Highlights | THEATRE
COCK Tron Theatre, Glasgow, Tue 9–Sat 20 Feb, tron.
co.uk A bisexual man is confused about what he wants when he falls for both a man and a woman. See preview, page 85.
HAIRSPRAY Edinburgh Playhouse, Mon 22-Sat 27 Feb, atgtickets.com/venues/ edinburgh-playhouse Tony and Olivier Award- winning musical tale of
Baltimore in the 1960s, based on John Waters 1988 movie. See preview, page 86.
PURPOSELESS MOVEMENTS
Tramway, Glasgow, Wed 25–Fri 27 Feb, tramway.org New work from Birds of Paradise theatre company about what it’s like to live with
cerebral palsy. See preview, page 88. Itzik Galili and Caroline Finn. See preview, page 88.
PHOENIX DANCE NORTHERN BALLET:
THEATRE 1984
Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Sat 5 Mar, edtheatres.com/festival Celebrating its 35th anniversary, the Leeds- based company presents an exciting triple-bill by choreographers Kate Flatt, Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Thu 31 Mar & Fri 1 Apr, edtheatres. com/festival Choreographer Jonathan Watkins adapts George Orwell’s dystopian novel. See preview, page 84.
H I T L I S T
THEATRE HIGHLIGHTS
new piece. See preview, page 88. Day of the Innocents and James III: The True Mirror. See preview, page 86.
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GLASGOW
HOW YOU GONNA LIVE YOUR DASH
Platform, Thu 28 & Fri 29 Jan, platform-online.co.uk Drama from Jenna Watt about life-changing decisions, based on real-life testimonies. See preview, page 85.
STRICTLY COME DANCING The SSE Hydro, Fri 5–Sun 7 Feb, thessehydro.com See stars from the hit BBC TV show live in action, including judges Craig Revel Horwood, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli.
30:60:80 Platform, Fri & Sat 13 Feb, platform-online.co.uk Autobiographical piece where Amy Conway tries to adjust to the big 3-0 and explores what both her mother and her grandmother had endured and achieved by the same age. See preview, page 86.
manipulate
BALLET WEST: THE NUTCRACKER
SECC, Sat 13 Feb, secc.co.uk A cast of over 60 young student dancers, plus professional guests, present the popular narrative ballet. See preview at list.co.uk Also EICC, Edinburgh, Sat 20 Feb, eicc.co.uk
GET CARTER Citizens Theatre, Tue 8–Sat 12 Mar, citz.co.uk A dark and stylish new adaptation of the classic Newcastle-noir thriller.
BLACKBIRD Citizens Theatre, Thu 25 Feb–Sat 5 Mar, citz.co.uk It’s been 15 years since it ended. Ray’s moved on with his life but Una has found him, and she needs answers.
PIANO + DANCE Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Sun 13 Mar, rcs.ac.uk Talented students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s Modern Ballet course perform works accompanied by classical piano.
GO DANCE 16 EDINBURGH
Theatre Royal, Tue 1–Sat 5 Mar, atgtickets.com/venues/theatre- royal-glasgow Five days of feel-good dance at this annual festival, featuring performers from Scotland’s dance schools, colleges and community groups.
MANIPULATE VISUAL THEATRE
FESTIVAL Traverse Theatre, until Sat 6 Feb, manipulatefestival.org Puppet Animation Scotland collates a collection of world class animation, puppetry and masterclasses
YDANCE ROUTES: DESTINATIONS
THE JAMES PLAYS
Tramway, Sat 5 Mar, tramway.org A showcase of work by youth dance companies from across Scotland, including the premiere of National Youth Dance Company of Scotland’s Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Wed 3– Sat 13 Feb, edtheatres.com/festival Cycle of three plays by Rona Munro, based on James I, II and III: James I: The Key will Keep the Lock, James II:
CIRQUE BERSERK Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Thu 10–Sat 12 Mar, edtheatres. com/festival A large-scale family circus show with jugglers, acrobats, aerialists, dancers, musicians and stuntmen. Highlights include Hercules the strongman, award- winning clown Tweedy and a hair-raising motorcycle routine from Globe of Death.
I AM THOMAS - A BRUTAL COMEDY WITH SONGS
Royal Lyceum Theatre, Wed 23 Mar–Sat 9 Apr, lyceum.org.uk Co- production with Told by an Idiot and National Theatre of Scotland. Directed by Paul Hunter.
CANNED LAUGHTER King’s Theatre, Tue 29 Mar–Sat 2 Apr, edtheatres.com/kings Everyone’s favourite trio – Allan Stewart, Andy Gray and Grant Stott – play three men who were Scotland’s top comedy act in their time, now brought back together to perform again. Will old jealousies rear their ugly heads again?
MUSSELBURGH
PLAN B - AND NOW The Brunton, Sat 5 Mar, thebrunton.co.uk Back with a new line-up of dancers, Plan B presents this new work inspired by the political events in Scotland in 2014.
DUNDEE
SCOTTISH DANCE THEATRE - DREAMERS & PROCESS DAY
Dundee Rep, Fri 12 & Sat 13 Feb, dundeerep.co.uk Double bill featuring Anton Lachky’s superb Dreamers, and new work Process Day by Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar. Ages 14+. See preview, page 88. Also Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Wed 17 & Thu 19 Feb, traverse.co.uk
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