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 Laura Ennor. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Glasgow
■ THE ARCHES 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000.
✽✽ Arches Live! Thu 16–Sat 25 Sep. Times vary. Festival pass £28
(£24); day pass £13 (£9); individual event prices vary. Arches LIVE! is a rare forum for artists to take risks and try out experimental pieces. This multi- art form festival showcases provocative new works by emergent companies, designed to challenge personal politics, ideals and aesthetics. Highlights of the programme selected by Artistic Director Jackie Wylie include a new contemplative, intimate piece from Sarah Hopfinger, a show about Helium from Harry Wilson, interactive theatre from Murray Wason, and theatre critic Gareth Vile’s ‘VileArts Mercury Newsroom’, a performative forum for critical discussion that blurs the boundaries between art and journalism. There is also a new piece from Nic Green, the follow-up to her much acclaimed Trilogy, and the first installment of a diptych exploring cultural and environmental landscapes, Fatherland. Also presenting new work is Rachel Amey, who was inspired by participation in Trilogy to create Where Have I Come From, Where Are We Going?, a performance piece about how women become women. Throughout the festival the Arches Café Bar becomes the Live Lounge, a place to gather, reflect and discover. See feature, page 34.
■ BURRELL COLLECTION 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. FREE Theatre Volant Sat 18 Sep. 10am–5pm. Enter the magical ‘Flying Theatre’ and be enchanted by the tales and legends of storyteller Jean Guillon. Two half hour performances take place throughout the day. Phone for more information and exact times of shows.
■ CITIZENS THEATRE 119 Gorbals Street, 429 0022. The Tailor of Inverness Fri 17 & Sat 18 Sep. 7.30pm. £10.50–£17.50. In this previous Fringe First award winner, writer Matthew Zajac spins an affectionate tribute to his Eastern European father while exploring how history moulds us. Produced by Dogstar Theatre Company. Hit Me! The Life and Rhymes of Ian Dury Tue 21–Thu 23 Sep. 7.30pm. £10–£15 (£7.50). An honest, funny and song-packed portrait of the lead singer of The Blockheads, Ian Dury. Jeff Merrifield explores the combination of cheeky, abrasive exterior and insecure, troubled psyche that made up this one- off of a pop star.
■ EASTWOOD PARK THEATRE Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4970. The Not-So-Fatal Death of Grandpa Fredo ●●●●● Thu 16 Sep. 7.30pm. £10 (£8; students £5). A darkly-comic tale based on an incredible true story, raising issues of science, morality, and where you keep the ice cubes if there’s a dead guy in your freezer. Straight from a run at the Traverse Theatre during the Edinburgh Fringe 2010.
✽✽ The Chooky Brae Wed 22 Sep. 7.30pm. £12 (£10; students £8).
Borderline Theatre presents a comedy tale of Christmas, chickens and domestic chaos in the final installment of DC Jackson’s Stewarton trilogy. Directed by Kenny Miller.
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Real Men Dream in Black and White Thu 23 Sep. 7.30pm. £3. An all- male cast from Eastwood Park 16–25 Theatre Group explores contemporary notions of masculinity and growing up. A Play, a Pie & a Pint: The Uncertainty Files Mon 13–Sat 18 Sep. 1pm. £8–£12.50. A new play by Linda McLean where nothing is certain. Ticket price includes a pie and drink.
■ KING’S THEATRE 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7648. Jesus Christ Superstar Until Sat 11 Sep. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £13–£21. You probably already know the rough storyline. Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber’s popular rock musical depicting the last seven days in the life of Jesus of Nazareth is resurrected by the Orpheus Club. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Tue 14–Sun 19 Sep. Tue 7.30pm; Wed & Thu 1.30pm & 7.30pm, Fri 5pm & 8pm; Sat 1.30pm, 4.30pm & 7.30pm; Sun 1pm & 4pm. £10–£31. Bill Kenwright’s production of the Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber musical returns, starring Any Dream Will Do finalist Keith Jack as the boy with the troublesome coat. The All-New Original Tribute to The Blues Brothers Mon 20–Sat 25 Sep. Mon–Fri 7.30pm; Sat 4pm & 8pm. £11–£28. Jake and Elwood Blues know exactly how to party so grab your hat and shades for a foot stompin’ evening with a few new twists and a few new moves.
■ ORAN MOR 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200.
✽✽ A Play, a Pie & a Pint: In the Pipeline Until Sat 11 Sep. 1pm.
£8–£12.50. Lunchtime theatre in the form of a new play from Gary Owen about three men who are living in the proposed path of a new gas pipe line. Ticket price includes a pie and drink.
■ PAISLEY ARTS CENTRE New Street, Paisley, 887 1010. A Promised Land Thu 16 Sep. 7.30pm. £10 (£6). A play of hope and reconciliation revolving around the story of Dumfriesshire-born Jane Haining, known as the ‘Scottish Schindler’ who saved many Jewish children from the gas chambers of Auschwitz. The Weir Wed 22 Sep. 7.30pm. £10 (£6). In a bar in rural Ireland, four men try to give a young Dublin woman a fright with ghost stories, getting more than they bargain for when she reveals her reasons for fleeing the city. Presented by Mull Theatre. ■ PAVILION THEATRE 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. Jukebox Memories Until Sat 11 Sep. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2pm). £10–£16.50 (£10–£14.50). Comedy musical featuring Christian, Dean Park and The Swingcats drawing on the music of the 60s and 70s, with hits from the Drifters, Neil Sedaka, Connie Francis, Chubby Checker, Elvis and more. How Now Mrs Brown Cow Mon 13–Sat 25 Sep. 7.30pm. £17.50–£19 (£16–£17.50). Brendan O’Carroll is back with part five of the Mrs Brown trilogy.
■ PLATFORM The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Easterhouse, 276 9696. ✽✽ Interiors ●●●●● Wed 22 Sep. caption, page 89. Ages 14+. 7pm. £4 (£2.50). See picture
■ RSAMD (NEW ATHENAEUM THEATRE) 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. Guys and Dolls Mon 13–Sat 18 Sep. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £12.50–£16.50. Theatre Guild celebrates its 50th anniversary with a production of Frank Loesser’s classic musical about a bunch of small time gamblers and their gals, with all those show-stopping numbers like ‘Luck Be a Lady Tonight’ and ‘Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat’. ■ SCOTTISH MASK AND PUPPET CENTRE 8–10 Balcarres Avenue, Kelvindale, 339 6185. The Singing Ringing Tree Sat 11 Sep. See Kids listings. The Magic Horse Sat 18 Sep. See Kids listings.
■ SCOTTISH YOUTH THEATRE The Old Sheriff Court, 105 Brunswick Street, 552 3988. Family Story Time: The Frog Prince Sat 18 & Sun 19 Sep. See Kids listings.
■ SECC Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000.
✽✽ Black Watch Wed 15 Sep–Sat 9 Oct (not Sun). 8pm. £27.50. Gregory
Burke’s elegy on the historic regiment, using the words of former soldiers who served in Iraq, returns to the stage after a multi award-winning, sell-out run at the 2006 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and subsequent world tour.
■ THEATRE ROYAL 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647.
✽✽ Scottish Ballet: Autumn Season – Geometry + Grace Thu 16–Sat 18 Sep. 7.30pm. £13–£21.
Chess A love triangle set amid the kings, queens and pawns of an international chess tournament in a cold war setting provides for much intrigue in the musical which gave us the hit song, ‘I Know Him So
Well’. Directed by Craig Revel Horwood of Strictly Come Dancing fame. ■ Playhouse, Edinburgh, Tue 21–Sat 25 Sep.