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Events are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to theatreOlist.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Suzanne Black.
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Glasgow
I THE ARCHES
253 Argyle Street. 565 Iooo.
ran Action Hero Workshop Sat 16 May. 11.30am. Step out ol your comfort /one and look beyond ‘what worked before" at this tlicatre workshop. Please email 11‘” tlieatcliescouk to book. Action Hero: Watch Me Fall Sat 16 May. 7pm. £8 (£61 lasploring our obsession with daredey (Is and attempting the impossible this lit-octane show draws on liyel Knieyel tooiage. interviews with thrill-seekers and Miller \L'llSL'rtlt'l} Itlg activities. Preceded by Katlieriii \esbitt's 'I‘hi' ("mu/mm u/ lliI/l‘('\.
Black Cats and Blue Angels Mon 25 Fri 2‘) May. 7pm. £7 (£51. A series of stilt) Cithttt‘el pieces spread (H et' li\e nights performed by a selection of young postgraduate students in musical theatre from the RSAMI).
I BRIDGE STREET SUBWAY STATION
Bridge Street Subway Station. 565 1000 Inner Circle Sat 23 A Sun 24 May. Sat 11.35am. 12.20pm. 5.55pm. 6.40pm. 7.30pm & 8.20pm; Stiii 11.45am. 12.30pm. 1.10pm tv 2pm. £7 inc Subway ticket; £4 (£3.51)! for show only. Theatre on the subway as a passengers daily routine takes an unc\pcctcd turn. Please be at the Bridge Street Subway Station for the start time. limited capacity. l’url (if the (ilusgmi Sit/nun I't’ylll’tl/.
I CCA 350 Saticliieliall Street. 352 4000. III! Stage Fright COO l’niil Sat
23 May. 1 lam 6pm. The (‘(’A ioins
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lorces with Stispect (’ulture tor an L'\lllhlll()ll looking at the relationship between the gallery and the stage with new work by Stephen Sutclitle. l)a\id (ireig. (iraliam lzatougli. l’atrick Macklin. l)ati Rebellalo. ()SKAR and Max l'actory
Under the Skin l'nul Sat (6 May. 1.15pm. £5 (£31. A new play by Martin McNaughton as part of Fiendish l’lot‘s new season of short lunchtime dramas. Doors open 1pm. Ages 12+. See
w \y w.lielltltsltpltil.e(Luis for 11111 details. . . . And Close My Eyes Tue 1‘) Sat 23 May. 1.15pm. £5 (£3). Kenny Mcls'emia esammes a (il’/patient relationship in this lunchtime medical drama. Doors open 1pm. Ages 12+. I’url (if I’u'mltsh I’lrit.
Gut Tue 26 Sat 30 .May. 1.15pm. £5 (£31. It's marriage versus friendship in ('iaran (‘i‘uiksliank's short play. Doors open Ipm. Ages 12+. I’url u/ l-temhsh
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I CITIZENS’ THEATRE II‘) (iorbals Street. 42‘) 0022. The Art of Swimming l'nul Sat 16 .May. 7. 30pm. £12. A stunning wee show by highly acclaimed playw right Linda Radle} tilitiul Mercedes (ileil/e. it now forgotten lemalc celebrity who swam the langlisli channel in N27.
Ghosts l'ntil Sat 30 May (not
Sun/Mont. 7.30pm (Sat 2.3 .May mat 2.30pmi. £‘).50 £17 (Wed 13 & Thu May 14 £4; Tuesdays £7). The (‘lll/ells' company takes on one of llenrick lbsen's most controversial works: a fascinating portrayal of a family haunted by revelations of the moral corruptions iti its pasl. Slat's Maureen Bettllle. Audio described on Thu 21 May; signed on Thu 28 May Museum of Dreams Tue 1‘) Tue 26 .May (not Sun/Mont. See Kids listitigs.
I CITY HALLS
('andlcriggs. 353 8000.
Tony Stockwell Fri 22 .May. 7.30pm. £20. Tony Stockw ell of Living T\"s
Inspired by Oran Mor’s hugely successful A Play, a Pie and a Pint theatre series, Glasgow’s CCA
has come up with its own season of 30-minute lunchtime plays, helmed by the Fiendish Plot Theatre Group. This year’s collection of seven plays continues with Under the Skin by Martin McNaughton, which explores the importance of laughter and love, success and failure, and stars Paul Comrie and Louise Montgomery (pictured, above).
I CCA. Glasgow. untl/ Sat 76 May; 84 THE LIST 1.1—2‘3 May 2009
Street l’yyt’htt and I’yyt‘htt‘ School communicates messages from beyond the
I EASTWOOD PARK THEATRE liastwood Paris. Rouken (ilen Road. (itllnik‘ls. 5-” 49-711.
The Book of Beasts Sat 16 May. See Kids llsltngs,
I GILMOREHILL G12
‘) l‘niversity Avenue. 330 5522, Rent l'ntil Sat 16 May. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pmi. £107 £16 (£10 £141, The l’antlieon ('lub presents the musical tale o1 a group of impoverished young artists and musicians as they struggle to sury ise and create in New York's l.ow er liast sltle.
Dracula Thu 21 Sat 23 May. 7.30pm (Fri mat 2.30pm). £8 (£6). Student Theatre at (llasgow peforms Li/ 1.ochhead's adaptation of Bram Stoker's horror novel. which has become a paean to isolation and difference.
Company Tue 26 Fri 2‘) May. 7.30pm £tbc. Stow aways presetits Stephen Sondlieim's musical comedy about live couples atid their mutual friend Bobby.
I KING’S THEATRE
2‘)7 Bath Street. (1870061) 6648. The Wizard of Oz l'ntil Sat 16 May. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pmi. £l4--£l8. The ()rpheus (’lub pulls on its ruby slippers to make its way down the Yellow Brick Road.
Jolson 8. Co - The Musical Mon
18 Sat 23 May. 7.30pm (Wed 8; Sat mat 2.30pm). £11-£32. King‘s Theatre comedy stalwart Allan Stewart stars as Al Jolson. star of the first ever ‘talkie'. The In: Singer, in 1927.
Le Grande Cirque Fantazie Tue
26 Sun 31 May. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm): Fri 5pm at 8pm; Sun 2.30pm. £10 £30. An international cast of world champion acrobats and jugglers performs feats you never thought possible in this theatrical circus show. Ages 5+.
I ORAN MOR 731 735 (ireat Western Road. 357 6200. A Play, a Pie 8. a Pint Doors at 12.30pm fora 1.05pm start. £7—£12.50. Weekly-changing new plays timed to lit into the space of a lunchtime. Ticket price includes pie or quiche and an alcoholic drink. See below for weekly listings.
Waterproof [Tritil Sat 16 May. Andy Duffy’s new play is a tale of friendship. lidelity. philosophy and fishing.
What the Animals Say Mon 18-Sat 23 May. Two former schoolfriends - both Protestant. both from Belfast. both living in (ilasgow. one now a Celtic player — bump into each other at the Stranraer Ferry terminal.
According to Ben Mon 25—Sat 30 May. Founding Father Benjamin Franklin shares a few secrets with us in Pl’l’ stalwart John Bett's new play.
I PAISLEY ARTS CENTRE New Street. 887 1010.
Red Riding Hood’s Magic Purse Sat 16 May. See Kids listings. Health 8. Stacey Sat 23 May. 7.30pm. £10 (£61. A comedic play about one woman's struggle to get free of the L'K's health and safety rules.
I PAISLEY TOWN HALL Abbey Close. 887 1010. Singin’ I’m No a Billy He’s a Tim Thu 21 May. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). Des Dillon's classic anti-sectarian play has two Rangers and Celtic fans locked up together in a cell for the duration of an Old Firm match.
The Singing Kettle: Boogie Woogie Zoo Sun 24 May. See Kids
listings.
I PAVILION‘ THEATRE 121 Rentield Street. 3.32 1846. Sooty in Space Fri 22 May. See Kids
listings.
I RAMSHORN THEATRE
‘38 lngram Street. 548 3444
An Audience with Bertolt Brecht Mon lS--Sat 23 May. 7.30pm £6~£‘l (£3—£5 1. Swan C Triesman directs BR‘ChFS didactic The“ [iiit'l’fltl’i (171d Illt‘ Rule followed by cabaret from Bert's Bilbao Ballroom Band's Show He the “in to the .M'tt Whisky Bur. Advance tickets from 01-11 5-38 2558. after 16 May call 01-11 552 348‘).
I RSAMD
100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057
Dying for It Wed 2” Sat 31) May 7.30pm. £8 (£61. Adrian ()smond directs Moira Butlini's adaptation of Nikolai lirdman's 'l‘he' Suicide. a tragi-comedy about situations where offing oneself is the only rational response.
I SECC
l-‘mnieston Quay. 0870 040 4000
Blue Man Group Fri 22 May. “ lupin £39.50. Three silent. blue men llll\ music. comedy and multimedia in How to be a Megastar. a parodic take on rock concerts. See ('omedy. page ~12.
I THEATRE ROYAL
282 Hope Street. 0870 (160 66-1" Scottish Opera: Cosl fan tutte Sai 16. Thu 28 6‘; Sat 30 May. 7 15pm. £750 £60. David McVicar returns to Scottish Opera to direct a production of Mozart's entertaining and risque Mediterranean opera. Audio description and touch tour on 30 May.
Scottish Opera: Manon Wed 20. Sat 23. Fri 2‘) a Sun 31 May. 7.15pm; Sun 31 May 4pm. £7.50~£60. Renaud l)oucet directs Jules Massenet‘s tragic opera. which tells the story of Manon. a young girl whose beauty catches the eye of a nobleman. leading to devastating consequences. Audio description and
touch tour 31 May.
I‘ll Scottish Opera: Manon Unwrapped Fri 22 May. 6pm. Ati hour- long introduction to the workings behind the scenes and an introduction to the principal characters and plot of .llmmn. Free with a ticket for Scottish ()pt'l‘u.’ Manon.
I TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive. 0845 330 3501. After Mary Rose 00. Wed 20 Sat 23 May. 8pm. £9 (£6). Magnetic North presents a dark and atmospheric new play by award-winning playwright 1) Jones. l’ar! ()fSutu/istde Festival. I TRON THEATRE 63 Trongate. 552 4267.
Interiors .000 L'ntil Sat 16
May. 7.30pm. £10—£l4(£6--£l0).A co-production with Napoli Teatro Festival ltalia and the Traverse Theatre. Vanishing Point‘s latest production is almost completely wordless. performed by British and ltalian actors. while the audience stares in through the window. What really impresses about this production is the way in which every element gels to create a poignant. incisive. at times uncomfortable.
ex loration of human isolation. *The Ducky 0... Tue 1‘)~Sat 23 May. 7.30pm. £10—£14 (lib—£10). DC Jackson's follow-up to 2008‘s critically-acclaimed The Wall picks up on life in the same small town several years on, as the characters muse on love. loss and getting older. ('ontains strong language. See review. page 83. Love's Time’s Beggar Wed 20—Fri 22 May. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Cora Bissett's latest drama is inspired by a poem by Carol Ann Duffy. Presented by Ankur Productions‘ Adult Theatre Workshop. See preview. page 83. Hoors .0 Tue 26 May-Sat 6 Jun (not Sun/Mon). 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £10—£l4 (£6—£10). This hotly- awaited new work by Gregory Burke is a darkly humorous portrait of a group of Fife 30-somethings caught up in a wedding gone seriously awry. See
review, page 83.