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.
✽✽ Forest Fringe Micro Festival Fri 16 & Sat 17 Apr. 7pm. Day pass
£10 (£5). See preview, page 84. Linder – The Darktown Cakewalk: Celebrated From the House of Fame Fri 23 Apr. 11am–midnight. £6. Performance artist Linder works with Stuart McCallum (musician) and Richard Nicho (fashion designer) for a 13-hour work that applies a collage technique to music, print, performance and design. Part of Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art.
■ CITIZENS THEATRE 119 Gorbals Street, 429 0022. Treasure Island Until Sat 17 Apr. See Kids listings.
✽✽ The Ministry of Fear Tue 20–Sat 24 Apr. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm).
£9.50–£17 (Tuesday £7.50). See preview, page 85. Frost and Fire Sat 24 Apr. 7.30pm. £10. Howie Reeve curates a mixed bag of entertainers, musicians and puppets in the Circle Studio: Sokobauno Puppet Theatre, Keith John Adams, Jenny Reeve and Alasdair Roberts. Des Tells Tall Tales Tue 27 Apr–Sat 1 May. 7.30pm. £12 (Tuesday £7). Playwright Des Dillon performs his most entertaining tall tales.
✽✽ The Glass Menagerie Tue 27 Apr–Sat 1 May. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £9.50–£17 (Tuesday £7). See preview, page 85.
■ EASTWOOD PARK THEATRE Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4970. One Up, One Down Thu 15 Apr. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). An original blend of dance, theatre, poetry and song depicting the trials of women under pressure in our high-speed consumer culture. A collaboration by Quee Macarthur of Shooglenifty fame, Zimbabwean poet Tawona Sitholé and three dance artists. Laurel & Hardy Fri 16 Apr. 7.30pm. £10 (£5–£8). Tom McGrath’s play
follows the lives of the famous comedy duo, from their humble beginnings until the moment when they finally met, then explores their fascinating artistic and personal relationships. The Cherry Orchard Wed 21–Sat 24 Apr. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £7–£9. Giffnock Theatre Players take on Chekhov’s emotionally turbulent final play, the tale of Madame Ranyevskaya and the pride which may cost her family its most important possession – the orchard of blossoming cherry trees. Footloose Tue 27 Apr–Sat 1 May. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £10 (£8). Get your dancing shoes on (and try not to get the laces stuck in your tractor) for Eastwood Entertainers’ rendition of the hit film. ■ GILMOREHILL G12 29 University Avenue, University of Glasgow, 330 5522. Camelot Until Sat 17 Apr. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £12–£14 (£7–£11). Runway Theatre Company presents Lerner and Loewe’s popular musical based on the legend of King Arthur. Romeo and Juliet Tue 20–Sat 24 Apr. 7.30pm (Wed–Thu mat 2pm). £7–£14 (£10–£12). Pantheon resurrects Shakespeare’s tale of the fateful star- crossed lovers.
■ KING’S THEATRE 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7648.
✽✽ Peter Pan Fri 23 Apr–Sat 8 May (not Sun). 7.30pm (Sat 1 May, Wed
5 May & Sat 8 May mat 2.30pm). £10–£29. See preview, page 83. ■ ORAN MOR 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. Ticket price includes a pie and drink. Doors 12.30pm on Monday, noon the rest of the week. A Play, a Pie & a Pint: Bear on a Chain Until Sat 17 Apr. 1pm. £8–£12.50. A play about the man who inspired the character of Robinson Crusoe, Alexander Selkirk. A Play, a Pie & a Pint: Casablanca (The Lunchtime Cut) Mon 19–Sat 24 Apr. 1pm. £8–£12.50. Morag Fullarton strips down one of the most popular films ever to fit a cast of just three and a running length short enough to fit your lunch break. A Play, a Pie & a Pint: Turbo Folk Mon 26 Apr–Sat 1 May. 1pm. £8–£12.50. Alan Bissett turns a critical eye on the West as a Scottish rock star, a hostile native of an unnamed country and a supposedly impartial translator engage
Hairspray The London production may have closed its doors for the last time at the end of March, but the award-winning musical adaptation of John Waters’ crazy, camp masterpiece is taking to the road for a UK tour that includes a couple of Scottish stop-offs. Michael Ball reprises the role of early 60s Baltimore housewife Edna Turnblad, whose ‘pleasantly plump’ hair-hopper daughter Tracy Turnblad wins a spot on the local TV dance programme The Corny Collins Show and sets out to win the attentions of local heartthrob Link Larkin. ■ Glasgow Clyde Auditorium, Wed 28 Apr–Sat 8 May, then touring.
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in an increasingly fraught conversation where misunderstandings abound and only the audience can see the accurate translations projected onscreen. ■ PAVILION THEATRE 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. Doon at the Buroo Until Sat 24 Apr (not Sun–Tue). 7.30pm (Wed & Sat mat 2pm). £12–£16 (£13–£14). New comedy in which two redundant shipyard workers meet two equally jobless women from a Govan clothing factory in a local pub.
■ PLATFORM The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Easterhouse, 276 9696. Claire Cunningham Thu 22 Apr. 7.30pm. £8 (£3.50–£4.50). Two solo dance works, Evolution and Mobile, by this incredibly engaging performer, who uses her crutches in innovative, energetic, poignant and ultimately joyful ways. Highly recommended. ■ RAMSHORN THEATRE 98 Ingram Street, 548 2558. Abigail’s Party Fri 23 & Sat 24 Apr. 7.30pm. £8 (£5). Mike Leigh’s satire of the emergent middle class of 1970s Britain is presented by The Basement Theatre Company.
■ ROYAL CONCERT HALL 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. We’ll Meet Again Sun 25 Apr. 7.30pm. £19.50–£32.50. A light-hearted look at wartime Britain, featuring melodies of yesteryear and hits from the blitz, set in a wartime garrison theatre. ■ SECC: CLYDE AUDITORIUM Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. Dance UK: Tonight’s the Night Sat 17 & Sun 18 Apr. 7.15pm. £18. Performance by the Jacqui Wilson school of dance. Hairspray Wed 28 Apr–Sat 8 May (not Tue). Wed–Sat 7.30pm (Sat 1 May, Wed 5 May & Sat 8 May mat 2.30pm); Sun/Mon 3pm. £20–£42.50. With Michael Ball taking over the role that John Travolta made very much his own in the recent film version, this feel-good musical returns to Scotland with all the requisite towering barnets and catchy songs. See picture caption, left.
■ THEATRE ROYAL 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. Scottish Ballet: Romeo and Juliet Sat 17 & Tue 20–Sat 24 Apr. 7.30pm (Thu & Sat mat 2.30pm). £9.50–£27.50. Another chance to see Scottish Ballet’s contemporary take on the Prokofiev ballet with Polish choreographer Krzysztof Pastor bringing a fresh twist to the classic tragedy. Beauty and the Beast Tue 27 Apr–Sat 1 May. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). Musical stage adaptation of Disney’s hit animated film performed by amateur group Lyric Club.
■ TRON THEATRE 63 Trongate, 552 4267. Crush Until Sat 17 Apr. 9pm. £6.50–£14.50. Iron Shoes delves into the difficulty of keeping the magic in a relationship, and the lengths to which one man will go to preserve it. I Was a Beautiful Day Until Sat 17 Apr. 7.30pm. £6.50–£14.50. Alabaster Productions stage Lewis writer Iain Finlay MacLeod’s play about fellow war-torn psychiatric unit patients Dan and Lube.
✽✽ Mish Gorecki Goes Missing Until Sun 25 Apr (not Mon). See
Kids listings. The Chronicles of Long Kesh Tue 20–Sat 24 Apr. 7.30pm. £6.50–£14.50. Gripping stuff by Martin Lynch about Northern Ireland’s most infamous prison. Gong Show Sun 25 Apr. 8pm. £5. Talent competition where contestants try to entertain the crowd and beat the dreaded gong.
Daniel Kitson: 66a Church Road Wed 28 Apr–Sat 1 May. 7.30pm. £12 (£8). The master of emotional journeys performs a break-up show for his flat, with which he had the longest relationship of his life.
Edinburgh
■ BRUNTON THEATRE Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. Journey’s End Fri 16 & Sat 17 Apr. 7.30pm. £10.50 (£8.50; under 18s £6). RC Sherriff’s wartime drama following Captain Stanhope and his men as they await an enemy attack in the trenches. A Chorus of Disapproval Tue 27 Apr–Sat 1 May. 7.30pm. £5 (£4; QMU students £2). Alan Ayckbourn’s play about amateur light opera as performed by Queen Margaret University School of Drama and Creative Industries final year acting students.
■ CHURCH HILL THEATRE 33a Morningside Road, 529 4147. Bugsy Malone Until Sat 17 Apr. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £10–£12. Musical spoof of Prohibition-era gangster films. Billy Elliot: The Musical Tue 20–Sat 24 Apr. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). SOLD OUT. The ballet-dancing musical is brought to the stage as part of Billy Youth Theatre. Rustle of Spring Wed 28 Apr–Sat 1 May. 7.30pm. £9. Sixty-third annual concert from the Edinburgh Telephone Choir. ■ DANCE BASE 14–16 Grassmarket, 225 5525. Northern Streams: Hoots Man Alive! Traditional Male Dance Festival Sun 18 Apr. 12.30–2.30pm, 2.30–4.30pm & 4.30–6.30pm. £11 (£9); weekend ticket £45 (£35). Learn from some of the top male dancers from around Scandinavia and Scotland. Each session includes a talk, performance and participatory workshop. Male and female participants welcome. See Around Town, page 33 Part of Ceilidh Culture. Northern Streams: Hoots Man Alive! Concert Ceilidh Sun 18 Apr. 7pm. £11 (£9); weekend ticket £45 (£35). Expect dancing, music, song and stories at this evening rounding off the Northern Streams strand of the festival. With live performances from Norwegian dancer and 2009 Eurovision Song Contest winner Anders Aasberg, Highland dancer James MacDonald Reid and the Dancing Danes. Part of Ceilidh Culture.
■ KING’S THEATRE 2 Leven Street, 529 6000. Treasure Island Wed 21–Sat 24 Apr. See Kids listings. ■ FESTIVAL THEATRE 13/29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. Scottish Opera: The Adventures of Mr Broucek Wed 14 & Fri 16 Apr. 7.15pm. £14–£62. Dissolute and disillusioned, Janácek’s comic hero relocates to the moon for a better life. When the lunar avant-garde prove to be too much he travels instead back to 15th century Prague, where he is sentenced to death in a beer barrel. The surreality is underlined by Janácek’s colourfully original score. Scottish Opera: La bohème Sun 18, Tue 20, Thu 22 & Sat 24. Sun 4pm; Tue, Thu & Sat 7.15pm. £14–£62. Tony award-winning director Stewart Laing’s modern twist on this perennial masterpiece of Italian opera sees Paris’ vibrantly shabby bohemian quarter relocated to 21st century New York. Puccini’s lusciously scored romantic tragedy tells the story of a group of penniless artists and the poet Rodolfo’s love affair with the terminally ill Mimi. Scottish Ballet: Romeo and Juliet Wed 28 Apr–Sat 1 May. 7.30pm (Thu & Sat mat 2pm). £9.50–£36.50. See Glasgow, Theatre Royal.