drama &
dance listings
Drama is listed by city. then alphabetically by venue. Touring) shows are listed alphabetically y title at the end of the drama section. Dance is listed after drama. by city. then alphabetically by venue. Shows will be listed, provided that details reach our offices at least ten days before publication. Drama 8t dance listin s compiled by Ellie Carr.
DISA LED ACCESS KEY
Access: P = Parking Facilities, PPA = Parking to be Pre-Arranged. L = Level Access. R = Ramped Access. ST = Steps to ne otiate.
Facil ies: WC = Adapted Toilet(s). WS = Wheelchair Spaces. AS = Adjacent Seats. H = Inducuon Loop System. G = Guide Dogs Allowed. R = Restaurant Accessible. C = Catering Accessible. T = Adapted Telephone.
Help: A = Assistance Available. AA = Advise Venue in Advance.
TICKET LINK
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 227 551 I. Sunday opening is noon—5pm. Any Ticket Link box office can sell tickets for other venues.
GLASGOW DRAMA
ARCHES THEATRE
Midland Street. 221 9736. [Access: L. Facilities: WC. W8. C. G. Help: A. AA]. The Birthday Party Until Sat l5 Mar. 7.30pm. £6 (£3). A birthday surprise of a visit from two strangers turns into a night of psychological torture for Stanley, in this new co-production of Pinter’s macabre classic from the Arches and Theatre Galore. See Reviews. page 66. The Anatomist Tue l8—Sat 22 Mar. 7.30pm. £6 (£3). The Card Makers ressurrect James Bridie's classic Scottish tragi-comedy about Auld Reekie's most infamous partners in crime. graverobbers Burke and Hare and their bossman Dr Knox. See New Shows. page 65.
CITIZENS' THEATRE
Gorbals. 429 0022. [Access: L. R. Facilities: WC. W5. H. G. C. Help: AA] Closed Sun/Mon.
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof Fri 14 Mar—Sat 5 Apr (free preview Thurs 13 Mar).
7.30pm. £8 (£2). Tennessee Williams's sweltering classic of lust. guilt and envy bubbling under the surface of a ‘respectable' household in America‘s Deep South. directed and designed for the Citz’ company by Philip Prowse. See New Shows. page 65.
Eva Perdn Thurs l4 Mar-Sat 5 Apr (free preview Wed 12 Mar). 7.30pm. £8 (£2). With Evita fever still raging. Kenny Miller - the Citizens‘ head of design — tackles Argentinian surrealist Copi's bizarre play. based on the life and death of the infamous first lady of Argentina. No Madonna and no songs. but - hey - maybe that’s a good thing. In the Circle Studio. See New Shows. page 64. Widowers' Houses Wed l2 Mar-Sat 5 Apr (free preview Tue 11 Mar). 7.30pm £8 (£2). George Bernard Shaw’s witty first play, laying bare the hypocrisy of the British class system, is directed by Giles Havergal and designed by Philip Witcomb for the Citizens' company in the Stalls Studio. See New Shows. page 65. CLYDEBANK COLLEGE
Assembly Hall. 952 7771.
West Mon l7—Thurs 20 Mar. 7.30pm. £3 (£1.50). The performing arts section of Clydebank College present Steven Berkoff’s lads-on-a-night-out play.
COTTIER THEATRE
935 Hyndland Street. 357 3868. Booking also: Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. see Ticket Link details above.
Stan by your man: Stephen Clyde and Sarah Gudgeont in The Birthday Party at the Arches Theatre
La Cantatrice Chauve/Oraison Until Sat 8 Mar. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). Glasgow University‘s French Department prove they‘ve been doing their homework with this double-bill of Theatre Of The Absurd: Eugene Ionesco's tale of English suburbia La Cantatrice Chauve ( The Bald Primu Donna) and Fernando Arrabal‘s Orai'smi. Both plays are performed in French.
EASTWOOD THEATRE
Eastwood Recreation Centre. Eastwood Park. Roukenglen Road. Giffnock. 638 8399. Tickets: 0141 882 6170. [Access: P. L. ST. R. Facilities: WC. W8. G. C] 42nd Street Until Sat 8 Mar. 7.30pm; Sat mat 2.30pm. £3.50—£5. Patchwork Youth Theatre Group tap their way through the classic Broadway musical. KING S THEATRE Bath Street. Phone bookings. Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. see Ticket Link details above. [Access: PPA. L. Facilities: WC. W8. H. G. C. Help: A.
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Me And My Girl Until Sat 8 Mar. 7.15pm: Sat 2.30pm. £6—£11.50(concs available). 'The Sun Has Got His Hat On' for the Paisley Operatic Society as they head down ‘The Lambeth Walk’ in this famous musical.
Annie Get Your Gun Mon lO—Sat l5 Mar. 7.30pm; Sat mat 2.30pm. £5—£l2. Am-drams The Lyric Club present the Irving Berlin musical that made 'Anything You Can Do. I Can Do Better‘
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PAISLEY ARTS CENTRE New Street. Paisley. 887 1010. [Access: PPA. L. R. Facilities: WC. W8. H. G. C. Help: A. AA] Abigail's Party Until Sat 8 Mar. 7.30pm. £6 (£1). See Touring and Reviews. page 6. Cuttin' A Rug Wed l2-Sat l5 Mar. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). Local company RATS with the ‘works night out‘ sequel to John Byme‘s famous Slab Boys. which began the 'Paisley Patterns‘ trilogy about the employees of a Paisley carpet factory. Trinity Theatre Wed l9-Sat 22 Mar. 7.30pm. Price to be confirmed. The spring show from local favourites. Trinity Theatre Group.
PAVILION THEATRE
I21 Renfield Street. 332 1846. [Access: ST. Facilities: WS. G. Help: AA]
Paras Over The Barras - The Second Wave Until Sat 22 Mar. Mon—Sat 7.30pm; 2pm mats 8/12/15/19/22 Mar. £5-£8.50. James Barclay’s comedy turns the clock back with a tear in the eye and a laugh in the belly for part two of his popular Glasgow wartime saga.
THE RAMSHORN THEATRE
98 Ingram Street. 552 3489. Bookings also Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. see Ticket Link details above. [Access: ST. Facilities: WC. W8. G. Help: AA]
The Woman Who Cooked Her Husband Until Sat 8 Mar. 7.30pm. £3-£6. Strathclyde Theatre Group present a cannibalistic sex satire by Debbie Isitt. the actor/director/writer behind Birmingham‘s exciting Snarling Beasties company. Simon Biggam directs. See Reviews. page 67.
Bold Girls Tue l8—Sat 22 Mar. 7.30pm. £3—£6. Strathclyde Theatre Group perform Scottish playwright Rona Munro‘s popular play centring on the loves. hopes and fears of four feisty Belfast women surviving the ravages of both the troubles and family life.
THEATRE ROYAL
Hope Street. 332 9000. [Access: PPA. ST. R. Facilities: WC. W8. H. G. C. Help: AA]. Closed Suns.
The Gondoliers Until Sat 8 Mar. 7.30pm; Sat mat 2.30pm. £2—£43. See Classical & Opera listings.
Forty Years On Tue ll—Sat 15 Mar. 7.15pm. £4.50—£l6.50. New production ofAlan Bennett's play-within-a-play. in
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