Spring 2012 Season Brochure

Jan - Jun 2012 Season Brochure

Photography by Mark Hamilton

About Dundee Rep

Welcome to our

Spring Season "After a season of co-productions we are looking forward to having Dundee Rep Ensemble back with us full time. This Spring we are presenting a host of exciting and creative work.

Steel Magnolias opens our spring season.

We expect this to be a really popular show which features brilliant characters and is full of delightfully humorous moments but at its heart tells a beautiful and moving story of friendship and family.

After the success of last year’s collaboration, we will once again be teaming up with Òran Mór to commission two new plays. Remember you also get a ‘peh’ and a drink included in the price of your ticket!

For an Easter outing with the family we are hosting a two-week festival featuring the best in children’s theatre for a variety of ages including performances from leading Scottish children's theatre companies.

The second week will feature Scottish Dance Theatre’s world premiere of their new children’s work.

This is closely followed by Further than the Furthest Thing, a fantastic play by Scottish writer, Zinnie Harris. Set on a remote island in the middle of the Atlantic, it tells the

story of a small community isolated from the world beyond the ocean which when it was first produced won a clutch of awards. I've wanted to direct it for some time and so I'm very excited about finally getting to do so.

Completing the season is The Tempest by William Shakespeare, a charged and vivid tale of shipwrecks, dark forces, magic and of love lost and found. The Tempest is Shakespeare's final great masterpiece, so I hope you get the chance to see this brilliant classic performed by the Ensemble.

Scottish Dance theatre will be opening it’s Spring tour with a new group work, Pavlova’s Dogs and a new solo My Sweet Little Fur and later in the year as part of our Children’s Festival SDT bring us a dance piece created specially for children, What on Earth!?

With a great line up of comedy, live music, dance and drama from visiting companies, our season is guaranteed to keep you entertained all the way through to summer."

Since the day Dundee Rep Theatre opened in 1939, it has always been a centre of creative energy in the City. Committed to providing the highest quality in all that we do, we continue to grow and develop ourselves and our audiences whilst pushing the boundaries of theatre in the UK. Dundee Rep Ensemble Dundee Rep Ensemble was established in 1999. Now in its twelfth year the Ensemble is recognised as one of the UK's leading theatre companies creating numerous award-winning productions, receiving both local and national acclaim.

Rep Creative Learning Through performance, participation and learning, Dundee Rep's pioneering Creative Learning team creates opportunities that enrich and develop the creative potential of schools, colleges, young people and members of the local community.

Scottish Dance Theatre Scottish Dance Theatre (SDT) is Scotland's national contemporary dance company and is part of Dundee Rep. SDT is a critically acclaimed, award winning company which tours nationally and internationally.

SDT offers a diverse and inclusive education programme and is recognised for its pioneering work in access and equalities.

Dundee Rep is a member of: James Brining

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Dundee Rep Theatre comprises Dundee Rep Ensemble, Scottish Dance Theatre and Rep Creative Learning.

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Hame Productions in association with Cree8Dundee present

Dundee Rep Ensemble and Òran Mór present

A Play, A Peh and A Pint Spirit of Adventure

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By Oliver Emanuel Tue 7 - Sat 11 February

By Alan Wilkins Tue 3 - Sat 7 April.

Cafe opens for pies and drinks at 7.15pm.

Performance begins at 8pm Location: Discovery Point

Seats from 8.30pm.

Performance begins at 9pm Location: Encore, Dundee Rep

Following on from last year’s success, we’re teaming up again with Òran Mór, Glasgow’s groundbreaking theatre venue, to produce another two specially commissioned plays.

Come and enjoy the informal atmosphere with friends, have a pie, a drink and enjoy a show! A Play, A Peh and a Pint offers just that little bit more; so why not join us and see what we’re serving up.

Five Pound & Twa Bairns Thu 12 – Sat 14 January at 7.30pm

Performances last approximately 50 minutes and the ticket price includes a pie (or vegetarian option) and a pint or a soft drink or glass of wine.

A new production of the Scottish musical play telling the story of three women from very different backgrounds with nothing in common, who are united by the loss of a family member on the tragic night of 28 December 1879.

Written by Scottish playwright Mike Gibb, whose plays on Scottish themes include Mother of All the Peoples, Clarinda and Doorways In Drumorty and with music

by Mairi Paton (www.hamepages.com).

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Tickets: £10 for the play, a pie and a drink £20 for the play, a main meal and drink £25 for the play, a 2 course meal and a drink *Meals only available for Forfeit

“One of those shows you can lose yourself in. Cosy, funny and, of course, very moving.” Press & Journal Tickets: Full Price £12, Concs £10

Concs £8, only available on £10 tickets Part of the Scott 100 programme of events

Don’t miss this opportunity to see these fantastic plays in two unusual settings.

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Scottish ThTHEATRE eatre presents SCOTTISHDance DANCE

“Dundee's finest export must now be the creative engine of Scottish Dance Theatre” ballet.co.uk

Wed 8 – Sat 11 February at 8pm Scottish Dance Theatre (SDT), Scotland’s national contemporary dance company, premieres a new season of work at its home venue Dundee Rep Theatre.

SDT invites you to experience an evening of stunning works.

The programme includes the new group work Pavlova’s Dogs, specially created for SDT by Rachel Lopez de la Nieta (Dog Kennel Hill Project). An experiment in watching dance, Pavlova's Dogs is inspired

by Pavlov's theory and the choreographer's interest in the humour to be found in the absurdity of human behaviour.

This work contains spoken word.

My Sweet Little Fur by Israeli choreographer, Idan Cohen, is a solo that presents a dialogue between a man and the hounds residing in him. An intelligent piece arousing questions about our cultural and animalistic behaviours.

Drift by James Wilton is an "impressively powerful" (ballet.co.uk) duet exploring loneliness and closeness, absolute commitment and high risk trust.

A brooding and explosive work that delights audiences with its highly charged physicality, and the daring surprises the dancers throw at each other.

Love Games by Joan Clevillé and All in The Grip by Natalie Trewinnard are two works created by SDT dancers as part of Under Construction 2011. Playful and powerful in different ways, these works highlight the choreographic talent coming from within the company.

Thu 9 February 7pm Free pre show talk. Come along and find out a little bit more about the show. Please book.

Tickets £16 full/£13 concession/£12 friends/£9 students/Children £6/Student Pass £5.

See page 19 for information about SDT’s new childrens work What on Earth!?

See page 21 for SDT's special events.

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Dundee Rep Ensemble presents

Wed 22 February – Sat 10 March at 7.30pm Matinees: Thus 1 & 8 and Sats 3 & 10 March at 2.30pm

There’s no scrimping on hairspray at Truvy’s. Her beauty shop is the most successful shop in town, with one philosophy at its core: “There is no such thing as natural beauty”.

by Robert Harling

Steel Magnolias is the beloved account of

A classic film of the late 1980s starring

the lives of six close-knit, gutsy Southern

Dolly Parton and Julia Roberts, Steel

women living in small-town 80s America.

Magnolias was originally written by Robert

The story revolves around Truvy’s beauty

Harling for his sister and was first staged

shop, where the women regularly meet,

in New York in 1987. With a superbly witty

sharing everything: laughter, gossip,

script, Steel Magnolias is as hilarious as

their problems, and their dreams.

it is touching.

Why not treat yourself to a Truvy's beauty treatment? Available in the foyer and bar area 45 minutes before curtain up. Some treatments will carry a charge.

Previews: Wed 22 & Thu 23 February, all tickets £9 Tickets

Mon to Thu

Fri & Sat eves

Matinees

Band A

£17

£19

£7

Band B

£15.50

£17.50

£7

Band C

£13

£15

£7

SnrCitz/Unemployed £3 off (Tue–Thu eves only), Young Person (16-26)/Students, £5 off, Friends £4 off, Children/Schools £6, Student Pass £5.

Wed 7 March at 7.30pm Sat 10 March at 2.30pm Sat 10 March at 2.30pm

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Women's Festival Talkback: Thu 8 March, post show For more details see page 32

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From the makers of Spirit of the Dance and Rock Around the Clock

Grid Iron presents

Barflies

“Some people never get crazy.

What boring awful lives they must lead.”

Charles Bukowski

Thu 16 - Sat 18 February Performance begins at 9pm Open for drinks, 8pm, seats from 8.30pm.

A huge sell-out success at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2009, Barflies, from multi-award winning site-specific company Grid Iron, is a visceral look at the pains and glories of drunkenness and all the humour, horror, hope and devastation it can bring.

Drawn from the short stories and poems of cult American writer Charles Bukowski, Barflies is a rumbustious encounter with his alter-ego Henry Chinaski and a bevvy of women who shaped his life and work.

Awards Winner: Herald Angel and Scotsman Fringe First 2009 Note: This production contains adult material (sexual content and swearing).

Recommended 18+

“Fiercely funny, unbearably sad and pitch perfect.” ***** Sunday Telegraph “Grid Iron are surely one of the most sophisticated site-specific theatre makers in Europe. This is bravura theatre-making in every detail.” ***** The Times

Tue 13 – Sat 17 March at 7.30pm Fri 16 at 5pm & 8pm Matinees: Thu 15 & Sat 17 at 2.30pm

Tickets: £10, Student Pass £5 This performance will take place in our upstairs bar.

Celebrating timeless hits from the pop phenomenon Abba and hot on the heels of the huge success of the Broadway musical Mamma Mia, this outrageous glittering production is a non-stop, fun-filled party for everyone.

Featuring a dynamic cast of singers and dancers, beautiful costumes and dazzling choreography, this high octane, musical extravaganza features fabulous ‘Broadway Style’ production pieces performed to

wall-to-wall Abba hits, including Money Money Money, Fernando, Voulez Vous, Take a Chance and many more.

Guaranteed to have everyone dancing, singing and swinging in the aisles. So dig out those flares, put on your dancing shoes and… Get ready for the biggest party ever!

Free disco in the bar after Fri & Sat eves perfs - Come party the night away

Tue 13, all tickets £15

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Tickets

Wed, Thu 7.30pm, Fri 5pm Thu & Sat mat 2.30pm

Band A

£19

£22

Band B

£17

£19.50

Band C

£14

£17.50

Fri 8pm & Sat 7.30pm

Wed, Thu & matinees only - SnrCitz/Unemployed £2 off Young Person (16-26)/Students £2 off, Friends £2 off, Children/Schools £12 Wed & Thu eve & Sat mat / £15 Fri & Sat eves, Family tickets £50 Wed & Thu eves & Mats / £60 Fri & Sat eves, Student Pass £5.

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Birds of Paradise Theatre Company present

Graeae and New Wolsey Theatre present

The Man Who Lived Twice

Reasons To Be Cheerful

by Garry Robson Directed by Alison Peebles

Script by Paul Sirett, music by Ian Dury

Wed 28 March at 7.30pm 1936, in a penthouse suite in New York, a meeting took place between a young, beautiful and very much in demand actor, John Gielgud, and the playwright Edward Sheldon. It was to change both their lives forever. A play about love, longing and the unreliability of macaws.

Tickets: Band A £14, Band B £12, Band C £10, SnrCitz/Unemployed £2 off, Young Person (16–26) /Students £4 off, Friends £3 off, Children £6 off, Student Pass £5. Suitable age 12+

Image by Greenlight Creative

Tayo Aluko and Friends present

Call Mr Robeson Thu 29 March at 7.30pm Paul Robeson is a great and famous actor, singer and civil rights campaigner. When he gets too radical and outspoken for the establishment's liking, he is branded a traitor to his country, harassed, and denied the chance to perform or travel.

This journey through Robeson’s life features some famous songs and speeches.

Tue 20 – Sat 24 March at 7.30pm

Tickets: Full Price £12, Concs £10, Student Pass £5.

Matinee: Thu 22 at 2.30pm

"First rate" **** The Guardian

Part gig, part play, Reasons To Be Cheerful raised the roof in 2010 and left audiences shouting for more. This spring, the acclaimed smash hit musical returns!

It’s 1979: Labour loses to the Tories, strikes rock the nation, and Ian Dury and the Blockheads’ Reasons to be Cheerful (Part 3) climbs the charts. As the ultimate fans, Vinnie and his mates would do anything to see Dury at the Hammersmith Odeon, only the gig is sold out. Featuring Ian Dury and the Blockheads' greatest hits.

Recommended age 14+ All performances include captioned dialogue, BSL-interpreted songs and audio description.

Tickets: Band A £19, Band B £16, Band C £13, SnrCitz/Unemployed £2 off, Young Person (16–26) /Students £3 off, Friends £3 off, Children £9, Student Pass £5.

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Universal Arts LLP and Quidem Productions present

Dust

Sat 31 March at 7.30pm Matinee at 2.30pm

It is the day of Margaret Thatcher’s death. In his fl at in London’s Barbican, miners’ leader Arthur Scargill reacts to the news that his old adversary is gone. As they refl ect on battles past, Scargill and his publisher have a visitor - an ageing militant miner with his own take on Scargill's controversial legacy.

“a raw, grown-up energy! **** The Scotsman Tickets: Band A £15, Band B £12, Band C £10, SnrCitz/Unemployed £2 off, Young Person (16–26) /Students £4 off, Friends £3 off, Children £6 off, Student Pass £5.

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Dundee Rep Ensemble presents

Tue 24 April – Sat 5 May at 7.30pm Previews: Tue 24 & Wed 25 at 7.30pm Matinees: Thu 3 & Sat 5 May at 2.30pm

"...a richly and subtly textured piece ...a deeply engrossing and moving sense of place and people poised on the cusp of disruption as they are about to be shipped to Southampton where they struggle to cope with a life in an industrial society." The Stage Set on a remote island in the middle of the

Can they ever return to their island?

Atlantic, based loosely on the real island of

The truth will slowly unravel and life

Tristan da Cunha, Further than the Furthest

will never be the same again.

Thing tells the story of a small community

By Zinnie Harris

isolated from the world beyond the ocean.

Further than the Furthest Thing was originally performed at the Tron Theatre,

Island life appears simple and pure but

Glasgow before winning a Fringe First

when a new visitor arrives, past secrets

award and transferring to the National

threaten to erupt and destroy the calm.

Theatre, London.

When an apparently dormant volcano becomes active, the inhabitants are forced

Contains swearing and partial nudity

to flee their homes in search of a new life.

Arriving in a place of industry and progress, the islanders are soon put to work and

Tickets: Full price £8, Concs £5 Cheaper than the cinema!

must quickly adapt to their new surroundings.

Wed 2 May at 7.30pm Sat 5 May at 2.30pm

Interactive: Thu 3 May at 6pm £2 *not included in ticket price.

See page 32 for more details

Sat 5 May at 2.30pm

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Dogstar Theatre Company presents

The Captain’s Collection

Italia 'n' Caledonia

By Hamish MacDonald

Fri 18 May at 7.30pm

Fri 11 May at 7.30pm

Italia ‘n’ Caledonia is the story of the Italians who emigrated 100 years ago and started new lives in Scotland, told by Mike Maran with music performed

by David Vernon. (Accordion)

Featuring Alyth McCormack and Matthew Zajac, with live music by Jonny Hardie and Ingrid Henderson, the international award-winning Dogstar Theatre Company revives one of its earliest productions, the story of Highland composer Captain Simon Fraser.

Transported back through his turbulent existence Fraser is visited by the ghosts and dreams dwelling within his collection of Jacobite music and song.

Directed by Alison Peebles.

Tickets: Band A £14, Band B £12, Band C £10, SnrCitz/ Unemployed £2 off, Young Person (16–26) /Students £4 off, Friends £3 off, Children £6, Student Pass £5.

An adventure story about a generation of Italians who left their sunny hillsides to start new lives in towns and villages all over Scotland. A brave story of healing and growth in the post war years as second and third generation Scottish Italians make a unique contribution to life in contemporary Scotland.

A heart-warming story celebrating everything that is great about Italy and Scotland.

Tickets: Full Price £10 Concs £8 Student Pass £5.

Let’s Hang On

Cumbernauld Theatre Company present

Kidnapped

Sat 19 May at 7.30pm “In this remarkable production Let’s Hang On takes you on a musical journey through the prolific career of one of the most successful bands of all time” Frankie Valli & The Fours Seasons

A Scottish Swashbuckler Adapted from the original Robert Louis Stevenson novel

Tue 15 & Wed 16 May at 7.30pm

You will hear the story of these blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks who wrote their own songs, invented their own sound and took the world by storm, all before the age of 30…

Forged from the fury of the Jacobite rebellion, Kidnapped recounts the captivating story of young Davie Balfour and his astonishing journey across the lochs and glens of old Scotland as he fights to right the wrongs done to him.

You’re treated to classic early material recreated live on stage with the greatest of accuracy! All your favourite hits non stop including: Dec 63, Beggin’, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, Grease, Working My Way Back To You, Who Loves You, Bye Bye Baby and many many more…

Kidnapped is an evocative and emotional story of intrigue and adventure told with a vivid language that captures both the beauty and unforgettable atmosphere of the Scottish landscape and the upheaval of civil unrest.

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Tickets: Band A £14, Band B £12, Band C £10, SnrCitz/ Unemployed £2 off, Young Person (16–26) /Students £4 off, Friends £3 off, Children £6, Student Pass £5.

Let's Hang On performed live at the London West End opening night of Jersey Boys

Tickets: Band A £17, Band B £15, Band C £13, SnrCitz/1 Unemployed £2 off, Young Persons (16 - 26)/Students £2 off, Student Pass £5. *Concs only apply to Bands A & B

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Dundee Rep Ensemble presents

Wed 6 – Sat 23 June at 7.30pm Matinees: Thus 14 & 21 and Sats 16 & 23 June at 2.30pm

The Tempest is a charged and vivid tale of shipwrecks, dark forces, magic and of love lost and found.

by William Shakespeare

Cast adrift with a young daughter, Prospero

A fantastical journey where freedom,

is put out to sea to perish. Stranded on a

friendship, regret, and forgiveness come

distant island for many years, Prospero

together in one of Shakespeare’s most

masters and perfects the magic arts.

popular dramas, believed to be the last play he wrote and regarded by many as

As Prospero’s enemies approach, and

his greatest masterpiece.

with the help of the spirit Ariel, a storm is raised, sweeping a royal ship and Prospero’s enemies onto the rocks. What revenge is planned?

Previews: Wed 6 & Thu 7 June at 7.30pm, all tickets £9 Tickets

Mon to Thu

Fri & Sat eves

Matinees

Band A

£17

£19

£7

Band B

£15.50

£17.50

£7

Band C

£13

£15

£7

SnrCitz/Unemployed £3 off (Tue–Thu eves only), Young Person (16-26)/Students, £5 off, Friends £4 off, Children/Schools £6, Student Pass £5.

Wed 20 June at 7.30pm Sat 23 June at 2.30pm

Interactive: Thu 21 June at 6pm £2 *not included in ticket price.

Workshops also available.

See page 32 for more details

Sat 23 June at 2.30pm

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Photography by Mark Hamilton

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DUNDEE REP’S CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL Watershed Productions present the BBC Worldwide and Polka Theatre production of

The Puppet Lab presents

Funnybones

"this show is magic from start to finish" The Herald

Mon 2 April at 11am & 2pm Meet three skeletons, Big, Little and Dog, as they go adventuring to find fun, frights and friendship. Spooky houses, dancing clocks, dinosaurs and skeleton pets all make an appearance as well as that darned Black Cat. Woof Woof. Full of music, song and illustrated adventure, Funnybones leads us through the crazy days of these delightful skeletons. A show for 3-7 year olds

Charlie and Lola’s Best Bestest Play Sat 7 April at 11am, 1.30pm & 3.45pm Don’t miss everyone’s favourite brother and sister, Charlie and Lola, in their extremely everso wonderful stage show! The stars of the hit BBC TV series and books

by Lauren Child are brought to life by a magical mix of puppets, live action and music. A show for ages 3+ Tickets: Rows A – K £12, Rows L – P £11

Tickets: Full price £7, Concs £6, Children £4, Family ticket (2 adults, 2 Children) £20.

Catherine Wheels Theatre Company, in association with Brunton Theatre Musselburgh, presents

White

What on Earth!?

A work for children by Scottish Dance Theatre

Wed 4 & Thu 5 April at 11am & 2pm

Wed 11 April at 2pm Thu 12 at 11am

Welcome to the beautifully strange award-winning world of White. Full of birdsong and birdhouses, it gleams and dazzles and shines in the night. The world is bright, ordered and white. But high up in the trees, all is not white. Colour appears. First red... then yellow... then blue...

What on Earth!? by Scottish Dance Theatre blends dance and animation in a show for children aged 5-11 years.

White is a playful and highly visual new show for very young children and is a perfect first-time theatre experience. A show for 2-4 year olds

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Charlie and Lola ™ and © Lauren Child 2005. Charlie and Lola is produced

by Tiger Aspect Productions and distributed by BBC Worldwide Ltd. BBC Worldwide logo ™ & © BBC 1996.

Dynamic and physically adventurous, What on Earth!? is a curious nocturnal journey which is spooky, funny, thought provoking and takes a delightful musical romp around the world.

What on Earth!? dance workshops available - see page 29 for details.

“One of Scotland’s top theatre groups for children” The Scotsman

Tickets: Full price £7, Concs £6, Children £4, Family ticket (2 adults, 2 children) £20.

Tickets: Full price £7, Concs £6, Children £4, Family ticket (2 adults, 2 Children) £20.

www.scottishdancetheatre.com

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DANCE AT DUNDEE REP Breakin’ Rules Sat 21 January at 7.30pm Breakin’ Rules presents an evening of head spinning airborne action from some of the best hip hop dance crews on the Scottish scene.

Showcasing a breadth of styles, from straight up raw throw downs to intricate dance theatre, this is not gonna be your ordinary night at the Rep! There you go folks.

All that remains to be said is - Sat 21 Jan at Dundee Rep...

Lock it down in your diary... it’s about to go off!

Tickets: Full Price £8, Concs £5 Candoco Dance Company presents

Turning 20 Fri 25 May at 8pm Candoco Dance Company, the company of disabled and non disabled dancers, is celebrating 20 years of bold and unexpected dance works in this triple bill. In the re-staging of Trisha Brown's Set and Reset (co-commissioned by Dance Umbrella 2011) contagious music and playful choreography bring back to life this iconic dance piece.

A new, visually striking yet moody piece for the company and a quirky solo round off the evening.

To celebrate with us visit www.candoco.co.uk and follow us on Twitter: @CandocoDance

“Delicious and very funny.” The Observer

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Tickets: Full Price £16, SnrCitz, Unemployed £13, Young Person, Students £9, Friends £12, Children £6, Student Pass £5.

Enter the world of SDT and join the company for these special events Open Studios

Meet The Creatives

Fri 24 February, 1pm – 2pm Fri 6 April, 1pm – 2pm Join the dancers in SDT’s beautiful studio as they create and rehearse work from the company repertoire. Why not bring along your sketch book and capture the dancers in action? Free, places are limited so please book in advance

Thu 5 April, 7pm – 8pm The creative team will discuss the interaction between choreography, design and animation in SDT’s first children’s work, What on Earth!? which will premiere at the Rep on 11 & 12 April. See page 19 for more information.

See page 29 for more information about SDT classes and workshops.

These intimate and interesting events are very popular so please book your place in advance. £4 including refreshments.

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COMEDY AT DUNDEE REP

Abnormally Funny People Thu 19 January at 10pm Abnormally Funny People is a group of gifted stand-up comedians strutting their funny stuff. Some sit down and stand-up, others stand on chairs and stand-up, others simply stand up and stand-up.

These comedians are the new, emerging disabled comedy talent. See them before they get on television, become mainstream, rich and lazy…

“Laugh out loud funny" The Scotsman Tickets: £9, Student Pass £5.

Craig Hill - Blown By A Fan…!

Sat 4 February at 8pm Scotland's favourite kilted treasure puts the wind in your willows! After his last smash-hit tour that sold out throughout the UK, Australia, South-east Asia, South Africa and even Switzerland, Craig breezes back to The Rep with his new show in an exhilarating evening of pure-and-simple comedy.

Sometimes wickedly provocative and always outrageously cheeky, treat yourself to an uplifting hour of fun from the fabulous comedian that the Scotsman called “a revelation”.

Book early! “Hill actually has to wait until the audience stop laughing before he can start again. It’s absolutely hilarious” Evening News

Sponsored by

Tony Law:

Go! Tue 27 March at 10.30pm

As seen on Russell Howard's Good News, Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle, Edinburgh Or Bust, Never Mind The Buzzcocks and Edinburgh & Beyond Join Tony Law for an evening of off-the-wall, awardwinning, boundary-defying stand-up comedy and find out why it is that he's regarded as one of the finest performers on the comedy circuit by audiences and peers alike.

"this show is so brilliant... an hour-long stream of joyous nonsense. As clever as it is loud, ridiculous and hilarious, 'GO!' is a gem" ***** British Comedy Guide "a gloriously virtuoso display of aburdism... Law is a master of deconstructionist style of comedy" ***** The Scotsman

“Delicious and very funny.” The Observer Tickets: Full Price £15.50, SnrCitz, Unemployed £13, Young Person, Students £12, Friends £12, Student Pass £5.

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Tickets: Full Price £13.50, Concs £10, Student Pass £5. www.mrtonylaw.com 23

MUSIC AT DUNDEE REP John Mackay and David Johnson present

Fascinating Aïda: The Cheap Flights Tour Mon 26 March at 7.30pm Continuing their smash-hit, sell-out 2011 tour, three-time Olivier Award nominated and now a global internet comedy sensation, this brand new show will include several numbers hot off the press, plus a fewold favourites including their infamous anthem to budget travel, Cheap Flights, as well as The Dogging Song, a fond homage to the joys of al fresco sex. "See them before you die otherwise your life will have been meaningless" Mail on Sunday Tickets: £19.50, Student Pass £5.

www.fascinatingaida.co.uk

Michael Marra

Fri 30 March at 7.30pm

To Dundonians, he's the troubadour poet who has sculpted from the rhythms and accents of their city a songbook so comprehensive it should be required listening for anyone venturing over the Tay Bridge.

To football fans, he's the author of Hamish The Goalie.

Winner of the Herald Angel Award, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2010 "I'm as proud as a Dundee man is permitted to" ***** The Herald

Karen Matheson

Sat 26 May at 7.30pm

Dundee Rep is pleased to present Karen Matheson in a rare outing of her intimate solo show with her long-time collaborators James Grant on guitar, Donald Shaw on piano and special guests.

Widely recognised as the compelling vocals of Celtic super-group Capercaillie, Karen’s life in the limelight began with her performing as a child in her local village hall on the West coast of Scotland.

“…has the ability to inject pure emotion into a song. The kind of voice that can leave you shell-shocked’’ The Sunday Times Tickets: Full Price £18, Concs £3 off, Student Pass £5. www.karenmatheson.com

WestFest

Sun 17 June at 7.30pm

Last night of DUNDEE WESTFEST 2012 Expect a grand finale to this year's community-led festival of art, music, drama, film, poetry, talks, tours and much, much more.

The week kicks off on June 10th with Big Sunday on Magdalen Green followed by an exciting and eclectic programme of events.

Details to be confirmed.

Tickets: Full Price £18, Concs £15, Student Pass £5.

Look out for the WestFest brochure or online at www.dundeewestfest.co.uk

Skerryvore

Blazin' Fiddles

Sat 12 May at 7.30pm

Multi-award winning folk-rockers Skerryvore return to Dundee Rep armed with a new album and material that demonstrates why they are one of Scotland's hottest new acts performing worldwide.

The mesmerising voice of Alec Dalglish, traditional sounds of fiddles, accordions and bagpipes fused urban sounds of rock and funk create a 'nu-folk-rock' sound for the 21st Century.

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Tickets: Full Price £16.50, SnrCitz, Unemployed £14.50, Young Person, Students £12.50, Children £10, Friends £12.50. Student Pass £5.

Thu 28 June at 7.30pm

From remote village halls to the Royal Albert "Village" Hall, Blazin' Fiddles has delighted audiences with their fiddle music and tales.

From solo to ensemble sets, they come together in a fiery blend that raises the roof.

Scotland's award winning group Blazin' Fiddles draw their distinct flavour of fiddle music from various regions of the highlands and islands.

Tickets: £16, Student Pass £5.

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FAMILIES AT DUNDEE REP

YOUTH THEATRE Dundee Rep Youth Theatre

RISK

by John Rettallack

Fri 27th and Sat 28th of Jan at 7.30pm If your life doesn't stimulate you, you'll look elsewhere. How else can you discover your limits? How else can you find out who you are?

Exploring these questions through dance, text and narrative, RISK asks why young people are drawn to danger; why they risk their freedom, their bodies, their minds and their futures. It takes a look at why young people disregard safety, seek out ways to feel alive, put their lives on the line and take a risk Tickets: Full Price £5, Concs £4 *Performed by the 16 – 18s group

Nonsense Room Productions present

Hairy MacLary

“…when, after 55 minutes, the show came to an end, one little girl behind me just burst into tears, wailing that she didn’t want it to end at all.” The Scotsman

COMING SOON A celebration of Dundee

Fri 29 & Sat 30 June Fri at 4pm & Sat at 10.30pm, 1pm & 4pm Anyone with young children will recognise these immortal words instantly as the opening lines of the book Hairy MacLary from Donaldson’s Dairy by Lynley Dodd. Following a sellout run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2010, a UK Tour in 2011 and the Christmas season at the Sydney Opera House, Hairy MacLary and his friends are springing off the page once again this summer.

Featuring many of the characters from the books like Hercules Morse, as big as a Horse Bottomley Potts, covered in spots – Schnitzel von Krumm, with the very low tum and Scarface Claw – the toughest tomcat in town. With music, singing and several of your favourite Hairy MacLary stories, this show is a must for the whole family.

Tickets: Adults £7, Children £4, Concs £6

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The much loved Dundee Rep production

The Mill

Lavvies

O 1 Ma N SALE rch 2 012

Written by Chris Rattray Featuring music by Michael Marra

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Creative Learning Get involved and be inspired!

Whether it be a primary school performance project, an interactive backstage tour, or one of our community satellite youth theatres, there are many ways to get involved and be inspired in 2012 with Rep Creative Learning. For more information on any of the below please phone us on 01382 342 660 or go online at www.dundeerep.co.uk

Onstage

Backstage Tours

Thu 10 May at 7pm Using Further than the Furthest Thing by Zinnie Harris as a stimulus, pupils will present their short devised pieces of theatre in an exciting evening of performance which will celebrate the skills and talent of young people from schools across Scotland.

Tickets: Full price £4, Concs £2.50

All year round, max 20 people, approx time 1hr Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at the Rep? Why not bring your class or group on a Backstage Tour of the Theatre and find out how the magic is created!

Tickets: Schools £1.50, Other groups £2

Inspire Mon 21 – Wed 23 May at 6pm Family and Friends Only Original scripts written by award-winning playwrights, performed by local primary school pupils and directed by their class teachers all on the Rep main stage.

Explore... The Tempest and Shakespeare A workshop which creatively explores the Bard and one of his most celebrated plays.

Cost: £60 (£45 Dundee Schools) - max 30 pupils. Dates: Throughout June

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Work Experience Our fantastic carousel work experience programme gives young people the opportunity to work in every department of the theatre over a week.

Application forms are available at www.dundeerep.co.uk

DRYT Perform Wed 4 July at 7.30pm Enjoy an evening of new theatre created by our talented 14 - 16s and 16 - 18s youth theatre groups.

Tickets: Full price £4.50, Concs £3

Centre Stage

Summer School

13 - 18 year olds Mon 9 - Sat 14 July Create, rehearse and perform a piece of theatre all in one week! We are looking for performers, production crew and musicians to work alongside our theatre professionals for the week. Cost: £40

8 - 12 year olds Mon 6 - Fri 10 August A week of exciting , fun-filled creative arts activities. Cost: £75 For further information on any of these activities, please contact Rep Creative Learning on 01382 342660

Start 2012 with a new resolution to dance!

SDT Creative Learning offers a variety of dance classes for adults and children in our home, Dundee Rep in the evenings and at weekends. Full details and more ways to connect with SDT are on our website www.scottishdancetheatre.comor by calling Dawn Hartley, Education Manager on 01382 342600. Here's a taster of our current regular groups.

Youth Dance Company for ages 11 +

Creative Dance for ages 9 - 11 years

Wed 6.30pm - 8pm

Sat 11.30pm - 12.45pm

Do Your Thing! For everyone aged 8 + including those who use wheelchairs Sat 10am - 11am

What on Earth!? dance workshops.

Creative Dance for ages 7 - 8 years Sat 1.15pm - 2.30pm

Visit www.scottishdancetheatre.com to find out about workshops for children aged 5-6 and 7-11 years. Event includes watching What on Earth!? and a dance workshop either before or after the show.

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encore

Let’s be Friends…

Here at Dundee Rep we are committed to bringing you the very best in drama, dance, music and comedy. We are home to Dundee Rep Ensemble, Scottish Dance Theatre and Dundee Rep Creative Learning.

To continue to bring you all we can offer, we rely on sponsorship and donations and would like to ask for your help. By becoming a Friend you can support us in the fantastic work we do here. Your membership will give you range of benefits including invitations to backstage tours, post-show talks and press night parties, priority booking, discounts for you and 3 friends, invitation to a yearly Friends event, and much more. Our 3 packages offer you a flexible way to support Dundee Rep Theatre. Friends are not subject to our £1 card transaction fee.

Visit our website or call 01382 223530 for more information

You’ve NOT got mail!

LOCAL. FRESH. UNIQUE. Experience Encore, Dundee Rep’s multi award-winning restaurant.

Encore, Tay Square, Dundee Book now on 01382 206699 www.encoredundee.co.uk

As most of you will already know, we installed a new ticketing system in March 2011 and updated our data protection to provide more security for our customers. If you haven’t told us that it’s ok for us to contact you, we won’t be able to mail the brochure or any other offer to you. If you still need to let us know that we can mail to you, please give us a call or sign up online.

We have set up a short survey that you can access by visiting our website or you can call in or simply give us a call on 01382 223530. www.dundeerep.co.uk

Join us online As much as we like to tell you what’s on stage at the Rep, we also like to tell you what’s going on behind the scenes and hear your thoughts and feedback. So why not become part of our thriving online community?

Visit our website to access further information such as blogs,photo galleries, resources and downloads. www.dundeerep.co.uk

facebook.com/DundeeRep facebook.com/scottishdancetheatre youtube.com/DundeeRep youtube.com/scottishdancetheatre twitter.com/DundeeRep twitter.com/SDTdance

www.dundeereptheatre.co.uk

Get more out of your visit to the Rep:

Take a look behind the scenes of our productions and find out how the magic happens:

Talkback Do you want to find out more about the show you’ve just watched? Stay behind for a free discussion with the Actors and Director and get your questions answered.

STEEL MAGNOLIAS Thu 8 March, post show Part of the Women's Festival FURTHER THAN THE FURTHEST THING Thu 26 April, post show THE TEMPEST Thu 14 June, post show

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Interactives

Make Friends

Aimed at schools and those in higher education, the Interactive provides further insight into the production process from the Cast and Creative Team. It also has an element of participation so be prepared to join in!

A great way to meet new friends, enjoy a brilliant production and make more of your visit to the Rep.

Contact Gemma Nicol on 01382 342660 or gnicol@ dundeereptheatre.co.uk for further information on interactives available.

Other Resources If you are a School, College, University or other group, our Creative Learning department offers a range of resources that will support your visit to the Rep. Visit our website or contact our Creative Learning department on 01382 342660 for more information. www.dundeerep.co.uk

Just come along to the bar an hour before the below selected performances.

A member of staff will introduce you to others.

STEEL MAGNOLIAS Thu 1 March 2.30pm (meet at 1.30pm) FURTHER THAN THE FURTHEST THING Thu 3 May at 2.30pm (meet at 1.30pm) THE TEMPEST Thu 21 June at 2.30pm (meet at 1.30pm) Please contact our Marketing Department on 01382 342607 for more information

STAGE

Access At Dundee Rep It is very important to Dundee Rep that its visitors get the best possible experience from their trip to the theatre. Dundee Rep aims to make its theatre accessible to everyone and therefore provides the following services: Full Wheelchair access We provide full wheelchair access in all areas of our theatre. There are disabled parking spaces on South Tay Street, outside The Social & The Playwright.

Audio Described Performances allow people who are blind or partially sighted to access performances at Dundee Rep Theatre.

BSL interpreted Performances allow people who are deaf or whom British Sign Language is their first preferred language access to performances at Dundee Rep Theatre.

Infra-Red system (for enhanced hearing) We offer two different types of Infra-Red systems: 1. A headset for anyone who would like the sound on stage amplified. The headsets are also used for the Audio Describer service.

2. A necklace used to amplify the sound on stage for people who use a hearing aid.

Large-print, audio and Braille season brochures are available on request. Please contact Box Office if you require one.

Text Telephone Our Box Office uses a Text Telephone for enquiries and bookings for people with hearing or speech difficulties.

Text Telephone please call 01382 342611.

Touch tours provide an opportunity for blind and partially sighted people to explore the set, props and costumes through a combination of verbal descriptions and touching.

Captioned performances are similar to television subtitling and gives deaf, deafened or hard of hearing people access to performances.

Guide dogs welcome

Further details available on request. For bookings or any other enquiries please call our Box Office on 01382 223530 or email Kris Bryce, Visitor Services Manager on kbryce@dundeereptheatre.co.uk or just pop in.

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Dundee Rep Theatre Spring 2012

Season at a Glance

Captioned Performance

january

show

time

page

Thu 19

Abnormally Funny People

10pm

22

Sat 23

Breakin' Rules

7.30pm

20

Fri 27 & Sat 28

Risk

7.30pm

27

Sat 4

Craig Hill

8pm

22

Wed 8 - Sat 11

Scottish Dance Theatre

8pm

4&5

Tue 7 - Sat 11

A Play, A Peh and A Pint

8pm

3

Thu 16 - Sat 18

Barflies

8pm

8

Wed 22 Feb - Sat 10 Mar

Steel Magnolias

7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 2.30pm

BSL Interpreted Performance

Matinees: 1, 3, 8 & 10 Mar Wed 7 Sat 10 Sat 10

march Wed 22 Feb - Sat 10 Mar

Steel Magnolias

7·30pm

Tue 13 - Thu 15 Fri 16 Sat 17

Dancing Queen

7.30pm 5pm & 8pm 7.30pm 2.30pm

Matinees: Thu 15 & Sat 17

Tue 20 - Sat 24

Reasons To Be Cheerful

Matinee: 22

6&7 9

7·30pm 2.30pm

10

3

Tue 3 - Sat 7

A Play, A Peh and A Pint

9pm

Sat 7

Charlie & Lola

11am, 1.30pm & 3.45pm

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Wed 11 & Thu 12

What on Earth!?

Wed 2pm & Thu 11am

19

Tue 24 Apr - Sat 5 May

Further than the Furthest Thing

7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 2.30pm

12 & 13

Wed 25 Apr - Sat 5 May

Further than the Furthest Thing

7.30pm

12 & 13

Fri 11

The Captain's Collection

7.30pm

14

february

6&7

Audio Described Performance

Matinees: 3 & 5 May Wed 2 Sat 5 Sat 5

may

Sat 12

Skerryvore

7.30pm

24

Tue15 & Wed 16

Kidnapped

7.30pm

14

Fri 18

Italia 'n' Caledonia

7.30pm

15

Sat 19

Let's Hang On

7.30pm

15

Fri 25

Turning 20

8pm

20

Sat 26

Karen Matheson

7.30pm

25

The Tempest

7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 2.30pm

16 & 17

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june Wed 6 - Sat 23 Matinees: 14, 16, 21 & 23 Wed 20 Sat 23 Sat 23

Mon 26

Fascinating Aida

7.30pm

24

Tue 27

Tony Law

10.30pm

23

Wed 28

The Man Who Lived Twice

7.30pm

10

Thu 29

Call Mr Robeson

7.30pm

11

Sun 17

West Fest

7.30pm

Fri 30

Michael Marra

7.30pm

24

Thu 28

Blazin' Fiddles

7.30pm

25

Fri 4pm Sat 10.30am, 1pm & 4pm

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Dust

2.30pm & 7.30pm

11

Mon 2

Funny Bones

11am & 2pm

18

Wed 4 & Thu 5

White

11am & 2pm

18

Sat 31

Fri 29 & Sat 30

Hairy MacLary

april

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Concessions available: Senior Citizen, Students, Disabled & Carer, Registered Unemployed (Include Child & Working Tax Credit) 16 to 26 year olds, Children, Standby at half full price available half an hour before the performance. Concessions not offered for every ticket price, are subject to availability and are limited in number. Proof of concession is required. Student Pass is £5 and available to Dundee Students only, not available in advance. Request a card at Box Office.

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Bookings: 01382 223530 www.dundeerep.co.uk How to find us

How to book

Concessions

Dundee is easily accessible from all directions by road and rail. There is also a regular air service to Dundee Airport from London City Airport, Birmingham and Belfast.

Box Office open Mon – Sat 10am to start of performance. Telephone booking till half an hour before the performance.

Bus

At the Box Office during opening hours. You can also book at Overgate shopping centre and Discovery Point.

Discounted tickets are available for Under 26’s, students, senior citizens, registered disabled, registered unemployed and Equity members.

Proof of status is requested when collecting tickets.

Any bus that stops in the city centre is less than 10 minutes walk from Dundee Rep. Visit www.dundeetravelinfo.com for more information

Train Dundee Rep is 5 minutes walk from the train station.

For more info on how to get here by train you can go to www.nationalrail.co.uk

Car Dundee Rep is easily accessible by road. The Rep doesn’t have its own car park unfortunately but there are several car parks near by including one on South Tay Street. There are disabled parking spaces on South Tay Street, outside The Social & The Playwright.

1. In person

2. By phone Call the Box Office on the number above.

We accept debit cards, Mastercard & Visa. Unpaid reservations can be held for 3 days.

3. By post Do include full ticket details, your name & address and a daytime contact number and email address if you have one. Please make cheques payable to Dundee Rep Theatre Ltd.

Group bookings 1 ticket free for every 10 booked. Full conditions of sale available at the Box Office and online at www.dundeerep.co.uk A £1 card transaction fee now applies to all bookings.

Our Address Dundee Rep Theatre Tay Square Dundee DD1 1PB

Smart Phones

4. Online Log on to www.dundeerep.co.uk and go to the What’s On section.

Dundee Repertory Theatre Ltd is a charity registered in Scotland no SC017315

Scan the QR code with your smart phone and see where it takes you.