MAYFEST DIARY
2.30pm). £8—£3.50 (£4—£2). Hugely popular in Dublin. Passion Machine's rock musical about escapism comes to Glasgow. See preview. I The Real Wurld Tron Theatre. 7.30pm. £5.50 (£3). Sec Fri 17.
I Hosanna Tron Theatre. 10.15pm. £5 (£2.50). See Fri 17.
Classical
I Mitsuko Shirai and Hartmut Holl City Hall. 7.30pm. £7 (£3.50). This German/Japanese husband and wife team have been together since 1972. In addition to their work together. Shirai's striking vocals have been heard with orchestras around the world. and her husband has partnered Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau since 1982. Tonight they play lieder by Mozart. Strauss. Liszt and Wolf.
Music
I Mary Black Pavilion Theatre. 8pm. £7/£6 (£3.50/£3). Much-loved Irish singer is edging ever further away from her traditional roots into soft country music. But she does have a beautiful voice.
I The Road Rockets Moir Hall. 11.30pm. £5(£2.50). A vast range of R&B stylings from this four-piece. ranging from Chicago blues to J .J.
Cale-like sounds. Frontman and harmonica player Fraser Spiers featured in John Byrne‘s Your Cheatin' Heart.
. Dance I Hic ei Nunc Mitchell
Theatre. CANCELLED. I The Nature of the Beast Tramway. 8pm. £6 (£3). See Fri 17.
Cabaret/Comedy
IFrankChickensMoir Hall.11.30pm.£5(£2.50). ‘
Japanese duo most to blame for the increasing
; popularity of karaoke. dress up and rock out in
their own off-beat way.
I So You Think You’re Funny? Moir Hall. 8pm. £6 (£3). Final ofthe heats running throughout Mayfest to discover
Scotland‘s hidden comedy
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talent.
Theatre
ISexualPerversityin 1 Chicago ArchesTheatre. 7.30pm. £5 (£2.50). David
Mamet‘s comic portrait of those who are good at talking sex. but weak at forming relationships. is directed by Andy Arnold after the success of Mamet's Speed the Plow last year.
.I I Man and Superman
(‘itizens' Theatre. 7.30pm. £5 (£1 ’Free). See
Fril7.
I The Stick Wiie Old
Athenaeum Theatre.
7.30pm. £6 (£3). See Mon 20
I I The Noise and Smoky Breath Show Arches
Theatre. 9.45pm. £5 (£2.50). See Fri 17. I Drowning King's
Theatre. 7.30pm. 28—1350 (£4—£2). 866 i Mon 20.
I Dldehche An Cois Na Rubhaich New Athenaeum. RSAMD. 7.30pm. £5 (£2.50). Music. songs. sketches and a new play by Norman M. MacDonald are perfomed in Gaelic by the Lewis Drama Group.
I Talking Heads Third Eye Centre. 9.30pm. £5 (£3).
A triple bill of
story-tellers — Oscar McLennan. lan Dagger and Jackie Luck — complete the Third Eye's run of Talking Heads.
I The Real Wurld Tron Theatre. 7.30pm. £5.50 (£3). See Fri 17.
I Hosanna Tron Theatre. 10.15pm. £5 (£2.50). See Fri 17.
Classical
I Herbert Henck Henry Wood Hall. 8pm. £6(£3). Bach. Stockhausen and Ives performed by Germany's leading interpreter of contemporary music. llenck also devotes his time to improvisational
, piano pieces — not. alas.
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on the programme tonight.
I Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. 7.30pm. £25—£5. Acclaimed as one of the greatest orchestras in the world. the
C oncertgebouw tonight plays a programme which includes Bruckner‘s Fifth Symphony. and is conducted by Riccardo
C hailly.
Music
I Dick Gaughan City Hall. 8pm. £6 (£3). One ofthe Britain‘s finest singers, and a mesmerising performer. the guitarist from Leith enjoys a loyal following world-wide for his interpretation of traditional song. and his commitment to political activism.
I Alien Arts Company Moir Hall. 8pm. £6 (£3). An evening of Asian music and dance with a strong element of cross cultural
exchange. The music from
Chaar Jankar combines Scots and Asian styles and instruments.
I Irish Country Music Night Pavilion Theatre. 8pm. £7/£6 (£3.50/£3). ‘Lay the blanket on the ground. . .' and more from star country singer Philomena Begley. with Dominic Kirwan and Frank McCaffrey.
I Angelheart and Breed
King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut,
272a St Vincent Street. 9pm—midnight. £1 on door. Bands from Glasgow and Liverpool respectively. plus the Demo Disco, which gives punters a chance to vote for their favourite demos of the week.
I The Scottish Music Seminar OFT. Three sessions run from 1 lam to 5.15pm. Registration at 10.30am. £5. Sec Listen! in Music Preview section.
Dance
I Water Mysteries an Post Revolutionary Girl Third Eye Centre. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). Two spiritual and haunting pieces by Hong Kong's MunaTseng.
Cabaret/Comedy
I Frank Chickens Moir
Hall. 11.30pm.£5(£2.50).
See Mon 20.
Film
I Babylon ( 18) (Franco Rosso. UK. 1980). GET.
6pm. £3 (£2/£1.50). See Film Index.
Theatre
I Sexual Perversity in Chicago Arches Theatre. 7.30pm. £5 (£2.50). See Tue 21.
I Carmen: The Play Tramway. 8pm. £6 (£3). Communicado revives Stephen Jeffrey‘s reworking ofBizct’s Carmen, set amid the turmoil ofthe Spanish
Revolution. lfdirector Gerry Mulgrew‘s usual theatrical magic doesn‘t quite come off. the play remains interesting for its political debate.
I Man and Superman Citizens‘ Theatre. 7.30pm. £5 (£1/Frec). See Fri 17.
I The Stick Wile Old Athenaeum Theatre. 7.30pm. £6 (£3). See Mon 20
I The Noise and Smoky Breath Show Arches Theatre. 9.45pm. £5 (£2.50). See Fri 17.
I Drowning King's Theatre. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). iii—£3.50 (£4—£2). See Mon 20.
I Talking Heads Third Eye Centre. 9.30pm. £5 (£3). See Tue 21.
I The Real Wurid Tron Theatre. 7.30pm. £5.50 (£3). Sec Fri 17.
I Hosanna Tron Theatre. 10.15pm. £5 (£2.50). See Fri 17.
Classical
I Claire Docherty Henry Wood Hall. 8pm. £6(£3). Schubert. Prokofiev and
Debussy performed by the I
Glaswegian violinist who.
in 1988. became the first person to be awarded a scholarship from the James Milne Memorial Trust and went to study in Moscow. She now plays with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
I I Virtuosi de Home City Hall. 7.30pm. £10(£5). This string ensemble of Italian Baroque specialists has toured the world since its formation in 1949. Tonight. their programme includes Vivaldi‘s The Four Seasons. to
. commemorate the death of the composer 250 years ;
ago. Music
I Capercaillie Pavilion Theatre. 8pm. £7/£6 (£3.50/£3). Karen Mathieson and the Boys on the road again. with a new Donal Lunny-produccd album
about to be released. Folk i
with a rocky edge and a Gaelic undertow.
I Teenage Fan Club King Tut‘s Wah Wah Hit.
7.30pm and 10pm. Tickets ;
£5 from King Tut‘s. See preview.
I Craig McMurdo and That Swing Thang Moir Hall. 11.30pm. £5 (£2.50). As much a cabaret show as a concert with singer Craig
McMurdo and his regular cohorts. Styles range from jumpojive to swing. with even a hint of early rock ‘n‘ roll. Watch out forthe
. 6 Bell Street.
9pm—midnight. Free. Old timey American fiddle and strings.
I Senior Sere’nade King's Theatre. 12.30pm. Free. An annual party for senior citizens organised by Clyde 2. with tickets available from Glasgow Old People‘s Welfare. Singers Helen Randall and Alastair McDonald top the bill. and majorettes. dance rs and school bands will be putting in an appearance too. Compered by Ben Gunn.
I Andy White and Caroline Trettine Moir Hall. 8pm. £6 (£3). Hard-hitting. sharp and amusing Belfast songwriter heads the bill. See preview.
Dance
I Water Mysteries an Post Revolutionary Girl Third Eye Centre. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). See Tue 21.
THURSDAY 23 Theatre
I Sexual Perversity in Chicago Arches Theatre. 7.30pm. £5 (£2.50). See Tue 21.
I Carmen: The Play Tramway. 8pm. £6(£3). See Wed 22.
I Rag Woman Rich Woman Old Athenaeum Theatre. 7.30pm. £6 (£3). The most borrowed book in Glasgow is adapted by John Binnie for Clyde Unity Theatre. See preview.
I Man and Superman Citizens‘ Theatre. 7.30pm. £5 (£1/Free). See Fri 17.
I A Girl Skipping Third Eye Centre. 9.30pm. £5 (£3). Highly praised in 1990. Graeme Miller revives his nostalgic journey back to playground days.
I The Noise and Smoky Breath Show Arches Theatre. 9.45pm. £5 (£2.50). See Fri 17.
I Drowning King‘s Theatre. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £8—£3.50 (£4——£2). See Mon 20.
I Fabulous Beasts New Athenaeum. RSAMD. 7.30pm. £6 (£3). Popular theatrical circus company, Ra-Ra Zoo. clowns. juggles and dances above the heads of a bedazzled audience.
I The Real Wurid Tron Theatre. 7.30pm. £5.50 (£3). See Fri 17.
I Hosanna Tron Theatre. 10.15pm. £5 (£2.50). See Fri 17.
Classical
I Nigel Hutchison Henry Wood Hall. 8pm. £6 (£3). A Glaswegian pianist with