THEATRE
■ EASTWOOD PARK THEATRE Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4970. Fleeto and Wee Andy Thu 18 Apr, 7.30pm. £13 (£11; students £9). Excellent double bill focussing on knife culture in Glasgow. Arsenic and Old Lace Wed 24–Sat 27 Apr, 7.30pm (Sat 2.30pm also). £8–£10. Giffnock Theatre Players present a production of the 1939 black comedy. The Full Monty Tue 30 Apr–Sat 4 May, 7.30pm (Sat 2.30pm also). £10– £14. Leave your hat on as the Eastwood Entertainers present some hot metal boys. The Producers Tue 7–Sat 11 May, 7.30pm (Sat 2.30pm also). £15 (£12). Mel Brooks’ show about the creation of
a ludicrous musical, courtesy of Quite Contrary Theatre Company. A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum Tue 14–Sat 18 May, 7.30pm (Sat 2.30pm also). £10–£15. Roman-set musical farce with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. ■ GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. Carmen Thu 18 Apr, 7.30pm. £19.50– £32. New production of Bizet’s seductive opera from Ellen Kent featuring Nadia Stoianova in the title role. Footstorm Wed 1 May, 7.30pm. £35 (£17.50–£25). Seven modern Irish dancers combine forces as Prodijig.
REVIEW CLASSIC DOCTOR FAUSTUS Citizens Theatre, Glasgow until Sat 27 Apr ●●●●●
It turns out that there are several details the Elizabethan Christopher Marlowe left out of his play about the questing academic who sells his soul to the devil. Faustus was raised by a leopardskin-wearing slattern who fed him Haribo as he watched non-stop Nickelodeon. He grows up to be a swotty mummy’s boy with a penchant for the casual clothes once sold by Man at C&A. Plus, he has hidden shallows. Given the choice of all the sophisticated sins on offer to a young man who has traded his immortal future for 24 years of self-indulgence, he opts for pure cheese: celebrity, fame and the decadent glitz of Las Vegas.
And Mephistopheles, the devil’s representative on earth, is a lady
with the body of Jessica Rabbit (and, unfortunately, the voice of a dodgy sat nav). In the Citizens’ co-production with West Yorkshire Playhouse,
director Dominic Hill and writer Colin Teevan hollow out the centre of Marlowe’s text and fill it with a 21st-century debate on why it’s wise to be careful what we wish for. The pair, who worked together on the award-garlanded Peer Gynt, mesh the 16th-century poetry with the lazy debauchery of today’s boil-in-the-ba g pleasures until it’s hard to see the joins. Casting Siobhan Redmond as the dangerously-curved demon is a brilliant idea. Giving her the weird, mittel-European accent – less so. Ann-Louise Ross as the good angel in a white marabou hat-halo and Oliver Wilson, a bad-but-hot angel in cowboy boots add another layer to Faustus’s internal confusion. Kevin Trainor does a fine job with the verse and the physical demands of all the orgies and internal torment. Kally Lloyd-Evans’ exuberant movement pulls it all together. The devil has all the best moves. (Anna Burnside)
102 THE LIST 18 Apr–16 May 2013
■ KING’S THEATRE 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7648. High Society Tue 30 Apr–Sat 4 May, 7.30pm (Wed & Sat 2.30pm also). £10–£35. A theatre adaptation of Cole Porter’s musical including a host of his hit songs. See review. Hormonal Housewives Sun 5 May, 7.30pm. £12.50–£25. Toyah Willcox stars in an evening all about women and high drama. Hairspray Tue 7–Sat 18 May (not Sun), 7.30pm (Wed & Sat 2.30pm also). £19.50–£49.50. Feel-good musical romp through the changing values of the 1960s
■ OFFSHORE 3/5 Gibson Street, 0141 341 0110. Offshore Platform Sat 20 & 27 Apr, 4 & 11 May, 7pm. £3. Each week Attune Theatre produces a new piece of writing or offers a fresh take on an existing piece, then mounts the production with the help of guest artists. Tickets available on the door. ■ THE OLD HAIRDRESSERS Opposite Stereo, Renfield Lane, 222 2254. The Sharp Side of Reality Sun 21– Wed 24 Apr, 7pm. £5–£7. A romantic comedy drama about anorexia and diabetes.
■ ÒRAN MÓR 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. A Play, A Pie & A Pint: Butterfly Kiss until Sat 20 Apr, 1pm. £11.25. An old man rediscovers his youth when he stumbles upon an old Punch & Judy stall. A Play, A Pie & A Pint: Sweet Silver Song of the Lark Mon 29 Apr–Sat 4 May, 1pm. £11.25. Molly Taylor’s play about the memories of a nine-year-old A Play, A Pie & A Pint: Thieves and Boy Mon 6–Sat 11 May, 1pm. £9. Two construction workers turn vigilante when they burgle a corrupt government official. See preview, page 98. A Play, A Pie & A Pint: Marco Pantani – The Pirate Mon 13–Sat 18 May, 1pm. £11.25. The story of Pantani, the greatest Italian cyclist of the modern era who was found dead and full of drugs in a Rimini hotel room.
■ PAVILION THEATRE 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. Me and My Girl Tue 23–Sat 27 Apr, 7.30pm (Sat 2pm also). £10–£18 (£8–£16). Prepare to do the Lambeth Walk at this popular musical about a cockney wide-boy who discovers he’s the new Earl of Hereford. 50 Shades of Maggie Mon 13–Fri 17 May, 7.30pm. £20 (£18). Comedy spoof of 50 Shades of Grey.
■ PEARCE INSTITUTE 840 Govan Road, 445 6007.
✽ Rantin Thu 18 & Fri 19 Apr, 7.30–8.30pm. £8 (£6). Combination of living room gathering, play and gig. Part of Behaviour.
■ PLATFORM The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Easterhouse, 276 9696. New Theatre Thursday Thu 18 Apr, 7pm. £2. Some of Scotland’s leading playwrights present their new short works for audience approval. Deathtrap Wed 24 Apr, 1.30pm & 7.30pm. £3.50–£8 (disabled people £1; carer goes free). See Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow. Fleeto Thu 2 May, 7pm. £3.50–£8. Paddy Cunneen’s excellent short play, inspired by the Iliad, draws on contemporary Glasgow’s knife culture. Slick Thu 16 May, 7pm. £3.50–£8. On the outskirts of town a destitute tenement looms above the only crude oil supply in Glasgow, a discovery that’s about to rip this tiny, impoverished community apart. Highly popular Vox Motus comedy.
■ ROYAL CONSERVATOIRE OF SCOTLAND 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor Sat 11–Thu 16 May (not Sun & Tue), 7.15pm. £19. Nicolette Molnar directs student performers; Guido Rumstadt conducts. ■ SCOTTISH MASK AND PUPPET CENTRE 8–10 Balcarres Avenue, Kelvindale, 339 6185. The Magic Horse Sat 20 Apr. See Kids listings. Anchors Away Sat 27 Apr. See Kids listings. The Scarecrow and the Lost Sister Sat 11 May. See Kids listings.
■ SECC Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. Singin’ I’m No a Billy He’s a Tim Thu 18–Sun 21 Apr, 7.30pm. £20. Goldfish Theatre presents its take on Des Dillon’s classic anti-sectarian play.
■ THEATRE ROYAL 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. Birds of a Feather Thu 18–Sat 20 Apr, 2.30pm & 7.30pm (Fri 7.30pm only). £10–£32.50. The three original cast members from the BBC’s long- running sitcom return. Scottish Ballet: Highland Fling Sat 27 Apr–Sat 4 May, 7.30pm (Sat & Thu 2pm also). £7–£26. Matthew Bourne’s ballet inspired by La Sylphide returns for a new Scottish tour.
■ TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. DorkyPark: Open for Everything Fri 26 & Sat 27 Apr, 7.30pm. £14 (£10). A journey of music and dance through the lives of European Roma people.
✽ Gob Squad’s Kitchen (You’ve Never Had It So Good) Fri 3
May, 7.30pm. £14 (£10). British/German arts collective travels back to 1965 and the time of Andy Warhol. Part of Behaviour.
✽ Rob Drummond: The Riot of Spring Fri 10 & Sat 11 May, 7pm. £12 (£10). Playwright Rob Drummond fuses narrative theatre with dance and music in homage to Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring. Part of Behaviour.
■ TRON THEATRE 63 Trongate, 552 4267. Project Branded Thu 18 & Fri 19 Apr, 7.30pm. £7. A new play from Tron Skillshops, directed by Deborah McArthur. The Mark of Zorro Tue 23–Sat 27 Apr. See Kids listings. Gaelic Drama at The Tron Thu 25 Apr, 8.30pm. £4. Showcasing Gaelic drama at various stages of development.
✽ Mayfesto Wed 1–Sat 18 May, times and prices vary. Celebrating theatre
with an edge. See preview, page 99. Flâneurs Wed 1–Sat 4 May, 8pm. £7 (£5). Jenna Watt explores violence in public places. Part of Mayfesto. Jukebox Fri 3–Sun 5 May, 4.30pm. £2. A celebration of the Asian Diaspora. Part of Mayfesto. Bandages Fri 3 & Sat 4 May, 7.45pm. £10. Two sisters who live inside a world of their own creation. Part of Mayfesto. The Black Monk Fri 3 May, 8.30pm. £3. Stuart Paterson adapts Anton Chekhov’s story of love and delusion to the stage. Part of Mayfesto. Putting Words in My Mouth Sat 4 May, 8.30pm. £3. Interactive theatre from Makeshift Broadcast explaining why we eat what we do. Part of Mayfesto. The Price of Everything Sun 5 May, 7.45pm. £10 (£7). A ‘performance lecture’ about the difference between price and value. Part of Mayfesto. Over the Wire Wed 8 & Thu 9 May, 8pm. Fri 10 May, 6pm & 9pm. Sat 11 May, 2.30pm & 8pm. £10. Five inmates caught in a riot at the Long Kesh jail in Belfast struggle against violence, hunger and British soldiers. Part of Mayfesto.