THEATRE
DANCE
TUESDAY 3
I The Mary Whitehouse Experience Salon Cinema, Vinicombe Street. Glasgow. 339 4256. 9.15pm. Free tickets. available in advance from BBC. Queen Margaret Drive. A recording for BBC Radio 1‘s comedy programme. featuring David Baddicl. Rob Newman. Jack Dee and Punt & Dennis.
WEDNESDAY 4
I The Salamander Cabaret A Go-Go Phoenix Club. 71 Cowgate. Edinburgh. Info: 667 2372. 11pm. £2. This new club (a combination of two cabarets from London and Newcastle) will operate weekly until 25 July. and then build up to a nightly gig during the Festival. Would-be performers are invited to contact Arnold on the above number. Tonight: Anvil Springsteen, with wild social comment from the North of England. and the tragi-comic Arnold himself. plus mystery compere and special guest. Not suitable for children!
FRIDAY 6
4 Jo Brand
I The Comedy Shop The Shelter,
7 chfrew Court. Renfrew Chambers, Glasgow, 041 332 6231. Doors open 8.30pm for 9.30pm. £4.50(£3.50). A pre-festival warm-up for three familiar talents based in London: Jo Brand. Patrick Marber and James Macabre.
SATURDAY 7
I Centre Of The Universe Cafe Royal. West Register Street, Edinburgh. 5574792. 8.30pm. Second show in a new venue for Edinburgh‘s latest cabaret ensemble. Tonight's performance features the Parma Violents and John Fairfoul, with music from the Lost Soul Band and Scotch 81005.
I Gilded Balloon Theatre 233 Cowgate. Edinburgh. Doors open 8.30 for 9.30pm. £4.50(£3.50). A pre-festival warm-up for three familiar talents based in London: Jo Brand. Patrick Marber and James Macabre. seen in Glasgow last night.
Parrot I Jolie Box Bar Point, 42 Wellmeadow Street. Paisley. 041 889 5188. 8.30pm. Funny Farm co-founder Parrot heads the bill tonight.
WEDNESDAY 11
I The Salamander Cabaret A Go-Go Phoenix Club, 71 Cowgate, Edinburgh. Info: 667 2372. 11pm. £2. Tonight's bill features Kate Irate, a poet whose work is both angry and witty - ‘a deadly combination', according to the organisers — and sin ger/song-writer Ms C ath Jefferson, plus highlights from the
Newcastle Second Wave comedy festival.
DANCE
GLASGOW
Performance
I THEATRE ROYAL Hope Street, 331 1234. Trisha Brown Dance Company Thurs 28Jun. 7.30pm. £3.50—£10.50(£3.50—£8.50). Trisha Brown is one ofthe most influential American choreographers of her generation. The last of five performances includes Set and Reset, Line Up and Newark.
Classes
I DANCE FACTORY 142 Calder Street, 423 9430. Due to popular demand, the dance factory have opened a second studio, providing a wide range of classes for adults and children; teenage class £1 .50 (£2.50 for 2). adult class £2.50 (£4.50 for2), senior citizen class £1.50.
Dance Exercise Mon, 6pm and 8.15pm. Wed, 6pm.
Jazz Mon, 6.45pm (level 2), 7.30pm (level 1). Thursdays, 7pm (for beginners). Callanetlca Mon. 6.45pm. Wed, 6.45pm. Aerobics Tue, 6pm (level 1), 6.45pm (level 2), Thurs 7pm.
Yoga Tue, 7.45pm.
Tap Tue, 6.45pm (beginners), Wed 7.45pm (level 3). Thurs, 6. 15pm (level 2), 8pm (level 1).
BollBiTue, 7.45pm (beginners). Wed, 6.45pm (level 1).
Ballroom and Latin Fri, 7.30pm.
I GLASGOW ACADEMY OF DANCE 2/6. 19 Queen Street, 221 0750.
Classes are held throughout the week in a mirrored and barred studio 1000 feet square. £2—£2.80. Phone for details of daily classes.
Open Elementary Ballet Mondays 7.30—9pm.
Lunchtime Stretch Tuesdays 12.30pm—1.15pm. Good for city centre workers.
Beginners Jazz Wednesdays 6.30-8pm. Beginners Tap Thursdays 5.30—6.30pm. Contemporary Beginners Thursdays 6.30—8pm.
Ballroom Fridays 7—8pm.
EDINBURGH Performance
I ASSEMBLY ROOMS 54 George Street, Northbyti.£. Sun 1 Jul. 8pm. £3(£1.50). The first in a series of performances based on the four winds by youth dance groups from all over Britain. The week-long Scottish Youth Dance Festival also includes workshops. classes and discussions for its 150 participants. This evenings performance is with Rubicon Youth Dance, Mosaic, Frank McConnell, Denny Dance Theatre and Glasshouses. East By S.E. Mon 2Jul. 8pm. £3 (£1.50). A collaboration by Footnotes Dance Company, Tamsin Granger, Castle Douglas Dance Group, Alison Scott. Rhondda Youth Dance Theatre, The X-Factor and Dance Factory.
South By S.W. Tue 3 Jul. 8pm. £3 (£1 .50). With Fife Youth Dance, Malcolm Shields, Khoros Dance Theatre, Vida Hedley and Nicki Finch, Angus Balbernie and lmpington Boys Youth Dance Group. WeetBy N. W. Wed 4 Jul. 8pm. £3(£1.50). With Borders Youth Dance Company, Dundee Rep Youth Dance Company, South Ayrshire Dance Group, Scott Clark, Ross-shire Youth Dance and Clywd Youth Dance.
The Four Winds Fri 6 Jul. 8pm. £3 (£1 .50). This final performance has been put together during the festival, involving the Festival Youth Groups and staff.
I THE ROSS Princes Street Gardens, phone 220 4348 for further details.
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PHILIPPE GENTY DERIVES (France)
“A superb, astonishing spectacle, full of magic and poetry" . . . " Le Parisian—King’s Theatre 19-22 August at 7.30pm.
Dances a new ballet
THE OVERCOAT and plays Dr Coppelius in COPPELIA Playhouse Theatre 28 August to 2 September. See programme for full details of performances.
MUSIC THEATRE GROUP or NEW YOR
JUAN DARIEN Winner of two ’Obies', the Richard Rogers Award and the Stephen Sondheim Award—Royal Lyceum Theatre 25 to 29 August.
BOX OFFICE NOW OPEN FOR PERSONAL BOOKINGS AT
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Telephone 031-225 5756. (Credit Card Bookings}. Pick Intemrzz‘mrza/
up your FREE copy of the 36 page full co|0ur
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Fri 29 8. Sat 30 June 7.30pm
CLAMAMFRJE present SNAPsnors
A strong visual piece of theatre, from one of the most exciting and innovative
young companies in Scotland, which examines the Scottish identity from a personal and national viewpoint.
Tickets £5 (£3)
Fri 29 8 Sat 30 June 10pm
THE FUNNY FARM
Madness and mayhem from Glasgow's own comedy coop. who represent “the very best of Scottish comedy".
Tickets £3
Tue 3 — Fri 6July 7.30pm
STRATHCLYDE THEATRE GROL'P present THE FACTORY (ii R15
by Frank McGuinness
The st0ry of the strength. skill, anger and courage of the women in a Donegal factory, and their tight to save their future.
Tickets Tue — Thu £4 (£2); Fri £5 (£3)
Wed 11 & Thu 12 July 7.30pm
ACTUAL THEATRE COMPANY present THE FALL 0F KELVIN WALKER by Alisdalr Gray
A hilarious, bawdy and exuberant tale of the climb to fame and fonune by Kelvin Walker. Will he finally take over England or does his Destiny lie elsewhere? Tickets £4 (£2)
From Sun 1 — Sun 8 July, The Arches Theatre shall play host to 'l‘Hl-L GLASGOW JAZZ FESTIVAL, for full details pick up an Arches Theatre Brochure. Cafelbar entertainment after theatre performances.
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The Arches, 03 Jamaica Street, Glasgow. Tel. (041) 204 3993
Evening Events: Sun - 'lhu 8pm — 1 Jam l‘ri & Sat 8pm — 2am Tickets available from 'l‘l(iKl€'I'(iIi.\"l'Rl{. (Iandleriggs. Glasgow 'I‘ellil-ll 12.2" SSII Glasgow's Glasgow. the Exhibition open 9 $0.1m ~ 8pm
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