NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH ORCHESTRAS—conf/nuerf PERTH YOUTHTico—arr ORCHESTRA Toccatina-Fink;WindLa Cucaracha/Tico Mellor; Percussion String QuartetEnsemble. in D major—Haydn. Ensemble. Aug 28 12.Old30pmWine11.30)in Newf1.Bottles—Gordon 50 (£1.00 P) SUDCY Jacob. Free PERTH YOUTHandORCHESTRA Cond: D EoinLittle Bennet. Overture: Land of the Mountain the Flood—MacCunn; SuiteIncluding for Orchestra—Malcolm Arnold. Aug 28 Swan 7.30pmLake—Tchaikovsky; (9.30) 14.00 (£2.Sorcerer' 00 P) SUDCYs Apprentice—Dukas. Free FIFE YOUTH STRINGA SetORCHESTRA Cond: Robert Tait. Including Violin Concerto in G29Major-Haydn; Aug 12.30pm (1.30) 11.for50the(£1.Kingdom-Wm 00 P) SUDCY Frw Sweeney (special commission). FIFE YOUTH ORCHESTRA Richard Evans.Scherzo IncludingCapriccioso—Dvorak; Festival OvertureShostakovich; The DamnationCond: of Faust—Berlioz; Violin Beauty—Tchaikovsky. Aug 29 Concerto—Mendelssohn; 7.30pm 19.30) £4.00 (£2.Sleeping 00 P) SUDCY Free CENTRAL REGION YOUTH CONCERT Cond:Erikson; Alan Bell. IncludingFolksong Royal Air Force March Past—Davies; James BondBAND Suite—arr Jamaican Suite-Walters. Aug 30 12.30pm (1.30) tl.50 (£1.00 P) SUDCY Free CENTRAL YOUTHarrORCHESTRA Cond: Cake RichardCaprice Galloway. Overture in DREGION Minor —Handel Elgar; The NoWedding —SaintIncluding Saens; Irish30Rhapsody Aug 7.30pmNo(9.310)—Stanford; £4.00 (£2.Symphony 00 P) SUDCY Free3—Parry. EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Cond: Kenneth Dempster. V for solo flute & chamber orchestra —Kenneth Dempster; Adagio for Strings Aug 31 —Barber. 12.30pm (1.30) tl.50 (tl.OO P) SUDCY Frw STRATHCLYDE SCHOOLS SYMPHONY Cond: Bryden Thomson.No Festival Overture—Shostakovich; EnigmaORCHESTRA Variations—Elgar; Symphony 10—Shostakovich. Aug 31 7.30pni (9.30) £4.00 (C2.00 P) SUDCY Free VENUE 74-St. Stephen's Church & Hall, St Vincent St. foot of Howe St. E7 HUDDERSFIELD CHORAL SOCIETY YOUTH CHOIR Cond: ofGareth 'Music for a Summer Afternoon' —a wide ranging selection choralBeaumont. and solo Aug 14 3.00pm (4.30) £3.50 (£2.00) NATIONAL HEALTH THEATRE COMPANY 0 1 2 3 »» VENUE 33-PlBasance; 60 The Pleasanca Info 556 6550. Credit card booking 556 1513. m ★man/doctor IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WARD) Fast . . furious . . physical three show. Fetid and feted humour fuse in a frantic farce fingering the government' s floccinaucinihilipilification ofFAST-MOVING the N.H.S. Sixth F'ing funny! WELL-PERFORMED PLAY' sell-out Edinburghyear.Evening News.22.2''H4,EXTREMELY AD ME IN11.STITCHES' The Independent. Aug 2 631 3 0pm (1. 0 0) £4.50 (£3.50) Mon Thur £5.00 (£4.00) Fri-Sun NATIONAL YOUTH MUSIC THEATRE o » VENUE 37-George Square Theatre: George Square Tickets 667 3704 M9 ★ ONCEresident). UPONDenise A WARCoffey' 'Theys new stolewartime my childhood. I(composer, shall neverRichard forgiveTaylor). them' (Jersey musical Moving tale of young family' s survival of 5 year German occupation. ' T ouching, ironic, witty, tragic —beautifully performed' John Nettles BBC's Bergerac. 'A magnificent Aug 9,12,10,14,13,16,115.9.1company' 7,1,220,322,23 3.0Scotsman. 7.00pm (9.40) £6.50 (£4.00) Aug 2 0pm (5. 4 01 Aug 9,10 All tickets half price GUYS DOLLSafter NYMT' lavish production of the Top greatof American arrives inAND Edinburgh its ssuccessful tour to Japan. the list formusical Music Theatre lovers! Aug 11, 1 2, 1 4, 1 6, 1 9, 2 1. 2 4 7. 0 0pm (9. 4 0) £6. 5 0 (£4. 0 0) Aug 13, 1 5, 1 7, 1 8, 2 0, 2 2. 2 4 3. 0 0pm (5. 4 0) Aug 1113 All tickets 10.15pmhalf(12.price 55) Aug ★Extraordinary AESOP Celebrated poet, Charles gifted Causleywith(libretto), (music). tongues.Stephen Trestle's McNeff John Wright codirects major life-story new7.00pmopera.(9.of40)black £6.slave Aug 26,2831 5 0 (£4. 0 0) Aug 27 3.00pm (5.40) NATURAL THEATRE COMPANY ° VENUE 3-Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street. Tickets 220 4349 67 ★Company SCARLATTI' S WEDDING Rare British appearance by the jet-setting virtuoso inNatural' a hilarious sequel to their cult classicalsituations, music spoofslick'Scarlatti' s Birthday Party’. ' T he s ever popular mix of ludicrous language-barrierbreaking skills remains cleverpresented' and very Diefunny'Welt.Venue. 'Outstanding musicianscomic . . effortless and veryfresh, skillfully Aug Aug 16,1115.17,12922325 11.11.445am5am (1(1.1.15)51 £6.£7.5500 (£5.(£6.000)0) THE NETHERBOW VENUE 30-The Netherbow, 43 High Street. Tickets 556 9579 J10 THE NETHERBOW contains,andhalfway down the medieval Royal Mile,'John a studio cafe, gallery, outdoor courtyard theScottish outstanding Knox'theatre, House. The Netherbow supports the best in cultural life, past and present, indigenous and international. See Theatre for Africa, Fifth Estate, Charles Kearney and Tim Pomeroy in exhibitions. MARIUS ALEXANDER The Edinburgh Festival Exposed: highlights of recent festivals Aug 531 (notincluding Suns) street IQ.OOiperformers m (9.00pm) andFreeaudiences, in b/w and colour ★TheFIFTH ESTATE in George Rosie's 'CARLUCCO AND THE QUEEN OF HEARTS'. Aug 731murky(not twilight Suns) of8.0Scotland' 0pm (10.00)s Bonnie £6.00Prince. (£4.00) World premiere 70
CHARLESplayKEARNEY in 'THE IMPORTANCE one-man hand.00)OF BEING OSCAR'. MacLiammoir's ^ Aug 631 (not Suns)brought3.0to0pmlife(5.by00) a master £5.00 (£4. ★ THEATRE FOR from township bush,forwithsix music, theatre future.AFRICA See Theatre for Africaandentry shows.dance and story, 1 See 'Theatrefor fortheAfrica' ROB NEWMAN VENUE 37-GeorBe Square Theatre, George Square Tickets 667 3704 M9 f ROB NEWMAN Rob' s 1990 National Tour was aistotalbacksellout. Now the solo star ofshow. BBC j 2''CsOMBINES THE MARY WHITEHOUSE EXPERIENCE with a new BRILLIANT MIMICRY HILARIOUS HIGH SPEED STAND-UP COMEDY' Observer. FIRST POPWITH COMEDIAN . . A COMEDY EATS ! SACRED COWS FOR'THEBREAKFAST' NME. + SPECIAL GUESTSPUNKTHEWHOLEAGUE AGAINST TEDIUM. Aug 925 (not Tuet 13) 11.45pm (12.45) £7.00 (£6.00) | THE LEAGUENOTHING AGAINSTI INTEDIUM ATTENTION YOU ARE NOTHING Ii] ABSOLUTELY CONTRAST AM THESCUM GREATEST POET-GENIUSPHILOSOPHER-SLEDGE HAMMER OF ALL TIME. Aug 925 (not Tues 13) 11.45pm (12.45) £7.00 (£6.00) NEWSREVUE VENUE 98-Tic Toe at Marco's, Marco's Leisure Centre, 51 Grove St. Tickets 229 8830 K3 |l NEWSREVUE '91 Image' 'If you, you' canll imagine a harder-hitting, live version Ending' orone'Spitting know what toTheexpect' London Standard.of ''WIf eekyou .' see only revue, make sure it' s Newsrevue' List. Aug 10-31 (not Sun 18) 8.45pm (9.45) £6.00 (£4.00)
NEWTOWNABBEY ACTORS COMPANY0 3 t VENUE 49-Bedlam Theatre, 2 Forrest Road. Tickets 225 9893 Uj | ★loreMOON MADNESS Moon Madness is a production which consists of two folk playsoverbytheW Bownership Yeats. The ofherotheCuchulian clashes with the She Goddess of the |jJ moon immortal well—with dramatic and hilarious outcome, a great surprise is in store for all. Aug 1217 10.30am (11.30) £2.00 (£1.50)
NEW WRINKLE THEATRE COMPANY0 1 2 j VENUE 71-Calton Studios, 24-26 Calton Road Tickets 556 7066 H11 j ;’ WHEN THEtalented JACUZZI BUBBLES OVER! Become immersed in the effervescent wit of this Glasgow group. Not soap opera, but a BOLD, FLASH, revue original and songs, willthatleavewon'yout goDAZzled. Following successes at Fringeof i 'Aug89 2631 and sketches '90, 9.this is one show down the plughole! 30pm (10.30) £4.00 (£3.00)
NEW YOKER PRODUCTIONS DEPT. • ‘I VENUE 38-The Gilded Balloon Theatre; 233 Cowgate. Tickets 226 2151 J9 1 BAD & CRAZY IN A JAM Trapped in their workshop, our heroes (a.k.a. Parrot and FredfreeMacAulay) haveeatjustlunch. over Suitable an hour toforsolve the case, raise. .some laughs,. . could save j•! the world,offand all ages, 'hilarious anarchic knock spots anything on the box' Evening Times. Aug 916, 2631 5.00pm (6.15) £5.00 (£3.00)
NORTHERN THEATRE COMPANY VENUE 126-Theatre Wait End, St John's Church Halt, Wtst End Princaa St. H6 j ★ OUT OF MINDs Lloyds New play with music 'from creators of 'LStaged ove Kevin' . Winner in National Theatre' Bank Challenge 9 1. Set in 1960s. entirely inside head excuse? of a silent' . .boy. It's about communications failure. Tony can't concepts' speak—What' s your theatre to focus the mind . . challenges our cosy Daily Mail.19-21 7.45pm (9.15) £4.00 (£3.00) Aug LOVE KEVINFirstDeveloping cult status'aonn intense tour. Returns to Festival. Harder and more penetrating. experience' Independent. Aug 2224 7.45pmrent-boy (9.15) musical! £4.00 (£3.00) THE RINK by McNally,decrepit Kander andrink. Ebb. A musical fable. About a mother, a daughter Aug 1217 and7.4a0pm1950s (9.20) £4.00roller (£3.00) VENUE 25-Acoustic Music Centre; Chambers St. Hse, 16 Chambers Street. Info 220 2462. K9 j ★ DO YOU based LOVE ME by Barrie Wheatley/Jonathan Holtby. New musical dramatisation Aug 15-18 4.30pm (6.on00) the £3.work50 (£2.of 5R.0)D.Laing. THE HOMECOMING territory by Harold sexual Pinter. The old homestead becomes a battleground Aug 1014 4.for30pmpower, (6.00) £3.50 and (£2.50) supremacy with only one winner . . NOTTINGHAMSHIRE EDUCATION ° VENUE 16-The Nottinghamshire Venue, Theatre Arts Centra Davie St. Tickets 667 2388 DO 'A Shining Example of theAnne Best Smith, Sort ofT.Fringe Group:ourfull 'bofeautifully vitality, balanced ready to experiment and polished' E . S . Sample programme, performed and verve' T.pupils. E.S. TopExcellent quality performances and free of artworkwithbystyle Nottinghamshire venue—'incredible value'exhibition Review ‘89. RICHARD III Shakespeare' s historical masterpiece, Nottinghamshire style: vigorous, Aug 1223 (nutsharp,16 8,bristling 18) 5.with 00pmclarity. (7.00) 'Woe£3.to50 that (£2.00)land that's governed by a child!' THE GREAT GRANNY ROBBERY Inspired dance version Rob Lewis' children's story; original live music. Funny, zany, sad—exciting! For allof ages. Aug 1217 11.00»m (noon) £3.00 (£1.50)