THEATRE LIST
club/drop-in centre. it is hoped that a series of workshops will be developed in the coming months.
I THEATRE ROYAL Hope Street. 331 1234. Box Office Mon-Sat 10am—6pm. (7.30pm on perfevgs). Bar. Buffet. [Accessz P. PPA. R. Facilities: WC. W5. E. G. R. B. Help: AA].
Single Spies Until Sat 7 Apr. Mat Sat 7. £3.50—£l2.50. The Royal National Theatre production brings togetherAn Englishman Abroad and A Question of Attribution by Alan Bennett. The world of British espionage. See Review.
I THIRD EYE CENTRE 350 Sauchiehall Street. 332 7521. Cafe open 1 lam—2.30pm Tue—Fri and during evening performances. [Accessz PPA. L. Facilities: WC. W5. E. G. R. B. Help: AA].
Periormance Banquet IV: The Last Supper Fri 13 Apr. 9.30pm. £12. See Cabaret. DinnerThurs l9—Sat 21 Apr. 7.30pm. £2 (£1). Early chance to see a new production being developed by the excellent Ralph Ralph who are coming to the end ofa month-long residency at the Third Eye. The show will return in its entirety in October. but this preview should give a splendid insight into their unique style which substitutes body language for verbal chat. ln Dinner six people with no common language meet up for a meal.
I TRAMWAY THEATRE Albert Drive.423 9527. Tickets from Ticket Centre 041 227 5511 [Help: L. WC. WS. C]
Voice Class Every Thurs until 5 Apr. 2—3.30pm. £4 (£3). Elspeth Macnaughton leads the Performance Exchange class for professional performers. She‘ll be giving special attention to voice in text and you are asked to bring along a short piece of learned poetry or prose. Call 227 5557 for details. See also Blackfriars above. Next Tramway session on Thurs 26 Apr.
John Brown's Body Mon 9—Sat 2l Apr. 7pm. £6 (£3). John McGrath teams up with Wildcat in the follow-up to last year's Border Warfare. The new play is an epic vision of the class struggle taken from a Clydeside perspective with a stage set of monumental proportions. See Review.
I TRON THEATRE 63 Trongate. 552 4267. Box Office Tue—Sat Noon—8pm; Sun 12.30—1 1pm. Closed Mondays. [Accessz R. ST. Facilities: WS. E. G. R. B. Help: AA].
Ariadne Until Sun 8 Apr. 7.30pm. £5 (£2.50). One time cover star of The List. Annie Griffin has directed and devised the latest production by Gloria based on the Strauss opera. ‘lt concentrates on the idea oftaking yourselfseriously.‘ says Griffin. ‘but losing control over your desires and appetites.‘
Crow Sat 14 Apr—Wed 9 May. 7.30pm. Thurs 10—Sun 13 May. 10pm. £5 (£2.50). Michael Boyd‘s bold adaptation of the Ted Hughes poem is the first production in a new 50-seat studio theatre in the Tron. See it now or catch it in the USSR later in the year. See Preview.
EDINBURGH
I BEOLAM THEATRE Forrest Road. 225 9893. [Access: St. Facilities: WS. G. B. Help: AA]
Friction Fiction Tue 17—Sat 21 Apr. 7.30pm. £3 (£2.50/£2). Fresh from the Scottish Student Drama Festival in Glasgow. Edinburgh University Theatre Company perform Roddy McDevitt‘s intellectual farce about a meeting between Flann O‘Brien and Carl Jung. Psychological surrealism.
I CHURCH HILL THEATRE Morningside Road. 228 1 155.
Guys and Dolls Mon 2—Sat 7 Apr. 7.30pm. Musical fun performed by SMYCMS. Death Trap Wed 18—Sat 21 Apr. 7.30pm. £3.50 (£2.50) inc refreshments. Onstage 66 in lra Levin‘s modern-day comedy thriller.
I KING’S THEATRE 2 Leven Street. 229 1201. Box Office Mon—Sat 10am—8pm. Bar. [Accessz PPA. L. Facilities: WC. W5. AS. E. G. B. Help: AA]
Kiss Me Kate Until Sat 7 Apr. 7.30pm. Sat Mat 2.15pm. £5—£6. Cole Porter‘s musical is performed by amateur light opera company. The Bohemians.
The Railway Children Tue 10—Sat 14 Apr. 7.30pm. Mats on Wed. Thurs. Sat 2.30pm. £5—£6.50. Aimed mainly at the over six age group. E. Nesbit's classic tale should be worth seeing just for the arrival ofa giant steam locomotive on stage.
Ballets by World Masters Tue 17—Sat 21 Apr. 7.30pm. Sat Mat 2.30pm. £5—£18.50. Sec Dance Listings.
A Song. a Frock and a Tinkle Sun 22 Apr. 7.30pm. £3.50—£6.50. With a title likethis. I reckon Su Pollard is a conceptual joke. It must be terribly wearing for her. but no doubt she laughs all the way to the bank. See Feature.
I NETHERBOW ARTS CENTRE 43 High Street. 556 9579. Box Office. 10am—4.30pm. 7—9pm perf. evgs. Cafe. [Accessz R. Facilities: WC. W5. E. G. B. R. Help: A. AA]
Edinburgh Puppet Festival Mon 9—Sat 21 Apr. £2.50 (£1.50). Various times. Mainly aimed at children. Britain‘s largest puppet festival promises something for everyone. See Kids Listings for full details.
I ROYAL LYCEUM Grindlay Street. 229 9697. Box Office Mon-Sat 10am—6pm. l0am—8pm on perf. evgs. Bar. Rest Cafe. [Accessz P. L. Facilites: WC. W3. AS. E. G. B. R. T. Help: A. AA]. Ticketsfor Lyceum productions are also available at the Ticket Centre. Waverley Bridge; branches of AT May‘s Travel and the Queen‘s Hall. Clerk Street.
The Duchess oi Malii Fri 6—Sat 28 Apr. 7.45pm. Sat Mats at 3.15pm on 14 8; 21 Apr. Hugh Hodgart‘s production ofJon Webster's classic has already been broken
in at Glasgow‘s Theatre Royal. Deceit. murder. temptation. hypocrisy and revenge 17th century-style. See Review. It's Allin The Stars Mon 9—Thurs 12 Apr. Mon 2pm. Tue—Thurs 10.30am & 2pm. £5 (£2.50). See Kids Listings.
I THEATRE WORKSHOP 3-1 Hamilton Place. 226 5425. Box Office Mon—Sat 9.30am-5.30pm. Bar. Cafe. [Accessz PPA. R. Facilities: WC. W3. AS. E. G. Help: AA]
New Pieces Fri 6—Sat 7 Apr. 8pm. £3.50 (£2.50). See Dance Listings.
The End oi an Ordinary Man Wed ll—Sat 14 Apr. 8pm. £3.50 (£2.50). Scottish
STAND UP comsov roun lililSGflllll-EIIINBIIBGII
INTRODUCING EXTRA LATE NIGHT SHOWS
The List (i— 1‘) April 199047