THEATRE LIST
lrrna La Deuce Tue lb—Sat 27 May. 8pm. £4—£6.50. Racey French musical translated into English.
I BEOLAM THEATRE Forrest Road. 031 225 9893. [Access: St. Facilities: “'5. G. B. Help: AA]
I BRUNTON THEATRE Musselburgh. 665 2240. [Access: PPA. R. St. Facilities: WC. W8. E. G. B. Help: AA]
The Jungle Book Tue 9— Fri 12 May. 7.45pm. The Brunton plays host to itsown touring adaptation of Kipling's classic fresh from a week at Mayfest. See Touring.
Glasvegas Mon 15 May. 7.45pm. See Touring.
I CHURCHILL THEATRE Morningside Road. 447 7597.
The Pajama Game Mon 8—Sat 13 May. 7.30pm. £4.50(£3.50). Edinburgh University Savoy ()pera Grottp present the Adler and Ross 1950s hit musical. Tickets are available from the box office on the evening of the show or in advance on 668 2586 between 6pm and 9pm.
I GILOEO BALLOON Covvgate. 225
3013 225 4463.
See Cabaret Listings.
Strange Growths In Vietnam Wed l7—Sun 21 May. 7.30pm. £3 (£2). Donald Main's comedy takes 60s Vietnam as its starting point and then travels through two decades worth of movies. This production by Raptus Theatre was very well received in last year's Edinburgh Fringe.
I KINGS THEATRE 2 Leven Street. 229 1201. Box Office Mon—Sat 10am—8pm. Bar. [Access: PPA. L. Facilities: WC. W5. AS. E. G. B. Help: AA]
Gypsy Mon 8—Sat 30 May. 7.30pm. Mats on Sat 13. Wed 17 and Sat 20 at2.30pm. £2.50—£8.50. Popular musical by Jule
Rose Lee. the celebrated American stripper.
The Mikado Until 6 May. 7.30pm and Sat Mat 2.30pm. £2.50—£12.50. The New Doyly Carte Opera Company perform the ever-popular Gilbert abd Sullivan operetta.
I HETHERBOW ARTS CENTRE 43 High Street. 556 9579. Box Office. 1()am-4.30pm. 7—9pm perf. evgs. Cafe. [Access: R. Facilities: WC. W3. E. G. B. R. Help: A.AA]
The Beautiful Gemme Until Sat 6 May. £3 (£2). Raymond Ross‘ dramatic rant forthe football crazy or the just plain crazy. If there are as many puns in the play asthere are in the pre-publicity. it‘ll be one inthe back of the net for Gallus Productions. Community Drama is lntemational to May. 7.30pm. Free. The Sadie Aitken lecture is given by Alan Nicol.
I ROYAL LYCEUM Grindlay Street. 229 9697. Box Office Mon—Sat 10am-6pm. 10am—8pm on perf. evgs. Bar. Rest/Cafe. [Access2 P. L. Facilites: WC. WS. AS. E. G. B. R. T. Help: A. AA]. (TheatreSaver Concession Cards cost £1 . last all year. give £1 off the full price each time you come for you and a friend - available to OAPs. L'B40s. Students. Disabled and YTS scheme)Tickets for Lyceum productions are also available at the Ticket Centre. Waverley Bridge; branches of AT May's Travel and the Queens 1 la”. Clerk Street.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Fri l2
May 77 Sat 3 June. 7.45pm and Mat 3. 15pm on 27 May. £2.50—£5.50. Free preview Thurs 1 1 May. The Royal Lyceum hardly take a breath after their main season. heading straight into the Summer run with Edward Albee's celebrated early 60s play which did no harm to the careersof Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor vvhcn they starred in the film version. A
lov e-hate relationship on an American university campus is central lt)lllis powerful play
I THEATRE WORKSHOP 34 l lamillon Place. 226 5425. Box ( )tlice Moii Sat
9 30am 5 30pm. Bar. Cafe. [Accessz I’I’A. R I'itL‘lllllL'\' WC. WS. AS. I'L.(i.
lIelp: AA] l
Stync and Stephen Sondheim about Gypsy
A Few From the Fridge Fri 5—Sat 6 May. 7.30pm. £2.50 (£1 .50). Fife College Theatre Arts Programme have been getting as much mileage as possible from their Arthur Miller spoof since showing it at the Scottish Student Drama Festival and continue to show it about the place. I TRAVERSE THEATRE 1 12 West Bow. Grassmarket. 226 2633. Box Office Tue—Sat 10am-8pm. Sun 6—l0pm. Bar. Rest. Tickets also available front the Ticket Centre. Market Street. [Accessz St. Facilities: E. Help: AA]
Marianne L'ntil Sun 7 May. 7.30pm. £3.50 (£2.50). Women in the French Resistance are the focal point of Katie Campbell's new play for Studio Two. The play isa collaborative effort by this actors' company and takes as its starting point the relationships between three women of different ages. While in sortie ways it isa celebration of courage. loyalty and spirit in the face of the Nazis. the play itiSOSIOpS to consider the divided loyalties and conflictsof interest that were the inevitable result of the German occupation of Paris. The play follows the course of events from the start ofthe occupation through to Hitler‘s defeat and the recriminations that followed. ‘lt culminates with the retribution ofthe French people.‘ explains producer and actorJacqueline Fox. 'there were actually more people killed in Paris by the French after the Nazis had left than by the Germans themselves.‘ While the French celebrate the bicentenary of the revolutiuon. Marianne is a timely consideration ofone of the darker periods in their history.
Open Meeting Wed 10 May. 8pm. Asthe Traverse extends its range ofworkshops it is keen to stay in tune with the demandsof would-be participants. This is a chance to discuss the direction in which the workshops shottld go. paying particular attention to the approaching Spinning/1 Line season of new writing. Everyone is welcome to come along whether or not they have attended previous workshop sessions.
A Wee Home from Home Tue 9—Thurs 11 May. 7.30pm. A welcome return ofthis dance. mime and movement piece which exlores the rich fabric of Glasgow life. Michael Marra plays piano while Frank McConnell struts his stuff.
Miss Margarida's Way Fri 12—Sun 14 May. 7.30pm. Classroom drama by Roberto Athayde and performed by Glasgow Arts Centre.
TOURING
This section lists shows that are touring Scotland. We give detailed listings onlyfor periods when they are in the Central Belt area. There is a phone numberfor each company, however. should you require more information. Unless otherwise specified, the number after each venue listed isthe telephone number for ticket enquiries for that particular evening (please note. this is not always the venue number).
I Glasvegas Borderline's offering for Mayfest is a musical comedy about Glaswegians in search of a more glamorous life. For more details call 0292 281010.
Pavilion Theatre. (ilasgow'l‘ue 2—Sat6 May. 8pm and Sat Mat 2.30pm. ()41 332 1846. Ayr Civic Theatre Mon 8 May. 8pm. 0292 264639. Castle Douglas High School Tue 9 May. 7.30pm. 0556 3010. Magnum Theatre. Irvine Wed 10 May. 7.30pm.0294 78381. .S'irJohn ll'ilson Town Hall. Airdrie Thurs 11 May . 7.30pm. 023662453 ext 17. Carnegie Hall. Dunfermline Fri 12 May. 7.30pm, 0383 720108. .llaeRohertArts Centre. Stirling Sat 13 May. 7.30pm. 0786 (i108). Brunton 'I‘heatre. .Ilusselhurgh
Mon 15 May. 7.45pm.031 665 2240.
(ireenor'k .4 Us (iurltl Wed 17 May. 7.30pm. 0475 23038. 'l‘ourContinues.
I Harmony ROW. Wildcat's latest musical comedy is a tinter stab at the Poll Taxand comes with the backing of NALGO as part
of the STUC anti-tax campaign. Peter Arnott and Peter Mullan's play is set in a street whose nomination fora Neighbour/tom! of tire Year award is threatened by the non-payment campaign ofone of its residents. Private and public politics. music and jokes. For more details call ()41 9540000.
Palace Theatre. Kilmarnoclt Thurs 4—Fri 5 May. 7.30pm. 0563 23590. Bellshill. Cardinal Newman its. Sat o May. 7.30pm. 041 221 3200. .llay'fest Mon 8—Sat 20May. see Mayfest Listings. Tour continues.
I Jungle Book. The Brunton Theatre‘s successful adaptation of Kipling's stories was deemed to be the most suitable play in
-their last season to take out on their first
ever Scottish tour. Intended for adultsand children alike. For more details call 031 665 9900. Mayfest 1—7 May. See Mayfest Listings. Brunton Theatre. Musselburgh Tue 9—Fri 12 May. 031 665 2240. Tour continues.
I Them Through The Wall. Cumbernauld Theatre Company touring new comedy by Liz Lochead. now writer in residence at The Royal Shakespeare Company. and Agnes Owens. Two very different families. the down-on-their-Iuck McGlogans and the upwardly mobile Grahams. at odds over a designer fence — a ‘working-class farce' about gender. family. generations gaps and the desparation of poverty. For more details call 0236 732887
Mayfist Mon I—Sat 6 May. See Mayfest Listings. Iilgi'n Town Hall Wed 10May'. 7.45pm. 0343 45121 ext 2310. Fraserburgh. Dalry'mple Hall Thurs l 1 May. 7.30pm. 0346 28761. Aboyne. Deeside Community Centre Fri 12 May. 7.30pm. 0339 2222. Blackburn. Leys Hall Sat 13 May. 7.30pm. Cumbernauld Theatre Tue 16—Sat 20 May. 7.45pm and Sat Mat 2.30pm. 0236 732887. Tour continues.
I Road. Jim Cartwright's powerful and bitterly funny study of inner-city life is given the Glasgow treatment by 7:84 initiallly for Mayfest and then on tour. Phone041 331 2219 for furtherdetails. Mayfest Until May 6. see Mayfest listings. Dundee Rep Mon 8—Sat l3. i'lIacRobert Arts Centre Mon 15—Tue 16 May. SirJo/tn Wilson Town Hall. Airdrie Wed 17 May. Magnum Theatre. Irvine Thurs 18—Fri 19 May. Tour Continues.
CABARET
FRIDAY 5
I Alexander Sisters with Clea and McLeod Tron Theatre. Glasgow. 552 4267. 11.15pm. See Mayfest Listings.
I The Funny Farm Chandler Studio. RSAMD. Glasgow. 9pm. £4 (£2). See Mayfest Listings.
I Lily Savage and Pauline Daniels Renfrew Ferry. Glasgow. 6pm. £5 (£2.50).See Mayfest Listings.
I Jeremy Hardy Mitchell Theatre. Glasgow. 10pm. £5 (£2.50). See Mayfest Listings.
I Arnold Brown Gilded Balloon. Cowgate. Edinburgh. 225 3013. 9.30pm (doorsopen 8.30pm). £4 (£3). Brown kicksoffthe Gilded Balloon's Best ofMuyfestseason with his patent brand ofdry' humour. Sec Preview.
SATURDAY 6
I Alexander Sisters with Clea and McLeod Tron Theatre. Glasgow. 552 4267. 11.15pm. See Mayfest Listings.
I The Funny Farm (‘handler Studio. RSAMD. Glasgow. 9pm. £4 (£2). See Mayfest Listings.
IJeremy llardy MitchelITheatre. Glasgow. 10pm. £5 (£2.50). See Mayfest Listings.
I Yuk Yuk's Gilded Balloon. Cowgate. Edinburgh. 22.5 30I3. 9.30pm (doorsopen
8.30pm). £4 (£3). Stars ofthe Montreal Comedy Festival. Yuk Yuk's give Edinburgh audiences a chance to catch their act before it gets to Mayfest. Glenn Forster. Marla Lukofsky and Ron Vaudry are the people responsible for tonight's offering of the BestofMay/est. . See Preview.
SUNDAY 7
I Bruce Morton with Clea and McLeod Tron Theatre. Glasgow. 552 4267. 11.15pm. See Mayfest listings.
I Jeremy Hardy Gilded Balloon. Cowgatc. Edinburgh. 225 3013. 9.30pm (doors 0an 8.30pm). £4 (£3). Jeremy Hardy completes the line-up for the Gilded Balloon‘s Best of .ylay'fest season and settles in for a two night stint ofnon-stop humour and amiable banter. See Preview.
MONDAY 8
I Yult Yult's Renfrew Ferry. Glasgow. 6pm. £5 (£2.50). See Mayfest Listings.
I Jeremy Hardy Gilded Balloon. Cowgate. Edinburgh. 225 3013. 9.30pm (doors open 8.30pm). £4 (£3). See Sunday 7.
TUESDAY 9
I Bruce Morton with Clea and McLeod Tron Theatre. Glasgow. 552 4267. 11.15pm. See Mayfest listings.
I Yuk Yuk's Renfrew Ferry. Glasgow. 6pm. £5 (£2.50). See Mayfest Listings.
WEDNESDAY 10
I Bruce Morton with Clea and McLeod Tron Theatre. Glasgow. 552 4267. 11.15pm. See Mayfest listings.
I Jo Brand and Hattie Heyridge Renfrew Ferry. Glasgow. 6pm. £5 (£2.50). See Mayfest Listings.
THURSDAY 11
I The Funny Farm Chandler Studio. RSAMD. Glasgow. 9pm. £4 (£2). See Mayfest Listings.
I Simon Fanshawe: Silent No Longer Cabaret Benefit Wilkie House. Cowgate. Edinburgh. 8pm (until 3am). £4 (£2.50). Simon Fanshaw pops over from Mayfest to do his bit for War on Want and isjoincd by special guests in a night ofcabaret.
I Comedy Store Players Renfrew Ferry. Glasgow. 9pm. £5 (£2.50). See Mayfest Listings.
I Jo Brand and Hattie Heyridge Renfrew Ferry. Glasgow. 6pm. £5 (£2.50). See Mayfest Listings.
I Andy Cameron Mitchell Theatre. Glasgow. 10pm. £5 (£2.50). See Mayfest Listings.
FRIDAY 12
I The Funny Farm Chandler Studio. RSAMD. Glasgow. 9pm. £4 (£2). See Mayfest Listings.
I Comedy Store Players Renfrew Ferry. Glasgow. 9pm. £5 (£2.50). See Mayfest Listings.
I Andy Cameron Mitchell Theatre. Glasgow. 10pm. £5 (£2.50). See Mayfest Listings.
SATURDAY 13
I The Funny Farm Chandler Studio. RSAMD. Glasgow. 9pm. £4 (£2). See Mayfest Listings.
I Julian Claryl’avilion Theatre. Glasgow. 8pm. £7 (£6). See Mayfest Listings.
I Andy Cameron Mitchell Theatre. Glasgow. 10pm. £5 (£2.50). See Mayfest Listings.
I So You Think You're Funny? Chandler Studio. RSAMD. 9pm. £5 (£2.50). See Mayfest Listings.
MONDAY 15
I Julian Clary Pavilion Theatre. Glasgow. 8pm. £7 (£6). See Mayfest Listings.
52The List 5— 18 May 1989