Theatre
I ORAN MOR
73l-—735 (ireat Western Road. 357 6200. A Play, a Pie & a Pint: A Piece of my Heart Mon 5-~Sat 10 Feb.
l2.45pm. £10. l.i/. l.ochhead‘s first play
in two years is both social history and gentle comedy. evoking what it felt like to be an art student in 1960s (ilasgow. The first Play. Pie and Pint of the season.
A Play, a Pie 8: a Pint: Velvet Love Mon 12 Sat 17 Feb. 12.45pm. £10. Tam l)ean Burn stars and Alison Peebles directs this story set in a night club. appropriately enough.
I PAISLEY ARTS CENTRE
New Street. 887 1010. Hi. WC. WA] The Rise and Fall of Little Voice Wed 14 Sat 17 Feb. 7.30pm. £8.50
(£4 £5). A brand new touring production of this much-loved backstreet fairytale from the acclaimed Visible Fictions. You wouldn‘t notice Little Voice in a crowd. but when she starts to sing. the stars come out. Mari likes to he the centre of attention. so when her latest boyfriend »- a would he Simon Cowell decides to make her daughter a star. the battlelines are drawn.
I PLATFORM
The Bridge. 1000 Westerhouse Road. liaslet‘house. 276 9696.
Olga the Brolga Fri 2 Feb. See Kids
listings.
I Q! GALLERY
87 89 Saltmarkel. 552 7578. Acceptance Tue 13 Sat 17 Feb.
I lam 5pm. l)ebut solo show by Lisa Nicholl. last seen in the revival production of 'li'uins/mllmg. Scarlet is 30. alcoholic. and looking for acceptance.
I RAMSHORN THEATRE
98 lngram Street. 552 3489. IP. WC. WA. WA A]
The Tender Mercies Mon 12 Sat 17 Feb. 7.30pm. £6- £9 (£3 £5). Powerful
psychological drama set in a Yugoslav concentration catnp.
Brief Encounter Wed 14 Feb. l.l5~-2pm. £3. Bring your own lunch and listen to the Radio Theatre group re— enact a series of great screen romances. First up is Bricf[immune]: llankies at the ready.
I ROYAL CONCERT HALL: MAIN AUDITORIUM
2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. IP. H. WC. WA]
Derek Acorah Mon 12 8: Tue 13 Feb. 7.30pm. £17.50. .'W().\‘l Iluunml's spirit medium takes his mystical show on tour. Maybe he’ll feel your presence.
I RSAMD
100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. Ill. WC. WA]
Stories for a Wild Night Fri 9--Sun
l 1 Feb. 7.30pm. £4 (£2). Working with RSA.\ll) second year acting students. Poorboy present this intriguing show which. beginning in the Chandler Studio Theatre and ending in a mystery location close by. entices the audience on a
journey to a place above the world where
dreams and life collide. Dress to keep the cold ottt.
I SCOTTISH MASK AND PUPPET CENTRE
8 10 Balcarres Avenue. Kelvindale. 339 6185.
Looking for Nessie Sat 3 Feb. See Kids listings.
I THEATRE ROYAL
282 Hope Street. 0870 060 6647. [ll. .\'(il). WC. WA]
The Rat Pack: Live from Las Vegas l’ntil Sat 3 Feb. 8pm (Thu mat 3pm. Sat mat 4.30pm). £9.50~~£27.50. An evening of classics from Frank. Sammy and Dean (well. ()K. not the real ones).
Oliver! Tue 6 Sat 10 Feb. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £l3 £18. Adorable Victorian urchins. plucky tavern wenches and some cracking songs. Please sir. can I have some more'.’
Charley’s Aunt Mon 12 Sat 17 Feb. 7.30pm (Thu 8: Sat mat 2.30pm).
£10 £22.50. That Stephen 'l‘ompkinson from Brl//'\'/vi.\'.\‘(lllgt'/ frocks tip again for a spot of crossdressing farce. That Mel Smith from The I’I'illr‘r’ss‘ BI'fl/U directs.
] I TRAMWAY l 25 Albert Drive. ()845 330 3501. ]WC.
WA]
The National Review of Live Art Wed 7» Sun 1 1 Feb. Times vary. £12 day pass (£10). The annual NRl.A returns to (ilasgow with live days of innovative. experimental and international live art. Black Market International and Anne Seagrave will be in residence. See preview. page 93 (Visual Art).
New Territories Wed 7 Feb—Sat It) Mar. Times vary. Prices vary. listablished progressive festival of dance and performance. presenting a mix of specially commissioned pieces and premieres by invited international artists. (io to www.newmoves.co.uk for further information.
I TRON THEATRE
63 'l‘rongate. 552 4267.
X Factor Dance Company Thu 1 & Fri 2 Feb. 8pm. £14 (£7). The innovative and visual dance company presents two new works: Ragnarok by artistic director Alan (ireig and M(H‘(‘('(lll.\' ('lmisis by French choreographer Phillipe Decoufle. Baby Balloon Tue 6—Sat 10 Feb. See Kids listings.
Risk Thu 8 Sat 10 Feb. 7.30pm. £10 (£6). Macrobert. The Tron. Yl)ance and Company of Angels have put their creative heads together to come up with a show combining street dance and theatre inspired by young people ~ the danger and excitement of youth transformed into a frenetic and vigorous show utilising hip hop. breakdance and street dance.
Absolutely Fabulist Mon 12 & Tue 13 Feb. See Kids listings.
Edinburgh
I BRUNTON THEATRE
Ladywell Way. Musselburgh. 665 2240. IP. H. WC. WA]
Vertigo Thu 1 & Fri 2 Feb. 7.30pm. £10.50 (£6-‘£8). Jonathan Holloway directs this stage adaptation of Hitchcock‘s classic thriller by Red Shift Theatre Company.
Driven Wed 7 Feb. 7.30pm. £10.50 (£6~£8). Low level flying. aerial work and dramatic physicality from Motionhouse Dance Company. as they explore the notion of perfection.
Shakespeare for Schools Fri 9 Feb. 7pm. £7.50 (£4.50—.£5.50). A unique arts-education initiative enabling young people to perform abridged productions of Shakespeare‘s most famous plays. liach night local schools will perform different half hour-long plays.
The Little World of Don Camillo Thu l5 Feb. 7.30pm. £10.50 (£8). Mike Maran works his magic on this Italian
classic.
I CHURCH HILL THEATRE
33a Morningside Road. 228 1 155. IP. H]
Spend, Spend, Spend Sun I l--Sat 17 Feb. 7.30pm. (Sat 17 Feb. mat 2.30pm). .£8—-.£l2. This rags-to-riches musical brings to life the story of Viv Nicholson. the Yorkshire lass who won a fortune on the football pools. Performed by Edinburgh's Tempo Musical Productions. Tickets in person from Ticket Scotland. Rose Street. or by calling 0131 336 5030.
I FESTIVAL THEATRE
13—29 Nicolson Street. 529 6000. Ill. NGl). WC. WA]
Scrooge Until Sat 10 Feb (not Sun). 7.30pm (Thu & Sat mat 2.30pm).
.£ 1 5.50—.£29.50. Michael Barrymore returns to the stage in the title role of the London Palladium‘s record-breaking production of Dickens' classic tale. Festival City Theatre Talks: To Kill a Mockingbird Thu 15 Feb. 10.30am ~12.30pm. £4 including tea and coffee. Mike Ridings gives an informal talk on the origins of this forthcoming production of Harper Lee‘s famous novel.
I KING’S THEATRE
2 Leven Street. 5296000. Ill. WC. WA] Allan Stewart’s Centenary Show Until Sat 3 Feb. 7.30pm. £l3—£21. Join Allan Stewart and friends for a veritable cornucopia of variety entertainment. celebrating the theatres l00th birthday. On Our Way to Lisbon Mon 5---Sat 10 Feb. 8pm: Sat 6.30pm & 8.30pm. .£12.50—--.£l7.50. Two supporters fondly remember how Celtic became the first British team to lift the liuropean Cup in 1967 and draped liurope in green. white and gold. BSl. signed and audio- described performance on Sat 10 Feb. 6.30pm.
Theatre Guide
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Arches
Citizen's Theatre
Ramshorn I RSAMD
Vagina Monologues
Vwienne GrOut'srRmk 8. Pop Vivienne GIOUFS Adventure
Vagina Monologues
See Rock & Pop
See Classical
Vagina Monologues;
See Rock 8. Pop
See Rock 8. Pop Swan Lake
A Piece of My Heart
A Piece of My Heart
See Rock 8. Pop
The Bevellers
Swan Lake Swan Lake
A Piece of My Heart See Classical
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