Fear And Misery Of The Third Reich Fri 2‘) (S: Sat 30 May. 8pm. £6 (£3). See Touring.
Working Legs Tue 2 Jun. l.30pm: Wed 3 Jun. 8pm. See New Shows. page 58 and Touring.
FINNIESTON CRANE
Moored by the crane. adjacent to the SECC.
Gulliver's Travels Thu 4 8; Fri 5 Jun. 7.30pm; Sat 6 & Sun 7 Jun. 2.30pm & 7.30pm. £6 (£4). See Kids listings. page 8! arid Touring.
GREENOCK ARTS GUILD
Campbell Street. Greenock. 01475 723038.
Mort Sat 30 May. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). Kayos Theatre presents a staging of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novel in‘i. iii which a tall. pale. freckly. ginger boy becomes Death's apprentice. Who mentioned Alex McLeish'.’
KING'S THEATRE
Bath Street. Phone bookings. Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. see Ticket Link details above. 'l'l" [Access: PPA. L. Facilities: WC. WS. H. (i. C. Help: A. AA]
Boogie Nights Until Sat 30 May. Thu 7.30pm; Fri & Sat 5.30 a: 8.30pm. A new musical starring Shane Ritchie. The prospect of Ritchie being directed in a skin-flick by Burt Reynolds tnay be delicious. but sadly is simply not true. This tale of a Jack The Lad looking for a break on the night that lilvis dies shares no more than its title with Paul Thomas Anderson‘s orn epic.
West Side tory Tue 2—Sat 13 Jun. 7.30pm: Wed 8: Sat mats 2.30pm. £6.50—£26.50 (concessions available). Brand new production of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's classic musical take on Romeo And Juliet. All the great tunes — ‘Mat'ia'. ‘America‘. ‘Tonight' — are present and correct. See Frontlines. page 4.
PAISLEY ARTS CENTRE
New Street. Paisley. 887 l()|(). [Accessz PPA. L. R. Facilities: WC. WS. H. G. C. Help: A. AA]
Working Legs Fri 5 & Sat 6 Jtiti. 7.30pm. £6 (£2). See New Shows. page 58 and Touring.
PEARCE INSTITUTE
840 Govan Road (opposite Govan Underground). 445 l‘)4|. [Accessz P. ST. Facilities: WC. WS. H. G. Help: AA] Buds Thu 28 & Fri 2‘) May. 7pm. £5 (£3). See Touring.
Fear And Misery Of The Third Reich Thu 4 8: Fri 5 Jun. 7.30pm. Price tbc. See Touring.
THEATRE ROYAL
Hope Street. 332 9000. TT. [Accessz PPA. ST. R. Facilities: WC. WS. H. G. C HelpzAAl Closed Suns.
The Queen Of Spades Thu 28 May & Wed 3 Jun. 7.l5pm. £5—<£45.50. See Classical & ()pera listings. page 54.
La Traviata Thu 4 Jtiti. 7. l5pm: Sat 6 Jtin. 2.15pm. £5—£45.50. See Classical & ()pera listings. page 54.
TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive. 287 55l l. TL [Access: P. PPA. R. Facilities: WC. WS. H. G. C] CLUB bENT Fri 2‘) 84 Sat 30 May. ‘).30pm. £6 (£4). Ajoint ticket with Muslim (see Glasgow Dance) is available for £ l0 (£6). A party ofcomedy. music. fun and frivolin with an international flavour. British performers. including Tina C. Divine David. Ursula Martinez and Jeretny Robins. meet tip with their Australian countemarts The Performance Space. Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras for a spectacular new experience. The show is hosted by legendary figures from the Noo Yawk club and performance scene Dancenoise. See New Shows. page 5‘).
TRON THEATRE 63 Trongate. 552 4267. Tl‘. [Accessz PPA. ST. R. L. Facilities: WC. WS. H. C. Help: AA] Blue Heron In The Womb Until Sat 30 May. 8pm. £9 (£4). Wales‘s Theatre Y Byd join with the Tron in presenting the world premiere of Blue Heron In The Womb, written and directed by Ian Rowlands. The play. centring around twin sisters. explores love. sex. families and death. See review. page 6]. Ashes To Ashes Tue 2-—Sat () Jun. 8pm. £8 (£4). Toneelgroep. the Netherlands' largest theatre company. presents Harold Pinter's compelling play of two people exploring past memories. Performed in Dutch with full English subtitles. See New Shows. page 5‘).
Buff Tue 2--Sat 6 Jtiii l0pm. £8 (£4). Toneelgroep take to the Tron‘s bar/restaurant for a play in which a theatre critic is exposed for the fool that he is. D'oh! Iiiiii'Ctiiittiiiis highly explicit scenes and is unsuitable for persons under sixteen See New Shows. page 5‘). Ashes To Ashes 8t Buff Tue 2--Sat 6 Jun. 8pm. £12 (£8). Joint tickets limited to 60 per performance. See above and New Shows. page 5‘).
GLASGOW DANCE
ClTlZEN'S THEATRE
Gorbals. 42‘) 0022.
Cool Classics Thu 4--Sat 6 Jun. 7.30pm. £8 (£4). See New Shows. page 60 and Touring.
GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL
2 Sattchiehall Street. 287 55H lAccess: P. PPA. l. ST. R, Facilities: WC. WS. H. (i. C]
laleo Fri 29 May. 7.30pm. £ I050 &
£ l 2.50. If Spanish flamenco is your thang. then get ready for some jangling. foot-stomping ftiti with .laleo. the sensational Spanish flamenco dancers. laleo use dance. song. guitar and hand- clappiiig to create a vivid and passionate \‘pt‘t‘lilClt‘.
CLYDE AUDITORIUM, SECC
Fiunieston Quay. 248 ‘)‘)‘)‘),
Goal Tue 2 .lun. 7.30pm. £8. .A blend of football atid dance is what you can expect from this extravaganza created by former Scottish ballet soloist Susan Crowther and award-winning choroegrapher Kerri Jeffrey. The all-male team of eleven professional dancers includes Donny McNamara. brother of Celtic star Jackie. See New Shows. page 58.
TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive. 287 55l I. [Access P. PPA. R. Facilities. WC. WS. H. G. C] Mestiza — Que Bonitos Ojos Tienes Thu 28 Sat 30 :VIay. 8pm £6 (£4). The title translates as Mestirti ll’liiil lit'rtiiil/itl lives You Htll't’. This is the first full-length show frotn Julie 'l‘oletitino. a member of the David Rousseve/
Rl-IAl .lTY Dance Company and a former collaborator with performance artist Ron Athey.
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Dance: NOT 2 The most youthful of Nederlands Dans Theater's three companies presents a mixed bill of six pieces over three nights.
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Oedipus Complex Glasgow's adventurous fActional Theatre presents an adaptation of three great Greek tragedies. See New Shows. page 58. Glasgow: Arches Theatre.
west Side Story The classic Broadway musical hits Glasgow in a vibrant full- scale production. See Frontlines, page 4. Glasgow: King ’5 Theatre.
Guards! Guards! Paul Darrow of Blake’s 7 fame stars in this adaptation of one of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels. See preview, page 57. Edinburgh: King’s Theatre.
cLUB bENT An international programme of gay cabaret, direct from Manchester’s Queer Up North festival. See New Shows, page 59 Glasgow: Tramway.
Working Legs A new play 'for people who don't have them' by esteemed Glasgow writer Alasdair Gray, presented by Glasgow’s Birds Of Paradise company. See New Shows, page 58. Touring.
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