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Royal Highland Show 2012

Theatre and Physical theatre

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66 Minutes IN Damascus
Date	Location
Director and film-maker Lucien Bourjeily presents his latest drama, in which the audience acts as a group of tourists, who are arrested by the Syrian secret service. An interactive work containing scenes that some may find disturbing, and is not suitable for those with claustrophobia. View full details
19 Jun–24 Jun Jun 19–22, 5.30pm–9.30pm, performances every half hour, Jun 23, 2pm–9.30pm, performances every half hour, Jun 24, 2pm–9pm, performances every half hour	Shoreditch Town Hall, London EC1V

Allotment
Date	Location
Meet two green-fingered sisters among the plants for a cuppa, a homemade scone and a major dose of sibling rivalry as Edinburgh company Nutshell returns with its darkly funny Fringe First award winner. The show is performed on real allotments, whatever the weather, so come prepared! View full details and ticket info
8 Jun Fri 2pm, 5pm & 7pm Booking via Paisley Arts Centre.	Brediland Allotments, Paisley

Bordello Blues
Date	Location
Nikki Nouveau. A night of kink … Isobel, a French prostitute, falls for her client in a tale of bittersweet, unrequited love that explores the darker part of society and the irony of lust without fulfilment. A glamorous and tragic world featuring fetish burlesque and the songs of Edith Piaf, Nina Simone and Hollywood screen legend Marlene Dietrich. Direct from a sell-out season at the Sydney Fringe Festival, starring Nikki Nouveau, Simonne Smiles and Damien Grima. Director, James Taylor. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
7 Aug–11 Aug Tue–Sat 9–10pm	SpaceCabaret @ 54, Edinburgh

Borges And I
Date	Location
A devised physical theatre work from Idle Motion Theatre, exploring the life and career of Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges, a writer who was well known for his obsession with books and imaginative tales. View full details
19 Jun–23 Jun Jun 19–23, 7.30pm, mat Jun 23, 3.30pm (press night Jun 20)	The New Diorama Theatre, London NW1

By the Seat of Your Pants
Date	Location
Play following Fritz, Franz and Rudy as they sit and await their fate. Slapstick and clowning abound in the latest show from Plutot la Vie. Ages 7+. View full details
6 Jun 6pm	Craignish Village Hall, Lochgilphead
7 Jun 7.30pm	Mull Theatre, Isle of Mull
8 Jun 6.30pm	Easdale Island Community Hall, By Oban
10 Jun 4pm	Bowmore Hall, Isle Of Islay
16 Jun 7pm	Carinish Village Hall
18 Jun 7.30pm	Berneray Community Hall, North Uist
19 Jun 7.30pm	Leverburgh Community Hall, Leverburgh
20 Jun 7.30pm	Clan MacQuarrie Community Centre, Isle of Lewis
23 Jun Sat 10.30am & 1.30pm Part of St Magnus Festival.	Pickaquoy Centre, Kirkwall
23 Jun Sat 10.30am & 1.30pm Part of St Magnus Festival.	Orkney Arts Centre, Kirkwall
25 Jun 7.30pm Part of St Magnus Festival.	Westray Heritage Centre, Westray
29 Jun 8pm Part of St Magnus Festival.	Gable End Theatre, Hoy
1 Jul 3pm Part of Garioch Theatre Festival.	Wyness Hall, Inverurie

Cash Flow
Date	Location
Led by Ben Harrison of the award-winning Grid Iron company, students on the Diploma in Physical Theatre course at Adam Smith college present their work surrounding issues of money, wealth and its effect on the human spirit. View full details
30 May–1 Jun Wed–Fri 7pm	The Arches, Glasgow

The Chairs
Date	Location
Ireland's Blue Raincoat Theatre Company are masters of physical theatre; here they take on Eugene Ionesco's absurdist parable about how you just can't get a decent orator anymore. View full details and ticket info
7 Jun 7.30pm 8 Jun–9 Jun Fri & Sat 7.30pm	Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
13 Jun–16 Jun Wed–Sat 7.45pm	Tron Theatre, Glasgow

Circuscotia
Date	Location
Circus performances including aerial work, Chinese pole, acrobalance and floor acrobatics. Part of SURGE Festival. View full details
28 Jul–29 Jul Sat & Sun 7–9pm	The Briggait, Glasgow

A Clockwork Orange
Date	Location
Action To The Word. Award-winning electrifying all-male celebration of gorgeousness and gorgeousity returns to Edinburgh after its 2011 sell-out season. Get dragged into the glorious glass-edged nastiness of Manchester's underworld. A playtime of orgiastic ultraviolence and sexuality, this is the story of little Alex and his Droogs in their battle against the tedium of adolescence. An unapologetic jubilation of the human condition, Action To The Word tear their way through this physical… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
1 Aug–3 Aug Wed–Fri 3.40–5pm Preview performance.	Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh
4 Aug–26 Aug Mon–Sun 3.40–5pm	Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh
6 Aug–7 Aug Mon & Tue 3.40–5pm Two-for-one ticket offer available.	Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh

Coffin Up
Date	Location
The Village Idiots Theatre Company presenst a physical comedy which tells the story of a scheming undertaker in Britain's Healthiest Village 2011. Performed in mask. View full details
14 Jun Jun 14, 8pm	The Spring, Havant, Havant

DanceLive
Date	Location
Contemporary dance festival based in Aberdeen, including performances, film screenings, masterclasses and educational workshops. The 2012 festival will open with a world premiere choreographed by artistic director Andy Howitt, and will feature new choreography and commissions from Scottish based artists, as well as leading dance companies including Scottish Dance Theatre, Rosie Kay Dance Company and Company Chameleon. View full details
15 Oct–28 Oct Times vary	Various venues, Aberdeen

deviator
Date	Location
Radical street theatre game that turns Glasgow into a grown-up playground. Install the deviator app on your smart phone (or hire one of a limited number of smart phones from The Arches 20 minutes before the performance begins), and spend an hour following hidden audio instructions across the city, encountering a team of mischief-makers who are bound to complicate things. Part of SURGE Festival. View full details
23 Jul–29 Jul (Over-18s only) Mon–Thu 5.30pm, 6.30pm & 7.30pm; Sat & Sun 3pm, 4pm & 5pm	The Arches, Glasgow

Discombobulated
Date	Location
Aitor Basauri directs a clown show starring Stop Malcolm McClosky and Esperanza Vallejo, inspired by airport security and developed through the Bristol Ferment project. View full details
14 Jun Jun 14, 7.30pm	Memorial Hall And Theatre, Barry

Echo and Narcissus
Date	Location
Rag and Bone Productions. Sometimes it is hard to tell image from reality until the illusion is shattered at the tap of a finger. Durham University's Rag & Bone Productions use an exciting combination of physical theatre, drama and dance to bring you this dark and innovative take on a classic Greek myth. The tragic story of Echo and Narcissus follows the disastrous consequences of a man falling in love with his own reflection. Rag & Bone successfully fuse visual spectacle with the… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
6 Aug–7 Aug Mon & Tue 5.40–6.25pm Two-for-one ticket offer available.	theSpaces on North Bridge, Edinburgh
8 Aug–18 Aug Mon–Sat 5.40–6.25pm	theSpaces on North Bridge, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Date	Location
The big daddy of arts festivals, the Fringe has it all. The facts and figures speak for themselves: nearly 1.9 million tickets sold in 2011 for 41,689 performances of 2,542 shows in 258 venues. It's the biggest celebration of theatre, comedy, cabaret, children's shows, dance, physical theatre, musicals, operas, exhibitions and music in all its forms in the world. View full details
3 Aug–27 Aug Times vary	Various venues, Edinburgh

Fizzical Fusion
Date	Location
Workshop where you'll get to try yoga stretches, physical theatre exercises and games. Part of Leith Festival. View full details
14 Jun 7.15pm	Edinburgh Studios, Edinburgh

Fragments Of Ash
Date	Location
Notional Theatre presents Terry Victor's physical theatre piece about the effects of war on two different women. The production features music by Gareth Wyn Griffiths and Kylie Ann Smith's choreography. View full details
30 May May 30, 7.30pm	Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen
1 Jun–2 Jun Jun 1 & 2, 8pm	Chapter, Cardiff

Fresh Faced
Date	Location
A night of performance and art for and by young people. The Tramway's award-winning drama group Junction 25 are performing, there's the chance to explore the NTS's production of Macbeth and check out the new publication by participants in the Young Critics workshops. View full details
30 Jun 5pm	Tramway, Glasgow

The Gambler
Date	Location
A chance meeting with a woman reminds gambler Edgar of another world. Conceived by Guillaume Pige and written by Adam Taylor, this play draws on both physical theatre and mime in exploring one man's gambling addiction. View full details
31 May May 31, 8.30pm	Studio Theatre at Roundhouse, London NW1

The Games
Date	Location
Spike Theatre, in association with Unity Theatre and The Met, presents a physical comedy set amongst the gods and mortals of Ancient Greece. View full details
1 Jun Jun 1, 8pm	Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton
12 Jun Jun 12, 8pm	The Brindley, Runcorn
20 Jun Jun 20, 7.30pm	Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal
27 Jun Jun 27, 8pm	Stamford Arts Centre, Stamford
4 Jul Jul 4, 7.30pm	Guildhall Arts Centre, Grantham
5 Jul Jul 5, 7.30pm	Norwich Playhouse, Norwich
13 Jul Jul 13, 7.30pm	Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham
14 Jul Jul 14, 8pm	The Spring, Havant, Havant
18 Jul Jul 18, 8pm	Hazlitt Arts Centre, Maidstone

Garioch Theatre Festival
Date	Location
The festival is now in its sixth year of bringing a fresh mix of amateur and professional theatre to Inverurie. This time there are classics from Mitchell School of Drama who perform Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, alongside kids favourites By the Seat of Your Pants and Wilde's The Selfish Giant. View full details
21 Jun–8 Jul Times vary	Wyness Hall, Inverurie

How To Start A Riot
Date	Location
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19 Jun Jun 19, 7.30pm	The Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter

Hybridation
Date	Location
Dialogue piece in which the ground substitutes language, in 'an exchange of earth and fingerprints'. Part of SURGE Festival. View full details
29 Jul (Over-18s only) 7.45pm	The Arches, Glasgow

In Transit
Date	Location
INdependDANCE Youth Dance Theatre. Listen… Listen to my story… I have a story that I really need you to understand… Follow the journeys of child migrants past and present, who share experiences of loss, isolation and courage, ultimately finding hope in the kindness of others. Innovative, emotive dance theatre that combines elements of promenade, projected image and text, to tell the stories of a 19th century feral child, a Jewish Kindertransport refugee, and a present day asylum seeker. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
20 Aug–25 Aug Mon–Sat 2.30–3.20pm	theSpace on Niddry Street, Edinburgh

Inside Out Street Theatre & Outdoor Performing Arts Festival
Date	Location
A celebration of all varieties of physical entertainment. 2011 featured demonstrations of circus skills, parkour, drama, dance, free running, aerial acrobatics, BMX stunts and live music, by companies such as Mischief La Bas, All or Nothing, ByreRhythm and Motion House. There are also workshops if you fancy taking part in the action. View full details
27 Jul–29 Jul Times vary	Town Centre, St Andrews

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