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Drama is listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Dance is listed after drama for each city. Shows will be listed, provided that details reach our offices at least ten days before publication.
Drama 8: dance listings compiled by Kelly Apter.
DISABLED ACCESS KEY
WA = Wheelchair Access; P = Parking Facilities: WC = Adapted Toilet(s). TICKETLINK
Tickets for major venues in Glasgow are available from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. Mon—Sat 10.30am—6.30pm; Sun noon—5pm in person or until 9pm by phone on 01-11 287 5511.AnyTicket1ink box office can sell tickets for other venues. THEATRE TOKENS
TT indicates venues where Theatre Tokens can be exchanged for tickets. Tokens can be bought from the Ticket Centre. Candleriggs. Glasgow. 0141 287 5910; most branches of WH. Smith. John Menzies and James Thin Booksellers; or by credit card from Tokenline. ()171 240 8800.
Glasgow Drama
THE ARCHES
253 Argyle Street. 0901 0220300. [WC val
Wayang Scotlandia Fri 5 & Sat 6 Apr. 8pm. £6 (£4). Traditional Indonesian style drama from puppeteers Joko Susilo and Matthew Isaac Cohen and musicians Gamelan Naga Mas. Part of the Festival ofNett' Scottish Theatre.
The Dawn Thu I l—Sat 13 Apr. 8pm. £6 (£4). Nomad recreate the muddy hell of the World War I battlefields. in which three men lay injured awaiting their fate. Part of the Festival of New Scottish Theatre.
New Town Thu 1 l—Sat 13 Apr. 8.15pm. £6 (£3). Scale Project explore architecture and the city in this specially devised performance fusing visual art. video. installation and theatre. Part ofthe Festival of.\'ew Scottish Theatre.
cca 350 Sauchiehall Street. 352 4900. [WC. 5 WA
1 The Mute Who Was Dreamed
of Iran's leading experimental theatre companies. Theatre Bazi make a rare visit to Scotland with this tale of a deaf mute girl and her teacher.
CITIZENS’ THEATRE
l 19 Gorbals Street. 429 0022. [P. H. TT. WC. WA]
Blasted L'ntil Sat 30 Mar. 7.30pm. £10(£3). (Circle Studio). The Scottish premiere of the late Sarah Kane’s uncompromising and violent look at modern life.
The Cherry Orchard Until Sat 30 Mar. 7.30pm. £10 (£3). Madame Ranevsky returns to Russia from Paris to find her way of life. her estate and her future in peril in Anton Chekhov‘s classic.
4.48 Psychosis Sat 30 Mar. 4.30pm. Free. A rehearsed reading of Sarah Kane’s stark look at life in a mental hospital. The play represents a bleak examination of illness and subjectivity. A pre-show discussion will be led by The List‘s theatre editor. Steve Cramer. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe Wed 3—Sat 6 Apr. 7.30pm. £7.50 (£3.50). Scottish Youth Theatre head for Narnia in this stage adaptation of the children‘s classic.
Judith Tue 9—Sat 20 Apr. 7.30pm. £10 (£3). Theatre in Action present Howard Barker‘s alternative take on this biblical tale. See preview.
Periect Days Tue 9-Sat 20 Apr. 7.30pm. £10 (£3). Liz Lochhead‘s critically acclaimed play about a successful hairdresser whose biological starts ticking loudly. prompting some life-changing decisions. See preview.
KING’S THEATRE
297 Bath Street. 287 5511. [H. WC. WA]
Singin’ In The Rain Until Sat 30 Mar. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £10—£14. Glasgow‘s Lyric Club present the popular toe-tapping musical. made legendary by the Gene Kelly film. Grease Mon l—Sat 6 Apr. Mon—Thu 7.30pm; Fri 5.30pm & 8.45pm; Sat 5pm
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& 8.30pm. £5—£25.50. West End touring production of the popular show,
; still going strong 20 years after the Travolta/Newton John film took the Thu 11 Apr. 8pm. £8 (£6). (CCA 5). One I
world by storm. See review. Copacabana Thu 1 l—Sat 20 Apr (not Sun). 7.30pm (Wed & Sat mat
2.30pm). £6—£l6. Glasgow‘s Apollo Players stage Barry Manilow‘s ; nightclub musical.
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THE OLD FRUITMARKET Albion Street, 287 551 1. [WC. WA] Brave Thu 28 Mar—Thu 1 1 Apr (not
Sun 31 or Fri 5). 8pm (Sat mat 2pm;
2 Wed mat 1pm). £10 (£6). A promenade ; performance from Communicado and
' Sounds of Progress. documenting the
displacement of Cherokee Indians in
1839. Evicted from their homeland. they embarked on an 800-mile walk. later termed ‘The Trail of Tears‘. during which a quarter of the tribe died. Brave
uses live music. performance. ; documentary voices and a visual installation to explore the event. See
preview.
ROYAL CONCERT HALL
2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. [P. H. WC. WA]
The Magic of the Musicals Wed 3 Apr. 7.30pm. £13.50—£l7.50. Musical
stalwart Marti Webb heads the cast of
this a11-singing.a11-dancing show featuring top tunes from Les
I Miserables. Cats. Chicago. Evita.
Grease and more.
RSAMD 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. [H. WC.
WA]
Arabian Nights - The Musical
‘ Wed lO—Sat 13 Apr. 7.30pm. £8 (£5).
Musical adventure and magic in the East. courtesy of a 60-strong cast and full symphony orchestra.
raon THEATRE ' 63 Trongate. 552 4267.
Four Faces 0! Fear Thu 28—Sat
30 Mar. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2pm). £3 (£2).
‘ East Glasgow Youth Theatre follow up
the success of It's Not My Accent. It '5 Your Ears with this new mix of theatre
and film. based on Des Dillon’s short
story collection. The Big Empty.
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Ea Miseryguts Liz Lochhead's modern version of Moliere's The Misanthrope. cleverly directed by frequent collaborator Tony Cownie. launches a witty and unremitting attack on the world of Scottish media and arts. See review. Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh, unti/ Fri 79 Apr. tail Helmet John Tiffany's production of Douglas Maxwell's new play for Paines Plough is a good old fashioned night of entertainment. with a contemporary technological edge. See review. Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, unti/ Sat 30 Mar, then touring.
No Pigeons Love, romance and the whole damn thing are covered in Scottish Ballet’s production of Sir Frederick Ashton's piece. located in 19th century Paris. See preview. Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Fri 29—Sat 30 Mar, then touring.
Lament Suspect Culture's latest collaborative venture is a devised piece along the general line of grief and loss, featuring Suspect Culture's characteristic experimental house style. See feature. Tron Theatre, Glasgow, Wed 3-Sat 6 Apr, then touring.
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