LISTINGS THEATRE
Blind rage: John Castle as liamm in Endgame at the Tron
I THAMWAY 25 Albert Drive. 227 55l l. [Accessz P. PPA. R. Facilities: WC. WS. H. G. C].
I New Moves Across Europe Until Tue 26 Mar. See Dance and review.
Regina Matar Fri 22 Mar. 8pm. £6 (£2.50).
Gut Reactions Sat 23 Mar. 7.30pm. £3.50 (£2).
Vicente Saez Masterclass/Audition Sat 2.3 Mar. l lam. £2.50.
Dead Tue 26 Mar. 8pm. £6 (£2.50).
I THO" THEATRE 63 Trongate. 552 4267. [Accessz PPA. ST. R. l.. Facilities: WC. WS. H. C. Help: AAI. Closed Mons. Endgame Until Sat 23 Mar 8pm; Sat tnat 2pm. £S/£7 (£4). Samuel Beckett's classic follow-up to ll’airine l’ur (Int/u! is performed by the Tron Theatre Company ~ an appropriate choice of title for director Michael Boyd. this being his last new production as Tron's artistic director. Angels In America: Part One - Millennium Approaches lit-i 29-Sat 20 Apr. 7.30pm. £8/£7 (£4): preview nights (Fri 29—Sun 3] Mar) £3. Big-theme millennium-fever theatre from 7:84 Theatre Company in the Scottish premiere of Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize and Broadway Tony .-\ward-winning portrait of moral and political crisis in modern America. See feature.
9893. [Access: ST. Facilities: WS. G. C. Help: AA]
Cutpurse Until Sat 23 Mar. 8pm. £5 (£3). Fringe First-winning production company Common Force raise the curtain on Bill Dunlop‘s new play tracing the life and times of legendary feisty l7th century higbwaywoman. Moll Cutpurse. Directed by listelle Van Warmelo with music from Rab Handleigh.
I EDINBURGH FESTIVAL THEATRE 13/29 Nicolson Street. 529 6000. [.Access: l.. Facilities: WC. WS. AS. ll. C. T. Help:
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La Sylphide/Mark Baldwin Ballet Until Sat 23 Mar. 7.30pm; Sat mat 2pm. See Dance and review.
Peter Grimes Wed 27—-Sal 30 Mar.
7. |5pm. £4.50—£ 16.50. See ()pera. Calamity Jane Tue 2—Sat 6 Apr. 7.30pm: Thurs mat 2pm; Sat mat 2.30pm. £3.25—£23.50. (iemma Craven swoons opposite Stephen of the clan McCrann in the Wild West Hollywood comedy that ptit Doris Day down in musical history as
I BEDLAM THEATRE 2a Forrest Road. 225
the gun-slinging tomboy Calamity turned proper little wife. See Frontlines.
I KING’S THEATRE 2 Leven Street. 220 4349. {Access: R. l.. Facilities: WC. H. G: AA]
Black Chilton Until Sat 23 Mar. Fri 7.30pm: Sat 5pm/8pm. £4.50~£12.50. Susan Hampshire stars in Lesley Storm's post-war classic that pivots round an ordinary family thrown into crisis.
Paras Over The Barras Mon 25—Sat 30 Mar. 7.30pm; Wed/Sat tnat 2.30pm. £4—£l l.50. Humorous. cockles-of—the- heart-warming-type nostalgia in this trusty adaptation of James Barclay"s best- selling wartime novel set among the tenements of Glasgow's liast lind.
Great Expectations: The Musical Tue 2—Sat l3 Apr. 7.30pm: Wed/Sat mat 2.30pm. £6.50~£ l8.50. Mike Read returns from the Radio One DJ graveyard as a showbiz. impressario. in this ‘spectacular' musical version of the Dickens’ classic. with music and lyrics by the bespectacled one himself. Scary stuff. Nice blond boy- next-door Darren Day and Nyree Dawn Porter star as Pip and Miss Havisham. and there's a surprise appearance from Colin (Dr Who) Baker as Magwitch.
Pip at the post: Darren Day stars in Mike Read’s musical adaptation at Great Expectations at the King’s Theatre, Edinburgh
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I Angels in America The end of the world may be nigh. environmental destruction. bad politics and AIDS may devastate the human race. but Tony Kushner's massively successful play offers humour and hope as the millennium approaches. Don‘t miss the Scottish premiere. presented by 7:84 Theatre Company. See feature. Tron Theatre. Glasgow (transfers to 'I‘rai'erse. [marbling/r next month ).
I The Cracked Pot Led by actor/ director Barry Rutter. Northern Broadsides make their Scottish debut with a new translation of this classic German satire. See preview. Traverse Theatre. Edinburgh.
I Marabou Stork Nightmares Love or hate Harry Gibson’s ‘panto from hell’ interpretation. lrvine Welsh's tale of sexual abuse. radge family life and football casualdom has proved popular enough to extend its run. Citizens" Theatre. Glasgow
I Peripheral Violence It’s taken five years for Robin Lindsay Wilson’s ‘difficult‘ play about pre-tcen violence to find its way onto a Scottish stage, in which time the Jamie Bulgcr case has added eerie authenticity to its content. The Glasgow-based writer finally directed it himself. See preview. Arc/res T/Iealre. Glasgow
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This grid includes theatre and dance performances at Glasgow’s and Edinburgh’s main theatres, more information can
For 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
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