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Event: St Andrews May 2008 What’s on in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
updated 2 April 2008

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May ’08
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Thu 1 May

11.15am-12.45pm Christian Political Participation in the Contemporary Middle East: A Worthwhile Struggle or Pointless Exercise? seminar; Centre for the Study of Religion and Politics Research; St. Mary’s College Hall, South St; 01334-462851.

5pm Broadway Baby 08 old favourites and modern classics from the world of musical theatre, including The Phantom of the Opera, Carousel and RENT!; Just So Musical Society; Byre Theatre, Abbey St [map]; 01334-475000; £7.50 (£6.50).

5.15pm Wilhelm Dilthey, Matthew Arnold and the Science of Literature talk by Dr Angus Nicholls, Queen Mary College, University of London; School of English & Department of German joint seminar; Buchanan Building, Union Street; 01334-462666; free.

7.30pm Scottish Chamber Orchestra Concert music: Beethoven Overture: Leonore No 2, Mozart Sinfonia Concertante, Schumann Symphony No 4 (final); www.sco.org.uk; Younger Hall, North Street; £18.50-7.50, senior cits £14.50-6, student/unemp £5, disabled+companion 50% off (tickets from Byre Theatre box office 01334-475000).

8pm Broadway Baby 08 old favourites and modern classics from the world of musical theatre, including The Phantom of the Opera, Carousel and RENT!; Just So Musical Society; Byre Theatre, Abbey St [map]; 01334-475000; £7.50 (£6.50).

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Fri 2 May

8pm Burnsong blend of musical styles and songwriting talents from a national project dedicated to promoting, encouraging and nurturing songwriting in Scotland; Burnsong; Byre Theatre, Abbey St [map]; 01334-475000; £14 (£10 - £8).

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Sat 3 May

9am-1pm Farmers Market features: Arbroath smokies, bacon, baking, beef, buffalo, cards, cheese, eggs, fruit drinks, herbs, jewellery, lamb, pork, poultry, soap, vegetables, venison, woodturning; Fife Farmers Market; Argyle Street Car Park; free.

8pm Kissmet an East West band that combines elements of Bhangra, Rock, Raags and Funk to create grass roots Anglo Indian music; Kissmet; Byre Theatre, Abbey St [map]; 01334-475000; £14 (£10 - £8).

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Sun 4 May

2pm Garden Walks a conducted tour of the Botanic Gardens, lead by the Friends; Friends of the Botanic Gardens; St Andrews Botanic Gardens, Canongate [map].

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Mon 5 May

7pm Community Council Meeting open meeting; Royal Burgh of St Andrews Community Council; Town Hall, Queens Gardens; 01334-475219; free.

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Tue 6 May

11am Shadow Play mix of music, dance, mime and design, suitable for ages 2-6; Travelling Light; Byre Theatre, Abbey St [map]; 01334-475000; £8 (£6), schools £5.

1.30pm Shadow Play mix of music, dance, mime and design, suitable for ages 2-6; Travelling Light; Byre Theatre, Abbey St [map]; 01334-475000; £8 (£6), schools £5.

7.30pm A Century of Dance! showcases 20th Century dance, from rhythmic Irish to seductive Latin, classical ballet to funky 70’s jazz - ten decades and ten dance styles; St Andrews Dance Society; Byre Theatre, Abbey St [map]; 01334-475000; £9 (£7).

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Wed 7 May

5.15pm Poetry Reading talk by Prof Kirsty Gunn, University of Dundee; School of English Seminar Programme; Kennedy Hall, The Scores; 01334-462666; free.

7.30pm A Century of Dance! showcases 20th Century dance, from rhythmic Irish to seductive Latin, classical ballet to funky 70’s jazz - ten decades and ten dance styles; St Andrews Dance Society; Byre Theatre, Abbey St [map]; 01334-475000; £9 (£7).

7.30pm MUSSOC Chorus and Wind Band Concert music includes: Vivaldi Gloria, Sibelius Finlandia, Holst First Suite for Military Band; University Music Society; Younger Hall; mussoc@st-andrews.ac.uk.

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Thu 8 May

7.30pm A Century of Dance! showcases 20th Century dance, from rhythmic Irish to seductive Latin, classical ballet to funky 70’s jazz - ten decades and ten dance styles; St Andrews Dance Society; Byre Theatre, Abbey St [map]; 01334-475000; £9 (£7).

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Fri 9 May

8pm Lights Out By Nine a seven piece soul / rhythm and blues band; Lights Out By Nine; Byre Theatre, Abbey St [map]; 01334-475000; £14 (£10 - £8).

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Sat 10 May

1-2pm MUSSOC Wind Band Outdoor Concert a programme of wind band classics; University Music Society; beside Holy Trinity Church, South Street; mussoc@st-andrews.ac.uk.

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Sun 11 May

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Mon 12 May

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Tue 13 May

8pm Duncan Chisholm & Ivan Drever fiddle, guitar and song - Ivan Drever is known throughout the world of traditional music for his song writing and Duncan Chisholm is at the forefront of Scottish fiddle playing; Byre Theatre, Abbey St [map]; 01334-475000; £8.

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Wed 14 May

8pm The Mountebanks blend of comic sketches and fast-paced improvisation from Harry Gooch and David O G Heron; Byre Theatre, Abbey St [map]; 01334-475000; £8.

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Thu 15 May

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Fri 16 May

7.30pm The Black Curtain ‘Inspired by classic film noirs such as Double Indemnity, with language echoing Raymond Chandler, and a narrative influenced by contemporary news stories, Angel Exit weave a web of intrigue which is at once glamorously removed from our reality but also frighteningly close’; Angel Exit with the Brewhouse Theatre, Taunton, Le Preau, Normandy and Chipping Norton Theatre Byre Theatre, Abbey St [map]; 01334-475000; £14 (£10-£8); suitable for 12+.

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Sat 17 May

8pm Katzenjammer Four hands on one piano: music & comedy from Kevin Farrell and Steven Worbey; Byre Theatre, Abbey St [map]; 01334-475000; £14 (£10-£8).

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Sun 18 May

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Mon 19 May

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Tue 20 May

7.30pm Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass Lewis Carroll's stories adapted for the stage by Adrian Mitchell, with all the performance arts and an original score; St Leonards Senior School Byre Theatre, Abbey St [map]; 01334-475000; £8 (£6).

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Wed 21 May

7.30pm Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass Lewis Carroll's stories adapted for the stage by Adrian Mitchell, with all the performance arts and an original score; St Leonards Senior School Byre Theatre, Abbey St [map]; 01334-475000; £8 (£6).

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Thu 22 May

7.30pm Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass Lewis Carroll's stories adapted for the stage by Adrian Mitchell, with all the performance arts and an original score; St Leonards Senior School Byre Theatre, Abbey St [map]; 01334-475000; £8 (£6).

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Fri 23 May

8pm My World of Music Peter Morrison, with folk singer Alastair McDonald, accordionist Ian Muir and pianist Gordon Cree; Byre Theatre, Abbey St [map]; 01334-475000; £14 (£10-£8).

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Sat 24 May

10am-4pm Book Sale; hundreds of new books for sale at a fraction of the original price; Victory Memorial Hall, St Mary’s Place; free admission.

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Sun 25 May

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Mon 26 May

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Tue 27 May

7.30pm The First To Go play by Nabil Shaban, black humour set in a eugenics institute in Germany, 1941; Byre Theatre, Abbey St [map]; 01334-475000; £14 (£10-£8); audio described and captioned, not recommended for under 15s, scenes of nudity, post show discussion in the bar.

7.30pm Differences in Demolitions new chamber opera by Scottish composer Nigel Osborne, libretto by Goran Simic draws on mythical archetypes, music influenced by Bosnian Sevdah and draws on the folk traditions of Bosnia, Greece and Jewish Sephardic music; Opera Circus; Byre Theatre, Abbey St [map]; 01334-475000; £15 (£12).

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Wed 28 May

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Thu 29 May

11am Thrice Upon a Time Lad, Monkey and Lonely-Girl must confront their fears and overcome an evil witch, in a tale with movement, live music and soundscape, suitable for ages 6-11; Dynamo Théâtre; Byre Theatre, Abbey St [map]; 01334-475000; £8 (£6) £5 Schools.

1.30pm Thrice Upon a Time Lad, Monkey and Lonely-Girl must confront their fears and overcome an evil witch, in a tale with movement, live music and soundscape, suitable for ages 6-11; Dynamo Théâtre; Byre Theatre, Abbey St [map]; 01334-475000; £8 (£6) £5 Schools.

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Fri 30 May

7.30pm The Wasp Factory ‘a macabre and compelling story of identity and isolation’ by Iain Banks, adapted by Malcolm Sutherland; Cumbernauld Theatre Company in association with the Tron Theatre; Byre Theatre, Abbey St [map]; 01334-475000; £14 (£10-£8) challenging themes and language, recommended age 15+.

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Sat 31 May

7.30pm The Wasp Factory ‘a macabre and compelling story of identity and isolation’ by Iain Banks, adapted by Malcolm Sutherland; Cumbernauld Theatre Company in association with the Tron Theatre; Byre Theatre, Abbey St [map]; 01334-475000; £14 (£10-£8) challenging themes and language, recommended age 15+.

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