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BOX OFFICE: (029) 20878889
(information kindly provided by Rebecca Vines)
PLEASE NOTE: THEATREWORLD does NOT cover The Edinburgh Festival
The Royal Lyceum Theatre
Grindlay Street
Edinburgh EH3 9AX
Box office 0131 248 4848
Web site http://www.lyceum.org.uk
The Arches
253 Argyle Street
Glasgow
G2 8DL
Box Office 0901 022 0300 (calls cost 25p per min)
www.thearches.co.uk <http://www.thearches.co.uk>
Citizens' Theatre
119 Gorbals Street
Glasgow
G5 9DS
Box Office 0141 429 0022
www.citz.co.uk <http://www.citz.co.uk>
King's Theatre
297 Bath Street
Glasgow
G2 4JN
Box Office 0141 240 1111
Groups 0141 240 1122
www.theambassadors.com/kings <http://www.theambassadors.com/kings>
Pavillion Theatre
121 Renfield Street
Glasgow
G2 3AX
Box Office 0141 332 1846
Party Bookings 0141 337 1791
<http://www.paviliontheatre.co.uk> www.paviliontheatre.co.uk
Tron Theatre
63 Trongate
Glasgow
G1 5HB
Box Office 0141 552 4267
<http://www.tron.co.uk> www.tron.co.uk
The Edinburgh Playhouse
18-22 Greenside Place
Edinburgh EH1 3AA
Box office (Ticketmaster 24 hour bookings) 0870 606 3424
Group bookings 0131 524 3301
Online booking http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk
King's Theatre Edinburgh
2 Leven Street
Edinburgh EH3 9LQ
Box office 0131 529 6000
Group bookings 0131 529 6005
Web site http://www.eft.co.uk
watch this space!
Festival Theatre Edinburgh
13/29 Nicholson Street
Edinburgh EH8 9FT
Box office 0131 529 6000
Group bookings 0131 529 6005
Web site http://www.eft.co.uk
Traverse Theatre
10 Cambridge Street
Edinburgh EH1 2ED
Box office 0131 228 1404
Web site http://www.traverse.co.uk
1. What's Happening At The Trav
Traverse Theatre Company - In The Bag
Fri 29 Apr - Sat 21 May (various times)
The first full production in the UK of a contemporary Chinese play and it's going to be a corker.
http://www.traverse.co.uk/show_detail.php?id=273
Vanishing Point - Mancub
Thu 5 - Sat 7 May (7.30pm)
The beautiful and absurd story of a boy who seems to be turning into animals.
http://www.traverse.co.uk/show_detail.php?id=278
RSAMD Opera -The Coronation of Poppea/Pelléas et Mélisande
Wed 11 - Sat 14 May (7.15pm)
Yes, opera at the Trav. Bring it on!
http://www.traverse.co.uk/show_detail.php?id=279
2. Competition Time
Do you want to be the first to see the latest Traverse production 'In The Bag'? And I mean the very first as I have four tickets up for grabs for the 1st preview night on Fri 29 April at 8pm. Just answer the following question to my rigorous intellectual standards:
Q: Who is the writer of 'In The Bag'?
Answers have to be with me by 12 noon, Thu 28 April and my despotic powers will decide who gets to be Racing Snake Lance Armstrong and who gets to be Roly Poly Jan Ullrich.
3. PND : NYC
If you happen to be in New York City before Sun 22 May, you can ignore the Statue of Liberty and all that tourist malarky and go see the Traverse on tour. That's right, we're camped out at the rather splendid 59E59 Theaters in Manhatten where we're presenting Henry Adam's blockbuster 'The People Next Door' as part of the Brits Off Broadway festival. Globalisation? Bet your life. Get the full information at http://www.59e59.org.
4. China Conference
To tie in with 'In the Bag', we are holding a conference for theatre practitioners interested in working with text-based work from (or in) China on Thu 5 & Fri 6 May. Participants will be able to benefit from shared access to recent experiences by British theatre companies, to hear about the new-writing scene from key participants from mainland China, and to learn from the issues that UK artists have so far encountered in collaborations with artists and playwrights in China. You can get full information on the Conference at http://www.traverse.co.uk/show_detail.php?id=288
5. Chips, Pins & The Great Leap Forward
You'll be delighted to know that the entire Trav is now equipped with the high rollin' technological thrill machines that are Chip & Pin. So go to the Box Office or Bar Café, hand over your card, submit your number and spend, spend, spend. Security, thy name is Traverse. Still no booking fees. Sorry.
6. The World Outside Our Window
In the next week, you must seek pleasure and new experiences at Triptych (http://www.triptych05.com), go bluesy with Ray Lamontange at Queens Hall (http://www.raylamontagne.com) get dancing with Highland Fling at EFT (http://www.eft.co.uk) and splash out on some art at Glasgow International (http://www.glasgowinternational.org) . Take our advice. It's free, it's genuine but it can only help as part of a calorie controlled diet.
GLASGOW
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