theatre
listings
Drama is listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Dance is listed after drama for each city Drama 8t dance listings compi ed by Kelly Apter.
DISABLED ACCESS KEY
P = Parking Facilities, WA = Wheelchair access, WC = Adapted Toilet(s). TICKETLINK
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 287 551 1. Sunday opening is noon—5pm. Any Tieketlink box office can sell tickets for other venues.
THEATRE TOKENS
Tl‘ indicates venues where Theatre Tokens can be exchanged for tickets. Tokens can be bought from the Ticket Centre, Candleriggs, Glasgow, ()141 287 5910; most branches of W.H. Smith, John Menzies and James Thin Booksellers; or by credit card from Tokenline, 0171 240 8800.
GLASGOW DRAMA
COTTIER THEATRE
93—95 Hyndland Street, 357 3868. [H, wc, WA]
The Glasgow Gaels Revue Show Thu 8 Jun. 7.30pm. £5. Songs and sketches with your host John Carmichael in this light- hearted revue from The Glasgow Gaels. Opera On A Shoestring Wed 2l—Thu 22 Jun. 7.30pm. See Classical listings.
GILMOREHILLGIZ
9 University Avenue. 287 5511. Hushabye Mountain Thu 8 Jun. 8pm. £6 (£3.50). Open Window Theatre Company present this new work by acclaimed writer Jonathan Harvey (Beautiful 771ing).A young man’s untimely death from AIDS leaves his family and friends struggling to keep his memory alive, through the re-telling of vivid dreams and poignant memories. Oleanna Mon 12—Wed 14 Jun. 7.30pm. £8 (£5). David Mamet’s tale of sexual and social politics between a student and her professor caused a theatrical sensation when it opened at London’s Royal Court in the early 90s, having already taken America by storm. London Classic Theatre Company follow up their past imaginative productions with
another uncompromising work.
Gaun Yersel Moses! Fri 16 Jun. 8pm. £6 (£4). Tom C. White tears apart the Old Testament, re-writing it in Scots verse. From Adam and Eve to Moses, all the main players are there, but not quite as you remember them from school.
GLASGOW BOTANIC GARDENS
730 Great Western Road, 334 2422. [P, WC, WA]
Titus Andronicus Wed 14—Sat 24 Jun (not Sun l8—Tue 20). 9.30pm. £5 (£2.50). Flexible Deadlock follow up last year’s promenade performance of Loves Labours Lost with one of Shakespeare’s bloodiest revenge tragedies. The show begins at dusk and continues into the night, when live dismembering of bodies is promised. Part oft/1e West End Festival.
KING'S THEATRE
297 Bath Street, 287 5511. [H, WC, WA] Annie Until Sat 17 Jun (not Sun). 7.30pm (Wed & Sat mat 2.30pm). £5—£24.50. Birds OfA Feather’s naughty neighbour Lesley Joseph stars as the evil Miss Hannigan in the musical tale of the or haned redhead.
Olliver! Mon l9—Sat 24 Jun. 7.30pm (Wed & Sat 2.30pm). £6—£16. Another musical extravaganza from the Apollo Players. This time they’ve taken on Lionel Bart’s adaptation of Oliver Twist, featuring the little boy who dared to ask for more.
PAISLEY ARTS CENTRE
New Street, 887 1010. [H, WC, WA] Stags 8t Hens Tue 13—Fri 16 Jun. 7.30pm. £3. Reid Kerr College present Willy Russell’s comedy set in the nightclub where a stag and hen night inadvertently meet up.
RAMSHORN THEATRE
98 Ingram Street, 287 5511. [P, WC, WA, WAA]
Study In Grey Fri 9—Sat 10 Jun. 7.30pm. £7 (£3). The Scottish premiere of this new play by Survivors’ Poetry Scotland, looking at the experiences of people trapped by their thoughts, dreams and hang-ups.
Passing Places Tue 13—Fri 16 Jun. 7.30pm. £5 (£2.50). Alex and Brian journey from their Motherwell home in search of the picture-postcard Scotland they’d always dreamed of. Instead they encounter nuclear power stations, ruined crofts and some rather unpleasant people in this acclaimed comedy by Stephen Greenhorn.
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Presented by Reid Kerr College.
THEATRE ROYAL
282 Hope Street, 332 9000. [P, H, WC, WA]
Scottish Ballet — Romeo and Juliet Until Sat 10 Jun. See Dance listings. Scottish Opera - Macbeth Tue 13 & Fri 16 Jun. See Classical listings. Scottish Opera - Salome Wed 14 & Sat 17 Jun. See Classical listings.
TRAMWAY
25 Albert Drive, 287 5511. [P, TT, WC, WA]
House/Lights Until Sat 10 Jun. 8pm (Sat mat 3pm). £15 (£7.50). The Wooster Group present their only UK performance of this new piece, which fuses text from Gertrude Stein’s opera libretto Doctor Faustus Lights The Lights with 60s B-movie Olga ’s House Of Shame.
Gravity Thu 156m 17 Jun. £6 (£3). A collaborative project between playwright Zinnie Harris and composer Marina Adamia, focusing on the huge part music plays in our lives. See review.
See Saw Thu 22—Sat 24 Jun. 8pm; Sat 2pm & 8pm. £8 (£4). A new piece from Quarantine, a collective of actors, artists, dancers and musicians, which investigates memory and experience.
TRON THEATRE
63 Tron ate, 287 5511.
Our Bag Magnet Until Sat 17 Jun. 8pm. £6.95—£8.95 (£3.50—£5). A new comedy from up-and-coming young playwright Douglas Maxwell, following four small- town boys as they progress into
adulthood. See review. The Prince And The Pilot Thu 22-Fri 23 Jun. See Kids listings.
GLASGOW DANCE
ROYAL CONCERT HALL
2 Sauchiehall Street, 287 5511. [P, WA, WC]
Jaleo Flamenco Sat 10 Jun. 8pm. The Seville-based company set the floor ablaze once again with their firey blend of flamenco song, dance and guitar, plus some pretty fine hand clapping.
THEATRE ROYAL
282 Hope Street, 332 9000. [P, H, WC, WA]
Scottish Ballet - Romeo And Juliet Until Sat 10 Jun. 7.15pm (Thu mat 1.30pm). The sombre mood of the medieval period often used for Romeo And Juliet is replaced by a fresh and vibrant Verona in this new version of the Prokofiev ballet. Choreographed by Artistic Director Robert North and starring dance god Adam Cooper (in selected performances). See review.
EDINBURGH DRAMA
FESTIVAL THEATRE
13—29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. [H, WC, WA]
Scottish Opera - Salome Thu 8 & Sat 10 Jun. 7.15pm. See Classical listings. Scottish Opera - Macbeth Fri 9 Jun. 7.15pm. See Classical listings.
Disney Channel Kids' Award Roadshow Sun 11 Jun. 11.30am. See Kids listings.
Your at-a-glance theatre guide
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- I UWCYS Lovers Lovers — _ Lovers Lovers St Bride's MC‘UC‘WUS MNWWPUS Melacorpus — — _ _ Traverse 1 — — Monipoi'n _ _ _ _ Traverse 2 Gravity Gravity Gravity — _ — Real Wild West
72 THE LIST 8—22 Jun 2000