Andy Arnold

Translations

17 Jan 2008

MODERN CLASSIC Citizens’ Theatre, Glasgow, Wed 23 Jan–Sat 2 Feb The nearest thing we have to Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha county on our side of the Atlantic is another fictional place with an anchor in reality, Brian Friel’s Ballybeg, a made-up small…

CATS Awards

3 Jan 2007

AWARDS ROUND UP We’re about at half term for the awards season, with the CATS Awards occurring in early June this year. So far, the chatter among the critics has covered a great variety of work, from grand scale projects to more modest pieces. It’s a…

History of the Arches

Underground resistance

18 Sep 2006

The look on Andy Arnold’s face suggests he’s more than a little bit gob-smacked to be sitting in his dapper office, in what could only be described as the cockpit of The Arches, talking about how an idea sparked over 15 years ago has led to an arts…

Suddenly Last Summer

16 Oct 2008

Andy Arnold directs this revival of Tennessee Williams’ shocking one-act play about the terrifying Violet Venable’s attempts to have her niece lobotomised in order to prevent her revealing the truth about her son Sebastian’s sexual proclivities. The…

The Drawer Boy - An interview with Andy Arnold

24 Apr 2008

The Tron seems to be undergoing its own version of a glorious 100 days at the moment as its newly appointed artistic director, Andy Arnold, hits the ground, not so much running as sprinting. The former artistic director of The Arches avows that a very…

Arches Festival of Theatre

Arching Ambition

27 Mar 2007

From the very beginning Andy Arnold’s Arches has actively encouraged young theatre artists, providing a space for experiment and creativity that’s unparalleled in Scotland. But the innovators have come from well beyond our borders, with UK-wide and…

Hughie

The Arches, Glasgow, until Sat 17 Mar

13 Mar 2007

NEGLECTED CLASSIC An ageing New York gambler lords it over a luckless hotel night clerk, spinning unlikely tails of his continuing prowess in gambling and womanising. Both the gambler and the hotel have seen better days. Such is the scene in this…

Hughie

Arches, Glasgow, Fri 2-Sat 17 Mar

27 Feb 2007

SCOTTISH PREMIERE With his triple bill of Tennessee Williams shorts and Pinter’s Moonlight to his credit over the last couple of years, Andy Arnold has more than demonstrated his credentials with marginal texts by acclaimed authors. The latest such…

Rage

Keep away from my theatre - or else

18 Sep 2006

King’s Theatre, Queen’s Hall, Theatre Royal, Civic Theatre, Citizen’s Theatre, National Theatre, Royal Lyceum . . . They all sound a bit archaic, part of the Empire, like old English pub names. Why do theatres puff themselves up so much? Far more people…

Spend a Penny

Arches, Glasgow, Tue 26 Sep-Sat 7 Oct

18 Sep 2006

SITE SPECIFIC WH Auden called it the “porcelain cabin of contemplation”. For him, the one place where you could ponder the events of your life without fear of interruption was the cludgey. Let’s face it, if you’re having a Barry White, not only would…

Six Acts of Love

18 Sep 2008

NEW PLAY The Scottish Government’s Homecoming programme is not until next year, but Ioanna Anderson is getting in early. At the age of 38, she’s planning to move back to her native Edinburgh after spending the best part of 20 years in Ireland, where…

Spend a Penny

The Arches, Glasgow, until Sat 7 Oct

2 Oct 2006

SITE SPECIFIC I suppose toilets, perhaps particularly public ones, are places where we must confront the truth of the body. A good place then, to set theatre, since this too, at its best, confronts uncomfortable truths. Andy Arnold’s deft, witty…

A personal history of clubbing at the Arches

Arche de Triumphe

18 Sep 2006

I first stepped into the cavernous spaces of the Arches in the year 2000 to hand in an application form for a press position. I remember Andy Arnold taking me on a tour of the building (works) and showing me a massive hole in the floor (the Café Bar…