theatre
listings
Drama is listed by city. then alphabetically by venue. Tourin shows are listed at the end of e drama section. Dance is listed after drama for each city. Touring shows are listed at the end of the drama a dance section. Shows will be listed. provided that details reach our offices at least ten days before publication. Drama 8: dance listings compiled by Peter Ross.
DISABLED ACCESS KEY
Access: P = Parking Facilities. PPA = Parking to be Pre-Arranged. L = Level Access. R = Ramped Access. ST = Steps to ne otiate.
Facilities: WC = Adapted Toilet(s). WS = Wheelchair Spaces. AS = Adjacent Seats. H = Induction Loop System. IR = Infra Red System. G = Guide Dogs Allowed. R = Restaurant Accessible. C = Catering Accessible. T = Adapted Telephone.
Help: A = Assistance Available. AA = Advise Venue in Advance.
TICKET LINK
Tickets for major venues in Glasgow are available from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. Mon—Sat l0.30am until 6.30pm in person or until 9pm by phone on 0141 227 55l I. Sunday opening is noon—5pm. Any Ticket Link box office can sell tickets for other venues. THEATRE TOKENS
'l'l‘ indicates venues where Theatre Tokens can be exchanged for tickets. Tokens can be bought from Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. Glasgow. 0l4l 287 5910; most branches of W.H. Stnith. John Menzies and James Thin Booksellers; or by credit card from Tokenline. 0l7l 240 8800.
GLASGOW DRAMA
ARCHES THEATRE
Midland Street. 22! 400]. [Access: L. Facilities: WC. W5. C. G. Help: A. AA] The Dumb Waiter Until Sat l8 & Tue 2 l—Sat 25 Apr. 7.30pm: Sat 25 Apr. 7pm. £6.50 (£3.50). Harold Pinter’s blackly humorous two-hander stars Andrew Dallmeyer and Paul Riley as two hitmen waiting in a basement for instructions. who find relief from boredom in weird culinary requests made via an old fashioned serving hatch. See preview. page 60.
Still Game Thu 28 Apr—Sat 2 May. 8pm. £6.50 (£3.50). Gross out with the three randy gits from BBC2‘s Pulp Vii/en. as they reminisce about family.
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Thirteenth Night Wed 22—Fri 24 Apr & Tue 28 Apr—Sat 2 May. 7.30pm.
£6.50 (£3.50). Jack Beaty. an
young Labour politician. seizes the opportunity to change the course of history only to be faced with the violent consequences of his actions in Howard Brenton's contemporary reworking of M(l(‘/)(’l/l. See New
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EASTWOOD THEATRE
Eastwood Recreation Centre. Eastwood Park. Roukenglen Road. Giffnock. 621 1361. [Access: P. L. ST. R. Facilities:
WC. W8. G. C]
Scottish Dance Theatre Sat l8 Apr.
7.30pm. £6 (£3). See Touring.
KING'S THEATRE
Bath Street. Phone bookings. Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. see Ticket Link details above. 11‘ [Access: PPA. L. Facilities: WC. W8. H. G. C. Help: A.
AA]
Barnum Until Sat 18 Apr. 7.30pm; Sat mat. 2.30pm. £6—£15. The Apollo players present the famous musical about legendary showman P.T. Barnum.
PAISLEY ARTS CENTRE
New Street. Paisley. 887 mm. [Access: PPA. L. R. Facilities: WC. WS. H. G. C. Help: A. AA]
The Clearing Sat l8 Apr. 7.30pm. £6 (£2). See Touring.
Bruce Morton - Sense Of Balance Fri 24 Apr. 8.30pm. £8 (£4). Moving from the stand-up that made his name to a greater emphasis on storytelling. Glasgow comic Morton relates confessional tales of vertigo. mortality. aspiration and independence.
Andy 8: Edie Tue 28 Apr. 7.30pm. £6 (£2). See New Shows. page 62 and Touring.
PAVILION THEATRE
l2| Renfleld Street. 332 1846. [Access: ST. Facilities: WS. G. Help: AA]
Tales Of The Tartan Army Tue 21 Apr—Sat 2 May. Times vary. £8.50 & £ l0 (£8.50 & £6). See New Shows. page 62 and Touring.
THEATRE ROYAL
Hope Street. 332 9000. TT. [Access: PPA. ST. R. Facilities: WC. W3. H. G. C. Help: AA]. Closed Suns.
The Bible: The Complete Word Of God (abridged) Until Sat l8 Apr. 7. l5pln. £4.50—£ I650. See Touring.
TRON THEATRE
63 Trongate. 552 4267. 'l'l‘. [Access: PPA. ST. R. L. Facilities: WC. W8. H. C. Hel : AA].
An y 8t Edie Until Sat 18 Apr. 8pm. £9 (£4). See New Shows. page 62 and Touring.
Don Juan Thu 23 Apr—Sat 2 May. Not Suns & Mons. 8pm. £9 (£4). First night tickets £4. See New Shows. page 61 and touring.
GLASGOW DANGE
BIG HANDS CENTRE
7 Water Row. Govan. 339 8647. Spring Flip Out Until Fri l7 Apr. 10am—4pm. £75 (£45). Creative and contemporary dance to live music with Jane Simpson and Maggie Singleton. Call 01505 843 08! for details.
EDINBURGH DRAMA
BRUNTON THEATRE
Musselburgh. 665 2240. [Access: 1.. ST. R. Facilities: WC. W8. H. G. C. Tl‘. Help: AA]
Classic Rebellion Thu I6 Apr. 7.30pm. £3 (£l ). This new production. devised. staged and acted by Bruntoll Youth Theatre. is a mix of Shakespeare.
Your at-a-glance theatre guide
Thursday 16 Friday 17 Saturday 18 i Sunday 19 ' Monday 20 Tuesday 21 Wednesday 22
Arches 7 Dumb Waiter Dumh Waiter Dumb Waiter — - Dumb warm, )umh waiter/13th Night Eastwood — Scottish Dance Theatre -~ _
'5 Barnum Barnum Barnum — — _ — I l1 ‘ , Tartan Ann y Tartan Army Theatre Royal The Bible The Bible I the Bible - - - Andy & Edie Andy & Edie Andy & Edie I i - Brunton Classic Rebellion Don Juan Don Juan _ _ m Clearing m owing Church Hi" Fiddler On the Roof Fiddler on The Roof Fiddler ()n The Roof Festival Theatre Ariadne Nit News - Ariadne Aur - — — as BulchsTrockadcm 'S Tartul‘l'c Tartull'e 'l'al‘lul'lc l , — My Fair Lady My Fair Lady Royal Lyceum Clay Bull Clay Bull - Clay Bull Clay Bull Clay Bull St BfldE'S Kaspar Hauscr ~ Me And My Friend Me And My Friend Th WOTltShOp — - - Andy & Edie Andy & Edie Andy & Edie 1 Passing Places/Wipe ()ut Passing Places/Wipe ()ut Passing Places/Wipe ()ut Passing Places Passing Places Passing Places
64 THE LIST 16—30 Apr 1998