THEATRE LISTINGS
FRIDAY 19 MAY
Wild Translations
- SIOBHAN DAVIES DANCE COMPANY
with The Duke Quartet 'Luxuriously beautiful' GUARDIAN
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The music of Elvis Presley. Buddy Holly & Roy Orbison
THE CONCERT THEY NEVER GAVE
‘A smash hit'
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TU ES__DAY 23, MAY, Gil Shaham leads VIVALDI THE FOUR SEASONS & MORE Carnegie Hall's ORPHEUS CHAMBER
i ORCHESTRA
Breathtaking fluency and ebullience' NEW YORK TIMES
THURSDAY ~25 MAY
Tango Variations
LAURIE BOOTH AND COMPANY
‘A radical new experience ofthe
tango's strange and Violent beauty' GUARDIAN
FRIDAY 26 MAY ' Taverner. Tallis, Sheppard
’ THE TALLIS SCHOLARS
‘A choir with an incomparable, luxurious and hypnotic quality' CHICAGO TRIBUNE
SUNDAY 27 MAY
An audience with opera director
IONATHAN MILLER
‘An unstoppable flow of wit
and sardonic verbal sallies’ OPERA
. ' MONDAY 29 MAY
The Magic Circle's Mac Wilson
THE HISTORY OF MYSTERY
An evening of deception, sleight of hand and trickery
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7.45pm. £4.50—£14.Matinee. Sat 20 May only. 3.15pm. £5. David Mamet's powerful and controversial gender-war drama in a Scottish premiere directed for
the Lyceum by Kenny Ireland. See review.
The Importance of Being Earnest Thurs 1—Sat 24 June. 8pm. £5—£14. Kicking off the Lyceum‘s summer comedy season. Oscar Wilde’s most famous play is produced in association with Perth Theatre and directed by Richard Baron. I THEATRE WORKSHOP 34 Hamilton Place. 226 5425. [Access: PPA. ST. R. Facilities: WC. W8. H. G. C. Help: AA] Doing Bird Until Sun 21 May. 8pm. £6 (£3). Prison drama specialists Cat A Theatre Company in a multi-media show set in a women's prison. where three inmates gain a fresh perspective on life while cut off from their menfolk. See review.
Child-Lover Thurs 25 --Sat 27 May. 8pm. £6 (£3). See Touring and review.
Fallen Angels Mon 29—Tue 30 May. 8pm. £6 (£3). Multi-media sense-fest from
Fecund Theatre. which combines the
latest video technology with live performance to explore the lost generation’s quest for excitement and the
perversions it leads to. See preview.
Breadmakers Wed 31 May—Sat 3 June. Rpm. £6 (£3). See Touring and review.
I TRAVERSE THEATRE Cambridge Street.
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E The Collection Until Sun 21 May. £8 (£2).
Edinburgh-based playwright Mike Cullen's new play about debt collectors and their consciences is receiving its
world premiere in Ian Brown‘s production.
. The Crucible Wed 24—Sun 28 May. 8pm. £8 (£4). The Arches Theatre Company 3 take to the road with their acclaimed
production of Arthur Miller‘s drama drawn from the vicious round of witch- hunts that swept small-town
Massachusetts in “ie 1660s.
The New Edinburgh Orchestra presents “THE MADNESS OF MAY!"
W.A. Mozart, Barber, Copland, Honegger
At Stockbridge Parish Church, Saxe-Coburg St Saturday 27th May, 7.30 pm
Tickets £6.00 (£3.00 Concesslons)
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Decisions. decisions: nogsbodies Theatre ~company in Options? See Touring
TOURING
I A is tor Abba Bittersweet musical comedy set against the backdrop of a 70s West Coast small town and seen through the music-filled memories of four old friends at a school reunion 21 years later. Brought to you by Take Two Productions. whose previous successes include Salon Janette and The Yellow Rose. Details 0141 334 9015.
I’aislev Arts Centre Wed 24 May. 8pm. Gt't'cttot‘k Arts Guild Thurs 25 May. 7.30pm.
Black/ands Community Centre, Kiln-inning Fri 26 May. 7.45pm.
Harbour Arts Centre, lninc Sat 27 May. 7.45pm.
I Asylum! Asylum! Glasgow-based company Wiseguise productions. last seen in The ll’is/ting Tree. in a play by Irish writer/actor Donal 0’ Kelly which follows the trail of refugee Joseph ()mara frotn a burning pit in Uganda to a clash with immigration authorities in Dublin. Details 0131557 5918.
The Arches Theatre. Glasgow l‘ntil Sat 20 May. 7.30pm. Part of Mayfest. Bis/toploc/I Residents Hall. Glasgow Tue 23 May. 7pm. .
Adam Smith T/tcatrc. Kit‘kcaldy Wed 24 May. 8pm.
l’carcc Institutc, Glasgow Thurs 25 May. 7.30pm.
Petticqu Town Hall Fri 26 May. 7.30pm. Paisley Arts Centre Sat 27 May. 8pm.
I Bedtellows Wildcat founders David MacLennan and Dave Anderson‘s first piece for the company in several years — a political farce based round some very familiar ‘fIctional’ faces from Scottish politics. including Tory MP Sir Christopher Vainwean and parliamentary candidate Antonia Blandish. Details 0141 221 6789.
Village Theatre, East K ilbride Fri 19 May. 7.30pm.
Denny Civic Theatre, Dumbarton Sat 20 May. 7.30pm.
K irkintilloch Town Hall Mon 22 May. 7.30pm.
St Bride ’s Centre, Edinburgh Tue 23 May. 7.30pm.
Palace Theatre, K ilmarnock Wed 24 May. 7.30pm.
Rothes Hall, Glenrothes Thurs 25—Fri 26 May. 7.30pm.
l’carct' Institute, Goran Sat 27 May. 7.30pm.
l’t'rtlt Theatre Mon 2‘)~-Tue 30 May. 7.30pm.
Ham/cit l’al'k (‘t'tttt'tz Livingston Wed 31 May. 7.30pm.
T/tcatrc Royal. Dian/"tics Thurs 1 June. 7.30pm.
I Breadmakers Margaret Thomson Davis's novel about the Govan lass whose life takes a nosedive when she marries the local baker to escape an overbearing ma. Adapted and directed for Clyde Unity Theatre by John Binnie in his usual uncompromising fashion. Details on 0141 353 0005. See review.
('itirt'ns' 'I'hi'atre, Glasgow Until Sat 20 May. 7.30pm. Sat mat 2.30pm. Part of Mayfest.
ll'cstcr Hal/cs Education Centre, Edinburgh Mon 22 May. 7.30pm. .V.-1(‘I)U Arts C‘cntrc. Glasgow ('o/lcgc. .S‘pringlntrn Tue 23 May. 7pm.
l’ort T/u'atrc, Bis/topbriggs Thurs 25 May. 7.30pm.
Deans Theatre, Livingston Fri 26 May. 7.30pm. ' (irccnock Arts Guild Sat 27 May. 7.30pm. 'I’rianglc Arts Centre, l’ilton Tue 30 Mav. 7.30pm. ' Theatre Works/top, Edinburgh Wed 31 May-Sat 3 Jun. 8pm.
Tour continues.
I Child-Lover Following the success of Bonjour 'l'ristessc. the young. dynamic Theatre Cryptic return with a Scottish/Candian co-production from award-winning author Michele Roberts. Using an ambitious mix of strong text. original score and bold design. it tells the story of a young childless couple who take desperate steps in their quest for fertility. Details 0141 339 1810.
Theatre Works/top, Edinburgh Thurs 25—Sat 27 May. 8pm.
Paisley Arts Centre Thurs 1 June. 8pm. I The Climbing Boy The dynamic Castlemilk People's Theatre in a new play by writer-in-residence Carl MacDougall highlighting urban poverty among the Irish immigrant community of 19th century Glasgow. Details 0141 630 1185. The Cottier Theatre, Glasgow Until Sat 20 May. 2.30pm. 8pm. Part of Mayfest. Pearce Institute, Goran Thurs 1 June. 7.30pm.
Tour continues.
I Options? Dogsbodies Theatre Company with a frank look at childbirth and the rights and rituals that surround it. Chris longs to have a child. but with no partner and a less—than-healthy bank balance does she have the right? Written by Frances Corr and directed by Sofia Hussain. For details call 0141 332 6660.
Rutherglen Unemployed C (immunity Resource Centre Fri l9-Sat 20 May. 7.30pm. Part of Mayfest.
Greenock Arts Guild Tue 23 May. 7.30pm.
Carlibar Community Centre Wed 24 May. 7.30pm.
Milton Community Ed Centre Thurs 25 May. 7.30pm.
East K ilbride Arts Centre Fri 26 May. 8pm.