THEATRE LISTINGS
THEATRE
LISTINGS
Theatre is listed by city, then alphabetically by ventte. Touring shows are listed alphabetically by title at the end ot the section. Shotvs will be listed, provided that details reach our oiilces at least ten days before publication. Theatre listings compiled by Ellie Carr.
OISABEEO ACCESS KEY
Access: P = Parking Facilities. PPA = Parking to be Pre-Arranged. L = Level Access. R = Ramped Access. ST = Steps to Negotiate.
Facilities: WC = Adapted Toilet(s). WS = Wheelchair Spaces. AS = Adjacent Seats. H = Induction Loop System. G = Guide Dogs Allowed. R = Restaurant Accessible. C = Catering Accessible. T = Adapted Telephone.
Help: A = Assistance Available. AA = Advise Venue in Advance.
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Tickets for major venues in Glasgow are available from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. Mon-Sat 10.30am until 6.30pm in person or until 9pm by phone on 0141 227 5511. Sunday opening noon-5pm. Any Ticket Link box office can sell tickets for other venues.
I ARCHES THEATRE Midland Street. 221 9736. [Access: L. Facilities: WC. WS. C. G. Help: A. AA].
A View From The Bridge Until Sat 8 Feb. 7.30pm. £6 (£3). Arthur Miller‘s drama of sexual intrigue and illegal immigrants is transposed from its setting in 50s New York to 50s Glasgow in this co-production between Glasgow-based fActionaI Theatre and The Talbot Association. a local centre for the homeless. reformed alcoholics and drug addicts.
Bouncers Tue ll-Sat 15 Feb. 7.30pm. £6 (£3). Edinburgh’s Livewire Theatre
Company revive their ‘1990s Tartan Tarantino Remix’ of John Godber's popular parody of uptown nightclubs. complete with girls dancing round their
handbags. likely lads
and of course.
dinner-jacketed doormen.
The Zoo Story Tue 18—Sat 22 Feb. 8pm. £6 (£3). Glasgow-based Theatre Flux present Edward Albee‘s funny. disturbing two-hander about urban paranoia in New York, directed by Emily Harris who hails from there. See preview. page 58.
I CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street. 332 7521.
[Access: PPA. L. ST. H. G. C]
Facilities: WC. W8.
lucky Me - From Human To oeer Fri 7/Sat 8 Feb. 8pm. £5 (£2). The second live performance in the CCA's Animal season of art. video. talks and field trips on the subject of animals (funnily enough). Katharine Boyd plays art eccentric executive who turns into a deer in this modern American gothic tale of
identity and nature.
I CITIZEHS’ THEATRE Gorbals. 429 0022. [Access: L. R. Facilities: WC. W8. H. G.
C. Help: AA] Closed
Sun/Mon.
Miss Julia Until Sat 1 Mar. 7.30pm. £8
(£2). New version of Strindberg's classic tale of illicit seduction and class war. translated and directed for the Citizens‘ company by Robert David MacDonald. Conversation With A Cupboard Man Until Sat 1 Mar. 7.30pm. £8 (£2). Jon Pope adapts. directs and designs Ian McEwan‘s claustrophobic short story about a man so warped by his over-protective mother he spends his adult years seeking womb substitutes. with Citz regular Brendan Hooper in the solo role.
The country Wire Fri 7 Feb-~Sat l Mar. 7.30pm. £8 (£2). William Wycherley's classic Restoration comedy — a web of intrigue and innuendo involving adultery. money and teapots — directed and designed by Antony McDonald for the Citzens‘ main house.
I COTTIER THEATRE 935 Hyndland Street. 357 3868. Booking also: Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. see Ticket Link details above.
Tongues Tue lI—Fri 14 Feb. Tue/Fri 8pm; Wed/Thurs 1.30pm. £6 (£3). See Touring and preview. page 58.
I EAST KilBRIOE ARTS CEHTRE Old Coach Road. East Mains. East Kilbride. 013552 61000. [Accessz R. Facilities: H]. Tongues Tue 18/Wed 19 Feb. Tue 8pm; Wed 1.30pm. £4 (£2). See Touring. and preview. page 58.
I EASTWOOD THEATRE Eastwood Recreation Centre. Eastwood Park. Roukenglen Road. Giffnock. 638 8399. Tickets: 0141 882 6170. [Access: P. 1.. ST. R. Facilities: WC. WS. G. C] One-Act Play Festival Sat 15 Feb. 7.30pm. £3.50. The Scottish Community Drama Association gets together for its annual festival. Call for details of
pro ramme.
I KIHC’S THEATRE Bath Street. Phone bookings. Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. see Ticket Link details above. [Accessz PPA. L. Facilities: WC. W5. H. G. C. Help: A.
AA]
Bottom live 3 - ilooligan‘s island Mon lO-Sat 15 Feb. 8pm. £12.50—£17.51) (plus booking fee). See Comedy listings and review. page 65.
I THEATRE ROYAL Hope Street. 332 9000. (Access: PPA. ST. R. Facilities: WC. W5. H. G. C. Help: AA]. Closed Suns. la Boheme Thurs 13/Wed 19 Feb/Wed 26 Mar. 7.15pm. £3.50—£45. See Classical & Opera listings.
Die Fledermaus Wed l2/Fri l4—Tue I8/Thurs 20/Sat 22 Feb. A11 7.15pm except Sat 22 2.15pm. £3.50—£45. See Classical & Opera listings.
I TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive. 287 5511. [Access: P. PPA. R. Facilities: WC. WS. H. G. C].
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Until Sat 8 Feb. 8pm. £6—£12.50. The Shakespeare- fest of recent months continues with the esteemed Dr Jonathan Miller directing London's Almeida company in the ever- popular comedy. performed on an extraordinary set of glass and tnirrors. designed by Philadelphia-born filmmakers the Quay Brothers.
I TROH THEATRE 63 Trongate. 552 4267. [Access: PPA. ST. R. L. Facilities: WC. W8. H. C. Help: AA].
Think llo Evil Oi lis . . . My life With Kenneth Williams Until Sun 9 Feb. 8pm. £7 (£4). Anyone who can impersonate Kenneth Williams and not sound
hackneyed deserves an award. And this man has one — 1996 Fringe First to be precise. David Benson brings his highly acclaimed one-man show back to Scotland as part of a UK tour. Unlocking William's complex character. Benson also brings himself into the story.
Blackden Wed l2—Sun 16 Feb. 8pm. £6 (£3): first night £2. Castlemilk People‘s Theatre trade urban Glasgow for rural north-east Scotland as Duncan McLean‘s adapts his unsentimental novel about country living for the stage. Directed by Peter Mackie Burns. who directed Penerrutor and Dave's Lust Ltntgh at the Tron. See preview. page 59.
I BEOLAM THEATRE 2a Forrest Road. 225 9893. [Access: ST. Facilities: WS. G. C. Help: AA]
The Killing 0t Sister George Until 81118 Feb. 7.30pm. £3.50 (£3; £2.50 EUTC members). Edinburgh University Theatre Company perform Frank Marcus's heart- wrettching tragi-comedy of a lesbian soap star‘s fall frotn grace.
2646/5556 8006.
performance.
I CAFE GRAFFITI Broughton Street/East London Street. 557 8330. Tickets: 226
Oz King Of Clubs Tue 1 1—-Sat 15 Feb. 7.30pm. £6 (£4). Preview Sat 8 Feb. Ozmosis Productions * in association with the AIDS charity Crusaid Scotland — present a new. self-penned musical in which club culture meets theatre. Centn'ng on a down-on-his-luck former club impresario named 02. the show is followed each night by various club nights and live bands.
I CHURCH Hill. THEATRE Momingside Road. Ticketline: 220 4349. or at Assembly Rooms. Usher Hall. Queen's Hall and King's Theatre box offices. Tickets also available at Church Hill Theatre box office. 30 tninutes before
line-Act Play Festival Thurs 13/311! 15 Feb. 7.15pm. £4. Annual showcase for local community drama groups and various one-act play One-Act Play Youth Festival Fri 14 Feb. 7pm. £3. Edinburgh's youth drama groups
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CO The List 7-20 Feb 1997