THEATRE
Carousel Tue 14–Sat 18 Oct, 7.30pm (Wed 2.30pm also). £10–£37. Classic musical presented by Glasgow Light Opera Club. Kathakali Performance Sat 4 Oct, 7pm. Sun 5 Oct, 5pm. £5. Indian ‘story play’ with drama, dance, music, visual arts and ritual.
■ THE OLD HAIRDRESSERS Opposite Stereo, Renfield Lane, 222 2254. Giving up the Ghost Sun 21 Sep, 2.30pm & 7.30pm. Mon 22 Sep, 7.30pm. £8 (£5). A darkly comic work, tackling life and death from the point of view of the likes of an evangelical exorcist, a rock star zombie and a psychic medium. ■ ÒRAN MÓR 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. A Play, a Pie and a Pint: Miss Shamrock’s World of Glamorous Flight Thu 18–Sat 20 Sep, 1pm. £9.50–£14.06. Swish air hostess Miss Shamrock is reminiscing and preparing to fly to Boston. Little does she know that today will be her last day of glamorous flight. A Play, a Pie and a Pint: It’s Only Words Mon 22–Sat 27 Sep, 1pm. £8– £12.50. Trapped in a toilet, Mrs Moore muses on love, libraries and literature. A Play, a Pie and a Pint: Flame Proof Mon 29 Sep–Sat 4 Oct, 1pm. £9.50–£14.06. Play by Lesley Hart about the travails suffered by Lyssa and Buddy at a wedding. A Play, a Pie and a Pint: Mrs Barbour’s Daughters Mon 6–Sat 11 Oct, 1pm. £9.50–£14.06. In 1915, Mrs Barbour led 20,000 women in the rent strikes. A hundred years later, an 87-year- old woman looks back in time. Written by AJ Taudevin. A Play, a Pie and a Pint: Squash Mon 13–Sat 18 Oct, 1pm. £9.50–£14.06. Martin McCormick’s play about bad boy Paul and his antics. United We Stand Tue 14 Oct, 7.30pm. £13.50. A play about the true events that led to the imprisonment of building workers Des Warren and Eric Tomlinson (better known as Ricky Tomlinson from The Royle Family).
■ PAVILION THEATRE 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. The Dreamboys Sat 4 Oct, 7.30pm. £22.50. Some of the best looking boys in an all male glamour extravaganza. Colin Fry & Derek Acorah: Living Spirits Fri 10 Oct, 7.30pm. £20. The two mediums and TV personalities try to connect with the other side. ■ PLATFORM The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Easterhouse, 276 9696. Titus Mon 29 Sep, 1.30pm & 7pm. £3.50–£8. The story of a 10 year-old boy on the edge: literally on the roof of his school, confronted by a situation that seems hopeless. Presented by macrobert. Rules of the Dancefloor Thu 9 & Fri 10 Oct, 7pm. £3.50–£8. Interactive dance performance. Ages 12+.
■ POLLOKSHAWS BURGH HALLS 2025 Pollokshaws Road, 632 5811. The Ivor Novello Story Fri 10 Oct, 7.30pm. £8. A nostalgic journey through the life of composer, actor and musician Ivor Novello.
■ ROOM AT THE TOP 94 West Regent Street, 352 9978. A Silent Shore Fri 3 & Sat 4 Oct, 7.30pm. £10 including complimentary wine. Estrada Independent Theatre present the story of a young man’s demise as he prepares himself to die. Drama double bill with Ma Baby.
■ SCOTTISH MASK AND PUPPET CENTRE 8–10 Balcarres Avenue, Kelvindale, 339 6185. The Singing Ringing Tree Sat 4 Oct, 2pm. £6.50 (£5.95). Glove-puppet tale of a prince and his quest for the magic tree that will win the heart of the beautiful but vain princess. Ages 3+.
CURTAIN UP THE BATTLE OF CALDER STREET Bruce Downie is directing The Battle of Calder Street, a verbatim theatre piece about the Govanhill Baths protest of 2001. He explains how Govanhill Theatre Group came to become one of Govanhill Bath’s cultural tenants. What inspired the creation of the company? Govanhill Baths is such a beautiful building: I could see the potential right away – I knew we had to start a theatre project here. There are a number of different performance spaces, there’s storage space, workshop space and unexplored space waiting to be adapted. There were creative people already working in the building – upcyclers, costume makers, designers and musicians – a theatre project could bring all these elements together. Does the company have any particular style? We’re still very much in the formative stages: earlier this year, we put on an all-female Hamlet in association with the RSC. Then we had the premiere of a new work, a translation and adaptation of Eminescu’s epic poem Luceafarul which was a way of reaching out to the Romanian community. In July we had a sell-out run of Tony Roper’s The Steamie in the old steamie at the back of the building, the last one standing in all of Glasgow. What is the battle about? The last night of the Govanhill occupation in 2001, police and sheriff officers moved in to reclaim the building and a lot of people were injured that night. The police came in for heavy criticism for their behaviour that night. We’re not quite ready to recreate a pitched street battle, not this time anyway – maybe for the revival. I was also very keen to create a piece of verbatim theatre: it’s really exciting to use words spoken by real people about real events. It’s passionate, poetic, and political. It feels like one of the most important plays I’ve ever brought to the stage – a story that needs and deserves to be told. (Gareth K Vile) ■ Govanhill Baths, Glasgow, Mon 22–Sat 27 Sep.
92 THE LIST 18 Sep–16 Oct 2014
■ THE SSE HYDRO Exhibition Way, 248 3000. Still Game Fri 19 Sep–Tue 7 Oct (not Mon), times vary. £45. The stage version of Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill’s TV sitcom of ageing disgracefully. See First & Last, page 136. ■ SWALLOW HOTEL GLASGOW 517 Paisley Road West, 0141 427 3146. Paula O’Brien: Psychic Medium Tue 7 Oct, 6.45pm. £20. See Beardmore Hotel and Conference Centre, Glasgow.
■ THEATRE ROYAL 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. The Mousetrap Thu 18–Sat 20 Sep, 7.30pm (Sat 2.30pm also). £10–£42. Agatha Christie’s classic whodunnit finally embarking on a UK tour.
✽ Ten Poems Thu 25–Sat 27 Sep, 7.30pm. £21. Ten Poems explores
themes of lost innocence, childhood nostalgia and death in Dylan Thomas’ poems, read by the late Richard Burton. Double bill with The Crucible.
✽ The Crucible Thu 25–Sat 27 Sep, 7.30pm. £21. See feature, page 29.
Ha Ha Hood Sun 28 Sep, 7.30pm. £18–£36. The tale of Robin Hood with a comedy twist from writer Ben Langley
■ TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. Fred Moten and Storyboard P: Mutual Instruments Sun 28 Sep, 10pm. £6 for Sunday pass; £14 for weekend pass. Poet Fred Moten and dancer Storyboard P collaborate. Part of ARIKA14 Episode 6: Make a Way Out of No Way. Tomorrow Fri 3–Sat 11 Oct (not Sun & Mon), 7.30pm. £15 (£12). A play that explores what it is to grow old and be cared for. See preview, page 89.
■ TRON THEATRE 63 Trongate, 552 4267. One Day All of This Will Come to Nothing Tue 30 Sep–Sat 4 Oct, 8pm. £10 (£7.50). Catherine Grosvenor’s dry, deadpan look at living with loss. Presented by Rekindle Theatre.
✽ Three Sisters Wed 1–Sat 11 Oct, 7.45pm (Sat 11 Oct 2.30pm
also). £8–£16. John Byrne (Tutti Frutti, The Slab Boys) presents new take on Chekhov’s classic. See preview, page 89. Souness (Work-in-Progress) Tue 7 Oct, 8pm. £5. Enter the world of former Liverpool and Rangers legend Graeme Souness as he takes on referees, the authorities, his own players, Perthshire tea-ladies and his inner demons. Linwood No More Thu 9–Sat 11 Oct, 8pm. £10 (£7.50). A homeless alcoholic’s life before and after the Linwood car factory closure. Presented by White Stag Theatre Company. King John (Part Rehearsed Reading) Tue 14 & Wed 15 Oct, 8pm. £3. Stone Soup present the rarely seen King John, charting the reign of the 13th century king. Part staged performance, part rehearsed reading. New Playwriting: The Progressive Playwright Thu 16 Oct, 8.30pm. £5. An evening of play readings for new and developing playwrights.
■ WILD CABARET & WICKED LOUNGE 18 Candleriggs, 552 6165. The Big Show Fridays & Saturdays 19 Sep–11 Oct, 8pm. Free to all dining guests. An evening of cabaret.
EDINBURGH ■ BALERNO PARISH CHURCH 2 Main Street, Balerno, 449 7245 The Ivor Novello Story Sat 11 Oct, 7.30pm. See Pollokshaws Burgh Halls, Glasgow.
■ CAV 3 West Tollcross, 228 3252. The Dreamboys Saturdays 20 Sep–11 Oct, 6.30pm. £25. See Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow. ■ CHURCH HILL THEATRE 33a Morningside Road, 447 7597. The Miracle Worker Fridays & Saturdays 19–27 Sep, 8pm. Sundays 21 & 28 Sep, 2pm. £18 (members £15; students £10). Drama about a blind, deaf and almost feral girl who is taught to engage with the world. The Count of Luxembourg Wed 8– Sat 11 Oct, 7.30pm. £12. Franz Lehar’s opera of the Grand Duke Rutzinov and his plan to wed opera singer Angele.
■ CITY NIGHTCLUB 1a Market Street, 226 9560. Flaming Tease Sat 11 Oct, 7pm. £7.50 (in advance £5). Burlesque and cabaret artistes. Strictly ages 18+. ■ THE EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 871 3014. Putting on the Ritz Thu 18–Sat 20 Sep, 7.30pm (Sat 2.30pm also). £15– £32.50. Song and dance extravaganza. Calamity Jane Tue 23–Sat 27 Sep, 2.30pm & 7.30pm (Tue & Fri 7.30pm only). £10–£35. Jodie Prenger stars in this Watermill Theatre touring production of the Wild West musical. Stones in His Pockets Sun 28 Sep, 7.30pm. £11–£29.50. The multi-award winning comedy by Marie Jones in which two actors play 15 characters. Ha Ha Hood Mon 29 Sep, 7.30pm. £18–£24. See Theatre Royal, Glasgow. Jersey Boys Wed 8–Thu 16 Oct (not Sun), 7.30pm, times vary. £18–£46. Musical life story of the Four Seasons.
■ EDINBURGH FESTIVAL THEATRE 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000.
✽ balletLORENT: Rapunzel Fri 19 & Sat 20 Sep, 7pm (Fri),2pm (Sat),
£20. See preview, page 90. Make or Break Fri 26 Sep, 8pm. £8. Performance of heavyweight hip hop action. See preview, page 90.
7.30pm. £20.50. See Theatre Royal, Glasgow. Double bill with The Crucible. ✽ Ten Poems Fri 3 & Sat 4 Oct, ✽ The Crucible Fri 3 & Sat 4 Oct,
7.30pm. £20.50. See Theatre Royal,
Glasgow. Double bill with Ten Poems. Sunset Song Tue 7–Sat 11 Oct, 7.30pm (Wed & Sat 2.30pm also). £14–£29.50. Alastair Cording’s faithful adaptation of Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s classic story. Top Hat – The Musical Tue 7–Sat 18 Oct (not Sun & Mon), 2.30pm & 7.30pm (Tue & Fri 7.30pm only). £14–£45. Irving Berlin’s tap dancing musical spectacular. Directed by Matthew White. Breathe Fri 10 & Sat 11 Oct, 7.30pm. £15. Dance work exploring the remnants of lives and shared history.
■ KING’S THEATRE 2 Leven Street, 529 6000. Regeneration Tue 30 Sep–Sat 4 Oct, 7.30pm (Wed & Sat 2.30pm also). £14–£29.50. Based on Pat Barker’s 1991 novel about Siegfried Sasson and his fellow officers, and their treatment at Craiglockhart hospital during WWI.
■ THE PLEASANCE 60 Pleasance, 650 4673. The Pleasance Sessions: Neu! Reekie! Presents . . . Sun 12 Oct, 8pm. £6.95–£9.94. Neu! Reekie! presents Dave Hook, Liz Lochhead, Richard Jobson, Teen Canteen and FiniTribe. Part of Pleasance Sessions. ■ ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN Arboretum Place, 248 2909. Embrace Wed 8–Sat 11 Oct, 7.30pm & 8pm & 8.45pm. £12 (£10). Promenade performance inspired by the Indian legend of Amrita Devi. Ages 8+. Meet at the North Gate entrance on Inverleith Place.