Theatre, Issue 559
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Rage
18 Sep 2006
Keep away from my theatre - or else
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…
Mary Stuart
18 Sep 2006
Theatre editor Steve Cramer talks to Siobhan Redmo
Steve Cramer I suppose one of the aspects of this new David Harrower version of the text that we might expect is a certain politicality. Siobhan Redmond It’s not the politics but the politicking that goes on that you really notice. All these men are…
Merchant of Venice, The
18 Sep 2006
The Merchant of Venice
CLASSIC Shakespeare’s great commentary on the unease between Christians and Jews has suffered, over the years, with some of the most tortured attempts to make it conform to one thesis or another imaginable. All of his work, of course, has been…
Julie
18 Sep 2006
Touring
CLASSIC Each of those cases we read of in the newspapers, where bosses fall in love with their secretaries, teachers with their students and politicians with their junior aides, reinforce our fear of the disruption of hierarchy. Yet, as the…
Stage Whispers
18 Sep 2006Theatre news and comment
The bewildering number of openings over the next few weeks is leaving Whispers pretty breathless, with more new shows than our usual preview pages can cover, so he’s putting aside his usual ponderings to update you on what’s on. Borderline are far…
Bed, The
18 Sep 2006
The Bed
CONTEMPORARY DANCE How does sleeping with 40 strangers in one night grab you? Well, the mother of all one night stands is about to arrive in Glasgow, so dig out your best pyjamas. Despite how it sounds, The Bed is in fact a perfectly respectable…
Spend a Penny
18 Sep 2006Arches, Glasgow, Tue 26 Sep-Sat 7 Oct
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…
Hitlist
18 Sep 2006
The bes theatre and dance
Tutti Frutti (pictured) John Byrne’s cult TV classic is turned into theatre for the first time under the direction of Tony Cownie for the NTS. A comedy exploring Scottish identity through an ageing rock band on what might be its final tour, this piece…
Arches Live
18 Sep 2006
Arches, Glasgow, Thu 21-Sun 30 Sep
MINI FESTIVAL I’m aware that you’ve read plenty about The Arches in our features, but there’s so much more to say. This youthful and creative hub, enjoying its 15th year putting ideas into spectacular practice, has the treat of its Arches Live…
Yellow Moon
18 Sep 2006
Citizens’ Theatre, Glasgow, Fri 29 Sep-Sat 14 Oct
NEW WORK Recent enquiries seem to have proved that the government’s paroxysms of self-righteousness over the effectiveness of their ASBO system were more than a little bit hasty. Yes, now we’ve got more potential criminals, since every other youth to…
When the Moon Was Overhead
18 Sep 2006Hunterian Art Gallery, Glasgow, Sun 24 Sep
DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE Writing to commission can be tricky. But when Glasgow’s Hunterian Art Gallery announced an open competition for a dramatic monologue based around the life of Frances Macdonald McNair to accompany the Doves and Dreams exhibition, I…
Zurich Ballet
18 Sep 2006
Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Wed 4-Sat 7 Oct
MODERN BALLET Chocolate and watches may be their trademark, but it turns out the Swiss are pretty hot at dance too. Playing in Scotland for the first time in its history, Zurich Ballet is an undiscovered gem well worth checking out. A decade ago…
Drenched
18 Sep 2006
Tron, Glasgow, Thu 21-Sat 23 Sep, then touring
NEW WORK There’s something about a company willing to embark on adventure and experiment that will always attract attention in the theatre. Boilerhouse, that stylish, occasionally erratic and sometimes brilliant theatre company is a case in point.
