Dundee Rep Brochure Spring 2020 by Dundee Rep Theatre

2020

WELCOME …to the second half of our anniversary season. We’re celebrating 80 years of Dundee Rep Theatre and 20 years of our resident acting ensemble – the only one of its kind in the country. It’s been wonderful presenting local stories that have enjoyed such wide appeal, and we continue to do this into 2020, beginning with our new musical stage adaptation of Oor Wullie which tours across Scotland this spring. We’re thrilled to be partnering once again with the National Theatre of Scotland to tour The Cheviot, The Stag and the Black, Black Oil in 2020. John McGrath’s extraordinary ceilidh-play tours to Glasgow, St Andrews, Musselburgh, Galashiels, and right here on the Rep stage. We are thrilled to welcome acclaimed British Choreographer Gary Clarke with Wasteland, an outstanding dance-theatre piece about postindustrial decline and the rise of rave culture. We’re also presenting an innovating shot for shot stage recreation of the cult movie Night of the Living Dead, and Vanishing Point’s staging of Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis. As always, our Children’s festival has something for all ages and we hope you enjoy this season’s diverse selection of visiting productions.

SMILE

MEASURE FOR MEASURE

CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION

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THE CHEVIOT, THE STAG AND THE BLACK, BLACK OIL

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LOOPING: SCOTLAND OVERDUB

ANTIGONE, INTERRUPTED

Where stated, we offer concessions to over 60s, people with disabilities, unemployed and members of entertainment unions. Concessions are subject to availability and proof of entitlement must be shown when purchasing tickets.

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Call: 01382 223530 Visit: dundeerep.co.uk scottishdancetheatre.com Scottish Dance Theatre’s Spring Season will see the return of the Edinburgh Fringe hit LOOPING: Scotland Overdub, and the first creation of Joan Clevillé as Artistic Director of the company: Antigone, Interrupted. Our Engagement Team continue to work to create opportunities to enrich the lives of communities through the power of theatre, dance and music and we are proud that the impact of this work is felt locally, nationally and internationally. As we approach the turning of the year and the midway point of this Anniversary Season we look towards our future at an exciting point in Dundee’s history. We are also proud that Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre is part of a creative community in Dundee that values the contribution of arts and creativity in shaping a better and brighter world.

CONCESSIONS

01382 223530 dundeerep.co.uk boxoffice@dundeerep.co.uk Tay Square, Dundee DD1 1PB

Andrew Panton Artistic Director (Dundee Rep) / Joint-Chief Executive

Liam Sinclair Executive Director / Joint-Chief Executive

Open MON-SAT, from 9:30AM to 6PM or until the start of the performance. Telephone booking is available until half an hour before the performance.

REP RESTAURANT 01382 223530 dundeereprestaurant.co.uk events@dundeerep.co.uk Open for lunch MON-SAT, NOON to 3PM.

INTRODUCING… DUNDEE REP’S DANCE PASS Especially for our Dundee dance fans, Dundee Rep is presenting its new Season Dance Pass, offering you up to 40% savings for our dance performances.

BOOK 2 SHOWS AND RECEIVE 25% OFF BOOK 3 SHOWS AND RECEIVE 40% OFF For all Ts&Cs, please visit our website.

Open for dinner from 5pm on performance evenings. Rep Café Bar open MON-SAT 9.30AM to 4PM and later on performance evenings.

DISCOVER OUR SPRING SEASON! 2 SHOWS SAVE 25% SMILE

18 FEB – 07 MAR

MEASURE FOR MEASURE 21 APR – 09 MAY

USING THE BROCHURE 03

SMILE Football visionary, tactical genius, greetin’-faced moan – who was the real Jim McLean?

WRITER PHILIP DIFFER DIRECTOR SALLY REID DESIGNER KENNY MILLER LIGHTING DESIGNER LIZZIE POWELL SOUND DESIGNER FIONA JOHNSTON DRAMATURG FINN DEN HERTOG

Jim McLean might never be called one of Scottish football’s best loved characters, but he will always be described as one of the most respected. While boss of Dundee United, McLean did something that no-one thought possible, and turned a provincial football club into a genuine European force, though not without cost. Smile, a new piece based on the life of this legendary football icon, reveals for the first time the complexities and contradictions, the highs and lows, and the triumphs and regrets of this totally unique individual.

TICKETS SEAT BAND A B C

PREVIEW TUE-THU & MATS £12 £22 £12 £19 £12 £12

FRI & SAT EVE £25 £23 £12

CONCESSIONS AVAILABLE, FOR DETAILS CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE OR WEBSITE.

A Jim McLean that will make you smile.

PERFORMANCES DATE TUE 18 FEB WED 19 FEB THU 20 FEB FRI 21 FEB SAT 22 FEB TUE 25 FEB WED 26 FEB THU 27 FEB FRI 28 FEB SAT 29 FEB TUE 03 MAR WED 04 MAR THU 05 MAR FRI 06 MAR SAT 07 MAR

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7.30PM 7.30PM 7.00PM 7.30PM 7.30PM 7.30PM 7.30PM 7.30PM 7.30PM 7.30PM 7.30PM 7.30PM 7.30PM 7.30PM 7.30PM

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2.30PM 2.30PM

Penned by theatre and television writer Philip Differ (Only an Excuse?) and directed by Sally Reid, this funny, moving and surprisingly honest new play will celebrate the memories of a difficult yet inspirational man, ultimately revealing a Jim McLean you never knew:

SMILE > TUE 18 FEB – SAT 07 MAR

[ DUNDEE REP ENSEMBLE PRESENTS ]

MEASURE FOR MEASURE ‘Judge not, that ye not be judged’ WRITER WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Two rulers: one benign, the other obstinate.

DIRECTOR IRENE MACDOUGALL DESIGNER KAREN TENNENT LIGHTING DESIGNER EMMA JONES

Shakespeare’s Vienna is a place of extremes. Depravity and licentiousness co-exist with inflexible virtue. A young nun is forced to choose between her brother’s life and her chastity. Under the force of patriarchy, her choices are limited and she doesn’t know where to turn.

COMPOSER CLAIRE McKENZIE

Directed by Dundee Rep Ensemble’s Irene Macdougall, this is a play which is all at once dark, comedic and entertaining. Measure for Measure is an exploration of the hypocrisy of power, the dispensation of justice, and the power of mercy. TICKETS SEAT BAND A B C

PREVIEW TUE-THU & MATS £22 £19 £12

£12 £12 £12

FRI & SAT EVE £25 £23 £12

CONCESSIONS AVAILABLE, FOR DETAILS CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE OR WEBSITE.

PERFORMANCES DATE TUE 21 APR WED 22 APR THU 23 APR FRI 24 APR SAT 25 APR TUE 28 APR WED 29 APR THU 30 APR FRI 01 MAY SAT 02 MAY TUE 05 MAY WED 06 MAY THU 07 MAY FRI 08 MAY SAT 09 MAY

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7.30PM 7.30PM 7PM 7.30PM 7.30PM 7.30PM 7.30PM 7.30PM 7.30PM 7.30PM 7.30PM 7.30PM 7.30PM 7.30PM 7.30PM

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Written in the early 1600s, Measure for Measure continues to be one of Shakespeare’s most controversial plays, yet it remains astoundingly resonant today.

MEASURE FOR MEASURE > TUE 21 APR – SAT 09 MAY

[ DUNDEE REP ENSEMBLE PRESENTS ]

CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION DIRECTOR FINN DEN HERTOG SET DESIGNER LEILA KALBASSI COSTUME DESIGNER CATE MACKIE

Set in a local community centre in small-town Vermont, five unlikely strangers gather for an amateur acting class. Winner of the 2010 Obie Award for Best New American Play and voted one of the top ten plays of 2009 by the New York Times, Annie Baker’s Circle Mirror Transformation shows eccentric leader, Marty, taking the group on a creative journey through drama exercises and role-play where these seemingly trivial games fuse personalities and truths, connecting them on a much deeper level. Hilarious, heartbreaking and altogether ridiculous. Dundee Rep Ensemble’s 2020 community tour takes audiences on a tender, funny and transcendent journey from the every day into the profound.

TOUR DATES FRI 12 JUN

RIO COMMUNITY CENTRE, NEWPORT

01382 543366

SAT 13 JUN

RIO COMMUNITY CENTRE, NEWPORT

01382 543366

WED 17 JUN

ARDLER COMMUNITY CENTRE

01382 436442

FRI 19 JUN

FINMILL CENTRE

01382 438641

SAT 20 JUN

MURTHLY VILLAGE HALL

01738 710408

FRI 26 JUN

KIRKTON COMMUNITY CENTRE

01382 436456

SAT 27 JUN

EASSIE, NEVAY & KIRKINCH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

01307 840939

More dates to follow, check our website for more info.

CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION > FRI 12 – SAT 27 JUN

[ DUNDEE REP ENSEMBLE PRESENTS ]

THE CHEVIOT > TUE 26 – FRI 29 MAY

[ NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND IN ASSOCIATION WITH DUNDEE REP THEATRE & LIVE THEATRE, NEWCASTLE PRESENTS ]

THE CHEVIOT, THE STAG AND THE BLACK, BLACK OIL A ceilidh through Scotland’s past – and present. BASED ON THE ORIGINAL PRODUCTION BY DUNDEE REP THEATRE WRITER JOHN McGRATH DIRECTOR JOE DOUGLAS AUDIO DESCRIBED / CAPTIONED WED 27 MAY 7.30PM AGE RECOMMENDATION 14+ SHOW LENGTH 160 MINUTES

(INCLUDING INTERVAL)

A B C

TUE-THU & MATS £22 £19 £12

FRI EVE £25 £23 £12

CONCESSIONS AVAILABLE, FOR DETAILS CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE OR WEBSITE.

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TUE 26 MAY WED 27 MAY THU 28 MAY FRI 29 MAY

2.30PM

7.30PM 7.30PM 7.30PM 7.30PM

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From the highland clearances to the oil boom, this is the universal tale of how the greed of a few blights the lives of many. Add a generous dose of Scottish rebellion and irreverence. Throw in some live music and a riotous ceilidh – you’ve got yourself a rollicking great night out. Back by popular demand following the completely sold out tour in 2019.

TICKETS SEAT BAND

This legendary piece of Scottish theatre tells the story of the exploitation of Scottish lands, waters and people over the centuries.

Come and experience the ‘Story that has a beginning, a middle but, as yet, no end…’

‘Raucous revival’ HHHHH THE SCOTSMAN

‘A quintessentially Scottish piece of theatre’ HHHH THE GUARDIAN

HHHHH THE INDEPENDENT (2015 PRODUCTION)

HHHHH THE HERALD (2015 PRODUCTION)

Photo: Tommy Ga Ken Wan

LOOPING:

SCOTLAND OVERDUB CONCEPT & CHOREOGRAPHER FELIPE DE ASSIS, LEONARDO FRANÇA & RITA AQUINO (7OITO) TEXT PRODUCED IN COLLABORATION WITH KIERAN HURLEY MUSIC TORBEN LARS SYLVEST LIGHTING DESIGNER EMMA JONES COSTUME DESIGNER ALISON BROWN RE-STAGING DRAMATURGY JOAN CLEVILLÉ TICKETS £17 CONCESSIONS £14 UNEMPLOYED £13 STUDENTS & CHILDREN £10 FOR DETAILS CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE OR WEBSITE

All ages welcome. All genders welcome. Everybody welcome. LOOPING: Scotland Overdub is a dance, party and politics experience where everyone is welcome. Led by our full company of dancers and embracing the collective spirit of ceilidh dancing and Brazilian street festival vibes, LOOPING: Scotland Overdub is an immersive performance-party with a distinctively Scottish edge, celebrating individual freedom and change. With text produced in collaboration with acclaimed Scottish playwright Kieran Hurley, and set to a fresh electronic dance score performed live by Torben Lars Sylvest, you are invited to join us on the dance floor for a night out not to be missed!

‘What a night!’ HHHH THE SCOTSMAN

BSL INTERPRETED / RELAXED PERFORMANCE SAT 28 MAR 2.30PM

‘A call for political action’ HHHH THE STAGE

AGE RECOMMENDATION ALL AGES SHOW LENGTH 60 MINUTES (NO INTERVAL)

MEET Scottish Dance Theatre Live Sketching Sat 28 Mar 11AM-12.30PM Company dance class open for artists to sketch.

LOOPING: Scotland Overdub is an immersive performance without sitting where the audience is free to move. Seats will be provided for those who are not able to stand. PERFORMANCES DATE MAT WED 25 MAR THU 26 MAR FRI 27 MAR SAT 28 MAR 2.30PM

EVE 7.30PM 7.30PM 7.30PM 7.30PM

Be Our Guest! Aged 16-18? We have 10 free tickets up for grabs to see LOOPING: Scotland Overdub. Free tickets on a first come, first served basis. Must book in person at Box Office with valid form of ID.

Pop-up Clothes Exchange & Upcycle Fri 27 Mar from 6PM Bring along your unwanted clothes and upcycle your wardrobe! To find out more about these events please visit our website.

LOOPING: SCOTLAND OVERDUB > WED 25 – SAT 28 MAR 2.30PM & 7.30PM

[ SCOTTISH DANCE THEATRE PRESENTS ]

JOAN CLEVILLÉ’S

ANTIGONE, INTERRUPTED CHOREOGRAPHER & DIRECTOR JOAN CLEVILLÉ PERFORMER SOLÈNE WEINACHTER LIGHTING DESIGNER EMMA JONES COSTUME DESIGN MATTHIAS STRAHM SOUND DESIGNER LUKE SUTHERLAND DRAMATURGY ELLA HICKSON TICKETS £17 CONCESSIONS £14 STUDENTS & CHILDREN £10 FOR DETAILS CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE OR WEBSITE

What do you do when the state becomes the oppressor? Would you put your body on the line? A young girl ready to die to defend what she thinks is right. A king determined to impose his will as the rule of law. Antigone, Interrupted re-imagines a classic story for a contemporary world through the body and the voice of a single performer. In his first creation as Artistic Director of Scottish Dance Theatre, choreographer Joan Clevillé (Plan B for Utopia, The North) presents an intimate solo work with acclaimed performer Solène Weinachter. Using his distinctive mixture of dance, theatre and storytelling, Clevillé examines the notion of dissent in democracy, and how the female body can be the target of oppression but also a powerful tool for resistance.

AGE RECOMMENDATION 12+ SHOW LENGTH 60 MINUTES (NO INTERVAL)

MEET Scottish Dance Theatre Meet the Creative: Joan Clevillé Thu 7 May 7PM. Free. Antigone, Interrupted: The Audience Forum How does Antigone, Interrupted speak to contemporary politics? Participatory discussion with the audience and the creative team hosted by artist and activist Jonathan Baxter. Starts 15min after the performance. Free. To find out more about these events please visit our website.

ANTIGONE, INTERRUPTED > WED 13 MAY 7.30PM

[ SCOTTISH DANCE THEATRE PRESENTS ]

ENGAGEMENT > FRI 19 – SAT 27 JUN

[ DUNDEE REP AND SCOTTISH DANCE THEATRE ]

YOUTH THEATRE DOUBLE BILL Taking pride of place at our Keys to the City youth take over weekend the 14–16 and 16–18 youth theatres present a double bill of performance. Join them for a dynamic experience of Scotland’s young theatre makers. Keep your eye on our website for more info coming soon.

SAT 23 MAY 2.30PM

TAKE FLIGHT Our wellbeing groups, under the artistic leadership of resident theatre artist Amanda Lowson and filmmaker Sandie Jamieson come together for a celebration of their achievements. Take Flight will be an afternoon of joy, wonder and spectacle as we soar into the stories of our fantastic participants. Funded by The Rank Foundation.

FRI 19 – SUN 21 JUN

KEYS TO THE CITY At an undisclosed Dundee location there’s a takeover afoot! Curated, designed and project managed by our Tenfold youth programmers, Keys to the City will be a weekend of dynamic performance, pop up dance, creative action and more. Full programme to be announced in April.

Tenfold Celebrating ten years of our innovative project Enterprise @ The Rep, Tenfold invites 10 bold and dynamic teens to collaborate with Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre for a bespoke 12-month experience. Led by our creative associate Amanda Glover, Tenfold will see the 10 young people form a programming company taking charge of several events and performances in 2020. The first of these will be Keys to the City – a youth takeover weekend.

Creative Active Lives This specially funded project invites care experienced young people to form their own dance company. Facilitated by Dance Artist Abbey Adams, from April 2020 to August 2021 our creative active lives dance company will come together through residential weekends, summer schools and weekly sessions to explore their passion for dance, create events for their peers and choreograph and perform their own unique dance work at the 2021 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

TOURING FRI 26 – SAT 27 JUN

Supported by the Life Changes Trust.

COMMUNITY COMPANY PERFORMANCE

We are currently recruiting young people to be involved in our Creative Active Lives project. If you or a young person you know would like to get involved please contact Abbey Adams on AAdams@dundeereptheatre.co.uk

Directed by Amanda Lowson this new multi artform and accessible production will be devised by the cast. More details to be announced in the Spring.

WED 05 FEB 7.30PM

[ GILLIAN DUFFY PRESENTS ]

[ SHAPER/CAPER PRESENTS ]

THE GHOSTING OF RABBIE BURNS [ GARY CLARKE COMPANY PRESENTS ]

WASTELAND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR GARY CLARKE DRAMATURGE LOU COPE LIGHTING & VIDEO DESIGNER & RAVE SOUNDTRACK CHARLES WEBBER SET & COSTUME DESIGNER RYAN DAWSON LAIGHT MUSICAL DIRECTOR STEVEN ROBERTS SOUNDSCAPE DESIGN DANIEL THOMAS TICKETS £19 CONCESSIONS £17 STUDENTS & CHILDREN £10 FOR DETAILS CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE OR WEBSITE

AGE RECOMMENDATION 14+ CONTAINS SOME STRONG LANGUAGE THIS PERFORMANCE CONTAINS LOUD MUSIC, STROBE LIGHTING, HAZE AND SMOKE EFFECTS SHOW LENGTH 85 MINUTES

(NO INTERVAL)

POST SHOW TALK FRI 31 JAN

In 1994 hundreds of coal miners hung up their pit boots as Grimethorpe Colliery was destroyed, along with the tight-knit working-class community that surrounded it. WASTELAND, Gary Clarke’s sequel to COAL, looks at how two generations coped in this era of radical upheaval. As we see one generation grind to a halt, we follow the next into the 90s illegal rave scene, where derelict warehouses and abandoned work spaces became home for a new-found community of music and dance. Bringing together Clarke’s vivid physical dance language performed by a company of exceptional dancers, a community cast of singers, brass musicians, archive film footage, a powerful rave soundtrack and unique art work by Jimmy Cauty (co-founder of The KLF), WASTELAND dives head first into a gritty story of loss, hope, escapism and survival.

‘Blisteringly fierce’ HHHH MARY BRENNAN, THE HERALD

‘A poignant and thrilling portrait of the British rave scene’ HHHH ELIZA GEARTY, THE SKINNY

‘WASTELAND is a truly wonderful piece of dance-theatre: humane, politically charged, by turns funny and sad’ HHHHH ANNA WINTER, THE STAGE

BY GILLIAN DUFFY PRODUCER GILLIAN DUFFY MUSICAL DIRECTOR ALYSON ORR TICKETS £16 CONCESSIONS £14 STUDENTS £10 FOR DETAILS CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE OR WEBSITE

AGE RECOMMENDATION 16+ SHOW LENGTH 100 MINUTES (INCLUDING INTERVAL)

Heartbroken author Emily Winters takes herself away to her aunt’s old cottage in Ayrshire to get over her cheating ex. As she celebrates Burns night alone, wishing that the right man would show up, she gets a visitation slightly different than what she’d hoped for – the ghost of Rabbie Burns (John Kielty) appears to give her some dating advice… and he knows what he’s talking about! Featuring the great songs and poems of Burns, such as My Love is Like a Red Red Rose, Ae Fond Kiss, Charlie is my Darlin’ and of course Auld Lang Syne, this hilarious comedy proves that love and relationships haven’t changed that much in 200 years after all.

TUE 04 – WED 05 FEB

WASTELAND > FRI 31 JAN & SAT 01 FEB 7.30PM

TUE 04 FEB 7.30PM

THE UNWANTED BY THOMAS SMALL DIRECTOR THOMAS SMALL LIGHTING DESIGNER THOMAS SMALL & DAVE MILLER MUSICAL DIRECTOR MARK FRANKS (THE OVERTONES) DRAMATURGY SHEILA ALLAN TICKETS £15 CONCESSIONS £13 STUDENTS £10 FOR DETAILS CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE OR WEBSITE

AGE RECOMMENDATION 14+ CONTAINS SOME STRONG LANGUAGE SHOW LENGTH 60 MINUTES (NO INTERVAL)

A unique comedy dance-theatre show, featuring songs specially written by Mark Franks of The Overtones. For 15 years, Thomas has faced a constant, stifling stream of rejection. Dates broken, relationships soured, but even worse… dance pieces that never got made. From a huge show about the apocalypse to exploring the nuances of cheddar cheese, for one night only, Thomas will bring them to life. Maybe we’ll discover there was a reason that they never got made…

‘Gillian Duffy’s writing takes you on a rollercoaster ride of emotion’ GOODREADS.COM

‘Perfectly formed. An unexpected gem that really warms the heart’ GLASGOW THEATRE BLOG

FRI 07 FEB 7.30PM

SAT 08 FEB 7.30PM

MON 24 FEB 7.20PM

[ INSIDEOUT THEATRE PRODUCTIONS LTD PROUDLY PRESENTS ]

[ FAIR PLEY PRESENTS ]

[ LEE MARTIN FOR GAG REFLEX PRESENTS ]

[ CREATIVE DUNDEE PRESENTS ]

GIRLS’ NIGHT OOT! BY PAUL HARPER-SWAN DIRECTOR PAUL HARPER-SWAN MUSICAL DIRECTOR ALI CLELAND TICKETS £16 CONCESSIONS £14 STUDENTS £10

FOR DETAILS CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE OR WEBSITE

AGE RECOMMENDATION 18+ CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE

SHOW LENGTH 120 MINUTES (INCLUDING INTERVAL)

Join the girls on a hen night that you won’t forget with a smash hit retro soundtrack… Songs from 60’s,70’s, 80’s, 90’s and Now! To prepare for a marriage all a girl needs are her friends and a guid old hen night! Banterous and Bootyliciously good fun! Songs include Hot Stuff, Girls Just wanna have fun, I’m Every Woman and many more! ‘It’s a wee bit naughty but a great night out for the gals’ BEVERLEY LYONS

‘Excellent vocal performances’ BROADWAY WORLD

‘Insideout has the crowd-pleasing song choices picked to perfection’ WEST END DREAMER

IN CONVERSATION WITH

PAUL STURROCK TICKETS £16

FOR DETAILS CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE OR WEBSITE

AGE RECOMMENDATION 12+ SHOW LENGTH 110 MINUTES (INCLUDING INTERVAL)

BEN HART: WONDER

“Luggy” played 20 times for Scotland, including at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. He went on to manage St Johnstone, Dundee United, Plymouth Argyle, Sheffield Wednesday and Southampton and enjoyed considerable success as a manager. Join the Arabs’ legend in conversation with sports journalist Graham Spiers, chatting about his career and the various characters he played with. Sturrock also offers real insight about the making and methods of the legendary Jim McLean, the man, he says, “who made me 70% a better player”.

PECHAKUCHA TICKETS £7 CONCESSIONS £5

TICKETS £17 CONCESSIONS £15 STUDENTS & CHILDREN £10 FOR DETAILS CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE OR WEBSITE

AGE RECOMMENDATION 12+ SHOW LENGTH 100 MINUTES (INCLUDING INTERVAL)

Paul Sturrock is a Dundee United legend who will forever be associated with the glory years of the 1980s and the Jim McLean era. Both a winger and a striker, Sturrock was instrumental in some of the Tangerines’ greatest moments, including twice beating Barcelona en route to the 1987 UEFA Cup final.

SAT 08 – MON 24 FEB

THU 06 – FRI 07 FEB

THU 06 FEB 7.30PM

Britain’s Got Talent 2019 finalist, West End star and multi award-winning magician Ben Hart is embarking on his debut solo tour. Described by David Walliams as ‘the living embodiment of magic’, Ben has recently played to royalty, heads of state and celebrities, in West End theatres, international arenas and on dozens of UK and international TV appearances (including his own series on BBC Three, The One Show and BBC One’s Now You See It). Expect his most mind-blowing and exciting magic in a show that shines a light on magic, life, the universe and the darkest corners of your imaginations. With the simplest of props, using the objects and minds of the audience, Ben Hart conjures an altogether new kind of magic.

FOR DETAILS CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE OR WEBSITE

PechaKucha has a simple quick-fire format – speakers show 20 images, each for 20 seconds. Each person chooses a topic – their work, their loves, hates, hobbies or holidays! The night is a great way for people to meet and hear about interesting activities happening across the city and beyond. Creative Dundee has been running PechaKucha Nights since 2011, and featured variety of talented voices from the city. Come along for an evening of entertainment, humour and great chat! Always different, entertaining and inspiring; there is something for everyone at this event which first started in Tokyo in 2003 and has now grown into a global phenomenon in over 1,000 cities. Our regular ‘Pass the Mic’ feature on the night gives anyone the chance to shout out the events and opportunities they have coming up.

‘Unbelievable! That was unbelievable… Really… I’m shocked’ SIMON COWELL

‘Makes sceptics become believers’ HHHHH BROADWAY BABY

WED 11 MAR 7.30PM

[ NUNAH PHYSICAL THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS ]

VERVE: MIXED BILL

REMEMBER? BY VICKY HEATH DIRECTOR VICKY HEATH MOVEMENT VICKY HEATH & CAST CAST RIA McLEOD, LUCY PEDERSEN, ELLIE HUGHES, LAURA BRAILSFORD TICKETS £10

FOR DETAILS CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE OR WEBSITE

AGE RECOMMENDATION 12+ SHOW LENGTH 45 MINUTES (NO INTERVAL) THIS PERFORMANCE WILL TAKE PLACE IN STUDIO 3

CHOREOGRAPHERS LALI AYGUADÉ, MARI CARRASCO, BOTIS SEVA, DOUGLAS THORPE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MATTHEW ROBINSON PRODUCTION MANAGER MARK BAKER TECHNICAL & LIGHTING MANAGER CHRIS YATES TICKETS £11 CONCESSIONS £9 FOR DETAILS CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE OR WEBSITE

[ AN IMITATING THE DOG AND LEEDS PLAYHOUSE CO-PRODUCTION ]

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD™ REMIX PRESENTED BY COURTESY OF IMAGE TEN, INC

AGE RECOMMENDATION 11+ SHOW LENGTH 120 MINUTES (INCLUDING INTERVAL)

AFTER SHOW Q&A

A push. Somewhere high. Someone falling. Remember? a devised physical theatre piece, is the development of a scratch performance shown at The Rep Stripped Festival at Dundee Rep in April 2019 by Nunah Physical Theatre Company. Remember? follows the story of one woman who is desperately trying to put the pieces of her memories, and essentially her life, back together. Why does she feel she has done something wrong? What can’t she remember? Her partial and fragmented memories are painstakingly revealed throughout the piece, and the shadows of her past invite her, along with each audience member, to consider what might have happened in a world where it’s often impossible to know the real truth.

Physically ambitious, strikingly original dance. VERVE’s exceptional dancers tackle brand new works by Olivier award-winning dance theatre maker Botis Seva, prolific dancer-turned-acclaimed-choreographer Lali Ayguadé, rising star in Scandinavian contemporary dance Mari Carrasco, and maverick choreographer Douglas Thorpe. Fourteen dancers. Four distinct, exhilarating works. See where dance is now and where it may go next. VERVE is the internationally touring postgraduate company of Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD). ‘Captivating, superbly energetic’ THE STATE OF THE ARTS

DIRECTORS ANDREW QUICK & PETE BROOKS PROJECTION & VIDEO DESIGNER SIMON WAINWRIGHT DESIGNER LAURA HOPKINS LIGHTING DESIGNER ANDREW CROFTS ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSED BY JAMES HAMILTON TICKETS £20 CONCESSIONS £17 STUDENTS £10 FOR DETAILS CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE OR WEBSITE

AGE RESTRICTION 15+ SHOW LENGTH 120 MINUTES (INCLUDING INTERVAL)

PERFORMANCES DATE FRI 13 MAR SAT 14 MAR

MAT 2.30PM

EVE 7.30PM 7.30PM

Seven strangers take refuge from flesh eating ‘ghouls’ in an isolated farmhouse. As the night draws in, their situation becomes desperate, hope turns to despair, and the picket-fence American dream is smashed apart. Seven performers enter the stage armed with cameras, a box of props and a rail of costumes. Can they recreate the film, shot-for-shot before our eyes, using whatever they can lay their hands on? 50 years after the release of George A. Romero’s politically charged zombie movie, as liberal values are under threat, and we find ourselves adrift in a climate of mistrust and paranoia, imitating the dog and Leeds Playhouse create a love-song to the original 1960s film, retelling it as a searing story for now.

‘imitating the dog, a company at the forefront of testing the nature of theatre’ THE GUARDIAN

‘A very talented cast… strong personalities’ DANCE EUROPE

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD™ > FRI 13 & SAT 14 MAR 2.30PM & 7.30PM

MON 02 – WED 11 MAR

MON 02 MAR 7PM

TUE 17 MAR 7.30PM

[ BALLETBOYZ PRESENTS ]

[ ELFIE PICKET PRESENTS ]

DELUXE

ANE CITY

TICKETS £19 CONCESSIONS £15 STUDENTS & CHILDREN £10

BY TAYLOR DYSON DIRECTOR CALUM KELLY

FOR DETAILS CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE OR WEBSITE

TICKETS £15 CONCESSIONS £13 STUDENTS £10

AGE RECOMMENDATION 7+ SHOW LENGTH 80 MINUTES (INCLUDING INTERVAL)

There’s a treat in store for Spring; BalletBoyz are back! Get ready to meet Joey, Ben, Harry, Liam, Sandi and Will – the six exceptional young dancers who star in this feast of mesmerising and sublime dance, cleverly fused with the BalletBoyz trademark use of film and behind the scenes footage. BalletBoyz are celebrating their 20th Anniversary with this brand-new show. Winners of numerous awards in the UK and overseas, BalletBoyz are one of the most cheekily original and innovative forces in dance, thrilling audiences and critics alike with their distinctive style which blends achingly beautiful dance with stunning music and film. Deluxe features work by some of the world’s most exciting and innovative artists, including choreographer XieXin, composer Jiang Shao Feng, Punch Drunk’s Maxine Doyle and jazz musician and composer Cassie Kinoshi of the Mercurynominated SEED Ensemble.

WED 18 MAR AT 7:30PM

PARIS BY CHRISTINE BOVILL TICKETS £16 CONCESSIONS £14 STUDENTS & CHILDREN £10 FOR DETAILS CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE OR WEBSITE

FOR DETAILS CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE OR WEBSITE

AGE RECOMMENDATION 16+ SHOW LENGTH 60 MINUTES (NO INTERVAL)

AGE RECOMMENDATION 12+ SHOW LENGTH 110 MINUTES (INCLUDING INTERVAL)

[ RANDAN PRESENTS ]

HORSE

‘THE SAME SKY’ #30 ANNIVERSARY SHOW TICKETS £20 CONCESSIONS £17 STUDENTS & CHILDREN £10 FOR DETAILS CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE OR WEBSITE

AGE RECOMMENDATION ALL AGES SHOW LENGTH 100 MINUTES (INCLUDING INTERVAL)

Tay has returned to her hometown of Dundee for a summer of relaxation, drinking and self-discovery. But first, she has to get through a night out with her friends, hitting the streets of Dundee. From Perth Road Pubs with seedy bouncers; to drunken revelations on the McManus steps with Rabbie Burns – Tay attempts to find herself in the city of Dundee. A theatrical one-woman show that combines elements of Scots language, storytelling, song and comedy, to tell a story about class, identity and belonging.

Award winning chanteuse, Christine Bovill has built her reputation on the massively successful sell-out show, Piaf.

‘Incredibly emotional and enjoyable’ HHHHH ONE4REVIEW

Songs of Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel, Charles Trenet, Barbara, Juliet Greco, Charles Aznavour are interspersed with wonderful anecdotes from the period.

‘Absolute joy to behold’ HHHH THE EDIT

Bovill returns to the Dundee Rep with her 5 star show, PARIS, winner of Spirit of the Fringe in 2017. Here she beckons you back to a Parisian scented twilight world; a demi-monde of heroes, outcasts, cynics and bruised romantics. With drama, pathos and pizzazz, the show casts a sepiatinged spotlight on the Golden Age of French Song.

Celebrating some of the greatest hits of the 20th century in both English and French... the show includes My Way, What Now My Love, Autumn Leaves, La Vie En Rose, Let It Be Me, No Regrets, She, Amsterdam... ‘Something that will stay with you for the rest of your life... I wasn’t prepared for the effect her voice would have on me’ SUNDAY TIMES

THU 19 MAR 7.30PM

Horse makes an exciting return to the Rep with her very special 30th year anniversary celebrations of the first Horse album The Same Sky. This is a rare chance to share and relive memories from the evocative and formative first Horse album. In March 1989, the first single “You Could Be Forgiven” was released, it was so different from anything else – thrilling first plays on Radio 1, this track absolutely set the bar. The first major UK tour followed. In 1990 the album followed and tours across Europe opening for artists such as Tina Turner and BB King. The standout song from this album and arguably, of any of her albums, is Careful, a beautiful and timeless song, which will forever be her ‘my way’. A special night which will inevitably conjure up treasured times from over the years for her entire audience. It’s the full band show, playing the album in its entirety with b sides and a best of the rest – a set choc-full of classic songs. A very special evening indeed.

WED 18 – THU 19 MAR

MON 16 – TUE 17 MAR

MON 16 MAR 7.30PM

SAT 21 MAR 7.30PM

[ PM LIVE LTD PRESENTS ]

[ FAIR PLEY PRESENTS ]

MARK THOMAS 50 THINGS ABOUT US

IN CONVERSATION WITH…

ARCHIE MACPHERSON

TICKETS £18.50/£13.50

[ FRECKLE PRODUCTIONS & ROSE ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS ]

FOR DETAILS CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE OR WEBSITE

AGE RECOMMENDATION 16+ SHOW LENGTH 120 MINUTES

TICKETS £16 CONCESSIONS £14 STUDENTS & CHILDREN £10

(INCLUDING INTERVAL)

FOR DETAILS CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE OR WEBSITE

Mark uses his trademark style of storytelling, stand-up, subversion and really, really, well researched material to try and find out how the hell we ended up in the middle of this shit show. 50 Things About Us is a show about songs, gongs, loot, tradition, wigs, nicking, statues, art and identity. A sort of funny national edition of Who Do You Think You Are? Mark says: “Look, I have been doing this for 34 years. I have gone from stand-up to theatre and half way back again. It’s another slightly odd show, a sort of sweary, History Channel with laughs and creative mischief. If you’ve seen my shows before, this one is going to be a show in the vein of 100 Acts of Minor Dissent.” ‘A master of this type of entertainment…’ HHHHH THE ARTS DESK

ZOG

AGE RECOMMENDATION 12+ SHOW LENGTH 110 MINUTES (INCLUDING INTERVAL)

Macpherson’s 50 years-plus career in broadcasting and writing shows few signs of abating. A former teacher who rose to prominence at BBC Scotland in the late 1960s, becoming one of Britain’s most recognisable football presenters and commentators. Macpherson has worked for the BBC – with whom he had a noted fall-out – Eurosport, STV, Radio Clyde and Radio Scotland among others. He is an expert on Jock Stein, whose work he covered as a journalist and whom he got to know behind the scenes with Celtic and Scotland. Macpherson’s knowledge of Scottish football is scarcely matched. With sports journalist and broadcaster Graham Spiers.

BY JULIA DONALDSON & AXEL SCHEFFLER

TICKETS £15.50 CHILDREN £13.50 GROUPS 10+ £13.50 FOR DETAILS CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE OR WEBSITE

AGE RECOMMENDATION ALL AGES SHOW LENGTH 60 MINUTES (NO INTERVAL)

PERFORMANCES DATE MON 30 MAR TUE 31 MAR 11.00AM 2.00PM

4.30PM 4.30PM

Large in size, and keen in nature, Zog is so eager to win a golden star at Madam Dragon’s school, where dragons learn all the things that dragons need to know. Zog tries so very hard, perhaps too hard, and he bumps, burns and roars his way through years one, two and three. Luckily, the plucky Princess Pearl patches him up ready to face his biggest challenge yet… a duel with knight, Sir Gadabout the Great! The smash-hit stage adaptation from Freckle Productions (the team behind Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales and Tabby McTat) is back in 2020 and promises to be bigger, brighter and more roar-some than ever before! With brand new songs from Joe Stilgoe (The Jungle Book, The Midnight Gang) and directed by Emma Kilbey, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s much-loved Zog is a magical production for all ages.

‘Lovingly interpreted with colour, flair and talent, Zog will have thousands of children laughing and falling in love with theatre’ HHHHH MUSICAL THEATRE REVIEW (2019 PRODUCTION)

‘This a show that comes from the guts’ HHHH THE TELEGRAPH

ZOG > MON 30 – TUE 31 MAR 11.00AM, 2.00PM & 4.30PM

FRI 20 – SAT 21 MAR

FRI 20 MAR 7.30PM

FRI 10 APR 1.30PM & 3PM

[ PUPPET STATE THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS ]

[ SHAPER/CAPER PRESENTS ]

THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES [ balletLORENT PRESENTS ]

THE LOST HAPPY ENDINGS

AN ORIGINAL STORY BY CAROL ANN DUFFY RETOLD AS DANCE THEATRE FOR FAMILY

What happens when the Happy Endings are stolen? WRITER CAROL ANN DUFFY DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER LIV LORENT COSTUME DESIGNER NASIR MAZHAR SET DESIGNER NEIL MURRAY LIGHTING DESIGNERS MALCOM RIPPETH & MICHAEL MORGAN COMPOSER MURRAY GOLD NARRATOR JOANNA LUMLEY MOVEMENT LIV LORENT & THE DANCERS TICKETS £19 CONCESSIONS £17 STUDENTS & CHILDREN £10 FOR DETAILS CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE OR WEBSITE

AGE RECOMMENDATION 5+ SHOW LENGTH 100 MINUTES

(INCLUDING INTERVAL)

Deep in the forest lives Jub, a magical girl with six fingers on each hand. Her job is to guard the Happy Endings to stories and fairytales. But one day an otherworldly Witch steals them, and at bedtime the stories are destroyed... Goldilocks changed the locks on the cottage of the three bears… Cinderella’s foot is now too big for the glass slipper… Little Red Riding Hood is gobbled up by the wolf… and Pinocchio’s nose never stops growing! As the Witch disappears with the stolen Happy Endings it is up to Jub to save the night, encountering many beloved fairytale characters and woodland creatures in her quest... Full of energy, emotion and visual magic this family show is the one to watch. Original score composed by Murray Gold, with set design by Neil Murray and narrated by Joanna Lumley.

BY JEAN GIONO ADAPTED & PERFORMED BY RICHARD MEDRINGTON & RICK CONTE DIRECTOR & DESIGNER AILIE COHEN TICKETS £12 CONCESSIONS £10 CHILDREN £8 FAMILY TICKET £35 FOR DETAILS CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE OR WEBSITE

AGE RECOMMENDATION 7+ SHOW LENGTH 65 MINUTES (NO INTERVAL)

This long-running, multi-sensory theatrical adaptation of Jean Giono’s environmental classic tells the inspiring story of a shepherd who plants a forest, acorn by acorn, transforming a barren wasteland. As much a touching tale as it is a hilarious puppet show, The Man Who Planted Trees shows us the difference one man (and his dog!) can make to the world. ‘IT IS VERY, very rare to find something that appeals as effortlessly to children and adults as this magical show’ HHHHH SCOTSMAN ‘Laughs, heartbreak, war, regeneration, scented breezes, sparkling wit, the best dog puppet ever. Perfect for children and grown-ups. Terrific’ GUARDIAN

SAT 04 – FRI 10 APR

THE LOST HAPPY ENDINGS > THU 02 APR 7PM & FRI 03 APR 2PM

SAT 04 APR 2PM

PAPER MOON DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER THOMAS SMALL DESIGNER JANIS HART TICKETS £8 FOR DETAILS CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE OR WEBSITE

AGE RECOMMENDATION 3-10 YEARS OLD SHOW LENGTH 35 MINUTES (NO INTERVAL)

Paper Moon is a delightful and memorable adventure for the under 5s commissioned by Cumbernauld Theatre by Shaper/Caper featuring set design by Janis Hart. The moonlight is beautiful, shining across the bedroom floor as Poppy Diddle dozes off. But is all as calm as it seems? Suddenly, Poppy wakes up to discover that the MoonMoo (the cow that jumped over the moon) has got stuck on the Moon! Poppy’s mission is clear! And she really needs your help to rescue MoonMoo! Will you be Poppy’s friend at Astronaut School and help her build paper rockets to get to space? 5-4-3-2-1-BLAST OFF! Join Poppy and her dog Peppy on this wonderful adventure as she launches across the canvas sky, at the speed of light, towards the Paper Moon. Participatory opportunities for all throughout the show to help Poppy’s journey.

SAT 30 MAY 7.30PM

[THE ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE EDINBURGH & LUNG HA THEATRE COMPANY PRESENT]

[ A WAY WITH MEDIA PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS ]

CASTLE LENNOX [ A VANISHING POINT, EMILIA ROMAGNA TEATRO FONDAZIONE & TRON THEATRE CO-PRODUCTION ]

THE METAMORPHOSIS AFTER THE STORY BY FRANZ KAFKA ADAPTED & DIRECTED BY MATTHEW LENTON SET & COSTUME KENNETH MACLEOD LIGHTING DESIGNER SIMON WILKINSON ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR JOANNA BOWMAN AGE RECOMMENDATION 12+ SHOW LENGTH 90 MINUTES

TICKETS SEAT BAND A B C

THU & MATS £22 £19 £12

FRI & SAT EVE £25 £23 £12

PERFORMANCES DATE MAT THU 09 APR FRI 10 APR SAT 11 APR 2.30PM

EVE 7.30PM 7.30PM 7.30PM

The Metamorphosis is the story of an ordinary man who wakes up one morning to find he has been transformed into a giant insect. Soon he begins to realise he’s got bigger problems than being late for work. His family, shocked by his bizarre condition, barricade him into his room, unwilling to accept that somewhere inside this behemoth of a bug is their son. Franz Kafka’s hugely influential, tragicomic, iconic novella is brought vividly to life by the team that brought you The Dark Carnival, in this international co-production between Vanishing Point, Emilia Romagna Teatro (Italy) and Tron Theatre (Glasgow).

‘EPIC’ HHHHH THE HERALD ON THE DARK CARNIVAL

‘Rare and marvellous... With Kenneth MacLeod’s multi-layered set conjuring up all kinds of theatrical magic’ HHHH THE SCOTSMAN ON THE DARK CARNIVAL

‘One of the UK’s most singular theatre companies’ THE GUARDIAN ON VANISHING POINT

BY LINDA McLEAN DIRECTOR MARIA OLLER DESIGNER KAREN TENNENT LIGHTING DESIGNER SIMON WILKINSON MUSICAL DIRECTOR DAVID PAUL JONES MOVEMENT JANICE PARKER MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN MJ McCARTHY TICKETS £15 CONCESSIONS £13 DISABILITY TICKETS AVAILABLE AT £5 WITH COMPANIONS GOING FREE FOR DETAILS CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE OR WEBSITE

SHOW LENGTH 75 MINUTES (NO INTERVAL)

‘You said small spaces encourage large thoughts and... then you locked the door.’ When Annis, a young girl with autism, finds herself incarcerated in Lennox Castle Hospital, an institution, designed for the constraint of ‘the feeble minded’, her first impulse is to try and escape the brutal regime of punishment and medication. However, as she gets to know her fellow patients they introduce her to another world – a world exploding with colour and song. Linda McLean has written a play with songs (by MJ McCarthy) about the strength, wit and resilience of those who were sent to Castle Lennox from the 1930s to the 1990s. This inspiring tale is brought to the stage as a collaboration between the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh and the brilliant Lung Ha Theatre Company (Dr Stirlingshire’s Discovery, We Are All Just Little Creatures).

FRANCIS ROSSI I TALK TOO MUCH

SUPER VIP TICKETS £75 SUPER VIP INCLUDES A PRE-SHOW MEET ’N’ GREET, BEST SEATS IN THE AUDITORIUM PLUS VIP MERCH BAG, WHICH WILL CONTAIN A TOUR LANYARD AND AN UNSIGNED PHOTOGRAPH OF FRANCIS. VIP TICKETS £40 BEST SEATS IN THE AUDITORIUM PLUS VIP MERCH BAG, WHICH WILL CONTAIN A TOUR LANYARD AND AN UNSIGNED PHOTOGRAPH OF FRANCIS. STANDARD TICKETS £30 FOR DETAILS CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE OR WEBSITE

SHOW LENGTH 110 MINUTES (INCLUDING INTERVAL)

Legendary Status Quo lead singer Francis Rossi will share the extraordinary secrets of his 50-plus years in rock’n’roll when he takes to the stage for an intimate evening of chat and music. In Francis Rossi: I Talk Too Much, the founder, lead singer and lead guitarist of Status Quo will talk about his mishaps and adventures of life on the road with one of the biggest and most loved bands ever. Francis is a true member of British Rock Royalty. He sang the first words at Live Aid in 1985, survived the obligatory rock’n’roll brush with alcohol and drugs, was awarded an OBE in 2010 and has a BRIT for his Outstanding Contribution to Music. Expect laughter, revelations, tales involving some of the giants of music, exclusive video clips, snatches of classic tunes and a great night out.

SAT 16 – SAT 30 MAY

THE METAMORPHOSIS > THU 09 – SAT 11 APR 2.30PM & 7.30PM

SAT 16 MAY 2.30PM & 7.30PM

FRI 05 JUN 7PM

[ PM LIVE LTD PRESENTS ]

[ STAND EASY PRESENTS ]

ED BYRNE IF I’M HONEST

RESPECT

SAT 20 & SUN 21 JUN 12.30PM, 2PM & 3.30PM [ SCOTTISH OPERA PRESENTS ]

POP-UP OPERA

TICKETS DONATIONS WELCOME TICKETS £26 FOR DETAILS CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE OR WEBSITE

AGE RECOMMENDATION 16+

Join Ed as he takes a long hard look at himself and tries to decide if he has ANY traits that are worth passing on to his children. Ed Byrne presents his brand-new masterclass in observational comedy hot on the heels of his 17/18 Touring hit, Spoiler Alert! A TV household name, in the past year Ed has appeared on Live At The Apollo (Host, BBC), Mock The Week (BBC), The Pilgrimage (BBC), Top Gear (BBC) and QI (BBC). ‘A one-hour tour de force performance from the master comedian’ HHHHH BROADWAYBABY ‘The hour is self-deprecating, never selfindulgent, and his packed audience are well entertained’ HHHHH SUNDAY EXPRESS ‘Thoroughly entertaining… he is a total pro and terrific company’ HHHH THE TIMES

FOR DETAILS CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE OR WEBSITE

AGE RECOMMENDATION ALL AGES SHOW LENGTH 60 MINUTES (PLUS AFTER SHOW DISCUSSION) THIS PERFORMANCE WILL TAKE PLACE IN STUDIO 3

Stand Easy returns to the Rep with their new devised play Respect. Stand Easy works with wounded, injured or sick ex-Forces and their families. We spend three weeks working together with professionals and HND drama student volunteers from the D&A College, to devise a play based around their experiences. The play this year will take a story form each of the ex-Forces participants and weave it into a play about respect. Why is respect important, how do we show it, what happens when respect is not shown, why are some groups of people shown less respect than others? We do this to improve the mental health of those involved, to bring them out of isolation and to reconnect them with civilian life. Please come along and support these courageous people who are still serving their country – now, in a different way.

TICKETS £8 CHILDREN £4

TUE 3 NOV 7.30PM [ A WAY WITH MEDIA PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS ]

JOHN LYDON

I COULD BE WRONG, I COULD BE RIGHT

FOR DETAILS CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE OR WEBSITE

SHOW LENGTH 25 MINUTES (NO INTERVAL) THESE PERFORMANCES WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE CITY CENTRE

Pop-up Opera is back on the road in 2020 with three brilliant shows for all ages. Brought to life by a storyteller, singers, musicians and a set of colourful illustrations, each of the 25-minute long shows is an opera in miniature, performed within a specially-adapted, fully-accessible opera house on wheels! Full details to be announced Spring 2020. ‘An experience of opera that could hardly be more up close and personal’ OPERA NOW, 2017

SUPER VIP TICKETS £75 SUPER VIPS TICKETS INCLUDE A PRE SHOW MEET ‘N’ GREET, BEST SEATS IN THE AUDITORIUM, VIP GOODIE BAG, TOUR BAG, A TOUR LANYARD PLUS A LIMITED EDITION ART PRINT BY JOHN LYDON. VIP TICKETS £45 VIP TICKETS INCLUDE BEST SEATS IN THE AUDITORIUM, TOUR BAG, A TOUR LANYARD PLUS A LIMITED EDITION ART PRINT BY JOHN LYDON. STANDARD TICKETS £30 FOR DETAILS CHECK WITH BOX OFFICE OR WEBSITE

AGE RECOMMENDATION PG SHOW LENGTH 100 MINUTES (INCLUDING INTERVAL)

He’s a legend and an icon, a revolutionary and an immortal. John Lydon – aka Johnny Rotten – changed the face of music and sparked a cultural revolution. The frontman and lyricist of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd (PiL) caused a political earthquake and transformed music for good. To coincide with the publication of his new book, the brilliant, funny and insightful I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right, he is touring the UK. Lydon will talk about how he sees life, along with his unique and extraordinary career, and take audience questions during a pyrotechnic, one-off tour. Lydon will be sharing his thoughts with audiences. He Could Be Wrong. He Could Be Right.

SAT 20 – SUN 21 JUN / TUE 03 NOV

MON 01 – FRI 05 JUN

MON 01 & TUE 02 JUN 7.30PM

GET INVOLVED

In addition to coming along and enjoying one of our shows we offer a variety of opportunities for you to get involved and get creative. Through Dance and Drama our work at Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre is about changing lives, enriching communities and exploring the unexpected! For more information on our classes, term dates and how to get involved, please check out our website or call box office.

FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE Children’s Creative Dance Ages 7–11 Have fun, get physical, throw some shapes and gain confidence in this dance class that combines creative play with dance skills and exercises. Youth Dance Company Ages 12–18 Our youth dance company meet weekly to explore creative choreographic tasks and contemporary dance technique, building up their skills and creative movement. Throughout the year the company perform at events across Scotland. Youth Theatre We offer youth theatre and drama classes from ages 5 to 18 throughout the week. Our current classes are all fully subscribed, However if you’d like to find out more and be added to our waiting list please get in touch.

FOR ADULTS Community Company This multi art form performance company is led by our in-house Theatre Practitioner Amanda Lowson. Through weekly sessions they explore all aspects of performance making before working on a public production in June.

DO YOUR THING! This fun and accessible weekly class is for disabled and non disabled people who love to dance.

FOR PROFESSIONALS Open Studio Over our Spring Summer season we will be offering local Dundee based independent dance and movement artists the opportunity to apply for time in our studio. We offer 3-4 hour slots and sessions will be available at certain times from February to May. For more information on the dates available check out scottishdancetheatre.com

COMPANY CLASS Professional dancers are welcome to join our company class when we are at home in Dundee and when we are on tour. For more information on when company class takes place and how to join please email our rehearsal director: rd@dundeerep.co.uk

DRAMATHERAPY Dundee Rep is the only theatre in the UK to offer this unique service. Funded through the Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership, dramatherapy is a creative form of psychotherapy that has as its main focus the intentional use of healing aspects of drama and theatre as the therapeutic process. Interested in finding out more? Check out our online animation at dunderep.co.uk/rep-engage or call 01382342660

THANK YOU Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre Limited gratefully acknowledge support from our core funders.

We rely on support from trusts and foundations to deliver our engagement and learning programme in the community, as well as for key building maintenance and upgrades, and to develop new work.

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The Mackintosh Foundation

The RJ Larg Family Trust

The David and June Gordon Memorial Trust

The Nine Incorporated Trades of Dundee

Walter Craig Charitable Trust

Idlewild Trust

Northwood Charitable Trust

William S Philips Trust

The Leng Charitable Trust

Theatres Trust

Lethendy Charitable Trust

P F Charitable Trust

Year of Young People 2018 Creative Traineeship Fund

St Katherine’s Fund

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Support from our Friends contributes to all we do; from creating award-winning new work, to inspiring the next generation of actors, dancers, producers and directors. It helps us into the community through a creative learning programme engaging with schools and non-traditional audiences. It contributes towards us pushing boundaries and expanding opportunities both locally, nationally and internationally. In return, we offer You advantages such as priority booking, discounts and opportunities to attend a new programme of unique, behind-the-scenes, bespoke events.

Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre Friends and Friends+: Our Friends play a starring role in the work of the theatre, both by supporting new productions and our talented apprentice dancers and actors. Contact us today for more details development@dundeerep.co.uk or visit us online dundeerep.co.uk/support-us

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SEATING PLAN

We aim to ensure that all visitors to Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre feel welcome. Below are some of the ways we make our building accessible to everyone. If you have any specific access requirements, or questions about your visit, call Box Office on 01382 223530 or email boxoffice@dundeerep.co.uk

RELAXED PERFORMANCES Relaxed performances are adapted for audience members who want a more relaxed environment. This could include people on the autistic spectrum or people with dementia. Loud noises and strobe lighting are omitted, house lights are not fully dimmed and people are more free to move about.

FULL WHEELCHAIR ACCESS UDIO DESCRIBED A PERFORMANCES Audio Described performances support people who are blind or partially sighted to access live performance, providing verbal descriptions during the performance via a headset (collected on arrival).

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is provided throughout the Foyer, Bar and Restaurant areas. If you need wheelchair accessible seating in the auditorium or find steps difficult to use, let us know when you are booking as accessible spaces are limited. A courtesy wheelchair can be booked in advance.

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We offer two different types of system for enhancing hearing in the auditorium: 1) A headset for patrons who would like the sound onstage amplified. 2) A necklace for patrons who use hearing aids who would like the sound onstage amplified.

LARGE PRINT, AUDIO & BRAILLE Large print, Audio and Braille season brochures are available on request. Please contact Box Office if you require one.

EMAIL SERVICE Our Box Office can use email for enquiries and bookings for patrons with hearing and speech difficulties. Please contact boxoffice@dundeerep.co.uk SA B

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COMPANION TICKET SCHEME There are many reasons why somebody may feel they need support to see a performance at the Rep. Should this be the case for you or somebody you support, you are entitled to a free companion ticket when purchasing a ticket.

Touch tours usually take place before the audio described performance and provide an opportunity for blind and partially sighted patrons to explore the set, props and costumes before the show.

SL INTERPRETED B PERFORMANCES BSL interpreted performances allow people who are deaf or for whom British Sign Language is their first or preferred language access to live performance. BSL interpreters provide a linguistic and artistic interpretation. The interpreter usually stands to one side of the stage but sometimes interpreters are involved in the staging or the performance.

CAPTIONED PERFORMANCES Captioning is similar to television subtitling and gives deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people access to live performances. A captioner carefully prepares and cues text that appears in real time on units placed to the side of the stage, centrally or within the set.

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REP RESTAURANT

REP CAFÉ BAR Join us in our café bar where you can relax with a coffee & breakfast roll or fresh pastry. At lunch, our kitchen prepares soups, salads and daily specials for our deli menu and our bar is open into the evening with a wide selection of local spirits, lagers and wines.

Call 01382 223530 to book a table or enquire about private hires and external event catering. Rep Café Bar is open MON–SAT 9.30AM to 5PM and later on performance evenings.

01382 223530 | events@dundeerep.co.uk In Dundee’s cultural quarter and at the heart of the Rep is our award winning bar and brasserie, Rep Restaurant. Your ideal destination for lunches, intimate dinners and celebrations. Our first-rate chefs believe that food should be fresh, tasty and served with flare. We offer a stylish blend of classic and modern dishes, mouth watering sides and delicious desserts.

Menus at dundeereprestaurant.co.uk Rep Restaurant is open for lunch MON-SAT, NOON to 3PM. Open for dinner from 5PM on performance evenings.

FRIENDS ENJOY 10% DISCOUNT ON FOOD IN OUR RESTAURANT AT LUNCH AND DINNER (SEE PAGE 37) All profit from our catering goes to support Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre Limited.

RING MAKING WORKSHOP WITH KIRSTEN MANZI FRI 24 JAN 6PM £65 (INCLUDES GLASS OF FIZZ AND 2 COURSE MEAL) AGE RECOMMENDATION: 18+ In just a few hours, you’ll learn how to pierce simple geometric shapes from silver sheet with a jewellers saw, before stamping your initial and preparing them to be soldered onto a textured silver ring, also made by you! Kirsten will talk you through the simple tips, tricks and techniques she’s learned over the years that will enable you to leave with your very own handmade silver ring! This is a fun and friendly workshop is a great opportunity to try something different and meet new people! You don’t need any jewellery making experience but you will require good use of your hands and eyesight. All tools and materials included. 41

SEASON DIARY MAY

JANUARY SAT 23 NOV – SUN 05 JAN

OOR WULLIE

DUNDEE REP ENSEMBLE

WED 13 MAY

ANTIGONE, INTERRUPTED

SCOTTISH DANCE THEATRE

MON 20 JAN – SAT 14 MAR

OOR WULLIE (TOUR)

DUNDEE REP ENSEMBLE

SAT 16 MAY

CASTLE LENNOX

THEATRE

FRI 31 JAN & SAT 01 FEB

WASTELAND

DANCE

SAT 23 MAY

TAKE FLIGHT

COMMUNITY THEATRE

TUE 26 – FRI 29 MAY

THE CHEVIOT, THE STAG, & THE BLACK BLACK OIL THEATRE

SAT 30 MAY

FRANCIS ROSSI

MUSIC

FEBRUARY TUE 04 FEB

THE GHOSTING OF RABBIE BURNS

THEATRE

WED 05 FEB

THE UNWANTED

THEATRE

JUNE

THU 06 FEB

GIRLS’ NIGHT OOT!

THEATRE

MON 01 & TUE 02 JUN

ED BYRNE

COMEDY

FRI 07 FEB

IN CONVERSATION WITH… PAUL STURROCK

CONVERSATION

FRI 05 JUN

RESPECT

THEATRE

SAT 08 FEB

BEN HART

THEATRE

FRI 12 – SAT 27 JUN

CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION

DUNDEE REP ENSEMBLE

TUE 18 FEB – SAT 07 MAR

SMILE

DUNDEE REP ENSEMBLE

FRI 19 – SUN 21 JUN

KEYS TO THE CITY

YOUTH THEATRE

MON 24 FEB

PECHAKUCHA

CULTURE EVENT

SAT 20 & SUN 21 JUN

SCOTTISH OPERA POP UP

MUSIC

FRI 26 – SAT 27 JUN

COMMUNITY COMPANY PERFORMANCE

COMMUNITY THEATRE

JOHN LYDON

CONVERSATION

MARCH MON 02 MAR

REMEMBER?

PHYSICAL THEATRE

NOVEMBER

WED 11 MAR

VERVE

DANCE

TUE 03 NOV

FRI 13 & SAT 14 MAR

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD™ REMIX

THEATRE

MON 16 MAR

DELUXE

DANCE

TUE 17 MAR

ANE CITY

THEATRE

WED 18 MAR

PARIS

THEATRE

THU 19 MAR

HORSE

MUSIC

FRI 20 MAR

MARK THOMAS

COMEDY

SAT 21 MAR

IN CONVERSATION WITH… ARCHIE MACPHERSON CONVERSATION

WED 25 – SAT 28 MAR

LOOPING: SCOTLAND OVERDUB

SCOTTISH DANCE THEATRE

MON 30 & TUE 31 MAR

ZOG

CHILDREN’S

ACCESSIBILITY PRODUCTION

APRIL THU 02 & FRI 03 APR

THE LOST HAPPY ENDINGS

DANCE

AUDIO DESCRIBED

CAPTIONED

BSL INTERPRETED

OOR WULLIE

SUN 15 DEC 1PM & THU 19 DEC 7PM

SUN 15 DEC 1PM & 5PM

SUN 15 DEC 1PM & THU 19 DEC 7PM

SMILE

SAT 07 MAR 2.30PM

SAT 29 FEB 2.30PM

SAT 07 MAR 2.30PM

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD™

SAT 14 MAR 2.30PM

SAT 04 APR

THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES

CHILDREN’S

LOOPING: SCOTLAND OVERDUB SAT 28 MAR 2.30PM

THU 09 – SAT 11 APR

THE METAMORPHOSIS

THEATRE

THE METAMORPHOSIS

SAT 11 APR 2.30PM

FRI 10 APR

PAPER MOON

CHILDREN’S

MEASURE FOR MEASURE

SAT 09 MAY 2.30PM

TUE 21 APR – SAT 09 MAY

MEASURE FOR MEASURE

DUNDEE REP ENSEMBLE

THE CHEVIOT

WED 27 MAY 7.30PM

ENVIRONMENTAL

DUNDEE REP THEATRE

We aim to be as environmentally friendly as possible – for example we recycle and minimise water and energy use. For more information, see our website: dundeerep.co.uk

Tay Square, Dundee DD1 1PB. 01382 223530

HOW TO FIND US Dundee Rep is easily accessible by road or rail.

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

CAR There are several car parks nearby including one on South Tay Street. There are disabled parking spaces on South Tay Street.

KEEP SAFE PLACE We are a registered Keep Safe venue, which means we are trained and approved to help vulnerable people if they feel at risk while they are out in the community and need support. For more information visit advocating-together.org.uk Lane

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VISITING US Dundee Rep and Sottish Dance Theatre Limited is a Registered Charity No: SC021201 Scottish Charity Registered No: SC017315

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Dundee Airport