theatre
listings
Drama is listed by city, then
al habeticall by venue. Dance is listed a er drama or each city. Shows will be listed, provided that details reach our offices at least ten days before publication.
Drama 8t dance listings compiled by Kelly Apter.
DISABLED ACCESS KEY
WA : Wheelchair Access; P = Parking Facilities; WC = Adapted Toilet(s). TICKETLINK
Tickets for major venues in Glasgow are available from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs, Mon—Sat 10.30am—6.30pm; Sun noon—5pm in person or until 9pm by phone on 0141 287 5511. Any Ticketlink box office can sell tickets for other venues. THEATRE TOKENS
11‘ indicates venues where Theatre Tokens can be exchanged for tickets. Tokens can be bought from the Ticket Centre, Candleriggs, 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
THE ARCHES
30 Midland Street, 221 4001. WC, WA] The Fall Of The House Of Us er Until Sat 2 Dec. 8pm. £4—£7. Fusing music, light, film, sign language and live audio descriptions, the acclaimed Graeae Theatre Company present Steven Berkoff’s adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe ’s tale of forbidden love and conflict.
CITIZENS' THEATRE
119 Gorbals Street, 429 0022. [P, H, TI‘, WC, WA]
Death In Venice Until Sat 23 Dec. 7.30pm. £10 (£3). Giles Havergal directs himself in this one-man show, which adapts Thomas Mann’s modernist classic. The moving account of an ageing man’s discovery of love for a young boy in the context of plague-ridden Venice was first produced last season to great acclaim.
Peer Gynt Until Sat 23 Dec. 7.30pm. £10
(£3). Ibsen‘s mythic folk tale of men. women and nationhood is rendered into contemporary theatre by Claire Venables. Witness the title character‘s epic journey from egoistic raider to victim.
Pal Joey Thu 30 Nov—Sat 23 Dec. 7.30pm. £10 (£3). Philip Prowse directs the Citizens‘ Theatre Company in this musical treat, written by John O'Hara with music by Rodgers and Hart.
GILMOREHILLGIZ
9 University Avenue. 330 5522.
The Night Salome Danced Until Sat 2 Dec. 7.30pm. £7.50 (£3.50). Flexible Deadlock marks the centenary of Oscar Wilde’s death with an interesting double- bill. First up is Wilde’s Salome followed by Doric Wilson’s 1999 offering Now She Dances.’ which brings together characters from both Salome and The Importance of Being Earnest.
One-Act Play Festival Wed 6—Sat 9 Dec. 7.30pm. £4—£6 (£3—£4). A new annual event, which will see twelve productions staged over four days, introducing new talent in the fields of acting. writing and directing.
KING'S THEATRE
297 Bath Street, 287 5511. [H, WC, WA] Cinderella Thu 7 Dec-Sat 20 Jan. Times vary. £3—£15.50. The stalwarts of the panto world are out in force for the King‘s annual extravaganza. Gerard Kelly, Tony Roper, Barbara Rafferty et al invite you to ‘have a ball’ with Cinders and her aesthetically challenged sisters.
PAISLEY ARTS CENTRE
New Street, 887 1010. [H, WC, WA] Hansel 8t Gretel Tue 5—Sat 30 Dec. £7-£8.50 (£5—£6.50). Hansel and Gretel's adventures come to life with lot of laughs and original music in this Christmas panto.
PAVILION THEATRE
121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. [P, WC, WA] Treasure Island Until Sat 27 Jan (not Mon). Times vary. £7.50—£11.50. Mr Blobby, Brendan O’Carroll and Andy Cameron star in the Pavilion‘s annual panto bash.
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RAMSHORN THEATRE
98 Ingram Street. 287 5511. [P. WC. WA. WAA]
Popcorn L'ntil Sat 2 Dec. 7.30pm. £548 (£2—£4). Movies meet reality in Ben Iilton's Hollywood satire where two real life killers ask for more titan an autograph from their favourite director.
The Night Before Christmas Mon ll—Sat 16 Dec. 7.30pm. £5—£8 (£2—£4). Anthony Neilson's alternative and wicked look at the festive season.
RSAMD
100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. [11. WC, WA]
lph . . . Mon 4—Thu 7 Dec. 7.30pm. £6 (£4). lph . . . takes us on a journey from ancient sacrificial myth to present religious reality.
Aladdin Mon 11—Sat 16 Dec. Times vary. £7.50 (£5). Aladdin again, this time in a
traditional performance by the Academy's final year acting students. Into The New Wed l3—Sat 16 Dec. 6pm.
£6 (£4). Final year acting students present thirteen pieces of original work over four evenings.
Finnieston Quay, 0870 040 4000. [P, WC, W'A]
It's Christmas With The Happy Gang Thu 7—Sun 17 Dec. Times vary. £4.50—£6.50. See Kids listings.
THE TALL SHIP AT GLASGOW HARBOUR 100 Stobcross Road, 339 ()631. [P, WC, WAJ
Dic Whittington Tue l2—Fri 15 Dec. Times vary. £6 (£2-£4). Sce Kids listings.
THEATRE ROYAL
282 Hope Street, 332 9000. [P, TT, WC, WA]
Scottish Opera-Madama Butterfly Tue 5, Thu 7 and Sat 9 Dec. See Classical Listings
TRAMWAY
25 Albert Drive, 287 3900. [P, TI", WC, WA]
Intimate Male Fri 1 & Sat 2 Dec. 8pm. £6 (£3). Exciting young theatre company
Fecund explore what it means to be a man in this new play using digital video and sound.
The Office Party Wed (v-Sat 9 Dec.
7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £7 (£5). Theatre Fusion present John (iodber‘s comic tale about a group of office workers and their drunken debauchery at the annual Christmas party. TRON THEATRE
63 Trongatc. 552 4267.
Peter Pan Thu 7 Dec—Sat 6 Jan (not
Sun). Times vary. £5.50—£I0.50. Theatre Babel and the Tron Theatre Company
present their take on J.M Barry's classic
tale. incorporating puppetry. masks and live music. Suitable for children aged 8
and over and adults.
Strange Behaviour Sun 10 Dec. 10.30
am. £17.50 (£11.50). Suspect Culture
spends the day with playwrights. directors and theologians. all in creative discussion about ‘theatre and the divine‘. See feature.
The Golden Ass Thu l4—Sat 23 Dec.
8pm. £5 (£3). Suspect Culture team tip
with performers front Italy, Brazil and the (iorbals. for this new production looking
at wealth and power in the modern world. Co-directed by Graham Iiatough and
Mauricio Paroni De Castro, the show follows the exploits of Lucius, a storyteller and magician lost in the city of Glasgow. See preview.
EDINBURGH DRAMA
BEDLAM THEATRE
11b Bristo Place, 225 9893. [WC, WA] Bent Wed 13 Dec. 1.45pm 6‘; 7.30pm. £3. Martin Sherman's emotionally- charged play about two gay men struggling to survive in a Nazi concentration camp.
BRUNTON THEATRE Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. [P, H, "I'I‘, WC, WA]
Aladdin Until 6 Jan. Times vary. £6.50. With a host of original songs, audience participation and outrageous characters, Brunton Theatre brings the classic tale of Aladdin to life.
Your at-a-glance theatre guide
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Treasure Island ' Treasure Island ; Treasure Island Treasure Island —- Treasure Island Treasure Island
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Tramway - Intimate Male ' intimate Male _ _ _ The Grace Party
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Brunton Aladdin ] - ] Aladdin ] — — — l Aladdin
Festival Theatre Joseph - .- Joseph. . . ' Joseph. . . Singing Kettle — League or Gentlemen Singing Kettle
Kin 'S — — ] Dick Whittington ] — Dick Whittington Dick Whittington Dick Whittington
Playhouse
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Plays In Progress Sisters & Others