theatre
listings
Drama is listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Tourin shows are listed at the end of e drama section. Dance is listed after drama for each city. Touring shows are listed at the end of the drama 8 dance section. Shows will be listed. provided that details reach our offices at least ten days before publication. Drama 8: dance listings compiled by Peter Ross.
DISABLED ACCESS KEY
Access: P 2 Parking Facilities. PPA = Parking to be Pre-Arranged. L = Level Access. R = Ranlped Access. ST = Steps to negotiate.
Facilities: WC = Adapted Toilet(s), WS = Wheelchair Spaces. AS = Adjacent Seats. H = Induction Loop System. IR = Infra Red System. G = Guide Dogs Allowed. R 2 Restaurant Accessible. C = Catering Accessible. T = Adapted Telephone.
Help: A 2 Assistance Available. AA = Advise Venue in Advance.
TICKET LINK
Tickets for major venues ill Glasgow are available from the Ticket Centre. Candlerlggs. Mon—Sat 10.30am until 6.30pm in person or until 9pm by phone on 0141 287 5511. Sunday opening is noon—5pm. Any Ticket Link box office can sell tickets for other venues. THEATRE TOKENS
'l'l‘ indicates venues where Theatre Tokens can be exchanged for tickets. Tokens can be bought from Ticket Centre.Cand1eriggs. Glasgow. 0141 287 5910'. most branches of W.H. Smith. John Menzies and James Thin Booksellers; or by credit card from Tokenline. 0171 240 8800.
GLASGOW DRAMA
ARCHES THEATRE
Midland Street. 221 4001. [Access: L. Facilities: WC. WS. C. G. Help: A. AA]
Someone Who'll Watch Over Me Until Sat 13 Jun. 8pm. £6.50 (£3.50). Frank McGuinness‘s play is based on the experience of former hostages Brian Keenan and John McCarthy. The work features live music from The Macguires.
The Kitchen Wed 24-Sat 27 Jun. 7.30pm. £6.50 (£3.50). Final-year students from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama interpret Arnold Wesker's 60s play set in a bustling restaurant kitchen.
JAMES ARNOTT THEATRE
Gilmorehill Centre. 9 University Avenue.
Tickets: 287 5511.
The Kerrera Saga Tue 16—Thu 18 Jun. 7.30pm. £5 (£2). Intrepid adventurers Donny O'Rourke and George Wyllie set off on the high seas to an unknown destination beyond the island of Kerrera. and will be back to recount their experiences (we hope) at these three evenings of poetry. pictures and pillaged souvenirs. See Frontlines. page 3. Working Legs Wed 24 & Thtl 25 Jun. 1.30pm; Fri 26 & Sat 27 Jun, 7.30pm. £6 (£2). See review. page 65 and Touring.
COTTIER THEATRE
935 Hyndland Street. 357 3868. Booking also: Ticket Centre. Candlerlggs. see Ticket Link details above.
A West End Gala Mon 15 Jtlil. 7.30pm. £8.50 (£7). See Classical & ()pera listings. pa e 51.
The Exhibitionists Wed 17 & Thu 25 Jun. 8pm. £6 (£4). See New Shows. page 63 and Touring.
Backstage farce: Victoria Wood's comedy, Talent. at the King's Theatre, Edinburgh
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Fri 19—Sun 21 Jun. 7.30pm; Sat mat 2pm. £5 (£3). Students from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama perform Shakespeare‘s fantastical
Richard III Mon 22—Wed 24 Jun. 7.30pm; Wed mat 2pm. £5 (£3). Students fronl the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama perform Shakespeare's classic tragedy.
GREENDCK ARTS GUILD
Campbell Street. Greellock. 01475 723038.
The Desert Song Thu 18—Sai 20 Jun. 7.30pm. £5.50—£8. Greenock Academy presents this energetic musical. featuring romance. comedy and the obligatory dashing hero.
KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY 8: MUSEUM
287 2699.
The Exhibitionists Mon 15 & Tue 16 Jun. 10am-5pm. Free. See New Shows. page 63 and Touring.
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KING'S THEATRE
Bath Street. Phone bookings. Ticket Centre. Caildleriggs. see Ticket Link details above. TT [Access: PPA. 1.. Facilities: WC. WS. 11. G. C. Help: A. AA]
West Side Story Until Sat 13 Jun. 7.30pm; Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm. £6.50—£26.50 (concessions available). Colourful production of Jerome Robbins and Leonard Bernstein's class musical take on Roman And Juliet. All the great tunes -- ‘Maria‘. 'Alllerica'. ‘Tolligllt' — are present and correct. See review. page ()4.
PAISLEY ARTS CENTRE
New Street. Paisley. 887 1010. [Access: PPA. 1.. R. Facilities: WC. WS. H. G. C. Help: A. AA]
The Stronger 8: The Gold 0f Tomas Vargas Fri 12Jtln. 7.30pm. £6 (£2). The Brewster Sisters perform a double- bill of tantalising tales. In August Stl'illdberg‘s 'I‘Iu' .S‘Irrnlgr'r. a pleasant chinwag turns into a sinister confrontation. In Isabel Allende's 'I'llr'
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