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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 Laura Ennor. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Glasgow
■ THE ARCHES 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000.
✽✽ Surge Mon 19–Sun 25 Jul. Times vary. Prices vary. Performance
festival taking place in and around the Arches. See preview, page 85. The Venus Labyrinth Tue 20–Sun 25 Jul. Tue & Thu 6pm–midnight; Wed 5.30–10pm; Sat & Sun noon–6pm. £11 (£9). Performance installation in which audience members travel through some of 28 different rooms, each inhabited by a different woman and each corresponding to a different part of the human brain. Each journey lasts around an hour and audiences should enter via Midland Street. Part of Surge.
■ CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900.
✽✽ The Memory of Water Wed 14 & Thu 15 Jul. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). A
new production of the Olivier award- winning West End hit, about what happens when three sisters meet on the eve of their mother’s funeral to exchange gossip and memories. See preview, page 86.
■ EASTWOOD PARK THEATRE Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4970. Last Stop Until Sat 10 Jul. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2pm). £5–£10. Character comedy set in a Glasgow old folk’s home, where the twilight years of the residents are disrupted by a number of strange events, including a surprise visit from the Antiques Roadshow. ■ GILMOREHILL G12 29 University Avenue, University of Glasgow, 330 5522. Nine Until Sat 10 Jul. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £15–£17. Walter Paul Productions presents a performance based on an Italian play by Mario Fratti, inspired by Federico Fellini’s autobiographical film 8 & 1/2.
■ GLASGOW BOTANIC GARDENS 730 Great Western Road, 429 0022, www.bardinthebotanics.co.uk
✽✽ King Lear Until Sat 10 Jul. 7.45pm. £15 (£10). Outdoor performance of what is arguably Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy, in which a King divides his estate between his three daughters according to the magnitude of their love for him – his former Kingdom spiralling into chaos soon after. See review, page 86. Queen Margaret Until Fri 9 Jul. 8.15pm. £15 (£10). Piecing together the story of Queen Margaret from her appearances in the stories of Henry VI and Richard III, this outdoor production tells the tale of a formidable woman who became queen in a violent and treacherous world at the age of 15. Performances takes place at Kibble Palace Glasshouse.
✽✽ Twelfth Night Wed 14–Sat 31 Jul (not Sun/Mon). 7.45pm. £15
(£10; previews on Wed 14 & Thu 15 Jul £12/£8). The classic gender-swapping,
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mistaken identity romp in which the boy finally gets his man and the fool ends up in yellow stockings. Titus Andronicus Tue 20–Sat 31 Jul. 8pm. £12 (£8; preview on Tue 20 Jul £10/£7). Shakespeare’s gory tale of Romans versus Goths gets an outdoor showing courtesy of Bard in the Botanics. ■ MUGDOCK COUNTRY PARK Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. Susie and Simon’s Summer Surprise! Wed 14 Jul. See Kids listings.
■ PAVILION THEATRE 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. Jukebox Memories Thu 15–Sat 17 Jul & Thu 22–Sat 24 Jul. 7.30pm (Sat mat 2pm). £13–£16 (£14). Comedy musical featuring Christian, Dean Park and The Swingcats, drawing on the music of the 60s and 70s with hits from the Drifters, Neil Sedaka, Connie Francis, Chubby Checker, Elvis and more. Boogie Pete Live Sun 18 Jul. See Kids listings. ■ SECC Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. Britain’s Got Talent Thu 8 Jul. 7.30pm. £32.50. The finalists of the ITV talent show perform live, including winners Spellbound.
■ SECC: CLYDE AUDITORIUM Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. Carrie’s Dance Company Thu 8 Jul. 7pm. £13. Presenting a performance entitled ‘Fascination’.
■ TRON THEATRE 63 Trongate, 552 4267. Steel Magnolias Until Sat 10 Jul. 7.45pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £8.50 (£6.50). Upstage Theatre Company performs Robert Harling’s heart-rending drama. Let your emotions run away with themselves as the staff and customers of a Louisiana beauty parlour remain steadfast friends through adversity. See review, page 86.
✽✽ Valhalla! Until Sat 24 Jul (not Sun/Mon). 7.30pm. £6.50–£14.50. ‘Mad’ Ludwig of Bavaria meets 1940s Texas in a tale of two men in a bawdy romp that spans two centuries. Written by Paul Rudnick and directed by Andy Arnold. Reviewed next issue. Supper Club Cabaret Fri 16 & Sat 17 Jul. 8.30pm. £10. Cabaret evening from Upstage with food included in admission.
Edinburgh
■ THE AUGUSTINE CHURCH 41–43 George IV Bridge, 473 2000 An Evening of MindPlay Until Sat 10 Jul. 7pm. £10 (£8). Enjoy the spoon-bending, mind-reading talents of TV personality Drew McAdam. Expect plenty of friendly audience participation. Part of Edinburgh International Magic Festival.
■ FESTIVAL THEATRE 13/29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. The Singing Kettle: Calamity Castle Sat 10 & Sun 11 Jul. See Kids listings. ■ HENDERSON’S AT ST JOHN’S CAFE Lothian Road, 229 0212. Will Pickvance and Friends Thu 22 Jul. 9pm. £6. Cabaret, music and comedy from pianist and performance artist Mr Pickvance, playing original compositions referencing everyone from Rachmaninoff to Fats Waller and Tom Waits.
■ PLAYHOUSE 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. Britain’s Got Talent Fri 9 Jul. 7.30pm. £33.50. See Glasgow, SECC.
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