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39 Steps
19:30 – 22:00, From £14King's Theatre, 3, Leven Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9LQAll-new version of Alfred Hitchcock's spy thriller following the adventures of dapper hero Richard Hannay, complete with the obligatory pencil moustache.
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The Sash
19:30 – 22:00, From £11The King's Theatre, 297 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4JNCelebration of the 40th anniversary of Hector MacMillan's political comedy, telling of the comic chaos and dramatic conflict between Protestants and Catholics in Glasgow on the day of an Orange Walk.
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Kora
19:30 – 21:30, From £10University of Dundee, Park Place, Dundee, DD1 4HNScottish playwright Tom McGrath's moving and oft hilarious comedy about one woman, a community... and a whole lot of babies. In the University of Dundee's Bonar Hall.
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20:00
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Trolley-Shaped Bruise
20:00 – 22:00, £10 (£8)Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, Liverpool, L1 9BGA comic debut by Everyman and Playhouse Young Writer Laura Kate Barrow – Danielle and Kate have a chance encounter in the police station waiting room, sharing tales of friendship, rebellion, trolley-shaped bruises, among other marks from the past.
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A Play, A Pie And A Pint
12:00 – 13:00, From £8Oran Mor, 731-735 Great Western Road, West End, Glasgow, G12 8QXAfternoon session showcasing new work from a selection of talented playwrights, plus a pie and a pint, naturally. See oran-mor.co.uk for schedule details.
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A Doll's House
14:30 – 17:00, From £10Royal Exchange Theatre, St Anns Square, Manchester, M2 7DHHenrik Ibsen's inspired piece – which caused outrage both in its style and content when first staged in 1879 – is given a reworking, telling the story of a 'perfect' marriage that unravels as a series of lies are exposed.
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Ghost
14:30 – 17:00, From £10Edinburgh Playhouse, 18-22 Greenside Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3AATheatrical production based on the 90s movie of the same name, where yer man Swayze got all excited with the pottery kiln.
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39 Steps
14:30 – 17:00, From £14King's Theatre, 3, Leven Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9LQAll-new version of Alfred Hitchcock's spy thriller following the adventures of dapper hero Richard Hannay, complete with the obligatory pencil moustache.
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The Sash
14:30 – 17:00, From £11The King's Theatre, 297 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4JNCelebration of the 40th anniversary of Hector MacMillan's political comedy, telling of the comic chaos and dramatic conflict between Protestants and Catholics in Glasgow on the day of an Orange Walk.
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Rutherford and Son
17:30 – 20:00, From £12The Playhouse, Williamson Square, Liverpool, L1 1ELWritten and set up North in 1912, Rutherford and Son is a brave portrayal of an industrial Edwardian family on the brink of collapse.
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Electronic Voice Phenomena
18:30 – 22:00, £7 (£5)International Anthony Burgess Foundation, Engine House, Chorlton Mill, 3 Cambridge Street, Manchester, M1 5BYUnique event exploring the idea of reading as a visual activity, with four unique performances addressing the nature of stimuli at the intersection of writing, technology and voice. Illuminating stuff.
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Walking With Dinosaurs
19:00 – 22:00, From £25Echo Arena, Kings Dock, Liverpool Waterfront, Liverpool, L3 4FPThe theatrical live event returns to the stage, a £10,000,000 production featuring 20 life-size dinosaurs. Fans of Jurassic Park unite.
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Dirty Dancing
19:30 – 22:00, From £19.50Palace Theatre, Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 6FTThe cult 80s film revamped for the stage, cue Baby and Johnny, plus sexy dancing and hungry eyes. Standard.
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Carnaby Street
19:30 – 22:00, From £7.50Opera House, Quay Street, Manchester, M3 3HPThe musical story of a generation, set against the backdrop of London's West End in the sixties. Packed with hits from the era.
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Lois Weaver: What Tammy Found Out
19:30 – 22:00, £8 (£5)Contact Theatre, Whitworth Art Gallery, Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6ERA performance lecture from one of the foremost queer performers in the world – covering education and class, feminism and feminity, and sex and ageing.
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A Doll's House
19:30 – 22:00, From £10Royal Exchange Theatre, St Anns Square, Manchester, M2 7DHHenrik Ibsen's inspired piece – which caused outrage both in its style and content when first staged in 1879 – is given a reworking, telling the story of a 'perfect' marriage that unravels as a series of lies are exposed.
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Brilliant Adventures
19:30 – 22:00, £12 (£10)Royal Exchange Theatre, St Anns Square, Manchester, M2 7DHA fast-paced tale about two brothers: one's a science genius, the other's a little unbalanced. After getting mixed up with a wealthy out-of-towner, they're thrown into a dangerous situation that involves breaking the laws of physics.
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Priscilla Queen of the Desert
19:30 – 22:00, From £10Empire Theatre, Lime Street, Liverpool, L1 1JENew theatrical production of the O.T.T. musical adventure where two drag queens and a transsexual get a cabaret gig in the middle of the desert. Now with added Jason-bloody-Donovan.
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Mysterious Skin
19:30 – 22:00, £8The Three Minute Theatre, Afflecks Arcade, 5-39 Oldham Street, Manchester, M1 1JGBased on the 1996 novel by Scott Heim, Mysterious Skin is a controversial drama about two young boys and a traumatic event from their childhood that threatens to tear apart their futures.
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Ghost
19:30 – 22:00, From £10Edinburgh Playhouse, 18-22 Greenside Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3AATheatrical production based on the 90s movie of the same name, where yer man Swayze got all excited with the pottery kiln.
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