LISTINGS THEATRE
ST. R. Facilities: WC. W5. G. C]
Our Hearts Cry Out Fri 11 Feb. 7.30pm. £2 (£1). Dance performance by RJD Dance Theatre as part of the Glasgow-wide New Moves season.
All By Myself Mon 14. Tue 15 and Fri 18 Feb. 7.30pm. £2 (£1). Drumchapel Theatre for Youth takes a long hard look at drug culture with a story of a thirteen- year-old girl sucked into a self-defeating world of narcotics.
I OLD ATHENAEUM THEATRE 179 Buchanan Street. 332 2333. [Access: ST. Facilities: WS. H. G. Help: A. AA]
How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying Tue I5—Sat 19 Feb. 7.30pm. £3.50—£6. Glasgow University Cecilian Society in the Frank Loesser musical.
I PAISLEY ARTS CENTRE New Street. Paisley. 887 1010. [Access: PPA. 1.. R. Facilities: WC. W8. H. G. C. Help: A. AA]
Thanks Bobby Fri 11 Feb. CANCELLED. The Cut Sat 12 Feb. 8pm. £5 (£3). See Touring.
Diary of a Madman Fri 18 Feb. 8pm. £4 (£2). Paisley Arts Centre is planning to repeat the success of its young dance programmes by setting up a similar series of theatre events under the ‘Stage-Edged' banner. First up is Graham Duff with a one-man show based on Nikolai Gogol’s surreal comic tale of mad love.
One Act Plays Wed 23 Feb. 8pm. £3. OGADS shows off the two plays it has submitted into this year‘s SCDA One Act Play Festival.
I PAVILION THEATRE 121 Renfield Street. 332 1846. [Access: ST. Facilities: WS. G. Help: AA]
Peter Powers Every Thurs. Fri and Sat until Sat 5 Mar. 7.30pm. Extra midnight show on Sats. Also Fri 25 at midnight. £5.5()-£6.50. The popular hypnotist returns to the Pavilion for another stint of mind games.
I ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND DRAMA 100 Renfrew Street. 332
5057. [Access: PPA. ST. L. Facilities: WC. W8. H. G. C. Help: A. AA]
Sweet Charity Fri 11 Feb. 7.15pm. £3.50 (£2). The musical that brought you ‘Big Spender‘ is perfonned by final-year students.
Breaking the Bank Mon 21 Feb. 7.15pm. Empty Space Theatre Company in a comedy by Eleanor Zeal about the man who invented paper money. turned himself into a millionaire and bankrupted an entire country.
I STRATHCLYDE ARTS CENTRE 12 Washington Street. 221 4526. [Access: P. PPA. R. ST. Facilities: WC. G. C. Help: A. AA]
The Death or lion Quixote Mon l4-Thurs 17 Feb. 7pm. Wed and Thurs mats. 2pm. £2 (£1). Benchtours revives its Edinburgh Fringe adaptation of the knockabout tales of Don Quixote.
I THEATRE ROYAL Hope Street. 332 9000. [Access: PPA. ST. R. Facilities: WC. W8. H. G. C. Help: AA]
nope Mon I4—Sat 19 Feb. 7.15pm. Thurs and Sat tnats 2.15pm. If the Royal Lyceum‘s Gaslight appealed to you. then so might this other Patrick Hamilton thriller which also has time for a spot of social comedy and moral exploration. Glyn and ‘It’ Mon 21—Sat 26 Feb. 7.15pm. Thurs and Sat mat 2.15pm. Penelope Keith stars in this tale of Tinseltown in the 20s.
I TRON THEATRE 63 Trongate. 552 4267. [Access: PPA. ST. R. L. Facilities: WC. W8. H. G. C. Help: AA]
The Maids Sat 12 Feb. 7.30pm. £7.50/£6 (£3/£2.50). The Actors Touring Company celebrates its 15th anniversary with two provocative modern classics. the first being Jean Genct’s exploration ofevil and murderous servants.
No Way Out Fri 11 and Sun 13 Feb. 7.30pm; Sat 12 Feb. 2.30pm. £7.50/£6 (£3/£2.50). The second Actors Touring Company show is Jean-Paul Sartre‘s
existentialist vision of hell.
Wicked, Yaar! Thurs 24—Sa‘t 26 Feb. 7.30pm. £7.50/£6 (£3/£2.50’). The National Theatre turns up in town with a new play by Garry Lyons that puts rap. bhangra and Asian culture centre stage. See preview.
EDINBURGH
I ADAM HOUSE THEATRE Chambers Street. 650 8200 (after 6.30pm).
Come Si liapina Una Banca Wed 23—Fri 25 Feb. 7.30pm. £3.50. Edinburgh University Italian Department in Samy Fayad's absurd comedy about a fatnin living on the bread-line in Naples. 1965. Performed in Italian.
I LA BELLE ANCELE 11 Hasties Close. Cowgate. 225 2774.
Artistic Upstart: Thurs 24 Feb. Performance details on 332 2988. Second showcase for professional Scottish artists. giving audiences and promoters a taste of the current talent on offer.
I BEDLAM THEATRE 2a Forrest Road. 225 9893. [Access: ST. Facilities: WS. G. C. Help: AA]
Theatresports Fn‘ tt. Wed 16. Fri 18 and Sun 20. 10.30pm. £3 (£2/£l). Student improvisation with a formidable following. See Febfest preview.
Black Uterus Sun 13. Wed 16 and Sat 19 Feb. 8.30pm. £4 (£2/£1). The Febfest theatre programme kicks off with a black fairy-tale of decadence. grotesquery and gullibility by Ben Harrison. See preview. Workshops Mon I4—Sat 19 Feb. 3.30—5.30pm. An enterprising programme of professionally-led workshops for Febfest. featuring the Royal Lyceum's Kenny Ireland. RSC stage designer Di Seymour and playwright Christopher Fry. Adventure Wed 16 and Sun 20 Feb. 1.45pm. £3 (£1 .50/£1). Two women discuss the death of a famous poet only to discover some explosive secrets. See Febfest preview.
Candledark Mon 14 and Sat 19 Feb.
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I NOT ABOUT HEROES by Stephen MacDonald 8 - 12 FEBRUARY *SATURDAY MATINEE 12 FEBRUARY AT 2.30 PM*
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This grid includes theatre and dance performances at Glasgow and Edinburgh’s main theatres, more information can be found In the listings above. For events at Community Centres and other venues, see detailed listings elsewhere In this section. For details or cabaret and music events see appropriate listings. Performances shown in brackets are
previews. Thursday 17 Friday 18 Saturday 19 Sunday 20 Monday 21 Tuesday 22 Wednesday 23 Thursday 24 Purple Dust Purple Dust Purple Dust - Purple Dust Purple Dust Purple Dust Purple Dust — Ochone/Aunt Bill Ochone/Aunt Bill __ -—___- _ — — - — 2nd Mrs Tanqueray 2nd Mrs Tanqueray 2nd Mrs Tanqueray — — _ - — The Admiral Jones The Admiral Jone The Admiral Jone - — — - - Measure For Measure Measure For Measure Measure For Measure - Measure For Measure Measure For Measure Measure For Measure Measure For Measure Absurd Person . . . Absurd Person . . . Absurd Person . . . - - Patience Patience Patience How To Succeed How To Succeed How To Succeed — — see Jazz - - Peter Powers Peter Powers Peter Powers — - — - Peter Powers - see Classical — see C iassical Breaking The Bank — - - Rope Rope Rope _; Glyn & ‘lt' Glyn & ‘It‘ Glyn & ‘It' Glyn & ‘It' see Opera - see Opera — - Opera — see Opera see Folk see Folk see Folk see Folk see Jazz — — Wicked. Yaar! Febfest Febfest Febfest Febfest - — — - The Good Olde Days The Good Olde Days The Good Olde Days - Woman In Black Woman In Black Woman In Black Woman In Black Les Miserables - Les Miserables Les Miserables - — — - - To Kill A Mockingbird To Kill A Mockingbird To Kill A Mockingbird — To Kill A Mockingbird To Kill A Mockingbird To Kill A Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird Moby Dick Moby Dick Moby Dick - Moby Dick Moby Dick Moby Dick Moby Dick Febfest Febfest Febfest Febfest -- — see Folk - The Nose The Nose The Nose - - - - - Wild Things Wild Things Wild Things Wild Things - - Accustorned To Her Face Accustomed To Her Face
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