THEATRE
Glasgow listings
Drama is listed a1 habetically by venue. Shows wil be listed. provided that details reach our offices at least ten da s before publication. Drama 8: dance istings compiled by Ellie Carr. For Edinburgh events see our Festival coverage on pages 28-71.
DISABLED ACCESS KEY
Access: P = Parking Facilities. PPA = Parking to be Pre-Arranged. L = Level Access. R = Ramped Access. ST = Steps to me otiate.
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.
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 5511. Sunday opening is noon—5pm. Any Ticket Link box office can sell tickets for other venues.
GLASGOW DRAMA
GALLERY OF MODERN ART
Queen Street. 229 1996. Booking: Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. see Ticket Link details above.
A Cultural Journey Until Fri 22 Aug. 6.30pm. £2. Local Asian women and young people collaborate with some of the city‘s best-known artists. including musicians from Capercaillie and The
Pearlfishers. in two informal performances combining dance. music. textiles. costume and film.
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. AA]
Fame - The Musical Tue I9—Sat 30 Aug. Mon—Thu 7.30pm; Fri 5.30pm & 8.45pm; Sat 3pm & 7.30pm. £5—£18.50(concs available). Relive the joys of legwarmers and spontaneous street-dancing. with this musical inspired by the film and TV series that holds a special place in our hearts.
QUEEN'S PARK RECREATION GROUND Booking: 0131 477 8222 or circus ticket office0141423 1172.
II Florilegio Until Sun 31 Aug. Tue—Sun 8pm; Wed & Fri 5pm; Sat & Sun 11am & 4pm; Mon 25 Aug 11am & 4pm & 8pm. Pre-show zoo 10am till showtime each day. £6—£13.50. Please note all 1 1am shows are one hour only with a special kids' price of £5. lfyou like your circus
old-fashioned. complete with lion trainers.
strongmen and pretty girls hanging from ropes by their teeth. this show could be the one for you. Massively popular in its native ltaly. it is run by a fifth-generation circus family. A word of warning though. I! F lorilegt'o has been threatened with closure due to Glasgow Council‘s attitude to acts involving animals.
TRON THEATRE 63 Trongate. 552 4267. [Access: PPA. ST.
R. L. Facilities: WC. W8. H. C. Help: AA].
Marriage 0f Convenience Wed 27—Sat 30 Aug. 8pm. £8 (£4); first night £3. Post- show discussion: Thu 28 Aug. Happening young Welsh company Theatre Y Byd take on the monarchy. with this monologue about a sixteen-year-old boy spending the day of the Royal Wedding at a Republican picnic. while his parents toast Charles and Di in the valley below. See review. page 31.
Box office 0141-357 3868 (4.00pm - 8.00pm)
Cottier
Hyndland Street Glasgow
Theatre
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Sept8
SEPTEMBER PROGRAMME
JOHN SEBASTIAN (USA)
Only Scottish date for the famous 60’s singer
MERCHANT OF VENICE
PAUL JONES &
DAVE KELLY Ex Manfred Mann, ex Blues Band
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108 must 22-23 Aug 1997
CENTRAL DRAMA
TOLBOOTH THEATRE
Broad Street. Stirling. Booking: 01786 446044 or on the door.
Wallace Thu & Sat until Sat 6 Sep. 8pm (doors 7.30pm). £5 (£3). Bio-play set in a London prison cell the night before William Wallace‘s death. Part of Stirling Council's Living History programme.
TOP OF THE OLD TOWN
Stirling. lnfonnation: 01786 443126. Living History Until Sun 7 Sep (not Mons). Noon: Freedom's Sword‘ at Stirling Visitor's Centre. Castle Wynd: 2pm ‘Scots Wha Hey!‘ at Stirling Castle: 3pm ‘Now‘s The Day’ at Tolbooth Theatre. Broad Street; 4pm ‘A Traitor Knave‘ at Argyll's Lodging Courtyard. Broad Street. Living History re-enacts the William Wallace story each day (not Suns) at the top of Stirling‘s Old Town (free). All outdoor performances will be held at the Tolbooth Theatre in wet weather.
GLASGOW DANGE
GALLERY OF MODERN ART
Queen Street. 229 1996. Booking: Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. see Ticket Link details above.
A Cultural Journey Until Fri 22 Aug. 6.30pm. £2. See Glasgow Drama.
TRAMWAY
25 Albert Drive. 287 5511. [.Access: P. PPA. R. Facilities: WC. WS. H. G. C]. Bruised Toes Fri 22 8; Sat 23 Aug. 8pm. £4 (£2.50). Booking: 287 3900 or Ticket Link outlets. The year is 2027. and yotmg people are segregated from the rest of society and controlled by drugs. Doesn't sound much different from today. but that's the nightmare scenario presented in this Urban Arts performance. Combining hip hop. break-dancing. aerosol art and Wing. the show is the result of two weeks” jamming between young people from Glasgow. Manchester and Paris.
comedy
listings
Comedy is listed by date. Shows will be listed. providing that details reach our offices at least ten days in advance of publication. Comedy listin 5 com iled b Ellie Carr. For detai s of E inburg events, see our Festival coverage on pages 28-71.
SATURDAY 23
Cosy Comedy Cafe State Bar (downstairs) Holland Street. Charing Cross. 332 2159. 8.30pm—midnight. £4. Fortnightly. The laidback comedy club makes a temporary move from the Java internet cafe to stand-up‘s spiritual home. the basement of a local boozer. Expect the same format of comics from Glasgow and further afield. and a bar on the premises to boot. First-night line-up includes Liverpudlian Brendan Riley. Marion Kilpatrick and James Donlan. Billy Bonkers comperes.
Comedy Benefit Night Tron Theatre. 63 Trongate. 332 4267 or Ticket Link: 287 551 1. 8pm. £10 (£5). Bust a gut and cough up a brown or blue in this 'Solhilarity 3' gig in aid of the striking Liverpool Dockers' two-year campaign. Line-up includes Jo Brand. Arnold Brown. Ruby Slippers and Viv Gee with Fred MacAulay as compere.
Clutha Comedy Nights Clutha Vaults. Stockwell Street. 552 7520. 8.45pm. Free. Fortnightly. Still in its embryonic stages but fighting fit. this night of stand-up and general madcappery features various local stand-ups. ()n tonight's bill: Reg Anderson. Alan Miller and the surnameless Max with Gary Hagen as compere.
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