THEATRE LISTINGS
MUSSELIURGH
by Peter Murray
II - 26 NOVEMBER
AT 7.30PM * SAT MAT 19 NOV AT 2.30PM a
A hi hI amusing and n'tty come y ased on the co ourfuI characters of the post-war boxing circuit.
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ANNUAL PANTOMIME DICK WHI'I'I‘IIIG'I'OII
Script by Robert Paterson 2 DEC - 7 JANUARY
SHOWS AT 2.30PM &'7.30PM
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PACE Theatre Company is joined by the high-energy Paisley Youth Theatre for what promises to be one of the best seasonal shows in Scotland.
I PAVILIOH THEATRE 121 Rentield Street. 332 18-16. [Access: ST. Facilities: WS. G. Help: AA]
Goosey Goosey Glasgow Wed 30 Nov—Sat 28 Jan. 10am Tue 6. Thurs 8. Fri 9. Tue 13. Wed 14. Fri 16 and Tue 20 Dec; 2pm Saf 3. Wed 7. Sat 10. Sun 11. Thurs 15. Sat 17. Sun 18. Wed 21—Sat 24. Mon 26—Sat 31 Dec. Mon 2—Wed 4. Sat 7. Wed 11. Sat 14, Wed 18. Sat 21. Wed 25. Sat 28 Jan; 5.30pm Sun 11. Sun 18 Dec: 7.30pm Wed 30 Nov—Sat 28 Jan (not Mon 12 or Mon 19 Dec). £4.75—£8.95. Probably the noisiest panto in Glasgow. this year's eggstravaganza (look. you‘ve got to get used to the terrible puns now)
; stars Andy Cameron and Dorothy Paul ' and is written and directed by Jolm Bett.
I ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY OF MUSIC
AND DRAMA 100 Renfrew Street. 332
n 5057. [Access: PPA. ST. 1.. Facilities:
WC. WS. H. G. C. Help: A. AA]
Festival Koltes Sat l9—Sun 2() Nov.
Weekend rate: £10 (£7); Sat night £3 (£2); Stin £6 (£4). All weekend celebration of
the French playwright Bernard-Marie
Koltes. reckoned to be the tnost important
new talent of the 80s. who died iit 1989 at
the age of-l l. The event brings together
experts. directors. academics and even the g
playwright‘s brother for a series of
discussions and readings.
Texts and Pretexts Mon 21 Nov. 7.15pm. 1 £5 (£3). lidward Argent and Ros Steen of ;
the School of Drama staff have put together this selection of writings by Aldous Huxley.
Red Roses Tue 22—Fri 25 Nov. 7.15pm. £3.50 (£2). Peter Barnes‘ comedy about the Black Death is performed by third- year students under the direction of TAG's Tony Grahatn.
I THEATRE ROYAL Hope Street. 332 9000. (Access: PPA. ST. R. Facilities: WC. WS.
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3 The Cherry Orchard Until Sat 19 Nov.
1 7.15pm. Sat mat 2.15pm. £4.5()~£l6.5(). 1 Pre-West Find tour of Chekhov‘s
; masterpiece in a witty and absorbing
5 production starring Susannah York and directed by Mikhail Mokeiev of the Moscow Art Theatre.
7.15pm. Thurs and Sat mat 2.15pm. From £4.50. Oxford Stage Company in a fast- paced version of Shakespeare‘s romance directed by John Retallack and just back front a tour of Japan.
I TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive. 227 5511. [Access: P. PPA. R. Facilities: WC. WS. H. G. C].
A Place with the Pigs Thurs l—Sat to Dec. 8pm. £7 (£4). Kenneth Glenaan directs Coinmunicado in Athol Fugard's play about a deserter from the Soviet army who spent 41 years hiding in a pig st I. See preview.
I TROH THEATRE 63 Trongate. 552 4267. [Access: PPA. ST. R. 1.. Facilities: WC. WS. H. G. C. Help: AA]
Babes in the Wood Mon 21 Nov—Sat 7 Jan. (Half-price previews Fri 18 and Sat 19 Nov. 7.30pm). 103m Mon 21—Fri 25. Mon 28. Wed 30 Nov and Thurs 1 Dec; 1pm Sat 24 Dec; 1.30pm Tue 29 Nov. Fri 2. Wed 7. Thurs 8. Mon 12—Fri 16. Mon 19—Fri 23 Dec. 2pm Sat 26 Nov. Sat 3. Sat 10. Sat 17. Mon 26-Sat 31 Dec. Mon 2. Tue 3 and Sat 7 Jan; 5pm Sat 24 Dec. 7.30pm Fri 25—Sat 26 Nov. Fri 2. Sat 3. Wed 7. Thurs 8. Sat 10—Fri 23. Mon 26—Fri 30 Dec. Mon 2—Tue 3 and Sat 7 Jan. £8 (£5.50/£3).
Tony Roperjoins an honourable line of celebrity panto playwrights at the Tron (Forbes Masson. Bruce Morton etc) for a Glaswegian version of the tale of the lost tots. Lynn Ferguson stars.
I ORUHTOH THEATRE Musselburgh. 665 2240. [Access: L. ST. R. Facilities: WC. WS. H. G. C. Help: AA]
Boothies Until Sat 26 Nov. 7.30pm. Sat 19 mat (audio-described) 2.30pm. £7.50
Romeo and Juliet Wed 30 Nov—Sat 3 Dec.
Boothies at the Brunton
(£5.25): mat £4. Set in the semi- professional boxing booths of the 40s. Peter Murray's play follows the wavering fortunes of newcomer. Davie and the old hands who have seen it all before. See review.
I CHURCH HILL THEATRE lvlorningside Road. 228 1155. Tickets available from Queen's Hall and Usher Hall Box Offices and J. and A. Cruikshank or Harvest Garden (opposite theatre).
The Lass Wi’ the Muckle Mou Wed 23—Sat 26 Nov. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). Whimsical Scots comedy about the courting of a large-mouthed girl is performed by The Makars.
I EDINBURGH FESTIVAL THEATRE 13—29 Nicolson Street. 529 6000. [Access: 1.. Facilities: WC. WS. AS. H. C. T. Help: A] Shadowlands Until Sat 19 November. Fri 7.30pm; Sat 4pm and 8pm. £4.5()—£15.5(). First seen on television. then in Sir Richard Attenlmrough's touching film version. William Nicholson's play about C.S. Lewis‘s aching love for Joy Gresham finally makes it to the stage. in a national tour starring Anton Rodgers and Elizabeth Garvie. Did well down south and these are the only Scottish performances.
The Rocky Horror Show Tue 22—Sat 26 Nov. Tue and Wed 8pm; Thurs~Sat 6pm and 9pm. £7—£l6.50. Perennial favourite cult musical reaches its 21st birthday and its still ready to do the time warp again. Stage Secrets: I Didn’t Always Live Here Mon 21 Nov. 7.30pm. £3 (£2). Stewart Conn's 1967 post-war memory play is dusted down in the popular series of readings of neglected 20th century Scottish plays.
Stage Secrets: The Old Age of Peter Pan Mon 28 Nov. 7.30pm. £3 (£2). Donald Campbell’s yet-to-be-performed play about the deserted muse ofJ.M. Barrie is given a reading by the Campaign fora Scottish National Theatre to shed light on overlooked plays of the century.
I KING’S THEATRE 2 Leven Street. 229 1201. [Access: R. L. Facilities: WC. WS. H. G. Help: AA]
Hot Stutl Until Sat 19 Nov. 5.30pm and 8.30pm. £9.5()—£14.5() (£5.50—£9.5()). All