BOLD GIRLS Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, Thu 1–Sun 10 Feb, citz.co.uk Set in Belfast in the early 1990s, four women’s lives have been turned upside down by the Troubles. See preview, page 87.
THE LAST BORDELLO Tron Theatre, Glasgow, Mon 10–Sat 17 Feb, tron.
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co.uk Absurd, sensual and provocative parable about trust and truth, domination and devotion, fact and fiction. Written and directed by David Leddy.
TEENAGE TRILOGY Tramway, Glasgow, Sun 11 Feb, tramway.org Curious Seed brings dance, live music, art installation and a silent disco together to explore teenage life. See preview, page 66. Also
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Perth Theatre, Sat 17 Feb, horsecross.co.uk
BALLET HISPÁNICO: CARMEN Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Tue 6–Sat 10 Mar, edtheatres.com The UK debut of America’s premier Latino dance company, Ballet Hispánico. See preview, page 88.
HOW TO ACT Tron Theatre, Glasgow, Tue 6–Sat 10 Mar, nationaltheatrescotland. com Play set in the world of theatre exploring the contemporary realities of personal, cultural and economic exploitation. See feature, page 26. Also Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Tue 13–Sat 17 Mar.
THEATRE HIGHLIGHTS
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STRICTLY COME DANCING 10TH ANNIVERSARY LIVE TOUR SSE Hydro, Fri 2–Sun 4 Feb, thessehydro.com Celebrities, professional dancers and judges take the popular BBC TV show on the road. Also touring, see list.co.uk/ dance for details.
THE RETURN Tron Theatre, 23 Feb, tron.co.uk Inspired by the true story of Martin Guerre, The Return is a gripping play about the mystery of identity and the survival instinct, that asks whether we can ever truly know even those we love the best. Also touring, see list. co.uk/theatre for details
BRENDAN COLE: ALL NIGHT LONG Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Sun 25 Feb, glasgowconcerthalls.com Choreographer, performer and Strictly dancer Brendan Cole performs more dazzling ballroom and Latin moves. Also touring, see list.co.uk/dance for details.
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG King’s Theatre, Mon 26 Feb–Sat 3 Mar, theplaythatgoeswrong.com Award-winning company Theatre Mischief presents a play-within-a- play about an amateur dramatic society putting on a murder mystery production Also Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Mon 12–Sat 17 Mar.
FREAGRA: A BLURRED EXPANSE Eastwood Park Theatre, Glasgow, Wed 28 Feb, eastwoodparktheatre. co.uk A playful, colourful performance of contemporary dance, suitable for all ages, with universal themes of community, conflict and harmony, performed by five dancers and
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choreographed by Rob Heaslip. Also touring, see list.co.uk/dance for details
THE MOTHERF**KER WITH THE HAT Tron Theatre, Thu1–Sat 17 Mar, tron.co.uk Stephen Adly Guirgis’ profane and hilarious Tony award- nominated tale of love and addiction in New York City, centred on a former drug dealer called Jackie, who is released from prison and attempts to get his life back in order. Scottish premiere.
ANTON AND ERIN – FROM BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Sun 4 Mar, glasgowconcerthalls.com The dance stars celebrate a decade in dance in 2018 with their tenth UK nationwide tour. Also touring, see list. co.uk/dance for details.
between an American GI and the young Vietnamese woman who is sold to him for a night. See review, page 87. Also touring, see list.co.uk/theatre for details.
TANGUERA Edinburgh Playhouse, Tue 6–Sat 10 Feb, atgtickets.com Tango show from Argentina, with a cast of over 30 dancers and singers which tells a story of unrequited love in early 20th-century Buenos Aires. Also touring, see list. co.uk/dance for details.
THE MATCHBOX Traverse Theatre, Tue 13 Feb, firebrandtheatre.co.uk Firebrand present the Scottish premiere of a breathtaking new monologue by one of Ireland’s greatest dramatists, Frank McGuinness. See preview, page 84. Also touring, see list.co.uk/theatre for details
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Citizens Theatre, Wed 28–Sat 31 Mar, citz.co.uk A new production of Alistair McDowall’s one-person show about the story of the transformative power of fatherhood, everyday acts of courage and how even the invincible aren’t immune to tragedy. EDINBURGH
MISS SAIGON Edinburgh Festival Theatre, until Sat 17 Feb, miss-saigon. com Set during the final days of the American occupation of Saigon, this tragic musical follows the relationship
Royal Lyceum Theatre, Thu 15 Feb–Sat 10 Mar, lyceum.org.uk A witty riposte to Farquhar’s The Beaux Stratagem, Hannah Cowley’s rediscovered gem turns the tables on the farcical goings-on and has the women coming out on top. See preview, page 84.
WOLVES The Studio at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Sat 17 Feb, edtheatres.com Featuring performers aged 6–69, and with live music from Mairi Campbell, dance company Barrowland Ballet’s dynamic show
asks how stories passed down the generations control our behaviour. Also see list.co.uk/dance for details.
CIRQUE BERSERK Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Tue 20–Sat 24 Feb, cirqueberserk.co.uk A large-scale family circus show with jugglers, acrobats, aerialists, dancers, musicians, stuntmen and the legendary motorcycle ‘Globe of Death’. Also touring, see list.co.uk/theatre for details.
JAMES & OLA: UNCENSORED Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Tue 20 Mar, edtheatres.com Live show from husband and wife choreographers and dancers James and Ola Jordan, best known for their work on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing. Also touring, see list.co.uk/dance for details.
NORTHERN BALLET: THE LITTLE MERMAID Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Thu 22–Sat 24 Mar, edtheatres.com A gorgeous new narrative ballet based on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairytale, choreographed by David Nixon with an original score by Sally Beamish. See preview, page 88.
THE CASE OF THE FRIGHTENED LADY Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Mon 26–Sat 31 Mar, edtheatres.com Adaptation of Edgar Wallace’s best selling thriller, starring Coronation Street’s Gray O’Brien as as Chief Superintendent Tanner. Also touring, see list.co.uk/theatre for details.
OUT OF TOWN
SCOTTISH DANCE THEATRE: TUTUMUCKY / RITUALIA Dundee Rep, Fri 9–Sat 10 Feb, dundeerep.co.uk Double-bill from Scottish Dance Theatre which pairs TuTuMucky by Botis Seva alongside RITUALIA by Colette Sadler. See preview, page 88. Also touring, see list.co.uk/dance for details.
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