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Hitlist - The best Festival theatre

  • Source: The List (Issue 581)
  • Date: 1 August 2007 (updated 29 July 2008)
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Romeo and Juliet

The best Festival theatre

Romeo and Juliet One of America’s leading classical touring companies presents an unusual version of the tale in which the audience selects which actor plays each role. Assembly Rooms, 623 3030, 7–27 Aug (not 13, 20), 2.15pm, £13.50–£14.50 (£12.50–£13.50).

Fuerzabruta The hot young Argentinean company combine acrobatics, dance, music, theatre and audience participation to dazzling effect. The Black Tent, 0870 169 0100, 7 Aug–1 Sep (not 13, 20, 28), times vary, £25 (£17.50). Previews 4 & 5 Aug.

England Tim Crouch’s new piece shows all the promise of his previous hits My Arm and An Oak Tree. It focuses on the international art world and is played out in a real gallery. Traverse @ Fruitmarket Gallery, 228 1404, 4–26 Aug (not 6, 13, 20), times vary, £16 (£5–£11). Preview 3 Aug £11 (£5).

Life in a Marital Institution James Braly presents his acclaimed, heartwarming monologue about married life. Assembly Rooms, 623 3030, 5–27 Aug (not 13), 2pm, £11–£12 (£10–£11). Previews 3 & 4 Aug, £5.

Damascus David Greig’s comedy of east meeting west focuses on a British man who arrives in the city of the title in order to sell English language primers. Traverse Theatre, 228 1404, 5–26 Aug (not 13, 20), times vary, £11–£16 (£5). Previews 1 & 4 Aug, £11 (£5).

Exits and Entrances Athol Fugard’s celebrated account of a life in the theatre of the 50s and 60s gets its European premiere after an acclaimed run in America. That it is the South African theatre at the time of apartheid adds a political edge to a moving story. Assembly Rooms, 623 3030, 5–27 Aug (not 23), 3.20pm, £12–£13 (£10–£11). Previews 3 & 4 Aug, £5.

More: Theatre, Damascus, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh Festivals, England, Exits and Entrances, Fringe, Fuerzabruta, Hitlist, Life in a Marital Institution, Romeo and Juliet

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