LISTINGS THEATRE
witty horror story about eternal beauty. The Pitchfork Disney Wed 24 Mar—Sun
18 Apr (open Sun. closed Mon). 7.30pm. £6 (£2). Late-night show on Fri 2 Apr. 9.45pm. Free preview Tue 23 Mar. Stalls studio. Malcolm Sutherland follows up his success directing The Wasp Factory with another cult play. Philip Ridley's tale ofa
snake-eating eight—year-old and his chocolate obsessed sister. See preview. 1 Preparadlse Sorry llow Thurs 25 Mar—Sun 18 Apr (open Sun. closed Mon). 7.30pm. £6 (£2). Free preview Wed 24 Mar. Circle Studio. Robert David MacDonald directs Rainer Werner Fassbinder's meditation on the Moors murderers. Ian Brady and Myra Hindley. Sex and violence hang heavy in the air.
I CUMBERHAULD THEATRE Cumbemauld. 0236 732887. Box Office Mon-Fri 10am—6pm: Sat 10am—3pm; 6—8pm pcrf. evgs Bar/Cafe. [Accessz PPA. L. ST. R. Facilities: WC. W8. H. G. C. Help: A. AA]
My Brother’s Keeper Fri 12—Sat 13 Mar. 7.45pm. £4—£5 (£2—£2.50). Lil. Carruthers directs the premiere of John McKay's comedy thriller about a small-time crook whose plans to gain credibility in the criminal underworld are thrown off course by the appearance of his estranged brother. The script is published in the current edition of Theatre Scotland. Falling in Love with Marlene Fri 19 Mar. 7.45pm. £5 (£2.50). See Touring and review.
Dracula Thurs 18—Sat 20 Mar. 8pm. £3 (£1.50). Cumbemauld Youth Theatre offers an altemative to the high-budget I
ftlm currently doing the rounds. with the I promise of a gripping. gory and atmospheric evening.
I DRAMA CENTRE AT THE RAMSHORH 98 Ingram Street. 552 3489. [Access: ST. Facilities: WC. W8. G. Help: AA]
Bent Thurs 18—Sat 27 Mar. 7.30pm. £4—£5 (£1 .50—£2.50). Strathclydc Theatre Group in Martin Sherman‘s moving and disturbing play about the Nazi persecution of homosexuals. with a relevant message
for today.
I GLASGOW UNIVERSITY DRAMA STUDIO West Quad. Glasgow University. Accidental Death of an Anarchist Until Sat 13 Mar. 8pm. Free. Dario Fo‘s anti- police farce is performed by students and directed by Angeliki Kassola.
I KING’S THEATRE Bath Street. Box Office. Mon—Sat noon—6pm. 4 bars.
. Phone bookings. Ticket Centre. 1 Candleriggs. see Ticket Link details
above. lAccess: PPA. L. Facilities: WC. W8. H. G. C. Help: A. AA]
The Best little Whorehouse in Texas Mon 15—Sat 20 Mar. 7.30pm. £4—£l2. The Pantheon Club follows up the phenomenal success of last year's La C age aux Folles with the musical about an attempt to close down a Texan brothel. Another £50,000 budget should guarantee a crowd-pleasing spectacular.
Half A Sixpence Mon 22—Sat 27 Mar. 7.30pm. £2~£8. The Lyric Club in the rags to riches and back musical.
I MERCAT THEATRE Mercat House. Drumchapel. 944 9022. [Access: PPA. L. ST. R. Facilities: WC. W8. G. C]
Falling in Love with Marlene Fri 12 Mar. 7.30pm. £2 (£1). Sec Touring and review. lifting the Weight Fri 19 Mar. 2pm. Free. As part of a Victim Support aftemoon. prison theatre specialist Geese Theatre Company perfonns one of its plays about imprisonment.
Up the Drum Mon 22. 7.30pm; Tue 23. 1.30pm; Thurs 25. 7.30pm: Fri 26. 1.30pm and 7.30pm; Sat 27 Mar. 7.30pm. Free. Clyde Unity Theatre in a local
l community show.
Antigone Wed 24 Mar. 7.30pm. £2 (£1). See Touring and review.
I MOTHERWELL THEATRE Civic Centre. Motherwell. 0698 67515. lAccess: ST. R. L. Facilities: WC. WS. H. G. C]
West Side Story Wed 17—Sat 20 Mar. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). Motherwell Youth Theatre splits into the Sharks and the Jets for a production of the classic gangland musical featuring ‘Maria‘. ‘1 Feel Pretty" and ‘Tonight‘.
l The Scapegoat
Tue 9 - Sun 14 March 7.30pm Tue 9 - 1/2 price
TAG Theatre Co. The Banyan Tree by Alan Spence
Wed 17 - Sun 21 March Mats. Thur 18 & Fri 19 March 2.00pm
Plain Clothes Productions
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Wed 24 - Sun 23'? March 7.30pm” _ Wed 24 - 1/2 price ;;f..;;§;;._» ‘ ‘ A brutal comedy-bf-
Ove 63 Trongate
Box Office: 041-552 4267
This grid includes theatre and dance performances at Glasgow and Edinburgh’s main theatres, more information can be found in the listings above. For details of events at Community Centres and other venues, see detailed listings elsewhere in this section. For details of cabaret and music events see appropriate listings. Performances shown in brackets are previews. Thursday 18 Friday 19 meaturday 21L; Sunday 21 Monday 22 Tuesday 23 3 Wednesday 24; Thursday 25 Richard’s Cork Leg Richard‘s Cork Leg Richard’s Cork Leg — 2 - l — Double Fantasy : Double Fantasy 1 " — - -— : —s .— _ .. _ _ :g _ .. _ — (What The Butler Saw) - — - - - — (Preparadise ...) ; Preparadise - - — - — - L (Pitchfork Disney) L__V___P_itchfork Disney H Pitchfork Disney Dracula Falling In Love Dracula — —. _ .. i _. I ‘5..— ..........-_.. .........._.~................_..... "an"? Bent A Bent Bent ; — Bent Bent i Bent Bent Best Little Best Little Whorehouse Best Little Whorehousei — Half A Sixpence Half A Sixpence HalfA Sixpence Half A Sixpence Slab Boys Slab Boys Slab Boys -. Slab Boys Slab Boys .1 Slab Boys seeLight see Light listings — see (‘abaret listings - —- l Ben Elton Ben iilton - -- l - l - Lower Depths + Dance] Lower Depths Lower Depths + Dance - Scottish Ballet Scottish Ballet — Scottish Ballet Scottish Ballet Scottish Ballet Scottish Ballet Precious Precious Precious — - , _ _ The Banyan Tree The Banyan Tree The Banyan The i The Banyan Tree —- Mrs Ceausescu Mrs Ceausescu Mrs (‘eausescu 84 Chafing x Rood ; x4 Charing x Road 84 Charing x Road — - _ i - 3 On Golden Pond On Golden Pond 011 Golden Pond see Dance Listings see Dance Listings - — Quatermaine’s Terms Quatermaine‘s Temis Quatermaine's Terms — - 1 Sound of Music Sound of Music Sound of Music The Scapegoat The Scapegoat The Scapegoat ~ The Scapegoat The Scapegoat I The Scapegoat The Scapegoat _ _ - é — n — I ................. . Mirandolina Mirandolina Mirandolina — Mirandolina M irandolina l Mirandolina f h’lirandoiina g r Solomon’s Glory Solomon's Glory Solomon's Glory - - = - ' ~ -' ; "mm—’0'“ :My Brother's Keeper My Brother‘s Keeper My Brother’s — - —- l - ' - i
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