THEATRE
LISTINGS
DISABLED ACCESS KEY
Access: P = Parking Facilities. PPA = Parking to be Pre-Arranged. L = Level Access. R = Ramped Access. ST = Steps to negotiate.
Facilities: WC = Adapted Toilet(s). WS = Wheelchair Spaces. AS = AdjacentSeats, E = Induction Loop System. G = Guide Dogs Allowed. R = Restaurant Accessible. B = Bar Accessible. T = Adapted Telephone.
Help: A = Assistance Available. AA = Advise Venue in Advance.
LISTINGS
Theatre is listed by city first, then byvenue. running in alphabetical order. Touring shows are listed separately under the relevant heading. Prices in brackets arethe concessionary price. Long running shows. unless specitled otherwise, do not run on Sundays.
GLASGOW
I THE ARCHES THEATRE Glasgow‘s Glasgow. Midland Street. Tickets from Ticket Centre. Candleriggs, 227 5511. [Access: L. R, WC. G. C]. Daytime prices (9.30am—8pm) include entrance to whole exhibition. while evening prices (after 8pm) give access to the bar. restaurant and free entertainment.
Promenade Perlorrnances Daily. 11am. 2pm and 5pm. Free with admission. One of the many attractions in Glasgow’s Glasgow is a changing programme of performances by a special in-house company. Scripts are by Andy Arnold and music has been written by Vivian Stanshall of the Bonzo Dog Doodah Band.
The Freedom ofthe City Fri 15. Sun 17 ,Tue 19LFri 22 Jun. 7.30pm. Sun—Thurs £4 (£2). Fri £5 (£3). The Arches Theatre Company contributes to the Strathclyde/Irish season in this revival of Brian Friel‘s drama which pits civil rights marchers against the security forces. Powerful contemporary Irish drama.
Vodlta and Daisies Sat l6Jun. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). See Touring.
Snapshots Tue 26—Sat 30 Jun. 7.30pm. Tue—Thurs £4 (£2); Fri—Sat £5 (£3). Memories of a Scottish childhood blend with a more serious meditation on the nature of national identity in Clanjamfrie's excellent devised performance piece. Recommended.
I BLACKFRIARS 45 Albion Street. Merchant City. 5525924.
Lecture Fri 15 Jun. 3pm. Sculptor and Performance Artist. Stephen Taylor-Woodrow talks about The Second Sitting showing next week at the Third Eye Centre.
Wortting Together. . . Wed 20] un. 7.30—10pm. £4 (£3). Deirdre Murray leads this improvisational class for theatre professionals which uses real life experiences as the basis for creating dramatic sequences. Details and booking from Performance Exchange on 041227 5557. See Tramway below.
Writing Monologues/Dialogues lor Periorrnance Wed 27 Jun. 730— 10pm. Liz Lochhead discusses approaches to writing your own dramatic material in the final of this term‘s Performance Exchange classes. See above.
Comic Club Every Saturday and every other Sunday. See Cabaret.
I CITIZENS' THEATRE Gorbals Street, 429 0022. Box Office Mon—Sat 10am—8pm. Bar. [Access: P. L. Facilities: WC. W5, E. G. R. Help: AA]
The Lambs of God Tue 19—Sat 30 Jun. Tue 19—Fri 22. 2pm. Thurs 21—Sat 30.7.30pm. £5 (£1). OAPs and unemployed free. All 2pm performances free. The Strathclyde Summer Season kicks off with Clyde Unity Theatre's first professional
production. See Touring.
I CLYDE THEATRE Boquhanran Road, Clydebank. 951 1200. Box Office Mon—Sat 10am—6pm. Tickets also available from Ticket Centre , Candleriggs, 227 5511 and aIITicketlink outlets.
Next show in September.
I CRAWFORD THEATRE J ordanhill College. 76 Southbrae Drive, Glasgow, 950 3437/3438. [Access: P. R. Facilities: WC. W8. E. G, R, B. Help: A.AA]. Community Day Sat 16 Jun. 10am-6pm. Free. An open day in the grounds of Jordanhill College which includes a children‘s show between 2—3pm.
The Boy Friend Tue 19, Wed 20. Fri 22 and Sat 23 Jun. 7.30pm. Jordanhill College School perform the glittering 205 pastiche musical.
I CUMBERNAULD THEATRE Cumbernauld. 0236 732887. Box Office Mon—Fri 10am—6pm; Sat 10am-3pm: 6—8pm perf. evgs Bar/Cafe. [Access: PPA, ST. Facilities: WC. W8. G, B. Help: A. AA]. Gargling With Jelly Until Sat 16 Jun. Fri 10am and 2pm. Sat 2pm and 7pm. £2. Aimed at 7—12 year olds, Brian Patten‘s play is a struggle between good and evil, as every child in the land. bar one, isturned sensible by a wicked doctor. Cumbernauld Theatre Company leads the fun.
Just Kidding Until Sat 23 Jun. Cumbernauld Theatre follows up last year‘s successful International Festival of Theatre For Children. See Kids Listings. The Magic Doors Mon 18 Jun, 7pm. Tue 19 Jun, 10am and 2pm. £2. Dance show for children aged 5—1 1 performed by Dundee Rep Dance Co.
Writers Workshop Mon 25 Jun. 7.30pm. Classes continue every other Monday. The Complete History oi Roclr 'n' Roll Wed 27—Sat 30.1un. 7.45pm. Wed £2.50
(£1 .25); Thurs—Sat £4 (£2). See Touring. I EAST KILBRIDE VILLAGE THEATRE Maxwell Drive. 03552 48669.
The Winslow eoy Until Sat l6Jun. 7.30pm. £3 (£1.50). High drama as a fatherinsists on upholding his son's name after the boy has been accused of stealing a postal order. Terrence Rattigan’s play is the last to be performed by East Kilbride Rep in its 1989—90 season and the last theatre performance at the Village Theatre until September.
I GLASGOW ARTS CENTRE 12 Washington Street, 221 4526. [Access: PPA, R. Facilities: WC. R. G. Help: A, AA]. The Arts Centre is closed for major renovation.
I KINGS THEATRE Bath Street. Box Office. Mon—Sat noon—6pm. 4 bars. Phone bookings, Ticket Centre, Candleriggs, Mon-Sat 10.30am-8pm, 227 5511 or other Ticket Link box offices. [Access: P. L. Facilities: WC, R, G. Help: A, AA]. King’s High Until Sat 7 July. 7 .30pm. Sat mats 3pm. £3.50 (£8). Third year running for the King‘s summer variety package starring Rikki Fulton and Jack Milroy as Francie and Josie. Also on the line-up is comic actor Walter Carr, singer Mari Gordon-Price and two international speciality acts. A chance to see some of the real culture of Glasgow is promised. See Review.
I MITCHELL THEATRE Granville Street, 221 3198. Box Office Mon—Sat noon-8pm. Bar. Cafe. Tickets also available from the Ticket Centre, Candleriggs, 227 5511, Mon—Sat 10.30am—6.30pm. [Access: PPA, ST. Facilities: WC, WS. G. R. B. Help: A, AA]. Annie Until Sat 16 Jun. Popular orphanage musical. ltlsmet Wed 20—Sat 23 Jun. 7.30pm. £3.50 (£3). A musical Arabian Nights performed by the Capricorn PLayers. I OLD ATHENAEUM THEATRE 179 Buchanan Street, 332 5127. Box Office open 10am—6pm and 8pm on performance days. [Access: limited]. Cambodian National Dance Mon 18—Sat 23 Jun. 7.30pm. £6 (£3). See Dance and
Feature.
I FAISLEY ARTS CENTRE New Street. Paisley, 887 1010. Box Office open Tue—Sun noon-8.30pm. Bar (open noon—11pm Tue—Sat; 12.30-2.30pm and 6.30-11pm Sun. Meals served). Cafe (open noon-11pm). [Access: PPA, ST. Facilities: WC, WS, E, G, R, B. Help: A. AA].
Vodlta and Daisies Sat 2 Jun. 8pm. £4 (£2). See Touring.
Catch Theatre Company Fri 15 Jun. 7pm. £2 (£1). A new children‘s show aimed at 6—12 year olds.
Music Crystal Fri 22 Jun. 7pm. £2 (£1). 7pm. The Edinburgh Puppet Company joins forces with The Edinburgh Quartet to form Imagination Unlimited and this performance which serves as an introduction to musical instruments. Jenny Longlies Sun 24—Tue 26 Jun. 8pm. £2 (£1). Paisley Youth Theatre in a show about a young girl more interested in the school dance than her forthcoming graduation into the big wide world.
I PALACE THEATRE 9 Green Street, Kilmarnock. 0563 23590. [Access: P, L. Facilities: WC, W5, E, G, R, B. Help: A, AA].
Paddy's Mantel Fri 15—Sat 16Jun. 7.30pm. £3.50 (£2.50). See Touring.
Finian’s Rainbow Wed 20—Fri 22 Jun. 7.30pm. £2.50. Grange Academy stages the Broadway musical that was made into a movie by Francis Ford Coppola in 1968. I PAVILION THEATRE 121 Renfield Street. 332 1846. Box Office Mon—Sat 10am—8pm. Bar. [Access: ST. Facilities: WS, G. Help: AA].
Victoria Wood Fri 15—Tue 19Jun. 7.30pm. £7.50—£11.50.See Cabaret.
Robert Halpem Fri 22-Sat 23 and Thurs 28—Fri 29 Jun. 7.30pm. £4/£5. See Cabaret.
I ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND DRAMA 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. [Access: PPA, L. Facilities: WC. WS, AS, R. B,T, G. Help: A, AA].
Open Day Mon 18 Jun. 1pm. Free by ticket. A chance to see behind the scenes at the RSAMD and to get a sense of the musical and dramatic work that gets done by the students.
I SCOTTISH MASK AND PUPPET CENTRE 8 Balcarres Avenue. Kelvindale, 339 6185. The centre is open Tue—Sat 10am—5pm and Sun 2—5pm. A 30-minute talk and tour round the centre costs £1 (75p). Workshops and information is available by appointment (the centre‘s library contains over 800 titles).
I THE SHELTER 7 Renfrew Court, Renfrew Street. 332 6231.
The Fires oi Bride Tue 19—Wed 20 Jun. See Third Eye Centre below and also Preview. The Comedy Shop See Cabaret.
The Actors Shelter Every Monday. 7.30pm. An informal meeting place and information exchange for actors based in Scotland.
I THEATRE ROYAL Hope Street. 331 1234. Box Office Mon-Sat 10am—6pm. (7.30pm on perf evgs). Bar. Buffet. [Access: P. PPA, R. Facilities: WC, W8, E, G, R, B. Help: AA].
London Contemporary Dance Until Sat 16 Jun. 7.30pm. £3.50—£10.50. See Dance Listings.
Nederlands Dans Theatre 2 Tue 19—Sat 23 Jun. 7.30pm. £3.50-£10.50. See Dance Listings and Preview.
Trisha Brown Dance Company Mon 25—ThursZ8Jun. 7.30pm. £3.50—£10.50. See Dance Listings and Preview.
I THIRD EYE CENTRE 350 Sauchiehall Street, 332 7521. Cafe open 1 lam-2.30pm Tue—Fri and during evening performances. [Access: PPA, L. Facilities: WC, W8. E. G, R. B. Help: AA].
The Fires of Bride Fri 15—Sat 16 Jun. Red Rag Women‘s Theatre Company follow up a sell-out run in London with ashort Scottish tour of a musical play based on a novel by Ellen Galford. A mythical Hebridean lesbian romance. See Preview.
National Review of Live Art Platiomt Selections Tue 19 Jun. Contact Stephen Slater at the Third Eye Centre if you would like to stand for selection in the National Review of Live Art in October. Dpen Rehearsals Fri 15—Wed 2()Jun. 2—5pm. Free. Sit in and comment on the final stages of The Second Sitting as its evening performances approach.
The Second Sitting Wed 20—Sat 23 Jun. 8pm. £3.50 (£2.50). Nine characters return to the scene ofthe Last Supper tobc party to a series of frenzied and disturbing events. A collaboration between sculptor Stephen Taylor Woodrow and choreographer Jacob Marley. See Preview.
Public Lecture Sat 23 Jun. 3pm. Free. A talk based on this week‘s performances of The Second Sitting.
I TRAMVIAY THEATRE Albert Drive. 423 9527. Tickets from Ticket Centre 041 227 5511 [Help: L. WC. WS.C]
Video Until Tue 26 Jun. l()am—7.30pm. Free. A mixed programme of video tapes to show the breadth of theatre work in the Netherlands will run throughout the Tramway‘s Touch of the Dutch season. Fold Fri 15—Sat 16 Jun. 8pm. £5 (£3).The third show in Tramway‘s Touch ofthe Dutch season is a dance performance for six dancers and a bed of peat. Dansgroep Krisztina dc Chatel last appeared in Glasgow in 1988 at the RSAMD.
Dutch Theatre Day Sat 16Jun. 10.30am—5pm. £5 (including lunch). All-day conference comparing and contrasting theatre in the Netherlandsand theatre in Scotland. Amongst the speakers are Jan Ritsema and John McGrath.
Het Heengaan Mon 18—Tuc 19 Jun. £5 (£3). Beautiful. poetic and powerful piece of Dutch theatre directed by Jan Ritsema. A highlight of the Touch ofthe Dutch season. Deshlma Fri 23—Tue 26 Jun. £5 (£3). 7pm and 9pm except Mon 25. 8pm. Book early for this Mickery/Ping Chong collaboration
63 Trongate Glasgow
(31 5H8
Box Office : 041 552 4267
One Man 8. One Woman AWEEKEND or monoomms By Arnold Wesker 8.
Jim Kelman
Performed by PEN NAME & DEPENDENCY CULTURE ‘ Thur 14 - Sun 17 June
at 7.30pm, 9.00pm & 10.30pm
Pocket Theatre Company THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER
Tue 19 - Sun 24 June
at 7.30pm
Music Theatre Scotland JOHNNY STRIKES UP By Ernst Krenek
Tue 3, Wed 4, Fri 6, Sat 7 July at 7.30pm
RACHAKA Jazz/Folk
Thur 5 July at 8.30pm on: mom ONLY
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June
Actors Theatre of Scotland LAUREL AND HARDY -
A PLAY
Tue 10 - Sun 22 July
at 7.30pm
Performances run Tue - Sun (excluding Mondays)
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