Highlights | THEATRE
CILLA THE MUSICAL Edinburgh Playhouse, Tue 19–Sat 23 Sep, atgtickets.com A new musical celebrating the life and career of Cilla Black.
RICHARD ALSTON DANCE COMPANY
27 Sep, edtheatres.com This innovative Indian dance company returns to Edinburgh with Sari, a celebration of the creation of this unique garment, in constant play with the body, both in stillness and in movement. See preview, page 85.
Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Fri 22 Sep, edtheatres.com The acclaimed dance company presents a triple bill of Alston works: Chacony, Gypsy Mixture and Carnaval, a brand new piece premiering in Edinburgh, set to Schumann’s music of the same name. See preview, page 85.
SCOTTISH DANCE THEATRE Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Sat 30 Sep, edtheatres.com Fresh from a run at Summerhall this August, SDT return with their celebrated piece, Velvet Petal, inspired by the life cycle of the monarch butterfly and the photography of Robert Mapplethorpe.
TAP FACTORY SUNSET BOULEVARD
Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Sun 24 Sep, edtheatres.com This lively, percussive show mixes tap dance, hip hop, comedy and acrobatics, accompanied by a live band. See preview, page 81. Also Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Mon 25 Sep, glasgowtheatreroyal.org.uk Edinburgh Playhouse, Tue 3–Sat 7 Oct, atgtickets.com Ria Jones stars as Norma Desmond in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical adaptation of Billy Wilder’s classic 1950 film. Also Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Mon 28 May–Sat 2 Jun 2018, glasgowtheatreroyal.org.uk
COAL
edtheatres.com Matthew Spangler’s adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s novel about friendships that can span continents.
the stories of six women in the Italo-Scottish community featuring traditional song from both countries. OUT OF TOWN
LOVE SONG TO A LAVENDER
MENACE COAL
SPAMALOT COCKPIT
King’s Theatre, Tue 26–Sat 30 Sep, edtheatres.com The Knights of the Round Table-spoofing musical from Monty Python, written by Eric Idle and John Du Prez. DAKSHA SHETH DANCE
Royal Lyceum Theatre, Fri 6–Sat 28 Oct, lyceum.org.uk The whole theatre becomes a stage and all of Europe the actors in Bridget Boland’s explosive 1947 drama. See preview, page 82.
COMPANY: SARI THE KITE RUNNER
Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Wed King’s Theatre, Mon 9–Sat 14 Oct,
Royal Lyceum Theatre, Thu 12–Sat 21 Oct, lyceum.org.uk James Ley’s play set in a gay bookshop in 1987 Edinburgh. Also Byre Theatre, St Andrews, Fri 27 Oct, byretheatre. com
A BENCH ON THE ROAD Assembly Roxy, Sun 15 Oct, assemblyroxy.com A play telling
Macrobert Arts Centre, Thu 28–Sat 30 Sep, macrobertartscentre.org Created to mark the 30th anniversary of the end of the 1984/85 British Miner’s strike, choreographer Gary Clarke presents this dance theatre show about life at the coal face. Also Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock, Thu 21 Sep, beaconartscentre. co.uk
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