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lighter side of the apocalypse, in which flesh eating zombies have to break down Granny’s new door to get to the survivors. Bram Stoker’s Dracula Fri 1 & Sat 2 Nov, 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Liz Lochhead’s powerful adaptation of the seminal vampire tale, performed by Basement Theatre Company.
■ EASTWOOD PARK THEATRE Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4970. Tiger Tale Fri 18 Oct. See Kids listings. Tiger Fri 18 Oct, 7.30pm. £9–£13. Barrowland Ballet get up close to the audience, as a family’s home becomes a shifting world of live sound, colour and movement. Ages 14+. I Will Survive Sat 19 Oct, 7.30pm. £13 (£11; students £9). New musical comedy featuring songs from the 70s to the 90s. Couldn’t Care Less Thu 31 Oct, 7pm. £13 (£11; students £9). Play about a woman in the early stages of Alzheimer’s, and her daughter’s reluctant assumption of the role of carer. Part of Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival. Goldfish Thu 7 Nov, 7.30pm. £13 (£11; students £9). Owen Moon watches the world through his aquarium and his imagination begins to seep into his everyday life. Choreography by Lucy Bennett with additional material by Chris Pavia and the dancers. The Complete Works of Shakespeare (abridged) Fri 8 Nov, 7.30pm. £13 (£11; students £9). The Reduced Shakespeare Company take a whirlwind look at the Bard’s greatest histories, tragedies and comedies, without all the boring bits. 42nd Street Tue 12–Sat 16 Nov, 7.30pm (Sat 2.30pm also). £15 (children £12; students £12). Song and dance extravaganza sets the glitz and glamour of Broadway against the backdrop of New York in the height of the Great Depression. Production by the Minerva Club. ■ KING’S THEATRE 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7648. Gotta Sing Gotta Dance Thu 24 Oct, 7.30pm. £13–£20. Songs from the musicals by an experienced cast of West End singers. Calamity Jane Tue 29–Sat 2 Nov, 7.30pm (Wed & Sat 2.30pm also. Fri 5.30pm & 8.30pm only). £20–£25. Wild West comedy about the tomboy, sharpshooter. Carnaby Street Mon 4–Sat 9 Nov, 7.30pm (Wed & Sat 2.30pm also). £12–£35. The musical story of the 60s, packed with classic hits. Hello Dolly Tue 12–Sat 16 Nov, 7.30pm (Wed 2.30pm also). £10–£22. A new-look adaptation of the classic musical.
■ OFFSHORE 3/5 Gibson Street, offshorecoffee.co.uk Offshore Platform Saturdays 19 Oct–9 Nov, 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 at door.
■ THE OLD HAIRDRESSERS Opposite Stereo, Renfield Lane, 222 2254. The Merchant of Venice Mon 21 & Wed 23 Oct, 7.30pm. £7.50 (£5). Attune Theatre present a modern Shakespeare adaptation replete with a sympathetic Shylock in present day Las Vegas. ■ ÒRAN MÓR 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. A Play, a Pie & a Pint: Saint One Thu 17–Sat 19 Oct, 1pm. £8–£12.50. In a Stonehaven chip shop a local news man, a schoolgirl, and a woman who thinks she’s Billy Connolly search their battered lives for some kind of meaning. Written by Lesley Hart. A Play, a Pie & a Pint: Doras Duinte (Closed Door) Mon 21–Sat 26 Oct, 1pm. £8–£12.50. Alone on a stormy night in an isolated house, a woman awaits her new lodger, who may not be
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CONTEMPORARY DANCE PLAN B: MORE SKY THAN WE NEED Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Tue 5 Nov
As titles go, it’s pretty ambiguous. Does More Sky Than We Need suggest a happy abundance, or a negative overload? ‘There’s part irony in that title,’ says choreographer Frank McConnell, ‘because we don’t look at the sky as often as we should any more.’ Creating plan B’s new work has been an interesting experience for McConnell, bringing together thoughts from childhood right through to today’s technical advances. ‘I was brought up in Glasgow, but as a young child we would spend
all our summer holidays on South Uist,’ he recalls. ‘And I remember being very conscious that there was no horizon – you couldn’t see where the sky was leading to. That has stayed with me for my entire life. But we’re now in an age where when we talk about putting things in a cloud, it refers to a technological feat.’
Featuring three dancers, live music, a soundscape and layered set design, More Sky Than We Need explores intuitive knowledge and our relationship with nature. McConnell’s aim, he says, is to ‘give the audience time to breathe’, and perhaps think about how we connect with our surroundings.
‘Crofters on South Uist used to read signs in the sky to determine weather patterns, and see if they were going to work outside during the following few days,’ says McConnell. ‘They used a very intuitive sense, and it occurred to me that living in a technological age, we’re losing that ability to stop, look, listen, be intuitive – and allow nature and the sky to influence what we do.’ (Kelly Apter)
quite what she expected. Suspense thriller by Catriona Lexy Campbell. A Play, a Pie & a Pint: Grave Undertaking Tue 29 Oct–Sat 2 Nov, 1pm. £8–£12.50. A musical look at mortality over a dead body, written by Paddy Cunneen. A Play, a Pie & a Pint: The Deficit Show Mon 4–Sat 9 Nov, 1pm. £8– £12.50. Highly charged political cabaret examining the national deficit and the gap between the rich and the poor. A Play, a Pie & a Pint: Janis Joplin – Full Tilt Mon 11–Sat 16 Nov, 1pm. £8–£12.50. A celebration of the life and music of Janis Joplin. ■ PAVILION THEATRE 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. Jukebox Memories 4: The Sex- Sational 60s Thu 17 Oct, 7.30pm. £11–£18. The comedy musical continues featuring Christian, Dean Park and The Swingcats. Oliver! Tue 22–Sun 27 Oct, 7.30pm (Sat & Sun 2pm also). £12–£20. The Apollo Players perform Lionel Bart’s musical, based on the Charles Dickens novel. Robert Hamilton: Fear of the Dark Thu 7 Nov, 7.30pm. £15. Theatrical acrobatic dance from Hamilton and Fear of the Unknown from Sky 1’s
Got To Dance. 51 Shades of Maggie Mon 11–Sat 16 Nov, 7.30pm (Sat 2pm also). £22.50 (£20). 50 Shades of Grey comedy spoof. ■ PLATFORM The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Easterhouse, 276 9696. Bunty and Doris Tue 22 Oct, 6pm. £3.50. Heartwarming comical dance theatre about two friends who journey from imaginary childhood tea parties to old age and isolation. Choreographed by Natasha Gilmore. Couldn’t Care Less Mon 28 Oct, noon. £3.50–£8.50. See Eastwood Park Theatre, Glasgow. Lifeboat Fri 1 Nov, 1.15pm. £3.50–£8. Drama based on the true story of two 15 year old girls who spent 19 terrifying hours in the water on an upturned lifeboat, willing each other to survive. Killing Me Softly & Instant Mon 4 Nov, 7pm. £3.50–£8. Killing Me Softly, first produced in 1987, tells the story of a gay boy and a straight girl, and their complex relationship set during the early days of AIDS. Instant is a follow-up piece examining similar issues in 2013.
■ SCOTTISH MASK AND PUPPET CENTRE
8–10 Balcarres Avenue, Kelvindale, 339 6185. That’s the Way we do It Thu 17 Oct. See Kids listings. Big Box of Tricks Thu 17 Oct. See Kids listings. Pinocchio Sun 20 Oct. See Kids listings. Trick Or Treat STM Fundraiser Evening Thu 31 Oct. See Kids listings. The Paper Bag Princess Sat 2 Nov. See Kids listings. Looking for Nessie Sat 9 Nov. See Kids listings. Tricksters Galore STM Fundraiser Thu 14 Nov. See Kids listings.
■ SCOTTISH YOUTH THEATRE The Old Sheriff Court, 105 Brunswick Street, 552 3988. Family Story Time: The Magic Porridge Pot Sat 26 & Sun 27 Oct. See Kids listings. Killing Me Softly & Instant Sat 26 & Sun 27 Oct, 7.30pm (Sat 2.30pm also). £7.50 (£3.50). See Platform, Glasgow. The Mungo Boys Thu 7–Sat 9 Nov, 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Storey of six young Glaswegian lads whose band splits in the 1960s, only to reform 40 years later. Family Story Time: The Three Billy Goats Gruff Sat 9 & Sun 10 Nov. See Kids listings. ■ THE SHED 26 Langside Avenue, 649 5020. Live @ the SHED Saturdays & Sundays 19 Oct–3 Nov, 1pm. £10. Ticket gets you a pie, a drink and a show. An afternoon of famous numbers from well known operas.
■ THEATRE ROYAL 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. The Butterfly Lion Mon 28 Oct–Sat 2 Nov, 7.30pm (Thu & Sat 2.30pm also). £10–£25. New play from Michael Morpurgo (War Horse) about Bertie and his white lion. Balletboyz: The Talent Thu 7 Nov, 7.30pm. £11.90–£28.90. The boyband of ballet featuring two new danceworks by choreographers Russell Maliphant and Liam Scarlett. An Evening of Burlesque Sat 9 Nov, 8pm. £24–£25. Featuring West End scene stalwarts such as Amber Topaz, the Folly Mixtures, Miss Oo La Lou, Bettsie Bon Bon, AJ James and Kalki Hula Girl.
✽ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Radio Show . . . Live!
Tue 5–Wed 6 Nov, 7.30pm. £10–£29.50. Following a smash tour in 2012, most of the cast from the original radio programme live out Douglas Adams’ adventures in front of a live audience.
✽ National Dance Company Wales Tue 12 Nov, 7.30pm. £10–£20. See preview, page 106.
■ TRAMWAY 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. Figment Sat 19 Oct. See Kids listings. Tiger Tale Fri 25 Oct. See Kids listings. Tiger Fri 25 & Sat 26 Oct, 7.30pm. £8 (£6). See Eastwood Park Theatre, Glasgow. LOD|muziektheater, Red Note, Francois Sarhan: Enough Already Thu 7–Sat 9 Nov, 7.30pm. £12 (£8) World premiere of new work created by French composer / artist Sarhan, with actor Claudio Stellato and five musicians from Red Note in an absurd secular parable featuring stop-frame animation and film. Part of Sonica. ■ TRON THEATRE 63 Trongate, 552 4267. Macbeth Thu 17–Sat 19 Oct, 7.45pm (Sat 2.30pm also). £8–£16. Shakespeare’s enduring tragedy, directed by Rachel O’Riordan. Educating Ronnie Thu 17–Sat 19 Oct, 8pm. £10 (£7.50). Joe Douglas’ one-man show about his friendship with a Ugandan boy and how what began as a request for help turned into something much more complicated.