THEATRE
Dean Park In Concert Sat 9 Mar, 7.30pm. £16–£18.50. An evening of music and laughs. ■ PLATFORM The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Easterhouse, 276 9696. Torque Wed 13 & Thu 14 Mar. See Kids listings. Stuck Thu 21 Mar. See Kids listings.
■ ROYAL CONSERVATOIRE OF SCOTLAND 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. Carousel Wed 20 & Thu 21 Mar, 2pm & 7.30pm. £13.50 (£11). Rodgers & Hammerstein’s tale of love, robbery, suicide and ultimate redemption. ■ ROSE AND GRANTS 27 Trongate, Merchant City, 553 0501. Park Bum and Other Poems Fri 22 & Sat 23 Feb, 7.30pm. £5. One- man show about the highs and lows of cruising. Part of LGBT History Month.
■ SCOTTISH MASK AND PUPPET CENTRE 8–10 Balcarres Avenue, Kelvindale, 339 6185. Briar Rose Sat 23 Feb. See Kids listings. The Witch, The Wizard And Little Red Riding Hood Sat 9 Mar. See Kids listings. Toowit Toowoo Sun 10 Mar. See Kids listings. Alex the Magician: Big Magic Wand Sat 16 Mar. See Kids listings. ■ SCOTTISH YOUTH THEATRE The Old Sheriff Court, 105 Brunswick Street, 552 3988. The Sky Is Falling Thu 14 Mar–Sat 6 Apr. See Kids listings.
■ SECC Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. Madagascar Live! Fri 8 Mar. See Kids listings.
■ THE SPACE 34 Argyll Arcade Chambers, Buchanan Street, 222 2333. Brownbread Wed 20, Thu 21 & Sat 23 Mar, Times vary. £12 (£10). Roddy Doyle’s madcap adventure about three young guys who kidnap a bishop. GICF.
■ THEATRE ROYAL 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. Beyond the Barricade Tue 26 Feb, 7.30pm. £16–£20. A selection of the best- loved songs from new and classic West End shows. Rambert Dance Company: Labyrinth of Love Tour Thu 28 Feb– Sat 2 Mar, 7.30pm. £6–£28. Britain’s flagship contemporary dance company celebrates love in all its heartbreaking and joyful glory. ■ TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. No End: Anna Krzystek Thu 28 Feb & Fri 1 Mar, 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Interdisciplinary work based on the theme of waiting. Air falbh leis na h-eòin Sat 9 Mar, 7.30pm. £5. Musical performance re- builds extracts of Gaelic songs into an extended soundscape. Figment Thu 14 Mar & Sat 16 Mar. Fri 15 Mar. See Kids listings.
■ TRON THEATRE 63 Trongate, 552 4267. Do You Nomi? Thu 21 Feb, 7.45pm. £12 (£7). Four male dancers recount the story of actor/singer Klaus Nomi and his hold over the New York avant-garde scene.
✽ White Rose Tue 26 Feb–Sat 2 Mar, 7.45pm. £7–£15. The story of Lily
Litvak, a Russian fighter pilot during WWII and one of the thousand women who volunteered for the Red Air Force. See preview, page 97. Gaelic Drama at The Tron Wed 27 Feb, 8.30pm. £4. Showcasing Gaelic
100 THE LIST 21 Feb–21 Mar 2013
REVIEW NEW PLAY IN AN ALIEN LANDSCAPE Touring Scotland until Tue 26 Feb ●●●●● Danny Start’s new play for Birds of Paradise Theatre Company is based on one of those true-life events so rich and strange it would be a sin not to turn it into art. One of the playwright’s acquaintances experienced the rare Sudden Artistic Output Syndrome following a double brain aneurysm, which softened the former boxer’s personality and turned him into an artist with a relentless compulsion to draw and paint. Start’s depiction of the ‘alien landscape’ in which protagonist Albie Quinn (Paul Cunningham) finds himself largely avoids clichés about mental illness and creativity, but does feel rather dense and disjointed, shifting around in time and somewhat sidelining the most interesting aspects of the story: the nature and appeal of the protagonist Albie’s art. Yet Julie Ellen’s production gains considerable levity from a dynamic performance from Cunningham, who invests Albie with a likeable everyman quality, bringing depth to scenes of heroism and tragedy. David Toole is also impressive in support as Albie’s inadequate father and his puckish conscience, Klang. The action is nicely bound together by Kenny Miller’s set, which provides a striking backdrop for video projections by ThickSkin, the stark white frames evoking both a hospital environment and the austere surrounds of a contemporary gallery space. (Allan Radcliffe)
drama at various stages of development. Broadway in the Bar Sun 3 Mar, 4–6pm. £12. An afternoon of the best of Broadway tunes. Scenes Unseen Fri 8–Sat 16 Mar, 7.45pm. £12–£15 (£7–£12). Hidden theatrical gems performed alongside exciting new pieces from emerging Scottish writers.
✽ A Man Came To a Woman Fri 15–Sat 23 Mar, 8pm. £10 (£7). A
new UK staging of Semyon Zlotnikov’s physical comedy. See preview, page 102. GICF Total Football: More Beckett Than Beckham Tue 19–Sat 23 Mar, 7.45pm. £12–£15 (£7–£12). A satirical take on the beautiful game from surrealist theatrical types Ridiculusmus. GICF Shout Tue 19–Fri 22 Mar, 8.30pm. Sat
23 Mar, 2.30pm & 8.30pm. £10. Musical bringing back the sounds of the Swingin’ 60s. EDINBURGH
■ B’EST 16 Drummond Street, 556 4448. Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience Wed 6 & Thu 7 Mar, 7.30–9.30pm. £46.50. Experience the hell of Faulty Towers dining in this interactive show. ■ THE BONGO CLUB 66 Cowgate, 558 7604. Creative Electric Tue 5, 12, 19 & 26 Mar, 6pm. Rehearsals/workshops in theatre, for and by young people.
■ CAMEO 38 Home Street, 0871 902 5723. National Theatre Live: People Thu 21 Mar, 7pm. New play by Alan Bennett concerning an ageing aristocrat who is forced to sell the family home. ■ CHURCH HILL THEATRE 33a Morningside Road, 447 7597. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Thu 21 Feb–Sat 23 Mar, 7.30pm. £10–£14. Toe-tapping musical about a window washer who’s desperate to climb the corporate ladder at any cost. Broadway Fever Fri 22 & Sat 23 Feb, 7.30pm. £10–£15. The hottest hits from fave Broadway shows.