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■ THE ARCHES 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. FREE Inside Outside In Our Stride Thu 25 & Fri 26 Oct, 7.30pm. Performances by and for people with long term mental health difficulties. Part of Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival (hereafter referred to as SMHAFF). I Heart Alice Heart I Wed 31 Oct– Fri 2 Nov, 7.30pm. £11 (£7). The love story of two women in their 60s. Part of Glasgay! David Hughes Dance: The Chinaski Sessions Fri 9 & Sat 10 Nov, 7.30pm. £11 (£8). Dance and drumming piece following seven men as they enjoy a hedonistic evening. Ages 12+. Scratch Night Tue 6 Nov, 7.30pm. £3.50. Performers get ten minutes to try out new ideas and receive feedback. Alan Bissett: The Red Hourglass Tue 13 & Wed 14 Nov, 7.30pm. £9 (£7). A witty performance fusing theatre and storytelling.
■ AVANT GARDE 34 King Street, 552 7123. A Dog Called Redemption. Thu 8– Sat 10 Nov, 7.30–9pm. £8.25. Matthew Landers’ play about the lives of two Big Issue sellers. ■ CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. All That Promise Wed 31 Oct, 7.30pm. £4. Rehearsed reading about four men who formed a boy band in the 1990s. Glasgay!
■ CITIZENS THEATRE 119 Gorbals Street, 429 0022. This is What We Ask Thu 18–Sat 20 Oct, 7.45pm. £5 (£2). Theatre exploring the questions facing today’s youth. Ages 14+.
✽ Glasgow Girls – The Musical Wed 31 Oct–Sat 17 Nov (not Sun/
Mon), 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £12–£19; Tue all tickets £12; Wed 31 Oct & Thu 1 Nov previews, all tickets £8. Multicultural musical celebrating Glasgow. See preview, page 112. FREE Here We Stay Thu 15–Sat 17 Nov, 6pm. Free (ticketed). The life stories of refugees and asylum-seekers in Glasgow.
■ COTTIERS THEATRE 93–95 Hyndland Street, 357 4000. The Arandora Star Thu 18 Oct, 7.30pm. £7.50–£10. Play about the plight of Italian immigrants living in Wales at the outbreak of World War II. The Cherry Orchard Tue 23–Fri 26 Oct, 7.30pm. £12 (£10). Stuart Paterson’s version of Chekhov’s play. Gilt Fri 2 & Sat 3 Nov, 7.30pm. £10 (£8). A play about the price of money and love. All My Sons Tue 13–Sat 17 Nov, 7.30pm. £10–£12. The piece which established Arthur Miller’s reputation as a major playwright. ■ EASTWOOD PARK THEATRE Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4970. Scottish Opera: The Elephant Angel Fri 19 Oct, 2pm & 7pm. £13 (£11; students £9). The story of the friendship between Sheila the elephant and her keeper. Ages 7+. Calendar Girls Wed 24–Sat 27 Oct, 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm). £8–£10. The story of a WI group who posed nude for charity.
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A Play, a Pie & a Pint: Faith Fall Thu 18–Sat 20 Oct, 1pm. £8–£12.50. Play about deceit and faith. A Play, a Pie & a Pint: Demons Mon 22–Sat 27 Oct, 1pm. £8–£12.50. Modern- day variety show. A Play, a Pie & a Pint: Princess for a Day Mon 29 Oct–Sat 3 Nov, 1pm. £8–£12.50. Comedy drama about two drug addicts determined to change their ways. A Play, a Pie & a Pint: This Little Piggy Mon 5–Sat 10 Nov, 1pm. £8–£12.50. Play exploring protest and governments’ efforts to control it. A Play, a Pie & a Pint: Loyalty and Phantom Force Mon 12–Sat 17 Nov, 1pm. £8–£12.50. Two plays exploring what makes young men willing to fight on behalf of corporations and empires. ■ PAVILION THEATRE 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. The Dreamboys UK Fri 19 Oct, 7.30pm. £22.50. Britain’s most successful male revue show. On Point Hip Hop Sun 21 Oct, 7.30pm. £16. Urban dance moves featuring stars from Sky 1’s Got to Dance. Robert Hamilton’s Committed to the End Tue 13 Nov, 7.30pm. £15. Dance routines from the Robert Hamilton Dancepoint Musical Theatre School. The Magic of Scotland Thu 15–Sat 17 Nov, 7.30pm (Fri/Sat mat 2pm). £12–£14. Traditional Scottish variety show.
■ PEARCE INSTITUTE 840 Govan Road, 445 6007. FREE Life is a Cabaret Fri 19 Oct, 7.30–11pm. Live music and banter from local residents. SMHAFF.
■ PLATFORM The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Easterhouse, 276 9696. Scottish Opera: La Traviata Tue 6 Nov, 7.30pm. £14 (under 26s £5). New production of Verdi’s classic tale. ■ ROYAL CONSERVATOIRE OF SCOTLAND 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. The Importance of Being Earnest Wed 7–Fri 9 Nov, 2pm & 7.15pm. £9 (£7). Wilde’s play is brought to life. Tartuffe by Molière Wed 7–Fri 9 Nov, 2.15pm & 7.30pm. £9 (£7). Vivid production of Liz Lochhead’s funny adaptation.
■ ROSE AND GRANTS 27 Trongate, Merchant City, 553 0501. Any Objections? Until Tue 23 Oct, 7.30pm. £5. Rehearsed readings offering snapshots of civil rights around the world. Glasgay! Tranny & Roseannah Wed 24–Sat 27 Oct, 7.30pm. £7. Unique cabaret/reality TV makeover show. Glasgay! ■ SCOTLAND STREET SCHOOL MUSEUM 225 Scotland Street, 287 0500. Remember Me Thu 8–Thu 15 Nov (Wed/Thu only), 5pm, 6pm & 7pm. £9 seven or more days in advance; £12 on the door (£6–£8). A ‘miniature multimedia opera’ from Claudia Molitor. Part of Sonica.
■ SECC Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000.
✽ American Idiot Mon 29 Oct–Sat 3 Nov, 8pm. Fri 2 Nov, 5pm & 8.30pm.
Sat 3 Nov, 4pm & 8pm. £16.50–£42.50. The Green Day musical comes to the UK. See photo preview, page 104.
■ THEATRE ROYAL 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. Scottish Opera: The Magic Flute Until Sat 27 Oct (Fri 19, Tue 23, Thu 25 & Sat 27 Oct), 7.15pm. Sun 21 Oct, 4pm. £9–£70. Mozart’s classic tale of the search for love and truth. Richard Alston Dance Company Thu 1 Nov, 7.30pm. £10.50–£20.50. Show inspired by Scott Joplin. See preview, page 118. 18 Oct–15 Nov 2012 THE LIST 115
PREVIEW CLASSIC A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh, Fri 19 Oct–Sat 17 Nov
It can be difficult to think of a way to make one of Shakespeare’s most popular and performed plays feel new. But director Matthew Lenton of Vanishing Point, who brings a new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream to the Royal Lyceum this month, has found a way of turning the text on its head. He’s set it in winter. Inspired by argumentative fairy queen Titania’s description of the seasons
being out of kilter (‘thorough this distemperature we see / The seasons alter’), Lenton finds a way to make a traditionally summery play much colder and darker. ‘It’s snowing at the start of the show,’ he says, ‘which makes it hard for some of the characters to make a living. ‘There began to be a strong contrast for me between the people who are struggling, the workers, and the people who have privilege and wealth and can protect themselves from these things.’ The hardships of winter lend a political edge to a play that’s so often done as a romp, as the upside-down seasons throw the social balance out of joint, too. (Charlotte Runcie)
Stick Granny on the Roof Rack Fri 9 Nov, 7.30pm. £13 (£11; students £9). Show recalling the pains of family holidays. ■ THE FLYING DUCK 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450. Hamlet vs Zombies Wed 31 Oct, 8pm. £7. A suitably seasonal twist on Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy. Email bugsyproductions@aol.com for details.
■ GOVANHILL BATHS Calder Street, booking via The Arches (see above for contact details).
✽ Lifeguard Until Sat 27 Oct (not Sun), 7.30pm (Sat mat 2.30pm).
£12 (£9). Intimate theatre exploring our relationship to water and swimming. See review, page 114.
■ HOUSE FOR AN ART LOVER Bellahouston Park, 10 Dumbreck Road, 353 4776.
✽When The Moon Was Overhead Sat 20 & Sun 21 Oct, 3pm. £5 (includes tea/coffe and cake). Allan Radcliffe’s monologue offering a glimpse into the artistic soul of Frances Macdonald McNair. Part of Creative Mackintosh Festival.
■ KING’S THEATRE 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7648. Singin’ in the Rain Until Sat 20 Oct, 7.30pm (Wed/Sat mat 2.30pm). £14–£22. Feel-good musical based on the film. Essence of Ireland: Bigger and Better! Sun 21 Oct, 7.30pm. £21–£23. Toe-tapping Irish dance and music.
✽ The Guid Sisters ●●●●● Tue 23– Sat 27 Oct, 7.30pm (Wed & Sat mat 2.30pm). £10–£29.50. Scots translation of the play about women and economic survival. See review, page 114. Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers Sun 28 Oct, 7.30pm. £22 (£15). Powerful rhythms and choreography. The Sound of Music Tue 30 Oct–Thu 1 Nov & Sat 3 Nov, 7.30pm (Wed/ Sat mat 2.30pm); Fri 2 Nov, 5.30pm & 8.30pm. £10–£25. Pantheon present the family musical. I, Tommy ●●●●● Mon 5 Nov, 7.30pm. £10–£29.50. A light-hearted exploration of the Tommy Sheridan debacle. 9 to 5: The Musical Mon 12–Sat 17 Nov, 7.30pm (Wed/Sat mat 2.30pm). £15–£42. Three office workers get their own back on their bigoted boss.
■ THE OLD FRUITMARKET Candleriggs, 353 8000 Hebrides Ensemble: Eight Songs for a Mad King Mon 12 Nov, 8pm, £10–£14. Hebrides Ensemble take on one of the most exciting pieces of 20th-century music theatre, the extravagant and seminal Eight Songs for a Mad King, by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Last played in Scotland a decade ago, this promises to be a disturbing and occasionally very funny depiction of the madness of King George III. The role of the king is taken by Marcus Farnsworth (baritone) and the programme also includes works by Xenakis, Benjamin, Knussen, Matthews and Adès. ■ ÒRAN MÓR 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200.