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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 Kirstyn Smith. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry GLASGOW
■ THE ARCHES 30 Midland Street, 565 1000. Cain’s Book Mon 25 & Tue 26 Feb, 7.30pm. Wed 27 Feb, 7.45pm. £9 (£7). New play adapted and directed by Alan McKendrick from work by Scottish beat writer Alexander Trocchi.
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■ CITIZENS THEATRE 119 Gorbals Street, 429 0022.
✽ Takin’ Over the Asylum Until Sat 9 Mar, 7.30pm. Sat 2 Mar,
2.30pm & 7.30pm. £12–£19; Tue all tickets £12. An ageing wannabe DJ and double-glazing salesman revive an old hospital radio station at a fictional mental institution. Donna Franceschild adapts her cult-status BAFTA Award-winning BBC drama for the stage. The Salon Project Fri 15–Sat 23 Mar, 6.30pm, 7pm & 7.30pm. £25. An immersive music theatre experience inspired by the rituals of a 19th century Parisian salon.
■ COTTIERS THEATRE 93–95 Hyndland Street, 357 4000. Good Omens Wed 20–Sat 30 Mar (not Sun, Mon & Tue), 7.30pm. £3–£5. A comedy about demons, angels and the apocalypse adapted from Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s novel. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. (hereafter referred to as GICF)
■ EASTWOOD PARK THEATRE Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4970. The Young Ones Until Sat 2 Mar, 7.30pm (Sat only 2.30pm). £10–£14. This stage adaptation of The Young Ones follows the story of a group of teenagers as they try to save their youth club from demolition. ■ GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. Boogie Nights – The 70s Musical Tue 19 Mar, 7.30pm. £35.50. Jon Conway and Shane Richie’s 1997 jukebox musical featuring a glittering cast of Osmonds, as well as Gareth Gates.
■ KING’S THEATRE 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7648. PMOS Copacabana Thu 21 Feb, 7.30pm. Sat 23 Feb, 2.30pm. £16–£22. Barry Manilow’s musical following the lives of Lola and Tony. Brendan Cole: Licence to Thrill Sun 24 Feb, 7.30pm. £25.50–£33.50. Dancer Brendan Cole performs his new show. The Rocky Horror Show Mon 25 Feb–Sat 2 Mar, 7.30pm (Fri & Sat 5.30pm & 8.30pm). £10–£32. Outrageous comedy horror classic. Fame – The Musical Tue 5–Fri 8 Mar, 7.30pm. Sat 9 Mar, 2.30pm & 7.30pm. £16–£22. The global smash-hit dance explosion based on the 1980s film of the same. The PPOWH Benefit Mon 18 Mar, 7.30pm. £21. A host of comedians and entertainers raise funds for Glasgow’s Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice. GICF.
■ ÒRAN MÓR 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200.
✽ A Play, A Pie & A Pint: A Respectable Widow Takes to
Vulgarity Thu 21–Sat 23 Feb, 1pm. £10. After her husband’s death, a woman finds freedom through expressing herself in new, vulgar ways. Ticket price includes a pie and a drink. See preview, page 97. A Play, A Pie & A Pint: Most
PREVIEW MUSICAL PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT Edinburgh Playhouse, Mon 4–Sat 9 Mar
When The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert hit cinema screens 20 years ago, the tale of three Aussie drag queens on an epic road trip became a cult classic, its high-octane pop soundtrack and madcap wardrobe making it a star-spangled shoe-in for a stage reinvention. And reinvent itself it has. Following success on Broadway and the West End, the musical rolls into Edinburgh this March, with Jason Donovan returning to the role of drag queen Tick.
‘I never wanted to be a musical star; I’m an actor who sings,’ announces Donovan after a pensive pause. It’s a bold proclamation for a man best known – post Neighbours and duets with Kylie – for donning Joseph’s technicoloured dreamcoat and camping it up as Rocky Horror’s Frank N Furter, before more recent dalliances on Strictly Come Dancing and as a judge on ITV’s so-so search for a Jesus, in Superstar. For Donovan, though, it’s about going where the opportunities take him.
‘It’s a chance to return to a role I love, take it out again and really explore it. With Priscilla it’s about the
marriage of a good story with some great songs: it works because it captures the audience’s imagination and gives them characters to care about.’
Certainly, songs by Madonna, Donna Summer, Cyndi Lauper and the Village People ensure a good night out. ‘Shows like Glee and Hairspray have really changed the way people look at a musical like this,’ says Donovan, ‘so hopefully people will just come along and enjoy it.’ (Anna Millar)
Favoured Mon 25–Sat 2 Mar, 1pm. £10. Romantic comedy about a young American tourist and a 30-something woman from Glasgow who have a one- night stand. Ticket price includes a pie and a drink. A Play, A Pie & A Pint: Clean Mon 4–Sat 9 Mar, 1pm. £10. Zainab, Chloe
and Katya perpetrate victimless crime – and call themselves ‘clean’ criminals. Ticket price includes a pie and a drink. A Play, A Pie & A Pint: Driving Manuel Mon 18–Sat 23 Mar, 1pm. £10. A mysterious new play set in Glasgow’s criminal underbelly. Ticket price includes a pie and a drink. ■ PAVILION THEATRE 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. Peter Powers Fri 22 Feb, 7.30pm. Sat 23 Feb, midnight & 7.30pm. Fri £12.50; Sat 7.30pm £13.50; Sat midnight £16. Hypnotist act. Fri show is family friendly, Sat 7.30pm show is safe for teens and the Sat midnight show is 18+.
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