Theatre listings
Central Drama 8. Dance continued
Greenock
GREENOCK ARTS GUILD (‘ainphcll Strcct.lll~1"5 "3 3U“. H’. H. \xle
Forever In Blue Jeans 'l'Iiu to .\la,\. 7 30pm. Ll l.5tlit‘).5tli. .\ rock 'n' roll |tilllllL'_\ lroin thc 3th through to lhc ()ll\ \\ llll Uilllt'tl}. Sting and dancc.
IrVIne
MAGNUM THEATRE
llaihouhidc. UII‘H qu W 1. Il’. \\'( '. \\'.\|
Jive! Jive! Jive! ill ‘1 .\la_\, 7 30pm £75” t Llil. Scc (ilaxgou. l’aixlc} ,-\rt\ (It'llllt'.
Terry Neason - Celtic Kisses, Slaps And Tickles in 37 Apr. 7.3tlpni. L") «L'Si. Scc Hunlcrmlinc.
Kilinarnock
PALACE THEATRE
t) (irccn Strccl. til5h3 523300.
Dean Park’s Big Night Out Sat 3 .\la_\. 7.30pm. £0.50 l [SSHL 'l'hc Scottixh all- rotindcr ltl't‘\t'lll\ an c\cning_' ol Iauglitcr and \ong.
Scottish Dance Theatre 'l‘hu St» Apt: 7.30pm. .\ ncu rcpcrtoirc ol' dancc ll'Ulll onc ol Scotlalld\ Iliajol' contcmporar} dancc conipanicx. .lanicc (ial‘l‘cll'\ [VII/luv ltmk\ at thc tlL'lt'llt'L'S
l‘L‘t’ltlL‘ llltlt' I‘L‘llllld; Yacl l‘ilL‘\L'l'-\ ('Iu/iilti'
ix lillcd \\ ith laxt mo\c\ and humour.
\\ hilc .ltltl l)c Sch} tikL'lK .S/li‘ /\ .i\ [It' lam \xon lhc Ititltl I’ctci‘ l)arrcll ;\\\ard. Women On The Verge Of HRT iii 37 tk Sat IS .r\pr. 7.3tlpm. [7.50 1 Hi. Scc Bathgatc.
Kirkcaldy
ADAM SMITH THEATRE licnnoch} Road. (H.302 JIIUZ‘). ll’. H. \\'( ‘. \\'.»\|
Cabaret inc | Sat 5 \la}. 7.30pm tSat mat 3.30pm). £7. Kirkcald} :\matcur ()pcratic Socict) prcxcnt thc popular muxical wt in l‘)3ti\ lici‘lin. Underworld \Vcd 0 .\la_\. 7.3(lplll. L‘SStltHQS £5). Scc lidinhurgh. 'l'raxcrxc 'l‘hcatrc.
Women On The Verge Of HRT 'l'hu ll) Ma}. 7.30pm. £8.50
H.425 £5.5(ll. Scc l‘lathgatc.
Motherwell
MOTHERWELL THEATRE
('i\ ic ('cnti'c. \Yllltllllllllllll Slt'cct. “HMS 2075 | 5. ll’. \\'(‘. \\':\|
Jive! Jive! Jive! Mon 7 Ma}. 7.30pm. L") (U). Scc (ilaxgou. l’aixlc} .'\rt\ (.L‘nll‘c.
Penh
PERTH THEATRE
185 Hiin Sli'cct. t)l73.\' (32 ltl3l. Ill. 'l‘l. \\’('. \\’.’\|
Marching On Hi 4 a Sat 3 Ma). 7.3tlpni. L' It) ( UH. Scc (ilaxgtm. (’iti/cnx' 'l'hcatrc.
Halfway To Paradise luv 8 Ma}. 7.30pm. £13.50 (tiltlfilli. 'l‘hc lilc \tor} ol' Britixh rock ‘n‘ rollcr Bill} l-iir) ix told in thix production. lcaturing lll\ original hacking hand 'l'hc 'l'ornadocx.
The Last Ballade Hi 27 a Sat 33 Apr. 7.3tipm. (It) 1 [Sr Biograph} and
|i\ c muxic conihinc ax actor and pianist .\lichac| l.unt\ portray l‘rcdci'ick ('hopin al'tcr thc hrcak-up ol' hix romancc \\ ith nowlixt (icorgc Sand.
Stirling
MACROBERT
l'ni\cr\it} ol Stirling. (ll 78o JoltiSl. ll’. ll. \\‘('. \\'.\|
Walking The Tightrope luv 1 Thu 3 .\la_\. Scc Kidx lixtingx.
‘Tis Pity She’s A Whore l-‘ri 4 a Sat 5 Ma}. 7.30pm. £71k35lli. Scc (ilthgtm. ('iti/cnx' 'Hicatrc.
King Matt Tim S Sat l3 Ma}. SL‘L‘ Kld\ li\lllig\.
Underworld ’l'hu It) Ma}. 7.45pm. to (£3 l. Scc lidinhurgh. 'l'rawrxc 'l‘hcatrc. The Singing Kettle Silly Circus
Hi 37 Stiii 3‘) .-\pr. Scc Kidx lixtingx.
68 THE LIST .g’t‘ Apu'.‘ Man
George Square Theatre, Edinburgh, Sat 28 Apr.
Pre-election fever has got the better of us at The List. We‘ve been speculating on our dream cabinet. The prime minister would be Billy Bragg and his deputy Mark Thomas. Overseas minister would be Jeremy Hardy and we‘d hand the economy to Mark Steele. Where then would that leave Robert Newman? ‘I like the sound of this,‘ says the former Mary Whitehouse Experience star. ‘l’d be the former showgirl speaker. I'd be like the compere. I’d do the punch-line competition at half time. That’d boost the ratings.‘
My question is not entirely frivolous. If you want to get radical commentary, forget the opposition
parties, watch The Mark Thomas Product or catch Newman’s excellent Edinburgh Fringe show, Resistance Is Fertile, being brought back to the
capital by The Stand.
But if the heyday of political stand-up was in the Elton-era 80$, isn’t Newman a man out of time? ‘In the late 805 they concentrated on the Westminster soap opera, whereas now it’s looking at the structure of the power,’ he says. ‘These political personalities aren’t very important in themselves, because the same thing is happening in every country. Spitting Image flattered their ego; none of the important decisions are in
the public arena any more.’
Could it be that comedy is inevitably reactionary? ‘There is something reactionary in some comedy,’ he says. ‘Even some political comedy is a sit- down protest against the imagination: “Daft as a brush? Brushes aren’t daft”. But when it’s good it’s the opposite. To be in a room full of people feeling the same way is very important. The laughter of recognition is a moment of an audience being a collective.’ (Mark Fisher)
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Thursday 26
Glasgow
Pants Still On Fire with Michael Kerins (‘iii/cnx‘ 'l‘hcatrc. I It) (imhah Strch 43‘) (ND). 7.30pm. ES ([4 l. .\la\tcr \ltil‘} tcllci' .\lichac| Kcrinx l‘t‘llll‘lh to thc ('it/ \\ ith _\ct anothcr hilarioux \llti“.
The Stand 'lillt' Sltllltl. 333 \thtltlléllltlS Road. (lS7l) (rill) (i055. S.3(lpitt. £4 ([3 i. In a changc to thc ad\crti\cd linc-up. thc l‘rcd .\lac.'\ula_\ \hou ix rcplaccd h} compcrc Susan Morrison \\ ith l’ai'rot. .\lickc_\ l) and thrcc \'cl\ct Virginx.
Phil Kay ()uccn Margarct l'nion. 33 l‘nixcrxit} (iardcnx. 33‘) S383. 0pm. to (H i. Scotland's l'rcc—u hcclin' impro\ macxtro l’hil Kay ixjoincd h} Richard Smith. (‘hrix Broomlicld and coinpcrc Jatlllc‘ Rtihlllxtill.
Edinburgh
Reg Anderson’s Comedy Cellar l‘in .\lac('oo|\. ltil l.othian Road. ()2: 7H)”. 0pm. l‘rcc. l.ocal \tand-up (iordon Brunton touchcx on a lc“ coincd} ncrwx. \\ ith \ttpptit‘l li'oni Km in Spcncc and (ictit‘gc Nc‘xhil.
The Stand 'l‘hc Stand. 5 York l’lacc. 55S 7272. 0pm. £5 (£3). lunatic ranting lroni Allan .\li||cr. ahl} \ttppol'lcd h} .ltllllL‘S l'cl'gttxtill and Bcnc l.inchc\tico\.
Glasgow
Pants Still On Fire with Michael Kerins ('iti/cnx' 'l‘hcatrc. l l‘) (iorhalx Sll'L‘cl. 42‘) 0023. 7.30pm. {Sit-1). Scc Thu 20.
The Stand 'l‘hc Stand. 333 \Voodlandx Road. llS7l) (rill) (i055. 9pm. $019.5). ()nc timc (;(I\ prcxcntcr pippcd at thc pmt l'or l;t\l _\L‘al‘\ l’c‘l‘l'lL‘I‘ ;i\\;ll'd. l.L‘L‘ .\lack makcx a \\clcomc rcturn to Scotland. .r\l|an .\lillcr and Barr} Hall axxumc \npport dulicx \\ hilxt .lanc \lacka} L‘tillipcl‘c\.
Edinburgh
The Stand 'l'hc Stand. 5 York l’lacc. 55S 7373. 0pm. U) ([5 i. 'l'artan clad motor—mouth Vladimir .\lc'l‘a\ l\ll l\ \tlpptil'lt'tl h} l)a\ id Ka} and Mar} litirkc. Stixan .\lorri\on conipcrcx. The Bedlam Improverts Bedlam ilillL‘illliC. l lli lil'l\lti l’laL‘L‘. 225 9393. ltlpm. £3 t £3.5tli. l.atc night laughtcr iii\o|\ in; much audicncc participation. drunkcn rc\c|r} and \pontancoux coincd} gaincx.
Paisley
Kay l’;ll\lL‘) .-\l'l\ ('L‘llll‘c. \L‘“ Strcct. SS7 ltilti Spin tk ltlpin. L'S (£4.50). \‘cnturc into thc \urrcal uorld til l’llll Ktt} liil' a llllell til L‘L‘t'L‘llll'lL‘ cndca\our\ and \omc manic incntal incandcring.
Dundee
Dundee Comedy Club 'l‘hc Doghouxc. l3 liroun Strcct. (H3S3 3370M). ‘)pm. £51Hi.('hirp} humour li‘om l’arrot. uith \upport li'oni Hrcndan .\loohan. (‘olin Sinipxon and onc opcn \pot. .loon Hroon takcx chargc ol' thc comic procccdingx.
Saturday 28
Glasgow
Pants Still On Fire with Michael Kerins (‘iii/t-nx' 'l‘hcatt'c. ll‘) (iorhalx Strcct. 43‘) 0023. 7.30pm. LS (£4 l. SL‘L‘ llilitl ll).
The Stand 'l'hc Stand. 33.3 \Voodlandx Road_ ()S7ll (illll (M55. 9pm. £7 (£4). Scc Hi -7 onl_\ Suxan .\lorri\on L‘tllllPL‘l'L‘S.
Madcap Comedy Club 'l‘hc Statc Bar. HS Holland Strcct. 333 Zli‘). 9.30pm. £5 tL'Ji. 'l'hix cxcning'x main attraction has \till to hc conlirmcd. hilt .laincx l‘crguxon and ('hrix Broomlicld limhcr up in \upport. Bill} Bonch takcx chargc ol thc mic plus thcrc‘x onc opcn \pol up l'or grain.
Edinburgh The Stand lhc Stand. i Yolk l’lacc. ‘SS "3“: "pin L“ «1-1: \cc I ll 3“. hut .lanc \lacka} conipcicx Robert Newman (icoiggc Siluaic lhcatic.l lll\\‘l\ll) (it I dinl‘uigli. (icoigc Stluarc.h5l'\-1Hl " 3Hpni L I” It“ \l.lklll_‘_‘ thc unhkcl} Il.tll\llli\ll troni Iaunl} \kclclic\ to \ciioth l‘l‘llll\.ll c‘iillllllt‘llldl}. Rul‘ \cu Iliali jgnt'x Hll thc road \\ llll ill\ ‘lx’cxixtancc lx l citilc' l llll:_‘\‘ \ho“ lhc \ho\\ ll.l\ hccn organhcd in .l\\i‘\'l.tlli'!l \\ llll lhc Stand tor tickctx call “S i 3‘3 Scc pic\ tc\\
Stirling
Phil Kay (‘onanc (critic. ('o\\.inc Sticct. “I‘Mi -1"35-l~l Spin LXS i (m Scc ill 3".
Glasgow
The Vigorous Lime Quiz Of Joy ('uilcix. 2% Hum Road. 335 (fill Spin l‘icc. liiuxh upon _\oui lll\l.l. \xill} rc\pon\c\ and cuiicnt .tll.lll\ tor a chancc to xx lll thc lll\l pii/c ol .1 cialc ol hcci at llll\ \xcckl} tllll/ night,
Skitters lllt‘ Hldlltl. ;;;\\Htltllillltl\ l\’ti;|tl_ llSqll (illll (ill55 .\ {lipin LS rig-ll
.\ lrcnctic llll\ ol t‘ll.tl.l\'l\‘l\. coxtunic clianpcx. and not loigcttingg a ycncioth hclpin; ol gap. luxt .iltotlt \lllll\ up lhc Stand\ \llo\\c.i\c \kctch \ho\\
Canvas Comedy Club ('.iti\.i\.
13 to \\al|\ Sticcl. <53 I lit]. ‘lpni. ‘43 Richard Smith l\ thc c\cnin§:\ Icading.) man and lll\ \uppoitingg caxt incinth arc duo l’aul arid Ra}. comic pocl lx’ohcil Kno\ and coinpcrc .lainic Ritl‘lllvill.
Edinburgh
Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? I'Iic Stand. 5 York I’lacc. 55S “3‘3. Ipni. l'icc \\ ilh drink\ or a Incal l'rccxl} lc lunnincxx and lianymcr l‘;tlll\lllll_‘..‘ anticx lroni rcxidcnt duo l’aul (iialiani and Stuart .\lurp|i_\.
Six On Sunday ’l'ht- Stand. 3 York I’Iacc. 55S 721’. S. 30pm. L" 3 1 [Ir chidcnt llti\l (iracinc 'I’homax Icadx out a \c\ltiplct ol \tand up \tarx lllL'llltllllfJ .\lai‘_\ Burkc and Brandon Rccd.
Kirkcaldy
Fife Comedy Club l’ath lint-in. .\lid Sti'ccl. (H.303 2h3(i"|. S. 30pm. L31 iUi, l'ilc rcgularx .loon Broon and John Sinclair \xclconic court icxtcrx l)a\ ltl Ka). l)c\ ('larkc and John Row.
Monday 30 ‘
Glasgow
Crazy Ape Comedy Club liar loo. St) Hurliharton Road. 3 H Still. S. 30pm. U (£3). ‘So Yoti 'l'hink You‘rc l'unn}' runncr up l)c\ ('Iarkc and \ttppot'l act \t'il \lacl’arlanc launch a [no pi'oiifgcd lnnn} honc axxaull. l'.\pcct thc ll\ll;ll inotlc} axxcmhlapc ol \tand up tr} outx.
Edinburgh
Red Raw 'l'hc Stand. 5 York l’lacc. 53S 7372. S3llpni. Ll Shimng thc coincd) llL‘\\t'UlllL‘l'\ hou it‘x donc lhi\ cwnmg arc llthl Donna Krachan and gucxt clmcr .lolm \lcliridc.
Tuesday 1
Glasgow
Mayday For Palestine 'l‘Iit- Stand. 333 \Yoodlandx Road. llS7ll (illll 0055. Spin. £7. .\ltt\ic and coincd} conihinc Ill \llpptil‘l til SL'Ullldl \lL'tllL‘ttl .'\ltl l'iil‘ l’alcxtinianx \\ ith Snxan .\lorri\on. .lohn (iillick and John Hint ruining: Scolx \ingcr Shccna \Yclllllglon and xix piccc (‘uhan hand |.a Soncra (‘a|a\cra\.
Edinburgh
Rhymes And Misdemeanours ’l‘hc Stand. 5 York l’lacc. SSS 7272. Spin. £4 t£.3i. ('omcd} \‘. ith a poctic mid lroin Shcridan Stranhcrr} and Hrcndan .\loohan. pith \pccial :Jllt‘xl appcaranccx and thc odd \lll'pl'lxc‘ or tuo.