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12, Sat 19, Sat 26 Jan. Sat 2 and Sat 9Feb. :3me every day except Suns, 25 Dec and Jan. As well as Jack Milroy and Mary Lee, Funny Farm members Stu Who, Kate Donnelly and Claire Hemphill get the chance to try out a bigger stage than they’re used to. See review. I ROYAI. SCOTTISH ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND DRAMA 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. [Access: PPA, L. Facilities: WC, WS,AS. R, B, T, G. Help: A, AA]. Jack and the Beanstalk Mon lO-Fri 14 Dec. 7.15pm. Also Sat 15 at 10am. Sign language interpretation on Fri 13 Dec. £3 (£1.50). Mark Saunders directs students in thistraditional panto. Apparentlythe script even includes the odd cue for the audience, so be sure and learn your lines. Timothy West Masterclass Tue 11 and Wed 12 Dec. 7.30pm. Free. Actor and director Timothy West gives two classes to second year drama students, using texts by Oscar Wilde and Harold Pinter. I SCOTTISH MASK AND PUPPET CENTRE 8 Balcarrcs Avenue, Kelvindalc, 3396185. The centre is open Tue—Sat 10am-5pm and Sun 2-5pm. A 30-minute talk and tour round the centre costs £1 (75p). Workshops and information are available by appointment (the centre's library contains over 800 titles). I THEATRE ROYAL Hope Street, 331 1234. Box Office Mon—Sat 10am—6pm. (7.30pm on pcrfevgs). Bar. Buffet. [Accessz P, PPA, R. Facilities: WC, W5, E, G, R.B. Help: AA]. Stuttgart Ballet Until Sat 8 Dec. 7.30pm. £3.50—£27.50. See Dance. Bamhert Dance Tue 11-Sat 15 Dec. 7.30pm. £3.50—£10.50. See Dance and preview. I THIRD EYE CENTRE 350 Sauchiehall Street. 332 7521. Cafe open 1 lam-2.30pm Tue—Fri and during evening performances. [Accessz PPA. L. Facilities: WC, W5, E, G, R, B. Help: AA]. The Year They Changed the Wires Thurs 6—Sat 8 Dec. 7.30pm. £4 (£2.50). Steve Shill and Graeme Miller come together in a Third Eye Centre commission to consider the creative process. the need to
Ti” "‘ r r- tell stories and our obsession with the movies. See preview. The Sale at The Demonic Women Tue 11 Dec at 10pm; Wed 12 Dec at 8pm. £4 (£2.50). Part of Points East festival. Highly rated Polish director Zophia Kalinska presents an international cast in a tongue-in-cheek production based on writings by Stanislaw Witkiewicz, regarded by many as the father of Absurdism. See preview. Points East Centerence Wed lz-Fri 14 Dec. 9.30am—6pm. Eric Robinson of SALVO chairs this three-day conference to be attended by over 50 representatives from Eastern European countries and their British counterparts. They'll be discussing policy. funding and international cooperation in all the arts with particular emphasis on the experimental. The centrepiece of this week‘s Points East festival. Siberian Cortepe Throughout Points East. Free. Welcome To Poland Tue 11 Dec at 8.30pm. Wed 12 Dec at 10pm. £4(£2.50). Prolific multi-media artist, Jerzy Kalina addresses Polish mythologies and stereotypes in two UK premieres— the first an installation, the second a _ performance. Talk: Jerry Kallna Thurs 13 Dec. 8pm. £1 (50p). The creator of Siberian C ortege and Welcome to Poland talks about his work. Poetry, Prose and Protest Songs Fri 14 Dec.
8pm. £4 (£2.40). Points East reading of poetry and prose both in English andthe native languages of Jiri Dedecek (Czechoslovakia), Blaga Dimitrova (Bulgaria), Mariana Marin (Romania), Edwin Morgan (Scotland). Elena Shvarts (USSR) and JozsefTornai (Hungary). Talk: lrvrin and the Structure 0t NSK Fri 14 Dec. 6.15pm. £1 (50p). Three members of Neue Slowenische Kunst. the controversial Yugoslavian group which artistically is consciously totalitarian. There‘s also an exhibition and continuous video show for Points East.
Polish Films and Latvian Videos Sat 15 Dec. 10am-5pm. £3 (£2). All-day screening for Points East
Talk: Mladem Materlc Sat 15 Dec. 7pm. £1 (50p). Mladern Matcric, the Yugoslav director of Tattoo Theatre and Moonplay and currently working with Shared Experience. talks about his work for Points East.
No Man’s Land Sat 15 Dec at 9pm. Sun 16 Dec at 7pm. £4 (£2.50). Poland‘s Theatre of the Eighth Day in the British premiere of a play about cultural barriers.
Attention Border Sun 16 Dec. 5pm. £4 (£2.50). Broken Pertormance Sun 16 Dec. 9pm. £4 (£2.50). Two British premieres of site-specific work by Poland’s Janusz Baldyga. The first deals with ‘Iife on the border‘ and the second is being created specially for Points East.
The Noise and Smoky Breath Show Thurs 20—Fri 21 Dec. 8pm. Based on the popular anthology of Glasgow poems, The Noise and Smoky Breath Show is a cabaret-style performance directed by Andy Arnold of The Arches Theatre. In the words of Edwin Morgan, it goes ‘from the hilarious to the horrific with all the stagesin between'.
I TRAMWAY THEATRE Albert Drive. 423 9527. Tickets from Ticket Centre 041 227 5511 [Help: L, WC. WS,C].
Point 01 Departure Fri 7—Sat 8 Dec. 7.30pm. £4 (£2). See Dance.
A Day Down a Goldmine Mon 10—Mon 17 Dec (not Sun). 8pm. £5 (£3). Everybody‘s favourite scul?tor, George Wyllie makes
‘good for children and will not harm adults.‘ Seasonal fun for those with a taste for the out of the ordinary. Sec preview. I TRON THEATRE 63 Trongate, 552 4267. Box Office Tue—Sat Noon—8pm; Sun 12.30—11pm. Closed Mondays. [Accessz R, ST. Facilities: WS, E, G. R. B. Help: AA].
Gong Night Fri 7 Dec. 10.30pm. Free. See Cabaret.
The Treasure ol Wookimagoo Sat 8 Dec—Sun 27 Jan. 7.30pm. £5.50 (£4.50). Halfpricc previews on Sat 8 and Sun 9 Dec. 2.30pm on Sat 15, Sat 22, Thurs 27, Sat 29 Dec, Thurs 3, Fri 4, Sat 5. Sat 12, Sat 19 andSat 26Jan.
Stand-up comic Bruce Morton ventures into the world of panto with this new seasonal spectacular starring Dorothy Paul and Phil McCall. Pirates. treasure and a mysterious island. Should be a hit. I WOMEN IN PROFILE STUDIO 5 Dalihousc Lane, Garnethill, 332 7377.
Improvisation Workshops For Women Every Tuesday. 7.30—9.30pm. 50p. Women of any age or experience are welcome to try their hand at movement. drama and improvisation in this series of ten autumn classes. The aim is to develop the ability to improvise in public.
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