THEATRE LISTINGS
All Kinds of
KITES!
and
Lots of things to juggle with! Plus model yachts, windsocks, wind chimes, boomerangs, frisbees, mobiles
WIND THINGS
EDINBURGH GLASGOW 1 1 Cowgatehead 3-5 Gibson Street (Grassmaket) (nr Kelvinbridge)
Tel: 031-220 6336 Tel 041- 334 3336
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AN: 'UAL PANTOMIME ALADDIN Script by David Swan 2 DECEMBER - 8 JANUARY PERFORMANCES A'I‘ 2.3(lI’M: 18, 20 - 24, 28 - 31 DEC & 4 - 8 JAN PERFORAIANCES A'I‘ 7.30I’Mi I7, 18, 21 - 24, 27 - 30 DEC & 7, 8 JAN 'I‘ICKI‘Z'I‘S: £7.25 (EVE IiULI.)/£5.25 (EVE CONCS), £5.00 (MATS)
SPRING PROGRAMME AND A NIGH'I‘INGALE SANG NOT ABOUT HEROES MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS GO’I‘ HER HEAD CHOPPED OFF TICKETS: £7.25 (EVE FULL). £5.25 (EVE CONCS). £5.00 (MATS) TELEPHONE BOX OFFICE 031 665 2240
'I‘ELEPIIONE FOR A BROCHURE FOR DETAILS
30, Midland Street, Glasgow G1 4PR
Cafe’
will be open on New Year's Day! 1 0.30pm 'til very, very late £7
Bands, Drinks Promos & Mischief will abound
HAVE A MISCHIEVOUS NEW YEAR!
THURS 27 JAN - SAT 12 FEB (not Sundays) ARCHES THEATRE COMPANY
Glengarry Glen Ross
by David Mamet Showtime: 7.30pm. Tickets: £6l£3
a tale of sophisticated immorality, warped logic and hard-nosed salesmen "Nobody alive writes better American... " The Observer
Tickets from The Ticket Centre: 041 227 551 1
THEATRE
: Theatre is listed by city, then
alphabetically by venue. Touring shows are listed alphabetically by title at the end of the section. Shows will be listed, provided that details reach our offices at least ten days betore publication. Theatre Listings compiled by Mark Fisher.
DISABLED ACCESS KEY
Access: P 2 Parking Facilities. PPA = Parking 10 be Pre-Arrangcd. L = Level
3 Access. R = Ramped Access. ST = Steps
to negotiate.
Facilities: WC = Adapted Toilet(s). WS = Wheelchair Spaces. AS = Adjacent Seats. H = Induction Loop System. G = Guide Dogs Allowed. R 2 Restaurant Accessible. C = Catering Accessible. T = Adapted Telephone.
Help: A = Assistance Available. AA = Advise Venue in Advance.
TICKET LIHK
Tickets for major venues in Glasgow are available from the Ticket Centre.
Candlenggs. Mon—Sat 10.30am until
6.30pm in person or until 9pm by phone on 041 227 5511. Sunday opening is noon—5pm. Any Ticket Link box office can sell tickets for other venues.
I ARCHES THEATRE Midland Street. 221
. 9736. [Access: L. Facilities: WC. WS. C.
1 1 1
G. Help: A. AA]
Utopian Wed 5. Thurs 6 and Sat 8 Jan. 7.30pm. £6 (£3). Reflective Theatre. Company makes an early start to the New Year.
I CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street. 332 7521. [Access: PPA. L. ST. Facilities: WC. WS. H. G. C]
Experimental Movement Project Sat 18 Dec. 9pm. £3 (£1). See Dance
I CITIZEHS’ THEATRE Gorbals Street. 429 0022. Box Office Mon—Sat 10am~6pm (loam—9pm on performance days). Bar. [Access: L. R. Facilities: WC. WS. H. G. C. Help: AA]
The lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Until Sat 22 Jan. 10am Mon 20. Tue 21 Dec. Wed 12. Thurs 13 Jan. 2pm every day except Thurs 23. Sat 25 Dec and Sat 1 Jan. 5pm Sat 18 and Mon 27 Dec. 7pm Fri 17. Tue 21-Thurs 30 Dec. Mon 3—Tue 11. Thurs l3~Sat 22 Jan. 8pm Sat 18 and Mon 27 Dec.
C.S. Lewis‘s magical story of strange creatures making merry on the other side of the furniture is brought to the stage by the regular CII'I. team of adaptor Myles Rudge. director Giles Havergal and designer Kenny Miller. See review.
I CUMBERHAULD THEATRE C umbemauld. 0236 732887. Box Office Mon—Fri loam-6pm: Sat 10am—3pm; 6—8pm perf. evgs Bar/Cafe. [Access: PPA. L. ST. R. Facilities: WC. WS. H. G. C. Help: A. AA]
llobin llood Until Fri 24 Dec. £5 (£3.70). loam Until Fri 17. Mon 20—Thurs 23 Dec. 2pm Until Wed 22 Dec. Fri 24. 7pm Until Fri 24 Dec.
Last year’s team of director Liz Carruthers and writer-actors Matthew Costello and Liam Brennan is back to wreak havoc with the egalitarian tales of Sherwood Forest. A swashbuckling epic that has them screaming in the aisles.
' I DRAMA CENTRE AT THE RAMSRORH 98
Ingram Street. 552 3489. [Access: ST. Facilities: WC. WS. G. Help: AA] The Elephant Man Until Sat 18 Dec.
’ 7.30pm. £5/£4 (mm/£1.50). Strathclyde
Theatre Group in Bernard Pomerance‘s play about the life and exploitation of John Merrick whose distorted features cast him as a circus freak.
| I KlllG’s 111nm: Bath Street. Box I Office. Mon—Sat noon—6pm. 4 bars.
Phone bookings. Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. see Ticket Link details above. [Access: PPA. L. Facilities: WC. WS. H. G. C. Help: A. AA]
lllclt Whittington Until Sat 29 Jan. £3-£10. 2.15pm until Wed 22. Mon 27—Thurs 30 Dec. Mon 3-Sat 8 Jan. Wed 12. Sat 15. Wed 19. Sat 22. Wed 26 and Sat 29 Jan. 5pm Fri 24 and Fri 31 Dec. 7pm until Thurs 23. Mon 27-Thurs 30 Dec. Mon 3—Sat 29 Jan.
Last year's show from the King's Edinburgh moves through with a few changes ~ perhaps the most welcome being the arrival ofJimmy Chisholm as the Dame. Allan Stewart makes the lead role a good deal less mawkish than it can be and there are enough dodgy gags to keep anyone happy. See review.
I MERCAT THEATRE Mercat House. Drumchapel. 944 9022. [Access: PPA. 1.. ST. R. Facilities: WC. WS. G. C]
Babes in the Drum Until Fri 24 Dec. 1.30m Until Fri 17. Mon 20—F1‘i 24. 2.30pm Sat 18. 7pm Until Sat 18. Wed 22 and Thurs 23. £2 (£1).
The Mercat gives the Babes in the Wood tale a local spin. Call about a special Christmas Dinner offer at the Mercat Bistro. See review.
I MITCHELL THEATRE Granville Street. 221 3198. Box Office Mon—Sat noon—8pm. Bar. Cafe. [Access: PPA. 1.. ST. R. Facilities: WC. WS. H. G. C. Help: A. AA]
The Magic World of Aladdin Until Sat 15 Jan. 2.30pm Until Fri 31 Dec. Wed 5. Sat 8. Wed 12. Sat 15 Jan. 7.30m daily except Sat 25 Dec and Sat 1 Ian. £8 (£6). Scottish TV stars from 'liilw the High Road and Rub C. Nexhitr lead the cast in this year's family panto. See review.
I MOTHERWELL THEATRE Civic Centre. Motherwell. 0698 67515. [Access: ST. R. 1.. Facilities: WC. WS. H. G. C]
Aladdin Until Sat 8 Jan. 1.30pm and 7.30pm. £4.60. Jimmy Logan returns to Motherwell to write and direct this year’s spectacular which stars Christian. Radio Clyde‘s Mr Abie and TVs Gillian McNeil. See review.
I PAISLEY ARTS CENTRE New Street. Paisley. 887 1010. Box Office open Tue—Sun noon—8.30pm. [Access: PPA. L. R. Fae"ities: WC. WS. H. G. C. Help: A. AA]
Beauty and the Beast Until Fri 31 Dec. 10.3mm Mon 20. 2pm every day except Sat 25. 7pm Until Fri 31 (not Sat 25). £5-£6.50 (£3—£4).
David Wallace has earned a reputation for directing and writing first-rate pantos at Paisley. See review.
I PAVILION THEATRE 121 Renlield Street, 332 1846. Box Office Mon-Sat 10am—8pm. Bar. [Access: ST. Facilities: WS. G. Help: AA]
Mr McScrooge Until Sat 29 Jan. 10am Wed 22 Dec. 2pm Until Tue 21 (inc. Sun). Thurs 23—Fri 24. Sun 26—Thurs 30 Dec. Sun 2—Wed 5. Sat 8—Sun 9. Wed 12. Sat 15. Wed 19. Sat 22. Wed 26 and Sat 29 Ian. 5.30pm Sun 19. Sun 26 Dec. Sun 2 and Sun 91am. 7.30m Until Sat 18. Tue 21—Fri 24. Tue 28—Fri 31 Dec. Tue 4—Sat 8. Tue ll-Sat 29.
Traditionally the noisiest and brashest of the big traditional pantos. the Pavilion’s seasonal caper — ‘the meanest panto ever to hit Glasgow‘ -— stars Andy Cameron. Dave Anderson and Eileen McCallum. See review.
I ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND DRAMA 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. [Access: PPA. ST. L. Facilities: WC. WS. H. G. C. Help: A. AA]
Old Mother Hubbard Until Sat 18 Dec. Fri 17. 2pm and 7.15pm. Sat 18. 10am. £3.50 (£2). Robin Wilson directs final-year students in David Wood's nursery rhyme
open I THEATRE ROYAL Hope Street. 332 9000. Box Office Mon—Sat loam—6pm. (7.30pm on perfevgs). Bar. Buffet. [Access: PPA. ST. R. Facilities: WC. W5. H. G. C. Help: AA] Peter Pan Until Fri 24 Dec. See Dance.
64 The List 17 December 1993—13 January 1994