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Choreographer Davies presents her physical response to the theme of the everyday. Performed by dance artist Helka Kaski, the work moves within the gallery space and amongst other works on display. At 6pm the artist talks about her work. ■ GLASGOW BOTANIC GARDENS 730 Great Western Road, 334 2422. Othello Wed 19–Sat 29 Jun, 7.45pm. £16 (£10). Bard in the Botanics returns for its 12th annual season with this most heart-breaking and beautiful story. West End Festival.
■ HILLHEAD BAPTIST CHURCH Cresswell Street, 339 1588. Mill Girls on Tour Sat 22 Jun, 7pm. Donations welcome. A spellbinding synergy of poetry and musical interludes reflecting the history of the Mill Girls, their loves, trials and triumphs. West End Festival. ■ KELVINSIDE HILLHEAD PARISH CHURCH Observatory Road, 334 2788. FREE According to Everyone Else Fri 14 Jun & Thu 20 Jun, 7.30pm. Donations welcome. Different perspectives on the events of Easter presented in two short plays, According to Everyone Else and The Woman’s View. West End Festival.
■ THE MACKINTOSH CHURCH Queen’s Cross, 870 Garscube Road, 946 6600.
✽100 Thu 27 & Fri 28 Jun, 7pm. £9. This thought-provoking drama
explores notions of the afterlife with physical theatre and minimal props. West End Festival. ■ OFFSHORE 3/5 Gibson Street, offshorecoffee.co.uk Offshore Platform Saturdays 15 Jun–6 Jul. £3. Each week Attune Theatre produces a new piece of writing or offers a fresh take on an existing piece, then mounts the production with the help of guest artists. Tickets available on the door. Belief Beyond Hope Sat 29 & Sun 30 Jun, 7pm. £5. Hopeless romantic Jeremy White pursues George, a Selkie – a creature from Celtic legend who is a seal that takes human form. West End Festival.
■ ÒRAN MÓR 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. Classic Cuts: Volpone Thu 13–Sat 15 Jun, 1pm. £8–£12.50. A merciless satire of greed and lust, considered one of the finest Jacobean comedies. West End Festival. Classic Cuts: The Changeling Mon 17–Sat 22 Jun, 1pm. £8–£12.50. One of the most linguistically elegant bloodbaths ever penned where trouble, desire, sex and death ensue. West End Festival. Classic Cuts: The Taming of The Shrew Mon 24–Sat 29 Jun, 1pm. £8– £12.50. Writer Sandy Nelson and director Rosie Kellagher transpose Shakespeare’s sharpest comedy to the 1950s, a time of teddy boys and tea dresses. West End Festival. Three Sisters Thu 4–Sat 6 Jul, 7.30pm. £8–£10. Delirium present Chekhov’s classic drama, documenting the decay of the privileged class in Russia and the search for meaning in the modern world.
■ PARTICK BURGH HALLS 9 Burgh Hall Street, Partick, 287 5919. Insomnia presents: Kiss of Death Sat 22 Jun, 7.30pm. £12 (£10). A modern thriller with plenty of sardonic, dark humour to punctuate its mood of prevailing menace. By Simon Williams. West End Festival.
■ THE SPACE 34 Argyll Arcade Chambers, Buchanan Street, 222 2333. ■ ST MARY’S EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL 300 Great Western Road, 339 6691.
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COMMUNITY PROJECT ALBERT DRIVE PROJECT Tramway, Glasgow, Sat 6 & Sun 7 Jul
In the past decade, the discussion between community-based arts programmes and professional artists has expanded. Whereas there was once a strict divide between the two, shows like Michael Clark’s Barrowlands Project have merged community participants and professional dancers. The Albert Street Project, hosted at Tramway and a co-production between Glasgow Life and Glas(s) Performance, has been a year-long integration of contemporary art and community engagement. ‘The Albert Drive Project was very much based on a concept that
Glas(s) Performance brought to us,’ explains Rosemary James, Audience Engagement Officer for Glasgow Life. ‘But it is something that we’d been considering: a large scale project with an arts focus.’ The project climaxes with a weekend of events, but this is the mere tip of the iceberg. ‘We have an exhibition, a performance and a shared meal!’ says Tashi Gore, an artistic director of Glas(s).
After a period of research, Glas(s) commissioned five artists, who have devised different responses to working on the titular drive. ‘They started working with us in January and we are all responding to the same question: who is my neighbour?’ Gore explains. ‘What we are interested in is: who are the people who live side by side and how, through art, can we bring them together?’
Glas(s) themselves are presenting a performance devised with members of the local community, while Nic Green has been busy making a solo, intimate show at a nearby allotment. The exhibition will showcase work inspired by the artists’ relationship with the community.
James sees the fusion of community and artists as key. ‘Behind all the processes is the belief that contemporary art can allow for an exploration of contemporary issues and allow more risk-taking to happen than more traditional community projects can.’ For Ria Din, one of the participants, the project marks an important marriage between Tramway’s reputation and its geographical location. ‘This is a positive, creative experience in that Tramway will give voice to the local community. This is the start of something that will hopefully be ongoing.’ (Gareth K Vile)
Dracula the Musical Wed 12–Sat 15 Jun, 7.30pm (Sat 2.30pm also). £15. Set at the end of the Victorian Age, this classic tale follows the famed vampire as he sets out for new blood. ■ ST MARGARET’S SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL CHURCH 353–355 Kilmarnock Road, Newlands, 636 1131. Songs for a New World Fri 21 Jun, 7.30pm. £12 (£10). It’s all about the music in this song cycle from Jason Robert Brown, one of the rising voices of musical theatre.
Kindertransport Fri 14 Jun, 7.30pm. £10. One of the best-written plays about mother-daughter relationships. West End Festival. ■ TCHAI OVNA 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. Rumpelstiltskin Thu 13 Jun. See Kids listings.
■ THEATRE ROYAL 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. The Sleeping Beauty on Ice Thu 13–Sat 15 Jun, 2.30pm & 7.30pm (Fri 7.30pm only). £6–£35. Director Tony Mercer and Imperial Ice Stars return to UK theatres with this ice-skating adaptation of the classic tale. Dance School of Scotland Fri 21 & Sat 22 Jun, 1.30pm & 7.30pm.
£11–£21. The annual showcase for musical theatre students from the Dance School of Scotland. Three Phantoms Thu 4–Sat 6 Jul, 7.30pm (Sat 2.30pm also). £10–£33. Three men who have taken on the role of the Phantom perform songs from the musical.
■ TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. ✽Confessions of a Justified Sinner Reconstructed Fri
14–Sat 29 Jun (not Sun & Mon), 7.30pm (Sat 2.30pm also). £14 (£10). See preview, page 99. Albert Drive Sat 6 Jul, 3pm & 7.30pm. Sun 7 Jul, 7.30pm. £5. See preview, left.
■ TRON THEATRE 63 Trongate, 552 4267. Grit ●●●●● Fri 14 & Sat 15 Jun, 6.15pm. £7.50–£10. Puppetry takes on a serious note with Grit, the story of a girl who looks back over the life of her late father, a war photographer. Inspired by true stories of young people living in conflict zones. Some Other Mother Fri 14 & Sat 15 Jun, 7.45pm. £16 (£12). A play exploring language, globalisation, solidarity and class through the struggles of a young African mother trying to care for her child in Glasgow. My Friend Selma Tue 18 & Wed 19 Jun, 6.15pm. £3. Terra Incognita presents this work-in-progress about friendship and hospitality by JC Marshall and Victoria Beesley. Part of Refugee Week Scotland. No Logo Tue 18 Jun, 7.45pm. £3–£6. Devised by Ignite’s junior company, this challenging comedy is based on the early life of member Ngqabutho Mpofu and examines his experiences arriving in Scotland. Refugee Week Scotland. Songs from Here We Stay Wed 19 & Thu 20 Jun, 7.45pm. £4–£6. A collection of songs and moments from this production, accompanied by a film about the genesis of the project created by refugees who have settled in Glasgow. Refugee Week Scotland. Border Control: Heritage Fri 21 & Sat 22 Jun, 6pm. £5. A Moment’s Peace Theatre Company present their work on the subject of borders and barriers. Followed by a discussion. Refugee Week Scotland. Refugee Week Scotland Heritage Finale Sat 22 Jun, 8.15pm. £6–£8. Refugee Week Scotland comes to a close with this finale featuring music and dance. Refugee Week Scotland.
✽Cannibal Women of Mars Fri 5–Sat 27 Jul (not Sun & Mon),
7.45pm. £8–£16. See preview page 100. EDINBURGH
■ CENTOTRE 103 George Street, 225 1550. Secret Opera Wed 19 Jun, 8.30pm. £40. The Secret Opera Society lend even more authenticity to your three course Italian meal as they sing while you sup. ■ CORN EXCHANGE 11 New Market Road, 477 3500. Lips and Lashes Sat 29 Jun, 7pm. £12.50–£25. Cabaret night with Miss Scarlet Diamonte, Lady Razzle Dazzle and Jamie Lee Morley, as well as a disco until the early hours.
n COUNTING HOUSE West Nicolson Street, 667 7533. Three Coins Thu 20 Jun, 7.30pm. £5 in advance; £7 on the door. Rob seeks therapy to deal with the loss of his Nan and enlists the help of a surreal counsellor. Based on the experiences of playwright/director Ash Pryce.