Scottish Ballet’s Cinderella

DANCE COMEDY

Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Sat, until Dec 30

Returning by popular demand, artistic director Christopher Hampton’s take on the classic tale has been acclaimed since he first devised it for the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 2007.

We meet Cinderella at the saddest of times, taken for granted by her wicked stepmother and two nasty stepsisters. Soon, her Fairy Godmother is casting spells of dressmaker spiders, magical roses and a special glass slipper.

Prokofiev’s melodic score, performed live by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra, adds to the magic.

Stewart Francis: Into The Punset

Lochgelly Centre, Perth Concert Hall, Paisley Town Hall, Caird Hall, Dundee, Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline, Sun, Wed-sat

Comedian Stewart Francis, as featured on Mock The Week and Live At The Apollo, presents his farewell stand-up show.

Winner of Dave’s Funniest Joke Of The Fringe, this one-liner wizard has received acclaim in the US and his native Canada, as well as here in the UK and Ireland.