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■ THE ARCHES 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. FREE Melanie Forbes-Broomes: Buy This! and More Fri 18 Jul, 8pm. A gymnast and dancer inspired by social politics, Melanie Forbes-Broomes presents highlights of her residency at The Arches, plus work-in-progress Buy This!. News Just In! Tue 22 Jul–Sat 2 Aug, 9pm. £12 (£10). The Tartan Tonight newsroom presents a roundup of all things Commonwealth Games. Keep up with the latest in a tantalising soap opera while getting all the up-to-date Games news and gossip. See preview, page 110. Endurance Thu 24–Sun 27 Jul, 7pm. £7 (£5). Created and performed by over 20 women living in Glasgow, Endurance imagines and recreates the historical and personal stories of Commonwealth sportswomen from across the world. Part of Culture 2014. Lucid Interval Fri 1 & Sat 2 Aug, 6pm. £7 (£5). Performance piece inspired by our most private places. Comprised of physical theatre, film and photography. Part of Surge Festival. King Fri 1 Aug, 7.45pm. Sun 3 Aug, 6pm. £7 (£5). A one woman love letter to the legendary Freddie Mercury. Claire Willoughby explores trauma through the demise of an impersonator. Ages 18+. Surge Festival. Late Anatomy Fish Fry Fri 1 Aug, 10.30pm. £7 (£5). Music hall variety show featuring artists, dancers, musicians and more. Ages 18+. Surge Festival. This is Faruchio Peru Sat 2 & Sun 3 Aug, 7.45pm. £7 (£5). Faruchio Peru is an enigma wrapped in an ego, surrounded by an unpronounceable name; a self- proclaimed ‘showman’ skilled in the art of delusion. Ages 18+. Part of Surge Festival. Curio Cabaret Sun 3 Aug, 9.30pm. £7 (£5). An evening of frivolity curated by performer and musician Sita Pieraccini and featuring local artists, bands and performance groups. Ages 18+. Surge Festival. Robert Softley: Tell Me What Giving Up Looks Like Wed 6–Sat 9 Aug, 7.30pm. £12 (£10). A disabled athlete and a disabled artist tell their stories. See column, right. Culture 2014. ■ BARLANARK COMMUNITY HALL 33 Burnmouth Rd, Barlanark, 773 1812. Grimm Tales Fri 25 Jul. See Kids listings.
■ BELLCRAIG COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTRE 10 Gorstan St, 945 2710. Grimm Tales Wed 23 Jul. See Kids listings.
■ THE BRIGGAIT 141 Bridgegate, 553 5890.
✽FREE The River Sun 20 Jul & Mon 21 Jul, 6pm. Site specific
dance production with live music. The production journeys from the Briggait, along the banks of the Clyde. See preview, page 108.
■ BRITANNIA PANOPTICON MUSIC HALL 113–117 Trongate, 553 0840. FREE Magic Den’s Family Cabaret Thu 24 Jul. See Kids listings. FREE Music Hall Memories – The Most Vintage Show in Town Sun 27 Jul & Sat 30 Aug, 1.30pm & 3.30pm. Donations welcome. Music hall variety
CURTAIN UP
Regular Music supported by the National Theatre of Scotland in association with Richard Jordan Productions presents
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TELL ME WHAT GIVING UP LOOKS LIKE
Robert Softley has created some of the most exciting work of the past few years – from the deeply personal If These Spasms Could Speak to Random Accomplice / Birds of Paradise’s recent team- up Wendy Hoose. As part of Culture 2014, Softley is asking Tell Me What Giving Up Looks Like. What inspired the title of this production?
It’s a genuine question – when people describe a disabled person as being ‘inspirational’ they quite often go on to say that they doubt they’d be able to do ‘that’ them- selves. But what is the alterna- tive? The only alternative to doing something is not doing it – giving up – but how do you do that?
What encouraged you to get on board with the Common- wealth Games’ Culture 2014 event? The chance to create more work. Parts of this show talk about my disinterest in sport, so I certainly wasn’t coming at it from that per- spective. However, disabled artists and disabled sportspeople have something in common: they are both seen as inspirational, which felt like a good starting point.
For the people who might catch your work for the first time, how would you describe it?
I create work about the ways I see the world. As someone with a physical disability, everything takes a bit more time. This means I’ve got time just to think about things. The work I make hopefully takes my perspective and makes it relevant to a wider audience.
How do you feel about the arrival of the Games in Glasgow? Indifferent. The opportunities that come out of the Games – such as Culture 2014 – are great ways to focus the work of artists, but as someone with little interest in sport, I can’t claim to be overly excited about the Games.
Is your work personal or political?
I would probably argue that all theatre and all art has to be personal and political, so if my work can do a bit of both then I’m happy. (Gareth K Vile) ■ The Arches, Glasgow, Wed 6– Sat 9 Aug.
From Fringe First Award winning playwright Peter Arnott and multi award winning director
Cora Bissett (roadkill)
I am the rock, you are the f***ing window!
It's a legacy that blazes on...
“so brilliant and intense both musically and dramatically that it lifts the hairs on the back of the neck” (cid:43)(cid:43)(cid:43)(cid:43)(cid:43) THE SCOTSMAN
Assembly Checkpoint 31 July - 24 Aug (excluding Tuesday 12, 19) 8.50pm
01 – 25 August First produced at Oran Mor as part of A Play, A Pie and A Pint
20:50 31 JUL - 24 AUG (NOT 12,19)
10 Jul–21 Aug 2014 THE LIST 109