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venues/theatre-royal- glasgow This adaptation of JB Priestley’s detective thriller focuses on the themes of common responsibility and the importance of community. See preview, page 116.
AN INSPECTOR CALLS Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Tue 3–Sat 7 Nov, atgtickets.com/
ALI BAWBAG AND THE FOUR TEA LEAVES Òran Mór, Glasgow, Mon 30 Nov–Tue 22
Dec, oran-mor.co.uk Òran Mór’s annual panto for grown-up kids. Written by Dave Anderson and Gary McNair.
RAMBERT DANCE COMPANY: DARK
ARTERIES PLUS
OTHER WORKS Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Thu 26–Sat 28 Nov, edtheatres.
com/festival A triple-bill from the highly acclaimed contemporary dance company, featuring Mark Baldwin’s Dark Arteries, inspired by the miners’ strike, plus works by Kim Brandstrup and Didy Veldman. See preview, page 119.
SCOTTISH BALLET: CINDERELLA
Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Sat 5–Thu 31 Dec, edtheatres.com/ festival Scottish Ballet present Christopher Hampson’s re-working of the classic fairytale, featuring Prokofiev’s sumptuous score, performed live by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra. See preview, page 115.
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GLASGOW REBECCA Kings Theatre, until Sat 7 Nov, atgtickets.com/venues/kings- theatre David Pugh And Dafydd Rogers present a spellbinding production of Daphne Du Maurier’s masterpiece which conjures Cornish romance and theatrical magic.
THE CHOIR Citizens Theatre, until Sat 14 Nov, citz.co.uk Heartwarming musical about a community choir. Written by Paul Higgins and Ricky Ross, and directed by Dominic Hill. See review, page 116. PLAN B FOR UTOPIA Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Wed 11 Nov, rcs.ac.uk The superb debut outing from newly formed Dundee-based company, Joan Clevillé Dance, mixing humour, pathos and emotive choreography.
AN EVENING OF BURLESQUE Theatre Royal, Thu 12 Nov, atgtickets.com/venues/theatre- royal-glasgow Cabaret spectacular featuring fan dancing fantasies, foxy 40s WAF sirens, bubblegum-blowing baseball babes and cheesecake pin-ups.
SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE AND
ANDERSSON DANCE: GOLDBERG VARIATIONS Tramway, Fri 13 & Sat 14 Nov, tramway.org. Also Caird Hall, Dundee, Sun 15 Nov. Sitkovetsky’s arrangement of Bach’s mesmerising Goldberg Variations is performed by 11 musicians of Scottish Ensemble and five dancers from Andersson Dance. See preview, page 119.
SAINT PETERSBURG CLASSIC BALLET: THE NUTCRACKER
120 THE LIST 5 Nov 2015–4 Feb 2016
SHREK THE MUSICAL Playhouse, until Sun 8 Nov, www. atgtickets.com/venues/edinburgh- playhouse An all-singing, all-dancing stage version of the popular films, packed with laughs and the odd tear.
HECTOR Traverse, Wed 11 & Thu 12 Nov, traverse.co.uk David Gooderson’s play based on the true story of a crofter’s son who became a Knight of the Realm and Queen Victoria’s favourite General. Post-show discussion on Wed 11 Nov.
KING CHARLES III Festival Theatre, Mon 16–Sat 21 Nov, edtheatres.com/festival Mike Bartlett’s latest play about the future King of England. NORDDANCE FESTIVAL Traverse, Fri 20 & Sat 21 Nov, traverse.co.uk New dance festival for Edinburgh, featuring two nights of hip hop dance from Scotland and the Nordic countries, programmed by Dance Base. See preview, page 119.
THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE Lyceum, Sat 28 Nov–Sun 3 Jan, lyceum.org.uk The full might and magic of the Lyceum’s excellent costume and design department gets behind the CS Lewis classic.
PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT Playhouse, Tue 15 Dec–Sat 2 Jan, atgtickets.com/venues/edinburgh- playhouse High camp musical based on the 1994 movie, following three pals who go on an adventure in a battered old bus.
BALLETLORENT: SNOW WHITE Festival Theatre, Fri 21 & Sat 22 Jan, edtheatres.com/festival Newcastle’s balletLORENT present this dark and mystical adaptation of Snow White created from an original retelling by Carol Ann Duffy with music by Murray Gold. See preview, page 98.
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Sun 15 Nov, glasgowconcerthalls.com/ glasgow-royal-concert-hall The Russian ballet dance the classic tale of a magical Christmas eve.
MATTHEW BOURNE’S SLEEPING BEAUTY Theatre Royal, Tue 17–Sat 21 Nov, atgtickets.com/venues/theatre- royal-glasgow Matthew Bourne completes his trio of Tchaikovsky- scored ballets with the story of Aurora’s century-long slumber.
CABARET SHINDIG Classic Grand, Thu Nov 19, classicgrand.com Traditional cabaret night. THE LAST TANGO Theatre Royal, Tue 1–Sat 5 Dec, atgtickets.com/venues/theatre- royal-glasgow Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace from Strictly Come Dancing present their final ever show,
after the superb Midnight Tango and Dance Til Dawn. DIVERSITY SECC, Sat 28 Nov, secc.co.uk. Also Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Thu 3 Dec, usherhall.co.uk Street dance skills from the winners of the third series of Britain’s Got Talent.
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS Kings Theatre, Fri 4 Dec–Sun 10 Jan, atgtickets.com/venues/ kings-theatre Festive theatrical extravaganza starring Gregor Fisher, Des Clarke and Juliet Cadzow.
JERSEY BOYS Theatre Royal, Tue 8 Dec–Sun 3 Jan, atgtickets.com/venues/ theatre-royal-glasgow Musical drama about the career of Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons. EDINBURGH