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Sex & God Linda McLean’s play focuses on four women from across the span of the 20th century, creating a powerful portrait of embattled lives, with fine performances from the cast. See review, page 114. Touring Scotland until Fri 26 Oct.
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The Guid Sisters Revival of the Scots translation of Michel Tremblay’s groundbreaking comedy-drama with an excellent all-female cast. See review, page 114. King’s Theatre, Glasgow, Tue 23–Sat 27 Oct. Harold and Maude Kenny Miller directs this stage adaptation of the classic film black comedy about an unlikely friendship as part of Glasgay! Tron Theatre, Glasgow, Tue 30 Oct– Sat 3 Nov.
Glasgow Girls: The Musical The true story of a group of teenagers from Drumchapel who took on the immigration system. See preview, page 112. Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, Wed 31 Oct–Sat 17 Nov.
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The Ladykillers Father Ted creator Graham Linehan’s successful stage adaptation of the Ealing comedy comes north. See preview, page 114. King’s Theatre, Edinburgh, Mon 5– Sat 10 Nov; Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Mon 19–Sat 24 Nov.
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Iron Blythe Duff plays a woman convicted of the murder of her partner in this atmospheric drama by Rona Munro. See preview, page 112. Tron Theatre, Glasgow, Tue 6-Sat 10 Nov; Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Wed 14- Sat 17 Nov.
American Idiot Musical based on US rock band Green Day’s phenomenally successful concept album. See preview at list.co.uk. Edinburgh Playhouse, Mon 22–Sat 27 Oct; SECC, Glasgow, Mon 29 Oct–Sat 3 Nov.
Marc Brew Company Triple bill of work from the Australian choreographer created with percussionist Evelyn Glennie and composer Philip Sheppard. See Choreographer of the Month, right. Tramway, Glasgow, Fri 26 Oct.
Ulysses The first ever full stage adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream Radical reworking
Joyce’s masterpiece by Dermot Bolger continues at the Tron before embarking on a tour of the modernist master’s native Ireland. Tron Theatre, Glasgow, until Sat 27 Oct. of Shakespeare’s great comedy from director Matthew Lenton and the Royal Lyceum. See preview, page 115. Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh, Fri 19 Oct–Sat 17 Nov.
CHOREOGRAPHER OF THE MONTH Australian choreographer MARC BREW tells us what to expect from his company’s upcoming triple bill 1 What made you want to be a choreographer? I was always getting ideas for new dances and would try out my choreography on friends and fellow dancers. I remember at lunch breaks during primary school, while everyone else was out playing I would work out dance routines with friends and perform them at school assembly! I loved watching an idea come into fruition, so it was wonderful to attend the Victorian College of the Arts and Australian Ballet School where I was supported and encouraged to pursue choreography.
2 What was the inspiration behind your new work? Fusional Fragments is an abstract work in collaboration with percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie, composer Philip Sheppard and i ve very talented dancers. It explores the fusion of life fragments between my dance training in classical ballet, contemporary dance and my own movement vocabulary as a disabled dancer and choreographer.
3 What are you looking for in dancers that performs your work? A real curiosity and honesty to investigate movement with an open mind and to perform to their best with clarity and conviction.
4 What do you hope audiences will take away from your Tramway show? The triple bill shows a real breadth of my choreographic work, from the personal retrospective solo, Remember When, and Nocturne, which is an exquisite contemporary dance quartet inspired by JM Whistler, that draws you into the unseen dreams of cities at dusk, to Fusional Fragments which has abstract movement, dramatic lighting and a music score that will blow you away. ■ Marc Brew Company, Tramway, Glasgow, Fri 26 Oct.
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