Theatre 8: Dance listings
Thurs 23rd Oct — Sat 1st Nov (") 7-30;)uv‘ (liC). Sin-rs 2’6l0\)
Strathclyde Theatre Group AWAKE AND SING!
by Clifford Odets
directed by Mark Coleman
Clifford Odets’ neglected classic of the Depression in the US - a moving drama of the struggle for survival in the midst of poverty, and the grasp
for dreams in an angry world. TicketszMon/Tue £6/3 Wed-Sat £9/4.50
From Collins Gallery 0141 548 2558
Sun 2nd Nov @ 5-1 Spun
Plut6t La Vie A CLEAN sw‘ EPE
Movement, puppetry, clowning & story-telling explore the ordinary - and make it extraordinary... Tickets:£4/2
From the Ramshorn 0141 552 3489
MOVING WITH OBJECTS Workshop with the autho h .
DEATH AND THE MAIDEN
by Ariel Dorfman
STG present one of the great modern dramas - a claustrophobic cat-and-mouse thriller set in the aftermath of the savage Pinochet dictatorship in Chile, raising moral questions and
refusing easy answers. . TicketszMon-Tues £6/3 Wed-Sat £9/4.50 From Collins Gallery 0141 548 2558 . i
98 Ingram Street Glasgow 61
An origami play by
Liz Lochhead
24 October - 15 November 2003
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Edinburgh
ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE Grindlay Street. 248 4848. IP. H. '11‘. WC. WA]
Blood and Ice L'ntil Sat I5 Nov (not Sun/Mon). 7.45pm. £7—£20. Liz Lochhead's haunting play exploring the themes of love. death. jealousy and sexual politics takes to the stage. TRAVERSE THEATRE
Cambridge Street. 228 1404. ll’. 11.1711 WC. WA]
Sargeant Musgrave’s Dance L'ntil Sat 1 Nov. 7.30pm (Sat tnat 2.30pm). £9 (£4—£5). Song. dance and folk ballads merge in this epic play by John Arden courtesy of the Oxford Stage Company.
Didn’t Die Thu 30 ()ct—Sat I Nov. 8pm. £9 (£4—£5). Annie Caullield of This Life and (irim 'léiles fame brings this dark comedy of three friends to the stage.
Ayr
GAIETY THEATRE
Carrick Street. ()1292 61 1222. [11. WC. WA]
A Happy Medium Tue 4~Sat 8 Nov. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £10-~£l2. Comedy starring Dorothy Paul as lillen. an ordinary Glasgow woman who tries to contact her deceased sister on the other side.
Fiddler on the Roof Mon l0—Sat 15 Nov. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2pm). £8 -£I2. Ayrshire Philharmonic ()pera Society presents the popular musical.
Coatbndge
COATBRIDGE COLLEGE
Kildonan Street. ()1236 422316.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream L'ntil Fri 31 ()ct. Wed & Thu 1pm & 7.30pm; Fri 7.30pm. £4 (£2--£2.50). Coatbridge College acting students perform Shakespeare‘s magical play of love. cnchantment and delusion: oh and a guy called Bottom.
Cumbernauld
CUMBERNAULD THEATRE Kildrum. (11236 732887. [R H. 'IVI‘. WC. WA]
Into the Fade Sat 1 Nov. 7.45pm. £3.50. SecondL'NlT presents young Edinburgh playwright Tim Primrose's new multimedia production about people‘s obsessions and blurring of reality and fantasy.
Supreme Teen Scheme Thu 6-—Sat 8 Nov. 7.45pm. £3.50. A devised show from Cumbernauld Youth Theatre YT3. Wife Begins at Forty Fri 7 & Sat 8 Nov. 7.45pm. £7 (£4). When Linda decides to end her marriage to George on their wedding anniversary. havoc ensues in this farce presented by the Apex Players.
Dundee
DUNDEE REP
Tay Square. 01382 223530. 11’. H. WC. WA]
The Danny Crowe Show Sat l—Sat 22 Nov (not Sun/Mon). 7.45pm (Wed mat 2.30pm). £5.75—-£14.50(£4.75—£8). Hilarious yet poignant comedy concerning two teenagers and their obsession with reality TV. Farce. horror and the Jerry Springer Show combine in this new play by David Farr.
Rum and Vodka Mon It) Nov. 7.30pm. £4.75 (£3.75). The hysterical tale of a young titan who consumes far too much drink one night.
Dunfermline
CARNEGIE HALL
liast Port. 01383 314000. ll’. 11. WC. WA]
An Ancient Calling Tue I I Nov. 7.30pm. £6 (£3). ()riginal live music and movement combine in the Bridges linsemble's tale of a group of friends separated by time.
East Kilbride
EAST KILBRIDE ARTS CENTRE ()ld Coach Road. 01355 261000. [R H. WC. WA]
The Reliant Robin Workshop Manual Thu 30 Oct Sat 1 Nov. 8pm. £6 (£4). (iadabout Theater Company presents (iordon Hunt’s comedy about a man who dreams of owning a Reliant Robin.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Thu 6 Sat 8 Nov. 8pm. £6 (£4). Stage production of Muriel Spark's inspiring landmark novel. performed by Practical Magic Theatre Company. The story is based on a teacher at the Marcia Blaine School for Girls who incurs the disapproval of her colleagues due to her tmconventional teaching methods.
Glenrothes
ROTHES HALLS
Kingdom Centre. ()1592 61 1 101. [P. H. WC. WA]
Beyond Broadway Sat 1 Nov. 7.30pm. £11 (£9 £10). A run through the best of Broadway musical numbers from a selection of top West lind performers.
The Merry Christmas Show Thu l3—Sun 16 Nov. See Kids listings. The Singing Kettle: The Merry Christmas Show Thu 13 Sun 16 Nov. Sec Kids listings.
IrVIne
HARBOUR ARTS CENTRE
114-«1 I6 Harbour Street. (11294 274059. [11. WC. WA]
An Audience with the Lizard Lady & Backstage at the Pussy-Kat Club Fri 7 Nov. 7.45pm. £6 (£4). See (ilasgow. The Arches.
St Andrews
BYRE THEATRE
Abbey Street. 01334 475000. ll’. WC. WA]
The Class Menagerie Thu 30 ()ct Sat 22 Nov (not Stm). 7.30pm; 5th Nov. 8th Nov 8.; 12111 .Nov 2.30pm & 7.30pm. £8.50-£l2.50 (£7 £8.50). Tennessee Williams' acutely autobiographical play. dealing with his love fora mentally ill sister and his own guilty homosexuality.
MACROBERT
L'niversity of Stirling. (11786 466666. ll’. H. WC. WA]
Women on the Verge of a T- Junction Thu 30 ()ct. 8pm. £8 (£4). Three women. three generations. three agendas. and one lapse of concentration is all it takes to reduce a grown AA man to tears.
The Birthday Party Fri 3) ()ct. 8pm. £8 (£4). Tag Theatre‘s performance of Harold Pinter's classic dark comedy under the careful direction of (iuy Hollands gets the pacing just right. allowing a lighter brand of humour to dominate early on. then darkening the tone gradually. A nice recreation of a 60s domestic space by Neil Warrington. and some grand performances set the night of nicely. Highly recommended.
Blind_Sight Fri 7 Nov. 8pm. £8 (£4). Herve (iuibert‘s explicit and challenging novel comes to the stage with L'ntitled Projects where newlyweds Josette and Robert sleep soundly. unaware of the inlidelities and revenge still to come. The Legend of King Arthur Mon 10 Nov. 8pm. £8 (£4). See lidinburgh. North Iidinburgh Arts Centre.
A Happy Medium Tue I I Sat IS Nov. Tue- Fri 8pm; Sat 2pm 8; 8pm. £10 (£7.50). See Ayr.
Cloudland Thu 13» Sun 16 Nov. See Kids listings.
TOLBOOTH
Jail Wynd. 01786 274000. [11. WC. WA. WAA]
Frankie and Johnny Sun 9 Nov. 7.30pm. See (ilasgow. Paisley Arts Centre.