Events are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Dance events are listed after theatre. Submit listings at least ten days before publication to rachael.street0llst.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Rachael Street.
Glasgow
I THE ARCHES
30 Midland Street. 565 1023. [WC. WA] Comedy of Errors Fri IO—Wed 15 Jun. 7pm (Tue—Wed mat 1.30pm). £6 (£4). Mark Saunders directs the first show in this year's Shakespeare in the City programme — a dark comedy of mistaken identity and political wrangling. Unaccustomed as i am . . . Mon 20—Wed 22 Jun. 7pm (Wed mat 1.30pm). £6 (£4). A look at the rhetoric of the Shakespearean world and the bard's own plays as part of Shakespeare in the City.
I BREL
39—43 Ashton Lane. 342 4966.
The Spinster Mon 20 Jun. 7.30pm. Free. A rehearsed reading of Jennifer MacRae‘s Highland comedy about the wardrobe mistress of the local pantomime. whose dreams come true when pop star Jean-Paul joins the cast. Part of the West End Festival 2005.
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9 University Avenue. 330 5522. [WC. WA] A Chorus Line Thu 9-Sat 1 1 Jun. 7.30pm. £6.50—£8.50. This musical. performed by final year students of Stow College. brings to life the emotions of 16 hopeful dancers auditioning for a Broadway show.
Tickets Please! Sun 12 & Mon 13 Jun. See Kids listings.
Float Sound Objects Fri 17 & Sat 18 Jun. 7.30pm. £5—£8. Naga Mas presents this piece of new music and dance performance. which looks into the collective conscience of Britain and south- east Asia. using sounds from Indonesia. Part of the ll'est End Festival 2005.
ID Parade Thu 23—Sat 25 Jun. 8pm. £5. '
Big Teeth Productions takes a peek behind the scenes of the Glasgow karaoke scene and meets some of the crazy characters within it.
I GLASGOW BOTANIC GARDENS
730 Great Western Road. 08700 132652. >i< Romeo 8. Juliet Wed 22 Jun—Sat 9 Jul. 8.30pm. £9 (£6). Gordon Barr directs Shakespeare‘s tale about the intensity of young love and its tragic consequences. as Glasgow Rep's annual Shakespeare
festival returns for its fourth season. Part of Shakespeare in the City. See preview.
I KING’S THEATRE
297 Bath Street. 240 1111. IH. WC. WA] Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Until Sat 11 Jun. 7.30pm (Wed & Sat mat 2.30pm). £10—£29. One of the most popular Disney stories comes to life in this multi-award winning production. Dirty Dusting Tue l4—Sat 25 Jun (not Sun). 7.30pm (Thu 16 Jun. Sat 18 Jun & Wed 22 Jun mat 2.30pm). £10—£17.50. This comic play by Ed Waugh and Trevor Wood replaces the cancelled show Kiss Me Kate and follows three seventysomething cleaners who are facing redundancy. Instead of resting on their laurels after many years of hard work. they decide to have some fun and set up their own phone-sex service.
I MACKINTOSH CHURCH Queen‘s Cross. 870 Garscube Road. 946 6600.
Flamenco Con Fusion Thu 23—Sun 26 Jun. 8pm. £9 (£7). A blend of classic flamenco. modern jazz and Asian dance performed by Ricardo Garcia.
I ORAN MOR
731—735 Great Western Road. 357 6200. Orange Play Writing Workshops Sun 19 Jun. Times vary. Free. A series of workshops run by leading playwrights to help young people prepare their entries for the Orange Play Writing Prize. The competition has age categories 14-18 and l8+and the prize is for the winning entry to be professionally performed at Oran Mor. Glasgow. Workshops are free. but booking is essential — call Claire on ()141 332 4403.
I RAMSHORN THEATRE
98 Ingram Street. 552 3489. [P. WC. WA. WAA]
Perfect ans Mon 13-Sat 18 Jun. 7.30pm. £6—£9 (£3—£4.50). Liz Lochhead‘s poignant comedy about different kinds of love follows Barbs Marshall through her various battles with mother. best friend. ex-husband and her own biological clock.
I ROYAL CONCERT HALL
2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. [P. H. WC. WA]
Ballet Central Sat 18 Jun. 7.30pm. £12. The graduate company of London‘s Central School of Ballet presents seven diverse works. See preview.
I SECC
Finnieston Quay. 0870 040 4000. IP. WC. WA]
Showcase 2008 Sat 1 1 Jun. 7.30pm.
£15—£l8.5(). Stage School Scotland Limited presents this Glasgow Academy Musical Theatre Arts showcase.
Rock the World Sun 12 Jun. 7.15pm. £9. A Dance School production.
I SOUTH PARK CHURCH 259 Dumbarton Road. Partick. 579 5561.
Rent Strike Memories Wed 15—Fri 17 Jun. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). Partick Community Players perform this drama about the local women who campaigned against the government's Evictions Laws dttring WW1. and eventually succeeded in getting justice. l’art oft/1e West End Festival 2005.
I THEATRE ROYAL
282 Hope Street. 332 9000. IH. WC. WA]
The Witches Wed 15—Sun 19 Jun. See Kids listings.
Jane Eyre Mon 20—Sat 25 Jun.
7.30pm (Thu & Sat tnat 2.30pm). £7—£21. Peter Amory stars as the enigmatic Rochester in this stage version of Charlotte Bronte’s classic Victorian novel. about timid governess Jane Eyre and her secret love for her employer. See preview.
I TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive. ()845 330 3501. [TT. WC. WA]
Klratam (The Hunter’s Story) t’ntil Fri 10 Jun. 7.30pm. £6—£7 (£3—£4). A family-orientated performance by the Kala Chethena Kathakali Theatre Company. using two traditional art forms from South India. Kathakali and Bharathenatyam. Ages 6+.
The Good, the Bad and the . . . ? Tue 14 8; Wed 15 Jttn. 7.30pm. £3 (£2). Glasgow Schools Youth Theatre examines the somewhat arbitrary line that separates the heroes from the villains.
I TRON THEATRE 63 Trongate. 552 4267. Lonesome West Tue l4—Sat 18 Jun. 8pm. £4—£13 (£5—£6). Mull Theatre performs the final instalment of Martin McDonagh's Leenane trilogy. a darkly comic drama set in a small lrish community. As two brothers are forced to confront one another. a whole host of secrets and resentments is revealed — with tragic consequences. Post show discussion Thu 16 June.
Snow Sister Wed I5—Sat 18 Jun. 7.30pm. £9 (£5). Georgina Bell's play focuses on sisters (‘lare and May. who are snowed in with only sweets to enjoy and childhood memories to weave around them. But unfortunately their
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reminiscences struggle to withstand the test of time. Post show discussion Thursday 16 June.
Hollywood Mon 20—Sat 25 Jun. 8pm. £5 (£3). Take a peek into the glitzy. glam. crazy. tnixed up world that is the movie industry in this performance by RSAMD third year students. specially adapted by Iain Heggie.
Ivanov Mon 20—Sat 25 Jun. 8pm. £5 (£3). Students from RSAMI) perform Anton (‘hekov’s farcical tale of thirtysomething lvanov, who dives headlong into hedonism in order to escape his problems.
Edinburgh
I BRUNTON THEATRE
Ladywell Way. Musselburgh. 665 2240. [P. H. TT. WC. WA]
Morag Alexander School of Dance Annual Show Mon l3—Sat 25 Jun. 7pm (Sat 18 Jun 3pm only). £8.50 (£6.50). The school‘s annual performance of singing and dancing.
I CHURCH HILL THEATRE
33a Morningside Road. 228 1155. ll’. 11] Variations 2005 Thu 9--Sat l 1 Jun. 7pm. £7.50. Performance by Morningside Dance Academy. For tickets call 0131 668 4977.
Straight to Theatre Thu 16---Sat 18 Jun. 7pm (Sat mat 1.45pm). £8.50 (£7). Tickets available from the Dance Pointe Studio 01968 672 458.
Funkydory Thu 23 & Fri 24 Jun. 7pm. £8 (£5) frotn 07801 634 292. Dance action from the lattice Anne Wilson School of Dancing.
I FESTIVAL THEATRE
l3—-29 Nicolson Street. 529 6000. [H. WC. WA]
Nederlands Dans Theatre 2 Fri 1() & Sat 11 Jun. 7.30pm. £10—£2() (£7—.£17). liasily one of the most exciting dance companies operating in the world today. with 16 talented yottng dancers performing works by Jiri Kylian. Hans van Manen and Paul Lightfoot. Post- show discussion with artistic director Gerald Tibbs on Fri 10 June. See preview.
I LAMB’S HOUSE
Burgess Street. 0845 458 9709.
The Garden Thu 9 Jun. 7.30pm. £2 (£1 ). A sneak preview of Ali Rutherford‘s new play about the arrival of a mysterious stranger. which was specially commissioned for the l.eith Festival 2006. The rehearsed reading is followed by a discussion with the writer and director.
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