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Theatre
I llouse Citizens‘ Theatre. 8pm. £7 (£4). See Mon 2.
I The Bridge Fruitmarket. 8pm. £7 (£4). See Fri 29.
I Bloody Miracles, Beautilul Lles Tramway. 8pm. £7 (£4). See Sat 30. I Dumhstruck Tron Theatre. 7.30pm. £7.50 (£3). £6 (£2). See Fri 29. I The Prophet Arches Theatre. 7pm. £6 (£3). Young Scottish company Wiseguise has been quietly stalking the territory claimed by other actors' companies Raindog and Fifth Estate with a series of punchy modern plays. Here it introduces the lyrical and passionate work of Middle Eastern poet Kahil Gibran. See preview.
I Moti Botl, Puttll Chunni New Athenaeum. RSAMD. 7.30pm. £7 (£4). Theatre. film. dance and music come together in Moti Roti's celebration of Hindi cinema. See preview.
I At the Black Pig’s Dyke Old Athenaeum. 7.30pm. £7 (£4). Excellent production by Ireland‘s Druid Theatre Company
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of Vincent Woods‘ evocation of the ancient mumming tradition. See preview. I Jimmy Messiah Arches Theatre. 9pm. £6 (£3). Man Act returns to Glasgow with a highly physical show about right- wing evangelism written by the Wooster Group‘s Nancy Reilly. I "3.". Citizens‘ Circle . Studio. 7.30pm. £6 (£2). i Giles Havergal has been 3 moonlighting at Theatre Clywd. Wales. to produce : this new play by counter- ' culture playwright Snoo Wilson about a royal marriage failing to live up to its romantic image. 1 I Ghosts Drama Centre , at The Ramshom. 7.30pm. £5 (£2.50). See Mon 2. Musrc I Nina Simone The . Beck's Tent. 8pm. £18 ' (£15). The High Priestess of Soul will doubtless delight her huge audience. for whom she can apparently do no wrong. See preview. I The Walter Trout Band The Ferry. 7pm. £7 (£5). ' Energetic rock and blues band. but uncertain 3 whether they exactly :qualify as ‘legends'. as the Mayfest programme 3 would have us believe.
24 The List 22 April—5 May I994
WEDNESDAY 4
Theatre
I Stars in the Morning Sky Tramway. 8pm. £7 (£4). Return visit for the hit of the 1988 Mayfest. Lev Dodin's production of Alexander Galin's send- up of the old Soviet Union performed by the Mall Drama Theatre. See feature.
I The Bridge
Fruitmarket. 8pm. £7 (£4). See Fri 29.
I Trainspotting Citizens” Stalls Studio. 7.30pm. £6 (£2). lrvine Welsh's brilliant novel of drug abuse in l.eith makes a speedy transition to the stage in this production directed by the Traverse‘s
Ian Brown. See preview.
I Bloody Miracles, Beautiful Lies Tramway. 8pm. £7 (£4). See Sat 30. I Dumbstruck Tron Theatre. 7.30pm. £7.50 (£3). £6 (£2). See Fri 29. I The Prophet Arches Theatre. 7pm. £6 (£3).
See Tue 3.
I Moti Roti, Puttli Chunni New Athenaeum. RSAMD. 7.30pm. £7
(£4). See Tue 3. 2 I Epitaph II CCA. Call
CCA 041 332 7521 for times. Dance/theatre installation by video artist
Robin Blackledge who encourages his audience to act as voyeurs.
I At the Black Pig’s Dyke Old Athenaeum. 7.30pm. £7 (£4). See Tue 3.
I Jimmy Messiah Arches Theatre. 9pm. £6 (£3). See Tue 3.
I ll.ll.ll. Citizens' Circle Studio. 7.30pm. £6 (£2). See Tue 3.
I Ghosts Drama Centre at The Ramshom. 7.30pm. £5 (£2.50). See Mon 2.
Music
I Khaled The Beck‘s Tent. 8pm. £10 (£8). Despite strenuous attempts by a couple of record companies to follow up on the success of African music over here in the late 80s. rai has never really made a big impact. Singer Khaled is a major artist in Algeria. however. and it remains to be seen if he is the one to make a real breakthrough.
I Hank Wanglord The Ferry. 7pm. £7 (£5). Wangford continues to challenge the boundaries of good sense and country music conventions in his own inimitable fashion.
Cabaret! Comedy
I Fred MacAulay and Rhona Cameron The Ferry. 10pm. £7 (£5). One of the most successful of the recent wave of Scottish stand-ups. MacAulay is also one of the baldest. most misspelt and funniest. He's joined by Musselburgh‘s biggest comedy export. Rhona Cameron. who is making a noise on the London circuit.
THURSDAY 5
Theatre
I Stars in the Morning f Sky Tramway. 8pm. £7 (£4). See Wed 4. I The Bridge Fruitmarket. 8pm. £7 (£4). See Fri 29. I Trainspotting Citizens‘ Stalls Studio. 7.30pm. £6 (£2). See Wed 4. I Dumbstruck Tron Theatre. 7.30pm. £7.50 (£3). £6 (£2). See Fri 29. I The Prophet Arches Theatre. 7pm. £6 (£3). See Tue 3. I How to Shop Mitchell Theatre. 7.30pm. £6.50 (£3.50). The inimitable
Bobby Baker turns housewifery into performance art as she guides us down the aisles in a comic exploration of supermarket culture.
I Moti Boti, Puttli Chunnl New Athenaeum. RSAMD. 7.30pm. £7 (£4). See Tue 3.
I Epitaph ll CCA. Call CCA 041 332 752l for times. See Wed 4.
I At the Black Pig’s Dyke ()ld Athenaeum. 7.30pm. £7 (£4). See Tue 3.
I Jimmy Messiah Arches Theatre. 9pm. £6 (£3). See Tue 3.
I "3.". Citizens‘ Circle Studio. 7.30pm. £6 (£2). See Tue 3.
I Ghosts Drama Centre at The Ramshom. 7.30pm. £5 (£2.50). See Mon 2.
Classical I Royal Scottish llational
Orchestra with Chorus
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. 7.30pm. £17.5()—£5.5(). This is one of the centrepieces of the classical programme. It celebrates the 150th Anniversary of the RSNO Chorus in imaginative fashion by eschewing the traditional big choral
Irishman Jleteoin conquered Malta with his boy-next-door wit and wisdom. Ion he‘s doing the one in Britah. See Sat 30.
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