–Sat 19 Oct, 4pm & 8pm. £12. See Classic Grand, Glasgow. LOD|muziektheater, Red Note, Francois Sarhan: Enough Already