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GLASGOW
■ THE ARCHES 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. Belleville Rendez-vous Sat 11 Feb, 7pm. £7 (£5). FellSwoop Theatre brings a stage adaptation of the charming animated film to the Glasgow Film Festival, following an acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe last year. Agent 160 Presents Agent 160 Wed 22 & Thu 23 Feb, 7.30pm. £8 per night or £15 for two nights. Launch for a new female writer-led theatre company named after Aphra Behn’s spying codename, aiming to address the under- representation of female playwrights in British theatres. The two nights include work by Ioanna Anderson, Sam Burns, Branwen Davies, Angharad Devonald, Morna Pearson, Lindsay Rodden and many more. The second show is followed by a Q&A session discussing the roles of women in the British theatrical landscape. ■ CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. The Pitch: Apocalypse Tue 28 Feb, 8pm–midnight. £4 (£3). Cheeky Breakfast gave artists and performers of all stripes the concept of ‘The Apocalypse’ to play with and asked them to come up with something. The results are showcased here, and followed by a cocktail reception where you can talk to the artists about their work.
Theatre
■ CITIZENS THEATRE 119 Gorbals Street, 429 0022. Divided City Thu 2–Sat 4 Feb, 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £10 (£8). A musical adaptation of Theresa Breslin’s award- winning children’s book about a troubled friendship between a Celtic fan and a Rangers fan, returning to the Citz after an acclaimed run in May 2011.
✽✽ Lovesong Tue 7–Sat 11 Feb, 7.30pm. £9–£12 (£6–£9). Frantic Assembly presents Sian Phillips in Abi Morgan’s highly-praised drama, inspired by TS Eliot’s Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock. See preview, right.
✽✽ The Infamous Brothers Davenport Tue 14–Sat 18 Feb,
7.30pm. £12–£19 (£9–£16). New piece from Vox Motus, taking audiences back to the Lyceum of 1864 and a spectacular stage séance conducted by the flicker of gaslight. See review, page 110.
■ COTTIERS THEATRE 93–95 Hyndland Street, 357 4000. Once a Catholic Thu 2–Sat 4 Feb, 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Mary O’Malley’s comic play follows three girls in form 5A at a North London convent as they struggle with O-levels, sex, religion and rock’n’roll in the 1950s. The Glass Menagerie Tue 7–Sat 11 Feb, 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £12 (£10). Depression-set family drama that was Tennessee William’s first major Broadway success, performed by Strathclyde Theatre Group.
■ EASTWOOD PARK THEATRE Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4970. Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know Sat 4 Feb, 7.30pm. £13 (£11; students £9). A one-woman comedy drama from the MsFits.
N O S S R E P N A H O J
PREVIEW TOURING PRODUCTION LOVESONG Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, Tue 7–Sat 11 Feb
During its runs in Plymouth and London, Lovesong has had audiences reaching for the tissues in huge numbers. Penned by Abi Morgan (27, The Hour), produced by Frantic Assembly (Beautiful Burnout) and directed by Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett (the award-winning choreographer for Black Watch), it’s a delicately physical, intensely moving look at a couple’s relationship from two points in their lives: the early days of their marriage and the final ones.
One of its stars, lauded actor Siân Phillips, has been thrilled by the
response: ‘I’m surprised because I thought, oh gosh I’m in the Frantic Assembly production that maybe isn’t going to appeal to young people, because they’re crazy about Frantic. But it really surprised me how well it’s been received – they laugh a lot but they’re very uninhibited about revealing their feelings. It’s quite amazing.’
Phillips, now 78, has been a fan of Frantic Assembly since 2001’s Tiny
Dynamite, their first collaboration with Morgan. Despite initial fears that she wouldn’t be up to the task of performing their acclaimed physical choreography – which peppers Lovesong in small, emotional bursts – she’s found herself transformed by the show. But she’s still not sure why it’s left audiences so crippled with tears. ‘The young people in the audience,’ Phillips says, ‘they’re too young to
have experienced the loss of a great love. Then again, an awful lot of people relate it to their parents. So I’m not sure – Abi pushes a lot of buttons and I don’t know what all of them are but it works.’ (Yasmin Sulaiman)
SPAGHETTI WESTERN ORCHESTRA ROLLS INTO
THE TOWN
The magnificent five are riding into town for one night only at Festival Theatre Edinburgh on Tuesday 13 March. Armed with over 100 instruments, this ingenious gang of comic maestros perform a fistful of classic Ennio Morricone movie soundtracks including The Good, The Bad and The Ugly and Once Upon A Time In The West. Crushed cornflakes, squeaky toys, nail clippers, coat hangers and apples are harnessed to recreate every punch up, gunshot, and jangling spur to hilarious effect. Don’t miss this one-off date from the international sensations.
Win a pair of tickets
We have a first prize of a pair of tickets to the show, a Spaghetti Western Orchestra CD and a blue ray set of 3 Spaghetti Western movies (courtesy of MGM HD) and a runner up prize of a pair of tickets to the show and a CD.
To enter, just log on to list.co.uk/offers and tell us: Who wrote the music for The Good, The Bad And The Ugly?
Terms & Conditions: Competition closes 9 March 2012. There is no cash alternative. Usual List rules apply.
Spaghetti Western Orchestra Tuesday 13 March 7.30pm Festival Theatre Edinburgh £19.50 - £26.50 Box Office: 0131 529 6000 • www.festivaltheatre.org.uk
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