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GLASGOW i
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 w hole exhibition. while evening prices (after 8pm) give access to the bar. restaurant and free entertainment.
Promenade Pertormances Daily. I 1am. 2pm <3; 5pm. Free with admission. ()neof the many attractions in Glasgow 's Glasgow is a changing programme of performances by a special iii-house company who bring the exhibition space alive with their short sketches on Glasgow life. Performances include the story of St Mungo and The Grave Robbers.
Hair- Berlin Version t'niil Sat 2sJul. 7.30pm. Thurs £4 (£2). Fri ck Sat £5(£3). Maybe the return of flares is to blame. but suddenly everyone wants to do Hair. They did it in Claekmannan in May. there's a feminist re-write called Her appearing in the Edinburgh Fringe. and now Schlesische 27 presents its ( iermanic version of the cult 60s psychedelic rock musical.
‘ A FRINGE FULL OF FIRSTS
Magic Bob & Mr Boom Women & Russia Blues Dance John Mowat Fusion Theatre Alba Pn‘son Li fc Ken Campbell Polish Theatre Late Night Cabaret Visions of Bengal
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THEATRE
The Funny Farm Fri 27 & Sat 28 Jul. 10pm. £3. See Cabaret.
Rudolph Hess— Glasgow to Glasnost Sat 4—Sun 19 Aug (not Mondays). Sun—Thurs
£4 (£2). Fri & Sat £5 (£3). Prolific resident ‘ playwright Andrew Dallmeyer has written
this play specially for the ArchesTheatre Company. An exploration ofthe
i mysteries surounding the life and death of
Hitler‘s right hand man. Recommended. See Preview.
I CITIZENS’ THEATRE Gorbals Street. 429 ; 0022. Box ()ffice Mon-Sat 10am—8pm. ? Bar. [Accessz P. L. Facilities: WC. W5. E.
(3. R. Help: AA] Travels With My Aunt L'niil Fri 10Aug.
7.30pm. Fri 27 & Sat 28 Mats 2.30pm. Sat
11 Aug 4pm a 8pm. £5 (£1 'Free). Thurs 2oJul Free Preview. The Strathclyde Summer Season rounds off with a welcome rcy ival of last November‘s excellent Graham Greene adaptation directed with flair and wit by Giles Havergal. Don‘t miss if you didn't see it last time.
I GLASGOW FAIR Glasgow Green. Info: 554 7020.
The Glasgow Girls 1 lop Hut. tiniil Sat 28 July. 7.30pm. Jig Jag Theatre Company (who are running this venue) with the final performances on a long tour ofGlasgow
\ enues. See touring.
Bouinax I'ntil Sun 5 Aug. Radical. punchy. raucous and modern French circustroupe Archaos return to Scotland with a lively and sexy big top show. Don‘t miss. Sec Competition Page to win an Archaos book of photography.
I GLASGOW HIGH RUGBY CLUB Anniesland Cross. Info: 554 744‘). Glasgow Kite Festival Sat 4—Sun 5 Aug. 10am -4pm. As well as every sort ofkite imaginable. the third Glasgow Kite Festival promises a bill of circus acts. buskers and Punch and Judy to bringthe entertainment down toearth.
63 Trongate Glasgow
G1 SHB
Box Oftice : 041 552 4267
PERFORMANCE
Music Dance Theatre with 3 new works;
oua LlllES rwo WORLD'S iuss cmruavs ENO Choreography by Chirstinn Whyte 8. Marisa Zanotti
Music by The Blue Nile, Craig Armstrong
& William Conway
Text by Peter Arnott Direction by Michael Boyd Design by Rae Smith Wed 8 - Sun 12 August
at 7.30pm . Tickets £5 50/523 50 concessmns
Gairtish Poetry reading featuring
Edwin Morgan
and other Scottish poets
Sun 19 August
at 2.30pm
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Performances run 'l'ue - Sun (excluding Mondays)
NEW TRON BAR NOW OPEN - CNISOLM ST ENTRANCE
OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK MON-SAT; 11am-12mn
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. [Accessz PPA. ST. Facilities: WC. W5. G. R. B. Help: A. AA].
Les Liaisons Oangereuses Until Sat 22 Sept. 2.30pm (Weds and Sats); 7.30pm (Mons—Sats). £10.50—£14.50. Stand-by tickets £6 every night half an hour before the performance. The Royal Shakespeare Company‘s multiple award-winning production of Christopher Hampton's adaptation reaches Scotland at last. Sex. scandal and expensive underwear in pre-Revolutionary Paris. See Review.
I OLD ATHENAEUM THEATRE 179 Buchanan Street. 332 5127. Box Office open 10am-6pm and 8pm on performance days. [Access: limited].
Human Cannon Tue 31 Jul—Sat 4 Aug. 7.30pm. £5 (£2.50). Edward Bond's play looks at a villagers‘ self-sacrifice in opposition to the Fascists in the Spanish Civil War. See Preview.
A Midsummer Night's Dream See Touring. I PAISLEY ARTS CENTRE New Street. Paisley. 887 1010. Box Office open Tue—Sun noon—8.30pm. Bar (open noon—11meue—Sat: 12.30—2.30pm & (i.30—11pm Sun. Meals served). Cafe (open noon—1 1pm). [Access: PPA. ST. Facilities: WC. W8. E. G. R, B. Help: A. AA].
Laurel And Hardy Fri 27—Sat 28 Jul. 8pm. £4 (£2). The Actors‘ Theatre ofScotland revives its acclaimed production ofTom McGrath‘s tribute to the geniuses of movie comedy. Recommended.
Up For Grabs Sat 4 Aug. 11.30am & 1.30pm. Juggling entertainment from regulars on the Glasgow cabaret scene.
I PAVILION THEATRE 121 Renfield Street. 332 1846. Box Office Mon—Sat 10am—8pm. Bar. |Access: ST. Facilities: WS. G. Help: AA].
Robert Halpem Fri 27—Sat 28 Jul. 7.30pm. Sat 28Jul Midnight. £4/£5. See Cabaret. I ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY OF MUSIC
AND DRAMA 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. |Access: PPA. L. Facilities: WC. W8. AS.
R. B.T. G. Help: A.AA].
A Love Betrayed Sat 281ul—Thurs 2 Aug. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). Asian Artistes present a ritualistic Indian folk drama. otherwise known as Mirza Suhiban. directed by the highly thought-of Balwant Gargi with a company of Scottish performers. See Preview.
Night oi Oriental Dance Mon o—Tuc 7 Aug. 7.30pm. £3 (£1.50). Two evenings of Oriental dance and folk music presented by Glasgow Chinese Dance Group in collaboration with a professional choreographer from Hong Kong.
I THEATRE ROYAL Hope Street. 331 1234. Box Office Mon—Sat 10am—6pm. (7.30pm on perfevgs). Bar. Buffet. |Access: P. PPA. R. Facilities: WC. W8. E. G. R. B. Help: AA].
Brothers and Sisters First Cycle: Thurs 26 Jul. 7.30pm (Part 1). Fri 27Ju|.7.30pm (Part 11). Second Cycle: Sat 28 Jul. 2pm (Part 1 8c 11). Third Cycle: Sun 29 Jul. 2pm (Part I & 11). Fourth Cycle: Mon 30]ul. 7.30pm (Part 1). Tue 31 Jul. 7.30pm (Part II). £3.50—£12.50. The entire 70-strong company of the Maly Drama Theatre arrive from the USSR to perform their epic two night dramatisation of Fydor Abramov's trilogy of post-World War 11 novels. The third unmissable helping in the Five Theatres of the World Season. Unetsu Thurs 2—Sat 4 Aug. 7.30pm. £3.50—£12.50. Sankai Juku arrives from Tokyo to give the British premiere ofthis butoh performance. Staggering images are created by this concentrated and highly stylised form ofdance. Another in the Five Theatres of the World season not to be missed.
A Doll's House Mon 6—Sat 11 Aug. 7.30pm. £3.50—£12.50. Ingmar Bergman directs Dramaten from Stockholm in lbsen’s
classic study ofsexual liberation. A rare chance to see the work ofan internationally renowned director working with some of Sweden‘s foremost actors. Don‘t miss.
Pre-Pertormance Talk Wed 8 Aug. (ipm. £1. The General Manager of the Royal DramaticTheatre talks about the history of Dramaten.
I THIRD EYE CENTRE 350 Sauchiehall Street. 332 7521 . Cafe open 1 lam-2.30pm Tue—Fri and during evening
performances. [Accessz PPA. 1.. Facilities: WC. WS. Ii. G. R. B. Help: AA].
Drawing On A Mother's Experience Fri 27--Sat 28Jul. 7.30pm. £3.50(£2.50). Off-beat performer Bobby Baker combines action painting with the problems of motherhood in thistypically funny show. It's followed by a Cook Dem — her own eccentric cookery demonstration featuring bizarre recipes. I TRAMWAY THEATRE Albert Drive. 423 9527. Tickets from Ticket Centre 041 227 5511 [Help: L. WC. WS.C].
The Big Skirt Until Sat 28 Jul. 7.30pm. £o (£3). The colourful. large-scale sculptures of Rona McNicol are put centre stage in a multi-media performance piece created with three other Scottish artists
I TRON THEATRE (i3 'I‘rorigatc. 552 4207. Box Office Tue~Sat Noon» 8pm; Sun 1230—] 1pm. Closed Mondays. |Access: R. ST. Facilities: WS. Ii. G. R. B. Ilelp: AA].
Century's End Wed #Sat 12 Aug. 7.30pm. £5.50 (£3.50). Three specially commisssioned dance-theatre pieces by a young Scottish group called Performance formed by Craig Armstrong andChristinn Whyte. Original contributions from The Blue Nile. Peter Arnott and Michael Boyd. See Preview.
EDINBURGH ‘
I KING'S THEATRE 2 Leven Street. 22‘) 1201. Box Office Mon—Sat10am—8pm. Bar. [Accessz PPA. 1.. Facilities: WC. W3. AS. E. G. B. Help: AA]
Gaslight Until Sat 28 Jul. Mon-~Fri 7.30pm. Sat 5pm & 8pm. £4.80 (£2.40 Mon 7.30pm and Sat 5pm). This thrilling instalment in the Colin McIntyre Repertory Players season is about a husband who plans to drive his wife insane.
HOUSE GOBSI Mon 30 Jul—Sat 4 Aug. Mon—Fri 7.30pm. Sat 5pm S; 8pm. £4.80 (£2.40 Mon 7.30pm and Sat 5pm). The final contribution to the King's summer season of thrillers is Francis Durbridge‘s chiller about a bizarre kidnap.
I NETHERBOW ARTS CENTRE 43 l iigh Street. 556 957‘). Box Office. lt)am—4.30pm. 7—9pm perf. evgs. Cafe. |Access: R. Facilities: WC. WS. F. G. B. R. Help: A. AA]
Old Town Season: Consider The Lillies/Uncoriiing Old Sherry L'ntil Sill 28 Aug(notSun.Mon). 1pm £2.50(£l.50); 8pm £3.50 (£2.50). A repertory season of
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