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I Suddenly Last Summer Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate. 552 4267. 7.30pm. £10—£14 (£6—£10; previews £7). See caption in Theatre. Part of Glasgayl
Edinburgh
I Cllla Slack GHQ, 4 Picardy Place. 0845 166 6024. 10.30pm—3am. Free before 1 1pm; £5 (£4) after. See Fri 17.
Glasgow
nu Plastic Pastorals Q! Gallery. 87—91 Saltmarket, 552 7578. 1 lam—5pm. See Thu 16.
I The Chalky White Substance and The Municipal Abattoir The Arches, 253 Argyle Street. 565 1000. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). See Tue 21.
I Colette Q! Gallery. 87—91 Saltmarket. 552 7578. 7.30pm. £8. See Tue 21.
I The Parade Citizens‘ Theatre. 1 1‘) Gorbals Street, 42‘) 0022. 7.30pm. £12 (£7—£9; previews £4). See Tue 21.
PREVIEW MULTl-MEDIA THEATRE CIVIL
I Suddenly Last Summer Tron Theatre. 63 Trongate. 552 4267. 7.30pm. £10—£14 (£6—£10; previews £7). See Fri 24.
I House of Valley Vogue Ball Sloan's. 62 Argyle Arcade. 108 Argyle Street. 552 7578. 8pm—lam. £10. Tranny-tastic drag ball. Part ()f(il(l.\'gu_\'.’ I Club Hoir: Nightmare (‘arling Academy. 121 liglinton Street. ()844 477 2000. 9pm—-3ain. £14. See clubs.
Edinburgh
I Boutique (iHQ. 4 Picartly Place. 0845 166 6024. 10.30pm—3am. Free before 1 1pm: £7 (£6) after. See Sat 18.
Glasgow
nu Plastic Pastorals Q! (iallery. 87-91 Saltmarket. 552 7578. l lam- 5pm. See Thu 16.
I Totally Hilarious Hallowe’en Comedy Cabaret Special The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055.
Tramway, Glasgow, Thu 16 & Fri 17 Oct
For many people growing up gay in the 19705, Quentin Crisp provided the only tangible image of what it meant to be queer to infiltrate the mainstream. The witty author and raconteur who worked as a prostitute and artist’s model, before achieving widespread acclaim in his 605 with his insightful memoir The Naked Civil Servant and its subsequent popular television adaptation, created seismic political tremors simply by his
steadfast refusal to conform.
Experimental theatre director Robert Pacitti was one of those children who grew up in a household where The Naked Civil Servant ‘was the only queer thing in my parents’ house, bar me of course, although even I didn’t know that then.’ Later, seeing John Hurt in the television adaptation, he realised there was an alternative legacy to the civil rights movement, indirectly inspired by Crisp and his work.
In 1996 Pacitti travelled to New York to meet Crisp, then in his late 805, and used recordings, Super 8 film, slides and writings from this meeting to create Civil, a theatrical collage exploring themes familiar from Crisp’s memoir, as Pacitti puts it: ‘Resistance; loneliness; not necessarily having to chuck bricks in order to create real change; that point where the private and the public collide.’ Originally a six-person work, Pacitti overhauled this ‘volatile, mischeivous’ live work to create a solo piece. ‘Civil was a tough show to make initially, and even though it is quite mannered it’s still a hard work to perform, emotionally, physically, and in psychic terms - there’s a
lot of ghosts on stage.’
Having toured extensively with this work Pacitti has now handed on the torch to performer Richard Eton for a new version to be performed at Glasgayl Thus, the legacy of Crisp’s work - a crucial theme in Civil - is carried on via another person’s interpretation. ‘The annoying thing about Dicky is that he’s older than me but looks considerably younger - I hate that,’ says Pacitti. ‘When I decided to replace myself in Civil Dicky was my only choice. He performs it beautifully.’ (Allan Radcliffe)
8.30pm. £7. In aid of Terrence Higgins
Trust. Scotland. Par! ol'Glus-gav.’
Edinburgh
I Cilla’s Karaoke Capers (illQ. 4 Picard)‘ Place. ()845 166 6024. l().30pm-»3am. Free before 1 1pm; £4 (£3) after. See Sttn 1‘).
FRI-iii I More (‘abaret Voltaire. 36 38 Blair Street. 220 6176. l lptn 3am. See Stm 1‘).
Monday 27
Glasgow
m Plastic Pastorals Q! (iallery. 87 9| Saltmarket. 552 7578. 11am 5pm. See Thu 16.
I Passionality Byblos. l'nit Q. Merchant Square. 71 Albion Street. 552 3895. ll.3()pm*3am. £3 (£2). See Mon 20.
Edinburgh
I Call the Shots (illQ. 4 Picard)‘ Place. ()845 1666024. 10.30an 3am. Free before 1 1pm; £4 (£3) alter. See Mon 20.
Tuesday 28
Glasgow
VIII Plastic Pastorals Q! (ialler). 87-91 Saltmarket. 552 7578. 11am 5pm. See Thu 16.
I Man in a Bath ()1 (ialler). 87 91 Saltmarket. 552 7578. 7.30pm. £8. See panel. above. I’ur! offi/usguv.’
I The Parade (‘iti/ens' Theatre. 1 1‘) (iorbals Street. 42‘) 0022. 7.30pm. £12 (£7 £9; previews £4). See Tue 21.
I Suddenly Last Summer Tron Theatre. 63 Trongalc. 552 4267. 7.30pm. £10 £14 (£6 £10; previews £7). Sec Fri 24.
I Like the Rain Tron Theatre. 63 Trongalc. 552 4267. 9.30pm. £8 (£6). Three of Tennessee Williams' early one- act plays. l’ur! o/tilusguv.’
I Audioculture Byblos. t'nit Q. Merchant Square. 71 Albion Street. 552 3895. 1 1pm 3am. £3. See Tue 21.
Edinburgh
I Shoot (illQ. 4 Picardy Place. 0845 1666024. 10.30pm 3am. Free before 1 1pm: £4 (£3) alter. See Tue 2 l.
I Vibe Luna. l4 Picardy Place. 478 7434. 1 1pm 3am. £4. See Tue 21.
Wednesday 29
Glasgow
VIII Plastic Pastorals Q! (taller); 87~9l Saltmarket. 552 7578. 1 lam 5pm. See Thu 16.
I Man in a Bath Q! (iallery. 87 ‘)l Saltmarket. 552 7578. 7.30pm. £8. See Tue 28.
I The Parade (‘iti/ens‘ Theatre. 1 l‘) (iorbals Street. 42‘) ()022. 7.30pm. £12 (£7 £9; previews £4). See Tue 21.
I Suddenly Last Summer Tron Theatre. 63 'I‘rongate. 552 4267. 7.30pm. £10 £14 (£6 £10; previews £7). See Fri 24.
I Like the Rain Tron Theatre. 63 'l'rongale. 552 4267. 9.30pm. £8 (£6). See Tue 28.
I Allure The Tunnel. 84 Mitchell Street. 204 1000. 1 1.30pm 3am. £3 (students two for one). See Wed 22.
Edinburgh
I Wink (illQ. 4 Picard)’ Place. (1845 1666024. 10.30pm 3am. Free before 1 1pm: £4 (£3) after. See Wed 22.
Thursday 30
Glasgow
VIII Plastic Pastorals Q! (iallery. 87-~‘)l Saltmarket. 552 7578. l 1am 5pm. See Thu 16.
I Man in a Bath Q! (iallery. 87 ‘)l Saltmarket. 552 7578. 7.30pm. £8. See Tue 28.
I The Parade (‘iti/ens‘ Theatre. 1 l‘) (iorbals Street. 4290022. 7.30pm. £12 (£7~—£‘); previews £4). See Tue 21.
This year’s Glasgayl features a season of new work by emergent playwrights at 01 Gallery, as Allan Radcliffe discovers
I To Kill A Kelple in Matthew Smith's eerie family drama, two grown brothers relive the sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of their uncle, talking to the children they once were about the climate of fear they endured at their abuser's tales of a 'child- devouring monster', the kelpie. Until Sat 78 Oct.
2 Colette Yvonne Caddell's acclaimed play based around the life of the French author Sidonie Gabrielle Colette returns following a successful run at last year’s Glasgayl The piece charts Colette’s journey from married woman of letters to France's greatest female writer, via scandalous lesbian relationships, three marriages and motherhood. Tue 27 -Sat 25 Oct.
3 Man In a Bath Glasgow's Rhymes with Purple presents one man‘s internal monologue as he relaxes in the bath while getting ready for a night out. The piece explores the furious jumble of thoughts going on just beneath the surface of things, from concerns about laundry to missed calls and missed opportunities. Tue 28 Oct—Sat 7 Nov.
4 Open Grave Kirsten McLean's haunting play (pictured) focuses on two girls who find each other in a town from which no one escapes alive. Then one of them goes missing, and the pair will not be reunited until years later. Tue 4 Nov—Sun 9 Nov.
I For further details see wwwg/asgay. com
I Suddenly Last Summer 'l‘ron Theatre. 63 Trongate. 552 4267. 7.30pm. £10 £14 (£6 £10; previcvvs £7). Sce Fri 24.
I Licence Pending Tron Theatre. 63 'l’rongale. 552 4267. 8pm. £5. Poetry with a queer cabaret edge. l’urr of (ilus‘guv’
I Like the Rain Tron Theatre. 63 Trongalc. 552 4267. 9.30pm. £8 (£6). See Tue 28.
I R-P-Z (ilasgovv School of Art. 167 Renfrevv Street. 353 4531. 1 1pm 3am. £4 (£3). See Thu 16.
Edinburgh
I Robopop (MK). 4 Picardy Place. ()845 1666024. 10.30pm 32111). Free before 1 1pm: £4 (£3) after. See Thu 16.
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