theatre
listings
Drama is listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Dance is listed after drama for each city. Touring shows are listed at the end of the drama 8: dance section. Shows will be listed. provided that details reach our offices at least ten days before publication. Drama 8: dance listings compiled by Simone Baird.
DISABLED ACCESS KEY
Access: P = Parking Facilities. PPA = Parking to be Pre-Arranged. L = Level Access. R = Ramped Access. ST = Steps to ne otiate.
Facil ies: WC = Adapted Toilet(s). WS = Wheelchair Spaces. AS = Adjacent Seats. H = induction Loop System. [R = 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 10.30am until 6.30pm in person or until 9pm by phone on 0141 287 5511. Sunday opening is noon—5pm. Any Ticket Link box office can sell tickets for other venues.
THEATRE TOKENS Tl" indicates venues where Theatre Tokens can be exchanged for tickets. Tokens can be bought from Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. Glasgow. 0141 287 5910; most branches of W.H. Smith. John Menzies and James Thin Booksellers; or by credit card from Tokenline. 0171 240
GLASGOW DRAMA
ARCHES THEATRE
Midland Street. 221 4001. [Access: L. Facilities: WC. WS. C. G. Help: A. AA] Spurt Until Sat 10 Oct. 7.30pm. £6.50 (£3.50). See Touring and review, page 64. Difficult People Until Sat 10 Oct. 7.30pm. £6.50 (£3.50). Israeli wn'ter Yosef Bar-Yosef‘s 25-year-old play in its UK premiere. In a London flat. :1 Jewish brother and sister tangle with two others.
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with humorous and harrowing results. Emily Ham's directs for Theatre Flux. Transatlantic Tue l3—Sat 17 Oct. 7.30pm. £6.50 (£3.50). See Touring. Greyhound Chronicles Wed l4-Sat 17 Oct. 7.30pm; mat Sat 17. 2pm. £6.50 (£3.50); mat £5 (£2.50). Presented by Flexible Deadlock Theatre Company. this show - devised and performed by Steve Bottoms. Alison Reeves and Sam MacGregor — follows three travellers on a Greyhound bus trip around the States. See New Shows. page 62.
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On a mission from God: Jesus Christ Superstar at the King's Theatre , Glasgow
JAMES ARNOTT THEATRE
Gilmorehill Centre For Theatre. Film & Television. University Of Glasgow. 9 University Avenue. Tickets: 287 551 l. Fire In The Basement Until 10 Oct. 7.30pm. £8 (£5). See Touring.
One Man Peter Pan Thu 22-Sat 24 Oct. 7.30pm. £6 (£3). At the end of his year as the Alisdair Cameron Directing Fellow at Glasgow University. the enigmatically named Mr Bullock presents a solo version ofthe famous Barrie tale. focusing on its darker aspects. ‘This is no pantomime.’ he assures us.
The Fall Of The House Of Usher Circle Studio. Until Sat 17 Oct. 7.30pm. £8 (£2). Regular Citizens‘ guest director Jon Pope adapts and directs material typical for him: Edgar Allan Poe‘s gothic story. laced with fear and paranoia. See review. page 65. Men Should Weep Main house. Until Sat 17 Oct. 7.30pm. £8 (£2). F.na Lamont Stewart's classic social drama. set in a tenement flat in Glasgow. Directed by Giles Havergal for the Citizens‘ company. See review. page 63.
COTTIER THEATRE
935 Hyndland Street. 357 3868. Booking also: Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. see details above.
L'Elisir D'Amore Wed 21. Fri 23. Mon 26. Wed 28 & Fri 30 Oct. 7.30pm. £9.50 (£7.50). See Classical & Opera listings. page 60.
EAST KILBRIDE ARTS CENTRE
()ld Coach Road. East Mains. East Kilbride. ()1355 261000. [Access: R. Facilities: H]
Spurt Thu I5—Sat 17 Oct. 8pm. £6 (£3). See Touring and review. page 64. September In The Rain Fri 23—Sun 25 Oct. 8pm. £5 (£2.50). A play by John Godbcr performed by the ACOT Theatre Company.
CCA
350 Sauchiehall Street. 332 7521. [Access: PPA. L. ST. Facilities: WC. WS. H. G. Cl
Dream State Fn‘ 9 & Sat 10 Oct. 8pm. £6 (£4). Inspired by the poetry anthology of the same name. Dream Stare meshes text. sound and movement to explore the classic Scottish themes of identity. family. exile and return. Performed by Theatre Works.
RSAMD Upstairs 2. Fri 23 & Sat 24 Oct. 8pm. £6 (£4). Crass comedy. acting and non-acting by an all-female cast in this project involving fourth-year students from RSAMD. Using personal recollections. the cast will examine themes of identity. gender and power.
ClTlZENS' THEATRE
Gorbals. 429 0022. "IT. [Access: L. R. Facilities: WC. WS. H. G. C. Help: AA] Closed Sun/Mon.
Rameau's Nephew Stalls Studio. Until Sat 17 Oct. 7.30pm. £8 (£2). Guest director Phoebe van Held tackles Diderot‘s enigmatic piece about a man of broad opinions. See review. page 65.
KING'S THEATRE
Bath Street. Phone bookings: Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. see details above. Tl". [Access: PPA. L. Facilities: WC. WS. H. G. C. Help: A. AA]
Grease Until Sat 10 Oct. 7.30pm. Thu 8: Sat mat 2.30pm. £5-£23 (eonc available). The smash hit musical. originally produced in 1971. rettlms to Scotland in a large-scale performance. starring Luke Goss as Danny Zuko.
Jesus Christ Superstar Tue 20 Oct—Sat 7 Nov. 7.30pm. Wed mat 2.30pm. Sat mat 3pm. £6—£23.50 (cone available). The early Rice/Lloyd Webber musical is back in a new production. with Lee Rhodes as Jesus and Ben Goddard as Judas.
PAISLEY ARTS CENTRE
New Street. Paisley. 887 1010. [Access: PPA. L. R. Facilities: WC. WS. H. G. C. Help: A. AA]
The Master And Margarita Fri 9 & Sat 10 Oct. 7.30pm. £6 (£2). A radical new adaptation of Bulgakov‘s novel by Kaos Theatre UK. which was performed to considerable acclaim at this year‘s Edinburgh Fringe.
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