Events are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Dance events are listed after theatre. Submit listings at least ten days before publication to jules.graham@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Jules Graham.
Glasgow
I THE ARCHES 353 .'\t‘:_"\ IL‘ Slt't‘t‘l. (INTI) 240 752‘. I\\'(‘. w'..\| Arches Theatre Festival 2007 Tim I: Sat Zl :\pr. 'I'intex \ary. I‘extiyal [351 day paxxex LII) LIb. The annual. internationally -reaehing theatre tmmi eontinuex with I’oorboy. 'I‘Iie 'I‘Ii.v\.\l .\'Y(' drag \tar lay [or Mac. Scottish aetor ('ora Itixxett and Rll\\l;lll \Ul‘l‘L‘ttleh .»\ine are all present and (Ul'l'L‘L‘I IIII\ _\L‘dl'. Amada l'ntil Sat 14 .'\pr. 7.30pm. L‘II) (IS-fl. 'I'Itc tIlt‘CL‘lUl‘IttI tIL‘Iitll oI' SCUIIBII singer. musician and aetor ('ora Bixxet t/y’u/ Ix’mu/t. .I/mn/u is an adaptation ol' Isabel .'\Ilende\ \Ilttl‘l story about dignity in prmtitution. \Vinner ot‘ the .v\relie\ .-\ward l'or Stage Directors. I’url of the .Irt'ln'y 'l'ln'i/m' l'k'wt't'ul. Mother, Father, Son l'ntil Sat 14 .-\pr. 0pm. (II) it"). .\ new play tnyextigating the Japanese phenomenon oI' Itikikoniori middle eIaxx men who Ii\ e with their parents and \Illtl IIlL‘Ille‘I\L‘\ away in their bedroonix. Winner ol' the .'\rehe\ .'\\\;tl'tI I'til‘ Slitg‘t‘ I)ll‘L‘L'lt)l'\. “If! 0/ l/It’ Arr/1m ’Iiliutm' l't'\ll\'(l/. The Be(a)st of Taylor Mac 'I‘hu l3 Sat 14 Apr. Iilpni. L‘It) (£7). ()ne ot. the \Iill'\ oI' laxt year\ Iidinburgh I-‘exthal returns to Seotland with more wry ukuIeIe~xtruniniing. witty \oeio politieaI obxenation. gargantuan w ig\ and beautil'ully \eqtiinned \IlUL‘\. l’url oft/1e .Irt'ln'x 'l'ln’ttm' I'('\ll.\'(l/.
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ARCHES THEATRE
Spanglebaby'l'hu l2 Sat 14 .-\pt‘. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). .-\wat‘d-w‘inning site specific theatre company I’oot‘boy mm C llttIoorx. with a new promenade piece dey ixed for the Arches. Sparta/w Baby is set in Better Life ('I’NI) the online. Virtual world where yott can be eyerything you‘y e eyer wanted to be. l’url oft/Iv sire/It's Theatre I't’S/H'Ul. Cloud Piece .\Ion lb \Ved I8 Apr (not Tue). 7pm. £7 (£4). An adtilt performer t.\'ie (ireen) and an eight year old girl investigate the range ol‘ the sky. axing \olllc potatoes. a tan and a lighter (tor the emotional \ottgxl. I‘irst twrl‘ortned at the B.r\(' in London. I’urt oft/1e xll‘t‘lIt's 'I‘lu'um' l”('.\lll'(l/.
Oedipus Loves You Mon It» Apr. 8.30pm. L‘ll) (£7). Ireland's long-running and higth aeelaimed e.\perimental theatre group Part Part deconstruct Sophoelex‘ elassie text by performing not only the play bttt the societal subtext. Blood. guts. gore and a Ii\e roek band. I’ur! oft/1e (ll't‘lIt'V 'l'ln’ulrt' I'k'xlit'ul.
Ann Liv Young: Solo line I? .k \Ved Ix Apr. 9.30pm. £7 (£4). A new work by the fierce. proyoeatw e and often sexually e\pIieit North ('aroIina ehtn‘eographer and dancer. I’url oft/1e Arr/1m 'I‘ltt’um’ l'i'ylii'ul. Apeneck Sweeney 'I‘ue I? .k Wed 18 Apr. XISPIH. £7 t5). A karaoke hatehet
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Akhe: PIug-n-Play ’l‘hu It) Apr. 0.30pm. £10 (£7). Ilooligan\ theatre a rowdy. anarehie night of hea\y eleetropop. eabaret and comedy from absurdixt St I’eterxbtirg theatre troupe .r\khe. with a In e 1)]. on— xtage painting and laked aetx of terrorism. I’url o/‘I/n’ :Irr/tt'x 'liltt'um' I'i'ylri'ul.
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Theatre
International Performance May 2007
The epic and the intimate. The beautiful and the damned.
Alain Platel / Fabrizio Cassel Les Ballets C. de la B. (Belgium) VSPRS
Thu 3 - Sat 5 May
8pm £9 / £5 www.lesballetscdela.be
Erna Omarsdottir and
Johan Johannson (Iceland) The Mysteries of Love
Thu 10 - Sat 12 May
8pm £9 / £5
www.id.is www.johannjohannsson.com
Les Ballets C. de la B. (Belgium) Koen Augustijnen
Import / Export
Thu 17 - Sat 19 May
8pm £9 / £5 www.fransbrood.com
DACM / Gisele Vienne Kindertotenlieder (France / USA)
Thu 24 - Sat 26 May 8pm £9 / £5 mug-Mr
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