THEATRE LISTINGS
FOR ONE WEEK ONLY
Mon 1501 - Sat 20th March Mon - Fri 7.30pm, Sat 5pm & 8pm
ALL STAR CAST
CLIVE FRANCIS
llAllllRMA'iNl's TERMS
by SIMON GRAY
With James Grout (Superintendent Strange from Inspector Morse) and Sarah Badel
Don ’t miss "The most enjoyable and intriguing. play of the year” - Spectator
"Bubbles with warmth, wit and understanding................charming” - Evening Standard
ING’s KTHEATRE EDINBURGH 2....-. Tickets: £8.50 - £12.50 (concessions available) ALL SEATS HALF PRICE OPENING NIGHT AND SAT AT‘SPM
TICKETLINE)
I». ' 031 220 4349 CREDIT CARD HOTLINE
or in person at King’s, Assembly Rooms and Usher Hall
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I PAISLEY ARTS CENTRE New Street. Paisley. 887 1010. Box Office open Tue—Sun noon—8.30pm. [Accessz PPA. L. R. Facilities: WC. W5. H. G. C. Help: A.
AA]
The Odd Couple Until Fri 12 Mar. 7.30pm. £3.50 (£2.50). Trinity Theatre Group in Neil Simon’s comic female answer to The Odd Couple.
The Man Who loved Islands Sat 13 Mar. 8pm. £4.50 (£2.50). Manchester’s disabled people‘s performance company. New Breed. returns with an atmospheric version of this DH. Lawrence short story. The multi-media production tells the tale of a man who stubbornly tries to establish a paradise on a remote Hebridean island. paying no regard to his fellow islanders and the forces of nature.
The Slab Boys Thurs 18—Wed 24 Mar. 8pm. £5 (£3). To celebrate the fifth anniversary of Paisley Arts Centre. PACE performs the first instalment of John Byme's nostalgic trilogy recounting the hilarious slab room antics of Phil. Spanky. Hector and Lucille.
I PAVILION THEATRE 121 Renfield Street. 332 1846. Box Office Mon—Sat 10am—8pm. Bar. [Access: ST. Facilities: WS. G. Help: AA]
At Her Majesty’s Pleasure Until Sat 13 Mar. 7.30pm. £8.50—£10.50. Rab C. Nesbitt drags himself from the gutter for his first one-man show only to find himself doing time. See review.
Jimmy Jones Sun 14 Mar. 7.30pm. £8. See Cabaret.
Paul Daniels Magic Show Sun 21 Mar. 5pm and 7.30pm. £4.50—£7. See Cabaret. Ben Elton Wed 24—Sat 27 Mar. 7.30pm. £7.50—£1 1.50. See Cabaret and preview. I ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND ORAMA 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. lAccess: PPA. ST. L. Facilities: WC. W3. H. G. C. Help: A. AA]
Boad Until Fri 12 Mar. 7.15pm. £2 (£1.50/£1). Second year students in Jim Cartwright’s powerful vision of inner-city decay. Mark Saunders directs.
The Lower Depths Tue 23—Fri 26 Mar. 7.15pm. £2 (£1). Audio-described performance Thurs 25. Sign language interpretation Fri 26 Mar. Maxim Gorky‘s slum drama is performed by Second year students and directed by Joyce Deans. New Moves Tue 23. Thurs 25 and Sat 27 Mar. See Dance.
I THEATRE ROYAL Hope Street. 332 9000. Box Office Mon—Sat 10am—6pm. (7.30pm on perfevgs). Bar. Buffet. [Accessz PPA. ST. R. Facilities: WC. W8. H. G. C. Help: AA]
Death of a Salesman Until Sat 13 Mar. 7.30pm. £4—£15.50. Sat mat 2.30pm. Audio-described performance Sat mat. Janet Suzman directs Timothy West in the lead role of Arthur Miller's classic modern tragedy of the failed spirit of enterprise.
The Scottish Ballet Fri 19—Sat 27 Mar. See Dance and preview.
I TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive. 227 5511. (Access: P. PPA. R. Facilities: WC. W5. H. G. C].
The Street ot Crocodiles Until Sat 13 Mar. 8pm. £7 (£4). Theatre de Complicite' tours its National Theatre-commissioned adaptation of the stories of Bruno Schulz. Big on visuals. strong on surrealism and highly rated on its London showings. Precious Wed 17—Sat 20 Mar. 8pm. £7 (£4). See Dance and feature.
I TRON THEATRE 63 Trongate. 552 4267. Box Office Mon 10am—5pm: Tue—Sat 10am until perfomiance commences; Sun 6pm until performance commences. No performances on Monday. [Accessz PPA. ST. R. L. Facilities: WC. W5. H. G. C. Help: AA]
The Scapegoat Until Sun 14 Mar. 7.30pm. £6.50/£5 (£3.50/£3). Fifth Estate presents a play by Clive Paton who is the first non-Russian to have work presented by the Moscow Arts Theatre. The play is a comic look at how Spain came to terms with the modern age on the death of
Franco.
The Banyan Tree Wed 17—Sun 21 Mar. 7.30pm. Thurs 18 and Fri 19 mats 2pm. £6.50/£5 (£3.50/£3). TAG presents Alan Spence's play about a young Indian girl who joins her brother in Scotland. carrying with her the seed of the sacred Banyan Tree. A blend of traditional tales and merging cultures. featuring dance by Geetha Sidhar.
Mrs Deausescu’s Organisatlon of Love Tue 23—Sun 28 Mar. 7.30pm. £6.50/£5 (£3.50/£3). Plain Clothes Productions returns to the Tron after the success of Blue Night in the Heart oft/1e West a couple of years ago. This new play is by Phil Smith who creates a love story in the heart of a Europe riddled with crime and corruption. The highly praised production features choreography by Liz Ranken (recently in residence at the CCA) and lighting by Ace McCarron (who did such a fine job on The Euro/walls at Tramway recently).
EDINBURGH
I OEOLAM THEATRE Forrest Road. Bedroom Farce Until Sat 13 Mar. 7.30pm. £3 (£2.50). Untapped Talent in Alan Aykboum‘s comedy.
I ORUNTON THEATRE M usselburgh. 665 2240. lAccess: L. R. Facilities: WC. W8. H. G. C. Help: AA]
84 Sharing Cross Road Until Sat 20 Mar (not Mon 8 Mar). 7.30pm. Sat mat 2.30pm (audio-described). £4 (£2.50). A stage adaptation of Helene Hanff's hugely successful novel about a writer. a bookshop owner and their twenty-year relationship. See review.
I CHURCH HIU. THEATRE h'lorningside Road. 228 1 155. Tickets available from Queens Hall and Usher Hall Box Offices and J. and A. Cruikshank (opposite theatre).
Driven to Murder Until Sat 13 Mar. 7.30pm. £4. Davidsons Mains Dramatic Club in a tale of blackmail. drugs and murder.
0n Golden Pond Wed 17--Sat 20 Mar. 7.30pm. £3.50. Ernest 'l'hompson's New England drama about old age and the passage of time is performed by Edinburgh People's Theatre.
I FRENCH INSTITUTE 13 Randolph Crescent. 225 5366.
Les Chases Sat 13 Mar. 7.30pm. £5.50 (£3.50). Le Theatre du Vent in a French- language adaptation of (ieorges Perec‘s novel of escapism and romance.
I KING’S THEATRE 2 Levcn Street. 22‘) 1201. Box Office Mon—Sat 10am—8pm. Bar. (Access: R. 1.. Facilities: WC. WS. H. G. Help: AA]
Utopia Limited Until Sat 13 Mar. 7.30pm.
Sat mat 2.30pm. £4—£8. The Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Edinburgh in the comic operetta about a South Sea island that decides to remodel itself on British principles.
Duartennalne’s Terms Mon 15~Sat 20 Mar. Mon—Fri 7.30pm. Sat 5pm and 8pm. £5.50—-£12.50. Edward Fox revives his starring role of a decade ago in Simon Gray's Cambridge-common room comedy. The appointment of a new Principal heralds worrying changes for the affable but not very talented staff in a School of English.
The Sound of Music Tue 23 Mair—sat 3 Apr. 7.30pm. Wed and Sat mats 2.30pm. Extra mat Fri 26 Mar. 2.30pm. £7.50—£18.50. Return visit for this touring production starring Liz Robertson and Christopher Cazenove.
I NETHERBOW ARTS CENTRE 43 High Street. 556 6579.
The Scapegoat Tue lb—Sat 27 Mar. 7.30pm. £5.50 (£3.50). See Tron Theatre above.
I PLAYHOOSE THEATRE Greenside Place. 557 2590. [Access: R. L. Facilities: WC. W5. G. C]
At Ills Malesty’s Pleasure Mon 15—Wed 17 Mar. 7.30pm. £8.50—£10.50. Rab C. Nesbitt is been put behind bars and left
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