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There are great theatre shows on offer all year round at the King's Theatre and Festival Theatre, Edinburgh.

Theatre, Plays

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Absurd Person Singular
Date Location
Alan Ayckbourn's hit comedy about the social climbing Hopcrofts.
8 Sep–13 Sep 7.30; Thu & Sat 2.30 & 7.30 Theatre Royal, Glasgow
6 Oct–11 Oct 7.30; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30 King's Theatre, Edinburgh
All Quiet on the Western Front
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A faithful and inventive adaptation for the stage by Robin Kingsland of Maria Remarque's powerful anti-war novel.
28 Oct–1 Nov 7.30; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30 King's Theatre, Edinburgh
An Evening With George Bernard Shaw
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A performance of scenes from four of George Bernard Shaw's witty plays of a philandering nature. The ticket price includes the performance followed by a Supper Buffet and wine.
8 Feb 7.30 Mugdock Country Park Mugdock Country Park Visitor Centre, Nr Milngavie
Arcadia
Date Location
Stoppard's play is a historical detective story that finds joy in the unpredictability of human desire. With dashing wit an academic hack desperately tries to solve the mysterious events at a country house. This play will be part of the revolving roster.
5 Jun–18 Oct (Times vary) Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Pitlochry
Architecting (Previews)
Date Location
Collaboration between Fringe First winners TEAM and the National Theatre of Scotland, which looks at the ways in which America has rebuilt and designed itself, through post-Katrina venture capitalism and a Miss Scarlett O'Hara beauty pageant.
31 Jul 11.00am Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
B In The Park - Love's Labours Lost
Date Location
Following the huge success of 2007's Twelfth Night, the young people of the B in the Park Summer School are back with a rare opportunity to see one of Shakespeare's lesser known plays, Love's Labours Lost.
30 Jul–2 Aug 7.15 Gilmorehill G12, Glasgow
B In the Park: A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Culmination of the B In The Park summer school, an outdoor performance of Shakespeare's much-loved comedy.
30 Aug 4.00 Macrobert, Stirling
Bard in the Botanics
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Scotland's only annual outdoor Shakespeare festival returns to Glasgow's Botanic Gardens, with 'The Merchant of Venice' and 'Much Ado About Nothing'.
25 Jun–2 Aug (Times vary) Glasgow Botanic Gardens, Glasgow
Battle Of The Bulge
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Join the Fat Busters of Strathclyde Slimmers as they struggle to shed the pounds in this new comedy by Russel Lane.
6 Aug–16 Aug, not Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays 7.30 (13 Aug & 16 Aug 2.00 & 7.30) Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow
Beckett directs Beckett: Krapp's Last Tape
Date Location
Rick Cluchey, an actor who worked extensively with Samuel Beckett in his last years, performs 'Krapp's Last Tape' to the playwright's own specified direction. Very rare chance to see Beckett performed exactly as the man himself intended.
15 Aug–16 Aug 8.00 Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Beneath the Wee Red Lums
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Rutherglen Repertory Theatre present a romantic comedy set in pre-World War II Rutherglen.
5 Sep–6 Sep 7.30 Rutherglen Town Hall, Rutherglen
Betrayal
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Pinter's intriguing play, a love triangle with a twist, presented by Byre Theatre and Rapture Theatre.
14 Aug–6 Sep Tue–Sat 7.30; Sat 2.00 & 7.30 Byre Theatre, St Andrews
The Blend
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An annual celebration of roots music now in its sixth year with a full programme of events and performances, free Blend sessions, late night DJ sets and more taking place in Stirling and its surrounding villages.
13 Mar 2009–15 Mar 2009 (Times vary) Tolbooth, Stirling
Bugsy Malone
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Greenock Players' talented Youth Section bring the legendary spoof gangster hit to the stage.
29 Aug–30 Aug Fri 7.30; Sat 8.00 Arts Guild Theatre, Greenock
Bugsy Malone
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Musical spoof of Prohibition-era gangster films courtesy of Triple Threat Youth.
27 Aug–30 Aug 7.30 Aberdeen Arts Centre, Aberdeen
CBeebies at the Theatre: Let's Play!
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A fully live theatrical performance straight from the CBeebies channel to the stage. Join Jenny Jumble and PC Plum as they go on an adventure filled with singing, dancing and their CBeebies friends, including Postman Pat, Jess and Bill & Ben.
4 Aug–6 Aug Mon 4.30; Tue & Wed 11.00am & 2.00 His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen
The Celts in Seville
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The story of a typical Celtic family as their heroes go all the way to the UEFA Cup final in Seville, written by award winning playwright Tony Roper.
18 Aug–6 Sep, not Sundays 7.30; Wed & Sat 2.00 & 7.30 Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow
Class Enemy
Date Location
East West Theatre Company present Bosnian play 'Class Enemy', a tale of eager, underprivileged students in Sarajevo, a post-war city where teenage violence is rife.
27 Aug 7.30 Rutherglen Town Hall, Rutherglen
Contacting the World
Date Location
Pioneering theatre exchange project, Contacting the World, present performances from Brazil's Afro Reggae and Manchester's Space 3. 'Part of the Aberdeen International Youth Festival'.
4 Aug–5 Aug 7.00 The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen
Deep Cut (Previews)
Date Location
New piece of docu-theatre investigating the death of Private Cheryl James, one of four young soldiers found dead in mysterious and never-resolved circumstances at Deepcut Barracks between 1995 and 2002.
31 Jul 9.00 Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Discontented Winter/House Remix
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Brunton Youth Theatre & Dance present Bryony Lavery's new urban comedy.
8 Aug–9 Aug 7.30 Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh
Finished with Engines (Previews)
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Taut two-hander about crewmembers on a floating nuclear testing observation platform with an increasingly sketchy grasp of their situation. From founder members of The Riot Group, Drew Friedman and Stephanie Viola, and the Scottish playwright Alan McKendrick.
31 Jul 2.00 Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
The Fooligan
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The Byres Artist In-Residence Al Seed proffers a series of fantastical narratives inspired by the figure of the medieval buffoon and the tradition of story-telling.
1 Aug–24 Aug, not Mondays 3.40 Byre Theatre, St Andrews
For the Love of Mrs Brown
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The latest antics of the irrepressible Mrs Brown starring Brendan O'Carroll.
21 Oct–1 Nov 7.30–10.00 Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow
Free Outgoing (Previews)
Date Location
When a well-behaved Indian girl is filmed having sex in her classroom, the video clip spreads like a virus. New work by young Royal Court playwright Anupama Chandrasekhar.
31 Jul 4.00 Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh

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