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Scottish Opera: Tosca (23 May–2 Jun)

The return of Anthony Besch's celebrated production of Puccini's merry tale of political oppression, betrayal, torture, murder and suicide. Susannah Glanville (star of Opera North's highly-praised…

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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

Invisible Empire
Date	Location
Work in progress ensemble physical theatre, exploring what lies behind extreme acts of resistance. Inspired by real events such as the Gunpowder Plot and the Oklahoma City Bombing. Part of SURGE Festival. View full details
27 Jul–28 Jul (Over-18s only) Fri 8–8.30pm; Sat 6.45–7.15pm	The Arches, Glasgow

The Jhiva of Nietzsche
Date	Location
Theatro Transcendental. Combining live action and multimedia, the performance traces the life of German philosopher Frederic Nietzsche through the eyes of his Jhiva (soul). We see his mind (represented on a digital screen) and soul confront each other in a fascinating debate modelled on Nietzsche's real-life writings. As the two opposing entities come head-to-head, reason and intuition collide in an in-body roller coaster to madness… but only one of the two can find freedom in death. ★★★… View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
3 Aug–4 Aug Fri & Sat 12.05–12.55pm Preview performance.	theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh
6 Aug–7 Aug Mon & Tue 12.05–12.55pm Two-for-one ticket offer available.	theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh
8 Aug–18 Aug Mon–Sat 12.05–12.55pm	theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh

Love's Labours Lost
Date	Location
Deafinitely Theatre present a physical interpretation of Shakespeare's comedy, directed by Paula Garfield. Performed in BSL. View full details
29 May–30 May May 29 & 30, 7.30pm, mat May 30, 1.30pm	Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton

The Lowry Young Actors Company/Commotions Dance Company/The Centre For Advanced Training In Dance: The Lowry Young Talent Showcase
Date	Location
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25 Jun–26 Jun Jun 25 & 26, 7pm	The Lowry, Salford

Normal?
Date	Location
A physical theatre piece, written, directed and choreographed by Ann Akin, which explores the lives of two sisters who have been categorised with mental health issues. View full details
10 Jun Jun 10, 7.30pm	LOST Theatre, London SW8

An Olympic Vaudeville
Date	Location
A song-and-dance show in which a pair of clowns tell the sometimes surprising story of the modern Olympic Games. Written and performed by Leela Bunce and Matthew Floyd Jones. View full details
9 Jun–10 Jun Jun 9 & 10, 8pm	Greenwich Theatre, London SE10

On the Verge
Date	Location
Students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland perform devised pieces, new writing and solo works based on everything from classic texts to their own experiences of modern life. View full details
6 Jun–8 Jun Wed–Fri 7.30pm	The Arches, Glasgow

Ornithology
Date	Location
Strange Bird Zirkus presents work in progress Ornithology, which combines Chinese pole and floor acrobatics and a double-option soundtrack to tell a surrealist story. View full details and ticket info
29 Jun 7.30pm An installation of work by Christine Banks is also on show to accompany the performances.	Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh
2 Aug 8pm	Strathpeffer Pavilion, Strathpeffer
9 Aug 8pm	Mull Theatre, Isle of Mull
14 Aug 7.30pm	SEALL at Sabhal Mor Ostaig, Isle Of Skye
17 Aug To be confirmed	Byre Theatre, St Andrews
24 Aug 7.30pm	Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock
8 Sep To be confirmed	Cumbernauld Theatre, Cumbernauld

Our Fathers
Date	Location
Babakas Theatre Company presents a contemporary physical performance looking at the changing nature of fatherhood, developed in collaboration with The Centre for the History of Medicine. View full details
12 Jun–13 Jun Jun 12 & 13, 7pm	Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry

Private Dancer
Date	Location
A promenade event combining dance, installation, and the art of Zen in a full-sized luminous house. Directed by Janice Parker. View full details
21 Jun–23 Jun (Over-12s only) Thu 7pm; Fri & Sat 4pm & 7pm	CCA, Glasgow

Reckless Sleepers: Daddy Cool
Date	Location
The cross-artform company presents a physical theatre and dance performance responding to amateur video footage of the death of Libya's Muammar Gaddafi. View full details
9 Jun Jun 9, 1pm–5pm	Zion Arts Centre, Manchester

Release
Date	Location
Icon Theatre presents a Fringe First-winning physical drama exploring the lives of three prisoners after release from jail. The cast includes Shane Shambhu and Verity Hewlett. View full details
30 May–2 Jun May 30 & 31, Jun 1 & 2, 7.45pm	Arcola Theatre, London E8
6 Jun Jun 6, 7.30pm	Wilde Theatre at South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell
7 Jun Jun 7, 7.30pm	Cornerstone Arts Centre, Didcot
8 Jun Jun 8, 7.45pm	Mercury Theatre, Colchester
9 Jun Jun 9, 7.30pm	Square Chapel Centre For The Arts, Halifax
11 Jun Jun 11, 7.30pm	Burrell Theatre, Truro School, Truro
13 Jun Jun 13, 7.45pm	Auditorium at Corn Exchange, Newbury
21 Jun Jun 21, 7.30pm	The Hat Factory, Luton
22 Jun Jun 22, 7.30pm	The Burton Taylor Studio, Oxford
23 Jun Jun 23, 7.30pm	The Courtyard, Hereford

Scope: Bird
Date	Location
A feral creature struggles to survive in a post-apocalyptic world. Part of SURGE Festival. View full details
28 Jul–29 Jul (Over-18s only) Sat 5.45–6.20pm; Sun 5.30–6.05pm	The Arches, Glasgow

Scope: Ratcatcher
Date	Location
A 'black panto' romp through diseased fairytales and a dystopian vision of contemporary society, painting a portrait of the jilted generation through violence and existential comedy. Part of SURGE Festival. View full details
27 Jul–29 Jul (Over-18s only) Fri & Sun 6.30–7.15pm	The Arches, Glasgow

Scope: Spiked
Date	Location
A memory that's been hidden for a decade is gradually revealed through acrobatics, percussion and rhythmical movement. Part of SURGE Festival. View full details
28 Jul–29 Jul Sat 12.45pm; Sun 3pm	Hutcheson Street, Glasgow
28 Jul–29 Jul Sat 4.45pm; Sun 1pm	Merchant Square, Glasgow

Scottish Youth Theatre Summer Festival 2012 – Twisted Shakespeare
Date	Location
Annual summer festival of drama courses and performances run by Scottish Youth Theatre, the national theatre company by and for young people. This year's theme is 'Twisted Shakespeare' and young people aged 8–25 will have the opportunity to take part in performances of works by and inspired by William Shakespeare in locations around Scotland. View full details
2 Jul–11 Aug Times vary	Scotland-Wide

Skewered Snails
Date	Location
Dark humour mixed with physical theatre tells the disturbing tale of a young boy who escapes his extremely dysfunctional family to live in the woods under the tyranny of his evil sister. View full details
19 Jun 7.30pm	macrobert, Stirling

Skewered Snails
Date	Location
The tale of a disturbingly dysfunctional family is told through darkly comic physical theatre. Part of SURGE Festival. View full details
26 Jul–27 Jul Thu & Fri 7–8pm	Platform, Glasgow

the sky fell from your heart and landed in my eyes
Date	Location
A devised piece about holding together and falling apart from first year Contemporary Performance Practice students. View full details
30 May–1 Jun Wed–Fri 7pm	Chandler Studio at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow

Skye
Date	Location
North London Collegiate School. When three-year-old Skye was left alone in her mother's car, the world erupted. Based on a true story, this play explores the life of Skye's mother alongside her prosecutor's turbulent relationship with her own daughter. Performed by a group of sixth form students from North London Collegiate School, this new work combines drama with dance and physical theatre to raise questions about who has the right to judge. All ages. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
20 Aug–25 Aug Mon–Sat 5–6pm	Greenside, Edinburgh

The Slip
Date	Location
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9 Jun post show talk Jun 9, 7.45pm	Room Upstairs at Palace Theatre, Redditch

The Static
Date	Location
A cross-disciplinary performance telling a hypnotic tale of love and guilt. Presented by ThickSkin. Ages 14+. View full details and ticket info
22 Sep 7.30pm	Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy

Strip Search
Date	Location
Homo Promos. Squaddie is a stripper with a fantasy military act. In a previous life he was a real soldier serving in Iraq. He tells his life story within the frame of a real-time strip, as fantasy and reality collide. Damola Onadeko is 'magnificently sculpted, an actor with real presence' (Times). 'Such looks, such a body, and such a brilliant actor' (ScotsGay). 'Presence, guts and energy - razor sharp' (Totaltheatre.org.uk). 'Almost hypnotic in its perfection' (Eroticreviewmagazine.com). View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
3 Aug–4 Aug Fri & Sat 11.05–11.55pm Preview performance.	SpaceCabaret @ 54, Edinburgh
6 Aug–7 Aug Mon & Tue 11.05–11.55pm Two-for-one ticket offer available.	SpaceCabaret @ 54, Edinburgh
8 Aug–25 Aug Mon–Sun 11.05–11.55pm	SpaceCabaret @ 54, Edinburgh

SURGE
Date	Location
A festival dedicated to physical performance, incorporating outdoor, site-specific events for all ages and indoor showcases of performance art. Workshops and masterclasses will also be provided for those wanting to develop their talents. In collaboration with Merchant City Festival and Roofless. View full details
23 Jul–29 Jul Times vary	Merchant City, Glasgow

Suzannah McCreight: Plants & Hopes
Date	Location
A modern dance piece which uses the garden as a metaphor for life's pleasures and difficulties. The work is based on the choreographer's experience of dealing with cancer whilst she was pregnant. Music composed by Brian Irvine. View full details
30 May May 30, 8pm	Armagh Theatre And Arts Centre, Armagh
31 May May 31, 8pm	Strule Arts Centre, Omagh
7 Jun Jun 7, 8pm	The MAC, Belfast
8 Jun Jun 8, 8pm	The Burnavon Arts Centre, Cookstown

Thirsty
Date	Location
The Paper Birds Theatre Company presents a contemporary theatre piece which combines live music, verbatim text from real interviews, and physical theatre to examine Britain's drinking culture. View full details
28 Jun Jun 28, 8pm	The Landmark, Ilfracombe

Transfiguration
Date	Location
French performer and sculptor Olivier De Sagazan uses clay and paint to perform live sculpture with his own face as a canvas. A work exploring deformity, transformation and the unlocking of the creative process, or every toddler's dream? Part of SURGE Festival. View full details
28 Jul (Over-18s only) 7.30pm	The Arches, Glasgow

Velocity Pumps
Date	Location
Performers Rose Beerman, Iva Sveshtarova and Tessa Theisen present a physical theatre show in which they strike bodybuilding poses. View full details
8 Jun–9 Jun Jun 8 & 9, 7pm–10pm	Zion Arts Centre, Manchester

Zippo's Circus: Gold
Date	Location
The well-known circus returns with its Gold show, which features the best of its performers from across the years, including the motorcycle Wall of Death, hip hop acrobatics with the Zulu crew, trapeze acts and lots of clowning around. View full details
14 Jun–17 Jun Thu 7.30pm; Fri 5pm & 7.30pm; Sat 3pm & 6pm; Sun 3pm	Broomfield Playing Fields, Cumnock
19 Jun–24 Jun Tue 7.30pm; Wed–Fri 5pm & 7.30pm; Sat 3pm & 6pm; Sun 3pm	Queen's Park Recreation Ground, Glasgow
26 Jun–1 Jul Tue 7.30pm; Wed–Fri 5pm & 7.30pm; Sat 3pm & 6pm; Sun 3pm	Victoria Park, Glasgow
3 Jul–8 Jul Tue–Fri 3pm & 7pm; Sat 3pm & 6pm; Sun 3pm	The Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
9 Jul–11 Jul Mon–Wed 3pm & 7.30pm	Strathallan Games Park, Stirling
13 Jul–16 Jul Mon 3pm & 7pm; Fri 7pm; Sat & Sun 3pm & 6pm	West Links, Peterhead
18 Jul–20 Jul Wed–Fri 3pm & 7pm	Baird Park, Stonehaven
21 Jul–23 Jul Mon 3pm & 7pm; Sat 7pm; Sun 3pm & 6pm	The Milton Field, Banchory
25 Jul–29 Jul Wed–Fri 3pm & 7pm; Sat 3pm & 6pm; Sun 3pm	Fife Ice Arena, Kirkcaldy

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