Theatre
Events are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to theatre@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Suzanne Black. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Glasgow
■ THE ARCHES 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. Playing Houses Tue 13–Sat 17 Oct. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). See LGBT, page 61. Part of Glasgay! Markus Makavellian’s International Order Wed 14 & Thu 15 Oct. 9.15pm. £8 (£6). See LGBT, page 61. Part of Glasgay! Memory Cells Tue 20–Sat 24 Oct. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). See LGBT, page 61. Part of Glasgay! ■ CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. The YelloWing Tue 13–Fri 16 Oct. 7.30pm (Fri mat 1.30pm). £6.50 (£5.50). A highly physical, multidisciplinary solo performance by Julia Taudevin, created in response to Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper. SMHAFF 09.
■ CITIZENS THEATRE 119 Gorbals Street, 429 0022. Singin’ I’m No a Billy He’s a Tim Until Sat 10 Oct. 7.30pm. £9.50–£17. 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. Lend Me Your Ears Thu 8–Sat 10 Oct. 7.30pm. £5. Shakespearean extracts presented by Citizens Young Co. Topdog / Underdog Tue 20 Oct–Sat 7 Nov. 7.30pm. £12 (£4 on Tue 20 & Wed 21 Oct). The Scottish premiere of the Pulitzer prize-winning play from African- American playwright Suzan Lori-Parks.
✽✽ Othello Wed 21 Oct–Sat 14 Nov. 7.30pm (Wed 28 & Thu 29 Oct mat
1.30pm, Sat mat 2pm). £9.50–£17 (Tuesdays £7; £4 on Wed 21 & Thu 22 Oct). See preview, page 86.
■ EASTWOOD PARK THEATRE Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4970. Curse of the Demeter Sun 18 & Mon 19 Oct. See Kids listings. Balance Mon 19 Oct. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Black Swan Dance Theatre incorporates breakdance, gymnastics and contemporary techniques into its thought provoking choreography. SMHAFF 09. ■ GILMOREHILL G12 9 University Avenue, 330 5522. Love Indeed Thu 22 Oct. 2pm & 7.30pm. £10 (£7). An aerial production examining the roles of Anthony and Cleopatra both as created by Shakespeare, and as interpreted by Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. By BandBazi.
■ KING’S THEATRE 297 Bath Street, 0870 060 6648. Chicago Until Sat 10 Oct. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm); 5pm & 8.30pm. £12–£34.50. See LGBT, page 61. Part of Glasgay! West Side Story Mon 12–Sat 17 Oct. 7.30pm (Wed & Sat mat 2.30pm). £6–£20. The Apollo Players bring the Sharks and the Jets face to face once again. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Tue 20 Oct–Sat 14 Nov. 7.30pm (Wed & Sat mat 2.30pm). £20.50–£39.50. The much- heralded stage version of the popular family film.
■ MUGDOCK COUNTRY PARK Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. Supper Theatre with Fizzgig & Grubb Sat 17 Oct. 7.45pm. With supper £15; without £11. Fizzgig & Grub theatre company performs Bill C Davies’ Fizzgig & Grubb – a priestly comedy. Followed by a buffet supper. Booking essential. 88 THE LIST 8–22 Oct 2009
■ ORAN MOR 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. A Play, a Pie & a Pint: Long Player Until Sat 10 Oct. 12.30pm. £7–£12.50. Heather MacLeod’s drama about a lonely woman sorting out her record collection and dredging up memories. Ticket price includes a pie and drink. A Play, a Pie & a Pint: The Glimmering Nymph Mon 12–Sat 17 Oct. 12.30pm. £7–£12.50. A ‘cheery suicide comedy’ by Sandy Nelson. Ticket price includes a pie and drink. A Play, a Pie & a Pint: A Perfect Child Mon 19–Sat 24 Oct. 12.30pm. £7–£12.50. Lewis Hetherington’s short play about the search for domestic bliss. Ticket price includes a pie and drink.
■ PAISLEY ARTS CENTRE New Street, 887 1010. Little Women Until Sat 10 Oct. 7.15pm. £10 (£8). Louisa May Alcott’s inspiring story of four sisters growing up during the American Civil War gets a sparkling musical makeover. ■ PAVILION THEATRE 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. How Now Mrs Brown Cow Until Sat 31 Oct (not Sun/Mon). 7.30pm. £17.50–£19 (£16–£17.50). Brendan O’Carroll is back with part five of the Mrs Brown ‘trilogy’.
■ PEARCE INSTITUTE 840 Govan Road, 445 6007. FREE Life is a Cabaret Fri 16 Oct. 7.30–10pm. Showcase of local community talent. SMHAFF 09.
■ RAMSHORN THEATRE 98 Ingram Street, 548 2558. Odds and Sods Mon 12–Sat 17 Oct. 7.30pm. £6–£9 (£4–£6). Premiere of the funny new play from Tom Brogan and Fraser Campbell.
■ ROYAL CONCERT HALL 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. Scottish Royal Variety Performance Thu 8 Oct. 7pm. £65–£75. The first ever Scottish Royal Variety Performance offers celebrities and artists from the worlds of music, dance, comedy and theatre. Moscow Ballet La Classique: The Nutcracker Wed 21 Oct. 7.30pm. £16.50–£23.50. Moscow Ballet La Classique’s performance of the well-loved festive tale, which includes the iconic ‘Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy’ and ‘Waltz of the Flowers’.
■ RSAMD 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. Uncle Vanya Wed 21 Oct. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). A staged reading re-imagining Chekhov’s masterpiece by the RSAMD’s final year students.
■ SCOTTISH YOUTH THEATRE The Old Sheriff Court, 105 Brunswick Street, Hare and Tortoise Sun 18 Oct. See Kids listings. Teenage Sexual Health: The Musical! Tue 20–Thu 22 Oct. 7pm. £4 (or pay what you can) from 552 0234. Issue-based theatre from the youngsters at Toonspeak. SMHAFF 09.
■ THEATRE ROYAL 282 Hope Street, 0870 060 6647.
✽✽ Scottish Ballet 40th Anniversary Tour Thu 8–Sat 10
Oct. 7.30pm. £12–£20. See preview, page 84. Scottish Opera: The Italian Girl in Algiers Wed 21 Oct. 7.15pm. £9–£62. Colin McColl directs a co-production with New Zealand Opera that sees Rossini’s spirited, fast-paced opera brought into the 21st century – onto the set of a TV soap.
■ TOUCHBASE Milnpark Street, Kinning Park (between Portman St & Middlesex St), 429 0294. Park (theatre) Fri 9 Oct. 7.30pm. £5 (£3; family ticket £15). See a day in the life of a park with Sense Scotland performance group in association with Dance Ihayami.
■ TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. An Argument About Sex Until Sat 17 Oct (not Sun/Mon). 7.30pm. £14 (£8). See review, page 86. ■ TRANSMISSION GALLERY Trongate 103, 552 4813. FREE David Hoyle Fri 16 Oct. 7pm. See LGBT, page 61. Part of Glasgay!
■ TRON THEATRE 63 Trongate, 552 4267. Bette / Cavett Until Sat 10 Oct. 7.45pm. £8.50 (£6.50). See LGBT, page 61. Part of Glasgay!
✽✽ That Face Until Sat 24 Oct (not Sun/Mon). 7.30pm. £10.50–£14.50 (£6.50–£10.50). Polly Stenham’s award- winning debut about a family falling apart. The Manifesto Sun 11 Oct. 8pm. £5 (£3). Politikal kabaret night hosted by Tam Dean Burn, featuring everything from live music to short theatre performances. Grumpy Charlie Can’t Come Out to Play Tue 13–Sat 17 Oct. See Kids listings. One Thousand Paper Cranes Tue 13–Sat 17 Oct. See Kids, page 60. Gong Show Sun 18 Oct. 8pm. £5. Heat one of the talent competition where contestants try to entertain the crowd and beat the dreaded gong. A Child Made of Love Tue 20–Sat 24 Oct. 7.45pm. £8.50 (£6.50). See LGBT, page 61. Part of Glasgay!
Edinburgh
■ BEDLAM THEATRE 11b Bristo Place, 225 9893. An Inspector Calls Wed 14 & Thu 15 Oct. 2.30pm; 7.30pm. £4 (£3.50). JB Priestley’s thriller about moral culpability. Timothy Wed 21 Oct. 2.30pm. £4 (£3.50). Original writing: Annette has something incredibly important to say in her cellar.
■ BRUNTON THEATRE Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. The Three Musketeers Thu 8 Oct. 7.30pm. £10.50 (£8.50; under 18s £6). Radio 4 double act Judith Faultless and Alys Torrance reinvent Dumas’ classic as an hour of physical comedy and bizarre plot twists.
✽✽ The Curve Foundation Dance Company Fri 9 & Sat 10 Oct.
7.30pm. £10.50 (£8.50; under 18s £6). See preview, page 84. Think No Evil of Us: My Life with Kenneth Williams Sat 17 Oct. 7.30pm. £10.50 (£8.50; under 18s 6). David Benson’s semi-autobiographical show about the Carry On star. SMHAFF 09.
■ KING’S THEATRE 2 Leven Street, 529 6000. The Silver Darlings Until Sat 10 Oct. 7.30pm (Wed & Sat mat 2.30pm). £12.50–£25 (£9.50–£22). Stage adaptation of Neil Gunn’s popular novel.
✽✽ The Grapes of Wrath Tue 13–Sat 17 Oct. 7.30pm (Wed & Sat mat
2.30pm). £12.50–£25 (£9.50–£22). See preview, page 84. Entertaining Angels Mon 19–Sat 24 Oct. 7.30pm (Wed & Sat mat 2.30pm). £12.50–£25 (£9.50–£22). Penelope Keith stars as a recently widowed vicar’s wife.
■ THORNTREE HALL Main Street, Thornliebank, 577 3730. FREE The ‘Cynthia’ Show Thu 22 Oct. 1–3pm. An introduction to ‘invisible’ illnesses. There will be a post-show discussion. SMHAFF 09.
■ FESTIVAL THEATRE 13/29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000.
✽✽ Scottish Ballet 40th Anniversary Tour Thu 15–Sat 17
Oct. 7.30pm. £10–£20 (£7–£17). See Glasgow, Theatre Royal.
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■ PLAYHOUSE 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. Lord of the Dance Until Sun 11 Oct. 8pm (Sat/Sun mat 2.30pm). £27.50–£28.50. The Irish dance phenomenon revives its Good vs Evil tale, which premiered in 1996. Over the Rainbow: The Eva Cassidy Story Mon 12 Oct. 8pm. £17.50–£19.50. A musical journey through the life of Eva Cassidy starring Zoe Tyler. An Audience with Sally Morgan Thu 15 Oct. 7.30pm. £19.50 (£18.50). Watch the medium showcase her talents.
■ THE QUEEN’S HALL 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. Flamenco with Soraya Clavijo Sat 17 Oct. 8pm. £15 (£12). Hispanic Arts Scotland presents innovative Flamenco dancer Soraya Clavijo performing her latest production ‘Por la Carreterita Vieja’ (‘By the Old Dusty Road’). Part of the Hispanic Festival. Leoleole Sat 17 Oct. 8pm. £15 (£12). Impassioned modern flamenco with authentic traditional live music.
■ ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE Grindlay Street, 248 4848. Adolf Hitler: My Part in his Downfall Until Sat 10 Oct. 7.45pm (Wed & Sat mat 2.30pm). £9–£27. A new stage adaptation of Spike Milligan’s war memoirs.
✽✽ Confessions of a Justified Sinner Fri 16 Oct. 7.45pm. £5. Sat
17 Oct–Sat 7 Nov (not Sun/Mon). 7.45pm (Wed 21 Oct, Sat 24 Oct, Wed 28 Oct, Sat 31 Oct & Sat 7 Nov mat 2.30pm). £12–£27. See preview, page 83.
■ SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. Chrystal and the General Thu 8 & Fri 9 Oct. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). An interactive telling of two suffragette stories, written by Jo Clifford. ■ TRAVERSE THEATRE Cambridge Street, 228 1404. The Dark Things Until Sat 24 Oct (not Mon). 8pm (Sat 17 Oct mat 2.30pm); Sun 6pm. £8–£16 (£5–£12). Five lost souls collide in Ursula Rani Sarma’s new work about art, fame and death. The Dough is Rising: Everybody Knows Fri 9 Oct. 12.30pm. £8 (£5). The first in a series of Friday lunchtime dramas from the Trav, this time by Isabel Wright. Ticket includes soup and a sandwich. Hanging by a Thread Fri 9 & Sat 10 Oct. 7.30pm. £16 (£12). In a piece of original visual art and theatre devised and performed by Hannah Marshall and Amelia Pimlott, a yarn is spun using puppetry, objects, performers and music. The Dough is Rising: Beyond the Ocean Sea Fri 16 Oct. 12.30pm. £8 (£5). Torben Betts provides the drama part of this lunchtime show and meal. Ticket includes soup and a sandwich. Words are Never Wasted Tue 20 Oct. 7.30pm. £4 (£2). An evening of five new plays that throw light on one of society’s last taboos – living with a mental health issue. SMHAFF 09. Curse of the Demeter Thu 22–Sat 24 Oct. See Kids listings.
Outside the Cities
■ DUNDEE REP Tay Square, Dundee, 01382 223530.
✽✽ The House of Bernarda Alba Until Sat 10 Oct. 7.30pm (Thu & Sat
mat 2.30pm). £12–£18 (£9–£15). The National Theatre of Scotland’s major new production is a fresh and edgy translation of Federico Lorca’s final play. The Elephant Man Sat 17–Sat 31 Oct (not Sun/Mon). 7.30pm (Sat 24 Oct mat 2.30pm). £10–£17 (£7–£13). The story of John Merrick and his journey from lonely freak show attraction to darling of the aristocracy.