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 Suzanne Black. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Glasgow
■ THE ARCHES 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. Scratch Night Thu 19 Nov. 7.30pm. £2 or pay what you can. Join well-known and up-and-coming performers as they get ten minutes each to try out new ideas in front of an audience and seek feedback. Ticket reservation recommended. Contact Jam Sun 29 Nov. 1–4pm. £3. A chance for dancers and musicians to jam and collaborate.
✽✽ Little Red Riding Hood Wed 2 Dec–Sun 3 Jan. Times vary. £8 (children £4; family ticket £20). The story of the errant little girl in the red hood who has a nasty run-in with a cross-dressing wolf gets a makeover from director Julie Brown with music, puppets, song and dance. Ages 3+.
■ CITIZENS THEATRE 119 Gorbals Street, 429 0022.
✽✽ Cinderella Sat 28 Nov–Sat 2 Jan (not Sun/Mon). Times vary.
£10–£17 (family ticket £36–£50). This festive season the Citz turns its attention to Cinderella, using the Grimm’s text as their starting point for an inventive take on the much-told tale.
■ EASTWOOD PARK THEATRE Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4970. Fur Coat and Magic Knickers Fri 20 Nov. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). MsFits comedy duo returns with a play about a shopaholic, her charity shop counterpart and a personal shopper. Aladdin Tue 1–Sat 5 Dec. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £8–£10. Aladdin and his magic lamp return for some seasonal silliness. ■ GILMOREHILL G12 9 University Avenue, 330 5522. The Cirka Cabaret Fri 27 Nov. 8pm. £10 (£5–£8). Cirka showcase their talents across all the circus disciplines: aerial, acrobatics, manipulation, parkour,
commedia dell arte, puppetry, animation and music. Electric Silhouette Sat 28 Nov. 7.30pm. £6. Cool, inspired by West Side Story, and Don’t Look Now, inspired by a night out, by Blaze and FireBox Dance Theatre’s new work, Silver. Little Women Wed 2–Sat 5 Dec. 7.30pm. £10 (£7). Louisa May Alcott’s inspiring story of four sisters growing up during the American Civil War has had many treatments over the years, and now it gets a sparkling musical makeover. ■ KING’S THEATRE 297 Bath Street, 0870 060 6648. Copacabana Until Sat 21 Nov. 7.30pm (Wed mat 2.30pm); Sat 5pm & 8pm. £8–£21. Barry Manilow’s musical romp where music and passion are always the fashion, as performed by The Pantheon Club. The Rocky Horror Show Mon 23–Sat 28 Nov. 7.30pm; Fri & Sat 5pm & 8.30pm. £12.50–£30.50. See LGBT, page 63.
■ ORAN MOR 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. A Play, a Pie & a Pint: Gabriel Until Sat 21 Nov. 12.30pm. £7–£12.50. Catherine Grosvenor offers a tale about an unusual baby and a maternity ward nurse. A Play, a Pie & a Pint: An Incident at the Border Mon 23–Sat 28 Nov. 12.30pm. £7–£12.50. Kieran Lynn sets his lunchtime play in a newly created republic where one couple is torn asunder by sectarian divides. A Christmas Carol Mon 30 Nov–Sat 19 Dec. 12.30pm (Sat 12 & 19 Dec mat 3pm). £7–£12.50. Dave Anderson and David MacLennan collaborate on a twisted version of the classic Dickens tale, with current political and economic issues seeping into the panto-style show. ■ PAISLEY ARTS CENTRE New Street, 887 1010. Sleeping Beauty Fri 27 Nov–Thu 31 Dec. Times vary. From £7.50. Paisley- based PACE Theatre Company presents its annual panto – this time the tale of Sleeping Beauty and her long lie-down – with laughs aplenty.
■ PAVILION THEATRE 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. The Magic of Scotland Thu 19–Sat 21 Nov. Thu 7.30pm; Fri 2pm; Sat 2pm
& 7.30pm. £10.50–£12.50. Back for a fifth year, this traditional Scottish variety show has some of Scotland’s top performers taking part, including The Alexander Brothers. The New Magical Adventures of Pinocchio Wed 2 Dec–Sat 30 Jan. Times vary. £14.50–£17.50. Panto fun with Stephen Purdon, Dean Park, Cat Harvey, Joyce Falconer and Des McLean. ■ PLATFORM The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Easterhouse, 276 9696. Festive Fun Fri 27 & Sat 28 Nov. 7pm (Sat mat 2pm). £2 (£1). Festive performances with a Cinderella twist by local groups.
■ RAMSHORN THEATRE 98 Ingram Street, 548 2558. Mercury Fur Until Sat 21 Nov. 7.30pm. £6–£9 (£4–£6). Challenging drama about a bleak future of moral depravity. Performed by Strathclyde Theatre Group.
■ SCOTTISH MASK AND PUPPET CENTRE 8–10 Balcarres Avenue, Kelvindale, 339 6185. Jango the Clown Sat 21 Nov. See Kids listings. The Magic Horse Sat 28 Nov. See Kids listings. ■ SCOTTISH YOUTH THEATRE The Old Sheriff Court, 105 Brunswick Street, The Puddock and the Princess Thu 3–Thu 24 Dec. See Kids listings.
■ THEATRE ROYAL 282 Hope Street, 0870 060 6647. Rain Man Until Sat 21 Nov. 7.30pm (Thu mat 2.30pm, also Sat 4pm). £13–£27. Neil Morrissey and Oliver Chris get together for an adaptation of the Oscar-winning 1988 film. See review, page 84. We’re Going on a Bear Hunt Thu 19–Sat 21 Nov. See Kids listings. Anything Goes Tue 24–Sat 28 Nov. 7.30pm (Wed & Sat mat 2.30pm). £6–£18. Cole Porter classic set on the SS American as crazy characters sing and dance their way towards Europe. Glasgow Light Opera Club performs. The Grass is Greener Mon 30 Nov–Sat 5 Dec. 7.30pm (Thu & Sat mat
The Waltz of the Cold Wind Following its successful debut last summer as part of the Oran Mor A Play, a Pie and a Pint season, Paddy Cunneen’s enchanting romance, about a woman obsessed with recording and listening to sounds such as Antarctic winds and her own voice, returns for a brief run at the Tron before emarking on a tour of the Highlands. Funny, melancholic and ultimately optimistic, Cuneen’s play is well worth a second look. ■ Tron Theatre, Glasgow, Thu 19–Sat 21 Nov.
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2.30pm). £11–£24. Liza Goddard, Jack Ellis, Christopher Cazenove and Sophie Ward star in the 60s comedy set during a house party.
■ TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501.
✽✽ Rumpelstiltskin Fri 20 & Sat 21 Nov. 7.30pm (also Sat 4pm).
£8–£12 (£4–£6). Birmingham Contemporary Music Group reanimates the Brothers Grimm fairytale with dance, action and music. See preview, page 84.
■ TRON THEATRE 63 Trongate, 552 4267. The Waltz of the Cold Wind Thu 19–Sat 21 Nov. 7.30pm. £10.50–£14.50 (£6.50–£10.50). See caption. Supper Club Cabaret Fri 27 Nov. 8pm. £tbc. Cabaret evening from Upstage with food included in admission.
✽✽ Ya Beauty and the Beast Sat 28 Nov–Sun 3 Jan (not Mon).
Times vary. £9–£16.50. The Tron puts its usual spin on a panto classic – this time it’s Bunty versus the Beast.
Edinburgh
■ BEDLAM THEATRE 11b Bristo Place, 225 9893. Blue Remembered Hills Wed 25 Nov. 2.30pm. £2. Lunchtime drama from the Bedlam. Masque of the Red Death Wed 25 Nov. 3.45pm. £2. Gothic drama based on Edgar Allan Poe’s classic tale. Medea Wed 25 Nov. 5pm. £2. The Bedlam’s third play of the day is Euripides’ classic revenge tale. Titus Andronicus Fri 27–Sun 29 Nov. 7pm. £4 (£3–£3.50). Shakespeare’s gory tale of Romans versus Goths. Peter Panto Thu 3–Sat 5 Dec. 7.30pm. £4 (£3–£3.50). Sam Hansford and Christopher Payne’s Peter Pan-based panto. ■ BRUNTON THEATRE Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. Sinbad the Pantomime featuring the Little Mermaid Fri 20 Nov–Sat 2 Jan (not Sun). Times vary. £13.50–£15.50 (£10.50–£12.50; family ticket £46-£54). A brand new panto written and directed by Liam Rudden, containing the pick of panto’s best-loved seafaring characters and given a local twist.
■ CHURCH HILL THEATRE 33a Morningside Road, 449 2932. The King and I Wed 2–Sat 5 Dec. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £10 (£7). Balerno Theatre Company presents this well-known musical by Rogers and Hammerstein. ■ EDINBURGH ZOO Corstorphine Road, 334 9171. Cinderella Visits the Zoo Sun 22 Nov. 11.30am & 2.30pm. Included in admission: £14 (£12; children £9.50; under 3s free). Cinders gets back to nature in the performance of the festive panto from M&M Productions in the Oasis.
■ FESTIVAL THEATRE 13/29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. Scottish Opera: The Italian Girl in Algiers Sat 21, Wed 25 & Fri 27 Nov. 7.15pm. £14–£62. Colin McColl directs a co-production with New Zealand Opera of Rossini’s spirited, fast-paced opera. Scottish Opera: The Elixir of Love Sun 22, Thu 26 & Sat 28 Nov. 4pm. £14–£62. A revival of Giles Havergal’s massively successful 1994 production of Donizetti’s charming opera buffa. The Corstorphine Road Nativity Thu 3–Sat 19 Dec. 7.30pm (Thu 10, Sat 12, Thu 17 & Sat 19 Dec mat 2.30pm). £10.50–£25. A brand new stage version of Tim Firth’s hit television nativity show, The Flint Street Nativity, is created exclusively for the Festival Theatre.