Events are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Dance events are listed after theatre. Submit listings at least ten days before publication to rachael.street@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Rachael Street.
Glasgow
I THE ARCHES
253 Argyle Street. 565 I023. |W(‘. WA] King Lear Mon 27 Jun Fri l Jul. 7pm (Wed —Thu mat 1.30pm). £6 (£4). This dark tale of power struggles and family fetids is directed by Joyce Deans and Ros Steen and forms the final performance of this year's .S'Itu/tespmre in [he ('ily'.
Rehearsal Room Nine: The Past is Not a Place Thu 30 Jun. 7.30pm. £4 (£2). Beatrice ('olin's play about three feruale journalists holidaying on an isolated island is performed by Stellar Quines Theatre ('ompany. Instead of linding rest and t'ela\ation. the girls are forced to confront their“ demons. Rehearsal Room Nine: The Girl who lnsisted she Wasn’t Fri 1 Jul. 7.30pm. £4 (£2). Stellar Quines Theatre (’ompany perfortns Australian writer Ariadne ('ass' debut play about a girl returning to her family's Fijian village where racial tensions. outrage and gossip lead to tragic consequences.
I THE ARCHES
253 Argyle Street. 565 1023. |\\'(‘. WAI Tipping Point Sun 3 Jul. 7.30pm. £8 (£5 ). 728-1 Theatre (‘ornpany looks at the grassroots effects of the (i8 summit and the ways in which ordinary people can help make a fairer world. Featuring community activists from across the world, the play also incorporates a question and answer session. in which guest MSPs. councillors and business representatives have their say.
I GILMOREHILLG‘IZ
‘) l'niversity Avenue. 330 5522. lW('. WAI
ID Parade Thu 23 Sat 25 Jttti. 8pm. £5. Big Teeth Productions takes a peek behind the scenes of the Glasgow karaoke scene and meets some of the cra/y characters within it.
Petra Thu 23 Sat 25 Jun. See Kids listings.
Dusk Thtt 30 Jun. 8pm. £6. A triple bill of contemporary. street and tap dance froru Fire-Box Dance Theatre and Blue.
I GLASGOW BOTANIC GARDENS
730 (ireat Western Road. 334 2422. ll’. W('. WAl
Romeo and Juliet l'ntil Sat ‘) Jul (not Sun/Mon). 8.30pm. £9 (£6). (iordon Barr directs Shakespeare's tale about the intensity of young love and its tragic consequences. Purl (If.S'Itukespeure in the ('nv.
Macbeth Wed 2‘) Jun Sat 2 Jul. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). The (‘umbernauld Youth Theatre performs Shakespeare's bloody Scottish tragedy. tilled with bitter rivalries and power struggles. Part of Shakes/Mire m the (‘i!_\'.
I KING’S THEATRE
2‘)7 Bath Street. 240 I) ll. Ill. W(‘. WA)
Dirty Dusting l'ntil Sat 25 Jtrn (not Sun). 7.30pm (Sat 25 Jun mat 2.30pm). £10 £l7.5(). This comic play by lid Watigh and Trevor Wood replaces the cancelled show Kiss [We Kale and follows three seventysomething cleaners who are lacing redundancy. Instead of resting on their laurels alter many years of hard work. they decide to have some ftrn and set tip their own phone-sex
Dance School of Scotland Tue 28 & Wed 2‘) Jttn. 7.30pm (Wed mat 1,30pm). £7.50 £I0. The talented ptipils at (ilasgow‘s prestigious dance school present an end of term show.
Sing-A-Long-A Rocky Horror Picture Show Sat 2 Jlll. 8pm.
£l2 £14. (iet your fishnets at the ready for this Rocky Horror extravagan/a. Sing-a-Long-a Sound of Music Sat 2 Jul. 2pm. £9 £l-1. (‘ome and sing along with this screening of the classic Julie Andrews lilm musical in all its Technicolor glory.
Love Shack Mon 4 Sat ‘) Jul.
Mon Thu 7.30pm; Fri & Sat 5.30pm (‘1' ‘)pm. £l0 £24.50. Bafllingly popular musical starring Jon Lee (S (bib 7). Faye To/er (Steps) and Noel Sullivan (llear‘Say) about the course of true love and its lack of plain sailing. replete with music numbers such as (iary Barlow"s new track ‘Sometimes. Never. Always'. It's the pop star equivalent of panto.
I MACKINTOSH CHURCH Queen's (Toss. X70 (iat‘scube Road. 946 6600.
Flamenco Con Fusion Thu 23 Sun 26 Jun (not Fri). b’pnt. £9 (£7). A blend of classic flamenco. modern ja/l and Asian dance performed by Ricardo (iarcia. l’url oft/re lll'sl Iz'm/ I-k'slit'ul.
I ORAN MOR
73] 735 (Treat Western Road. 357 6200.
Lear Wed 6 Sat l6 Jul. 7.30pm. £‘) (£6). Scott Palmer's adaptation of King Lear. the Shakespearean tragedy about
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I PAVILION THEATRE
l2l Renlield Street. 332 18-16. Ill. W( ‘. WAI
Wiggles Sun 3 Jul See Kids listings.
I PEARCE INSTITUTE
840 (iovan Road. 4-15 l‘)4 1.
Where’s the Power? Sun 26 Jttn. 6.30pm. Free. Rap opera incorporating hip hop and Hollywood dancing from lilements World Theatre. which play s otit the classic power struggle between insiders and outsiders.
I RAMSHORN THEATRE
98 lngram Street. 552 348‘). ll’. W('. WA. WAAI
HG Wells Classic Radio Shows Wed 2‘) (‘2 Thu 30 Jttn. 7.30pm. £6 (£4). The Radio Theatre Group present two wireless classics by science fiction master “(i \Vclls. llill‘ ()I'I/Ir' llin‘lr/s famously caused panic in the [S when it was first performed in l‘)38. while The Time Machine is a dark. terrifying glimpse into a future overrun by technology.
I THE ROYAL BANK BIG STAGE
(ieorge Square. |\\'(‘. WA]
Fly Right Dance Company Sun 26 Jtrn. lptn 8: 3.30pm. Free. Join Fly Right for this compered event taking you through the history of swing dance. from (‘harleston to Lindy Hop, through Jitterbug and Jive. l’urr of (i/(lsgnii' .lrlf." I'i'slit'uf.
I THEATRE ROYAL
282 Hope Street. 332 noun. (it. w'(‘. WA]
Jane Eyre l'ntil Sat 25 Jun. 7.30pm (Thu & Sat mat 2.30pm). £7 £2]. Peter Amory stars as the enigmatic Rochester in this stage version of ('harlotte Bt'onte's classic Victorian novel. about timid governess Jane liyre and her secret love for her employ er.
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Ramshorn Theatre. 98 Ingram Street. Glasgow 0141 552 31.89
Friday 24 June ra 7.30 Royal Bank Glasgow International Jazz Festival HOMEGROWN The next wave of Scottish talent
Wednesday 29 - Thursday 30 June ra 7.30 Radio Theatre Group Classic H G Wells radio plays THE WAR OF THE WORLDS & THE TIME MACHINE
Saturday 2 July (3 8.30 BUTCHER BOY
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Tickets: Mon — Tues {6/3 Wed — Sat {9/450 Advance Booking; Collins Gallery
014‘. 548 2558 [Mon - Fri )0 ()l colllinsgallerytdstrathac.uk
THE RAMSHORN THEATRE . 98 INGRAM STREET, Gt AM‘I’W. 014T - 552 3489
ramshorn.theatretBstrathac.uk
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