Dundee Rep Spring 17 Brochure by Dundee Rep Theatre

SPRING 2017

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WELCOME "The times they are a-changin’..." Bob Dylan's fifty year old song, inspired by Scottish folk ballads in response to a changing moment in time, has never seemed more appropriate. The world seems to get stranger – and often more scary – with every passing day. Over the next six months, Dundee Rep Ensemble will be interrogating a cultural influence which still holds so much sway over us: the American Dream. The Stars and Stripes Season kicks off with one of the greatest American plays, Death of a Salesman. The story of Willy Loman and his family burns with intense emotion. We aim to break your hearts with ensemble members Billy Mack and Irene Macdougall as Willy and Linda Loman, live music composed by Nikola Kodjabashia and an elemental design from Neil Warmington (Further Than the Furthest Thing in 2012). Our ensemble are joining forces with actors from Poorboy Ensemble to create a new play set in Dundee. Sandy Thomson, Artistic Director of Poorboy, will write and direct Monstrous Bodies (chasing Mary Shelley down Peep O'Day Lane). With Britain at war with the USA, the play explores Mary Shelley's time here in the city, just before the teenage author wrote Frankenstein. Intertwining Mary's story with a young woman's in modern day Dundee, it's a vibrant tale of fearless women. Our community tour will take on the disconcerting resurgence of far-right rhetoric with a touring production of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui by Bertolt Brecht, adapted by Scottish playwright Alistair Beaton. Set in 1930s Chicago, the play is a parable of Hitler's rise to power. Coming to both the Dundee Rep stage and a Community Centre near you.

To book tickets call 01382 223 530 or visit dundeerep.co.uk | scottishdancetheatre.com

In February, Scottish Dance Theatre return to their home stage with a première of a new work, TuTuMucky, by hip hop choreographer Botis Seva. Presented as part of a double bill with Dreamers, Fleur Darkin and her ensemble ensure that Dundee remains the place to be for cutting edge dance. Our ever ambitious Creative Learning team have been working with theatres across the UK on a new commission. The Blue Road is premièred in June. Our programmer, Viktoria Begg, has left no stone unturned in her quest to offer you compelling and diverse shows over the next six months. We have local heroes (Shaper Caper and The Scaﬃes), comedic thinkers (Jon Ronson, Mark Thomas and Limmy), and big-belting Musical Theatre (The Dolls and Buddy). We are also proud to be the only venue north of the border to be presenting Room, an exciting new novel adaptation from your National Theatre of Scotland. Add into the mix a jam-packed Children's Theatre Festival during the Easter Holidays, some of Scotland’s hottest theatre-makers joining us for Gallus Theatre Week in March and even a bit of Agatha Christie in July, I'm confident there's something of interest to you in the coming months. See you here soon. Joe Douglas Associate Artistic Director

Gallus (ga·luss) adj.

bold, cheeky, or flashy [Scot.]

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Welcome

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DUNDEE REP TAKES YOU STATESIDE ‘After all the highways, and the trains, and the appointments, and the years, you end up worth more dead than alive.’ Willy, Act II; Death of a Salesman

We have lovingly programmed a triple bill of plays that all have the USA in their DNA. Taking you from the desperate landscape of abandonment to the American dream; from the streets and wynds of Dundee and New York to a Chicago mobster.

Stars & Stripes Season kicks oﬀ in February and promises you star-spangled theatre to remember.

The Big Apple

The Windy City

Buy tickets for all three Ensemble shows this season and get 25% off the total cost

Buy tickets for two Ensemble shows this season and get 15% off the total cost

Tickets must be purchased together to access these discounts. Offer applies to full price tickets only, and does not apply to previews, or concessions.

Stars & Stripes Season

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THE SCAFFIES

Wed 25 January – Thu 2 February, 7.30pm Matinee: Sat 28 January, 2.30pm From the writer of the highly acclaimed sell-out comedy play The Berries, Gary Robertson brings us another hilarious offering of Dundee life with The Scaﬃes. The year is 1978, and Britain is experiencing social and political turmoil with a strong threat of nationwide strike action and disruption for many public sector workers. For one group of Dundee cleansing workers, it’s business as usual... for the time being anyway. Theirs is a sometimes thankless job of hard graft, sweat, grime and filth which they combat with serious bouts of heavy drinking and merciless exchanges of banter, mickey-taking and black humour. From the high hopes and expectations of a nation entering the World Cup in Argentina to the harsh conditions of an unforgiving winter, follow The Scaﬃes as we step back in time to a culture long gone. Recommended for ages 14+ Contains some colourful language

Tickets (Fees Apply*): £15 Concessions: Senior Citizen/Unemployed/Young Person (16 – 26)/Equity Card Holder/Disabled £12, Friends £11, Student £10, Child/School £9. Subject to availability, Half Price Standby Tickets on sale 90 min before performance.

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This is working class humour at its raw best, transported straight from the streets and straight into the theatre.

“Once I started working with the scaﬃes myself, I thought it was a rich source of material there, hearing all the old stories. It’s a comedy play about a squad of binmen and their daily goings-on to get through the hardships of the job.” Gary Robertson

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Shaper Caper present

WITHIN THIS DUST

Fri 3 February, 8pm (Post Show discussion in the bar) Over fifteen years after the events of 9/11, multi award-winning choreographer and Artist in Residence at BBC Radio 2, Thomas Small, presents his critically acclaimed dance theatre production Within This Dust. Inspired by photographer Richard Drew’s iconic images of a man falling from the World Trade Center during the attacks, Within This Dust has been presented to sell out audiences around the world including Sao Paulo, Berlin and New York City three times. This cinematic performance by Dundee based dance company Shaper Caper, includes three live dance works blended with animation and survivors' accounts, which balance beautiful movement and subtle storytelling to explore themes of impact, loss, survival and humanity in relation to the stark horror of that day. shapercaper.com Recommended for ages 14+ 60 minutes, no interval

Tickets (Fees Apply*): £14 Concessions: Senior Citizen/Unemployed/Young Person (16 – 26)/Equity Card Holder/Disabled £12, Friends £11, Student £10. Subject to availability, Half Price Standby Tickets on sale 90 min before performance.

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Lakin McCarthy Entertainment present

MARK THOMAS – THE RED SHED Directed by Joe Douglas

Sat 4 February, 7.30pm Red Shed is the third part in a trilogy that started with the multi-award winning shows Bravo Figaro and Cuckooed. A story of strikes, fights, dinner ladies and commies. Crap beer, great beer, burgers and burger slingers. Pickets, placards, friendship, love, history, dreams and above all remembering. Multi award winner Mark Thomas returns to where he first started to perform, a red wooden shed in Wakefield, the labour club, to celebrate its 50th birthday. The show will involve the audience (in a nice way) to recreate the shed and its inhabitants. Recommended for ages 16+ 75 minutes, no interval

Part theatre, stand up, journalism, activism it’s the story of the battle for hope and the survival of a community in a small wooden shed. “A mighty monologue, rich in the history not only of his own political formation, but also of Britain itself, over the last generation.”   The Scotsman "Slick, crafted, compelling, poignant and bloody funny.”   Three Weeks

Tickets (Fees Apply*): £16 Concessions: Senior Citizen/Unemployed/Young Person (16 – 26)/ Equity Card Holder/Disabled £14, Student £10. Subject to availability, Half Price Standby Tickets on sale 90 min before performance.

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Comedy

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Show And Tell present

HEADS UP

By Kieran Hurley Directed by Julia Taudevin and Alex Swift Music by Michael John McCarthy

Tue 14 March, 7.30pm A city. Just like this. Right now. A teenage girl boils up in rage in a toilet cubicle. A finance worker preaches doom in a busy train station. An absurd coke-addled celebrity races through town on a mission. A paranoid stoner stares blankly at the endless disasters on the TV news. In just one moment, all their worlds will end. Multi award-winner Kieran Hurley weaves a picture of a familiar city at its moment of destruction, asking what would we do if we found ourselves at the end of our world as we know it. Part of the Made in Scotland showcase at Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2016. Recommended for ages 14+ 2016 The Scotsman Fringe First award winner 65 minutes, no interval

Tickets (Fees Apply*): £14 Concessions: Senior Citizen/Unemployed/Young Person (16 – 26)/ Equity Card Holder/Disabled £12, Teacher £12, Friends £11, Student £10, Child/School £9. Subject to availability, Half Price Standby Tickets on sale 90 min before performance.

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"Superb storytelling theatre... Hurley’s new show is a quiet hurricane blowing through the city. It is anxious whisper that becomes a shout; a moment of silence that turns into the high-pitched whine of catastrophe."  Lyn Gardner, The Guardian "Acutely observed yet ferociously powerful storytelling... an absolute highlight of the Edinburgh Fringe"  The Independent "Urgent, compelling, beautiful writing... confirms Hurley’s status as one of the most powerful writers to emerge in British theatre this decade"  The Scotsman

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SDT

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Scottish Dance Theatre

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DOUBLE BILL

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Fri 10 and Sat 11 February at 8pm This exciting double-bill from Scottish Dance Theatre pairs Dreamers, by critically acclaimed choreographer Anton Lachky, with a new work by Botis Seva, a fresh new voice in British dance. Together they promise an evening of high energy, humorous, and engaging work. Dreamers

TuTuMucky

By Anton Lachky

By Botis Seva

DREAMERS are people who dare to dream whileSDTLondon-based choreographer Botis Seva comes not being asleep. to Scottish Dance Theatre fresh from his stint at Sadler’s Wells. He is an artist who is known for Slovakian choreographer Anton Lachky, a tackling social and political issues with strength resident of Brussels and part of the explosive and humour, working with his company Far From Belgian contemporary dance scene, takes the Norm since 2010. Using different physical pleasure in making sense from nonsense and foundations to create ‘post hip-hop theatre’ with exploring links between reality and surrealism. a strong contemporary sensibility, expect this His work is developed around the unique new work to be fresh, rhythmic, and explosive. physicality of the performers, highlights the “ Masses of potential... Botis Seva’s political, beauty and power of the moving body and theatrical and experimental take on hip hop intertwines it with his quirky and humorous style. might just make him the next big thing.” “ Smart, witty and oh so fast”

Evening Standard

 The Scotsman “ Technicolour bounce and a larky comic energy akin to cartoon capers”  The Herald

Tickets (Fees Apply*): £16

Recommended for ages 12+

Concessions: Senior Citizen/Unemployed/Young Person (16 – 26) £14, Friends £13, Student £10, Child/School £9. Subject to availability, Half Price Standby Tickets on sale 90 min before performance.

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Dundee Rep Ensemble present

DEATH OF A SALESMAN Written by Arthur Miller

Director Joe Douglas Assistant Director Jo Rush Set Designer Neil Warmington Lighting Design Sergey Jakovsky Musical Director Nikola Kodjabashia

Wed 22 February – Sat 11 March, 7.30pm Press Performance: Sat 25 February, 7pm † PIPA: Thu 2 March, 11.30am BSLI: Fri 3 March, 7.30pm Matinees: Sat 4, Thu 9 & Sat 11 March, 2.30pm Captioned: Sat 11 March, 2.30pm Audio Described: Sat 11 March, 2.30pm

Stars & Stripes Season Discount Get up to 25% off ticket prices – see page 3 for further details.

Willy Loman has provided for his family all his life. With "a smile and a shoe-shine" he has taken on the world and won. As he approaches his declining years, he's forced to face his demons: what is left of a salesman when he can't get a sale? The personal tragedy of the Loman family is given new life by the renowned Dundee Rep Ensemble. An international creative team will collaborate with them, to draw unusual nuances out of this well-known text. “ Will you take that phony dream and burn it before something happens?” Biff Loman, Act 2, Death of a Salesman

One of the greatest American plays of all time in an innovative new production. #deathofasalesman Recommended for ages 12+

Tickets (Fees Apply*): Tue – Thu & Matinees £19, Fri & Sat £21 Previews: 22, 23 & 24 February £10 Concessions: Senior Citizen/Unemployed/Young Person (16 – 26)/Equity Card Holder/Disabled £4 off, Friends £5 off, Student £10, Child/School £9. Subject to availability, Half Price Standby Tickets on sale 90 min before performance.

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Scottish Theatre Producers in association with the Traverse Theatre Company present

EXPENSIVE SHIT By Adura Onashile

Wed 15 March, 7.30pm ‘The country change, the city change, the people dem think they change, but I tell you dem shit the same. Dem all dey run from it the same.’ One toilet attendant. Two sets of toilets. One night. Worlds apart. A nightclub toilet attendant in a fictional club based on the Shimmy Club in Glasgow. Her conflicted journey spliced with flashbacks to the toilets of the Shrine nightclub in Lagos, Nigeria, where her younger self dreams of revolution. An unseen, underground heroine struggles to have power and control over her life. Recommended for ages 16+ Contains some strong and colourful language 70 minutes, no interval

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Amina, MWRC present

IF I HAD A GIRL... Written by Mariem Omari Directed by Umar Ahmed

Thu 16 March, 7.30pm If I had a girl... is a ground-breaking verbatim production that provides startling insight into the lived experience of honour-based violence in ethnic minority communities around Scotland. In their own words, survivors and perpetrators of honour-based violence show us how the choices we make, the families we are born into, and the expectations of others can shape our lives irrevocably. If I had a girl... speaks for those whose voices are silenced or stolen. Written by Mariem Omari (Staring out of Windows) and directed by Umar Ahmed (Tamasha Theatre’s My Name is...). Supported by Big Lottery and Scottish Government. Recommended for ages 14+ Contains scenes of violence and strong and colourful language 70 minutes, no interval

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Lakin McCarthy Entertainment present

JON RONSON’S PSYCHOPATH NIGHT With very special guests

Fri 17 March, 7.30pm In Psychopath Night, Jon Ronson will recount the adventure of a lifetime – the funny, terrifying and utterly compelling events that led to his best-selling book The Psychopath Test.

Jon Ronson is a journalist and writer of International best-selling books such as Them, The Men Who Stare at Goats, The Psychopath Test and, his latest book, So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed.

Is it true that psychopaths rule the world? Or have we gone labelling-crazy? With very special guests Mary Turner Thomson and Eleanor Longden. Neither Mary nor Eleanor appear in Jon’s book, but it wouldn’t exist without them. We're being oblique because we don’t want to spoil the extraordinary twists and turns in their stories. If you don’t know who they are, don’t Google them. The less you know the better. Recommended for ages 16+

Tickets (Fees Apply*): £18 Concessions: Senior Citizen/Unemployed/Young Person (16 – 26)/Equity Card Holder/Disabled £16, Friends £15, Student £10. Subject to availability, Half Price Standby Tickets on sale 90 min before performance.

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Comedy

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Jendagi Productions present

THE DOLLS ABROAD

Starring Louise McCarthy (Two Doors Down) Gayle Telfer Stevens (River City)

Sat 18 March, 4pm & 7.30pm Having scrubbed toilets and pubs from Balloch to Dalgety Bay, The Dolls are in need of a holiday.  Luckily fate intervenes when Agnes wins top prize at Big Bella’s Bingo – a holiday in Greece, and she’s taking her lifelong pal Sadie along for the ride. Expect a whirlwind of Ouzo cocktails, new foods (Tzatziki’s a food? We thought it wis an infection), an unlikely romance and the realisation that a friendship found gabbing over the bleached holy bowl is a friendship for life!  Recommended for ages 16+

Tickets (Fees Apply*): £20 Concessions: Student £10. Subject to availability, Half Price Standby Tickets on sale 90 min before performance.

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Lakin McCarthy Entertainment present

DR. PHIL’S HEALTH REVOLUTION

Mon 20 March, 7.30pm Phil Hammond – NHS doctor, BBC broadcaster, Private Eye journalist and whistle-blowing comic – combines both of his 2016 sell-out     Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows in one unforgettable evening. Laugh, sort your life out, stay sane, plan your death and save the NHS – all in only 99 minutes.

“If Dr Phil were a medicine, you should swig him by the litre.”  The Times

Phil Hammond is an NHS doctor, campaigner, health writer, investigative journalist, broadcaster, speaker and comedian. He has done all these jobs imperfectly and part-time since 1987, and was also a lecturer in medical communication at the Universities of Birmingham and Bristol. As a doctor, Phil worked part time in general practice for over 20 years, and has also worked in sexual health. He currently works in a specialist NHS team for young people with chronic fatigue syndrome/ME. Recommended for ages 16+

Tickets (Fees Apply*): £15 Concessions: Senior Citizen/Unemployed/Young Person (16 – 26)/ Equity Card Holder/Disabled/NHS workers £12, Friends £11, Student £10. Subject to availability, Half Price Standby Tickets on sale 90 min before performance.

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Stage Acts Entertainment present

AN EVENING OF DIRTY DANCING: THE TRIBUTE SHOW

Tue 28 – Thu 30 March, 7.30pm Now in its 7th record-breaking year, An Evening of Dirty Dancing: The Tribute Show is a  homage to the greatest movie soundtrack of all time. The original concert celebration of the iconic music from the multi-award winning soundtrack to Dirty Dancing. A high energy, emotional roller-coaster of an evening with breathtaking choreography and buckets of nostalgia. Includes the classic songs Big Girls Don’t Cry, Hey Baby, Wipeout, Do You Love Me, and many more. Put your dancing shoes on and get ready to have the time of your life!

“Has you grinning from ear to ear, singing along and dancing in the aisles.”  Break-a-Leg Review

Please note this production is not affiliated with Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story On Stage on tour in the UK and worldwide. Recommended for ages 10+

Tickets (Fees Apply*): £19.50 Concessions: Senior Citizen/Unemployed/Young Person (16 – 26)/ Equity Card Holder/Disabled £17.50, Friends £16.50, Student £10. Subject to availability, Half Price Standby Tickets on sale 90 min before performance.

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Clod Ensemble present

THE RED CHAIR Written and performed by Sarah Cameron Directed by Suzy Willson Music by Paul Clark Produced in association with Fuel

Fri 31 March, 7.30pm A contemporary take on folk and fairytale storytelling traditions, Sarah Cameron’s towering solo performance is a surreal ballad populated with larger than life characters. Told in a rich and saucy Scots dialect with physical verve, a wee dram of whisky to oil the way and a musical score that rolls in like mist over the hills. The Red Chair sees acclaimed Dundeeborn performer Sarah Cameron steer us through a landscape of twisted reason, extreme compulsion and eye watering complacency, where domestic drudgery happens on an operatic scale and a father's dereliction of duty reaches epic proportions.

“Told entirely in an exhilarating Scots dialect and every word was as toothsome as a toasted teacake... A story never tasted so good."   Argus Angel Award Winner, Brighton Festival 2015  Edinburgh Guide “The quality of the performance is astonishing and unforgettable.” The Scotsman on Clod Ensemble

The Red Chair is based on Sarah’s original book that had its first public reading as part of The House of Fairytales at the Port Eliot Festival. It lies somewhere between a Grimm’s Tale, an absurdist ghost story and a parent’s guide on how not to bring up children. Recommended for ages 14+ 100 minutes, no interval

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Theatre

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Dead Sheep Comedy present

FRED MACAULAY AND SCOTT GIBSON DUNDEE REP THEATRE

FRED AND FRIENDS

Sat 1 April, 7.30pm After the huge success of Frankie Boyle and Friends, Dead Sheep Comedy return with another fantastic night of Award Winning Comedy. Join us on April 1st as we welcome one of the founding fathers of Scottish Comedy, the joke telling master that is Fred MacAulay to the stage. With a career that has spanned almost four decades, with twenty seven Edinburgh Festival Fringe Shows under his belt, not only is Fred still one of the most in demand comedians in the world, he has an incredible wealth of talent and material to back it all up, having presented the very funny and eventful MacAulay and Co. on BBC Radio Scotland.

“Rib-achingly funny, one of the funniest men alive" Sunday Times “A Natural Gifted Storyteller” Frankie Boyle

Appearances on Radio 4 comedy panel shows including I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, Just A Minute, The Unbelievable Truth and The News Quiz guarantee an audience for Fred’s live stand-up tours. This is a night of comedy you do not want to miss. Supporting Fred on the night will be Scott Gibson, who recently won Best Newcomer at The Edinburgh Comedy Awards, making history in becoming the first ever Scottish act to do so. Scott is one of the most in demand acts in the country with Frankie Boyle and Tom Stade among his admirers. Recommended for ages 16+

Tickets (Fees Apply*): £16 Concessions: Senior Citizen/Unemployed/Young Person (16 – 26)/ Equity Card Holder/Disabled £14. Subject to availability, Half Price Standby Tickets on sale 90 min before performance.

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CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL

Le Petit Monde present

2017

Shona Reppe presents

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF LAPIN

THE CURIOUS SCRAPBOOK OF JOSEPHINE BEAN

Mon 3 April, 11am and 2pm

Tue 4 April, 11am and 2pm

Tania has just arrived from Paris for a very special occasion: The World’s Tastiest Carrot Competition! In her leather trunk, she carries her very own garden, from which a whole world is revealed. A world of Tania’s animal friends, each of them desperate for a taste of her prize carrot. The wonderful world of Lapin!

The clues are in its pages... Everything is flat, pressed, squished. A dusty, musty smell mixes with the scent of old lavender and a string lifts a flap to reveal a hidden door.

Narrated in English with French sentences from the puppets, the show is a fun and heart-warming bilingual piece of theatre, accessible to all non-French speakers.

Slowly, page-by-page, the scrapbook becomes the window into a secret world and a curious life unfolds before us – but who was Josephine Bean?

Made with the support of Creative Scotland.

Recommended for ages 7+

“Such a well-crafted, attractive and absorbing show.” Sylvia Troon, storyteller

50 minutes, no interval

“I liked the worm and the rabbit a lot! And the bird gave my doll a kiss!” Laila, aged 4 Recommended for ages 3-8 years 35 minutes + 10 minutes movement + 5 minutes of carrot tasting

All Tickets (Fees Apply*): All £7

Tickets (Fees Apply*): All £7

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Children's Festival

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SHARK IN THE PARK

DINOSAUR WORLD

Wed 5 April, 1pm & 3pm Thu 6 April, 11am & 2pm

Fri 7 April, 1.30pm & 4.30pm Sat 8 April, 11am & 2pm

Timothy Pope is looking through his telescope – but wait, is that a Shark, in the Park!? From the creative team behind ‘The Hairy Maclary show’ – see all three of Nick Sharratt’s ‘Shark in the Park’ books live on Stage!

A brand new dino-mite adventure!

Featuring all three of the ‘Shark in the Park’ Series – Shark in the Park, Shark in the Dark and Shark in the Park on a Windy Day – this fin-tastic, family musical follows Timothy Pope (and his telescope!) on three exciting adventures...

Grab your compass and join our intrepid explorer across uncharted territories to discover a pre-historic world of astonishing (and remarkably life-like) dinosaurs. Meet a host of impressive creatures, including every child's favourite flesh-eating giant, the Tyrannosaurus Rex, a Triceratops, Giraffatitan and Segnosaurus, to name a few!

Recommended for ages 2-7 years 55 minutes, no interval

Dare to experience the dangers and delights of Dinosaur World in this interactive new show for all the family (ages 3+).

Join us after the show for a 'meat and greet' with the dinos! Recommended for ages 3+ 60 minutes, no interval

Tickets (Fees Apply*): £10 Child £7

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Tickets (Fees Apply*): Danger Seats (Row A) £15.50 Standard Seating £12.50 Teacher £12, Student £10, School £9

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Dundee Rep Ensemble and Poorboy Ensemble present

MONSTROUS BODIES (CHASING MARY SHELLEY DOWN PEEP O’DAY LANE) Written and directed by Sandy Thomson Wed 19 April – Sat 6 May, 7.30pm Press Performance: Fri 21 April, 7pm † PIPA: Thu 27 April, 11:30am Matinees: Sat 29 April, Sat 6 May, Thu 4 May, 2:30pm BSLI: Fri 5 May, 7.30pm Captioned: Sat 6 May, 2.30pm Audio Described: Sat 6 May, 2.30pm

“on the northern shores of the Tay, near Dundee... the airy ﬂights of my imagination, were born” Mary Shelley, Author’s Introduction to Frankenstein 1831 It’s 1812 and the country is coming apart at the seams. War, poverty and riots make it a dangerous place for a young girl. After a furious row with her stepmother she is sent away from home, alone, into the care of the rich and radical Baxter family of Dundee. Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin is fourteen and hasn’t met the man who will make her Mary Shelley yet. She hasn’t done anything yet. But her genius for finding trouble pitches her into a world of politicians, revolutionaries, lunatics, American fugitives and the ladies of The Glassite Church Floral Tea Committee. In 2017, Roxanne had so much studying to do for school she nearly didn’t go to the party on Peep O’Day Lane. But everyone needs a night off, right? She doesn’t mean to crash out but when someone takes a topless photo of her, Roxanne’s life as she knows it is over.

Do you know what a monster really looks like? “Man you shall repent of the injuries you inﬂict” Frankenstein, Chapter 20. Through the lived experiences of two young girls, the rights and realities of those approaching womanhood criss cross the centuries – to a time when a presidential candidate can talk of ‘grabbing them by the pu***’ and go on to win election to be Leader of the Free World. “Beware, for I am fearless and therefore powerful” Frankenstein, Chapter 20. Join in the conversation #monstrousbodies Recommended for ages 14+

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Unless it isn’t.

Tickets (Fees Apply*): Tue – Thu & Matinees £19, Fri & Sat £21 Previews: 19, 20 April, £10 Concessions: Senior Citizen/Unemployed/Young Person (16 – 26)/Equity Card Holder/Disabled £4 off, Friends £5 off, Student £10, Child/School £9. Subject to availability, Half Price Standby Tickets on sale 90 min before performance.

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Jenna Watt and Showroom in association with Summerhall present

FASLANE

Wed 12 April, 7.30pm Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde, or Faslane, situated 40 miles outside Glasgow, is home to the UK's nuclear missile program: Trident. With her family having worked in Faslane all her life, and with friends protesting at the gates, Fringe First winner Jenna Watt explores what happens when the personal and political collide.

“Exceptional... Fascinating, and completely gripping.”  The Scotsman

Drawing upon interviews with individuals at the front line of the nuclear debate, Jenna navigates her own journey through the politics, protests and peace camps in this multi award-winning show, direct from a hugely successful run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Faslane is a Contact Flying Solo commission Performed in one of Dundee Rep's intimate studio spaces Recommended for ages 14+

Tickets (Fees Apply*): £10 Concessions: Schools £9. Subject to availability, Half Price Standby Tickets on sale 90 min before performance.

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Imaginate presents

NIGHT LIGHT

Fri 12 May, 10.30am & 1.30pm Sat 13 May, 11am & 2pm As the blackbird sings everyone gets ready for the night. Mister Night starts his rounds watching over children in their beds. All is quiet, except for one little girl who just can’t go to sleep. With help from a little moon dust, she joins Mister Night to explore the dark and beautiful light that emerges... until the blackbird sings again to start a new day. Teater Refleksion and Andy Manley (creator of White) are internationally regarded for their poignant and poetic shows for the very young. Cozy-up in our gorgeously designed tent and come on a journey to a magical universe. Night Light is an Imaginate commission co-produced by Red Bridge Arts and supported by the Scottish Government’s Edinburgh Festivals Expo Fund. It is touring Scotland for three weeks before coming to the Edinburgh International Children’s Festival. Recommended for ages 3-6 years 50 minutes, no interval Performed in Studio 3

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DUNDEE REP DANCE FESTIVAL

Thu 11 May, 7.30pm Dundee Rep Dance Festival is a gem of a show, with a variety of new work from dancers from across Scotland. A great night out for a family audience, this year's programme includes National Youth Dance Company Scotland.

“Fantastic evening! Loved every bit of it.” GBDS participant

“Love seeing the variety of dance and talented groups" GBDS participant “So enjoyable – made me happy!" GBDS participant “Love all of it – would love to come again" GBDS participant

Tickets (Fees Apply*): £10 Concessions: Senior Citizen/Unemployed/Young Person (16 – 26)/ Equity Card Holder/Disabled £8, Child/School £7. Subject to availability, Half Price Standby Tickets on sale 90 min before performance.

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National Dance Company Wales present

THE GREEN HOUSE / PROFUNDIS Includes Post-show Talk

Sat 13 May, 8pm National Dance Company Wales presents an evocative double bill of new work. The Green House What happens when we prune ourselves to perfection? Caroline Finn takes us on a nostalgic journey, asking us to peer into The Green House. On a twisted TV set, characters discover the fine line between fantasy and reality. The Green House is Finn’s second theatrical work as Artistic Director for the Company, following the overwhelming success of Folk in 2016.

“A tapestry of exquisitely detailed gestures adorned with sparkling stories."  Buzz Magazine, Profundis "A feast for the eyes and ears" Dance Europe "Finn knows how to choose a resonant image, and how to orchestrate emotions" The Guardian

Profundis Playful, vibrant and provocative. Profundis dares us to ask questions about what things are, and what they are not. Roy Assaf's thoughtful movement is accompanied by whimsical wordplay and an exotic soundtrack featuring Egypt's Umm Kulthum. “It’s about Profundis. It’s not about Profundis...” Recommended for ages 10+

Tickets (Fees Apply*): £18 Concessions: Senior Citizen/Unemployed/Young Person (16 – 26)/ Equity Card Holder/Disabled £14, Friends £13, Teacher £12, Student £10, Child/School £9. Subject to availability, Half Price Standby Tickets on sale 90 min before performance.

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Everyday Productions present

BUDDY – THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY

Mon 15 – Sat 20 May, 7.30pm Except: Fri 19 May, 8pm Matinees: Thu 18 & Sat 20 May, 2:30pm

“The show you will never forget.”

Seen by over 22 million people worldwide.

“Joyous! I love this show.”

The most successful rock and roll show of all time! Forget feel good, Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story is FEEL GREAT! Experience the drama, passion and excitement as a cast of phenomenally talented actors and musicians tell Buddy Holly’s story, from his meteoric rise to fame, to his final legendary performance at The Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa.

Daily Mail

Sunday Express “This show is an absolute must. If you haven’t seen the brilliant musical Buddy yet, buy your ticket now!” The Sun

Featuring two terrific hours of the greatest songs ever written, including That’ll Be The Day, Oh Boy, Rave On, La Bamba, Chantilly Lace, Johnny B. Goode, Raining In My Heart, Everyday, Shout and many many more, this show is just Peggy Sue-perb! Recommended for ages 8+

Tickets (Fees Apply*): Fri & Sat £25 Mon – Thu including Thu & Sat Matinees £23 Concessions: Senior Citizen/Unemployed/Young Person (16 – 26)/ Equity Card Holder/Disabled £3 off, Friends £4 off, Teacher £12, Student £10, Child/School £9. Subject to availability, Half Price Standby Tickets on sale 90 min before performance.

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Dead Sheep Comedy present

THE ALL-STAR STAND-UP TOUR 2017

Sun 21 May, 7.30pm The All-Star Stand-Up Tour is back in 2017 with three more top comedians alongside returning compère Jarred Christmas. This year’s line-up includes Canadian one-liner king and star of Mock The Week & Live At The Apollo Stewart Francis, from Phoenix Nights and 8 Out Of 10 Cats Justin Moorhouse and the BAFTA award winning Jim Tavare, as seen on The Sketch Show, three Royal Variety Performances and in Harry Potter & The Prisoner Of Azkaban. Recommended for ages 15+ Running Time – 130 mins, including interval Comedians correct at time of print

“One of the funniest comedians in the world” The Late Late Show (USA) on Stewart Francis “A brilliant comic brain... this stand-up cracks some of the best one-liners I’ve ever heard” The Guardian on Stewart Francis “Simultaneously down to earth and out of this world” The List on Justin Moorhouse “A modern-day Tommy Cooper... his act is timeless” Chortle on Jim Tavare “One of the funniest men to pick up a microphone” Time Out on Jarred Christmas

Tickets (Fees Apply*): £20 Concessions: Senior Citizen/Unemployed/Young Person (16 – 26)/ Equity Card Holder/Disabled £18, Student £10. Subject to availability, Half Price Standby Tickets on sale 90 min before performance.

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Co-commissioned by Live Theatre and The Marlowe Theatre A Paper Birds production

MOBILE

Mon 22 – Wed 24 May 12noon, 12.45pm, 1.30pm, 2.30pm, 3.15pm, 5pm, 5.45pm, 6.30pm, 7.30pm, 8.15pm We are taught from a young age to aim high, to reach for the stars, to want more, more than our parents, more than the generations before us, to climb the social ladder. But as we surge forward, as we grapple for university places and promotions, what are we leaving behind? And from our ladder in the stars, if we look back, what do we see?

“Mobile neatly turns the caravan into a magic box where every cupboard and drawer springs a surprise” The Guardian “Deeply moving, profoundly stirring” A Younger Theatre

Mobile is The Paper Birds’ second show in a trilogy about class in modern Britain. An intimate 40-minute theatre show set in a caravan, based on interviews conducted in communities across the UK, exploring our sense of home, belonging, aspiration, and the realities of social mobility. Powerful true stories and dreams for the future are revealed through video projection, recorded interviews, original music and interactions with a performer. Recommended for ages 12+ Capacity for this show is limited to eight per performance. This performance will take place at a site-specific location to be announced.

Tickets (Fees Apply*): £10 Concessions:: Senior Citizen/Unemployed/Young Person (16 – 26)/Equity Card Holder/Disabled/Child £8. Subject to availability, Half Price Standby Tickets on sale 90 min before performance.

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Lewis Bray presents

CARTOONOPOLIS

Tue 30 May, 7.30pm Follow Jack Bray – a young man with severe autism – through the imaginary world he creates in his back garden. Based on his true story, come with Jack’s brother, Lewis and fight inner demons, famous cartoon characters and a whole heap of baddies to stop Mayor Sharp from taking over Cartoonopolis and killing creativity once and for all.

A story of two brothers, one family, goodies, baddies and autism.

After watching cartoons as a young boy, Jack found that they provided him with a gateway into communication and now, as a young adult he has created his own imaginary world: Cartoonopolis. Follow a host of well-known characters as well as some created in Jack’s imagination – like the evil Mayor Sharp – on an adventure to save the city! Told alongside this theatrical fantasy world is a real story about living with Jack and his autism... Of how, with his Mum and Dad, we see the family’s highs and lows and their ability to pull together through adversity. Lewis Bray is an emerging actor and writer. This is his first play performed by himself to outstanding reviews as part of Liverpool Everyman Playhouse Ignition Project and now touring. Recommended for ages 12+

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Paines Plough and Pentabus Theatre Company present

EVERY BRILLIANT THING

By Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe Supported by Anne McMeehan and Jim Roberts. Developed with the support of nabokov and the Jersey Arts Trust.

Wed 31 May & Thu 1 June, 7.30pm You’re six years old. Mum’s in hospital. Dad says she’s ‘done something stupid’. She finds it hard to be happy. So you start to make a list of everything that’s brilliant about the world. Everything that’s worth living for. 1. Ice Cream 2. Kung Fu Movies 3. Burning Things 4. Laughing so hard you shoot milk out your nose 5. Construction cranes 6. Me

“Heart-wrenching, hilarious... possibly one of the funniest plays you will ever see.”   The Guardian "A piece that demonstrates why life is worth living... you'll leave feeling elated.”   The Scotsman

You leave it on her pillow. You know she’s read it because she’s corrected your spelling. Soon, the list will take on a life of its own. A new play about depression and the lengths we will go to for those we love. Based on true and untrue stories. Recommended for ages 14+ 60 minutes, no interval

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Blood of the Young and Tron Theatre present

DAPHNE ORAM’S WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOUND

Fri 2 June, 7.30pm Live-scored by electronic sound artist Anneke Kampman, Daphne Oram’s Wonderful World of Sound is a visually arresting journey through the amazing life of one of the great, unsung composers of the twentieth century. In 1942, a séance inspires seventeen-year-old Daphne Oram to found the world-famous BBC Radiophonic Workshop and in the process reshape the entire development of electronic music. One of the most distinctive composers of the 20th century, Daphne Oram was a pioneer of sound who cut a trailblazing path through uncharted musical territory. This is her story and the story of those following in her wake. Award-winning Glasgow-based ensemble Blood of the Young team up with SAY-nominated sound artist Anneke Kampman to explore the life and ideas of a true innovator who sacrificed everything for her art.

“Electrifying... it carries a real shiver of innovation.”  The Scotsman, on Blood of the Young's Golden Arm Theatre Project “SECRET SHOW 1 is an unpretentious, accessible, genuinely joyous communal theatrical experience... the most entertaining show I've seen this year” Exeunt Magazine, on Blood of the Young’s Secret Show 1  The Herald  The List

Recommended for ages 14+

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SINDERINS Plus support

Sat 3 June, 7.30pm With three singer-songwriters and an array of instruments both conventional and outlandish, Sinderins is a band that defies categorisation. Although the term 'space folk' has been coined in an attempt to describe their sound, their songs also throw elements of Jazz, Blues, Hip Hop, Rock and World Music into the cauldron. Following the official release of their debut album in 2016, Sinderins have honed their skills even further by playing a host of diverse venues around the country, from London's The Groucho Club to the Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where the band's performance at the Blue Tent was recorded live for BBC World on 3.

“Scotland distils the finest malt whiskies in the world. They’re to be sipped and savoured. So are Sinderins. If there’s any justice in the world, they’ll be the next Mumford And Sons.” Get Ready To Rock

A swarthy batch of young cronies made up from the parts of Dundee’s recent hot bands. The line-up of instrumentation they employ hints at the unusual sound they have harnessed – bouzouki, mandolin, harmonium, double bass, autoharp – the list goes on. With the musicians alternating between microphones and instruments to meet the demands of each song, their live shows afford the audience not only a unique sonic experience, but an impressive spectacle as well.

Tickets (Fees Apply*): £16 Concessions: Senior Citizen/Unemployed/Young Person (16 – 26)/Equity Card Holder/Disabled £14, Student £10. Subject to availability, Half Price Standby Tickets on sale 90 min before performance.

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ROOM Written by Emma Donoghue Adapted for the stage by Emma Donoghue Music and Lyrics by Cora Bissett and Kathryn Joseph Director Cora Bissett Designer Lily Arnold Video Projection Designer Andrzej Goulding Musical Director Gavin Whitworth Sound Designer Alexandra Faye Braithwaite Puppet Designer David Cauchi

Tue 13 – Sat 17 June, 7.30pm Matinees: Thu 15 & Sat 17 June, 2.30pm Emma Donoghue’s best-selling novel Room has been adapted as a new play with songs by Scottish songwriter Kathryn Joseph and Cora Bissett. Previously adapted by Donoghue for the screen, the film won Academy Awards, Golden Globes and BAFTAs. Kidnapped as a teenage girl, Ma has been locked inside a purpose built room in her captor’s garden for seven years. Her five year old son, Jack, has no concept of the world outside and happily exists inside Room with the help of Ma’s games and his vivid imagination where objects like Rug, Lamp and TV are his only friends. But for Ma the time has come to escape and face their biggest challenge to date: the world outside Room.

“You would fight anyone who tried to wrestle [the book] from your grasp with the same ferocity that Ma fights for Jack, such is the author’s power to make out of the most vile circumstances something absorbing, truthful and beautiful.” The Guardian

Recommended for ages 13+

Tickets (Fees Apply*): Tues – Thu & Matinees £19, Fri & Sat £21 Concessions: Senior Citizen/Unemployed/Young Person (16 – 26)/ Equity Card Holder/Disabled £4 off, Friends £5 off, Student £10, Child/ School £9. Subject to availability, Half Price Standby Tickets on sale 90 min before performance.

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THE RESISTABLE RISE OF ARTURO UI By Bertolt Brecht In a translation by George Tabori Revised by Alistair Beaton Director Joe Douglas

Thu 8 – Sat 10 June, 7pm

Community Tour Dates

When Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, Brecht made the decision to flee his home country with his young family, rather than stay and be victimised for his political beliefs. It proved a shrewd move, as the Nazi party fed the fears and injustices felt by the population, marching them towards World War II and the Final Solution.

All performances at 7pm

Written when Brecht was a refugee in Finland, The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui charts Hitler’s rise to power as a parable play. Arturo Ui is a wannabe gangster in 1930s Chicago, very firmly in Al Capone’s shadow. But with a bit of muscle from his companions and a few “acting” lessons, a man can run any town. And maybe the town next to that. Dundee Rep Ensemble take on this funny, gutsy, enlivening play, first produced 60 years ago by the Berliner Ensemble. Brecht fled to the USA because it offered sanctuary from fascist Europe. The final play in our Stars and Stripes Season asks us, in 2017, to spot the signs of hate and encourages us to resist. A satirical, musical-comedy, touring to Community Centres, Village Halls and the Dundee Rep stage in June.

Wed 31 May Ardler Complex Thu 1 June Charleston Community Centre Fri 2 June Rio Community Centre Sat 3 June Murthly Village Hall Tue 6 June Kirkton Community Centre Mon 12 June Finmill Community Centre Tue 13 June Maxwell Centre Thu 15 June Douglas Community Centre Fri 16 June Menzieshill Community Centre All community centre dates, tickets £5 More dates to be announced, visit dundeerep.co.uk for updates

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Did you know?: in the early 1920s, when Brecht was a young director in Augsburg, a young Adolf Hitler was struggling to find work as a Set Designer. Brecht would later refer to Hitler as “der Anstreicher” or “the house painter.”

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Dundee Rep's Youth Theatre present

THE BLUE ROAD DOUBLE BILL

Fri 23 June, 7.30pm & Sat 24 June, 2.30pm and 7.30pm 17-19s Youth Theatre present

14-16s Youth Theatre present

By Laura Lomas

Devised by the company

THE BLUE ROAD

HOME

Directed by Lisa Williamson Music by Gary Cameron

Directed by Gemma Nicol Music by Gary Cameron

I remember the darkness I remember the silence I remember the water rising

My home is what I’ve chosen, the people I have chosen to be with, the places I have chosen to be.

The forest. The wake of an unnamed crisis. A group of young people work to make sense of what happened, what it means, and what they will do now.

Taking inspiration from The Blue Road by Laura Lomas and drawing on personal and political stories from near and far, this new performance will explore what home means to us in 2017.

The Blue Road is an exciting new play by acclaimed writer Laura Lomas exploring memory, loss, living in the aftermath and our capacity to begin again. Commissioned by Dundee Rep, Derby Theatre, Royal and Derngate and Theatre Royal Plymouth; this inspiring project will see The Blue Road performed for the first time in four venues across the UK this summer.

Tickets (Fees Apply*): £10 Concessions: Senior Citizen/Unemployed/Young Person (16 – 26)/ Equity Card Holder/Disabled £7, Under 16’s £5. Subject to availability, Half Price Standby Tickets on sale 90 min before performance.

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Dundee Rep’s Community Company present

Dundee Rep’s Young Company present

ONE MILLION TINY NO OFFENCE, PLAYS ABOUT BUT... BRITAIN

Devised by the company Directed by Gemma Nicol and Andrew Manzi

By Craig Taylor Directed by Amanda Lowson and Heather Cassidy

Thu 29 & Fri 30 June, 7.30pm

Thu 6 & Fri 7 July, 7.30pm

The new production from the company that brought you Address to a Liar.

Mokita (Kivila, Papa New Guinea): The truth everyone knows but agrees not to talk about.

In these short, evocative works based on overheard conversations in cities and towns across the country, Craig Taylor captures the state we’re in with humour and pathos and perfect timing.

In No Offence, but... Dundee Rep Young Company present an exploration of language, both spoken and unspoken. The words they want to say and the questions they want to ask.

Join Dundee Rep’s Community Company for an evening of performance – sometimes funny, sometimes heart-breaking, these tiny plays in which every one of us could have a starring role are windows into other people’s lives that reveal the triumphs, disasters, prejudices, horrors and joys of twenty-firstcentury life in Britain.

The company want to know what happens when you just can’t find the right words, when language isn’t enough. Reflecting on times where they wish they had said it differently, this exciting group of theatre makers ask ‘What are the moments in life there are no words for?’

Tickets (Fees Apply*): £10

Tickets (Fees Apply*): £7

Concessions: Senior Citizen/Unemployed/Young Person (16 – 26)/Equity Card Holder/Disabled £7, Under 16’s £5. Subject to availability, Half Price Standby Tickets on sale 90 min before performance.

Concessions: Senior Citizen/Unemployed/Young Person (16 – 26)/Equity Card Holder/Disabled £4. Subject to availability, Half Price Standby Tickets on sale 90 min before performance.

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Fishamble: The New Play Company presents

SILENT

Written and performed by Pat Kinevane Directed by Jim Culleton Composed by Denis Clohessy Produced by Eva Scanlan OLIVIER AWARD WINNER 2016 WINNER of Fringe First, Herald Angel, and Argus Angel Awards

Sat 1 July, 7.30pm (includes a post show talk) Homeless McGoldrig once had splendid things. But he has lost it all – including his mind. He now dives into the wonderful wounds of his past through the romantic world of Rudolph Valentino, in this brave, bold, beautiful production. Olivier Award-winning Silent has had huge international success from Los Angeles to Edinburgh, and from New York to Melbourne, wowing audiences and critics alike. Fishamble: The New Play Company is an internationally acclaimed, multi-award winning company dedicated to the discovery, development and production of new work for the theatre. Recent productions include Mainstream by Rosaleen McDonagh, Inside the GPO by Colin Murphy staged in the GPO at Easter 2016, Tiny Plays for Ireland and America at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC and Irish Arts Center in New York, award-winning Little Thing, Big Thing by Donal O’Kelly on tour internationally, and multi awardwinning Underneath also by Pat Kinevane. "Ireland’s terrific Fishamble" (Guardian, 2015) is funded by the Arts Council and Dublin City Council. Its international touring is supported by Culture Ireland. Running time: 95 minutes, no interval

“Passionate one-man show... stunning... carefully wrought production... Mr. Kinevane [is] an artist of the theater.” Ben Brantley, The New York Times "A must-see if ever there was one" The List "Unﬂinching, intensely physical performance... bristling with black humour" The Scotsman "Dazzling theatricality" The Guardian "A striking performance under Jim Culleton’s eﬀective direction... pulses with the erratic noise of life" Irish Times

Recommended for ages 14+, contains some colourful language

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Dead Sheep Comedy present

EDINBURGH FRINGE PREVIEWS

Sat 8 July, 7.30pm Dead Sheep was born at Paisley Arts Centre, since then we have gone from strength to strength. Now into our second year we have added three new venues to our comedy farm and have big plans to grow and expand in the coming years. Dead Sheep are unlike any other Comedy Promotion Company in that we are operated by working comedians. This puts us in a unique position for industry contacts and a strong working relationship with the biggest names in UK comedy. Our aim is to grow the circuit here in Scotland. Working in partnership with the finest venues we can find. We try to offer a full experience to our audience, it's not just about the acts on stage, the atmosphere and surroundings are just as important. Our Comedy Clubs offer a relaxed atmosphere, so don't worry if you are new to live comedy. At the same time our hand-picked line-ups offer a great night out to the experienced comedy fan. Stay tuned for comedian details coming in March, visit dundeerep.co.uk Recommended age 16+

Tickets (Fees Apply*): £16 Concessions: Senior Citizen/Unemployed/Young Person (16 – 26)/ Equity Card Holder/Disabled/Student £14. Subject to availability, Half Price Standby Tickets on sale 90 min before performance.

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Middle Ground Theatre Company present

AGATHA CHRISTIE’S

A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED

A MISS MARPLE MYSTERY Adapted for the stage by Leslie Darbon Directed & designed by Michael Lunney

Mon 10 – Sat 15 July, 7:30pm Thu 13 & Sat 15 July, 2.30pm STAR CAST TO BE ANNOUNCED The residents of Chipping Cleghorn are astonished to read an advert in the local newspaper that a murder will take place this coming Friday at Little Paddocks, the home of Letitia Blacklock.

“A blissful couple of hours of whodunit fun.” The Scotsman “The packed audience loved every minute.” Liverpool Echo

“A murder is announced and will take place on Friday, October the thirteenth, at little Paddocks – at six-thirty p.m.” Unable to resist, the group gather at the house at the appointed time, when the lights go out and a gun is fired. Enter Miss Marple, who must unravel a complex series of relationships and events to solve the mystery of the killer...

Tickets (Fees Apply*): Fri – Sat eve £23, Tue – Thu eve £21 + matinees, Mon eve £17 Concessions: Senior Citizen/Unemployed/Young Person (16 – 26)/ Equity Card Holder/Disabled £3 off, Friends £4 off, Teacher £12, Student £10, Child/School £9. Subject to availability, Half Price Standby Tickets on sale 90 min before performance.

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A Stellar Quines production

YDance presents

THE LAST QUEEN OF SCOTLAND

PROJECT Y at Gardyne Theatre

O as p n soon 201 art of o 7a ur seasutumn on

By Jaimini Jethwa Directed by Jemima Levick

Commissioned and supported by National Theatre of Scotland and Dundee Rep

Fri 21 & Sat 22 July 2017, 7.30pm

Thu 3 August, 7.30pm

August 1972 – Idi Amin had a dream and ordered the expulsion of all Asians from Uganda under a 90-day deadline. From Uganda to Dundee, Jaimini Jethwa grew up in Scotland knowing nothing about her homeland until she found herself being haunted by Idi Amin. She started to run but he was everywhere.

YDance (Scottish Youth Dance) is the National Dance Organisation for children and young people in Scotland. Each year since 2006 the Project Y company has brought together 24 talented young dancers aged sixteen to twenty one from across Scotland who have a unique opportunity to work with top professional choreographers to develop their talent and create new work.

Performed by one woman to a live urban soundtrack, through the street sounds of Dundonian dialect, The Last Queen of Scotland is Dundee playwright Jaimini Jethwa’s homage to her city – her ‘love letter to the D'. Previewing at Dundee Rep before opening at Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Join the conversation: #LastQueenOfScotland

The 2017 tour features four new contemporary dance works choreographed by Gary Clarke, Hagit Yakira, Steven Martin and Theo Clinkard. “exuberant... delivered up with such zing and precision...” The Herald on Project Y

Tickets (Fees Apply*): £10, Child £9 (Preview)

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Recommended for ages 12+

Running time: 60 mins, no interval

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CREATIVE LEARNING GET INVOLVED Dundee Rep’s Creative Learning team is dedicated to creating accessible, engaging and diverse performance and participation opportunities for anyone who would like to get involved. We are able to offer a number of supported places for those who would otherwise be unable to participate in any of our activities due to financial reasons. To find out more on any of the below activities or to book a place please contact Karen Robertson on 01382 342660, email krobertson@dundeereptheatre.co.uk or go online where you will also find information on our extensive education programme.

YOUNG ILLUMINATE Dundee Rep Creative Learning’s new youth theatre for young people with additional support needs, aged from 5-16 years of age. Classes will take place on Saturday afternoons at the Rep at the following times: Primary: 2.30 – 3.30pm Secondary: 3.45 – 5pm This is a great opportunity for young people of all abilities to engage with the theatre in this fun, safe and supportive creative space. For parents, the cafe will be open so you too can enjoy some time and space whilst your young person is in youth theatre. Places must be booked in advance. Cost: £45 per term, concessions £32 Supported places are available for families facing financial barriers.

NEXT UP PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL Fri 24, Sat 25 & Sun 26 March, 7.30pm Next Up is a celebration of young theatre makers in Scotland. Using the stimulus of ‘The American Dream’ as inspired by our spring production of Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, a variety of school groups and youth theatres have devised and created original pieces of theatre that will be performed over the festival weekend. Alongside the performances, there will also be an exciting festival programme including workshops from guest theatre practitioners and a variety of post-show discussions. Keep your eyes peeled for our full programme in the coming months! Tickets: £7 per evening (3 performances) Concessions £5 Festival Pass: £15 all 3 nights (9 performances) Concessions £12

DESIGN FOR THEATRE WORKSHOP Thu 9 March, 11am – 5.30pm Join Dundee Rep’s Scenic Artist Leila Kalbassi for a day exploring design for theatre. In the morning, you’ll participate in a two-hour workshop where you’ll learn about taking a design concept from page to stage. Then in the afternoon, join us for the matinee performance of our Ensemble’s spring production of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman. Suitable for: college/university students, graduates and the public. Cost: £25 Concessions £18 (price includes ticket to matinee show of Death of a Salesman)

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For further information, please phone Karen Robertson on 01382 342 660. We are able to offer a number of supported places for those who would otherwise be unable to participate in any of our activities due to financial reasons.

NEW! FAMILY FUN ACTIVITY Sat 4 Mar, Sat 1 Apr, Sat 6 May, Sat 3 Jun 1 – 2.15pm Come along to Dundee Rep Theatre to take part in our family fun activities. From drama and storytelling, to movement and art, there’s guaranteed to be something for everyone! For children in P1-4 and their grown-ups.

PLAY IN A WEEK: PERFORMANCE 13-18s Mon 3 – Fri 7 Jul, 9.30am – 4.30pm Develop your theatre skills, meet new people, rehearse and perform a play on our mainstage – all in one week! Cost: £100, Concessions £75

Tickets: £4 for 1 adult and 1 child Sat 4 Mar Why not make a day of it and come along to our morning storytelling session Telling Tales! More information on page 47.

SUMMER SCHOOLS

PLAY IN A WEEK: PRODUCTION 16-19s

Mon 10 – Fri 14 Jul, times vary

Mon 3 – Fri 7 Jul, 9.30am – 4.30pm

A week of fun theatre activities for ages 3-12.

Learn about the production roles involved in taking a play from script to stage. For anyone with an interest in what happens backstage!

8-12s 3-5s 5-7s 9.30am – 12.30pm 1.30 – 2.30pm 2.45 – 4pm £65 (£50) £22.50 (£18) £24 (£19)

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Cost: £100, Concessions £75

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Creative Learning Get Inspired Scottish Dance Theatre Creative Learning can give you insight into the company’s onstage work, support your participation and inspire you to find out more. To find out more about the activities below, please contact Scottish Dance Theatre Administrator on 01382 342 600, email sdt@scottishdancetheatre.com or go to www.scottishdancetheatre.com Ready to book? Please go straight to Rep Box Office on 01382 223 530 or www.dundeerep.co.uk Curtain Raiser Event Fri 10 & Sat 11 February, 8pm Scottish Dance Theatre’s Double Bill will also include a curtain raiser performance of Where I Belonged, a short work choreographed by Steven Martin, performed by Scottish Dance Theatre's Youth Dance Company.

Dance Class + Scottish Dance Theatre performance of Dreamers and TuTuMucky Date Fri 10 February, 6pm Take part in a Contemporary Dance class (until 7.15pm) then get glammed up for the spring season première by Scottish Dance Theatre. For ages 12-17 years Costs: £10 for workshop and performance Open Technical Theatre Rehearsal Event Tue 7 Feb 2.30 – 3.45pm We invite you to witness a section of the technical rehearsal of Dreamers by Anton Lachky. Designed to give industry professionals and students of dance, theatre, technical production, art and design insight into how the technical and creative teams work together. Costs: £5 Dance As Though No-One’s Watching 9 March, 6.30 – 8pm

DANCE at Dundee Rep Scottish Dance Theatre offers a programme of evening and Saturday dance classes led by experienced tutors at our wheelchair accessible studio in Dundee Rep. Feb Fun Time Sat 11 February, 11am – 3pm Watch – try – enjoy! A great programme of dance performances and workshops at Dundee Rep, designed as an introduction to the different dance styles you can take part in Dundee; Includes Scottish Dance Theatre's Youth Company, Leisure & Culture Dundee’s Urban Moves Dance Company and Showcase the Street. Fun for everyone! For ages 8+ Costs: £12 or £40 for group of 4 (prices for whole day)

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As part of Dundee Women’s Festival, take part in this gentle introduction to a Contemporary Dance Technique warm up followed by simple, rewarding ways to develop choreography. For women only and suitable for beginners as well as more experienced dancers. Tickets: £3, Concessions £2 The Performance Project @ Verdant Works Thu, 27, Fri 28 and Sat 29 April, 7.30 – 8.30pm A walk round performance specially created by young people at High Mill, Verdant Works, supported by Scottish Dance Theatre and Rep Creative Learning and Tortoise In A Nutshell. We are able to offer a number of supported places for those who would otherwise be unable to participate in any of our activities due to financial reasons.

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ACCESS Dundee Rep aims to make our building accessible to everyone. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little more information about the services we offer. Full Wheelchair Access to the Bar, Restaurant & Foyer areas. Please contact Box Office if you need wheelchair accessible seating in the auditorium as spaces are limited. Audio Described Performances allow patrons who are blind or partially sighted to access performances. Touch Tours usually take place approximately an hour and a half before the audio described performances and provide an opportunity for blind and partially sighted patrons to explore the set, props and costumes before the show through a combination of verbal communication and touch. Touch Tours can be arranged if you are not attending the audio described performance. BSL Interpreted Performances allow patrons who are deaf or for whom British Sign Language is their first preferred language access to performances. Infra-Red System (for enhanced hearing). We offer two different types of system.

1) A headset for patrons who would like the sound on stage amplified. The headsets are also used for the Audio Described performances. 2) A necklace used to amplify the sound of the stage for patrons who use hearing aids. Captioned Performances are similar to television subtitling and give deaf, deafened or hard of hearing patrons access to performances. Large-Print, Audio and Braille season brochures are available on request. Please contact Box Office if you require one. Text Service our Box Office uses SMS text messaging for enquires and bookings for patrons with hearing and speech difficulties. Please text 07786 202 626. Please let us know if you have any specific access requirements or questions about your visit. Call Box Office on 01382 223 530 or email info@dundeereptheatre.co.uk.

RELAXED PERFORMANCES Relaxed performances are specifically designed to welcome people with a learning disability, Downâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Condition or sensory and communication disorders. There is a relaxed attitude to noise; movement and small changes are made to the lighting and sound levels in the show.

PIPA PERFORMANCES Dundee Rep is please to be a member of PIPA (Parents In Performing Arts) and to offer our staff with caring responsibilities more flexibility in their working lives. We would like to extend this to our customers with caring responsibilities so that you may attend a performance.

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

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We also offer Talkbacks, Interactives and other resources to enhance your experience at the Rep. If you have any questions, please contact drtmarketing@dundeereptheatre.co.uk or visit dundeerep.co.uk

Box Office: 01382 223 530

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HOW TO BOOK

Telephone 01382 223 530 Online dundeerep.co.uk Text 07786 202 626 Restaurant 01382 206 699 Box Office Tay Square, Dundee DD1 1PB

BOX OFFICE Opening Hours Box Office is open Mon to Sat, from 9.30am to 6pm or until the start of the performance. Telephone booking is available until half an hour before the performance.

Standby Tickets Subject to availability, Half Price Standby Tickets may be sold on the day of the performance 90 minutes prior to curtain up.

Concessions Tickets are usually discounted for Friends, under-26s, students, over-60s, registered disabled, registered unemployed, and Equity/SSP members. Proof of status is required when collecting tickets.

Terms and Conditions of Sale Please see our website for full terms and conditions dundeerep.co.uk

Group Bookings For group and schools bookings, an eleventh ticket is usually provided free for every ten purchased. School bookings can be made directly though Box Office.

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