Theatre
Events are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to theatre@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Kirstin lnnes.
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Glasgow
I THE ARCHES
253 Argyle Street. 565 I000. Ill. \VC. w'.-\|
Amada Thu 4 Sat (i Sep. 7.30pm. The directorial debut of Scottish singer. musician and actor Cora Bisset (Rn! Rural). Arum/u is an adaptation of lsabel Allende's short story about dignity in prostitution. See preview. page 88.
Flashdance
parallel/parallels Mon 8 & Tue 9 Sep. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). Plan B fuse song. text and dance to explore the world of parallel universes.
Arches Live! Thu IS Stilt 38 Sep. Times vary. L'tbc. New Arches artistic director Jackie Wylie sets ottt her
stall with the programme of this year's annual. long-running and hugely influential festival of emergent theatre. See feature. page l8.
Arrow in the Eye Thu IX Sep. l()pm. L'tbc. Multimedia work in which a girl falls in love with a tiny chair. by current (iSA .\ll‘A student Shelly Nadashi. better known as a visual artist. I’url ofxlrclu's LIV/2‘!
The Chronicles of lrania Thu )8 Sat 20 Sep. 0pm. £tbc. ()ne-woman show (starring former NTS Young Company member .\laryam llamdi and written by
Catrin livans of Petrified Paradise) set in a transligured. mystical lran. I’url of.»ln~lws l.Il'l-.‘.’
Cria Thu l8 Sat 20 Sep. 7.15pm. £tbc. Megan Barker and Neil l)ocherty. the team behind last year's Traverse liringe hit I’ll. have created a dark. complex fusion of fantasy and realism that dances around the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War. I’ur! (if.'ll'(‘/I(’,v I.Il'l‘f.'
Foot Washing for the Sole 'l‘hu
IS Sat 20 Sep. Times vary. £tbc. Adrian llowells otit of drag A offers to wash your feet as theatre therapy in a one-on- one encounter. l’urr «(flirt-lies 1.07:? F!“ La Voix l-lumaine (The Human Voice) Thu 18 & Fri 1‘) Sep. (rpm. Theatrical installation originally created by Jean Cocteau but tailored to the unique backdrop of the Arches by artist-in- residence (ireg (irant A a mini-tragedy
It’s time to pull on those off-the-shoulder crop tops and leg-warmers and return to the 805 as this West End version of the popular film about welder Alex, who dreams of enrolling at the Shipley Dance Academy, arrives north of the border. The production stars Noel Sullivan from Hear’Say, Bernie Nolan and Bruno Langley (Coronation Street) and features choreography from Strictly Come Dancing’s Arlene Phillips. I Playhouse. Edinburgh, Mon I 5—8:)! 20 Sep.
played out without actors. Par! ofA/‘rlws LIVI-f.’
Little Vikings are Never Lost Thu 18~Sat 20 Sep. 7.10pm. L‘tbc. An original theatrical installation. inspired by sweeping Norwegian landscapes and contemporary Scanditutvian music. where the audience inhabit an installed other-world. Par! ()f/ll't‘llt'x LIVIE.’ Lost Property Thu l8— Sat 20 Sep. 6pm. (1.30pm. 7pm. 8pm. 8.30pm & 9pm. £tbc. New theatre work about the missing objects people leave behind them. by Sacha Kyle. Parr ofArr/u's LIV/2'!
Violent Night Thu l8-rSat 20 Sep. 10pm; 9.30pm. £tbc. A ‘perverted carnival‘ set amid the violence. debauchery. loneliness and repetition of the modern British city. looking at that very British ideal of ‘living for the weekend'. l’url o/‘Arr‘ltr's 1.! VIS.’
I BRAEHEAD ARENA
Kings lnch Road. 0870 444 (i062. IP. WC. WAI
Finding Nemo Fri l2-—Sun 2l Sep (not Mon). See Kids listings.
I CITIZENS’ THEATRE ll‘) (iorbals Street. 42‘) 0022. IP. ll. WC. WA] Don Juan Wed 17 Sep—-Sat I l ()ct. 7.30pm (Sat 4 ()ct mat 2.30pm). £9.50— £17 (concessions available). New version of the tale about the legendary Spanish lover. adapted from Carlo (ioldoni‘s original source text and co-directed by Jeremy Raison. See preview. page 86.
I EASTWOOD PARK THEATRE liastwood Park. Rouken Glen Road. (iiffnock. 577 4970.
Scottish Opera: The Merry Widow Thu 4 Sat (3 Sep (not liri). 7.30pm. £14 (95- £10). Scottish ()pera returns with a lavish new production of Franz, l.ehar‘s light opera. Set in Paris l‘)l2. The Merry ll’irlmr foctises on llanna (ilawari. a witty widow in search of a new spouse.
I ORAN MOR
731 7-735 (ireat Western Road. 357 ()200.
A Play, a Pie & a Pint l2.3()pm for 1pm. £10 includes pie and pint. Weekly- changing new lunchtime plays. repeated on Wednesday nights as A Dinner. A Drama and a Dram (£25. includes dinner). See below.
Mums and Lovers L'ntil Sat 6 Sep. The new season of lunchtime drama kicks off with a new work by Rab C Nesbitt creator Ian Pattison. about a girls‘ night out with a twist.
Speak The Speech Mon 8—Sat 13 Sep. Premiere of a new play by ()ran Mor favourite Alma Cullen.
Sweet Home Balmaha Mon l5—Sat 30 Sep. l2.30pm. £10 includes pie and pint. New play about a has-been Scottish rocker and his son. lilvis. By well- known local actor Toni lTrie.
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