Theatre
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
30 Midland Street. 0870 240 7528. |\\'(‘. WA]
ARCHES LIVE! Fri 16 Sun 25 Sep. l0am midnight; noon midnight. Ten days of perfortiiance. dance and theatre at (ilasgow‘s favourite venue for new and innovative work.
The Creative Martyrs: Stories from a Cabaret Fri (6 Sat 24 Sep. 10am midnight; noon midnight. l-‘ree. Satiric. Brechtian take on the art of cabaret taking place in the bar spaces throughout :1 n ‘has 1.Il'I-.‘.'
Manifesto l-‘ri l6 Mon l‘) Sep (not Sun). 7.15mi. £5 (£3). After the success of! (‘mi/k'ss. (ilasgow performer Martin ()‘('onnor returns to host ati explicit polemical lecture on the descent of man. l’arl ofArc/it’s I.I\’l:‘.'
Matryoshka Fri 16 (Q Sat l7 Sep. 7pm. £6 (£4). Written atid directed by Mark Westbrook. this piece follows the story of Russian sculptor \'iktor (irigory just before he vanished. Parr afxli't'licx Lire' The Pygmy Eclipse Fri 16 & Sat (7 Sep. 8.30pm. £6 (£4). A new solo physical theatre piece. infused with engaging. magical visual imagery. performed by Adam Read of iiiulti—award winning Rtissian dance-clowning troupe Derevo. l’url (lfii‘il't‘llt'x LIV/ff
I Love you Numb Sat 17 Mon 1*) Sep (not Sun). 7pm. £6 (£4). The end result of a community participation project devised by ('at in a (‘up Theatre Company. which explores perceptions of mental health with young people aged 14 25. Part (il';1i‘t'/ies' [.11'12‘.’
Mad COW Mon 1‘) \Ved 21 Sep. 8.05pm. £3 (£2). A short monologue about disease. blood atid new coiisciousncss in a world of mu more restrictive food safety standards. created by ltaliati artist and writer :‘slessandro \'aleii/isi and performed by Lynsey Murdoch. l’ai'! al.4i'r'lrm I.l\'l:'.’ Something Wicked Tue 20 Thu 22 Sep. 7pm. £6 (£4). Three sisters return home to settle the score. united only by a love (if Rttsscll (irant. a hatred for one another and their ability to make had things happen. Purl (if/ll't‘lit'x I.I\'I-.‘.’ Highway Diner and Swimmer One Thu 22 & Fri 23 Sep. 8.30pm. £6 (£4). ()ne of Scotland's most innovative young theatre companies teams tip with one of the country's most exciting hands for a gig. performanc and experiment iii live music \ ideo. l’ai't ril'xln'lit's I.ii'('.’ Touched Thu 22 Sat 24 Sep. 7pm. Free. Installation and performance piece from dancer and artist Sarah Potter.
Trojan Women
investigating the potentials of physical communication to heal. Parr af.»trclics I.I\'I-.‘.’
I CITIZENS’ THEATRE
ll‘) (iorbals Street. 42‘) 0022. ll’. 11. 'IT. \\'('. \VA]
Men Should Weep t‘ntil Sat (0 Sep (not Sun/Mon). 7.30pm (Sat 10 Sep mat 2.30pm). £6 £l4 (£6 £3). The Oxford Stage (‘ompany performs lina Lamont Stewart’s play set in liast [ind (ilasgow during the depression of the 1930s. which follows the struggles of Maggie Morrison and her family. Ages 14+. Moriarty is Crying l7nti1 Sat 10 Sep. 7.30pm. £12 (£3 £5). Following their run at the lidinhurgh Festival. Willy Rtissell l-‘oundation Award winners Raymond l-‘riel and Derek Boyle present this tale of Johnny atid his plot to escape his dead-end life.
Accidental Death of an Anarchist Tue 13 Sat 17 Sep. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £14 (£3 £6). Borderline Theatre ('ompany's production of Dario l"o‘s outrageous political satire. in which an anarchist railway worker accidentally falls to his death from the window of the police headquarters.
Breakfast at Audrey’s Tue 13- Sat 17 Sep. 7.30pm. £12 (£3 £5). John Binnie's liringe l‘irst winning play exploring the
tragic life of Audrey Hepburn from the perspective of a young Scottish woman. complete with trapeze action and a haunting rendition of ‘Moon River'. Crestfall Tue 20--Sat 24 Sep. 7.30pm. £12 (£3—-£5). Mark ()‘Rowe‘s cult play about the violence and suffering of three women in a rural lrish town is directed by Kate Nelson.
The Katie Morag Stories Tue 20-Sat 24 Sep. See Kids listings.
I THE HIDDEN GARDENS Tramway. 25 Albert Drive. 0845 3303501.
Return to Dragon Island Sun I I Sep. See Kids listings.
I KING’S THEATRE
297 Bath Street. 240 l I ll. (H. W(‘. WA] Annie Get Your Gun Until Sat l0 Sep. 7.30pm (Wed & Sat tnat 2.30pm).
£8 -£26. The popular hillbilly musical rolls into town. with rip roaring tunes such as ‘Anything You (‘an Do. 1 Can Do Better‘ and ‘There‘s No Business Like Show Business'.
Broadway! Mon l2-Sat 17 Sep. 7.30pm (Wed & Sat mat 2.30pm). £l3.50—£20.50. A star spangled celebration of the classic Broadway shows. including Grease. Chicago and Mamma Mia.
Brendan Kennelly’s version of Euripedes’ tragedy is presented by Theatre Cryptic in spectacular visual style. Featuring women at the mercy of their captors in a fallen, war- torn city, this piece has much to say to contemporary international culture.
I Tron Theatre. Glasgow, Fri 76 8 Sat 77 Sep.
' Alvin Ailey American Dance
Theatre Tue 20 & Wed 21 Sep. 7.30pm.
£l2—-£25. ()ne of America's most
important dance companies comes to
Scotland for the first time. with ati exciting fusion of modern. ballet and jazz. dance. See preview.
I MERCHANT SQUARE
7t —73 Alhioii Street. off Caritlleriggs.
552 6027. Scottish Ballet Thu 22 Sep. 8pm. ()ur I revamped national ballet company
presents two of its more modern pieces. The Pump Room and Acrirl Ai'irl Jam.
both choreographed by artistic director. ' Ashley Page. Par! aft/w Marc/ran! (‘in
Festival.
I ORAN MOR 731-735 (ireat Western Road. 357 6200.
A Play, a Pie 8. a Pint: The
Backpacker Blues Until Sat (0 Sep. 1.10pm. £10. linjoy a drink atid a snack with this piece from the author of
' Mancitb. Douglas Maxwell.
A Play, a Pie 8. a Pint: Behind Office Doors Mon (2- Sai 17 Sep. 1.10pm. £l0. Writer and actor (‘lare llemphill looks behind office doors in
this lunchtime theatre offering.
A Play, a Pie & a Pint: Undone
Mon l9—Sat 24 Sep. l.l0pm. £l0.
Theatre Guide
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Royal Lyceum
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