■ PAVILION THEATRE 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. Peter Powers Fri 1, 8, 15 & 22 Feb, 7.30pm. Sat 2, 9, 16 & 23 Feb, midnight & 7.30pm. Fri £12.50; Sat 7.30pm, £13.50; Sat midnight, £16. Hypnotist act from Powers, who has been called ‘the Ali G of stage hypnosis’. Please note the Fri show is a ‘Family Fun Night’, Sat 7.30pm show is ‘Anything Goes’ (safe for teens) and the Sat ‘Midnight Madness’ is over 18s only. Jukebox Memories Valentine Special Wed 13 Feb, 7.30pm. Thu 14 Feb, 2pm & 7.30pm. £15–£18 (£16). A love songs special from the comedy musical, featuring hits from the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s performed by Dean Park, Christian, The Swingcats and Chris.
& 8pm. Sat 26 Jan, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm. £3.50. New play about the pressures of the education system, giving a view of how young people see their schools. ■ SCOTTISH MASK AND PUPPET CENTRE 8–10 Balcarres Avenue, Kelvindale, 339 6185. I Spy with PC Mckay Sat 26 Jan. See Kids listings. Oscar and the Lost City of the Incas Sat 2 Feb. See Kids listings.
■ SCOTTISH YOUTH THEATRE The Old Sheriff Court, 105 Brunswick Street, 552 3988. FREE River Dreaming Mon 28 & Tue 29 Jan. See Kids listings.
■ PLATFORM The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Easterhouse, 276 9696. Take a Stand Fri 25 Jan 6pm, 7pm ■ SECC Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. Strictly Come Dancing Fri 25 Jan, 7.30pm. Sat 26 Jan, 2.30pm & 7.30pm.
Sun 27 Jan, 1.30pm & 6.30pm. £45–£65. See stars from the hit TV show gather their gowns and don their dancing shoes once again. Featuring judges Craig Revel Horwood, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli. ■ TRON THEATRE 63 Trongate, 552 4267. My Name is Rachel Corrie Tue 5– Sat 9 Feb, 8pm. £10 (£7). Hard-hitting dramatisation of the writings of an American student who died under an Israeli bulldozer while supporting non- violent resistance to military occupation. The one-woman play is compiled from Corrie’s journal entries, edited for the stage by actor Alan Rickman and Guardian deputy editor Katharine Viner. Running on the Cracks Wed 6–Sat 16 Feb, 7.45pm (Sat 16 2.30pm also). £12 (£7). World premiere of an adaptation of Julia Donaldson’s teenage runaway novel. See preview, page 100.
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■ CITIZENS THEATRE 119 Gorbals Street, 429 0022. The Maids Until Sat 2 Feb (not Sun & Mon), 7.30pm (Sat 26 Jan only 2.30pm & 7.30pm). £8–£19. Stewart Laing, award- winning director and designer, presents an avant-garde reinterpretation of Jean Genet’s infamous play about two maids, their mistress and their lethal power play, casting three young male actors in the traditionally female roles. See review, right.
✽ Takin’ Over the Asylum Thu 14 Feb–Sat 9 Mar (not Sun & Mon),
7.30pm (Sat 2 Mar only 2.30pm & 7.30pm). £12–£19 (Tue all tickets £12; previews Thu 14 & Fri 15 Feb all tickets £8). An ageing wannabe DJ and double-glazing salesman revives an old hospital radio station at a fictional mental institution. Donna Franceschild adapts her cult-status BAFTA award-winning BBC drama for the stage. Directed by Mark Thomson. See feature, page 99.
■ COTTIERS THEATRE 93–95 Hyndland Street, 357 4000. A Midsummer Night’s Dream Tue 12, Thu 14 & Fri 15 Feb, 7.30pm. Wed 13 Feb, 2pm & 7.30pm. Sat 16 Feb, 2.30pm & 7.30pm. £7–£14. Pantheon present Shakespeare’s woodland love story. ■ EASTWOOD PARK THEATRE Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4970. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Thu 24 & Fri 25 Jan, 7.30pm. Sat 26 Jan, 2.30pm & 7.30pm. £8–£10. The Giffnock Theatre Players bring the visceral domestic discord of Tennessee Williams to the stage. The family drama of the classic 1950s play swirls around Big Daddy’s impending death, which strains relationships to explosive extremes. A Chorus Line Tue 29 Jan–Fri 1 Feb, 7.30pm. Sat 2 Feb, 2.30pm & 7.30pm. £10–£13. Musical bringing to life the emotions of 17 hopeful dancers auditioning for a Broadway show. Performed by Glasgow Music Theatre. The Nutcracker Fri 15 Feb, 7.30pm. £13 (£11; students £9). The young dancers from Ballet West return to perform the story of Clara and her adventures with the magical Nutcracker doll.
■ FILM CITY 401 Govan Road, 445 7244.
✽ Long Live the Little Knife Thu 7–Sat 9 Feb, 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Site-
specific, boisterous production of the tale of two art forgers who need to learn how to paint. See preview, page 98.
■ GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. Anton and Erin Go to Hollywood Sun 17 Feb, 3pm. £20–£39.50. The Strictly Come Dancing pair perform choreography set to favourite numbers including ‘Almost Like Being in Love’ from Brigadoon, ‘That’s Entertainment’, and ‘Ah Yes, I Remember it Well’ from Gigi, with support from guest dancers and a 25-piece orchestra. ■ KING’S THEATRE 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7648. The Circus of Horrors: The Curse of the Devil Doll Mon 28 Jan, 7.30pm. £13–£26. Step back to the roaring 20s and indulge your curiosity with this recreated freak show and horrorfest in a ghoulish show that’s blighted by the terrifying Devil Doll.
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REVIEW ADAPTATION THE MAIDS Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, until Sat 2 Feb ●●●●●
It’s not often that you get to see both the writer and director appearing as themselves in a revival of a classic play – particularly when the playwright has been dead for over 25 years. But Stewart Laing’s reworking of The Maids for his own Untitled Projects is no traditionalist adaptation of Jean Genet’s most famous work. Unsurprisingly, it was the great French controversialist himself (popping up here via a terse interview for an edition of the BBC’s Arena) who proposed that the three leads in his tale of two sisters who indulge in increasingly brutal S&M fantasies culminating in the murder of their mistress, should be played by young men. Laing’s decision to follow through on this suggestion permits a disarming, sometimes sexy, sometimes grotesque and often very funny examination of masculinity and role-playing that’s also keenly aware of how money and sex can inspire violent desire and resentment. In his drive to emphasise the theatricality of the piece Laing has experimented with a mix of design elements, from a stripped stage to a naturalistic hotel room set, and each section is played against a different backdrop, with the director himself appearing in one fabulously witty segment to take questions from the audience. Not all of these experiments work: one scene presented in the form of a script reading falls rather flat. But the performances from the two young leads (Ross Mann and Scott Reid) are so dynamic that they quickly dispel any fears that this production is just a coldly academic exercise. (Allan Radcliffe)