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CURTAIN UP - 40 YEARS OF SCOTTISH THEATRE - - Venue: National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, and places must be booked in advance, either online at www.nls.uk/events or by phone 0131 623 3918. Since the start of the 1970s, Scotland has developed a rich and vibrant theatrical tradition, with a distinctive voice. The exhibition covers the period from the groundbreaking work of the 7:84 theatre company in the 70s to the launch of the National Theatre of Scotland in 2006. Among a wealth of theatre archives, props and costumes, the centrepiece of the exhibition will be John Byrneâ€™s original â€˜pop-up bookâ€™ stage set for â€˜The Cheviot, The Stag and the Black Black Oilâ€™, which was added to the Libraryâ€™s collection earlier this year. Production photographs, play scripts, correspondence, posters and programmes will also be displayed, as well as published editions, reviews, advertising material and even footage of some of the key plays of the period. Productions represented will include The Steamie, Slab Boys, Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off to name but a few.

OOR TOURS, GRAEME E. PEARSON - -

Various Show Times (see link), Tron Kirk, Tickets £7.00 - £9.00. Oor Tours is a unique musical journey through the rich history of Edinburgh`s Old Town. Discover an Edinburgh vibrant with life, music and the occasional murder. Your guide, Graeme E. Pearson, is a native of Edinburgh. He will perform live, traditional songs relating to real events that took place on the Royal Mile. The tour departs from the three red phone boxes close to Tron Kirk.
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WORKSHOP: GETTING STARTED AT NLS - - Monday 11 January 14.00 - 15.30, Thursday 11 February 10.00 - 11.30, Tuesday 9 March 18.00 - 19.30. Learn how to get a readersÂ´ ticket, find your way around the Library and request materials from our collections. For more information, see the readersÂ´ workshops page.

WORKSHOP: DISCOVERING FAMILY HISTORY AT NLS - - Tuesday 12 January 10.00 - 11.30, Monday 8 February 14.00 - 15.30, Wednesday 10 March 18.00 - 19.30. Find out how we can help you with your family history research. For more information, see the readersÂ´ workshops page.

SOUND OF MUSIC - TOURING - -

Various Show Times(See Link), Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £15.00 - £35.00. Connie Fisher returns as Maria in the world`s best-loved musical, The Sounds of Music. This lavish and critically-acclaimed production direct from the London Palladium, tells the story of the Von Trapp family`s flight across the mountains and works its magic once again, for young and old alike. With its unforgettable score that includes some of the most memorable songs ever performed on the musical stage including My Favourite Things, Do-Re-Mi, Climb Ev`ry Mountain, The Lonely Goatherd, and of course the glorious title song The Sound of Music, it`s the perfect family treat! "Definitely one of my favourite things" - Sky News. "Connie Fisher triumphs as Maria" - Daily Mail
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WORKSHOP: BEYOND GOOGLE - - Tuesday 19 January 14.00 - 15.30, Thursday 18 February 10.00 - 11.30, Wednesday 17 March 18.00 - 19.30. An introduction to Credo Reference and Oxford Reference Online. Learn how to access hundreds of quality reference books online. For more information, see the readersÂ´ workshops page.

GIULIANO´S @ THE PLAYHOUSE - - 7:30 pm, Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £22.50. Welcome to the brand new Giulianos Italian Restaurant right inside the famous Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre. Giulianos restaurant is proud to announce winning the pre theatre dining concession at the Playhouse where you can get to see the best in popular international theatre productions all year round. Giulianos Italian restaurants are renowned for their great food, excellent service and party atmosphere, offering a warm welcoming atmosphere. The Playhouse is the perfect venue for Giulianos latest venture, giving you the chance to taste the best Italian food in these stylish theatre surroundings. Your theatre visit can now be transformed in to a very enjoyable day or evening out with Giulianos Pre theatre meal, making sure you have the best Italian food whilst relaxing knowing you will not miss the start of your show. Giulianos restaurant offer a pre-performance 3 course meal in the Playhouse Overtures Suite; please check our menu page to see what’s on offer.
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CHOPIN IN SCOTLAND - - Venue: National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, and places must be booked in advance, either online at www.nls.uk/events or by phone 0131 623 3918. Celebrating the bicentenary of Chopinâ€™s birth, the display will follow the path of the famous composerâ€™s visit to Scotland in 1848.

PANEL EVENT: `THE BIRTH OF THE NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND` - - 6:00pm, National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, and places must be booked in advance, either online at www.nls.uk/events or by phone 0131 623 3918. With over 117 productions in over 114 locations the National Theatre of Scotland (NTS) has achieved much in its first four years. From the multi-award winning Â´Black WatchÂ´ and Â´Peer GyntÂ´ to Â´The BacchaeÂ´, NTS continues to create world-class theatre. A panel of guests will look at why Scotland needed this theatrical body, what it took to create it and how it is achieving its aims.

SCOTTISH CUSTOMS FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE - - 6:00pm, National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, and places must be booked in advance, either online at www.nls.uk/events or by phone 0131 623 3918. Come and hear author, folklorist, ethnologist and singer Margaret Bennett as she looks back over many years of Scottish tradition. Her book ´Scottish customs´ spans several centuries and is regarded as one of the most authoritative works exploring childbirth to burial and all that lies between.

CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS AT EDINBURGH ZOO - - This year is the Year of the Tiger, and with two Sumatran tigers in the Zoo’s collection there will be lots of events over the weekend to highlight this traditional celebration and the animal it represents.
There will be interactive displays with information about China and its culture, a touch table where you can learn all about tigers, and activities including making some Chinese art and collecting Chinese stamps. These celebrations will also help to emphasize the plight of tigers and their conservation, as the species is critically endangered and could be extinct in the next few decades without help.

HOT CHIP - -

7:00pm, HMV Picture House, Tickets £20.25. Hailing from London, Hot Chip entered the picture with the release of their 2000 debut, Mexico. The EP was released by Victory Garden Records, a label owned and operated by members of London´s resident lo-fi psychedelic rock institution, Southall Riot. The Mexico EP was a hypnotic wash of subtle -- nearly subliminal -- pulse-like techno beats, acoustic guitars, and plinky pianos, but the vocals were the true star of the show (no small feat in a musical climate overrun with disaffected Lou Reed-esque mumblers and bland Eddie Vedder impersonators). The voices of Alexis Taylor and Joe Goddard are a fine study in contrast. Taylor offers dreamy, effortless falsettos that cut to the heart of the beauty of performers like Jeff Buckley and Nick Drake (minus any of the pretentiousness of Radiohead or even Coldplay or the bland vocal acrobatics of Remy Zero). Meanwhile, scattered throughout the record (and in the occasional duet), Goddard offers a tone that sounds a bit more world-weary and at times almost gruff in comparison to Taylor, calling to mind Damon Albarn´s cool monotone tendencies. 2002´s self-released Sanfrandisco E-Pee showed the band dabbling in more playful sounds, from the beatbox dubbing of the title track to the closing notes of "Fanta," in which Taylor pleads with the listener to "make sounds of the summer."
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DIVORCE + BITCHES - -

7:00pm, Sneaky Pete´s, Tickets £5.00. A VALENTINES DAY MUSICAL MASSACRE!!!!! DIVORCE are a four-girl, one-boy group of noise-rock terrorists, welding pummelling rhythms with feedback-drenched, serrated guitars, crowned by the intense ferocity of Sinead Youth’s vocals. Previous gigs in 2009 with the likes of Part Chimp, Foot Village, HEALTH, Deerhoof and Comanechi, plus a debut 10″ ep release on Optimo Music are all conspiring to make 2010 their year. BITCHES are a brutal bass-and-drums, boy-and-girl duo from London, celebrating their debut 7″ release (following their initial cassette-only EP released on Foot Village’s awesome Deathbomb Arc label) with a swift rape-and-pillage visit to Scotland. Unrestrained volume and unbridled brutality are mixed together in an epic, bass-heavy attack, all the while shards of punk-infused melody fight to be heard. If Lightning Bolt & Big Business were fused with Bikini Kill & The Fall it might come close to the battering-ram assault of BITCHES!
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JESCA HOOP - -

7:00pm, Sneaky Pete´s, Tickets £6.00. Quirky folk with an indie twist from Manchester-based Californian Hoop. A startling singer of complicated folk melodies that beguile with their lightness of touch as showcased on her self-released debut Hunting My Dress from November of last year. – The List. On September 19 she posted the opening track to the record and stated that the album would be released in the UK on November 16, 2009 and in early 2010 in the US.
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DRAMATIC TALK: JOHN MURRAY, LORD BYRON AND CAROLINE LAMB A LITERARY LOVE TRIANGLE FOR VALENTINE`S DAY - - 6:00pm, National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, and places must be booked in advance, either online at www.nls.uk/events or by phone 0131 623 3918. What was the relationship between respected London publisher John Murray, notorious poet Byron and Caroline Lamb, the tempestuous (married) Regency belle jilted by Byron? Playwright Peter Arnott uses dramatised readings from the John Murray Archive to examine this literary love triangle.

ECO WEEK AT EDINBURGH ZOO - - Eco Week is a yearly programme that features lots of different ways to green your lifestyle in fun and interesting ways. Learn all about reducing waste, saving energy and methods to tackle climate change. There will also be stalls about sustainable fishing, fair trade and an eco-drive simulator that helps people drive in a more environmentally friendly way. To top it off, there will be lots of hands on activities in the Eco Craft Room, including building bird feeders and making wind turbines. Eco Week will run from 11am to 3.30pm every day - perfect timing for mid-term!

DAVE GORMAN - SIT DOWN, PEDAL, PEDAL, STOP AND STAND UP - -

8:00pm, Festival Theatre Edinburgh, Tickets ï¿½18.50. Dave Gorman: Sit Down, Pedal, Stop and Stand Up Dave Gorman (Genius, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Two) is going back on the road, five years after he last toured the UK. And when we say "on the road" we really mean it. A lot of acts will tell you they`re covering the length and breadth of the country... but Dave`s really doing it. This tour will see the intrepid comedian covering the extremes of the British mainland as he travels from this land`s southernmost point to its northernmost tip, taking in the most easterly and westerly points along the way. If nothing else he`ll get to see four lighthouses. Oh, and did we mention he`s going to do the whole thing on his push bike? The travelling, we mean. Not the gigs. That`d be silly. 1500 miles. 32 days in the saddle. 32 nights on the stage. His Mum`s told him not to do it but he won`t listen. It`s not a show about the journey. Dave may be widely acclaimed as the pioneer of documentary comedy but with this show he`s going back to his roots as a straight up, one-man-and-a-mic, stand-up whose "material is mercilessly sharp and original" (The Times).
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OCEAN COLOUR SCENE - -

7:00pm, HMV Picture House, Tickets £23.00. Falling between the energetic pop/rock of mod revival and the psychedelic experimentations of Traffic, Ocean Colour Scene came to be one of the leading bands of the traditionalist, post-Oasis British rock of the mid-´90s. Although they had formed in the late ´80s and had several hits during the height of Madchester in the early ´90s, the band didn´t earn a large following until 1996, when their second album, Moseley Shoals, became a multi-platinum success story in the U.K. Their ascent was greatly aided by Paul Weller and Oasis´ Noel Gallagher, who both publicly praised Ocean Colour Scene for keeping the flame of real rock & roll burning during the ´90s. And, according to one specific definition, they were right, since Ocean Colour Scene was nothing if not rock & roll traditionalists, drawing heavily from British Invasion pop, psychedelia, soul, R&B, and blues-rock to create a reverential homage to classic rock. Their devotion to trad rock may have earned them decidedly mixed reviews, but that was the very thing that earned them a sizable following.
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INTERNET FOREVER - -

7:00pm, Sneaky Pete´s, Tickets £5.00. Internet Forever showing at Sneaky Pete´s Edinburgh. After hosting so many great shows at Edinburghs famous Sneaky Pete´s Edinburgh will be the brilliant Internet Forever. The show is sure to be popular with fans and visitors from around Edinburgh be sure to purchase tickets ahead to come to Sneaky Pete´s be sure you don´t miss it as it is going to be a a unmissable event! The excellent Internet Forever is a sought after show where ever it is on and we are pleased to welcome this great event to Edinburgh. Internet Forever is a pop band, made up of Laura Wolf, Heartbeeps and christopher alcxxk. Sometimes they make music over the internet, and sometimes in real life.
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NOISETTES - -

7:00pm, HMV Picture House, Tickets £16.75. Noisettes are a rock trio from London, England, formed in 2003 when Shingai Shoniwa and Dan Smith (formerly of the band SonarFly) began writing and playing more intensely than before. They met drummer Jamie Morrison in December 2003, and went straight into the studio to record their noisy and abrasive four-track debut, Three Moods of the Noisettes, which was released on Side Salad Records. Shingai Shoniwa performing in AtlantaNoisettes have toured Europe and the United States extensively, with the likes of TV on the Radio, Tom Vek, Babyshambles, Bloc Party and the Mystery Jets. They supported Muse on a UK and European arena tour in November and December 2006, and toured the UK to promote the release of their debut album What´s the Time Mr. Wolf? in February 2007. Noisettes also appeared at the Coachella festival on 27 April 2007 and performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals on the NME/Radio 1 Stage in August. Noisettes also made their US television debut on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on 2 April 2007. Shingai Shoniwa has provided backing vocals for many bands including Guillemots songs Made Up Love Song #43 and Over the Stairs. Noisettes song, Scratch Your Name was featured on the finale episode of The Sopranos in 2007. As well, another Noisettes song was in a Bionic Woman episode.
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JOIN THE DEBATE: EDINBURGH: THE NEXT FIVE YEARS - -

Join us for a one day conference at The Hub on 22nd February 2010.
This is your chance to hear some of Scotland´s most influential opinion formers and meet senior delegates from Edinburgh’s leading organisations, including:
* HSBC * University of Edinburgh * City of Edinburgh Council * Architecture & Design Scotland * Visit Scotland * DEMA * Ryden * Hilton Hotels * Queen Margaret University * McGrigors * Sheraton * Baker Tilly * Shepherd & Wedderburn * BNP Paribas * Arup * Cockburn Association * Lloyds TSB
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DENNIS LOCORRIERE - -

7:30pm, Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £22.50 - £26.50. DENNIS LOCORRIERE, Lead Singer on all the Dr Hook classic hits notching up over 60 gold or platinum albums along the way now has a successful contemporary solo career with numerous solo releases, several international tours and major appearances at festivals, including Glastonbury and Cropredy, to his credit. This tour sees him joined by his own band and coincides with the release of his latest CD “Post Cool”. ANDY FAIRWEATHER LOW as lead singer with Amen Corner, Andy enjoyed pop stardom followed by a worldwide solo career. A fantastic guitar player Andy has played with more major stars than many people can name Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Bob Dylan & Jimi Hendrix are just four. Andy recently reignited his solo career releasing two CD’s and a live DVD he now tours regularly with his own band.
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SO SO MODERN - -

7:00pm, Sneaky Pete´s, Tickets £5.00. Hello! Nice to meet you. We are are a four-person collective interested creating a more fun and meaningful future through performance and music. By performance we mean the reciprocal acts of seeing and being seen, and by music we mean the ability to show solidarity around creative aural pleasure. Remember the campfire? Hope you do, cos thats what music means to us. A platform for sharing ideas, stories and gathering. But also a stage for challenges, dialog and what not.
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PASIÓN DE BUENA VISTA - -

7:30pm, Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £17.25 - £29.50. Salsa, rhumba and mamba combine with stirring vocals to capture the essence of timeless Cuba. African percussion, Spanish instrumentation and the great trumpet sound of the American big bands of the 40s and 50s produce a thrilling heartbeat. From Pinar del Rio in the East to Baracoa in the West, Pasion De Buena Vista showcases the very best musicians and dancers Cuba has to offer.
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THE MAGIC OF MOTOWN - -

8:00pm, Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £17.00 - £21.00. In 1960, Motown scored their first million-selling single. The Magic of Motown marks this golden anniversary with a brand-new production featuring 36 magical Motown hits. Whether you´re young, young at heart, or old enough to know better, this is a show for all those who just can´t help themselves... a stunning spectacular for all the family. 2008 and Motown Magic are still proving themselves to be one of the UK´s greatest 100% Live bands, with performances astounding audiences across the UK. This 8 piece band re-create a sound that is respectful and authentic to that of the magnificent era it came from, however at the same time injecting it with a cutting edge live energy that creates the perfect party atmosphere for any event!
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JANE MCDONALD - -

7:30pm, Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £24.50 - £28.50. Jane McDonald (born 4 April 1963 and raised on the Peacock Estate in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England) is an English singer and television presenter, who first became famous after appearing in the 1998 television series, The Cruise. She has released four albums, Jane McDonald (which reached number 1 in the UK album charts, staying there for three weeks), Inspiration, Love at the Movies and You Belong to Me. She has also presented the television programme, Star For A Night, which helped launch the singer Joss Stone. She is also a regular panellist for the shows, Loose Women and The Wright Stuff. She has also appeared on the reality shows, Have I Been Here Before and Drop the Celebrity. Jane also appeared in the Wicked Women concert and sang “This Is The Moment” from the Broadway musical Jekyll and Hyde. A former cruise ship cabaret singer whose performances on BBC TV´s "The Cruise" captured the public´s imagination and propelled her into a glamorous future. Jane McDonald returns to the Princess Theatre in Torquay by popular demand. She will be appearing on Sunday 13th September at 7.30pm and tickets go on sale Friday 9th January at 10am. Jane was very popular when she appeared with us in September 2008, so book early to avoid disappointment.
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PETER ANDRE - -

7:00pm, HMV Picture House, Tickets £26.25. Peter André is a UK-born, Australian-raised pop singer of Greek-Cypriot descent who had numerous hits in the mid to late 90s. He later achieved a great deal of notoriety through reality-TV appearances and his highly publicized marriage with model Katie Price. However, after the couple split in 2009, he re-emerged with a successful album, “Revelation,” which reached No. 3 in the UK charts and earned him some crediibility. André was discovered on Australia’s Talent Show “New Faces” in 1990 after performing numerous Bobby Brown hits.
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BEYOND THE BARRICADE - -

7:30pm, Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £16.50 - £20.50. Now in its 10th record-breaking year, the most successful and popular touring show of its kind ‘Beyond the Barricade’ returns in 2009 with a brand new ‘Special 10th Anniversary’ production of the show. Recreating original West End/Broadway musical hit songs with amazing authenticity, this cast of past principal performers from Les Miserables celebrate their anniversary, with a blockbusting show featuring the best musical songs of the past 10 years including The Phantom of the Opera, Chess, The Lion King, Blood Brothers, Miss Saigon and many more major hit productions, climaxing with a spectacular finale from, of course, Les Miserables!
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TINCHY STRYDER - -

7:00pm, HMV Picture House, Tickets £16.25. 2009 is proving to be a big year for 22 year old, Ghanaian born and East London based Tinchy Stryder. After being tipped as a rising star by the likes of Radio One, Wiley, and (bizarrely) MP Norman Lamb, this Star In The Hood has scored two consecutive top 3 hits, (including the no. 1 single for three weeks ‘Number 1´), supported Akon and N-Dubz on sell out arena tours, launched a flourishing merchandise line with the kind of kudos and turnover that would impress Phillip Green, and completed a degree in Digital Arts and Moving Imagery at University of East London. Following these successes Tinchy Stryder is now set to unleash yet another bonafide hit. Out on 3rd August ‘Never Leave You´ featuring Sugababe Amelle is the fourth cut to be taken from his forthcoming album Catch 22.
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HAYSEED DIXIE - -

7:30pm(Doors open at 7:00pm), HMV Picture House, Tickets £14.00. Is there really such a thing as a hillbilly band covering AC/DC classics? You betcha. They are called Hayseed Dixie and they play Rockgrass. Barley Scotch is on lead vocals, fiddle and guitar. The Reverend Don-Wayne Reno is on banjo, Deacon Dale Reno is on mandolin and guitar and Jake ‘Bakesnake’ Byers is on acoustic bass. Hayseed Dixie are an awesome live band, who have, to date, released 8 albums, with a 9th due in early 2010. A live DVD entitled ‘No Sleep ‘til Liverpool’ is also available.
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BACK FOR GOOD - -

7:30pm, Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £24.50. Recreating the magic of ‘Take That´. If you like ‘Take That´ you will LOVE ‘Back For Good´! With their amazing dance routines, numerous costume changes and phenomenal live performances, adoring fans will be singing and dancing within minutes and left with little doubt that they are watching ‘The Greatest Boy Band Of All Time´. Featuring a feast of your infectious feel-good favourites such as ‘Relight My Fire´, ‘It Only Takes A Minute Girl´, ‘Everything Changes´, ‘Could It Be Magic´ to the heart warming ‘Babe´, ‘Love Ain´t Here Anymore´ and ‘A Million Love Songs´ you will be putting your hands together to ‘Pray´ that boys are truly ‘Back For Good´!
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HEALTHY MINDS COLLAPSE - -

7:00pm, Sneaky Pete´s, Tickets £5.00. Healthy Minds Collapse - guitarist and vocalist Andy Malcolm, his brother Colin on drums and bassist Gus Schroder - have been making their mark all over Scotland since 2007 with their poppy, passive-aggressive take on the angst and rancour of early-90’s grunge. 2009 saw the band winning a growing legion of fans in Scotland with a blinding performance a T in the Park, appearances at the Belladrum and Wickerman festivals as well as their own sold out show at Glasgow’s King Tuts. A fantastic year was brought to it’s end with a tour of Scotland with fellow Scots The Xcerts and Flood of Red and the highlight of their year, which was playing support to Alice In Chains at Londons Brixton Academy.
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THE RUSSIAN STATE BALLET OF SIBERIA - GISELLE - -

7:30pm, Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £15.00 - £32.50. The Russian State Ballet of Siberia is based in Krasnoyarsk, and was formed in 1978. It comprises about 45 dancers and 30 musicians. (Note that despite sharing an artistic director in Sergei Bobrov and the occasional dancer, this does appear to be a completely different company from the Siberian Ballet Theatre, based in Tchelyabinsk and founded in 1956, which has also toured in the UK.) After Giselle´s appearance (Anna Aulle), the interplay between her and Albrecht and later the villagers (all female at this point, and dressed in some rather attractive dark-pastel multicoloured dresses) continues much as we are used to, except that her mother does not appear until where her mime scene would normally be – but where is it?! The programme usefully fills us in on what the mime says, but the whole narrative and its music are omitted – far from the first time that this has happened with Russian companies and mime.
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ANGIE STONE - -

7:00pm, HMV Picture House, Tickets £26.75. A singer, a self-taught keyboardist, and a prolific songwriter, Angie Stone´s first claim to fame was being the lead vocalist on Vertical Hold´s smooth urban dance track "Seems You´re Much Too Busy." An R&B Top 40 hit during the summer of 1993, it eventually led to a solo career, and her debut album Black Diamond was issued in 1999 by Arista. In six years, Stone had definitely gained an old-school, autobiographical vibe, exemplified by her hit ballad "No More Rain (In This Cloud)," which has samples from Gladys Knight and the Pips´ "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)." Contributors included Lenny Kravitz and former Tribe Called Quest member Ali Shaheed Muhammad as producers, and Stone´s ex-boyfriend D´Angelo as a vocal guest on "Everyday."
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NEWTON FAULKNER - -

7:00pm, HMV Picture House, Tickets £20.25. Born January 11, 1985 as Sam Newton Battenberg Faulkner. Faulkner began playing guitar at the age of 11-12 with session guitarist Bob “crazy guy” Cranham and also attended the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford, where he spent 2 years gaining both diploma and the higher diploma award under the tutelage of Eric Roche. His first band was a Green Day cover band, in which he played bass guitar. His experience on the stage grew as he formed Half a Guy, a funk rock group with a quirky edge, with fellow band mates Matt Buchanan, Dave Elvy and Nicola Crawshaw. Half a Guy recorded two demo CDs and managed 2 years before splitting. He then spent time recording and gigging under the name Newton Battenberg Faulkner, where he played the Lapagestock festival
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THE RUSSIAN STATE BALLET OF SIBERIA - THE SLEEPING BEAUTY - -

7:30pm, Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £15.00 - £32.50. the Russian State Ballet of Siberia is a thoroughly traditional working of the Tchaikovsky crowd-pleaser. Yet far from being a stuffy museum piece - it has all the freshness of new paint. Dazzling costumes and a largely young dance troupe give this enduring favourite an exciting and dynamic feel. Everyone´s familiar with the simple storyline with the feelgood factor. A fragile princess, played beautifully by Anna Aulle, who looks like she could snap in two, a handsome prince to come to her rescue, in the shape of the brilliant Alexander Butrimovich, and a brilliant supporting cast. And all played out to the strains of the immaculately turned-out Russian State Ballet Orchestra, led by Anatoly Tchepurnoi - an absolute joy. And, of course, it helps that they all live happily ever after… As far as the dancing´s concerned, there are no great surprises - there´s everything from the authentic court dances, classical ballet technique, mime scenes and processions galore. There is even a bit of humour injected, too. The evil Fairy Carabosse, played by Demid Zykov, a strapping six-footer, is both scary and captivating, and his comic scenes with the knitting needles prompted ripples of laughter. He dominated in his scenes, his swishing cloak adding to the high drama. The beautiful costumes add to the spectacle and bring colour and life to the production. Full-length gowns, cloaks and feather head-dresses in golds and brocades for the court scenes and fairies dressed in pastel shades of mint green and pale pink and lilac.
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THE RUSSIAN STATE BALLET OF SIBERIA - SWAN LAKE - -

7:30pm, Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £15.00 - £32.50. The greatest romantic ballet of all! This is an immortal love story filled with magic, emotion and beauty. From the opulence and splendour of the magnficent court room to the exhilarating lake scenes where swans play in perfect formation, Tchaikovsky´s hauntingly beautiful music creates a truly unforgettable experience. The ever popular Vienna Festival Ballet return to present Swan Lake, one of the best loved ballets in the repertoire. With lavish costumes, stunning scenery, international stars, Tchaikovsky´s glorious music and spectacular choreography which captures the full range of human emotions, this is an evening not to be missed.
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PANEL EVENT: `THE BOOK THAT CHANGED MY LIFE` - - 6:00pm, National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, and places must be booked in advance, either online at www.nls.uk/events or by phone 0131 623 3918. Award-winning author A L Kennedy will be joined by writer Sara Sheridan and guests to discuss which books changed their lives. This event celebrates the launch of ´The book that changed my life´, a collection of inspirational stories about significant books. The collection was gathered from all over Scotland by the Scottish Book Trust.

THE RUSSIAN STATE BALLET OF SIBERIA - THE NUTCRACKER - -

Various show times(see link), Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £15.00 - £32.50. Clara and her Nutcracker doll journey to a fantasy Kingdom, meet the Mouse King, the Snow Queen and visit the Land of the Sweets. See the captivating dance of the Sugar Plum and the exotic Arabian Dance. The company is packed with talented and world class dancers and principals. ‘They can sell out the Royal Albert Hall´ - The Independent. ‘Ballet in 3 acts, 4 scenes, umpteen curtain calls and a standing ovation. Bravissimo´ - Dublin Post. There is not a better night out than seeing beautiful costumes, spectacular sets, the thrilling performance of the young dancers, all accompanied by glorious music. A perfect Christmas treat for the young and the young at heart.
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COPY HAHO - -

7:00pm, Sneaky Pete´s, Tickets £5.00. Copy Haho (pronounced cawpee-hahoe) are most definitely the best band in the entire history of Stonehaven, a small town near Aberdeen, Scotland. They make spiky and skewed melodic indie rock and are often found playing around Glasgow with musical comrades Dananananaykroyd and Errors. Formed in 2004, the band comprises of Joe Hearty (Guitar/Vox), Rikki Will (Drums), Stuart Mcintosh (Guitar), and Richard Scott (Bass). To date, the band have released three singles: double A-side Bookshelf/Desert Belle on I Fly Spitfires, You Are My Coal Mine on Teenage Lust, and most recently, Wrong Direction on Too Pure’s single club. Their debut EP, Bred For Skills & Magic, is available on Big Scary Monsters
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EDINBURGH CORN EXCHANGE WEDDING FAIR & FASHION SHOW 2010 - - 1100-1700 hours. With over 90 exhibitors specialising in bridalwear, kilts, vintage cars, entertainment, wedding cakes, favours, photography, stationery, flowers and much more our Wedding Fair proves to be one of the best in Scotland!
This is an opportunity to see our rooms setup and meet with our Wedding Co-ordinators, soak up the atmosphere and enjoy drinks from the Concourse Bar.
Our bespoke Wedding Fair & Fashion Show features an exclusive collection of Scotland´s leading bridalwear, kilts, jewellery, hair and make up.
With a glass of bubby, complimentary canapes and a free copy of the Scottish Wedding Directory for every bride what better way to plan your special Wedding Day!
Tickets £5.00pp
Brides & Grooms register for free entry in advance at www.ece.uk.com/weddingfair
Edinburgh Corn Exchange. 11 Newmarket Road, Edinburgh, EH14 1RJ. 08442 492 622.

DARA O´BRIAIN - -

8:00pm, Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £25.00. Irish stand-up comedian Dara O´Briain is a veteran of several Edinburgh festivals and a household name in his native Ireland. When not performing, he has presented Live Floor Show on BBC2 and appeared on TV shows such as Never Mind the Buzzcocks. Following 2008’s sell out national tour and best selling DVD, ‘Dara O Briain Talks Funny’ and his debut book ‘Tickling The English’, award-winning stand up comedian Dara O´Briain hits the road again with a brand new show. Host of BBC2’s ‘Mock The Week’, and star of three series of ‘Three Men and a Boat’. As seen on Q.I and Friday Night with Jonathan Ross. This tour will give UK audiences the chance to catch one the most charismatic, fast talking and down right funny live performers working today. Book early to avoid disappointment. “His set is a masterclass in intelligent, no-frills stand-up” The Guardian. “If you don’t laugh at O Briain check your pulse you must be dead” The Evening Standard.
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PANEL EVENT: `THE TRAVERSE THEATRE` - - 6:00pm, National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, and places must be booked in advance, either online at www.nls.uk/events or by phone 0131 623 3918. The Traverse Theatre´s work over the years has helped change Scotland´s theatrical landscape. In one key season in 1985, this Edinburgh theatre staged several important productions, including ´Losing Venice´, ´Elizabeth Gordon Quinn´ and ´White Rose´. Join a panel of experts as they discuss the Traverse, its history, its playwrights and the influence of that 1985 season on theatre in Scotland and beyond.

FOR THE LOVE OF MRS BROWN - -

7:30pm, Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £19.50 - £28.50. It´s the show we´ve all been waiting for... As you have sampled Mrs Brown´s trilogy, here is the brand new story with the same great humour and laughter. For one week only you can see this hilarious show that will have your sides splitting! Having discovered the internet, Agnes Brown accidentally sets up a date with a man she knows only as HairyHarry25. Despite some of her family´s protests, Agnes is determined to see her date through. We follow Agnes as she prepares for her big date. Her preparations include learning all over again how to date a man - but this time in the 21st century, where men expect more from a date than they did in her day. So with the help of Winnie, Cathy, Maria and Betty, and despite the objections of the boys in the family, Agnes gets ready for the Valentine´s Night date. This includes a radical diet, sex lessons, dressing for the occasion and self-defense.
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STEPHEN LYNCH - -

7:00pm, HMV Picture House, Tickets £18.50. Stephen Lynch is an American singer and comedian, famous for his raunchy comic lyrics. He was born July 28, 1971 in Abington, Pennsylvania, but grew up in Saginaw, Michigan and attended Western Michigan University, where he learned to play guitar. He is a Tony nominee for his role as Robbie Hart in the Broadway musical, The Wedding Singer. Stephen married Erin Dwight in September of 2003. Lynch has released two studio albums and two live albums along with a live DVD. He has appeared in two Comedy Central Presents specials and starred in the Broadway adaptation of The Wedding Singer.
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INVISIBLE - -

Various show times (see link), Sneaky Pete´s, Tickets £6.00. Towards the end of 2006, three friends – Dave Okumu (Jade Fox, Matthew Herbert), Tom Herbert (Jade Fox, Polar Bear) and Leo Taylor (Gramme, Zongamin, Matthew Herbert) – started work on what was initially intended as Dave’s solo project. An exciting, beautiful album gradually emerged and during the process of its creation the three Londoners fused into a fully-fledged trio; The Invisible was born. In 2009 The Invisible recieved a shock nomination for The Mercury Awards Prize, which is set to see album sales and popularity soar.
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HIM - -

7:00pm, HMV Picture House, Tickets £20.00. The alternative rock band HIM (originally called His Infernal Majesty) bears the unique distinction of being the only Finnish rock band to ever have a record go gold in the United States with their 2005 album Dark Light. After dominating in Linkin Park’s Projekt Revolution tour, HIM is ready to headline their own tour in support of their latest album, 2007’s Venus Doom. Get your tickets now and rock out to HIM live in concert!
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WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND - -

Various show times (see link), Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £14.50 - £31.50. Andrew Lloyd Webber´s Whistle Down The Wind will open at the Palace theatre for a strictly limited season from 15 March. The musical will fill the gap between The Woman In White and Monty Python´s Spamalot, which will open at the Palace in October. Whistle Down The Wind is Lloyd Webber´s stage adaptation of the 1961 novel by Mary Hayley Bell, which was also made into a film starring Hayley Mills and Alan Bates. The stage version is set in the American deep south just before Christmas, and follows three children who discover a man hiding in the barn on the farm where they live.
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LA SHARK - -

7:00pm, Sneaky Pete´s, Tickets £5.00. London based band La Shark have made an ace lazy day track called ´Bones´. Lo-fi decadent dandy rock is how I would describe their sound. Their releasing a great free single called ´1958´ which you can download by clicking the link below. The band are also releasing another single in January 2010 too! You can catch them playing a few dates around the South East through November. Rumor has it that they´re a sight to be seen... in a good way. Enjoy...
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NLS FILM CLUB: `HEALTH AND FITNESS` - - 6:00pm, National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, and places must be booked in advance, either online at www.nls.uk/events or by phone 0131 623 3918. An evening of films from the Scottish Screen Archive linking into a popular New Year´s resolution â€“ getting fit. Watch a variety of films made over the last century to educate, inform and inspire the people of Scotland to get fit. Includes ´Scotland for Fitness´, made for screening at the 1938 Empire Exhibition, and ´4 and 20 Fit Girls´, dating from around 1942.

EGYPTIAN HIP HOP - -

7:00pm, Sneaky Pete´s, Tickets £6.00. Egyptian hip hop is a form of hip hop music originating from the North African country incorporating issues of the region and abroad. Since hip hop made its first debut in America, it quickly spread throughout the world. It even influenced areas where hip hop was never heard of. Hip-hop in Egypt was unheard of in the 1990s; however, in the 2000s, it emerged as a young and soon-to-be popular scene throughout Egypt. Egyptian hip hop is fairly different from other hip-hop geners around the world. The justice they fight for is a unique Arabian beat which taps into the unique soul of Egypt.
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CHRIS T-T - -

7:00pm, Sneaky Pete´s, Tickets £6.00. Chris T-T is a singer-songwriter with a unique gift of capturing the subtleties of British life. Not one to keep his opinions to himself, this articulation often results in audience members being offended, outraged or otherwise aghast. He’s received earfuls from angry old ladies in hunting villages, indie crowds in Essex and a few outraged liberals at the Leftfield stage during Glastonbury Festival. He must be doing something right.
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DREAMBOATS AND PETTICOATS - -

Various show times (see link), Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £16.75 - £31.00. Dreamboats and Petticoats became the biggest selling album of the decade after its release last year, amassing an amazing 600,000+ sales. Inspired by the album, Dreamboats and Petticoats The Musical will give you the greatest time of your life - taking you back to a time when each passing week bought another classic track. Featuring songs from Roy Orbison, The Shadows, Eddie Cochran, Billy Fury, Chuck Berry and many more. In 1961 emotions run high as talented young musicians Norman and Bobby compete to win the hearts of their adoring female fans - and more importantly, the gorgeous Laura. But when Laura shows that she´s no slouch with the guitar, rock‘n´roll fame beckons..... Dreamboats and Petticoats - the songs will live forever. Featuring the hit songs Teenager In Love, Only The Lonely, Blue Moon, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, Up On the Roof, Runaway, Dream Lover, Take Good Care Of My Baby, Lipstick On Your Collar, (We´re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock, Rubber Ball, Blue Velvet, Be Bop A Lula, The Locomotion, You Can Never Tell and many more hits from music´s golden era!
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HADOUKEN! - -

7:00pm, HMV Picture House, Tickets £11.50. Hadouken! are a band based in London, England. The band consists of James Smith (vocals), Daniel “Pilau” Rice (guitar, backing vocals), Alice Spooner (synths, backing vocals), Chris Purcell (bass) and Nick Rice (drums). The band formed after James Smith and Daniel “Pilau” Rice met at Leeds University, where they set up their own Label, Surface Noise Records. After forming the label, Smith began writing and demoing the first Hadouken! tracks, forming the band in 2006 with Rice, Pilau’s brother Nick and Smith’s girlfriend Alice Spooner. In February 2007 Hadouken! released a two song vinyl with the song “That Boy That Girl”, which gained popularity after the video, directed by friend Bob Harlow, made it onto MTV2. Shortly after the video, the band added bassist Chris Purcell.
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COME DANCING - -

Various show times (see link), Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £13.50 - £27.50. Come Dancing” was a 1983 single by legendary rock group The Kinks. It was surprise hit in the US, hitting #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band’s biggest hit in years and their first Top 10 in the country since “Lola” hit #9 in 1970. In the United Kingdom, it hit #12, the band’s first Top 40 placement there since 1972’s “Supersonic Rocket Ship”. It was also the band’s last charting hit single in both countries.
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LEE MACK - -

8:00pm, Festival Theatre Edinburgh, Tickets £18.50. Following the huge success of his sell-out 2006 UK tour, the BAFTA Award-winner, star of BBC One`s Rose d`or and RTS Award-winning sitcom Not Going Out and host of BBC Radio 2`s The Lee Mack Show has added a strictly limited number of extra dates due to popular demand. Lee will be back on BBC One later this year as team captain in a brand new panel show Would I Lie To You? alongside David Mitchell and host Angus Deayton, and will return in the autumn with a second series of Not Going Out. "Lee Mack`s star continues to rise... go and see what all the fuss is about." Sunday Times. "I was knocked out by Lee Mack`s talent" The Express. Lee`s first ever live DVD will be released this autumn.
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A GRAY PLAY EVENING - - 6:00pm, National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, and places must be booked in advance, either online at www.nls.uk/events or by phone 0131 623 3918. Join author, playwright and artist Alasdair Gray and special guests for an evening of spoken word and performance. The event marks the recent publication of ´A Gray Play Book´ featuring 22 plays. They include ´The Fall of Kelvin Walker´ on 1967 TV and ´Voices in the Dark´, recently staged at Glasgow´s Oran Mor. Event followed by book signing.

CONFERENCE: `CONTEMPORARY ARGENTINA: READING THE LAST DECADE` - - 11.30pm - 16.30pm. To book, contact Fiona Mackintosh: f.j.mackintosh@ed.ac.uk or phone 0131 650 8303. Prize-winning Argentinean novelist Guillermo MartÃnez, Professor Evelyn Fishburn and Dr Ben Bollig will talk about recent developments in prose and poetry from Argentina. Topics will range from leading fiction writers to poetry from Patagonia, and the question of how authors are made ´great´ in Argentina. All welcome.

THAT´LL BE THE DAY - -

7:30pm, Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £22.00 - £25.00. Prepare for a party this Christmas as the legendary That´ll Be The Day, the UK´s most successful touring rock ‘n´ roll production returns with a Brand New 2009 Christmas Show. Trevor, Gary and the gang celebrate the festive season by bringing on back the good times with a combination of their unique comedy routines mixed with all the best non-stop Christmas hits to produce a show with a real feel good party atmosphere!! ‘What a great for money show, That´ll be the Day is. ´Often referred to as the hottest show in town, the legendary That´ll Be The Day, the nation´s most successful touring production returns. Featuring back-to-back non-stop nostalgia classic gold hits from the ‘50s through to the ‘90s mixed with feel-good comedy routines, this definitely is a show not be missed! If you love classic-gold pop music and you like a good laugh, come and enjoy over two hours of non-stop nostalgia and take the ultimate trip down memory lane. We guarantee you´ll be on your feet and dancing before the night is over!
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DERREN BROWN - ENIGMA - -

7:30pm, Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £34.75. Be prepared for a theatrical experience unlike any other as Derren Brown, the master of psychological illusion, returns to the stage. Playing to sell-out audiences nationwide, ‘An Evening of Wonders´ once again demonstrates why Derren is one of the country´s most revered live performers; a master of magic, mind control and psychological illusion. On stage and well as on TV, Derren Brown is in a class of his own, exhilarating audiences with his unique brand of intelligent and theatrical entertainment. His ‘mind control´ and ´trick of the mind´ TV programmes have garnered rave reviews and sealed his reputation as a performer prepared to constantly challenge and break boundaries. As a live performer his shows have played to sell-out audiences across the UK and in 2006, ‘Something Wicked This Way Comes´ won the Olivier Award. The performance is not suitable for children under 12 years.
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ABBA FOREVER - -

7:30pm, Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £18.50 - £19.50. The unique ABBA sound is replicated with an incredible attention to detail, using a six-piece band, featuring electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards and piano, drums and base guitar. Two outstanding ABBA girls complete the line-up, adding the essential glitz and glamour to a well polished and gently humorous show. The wonderful lyrics penned by Benny and Bjorn are sung in wonderful harmony by all six performers on stage. Dynamic non-stop choreography, stunning visuals, top-class musicianship, and an all-live performance ensures that the ABBA Forever show captivates audiences from the opening refrain, to the final sing-along chorus of this two-hour spectacular.
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HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 - -

Various show times(see link), Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £12.50 - £30.00. High School Musical 2 follows Troy and Gabriella and the rest of the Wildcats out of their East High safety zone and into the unfamiliar jungle of Lava Springs Country Club. The movie premiere was seen by a total of 17.3 million viewers in the United States-almost 10 million more than its predecessor - making it, at the time of its airing, the highest-rated Disney Channel Movie. Ulster Operatic Company is staging the Northern Ireland Premiere of High School Musical 2 in Stranmillis College Theatre from 25 to 29 August 2009.
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WE HAVE BAND - -

7:00pm, Sneaky Pete´s, Tickets £6.00. We Have Band are Darren Bancroft (vocals, drums, percussion, sampler), Dede WP (vocals, percussion, sampler) and husband Thomas WP (vocals, guitar, bass, programming). They are a do-it-yourself trio who encompass the grooves of Talking Heads and the best bits of Hot Chip. They all live in London. They will release their debut album WHB in March. WHB is produced by Gareth Jones (Grizzly Bear, Interpol, Depeche Mode, These New Puritans).
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LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN - -

Various show times (see link), Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £16.75 - £31.00. With a career spanning six decades and including nine smash hit singles (three which became Number One), Neil Sedaka has been inducted into the Songwriter´s Hall of Fame, had a street named after him in his hometown of Brooklyn, and was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. From the innocent Fifties to the cynical Seventies and beyond, he has written and performed some of the world´s most beloved pop songs including ´Oh, Carol´, ´Breaking Up Is Hard To Do´, ´Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen´, ´Hey Little Devil´, ´Stupid Cupid´, ´Amarillo´, ´Laughter in the Rain´ and many more. Born in Brooklyn, the son of a taxi-driver, Sedaka started songwriting at Broadway´s legendary Brill Building, penning his first hit, Oh Carol, for his then girlfriend, Carole King. He went on to become a teenage idol to rival Elvis but in 1964 his career collapsed as America embraced the Beatles and other bands of the so-called ´British Invasion´. For almost a decade, he struggled to support his wife, Leba, and their two children but found salvation in moving to Britain, where he signed to Elton John´s Rocket Records label, and remarkably returned to the top of the US charts in 1974 with ´Laughter In The Rain´ - remaining a national treasure there as well as in the UK ever since. ´Laughter in The Rain´ - a remarkable story of triumph against the odds.
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JIM JONES REVUE - -

7:00pm, Sneaky Pete´s, Tickets £8.00. Savage and soul-drenched rock & roll from London. Jim Jones stirs up his disciples like a diabolical preacher, while his stage antics add fuel to the fire. His electrifying band, including a bastard son of The Killer, invokes the filthy swing. The Jim Jones Revue are described as sounding like a car crash between Little Richard and The MC5. They play supercharged rock’n’roll inspired by The Killer, The Georgia Peach and of course The Memphis Flash and the deranged sons of Detroit. The ‘Revue were formed in 2007 by Jim Jones and Rupert Orton on a mission to strip rock’n’roll right back to the bone. They enlisted three other London hoodlums, Elliot Mortimer, Nick Jones and Gavin Jay and together they became The Jim Jones Revue.
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LES MISERABLES (TOURING) - -

Various show times(see link), Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £20.00 - £45.00. Heading a magnificent new cast is Broadway and West End star John Owen Jones, hailed by the New York Post as the best Jean Valjean since Colm Wilkinson, and West End stars Earl Carpenter as Javert and Gareth Gates as Marius. The legendary score includes the songs, ‘I Dreamed a Dream´, ‘On My Own´, ‘Stars´, ‘Bring Him Home´, ‘Do You Hear the People Sing´, ‘One Day More´, ‘Empty Chairs at Empty Tables´, ‘Master of the House´ while the new sets feature spectacular designs inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo. This is a strictly limited season, so don´t miss your chance to experience this unforgettable show.
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BEAR IN HEAVEN - -

7:00pm, Sneaky Pete´s, Tickets £6.00. Bear in Heaven is a Brooklyn-based rock band formed by Jon Philpot. The sound of the band incorporates influences from psychedelic music, electronic music, krautrock. Jon Philpot has previously released music as part of the duo Presocratics, in collaboration with guitarist and composer Need Thomas Windham. Presocratics released two albums on the record label Table of the Elements in 2001; both were produced by Philpot.
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JOAN ARMATRADING - -

8:00pm, Queens Hall Edinburgh, Tickets £29.50. Born on the island of St. Kitts, British singer/songwriter Joan Armatrading was her country`s first black woman to make commercial inroads into her chosen genre, spicing her take on folk with bits of soul and reggae, and has had a remarkably long, consistent career. Emigrating to England in 1958, Armatrading met lyricist Pam Nestor in a touring production of Hair, and the two began collaborating on material later featured on Armatrading`s 1972 debut, Whatever`s for Us. The two ended their partnership afterward, and Armatrading resurfaced in 1975 with Back to the Night. Featuring former members of Fairport Convention, Joan Armatrading catapulted the singer into the U.K. Top 20 and produced her only Top Ten single, "Love and Affection." Armatrading`s subsequent albums sold well in the U.K. to her newly established fan base but only respectably in the U.S., where it took her until 1980 to have a real hit (the all-electric Me Myself I). The Key also did quite well, but Armatrading remained largely a cult artist with a small but devoted following in America, never quite achieving the stardom she had in Britain. Armatrading has been successful enough to record regularly into the new millennium and tour, releasing Lovers Speak on Denon Records in 2003, a concert set, Live: All the Way from America, on Savoy in 2004, and her first all-blues project, Into the Blues, in 2007 on 429 Records.
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CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG (TOURING) - -

Various Show Times (see link), Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £15.00 - £36.50. The most phantasmagorical stage musical in the history of everything hits the road in top gear in a brand new, high-flying tour. With a cast, orchestra and crew of 100 (including ten dogs), sensational sets and stunning special effects, this action-packed adventure is the story of the magical car, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Bursting with magical songs including Truly Scrumptious, Toot Sweets, and the Oscar nominated title song, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the production has been nominated for three Olivier Awards, won Best Musical in the 2002 Variety Awards and won a coveted Manchester Evening News Theatre Award for Best Family Show in 2006. Don`t let it take off without you! `One of the most enjoyable, eye-popping spectacles London has ever seen` - Sunday Express. `An ageless pleasure and a pleasure for all ages - sheer treatrical magic` - Evening Standard. `Sensational` - Daily Mail
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MALE BONDING - -

7:00pm, Sneaky Pete´s, Tickets £6.00. Made up of Robin Silas Christian (drums), John Arthur Webb (guitar & vocals) and Kevin Hendrick (bass and vocals), and rising from a flourishing DIY scene in their adopted hometown of Dalston, London, Male Bonding became a very real thing in May, 2008, with their first show, at an insane house party called “RAGE!” Male Bonding was born raging and it’s been non-stop ever since. That party evolved in to a split 7” release with PENS on Male Bonding’s own label Paradise Vendors Inc. (which sold out in a week). To date, Male Bonding has dispatched seven releases including a Flipper tribute 7” (on Domino Records) alongside PPM Allstars, Lovvers and Ponytail. The band has toured the UK with Brooklyn’s Vivian Girls and played shows with Lovvers, HEALTH, Fucked Up, Graffiti Island, Mika Miko, These are Powers, NISENNENMONDAI, Magik Markers, and Finally Punk among others.
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YVETTE FIELDING AND THE TEAM FROM LIVING TV´S MOST HAUNTED - -

7:30pm, Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £23.50 - £27.50. The Most Haunted team have explored some of the spookiest and infamous locations in the UK, in an attempt to uncover the truth behind tales of restless spirits and mysterious visions. Now for the first time on stage the team are looking forward to their visit to Norwich bringing their theatrical debut production of a supernatural thrill fest. The Most Haunted team of mediums and ghost hunters will reveal, purported, paranormal activity and stories related to the Theatre and its surroundings and an audience member will be selected to assist in some of the activities directly. Featuring Karl Beattie, Brian Shepherd, Cath Howe, Ciaran O’Keefe, Stuart Torvell and Yvette Fielding.
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STRICTLY COME DANCING - THE PROFESSIONALS - -

Various show times (see link), Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £19.50 - £42.50. Strictly Come Dancing - The Professionals features the world champion dancers from the smash hit BBC TV series, as they take to the stage for the first time in the ultimate dance extravaganza! Starring Flavia Cacace and Vincent Simone, Matthew Cutler, Ola and James Jordan, Kristina Rihanoff, Brian Fortuna and Ian Waite with special guest stars to be announced, this brand new show for 2010 presents the beauty and elegance of Strictly´s dancing professionals within the intimate environment of your local theatre. The stage show will include the breathtaking show dances for which the Professionals have become famous in each of the BBC1 Strictly Come Dancing TV series, together with never before seen content, leaving audiences stunned and spellbound. Strictly Come Dancing - The Professionals is a celebration of the glitz, glamour and passion of Ballroom and Latin from the world´s dancing elite - a must see for fans of the TV series and dance enthusiasts of all ages!
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ROCKY HORROR SHOW - -

Various show times (see link), Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £19.00 - £34.00. "I loved every vulgar moment - and so will you!" - The Sun (May 2006). Follow squeaky-clean sweethearts Brad and Janet on an adventure they´ll never forget, with the scandalous Frank ´n´ Furter, rippling Rocky and vivacious Magenta. Get ready for a night of fun, frolics and frivolity. Olivier Award-winner David Bedella stars as Frank´n´Furter with Suzanne Shaw as Janet. "As sexy and funny as ever!" - Daily Telegraph. Bursting at the seams with timeless classics, including Sweet Transvestite, Damn It Janet, and of course, the pelvic-thrusting Time Warp, Richard O´Brien´s The Rocky Horror Show just can´t stop partying! Ready to thrill you with its frothy fun and naughty moments, this is the boldest bash of them all, so fish out the fishnets, buff up your basque and sharpen those stilettos for the rockiest ride of your life! Don´t dream it - be it. Be warned, this show has rude parts.
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THE THREE MEDIUMS - -

7:30pm, Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £25.00. IPM presents the all new Three Mediums, not one, not two but three of the world´s best mediums, Colin Fry, Derek Acorah and TJ Higgs, are joining together to bring you an evening of Clairvoyance that you´ll never forget. If you´ve lost a loved one or are simply intrigued to see if these mediums can provide evidence from the other side, don´t miss these select special performances by the worlds best... The Three Mediums.
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ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN - -

7:30pm, Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £23.00. One Night of Queen is a stunning live two-hour concert recreating and celebrating the music of Queen. Performed by Gary Mullen and ‘The Works´, with fantastic staging, lighting and effects this show will rock you - guaranteed! Since winning the Grand Final of ‘Stars In Their Eyes´ back in 2000 as the legendary Freddie Mercury, Gary has toured with One Night of Queen selling out theatres and concert halls in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Holland, France, New Zealand and returning from his first 8 week tour of the USA in 2008 the show continues to reach more fans worldwide! "As tribute bands go, there can be none better than this. Superb." - Nick Hyde, Blackpool Gazette
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THE MOTOWN SHOW - HOW SWEET IT IS - -

7:30pm, Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £24.00. How Sweet It Is – Celebrating 50 Years Of Motown Music & Featuring The All Time Greatest Hits Of Motown Legends The Four Tops & The Temptations. 2009 Celebrates the 50th anniversary of one of the most loved and popular genre’s of music ever. Now in its 6th successive year, How Sweet It Is is a slick and high-energy recreation of the 60’s and 70’s music era in the city of Detroit, affectionately known as ‘Motor Town’. How Sweet It Is features music from two of Motown’s finest vocal groups, The Temptations and The Four Tops, along with many other legendary artists from the great and vast Motown stable. This show is 100% LIVE, and featuring a large quota of UK Hits of ‘The Tops and Temps’, including Reach Out I’ll Be There, Walk Away Renee, I Cant Help Myself, Going Loco in Acapulco, My Girl, Just My Imagination, and Get Ready, to name but a few. PLUS, smash hit after hit from other famous Motown artists - Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and many more.
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ROY CHUBBY BROWN - -

7:30pm, Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £24.50. Roy "Chubby" Brown is a modern day phenomenon! The King of controversial comedy with his trademark patchwork suit, he will surprise, amuse and astonish audiences. He is outrageous, controversial, but always funny. His DVD/Videos which have been released by Universal every year for the past 20 years sell in their millions and find themselves in every guy´s Christmas stocking. He is as popular as ever. Branded too rude for television, his live acts go from strength to strength bringing shock and awe techniques to an ever increasing audience. Guaranteed to make your toes curl, your eyebrows raise and put hairs on your chest his shows sell out faster than ice cream in a heatwave, but come with the warning - if easily offended please stay at home.
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JOHN EDWARD - -

7:00pm, Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £55.25 - £65.25. John Edward is best known for his tv shows Crossing Over and John Edward Cross Country. Anyone attending a John Edward seminar should feel as if they are part of a large television gallery. There will be Question and Answer sessions, a guided meditation and messages from the other side. No one attending a seminar is guaranteed a reading.
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PEPPA PIG´S PARTY - -

Various show times (see link), Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £16.75 - £19.00. Peppa is a playful little piggy who lives with her younger brother George, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig. Through everyday adventures she plays games, makes new friends and enjoys her absolute favourite activity - jumping up and down in muddy puddles! Today it´s a bright and sunny day. It´s a very special day. It´s Peppa Pig´s birthday. Come and join the fun with Peppa and George, Suzy Sheep, Danny Dog and Emily Elephant. A charming, original and imaginative show, full of brand new songs, muddy puddles, and oinks! This BAFTA Award winning children´s TV favourite is recreated live on stage for first time from the producers of LazyTown Live! and Roald Dahl´s The BFG.
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AUDIENCE WITH SALLY MORGAN - -

7:30pm, Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £24.00. An Audience with Sally Morgan... Psychic to the stars. Following her very own TV series - ‘Sally Morgan Star Psychic´ on National TV, Sally Morgan, the stars psychic goes on national tour for the first time. Sally´s many fans will have an opportunity to experience the Sally phenomena at first hand on stage across the country. Sally first became aware of her psychic abilities as a child and since becoming a professional medium, interest in Sally´s work has grown enormously and as a result, Sally´s TV show on ITV1 and ITV2 was a resounding success. Famous for her work with the late Princess of Wales, when asked about her upcoming tour, Sally said ‘To be the first medium to have her own terrestrial TV show is incredible, but to have my own theatre show touring the UK is something else! I´m so excited about the show and can´t wait to meet, and hopefully help as many people as possible´.
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FRANKIE BOYLE - I WOULD HAPPILY PUNCH EVERY ONE OF YOU IN THE FACE - -

7:30pm, Festival Theatre Edinburgh, Tickets £21.50. FRANKIE BOYLE: I WOULD HAPPILY PUNCH EVERY ONE OF YOU IN THE FACE. Following his epic record-breaking tour in 2008, Frankie Boyle, star of BBC2´s Mock the Week and one of the hottest and most controversial comedians of the moment, is back on the road in 2010 with an all new live show. "This is meat-and-potatoes stand-up, but the sauce is tart, the meat´s bleeding and the spuds are hard as rock" The Guardian. "You can forgive Frankie Boyle´s confidence and his apparent belief that he is really that good. That is simply, because he is" Edinburgh Evening News. Frankie´s autobiography, My Shit Life So Far, will be released on 1 October 2009. Pre-order your copy at any book retailer website e.g. Play.com, Amazon.co.uk, Waterstone´s.com, Borders.co.uk WHSmith.co.uk.
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ABBA MANIA - -

7:30pm, Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £17.75 - £22.00. Abba Mania has been delighting audiences and selling out UK theatres since it´s formation in 1999. In 2009, the show continues to conquer the world fresh from a smash hit tour of the Southern Hemisphere which included Singapore, New Zealand and Australia. If you´re looking for an excuse to party, reminisce or simply be entertained by the best music there has ever been, then Abba Mania is for you! Join in and enjoy all of your favourites including: ‘Mamma Mia´, ‘Voulez Vous´, ‘Dancing Queen´, ‘Winner Takes It All´, ‘Super Trouper´ and many more.
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VAMPIRES ROCK - -

7:30pm, Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £27.00. Special guest star Toyah Willcox as the Devil Queen. Hailed by some of Rocks royalty including Brian May ‘Queen´ Paul Crook ‘Meat Loaf´ and Eddie Ojeda ‘Twisted Sister´ Vampires Rock is a show like no other. With a twist of rock and a hint of comedy, and jam packed with the greatest anthems you know and love, you´re guaranteed to be on your feet! With a massive fan base and sales well over a million, Vampires Rock is theatre´s best kept secret, that´s about to explode the World over. Along with Steve and Toyah, a full cast of superb singers, sexy dancers and formidable band, blast their way through some of the greatest ever rock anthems including; We Will Rock You, Bat Out of Hell, Highway to Hell, Since You´ve Been Gone, Total Eclipse of the Heart, Devil Gate Drive, I Love Rock n Roll, Sweet Child of Mine, You Give Love a Bad Name and many more! All teamed with an amazing stage set and pyrotechnics to blow your mind, this rock spectacular is not to be missed.
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THE DRIFTERS - -

7:30pm, Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £24.50. In celebration of the group´s 55th anniversary, The Drifters are back on tour with an exciting new show, which appeals to everyone from 8-80! The Drifters perform their timeless classics including ‘Saturday Night at the Movies,´ ‘Under The Boardwalk,´ ‘On Broadway,´ ‘Up on the Roof´, ‘Come On Over To My Place´ and ‘Kissing In The Back Row of the Movies´ as well as new material from the stunning new album entitled ‘Five Decades and Moore´ alongside previously unseen footage of the group´s incredible legacy. As one of the biggest selling bands of all time, The Drifters have collated a huge catalogue of over 50 hits, including timeless classics such as ‘Saturday Night at the Movies,´ ‘Under The Boardwalk,´ ‘On Broadway,´ ‘Up on the Roof´, ‘Come On Over To My Place´ and ‘Kissing In The Back Row of the Movies.´
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OKLAHOMA - -

Various show times (see link), Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £13.75 - £31.00. Oklahoma are coming to Edinburgh Playhouse. Show fans will be flocking to Edinburgh Playhouse because Oklahoma are performing in Edinburgh. With Edinburgh being host to plenty of high quality events at Edinburgh Playhouse, plenty of fans from Edinburgh and beyond will no doubt be getting tickets. Ensure you book your ticket in good time and don´t miss out. Be in the audience to see some of the best loved stories come to life before your very eyes as the classic musicals as well as some of the newest ones takes to the stage. Not only have we got tickets to musicals adapted from some of the biggest movies, but we also have tickets to some of the longest running musicals of all time.
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HAIRSPRAY (TOURING) - -

Various show times (see link), Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £22.00 - £44.00. The West End´s favourite musical comedy, Hairspray, is coming to a venue near you this season! Hairspray tells the story of Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart as she sets out to follow her extraordinary dreams, inspire her mum and win the boy she loves. Hairspray is the musical with everything - the ultimate feel-good show which has played to sold out houses in London, on Broadway and theatres at around the globe. Big Hair, big heart, big hit - Book now!
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JASON MANFORD LIVE - -

7:30pm, Edinburgh Playhouse, Tickets £25.50. As seen on Live At The Apollo, Walk On The Wild Side; As Seen On TV; 8 Out of 10 Cats; Royal Variety Performance; Jason Manford and Friends (Radio 2). “SHARP OBSERVATIONAL COMEDY…INSPRED ONE LINERS…MANFORD CERTAINLY KNOWS HOW TO GET THE LAUGHS”. Metro. ONE OF THE MOST CONSISTENTLY FUNNY AND EFFORTLESSLY CHARMING NEW COMICS AROUNF” Jonathon Ross. “A TRUE MASTER OF OBSERVATIONAL COMEDY” BBC. “ONE OF THE FUNNIEST FRIENDS I’VE GOT” Peter Kay. “GUARANTEED TO DELIVER LAUGHS…VERY FUNNY” Chortle. “A VERY FUNNY, ENGAGING PERFORMER…A JOY” Scotsman. “A NATURAL WITH THE AUDIENCE. WARM, FUN AND ENGAGING” Manchester Evening news.
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