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HOW TO GET TO THE TRON: BY FOOT The Tron can easily be spotted on Trongate by theold steeple with the blue clock face. Entrance to the theatreand bar is on Chisholm Street.

BY UNDERGROUND The nearest Subway station is St Enoch.

BY TRAIN The Tron is a 10 minute walk from Glasgow Centralor Queen Street Stations; 3 minutes from Argyle Street and 5 minutes from High Street stations.

BY BUS The Tron is on many bus routes including: 16, 18, 19, 31, 40, 61, 62, 240, 255, 262, 263.

PARKING Nearby car parks include King Street NCP andAlbion Street Q Park. Blue Badge parking is available onChisholm Street.

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WELCOME TO THE TRON’S SUMMER SEASONThe lighter nights and better weather herald a new season at the Tron and a packedprogramme that once again presents the very best in new theatre.

Mayfesto is back, this time with a Celtic theme, but still championing new writingwith strong social and political resonances. Irish companies include Tinderbox withtheir award-winning Everything Between Us; the return of Blue Raincoat withanother bizarrely brilliant Flann O’Brien piece At-Swim-Two-Birds; Fishamble withtheir powerful Forgotten; and Mephisto Theatre with Tara McKevitt’s heart-wrenching first play Grenades. We also have Glasgow Actors with a revival ofKing of Scotland starring Jonathan Watson; and Tron Theatre Company presentingtwo works – a brand new David Harrower play Day Long and Leann O’Kasidirecting Gary Owen’s award-winning first play Crazy Gary’s Mobile Disco. Thebuilding will be a hot-bed of activity, with rehearsed readings, full scale productions,late-night cabaret and much, much more…

Work for and created by young people features prominently. Catherine Wheelsbring Caged, a contemporary but not so fairytale take on the classic Beauty and theBeast story; Visible Fictions & Scottish Opera present Clockwork; our ownSkillshop seniors present Project Branded, and the younger group a magicalmidsummer celebration The Curious Tale of Oak Tree Grove. SYT round up thisstrand of programming with their Summer of Horror musical-with-a-differenceProm Night of the Living Dead.

In the main house, the team behind Raindog present Lark, Clark and the PuppetHandy, a hilarious new play by Daniel Boyle; Pants on Fire bring their Fringe sell-out show Ovid’s Metamorphoses and we strengthen our relationship withRSAMD with two shows: What I Meant Was and Touched. As ever, the ChangingHouse programme features both new and familiar faces. Hand on Heart Theatrepresents the story of trailblazing transgender woman Angie Extraganza in FallingFlying; Grant Smeaton, master of mimicry, explores the rise and fall of comedianBenny Hill and if you’re not invited to the wedding of the year, join PaulineGoldsmith’s Sadie Wanfag for life-bingo in our Vic Bar instead!

We’ve also got The Swingcats, Christine Bovill, Refugee Week, the Jazz Festival andour regular Vic Bar cabaret, music and spoken word events. The season concludeswith a gloriously irreverent homage to the Hollywood classic movie Casablanca –withThe Gin Joint Cut – a sell-out success at Òran Mór and now re-worked forthe Tron with previously unseen material!

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Call Sally Dorrian on 0141 552 8587 for more detailsPARTY WITH US...The Vic Bar is a great venue for a privateparty – and we’ve played host to everythingfrom corporate events and wrap parties to

family celebrations. The team can organisecatering and refreshments to suit both youroccasion and your budget.

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See you down here.

In town and looking for somewhere to havelunch? Why not pop into the Tron, whereyou can enjoy soup and a sandwich for £3.95or sample our fab new sandwich menu, withwinning combos like the brie, basil and redonion marmalade or the more traditionalcheese and pickle.

Take advantage of our pre-theatre discountmenu. If you are coming to see a show, whynot also dine with us and we’ll take 10% off*

SOCIALISE AT THE TRONyour food bill? Reserve a table in advanceand let the catering team know you’ll beattending the show and they will make sureyou are wined and dined in time for thestart of the performance.

All our food is freshly prepared, seasonal andlocally sourced and the Tron Kitchen offersgreat dishes and fantastic service across threedifferent but equally vibrant dining spaces.

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Casablanca: The Gin Joint Cut is a lovinglydisrespectful homage to one of the classic filmsof all time. First performed last year to sell-outaudiences at Òran Mór, a “superb multi-taskingcast” whisk you back to Morocco 1941, a Nazi-infested hotbed of corruption, teeming withrefugees and all the flotsam and jetsam of war-torn Europe. Cut to Rick’s bar where theémigrés gather, desperate to get hold of the all-elusive exit visa, when who should walk in butthe beautiful Ilsa, Rick’s long lost love…

Casablanca has some of the most iconic scenesand best lines ever written, so why not play itagain? But this time in a tiny gin joint, with threeactors. Morag Fullarton’s fast paced distillationwill have you raise a Bogart-style eyebrow, sheda Bergman-like tear and drown out the Naziswith a rousing chorus of the Marseillaise.

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‘...succeeds in evoking the thrilling plotof the original movie while allowing for

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CASABLANCATHE GIN JOINT CUTWRITTEN + DIRECTED BY MORAG FULLARTON DESIGNED BY KENNY MILLER

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Being branded is a way of life. It’s my personality. It identifies me. It supports me. No worrying. No hierarchy. Total harmony.

The brand experience creates an impression. It makes us special and unique. Join us. It will make you stronger. Make us stronger.

Branded. Be part of it.

This season senior Skillshops members have chosen to explore identity,peer pressure, individuality and making choices. Working with movementspecialist Jen Edgar and with original music by RJ McConnell they ask:

do you stand out from the crowd or are you branded?

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CLOCKWORKVISIBLE FICTIONS + SCOTTISH OPERA PRESENT

AN ADAPTATION OF AN ORIGINAL WORK BY PHILIP PULLMAN

DIRECTED BY LISA KEENAN + GILLIAN CRAWFORDDESIGNED BY PETER SCREEN

Imagine starting to tell a story butnot knowing how it will end...

This is what happens to Fritz, who onenight begins to tell a story to thetownsfolk of Glockenheim. Gathered inthe tavern around a roaring fire, safe andwarm from the winter weather, theylisten, entranced. But the more Fritzunravels his tale of kings, queens and

mysterious clockworkmachines, the more it comes

to life. In fact it springs to lifein more ways than one...

Told through a captivating mix ofpuppetry, live action, music and song,Clockwork takes you to a world wherepast merges into present, life merges withmachine, and fiction becomes scarily real.

FOR AGES 8+

11-14 APRIL: DELVE DEEPER INTO CLOCKWORK...Work with a director to devise a piece of theatre and perform it in front of a liveaudience before the main house show of Clockwork. Open to anyone aged 15-18 years,all you need to do is buy four tickets for the performance on Thursday 14 April.

Places limited. To book call the Box Office on 0141 552 4267.

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‘I challenge anyone not to be enchanted by this production.’ WHATSONSTAGE.COM

‘Magical.’ NY TIMES

‘... an innovator in children’s theatre.’ THE GUARDIAN

CATHERINE WHEELS IN ASSOCIATION WITHBRUNTON THEATRE, MUSSELBURGH PRESENT

Beauty and the Beast will never get on.

He licks his hands, stands on the toilet and runsthrough the woods.

She carries a hankie, never gets mud on her shoesand always remembers to send a thank you note.

So how come, when she sees him run like that,when he brings down a deer, when they sit at nightjust watching the stars, how come her heart startsto spin?

Beauty and the Beast will never get on. Will they?

CAGED is a story about two people trappedtogether and finding more freedom than they ever imagined.

CAGED is recommended for all beauties and beasts aged 8+

Pants On Fire’s award winning, sell-outactor-musician extravaganza relocatesRoman mythology to 1940’s wartime Britain.Blending puppetry, projection, live originalmusic and song, gasmasks and a gramophone,Ovid’s Metamorphoses is an explorationof man’s inextricable link with nature andthe universe. At a time when the earth isbeginning another metamorphosis andhumankind finds itself on the brink of change,these prescient ancient myths strike apoignant chord.

WINNER OF THE CAROL TAMBOR BEST OFEDINBURGH + WHATSONSTAGE.COM EDITOR’SCHOICE AWARDS 2010

THIS IS NOT A FAIRYTALE. THIS IS A STORYABOUT A BEAUTY AND A BEAST.

Mayfesto was established in 2010 as a new

theatre festival for Glasgow. Celebrating the

spoken word and exploring contemporary global

issues drawn out of political circumstance, it was

both provocative and engrossing.

While the focus for Mayfesto ’11 has shifted to

the Celtic lands of Scotland, Wales, and Ireland

showcasing powerful new writing remains at the

festival’s heart. New work by Tron Theatre

Company will be presented alongside pieces from

leading proponents of socially and politically

engaged (and engaging) theatre.

Be here. Be part of it.

BOOK AND SAVEBuy for 2 shows and get 20% off*Buy for 3 shows and get 30% off *

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Forgotten is a captivating solo piece for theatrewritten and performed by Pat Kinevane. Theplay portrays four characters between the agesof 80-100 years old who reside in care facilitiesand retirement homes. 1943 was a curiousyear for this quartet – their lives have neverbeen the same since…

Presented as a unique collage of Kabuki danceand Irish storytelling, Forgotten is at times achallengingly dark and, at other times, startlinglyhilarious portrayal of the challenges facingolder people in Ireland today.

‘... an incredibly moving piece of theatre…immediate and compelling… beautiful andstrange… unequivocally beautiful’ �����THE SCOTSMAN

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Fishamble is funded by the Arts Council and Dublin City Council. International touring is supported by Culture Ireland.

WED 4 - SAT 7 MAY 9.30PM £10 Coalition getting you down? Holyroodwinding you up? Apathy turning you off?

Thatcher bashed the unions, the miners, thejournalists. We used to fight. We marched,wrote songs, held rallies. Cameron and Cleggare bashing the students, the NHS and theschools... and the bankers get paid for causingthe problem. What’s happened to Scotland?

Dave Anderson, Allan Tall, Sandy Nelson andother ex-Wildcat performers appear alongsidespecial guests from the worlds of Scottish film,theatre, television, literature and comedy. With original songs from Wildcat and 7:84and archive news footage from the ’80s, ’90s,and ’00s.

Politics is Dead! The fight (and the songs) live on...

IT’S A DEAD LIBERTY

A BUNCH OF FIVES PRESENTS

A NIGHT OF POLITICAL COMEDY,MUSIC AND MAYHEM

‘... an uncommonly vigorous attempt to make sense of our world as well as a lavish supply of purposeful theatre’ THE SCOTSMAN

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Tommy McMillan believes that 28 consecutiveyears of unemployment is a great achievement,“the work of a lifetime”. Then he is finallyforced on to a government training for workscheme. This turns out to be a chance toescape from the high flats, the mysterious BigFat Jackie’s bronchitis and the constantpressurising of the housing association aboutthe chronic mould.

Featuring trouserless bankers, talking dogs,flying taxis and a razor-sharp parody of theworkings of Scottish politics, Iain Heggie’soutrageous Fringe First winning comedy Kingof Scotland is rewritten and revived to coincidewith the Scottish elections with JonathanWatson of Only An Excuse as Tommy.

KING OF SCOTLANDBY IAIN HEGGIE

WED11- SAT14MAY 9.30PMWED + THU £11 (£7) / FRI + SAT £15 (£11)

TINDERBOX THEATRE COMPANY

Everything Between Us is set in Stormont’sParliament Buildings on the first day of anewly formed Truth and ReconciliationCommission for Northern Ireland. SandraRichardson is preparing to take her seat onthe Commission when her long-lost sisterTeeni explodes into the chamber and assaultsthe South African chairwoman. To find out ifthis is a terrorist plot or just her sister’s wayof announcing her return to Belfast, Sandrabundles Teeni into a disused room hiddenalong the corridors of power. With theworld’s media waiting to invade, Sandra andTeeni must learn very quickly how to talk toeach other.

A controversial dark comedy about secrets,lies and reconciliation, featuring Claire Lamontand Tara Lynne O’Neill.

EVERYTHINGBETWEEN USBY DAVID IRELAND

‘Bleakly funny, powerful and emotionally violent’ CULTURE NI

‘ As a caustic parody of Scotland’s Parliament, it scores double points.’THE HERALD

WED 11 - SAT 21MAY 9PM £9 (£7)

TRON THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS

Like any brother and sister, Athol and Mornahave fond and not-so fond memories of theirupbringing, differing views on their parentsand definite opinions about each other.Especially so in their case since they haven’tspoken to each other in fourteen years...

When Morna’s son Joshua travels west tomake contact with Athol he sets off, for all ofthem, a remarkable and life-changing seriesof events.

DAY LONGBY DAVID HARROWER

Note: The play contains extremely strong language throughout.

TUE 17 - SAT 21MAY 7.45PMTUE - THU £11 (£7) / FRI + SAT £15 (£11)

BLUE RAINCOAT THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS

A story with three beginnings and anindeterminable number of endings... welcometo the world of a lay-about student writerand his fictional creations including PookaMacPhellimey – “a member of the devil class”,Dermot Trellis – a cynical writer of Westernsand a host of Irish legends including FinnMacCool and the mad King Sweeney.

A wildly comic send-up of Irish literature andculture, At-Swim-Two-Birds is a hilariously funnyand inventive head spinning work of meta-fiction, a true masterpiece of Irish literature.

‘Extraordinarily funny... a superb production.’IRISH THEATRE MAGAZINE

‘Harrower’s dialogue is crisp, economic and loaded with meaning...’THE HERALD ON GOOD WITH PEOPLE

SAT 14MAY 7.30PM £2.50

CATRIONA MACINNES PRESENTS

Inspired by Play Me Something (1989), a filmadaptation by Timothy Neat and John Berger,of Berger’s short story of the same title.

A mysterious stranger walks up from an islandshore to the local airport and begins to tell astory to some islanders waiting for a delayedplane to the mainland. It is the story of Bruno,a musician from the mountains, and the citydweller Marietta, who meet in Venice during aworkers’ fiesta. The islanders, quietly consciousof their own necessary migration away froman old way of life, become entranced. Usingphotography, film and live performance, thiswork-in-progress visits the romantic andpoignantly socio-political parable, along withBerger’s lyrical words.

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Northern Ireland, 1979.

Nuala Kelly takes no prisoners. A tough nine-year-old living with her mother, brother andgrandfather, she thinks the class bully is just abig baby, and that all the nuns are cranky oldwrinkled up cronies. She loves Thin Lizzy andThe Undertones – just like her big brother,Oran. He's fifteen and thinks he’s Casanova.Nuala thinks he’s more like Jesus; she’d doanything for him.

But what she does one day for her brother,no-one could ever have imagined...

Set in a prison ten years later, Grenades is acompelling drama that has at its heart thebruised innocence of Nuala, who must re-live the events of her childhood and finallymake sense of them all.

GRENADESBY TARA McKEVITT

FRI 20MAY 9.30PM £2.50

TRON THEATRE COMPANY IN ASSOCIATION WITH INK PRESENTS

Five playwrights, ten actors and twodirectors. Their mission? To write, rehearseand perform brand new short plays in asingle day. Come and see what happenswhen some of Scotland’s most excitingtheatre-makers battle against the clock!INK: 24 HOUR

PLAYSTUE 24 - SAT 28MAY 7.45PMTUE - THU £11 (£7) / FRI + SAT £15 (£11)

TRON THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS

The Boar’s Head. Small-town Wales. ‘Kara-f��kin’-oke’ in full flow.

Not if Crazy Gary has his way though.Legendary bully from the school days, hemakes sure he gets what he wants – like theperfect chick in view. For her, he’ll dowhatever it takes.

Matthew D Melody, deluded cabaret singerand soon to be karaoke champion, doesn’thave Gary’s knack of making things go right.From upsetting Job Centre Lady to killing hisneighbour’s cat, his best intentions make forthe worst disasters. A prayer to the DearLord God can always clean the slate though.

And then there’s Russell Markham, playingwith his dinner of unpleasantly creamy mashand watching his life pass him by...

They have to get out!

Gary Owen’s play bristles with the desperatelyordinary, the truly extraordinary and the justplain mad.

CRAZY GARY’SMOBILE DISCOWRITTEN BY GARY OWENDIRECTED BY LEANN O’KASIDESIGNED BY NEIL HAYNES

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The Drunk, the love stories, the two pals atGeorge Square... The Glasgow of now andthe Glasgow as Edwin Morgan saw it.Follow the map – turn left, then right, boltacross Glasgow Green, go in the snack barand let the storm wash the plates...

After the success of their debutperformance Remind Me Who I Am Again,Tron Young Company showcase their latestpiece of work, inspired by the poems ofEdwin Morgan.

FROM A CITYBALCONY

Mephisto are kindly supported by Galway City Council

Tron Young Company gratefully acknowledges supportfrom The Robertson Trust

WINNER 2010 RTE PJ O'CONNOR AWARD

‘ ...enthralling... heart-wrenching...’IRISH THEATRE MAGAZINE

‘It is bliss to come across a writer such as Owen... (he) writes like an angel with a foul mouth, capturing in his tale of lust, violence and revenge the hellhole that is a small Welsh town on a Saturday night.’ LYN GARDINER, THE GUARDIAN

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From small acorns great stories grow...

The grove is full of faeriesThe trees are all aliveTheir branches overflow with themThey peek, they dart, they hideMagical little creaturesNot often they appearExcept upon a special summer nightAnd that night is nearly here...

Thank you for choosing to spendyour summer at Oak Tree GroveOutward Bound Centre! Did we?A disparate mix of city kids descendupon the Grove grumbling aboutleaving their friends, family andhome comforts behind. They soonforget their city life as they discoverthough that there is much fun tobe had in the grove particularly onone mid-summer night when natureand the human world collide…

THU 16 - SAT 18 JUNE 8PM / SAT 2.30PM £6

TRON STUDIO PRESENTS

PAGE TO STAGEWrite Tron, our adult community writinggroup has been working on script creationsince July 2010; involving one-to-one meetingswith tutor Stephen Barnes and page to stageworkshops with Tron Studio, the adultcommunity drama company. The result is abody of new work exploring themes thatinclude relationships, communities, control,betrayal and the supernatural...

Tron Studio, alongside director LawrenceCrawford, present this opportunity for a firstlook at the staged work.

PLEASE NOTE: Not all pieces will be staged every evening.Please contact our Box Office for programme details.

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RSAMD IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE TRON THEATRE www.rsamd.ac.uk

The Tron and the Royal Scottish Academyof Music and Drama have a history ofcreative collaborations going all the wayback to Michael Boyd’s time as the Tron’sfirst Artistic Director in the mid 1980s.Over the years we have staged everythingfrom Shakespeare to Musical Theatre: a

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TOUCHED

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WRITTEN BY CHRIS THORPE

An evening of short American plays byCraig Lucas, Neil LaBute and Sam Shepard,featuring:

Bash (latterday plays) by Neil LaBute: a collection of three brutally confessionalone-act atrocity plays about ordinarypeople who commit murder.

Action by Sam Shepard: a ground-breakingand enigmatic short work about theconnection (or lack of it) between whatwe do and who we are, described as ‘oneof the most intellectually provocative playsof the 1970s.’

Boom Box, If Columbus Does NotFigure in Your Travel Plans, ThrowingYour Voice + Credo: four punchy, quirkyand affecting plays and monologues byCraig Lucas.

Dan has been away, protesting againstanything he can. Mel has stayed in thetown they grew up in. Together they formthe nucleus of a tight-knit group of friendswho are trying to see a way forward. Butnow Dan’s home, dragging memories andghosts behind him.

Touched is about what happens whenyou come back to your hometown, and ifit’s still your hometown when you’ve leftit behind.

wide range of new works and classicsfrom across Europe and around the world,in play readings, platforms, full productions,and premieres. These performances inboth Tron spaces are a great opportunityto sample some of the best contemporarywriting from both sides of the Atlantic.

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WRITTEN BYDANIEL BOYLE DIRECTED BY STUART DAVIDSDESIGNED BY KENNY MILLER

LARK,CLARKPUPPET HANDY

SCOTTISH YOUTH THEATRE PRESENTS

BY BRAD FRASERDIRECTED BY MARY McCLUSKEY ORIGINAL MUSIC BY ROSS BROWN

OF THE LIVING DEAD PROM NIGHT

The time is the late nineteen fifties. Theplace is the down-at-heel Criterion socialclub, wherein the fates have conspired tothrow former husband and wife singing duoLark and Clark together for the very lasttime. Not that a final goodbye shouldtrouble them. They’ve already separatedand haven’t seen each other in four years.And it is clear that time has not healed the

wounds that drove them apart. But then theCriterion’s stand-in barman begins to scratchat those wounds... with surprising results.

Barbara Rafferty and Sean Scanlan areLark and Clark, with Neil Leiper as thebarman in this romantic comedy written byDaniel Boyle, directed by Stuart Davids,and designed by Kenny Miller.

Scottish Youth Theatre’s annual summerperformance at the Tron takes a turn forthe ghoulish this year, as the horror themeseeps into every aspect of this delightfullyzany musical.

Just another graduating class of teenagers,eager to leave school and embark on therest of their lives after their last prom. Afew tiny details hinder all of this; a memberof the class has been turned into a werewolf,

at around the same time a witch and threeevil monsters invade the town, the witchwants to hunt down the werewolf and inthe process of doing so snares all theother young men in her path. The fate ofthe town (and more importantly – promnight) rests upon the town’s young women.

Let the cast of Scottish Youth Theatre’sSummer Festival 2011 treat you to thisthoroughly unconventional musical drama.

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FALLING FLYINGWRITTEN BY STEF SMITH DIRECTED BY ROS PHILIPS

‘You have the space to do all that you intend to...’

Inspired by the true story of Angie Extraganza,a trailblazing transgender woman, twoperformers unravel a tragic intertwining storywhere not everything or everyone is as, orwhat, they seem. A poetic and physicalduologue which looks at one person’s battleto defy biology, stereotypes and death, andthey succeed... almost.

Falling Flying is written by award winningwriter Stef Smith who wrote the text for2010’s critically acclaimed Roadkill and directedby Ros Philips, director on sell-out shows MyName Is Rachel Corrie and One Million TinyPlays About Britain.

There will be a post-show discussion on Friday 8 April.

WED 20 - SAT 23 JULY 8PM £9 (£7)

GRANT SMEATON PRESENTS...

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BENNY HILL?

WRITTEN BY GRANT SMEATON + RAYMOND BURKE

What is it about Benny Hill that makes him acomedy pariah? For thirty years he was oneof the country’s favourite entertainers. But asratings slid in the 1980s, Hill cranked up thebawdiness levels and in 1989, he was droppedby ITV. Two years later, he died alone in his tiny

London flat. Herald Angel winner GrantSmeaton explores the rise and fall of one of

Britain’s greatest comedy exports.

‘a triumph and a delight.’ �����THE HERALD ON BETTE/CAVETT

‘Smeaton’s brilliant performance captures the familiar nuances of Davis’s character.’

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SUN 17 APRIL 8PM £12 (£10)

THE SWINGCATS PRESENT

TOO DARN HOTFEATURING THE KAREN MACIVER TRIO

Celebrate ten years of The Swingcats withthis brand new anniversary show Too DarnHot featuring the sizzling songs of theswing era. From the songbooks of ColePorter, George Gershwin and JohnnyMercer and featuring classic hits such asFever, Summertime and Too Darn Hot, TheSwingcats, accompanied by their trio oftop flight musicians, will re-create themagical era of forties swing.

FRI 22 + SAT 23 APRIL 8PM £9 (£7)

MIDNIGHTCOFFEEWITH CHRISTINE BOVILL

A live performer with a world class voice, oncedescribed as ‘a sonic combination of dark

chocolate and cigarettes’, Christine Bovill hasbuilt her reputation on her interpretation ofclassic 20th century songs. With the releaseof her first album Derby Street, championedpre-release as album of the week by Radio

Scotland, Christine reveals a major talent as asongwriter, and has produced a vibrant and

original collection of material with origins in atangle of blues, folk, jazz and Cajun sounds.

Midnight Coffee is her much anticipated newshow and is not to be missed.

‘A star is born.’ THE HERALD

‘Scotland’s answer to The Andrews Sisters.’ THE HERALD

‘World-class vocalists.’ SMOOTH RADIO

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THE VICTORIAN BAR PLAYS HOST TO A MIX OF CABARET, COMEDY AND MUSIC

PLEASE NOTE ALL EVENTS IN THE VICTORIAN BAR ARE 18YRS+

15+16 APR, 17+18 JUN, 8 + 9 JUL 8.30PM £10UPSTAGE PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS

THE SUPPER CLUB CABARETNo-holds barred cabaret with an eclecticrange of musical performances to wet yourwhistle and tickle your fancy. Admissionprice includes scrumptious and equallyentertaining food.

SUN 17 APR, 22 MAY, 10 JUL 4-7PM £12INSIDEOUT PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS

A SONG, A SIP AND A SANDWICHNew cabaret night continues with songsfrom the best in musical theatre, includingWicked, Avenue Q and Les Miserables, banter, awee tipple and some nibbles.

SUN 24 APR, 29 MAY, 19 JUN 4-7PM £7(£5)RHYMES WITH PURPLE PRESENTS

DR SKETCHY’S ANTI-ART SCHOOLDr Sketchy’s models are burlesque stars,contortionists, fire-jugglers, tattooedbeefcakes, cabaret artistes and sideshowfreaks and their snappy poses areaccompanied by live music, interspersedwith performances and competitions. Basic art materials are available.

WED 27 APR, 25 MAY, 29 JUNE 8.30PM £2WORD FACTORY PRESENTS

WORD PLAYWord Factory’s open mic performanceevent, with a featured performer andacoustic musician, is an opportunity foryou to showcase your work, be it poetryor prose. The Word Factory will alsoperform work as a group during theevening.

SUN 1 MAY, 5 JUNE, 3 JUL, 7 AUG 7.30PM

CLUB SUBLIMELimelight presents the all-new ClubSublime music showcase. Hosted byaward-winning cabaret duo Blind Gurl andthe Crips, these evenings will feature hotnew local artists and bands.

SAT 11 JUNE 8.30PM £5

LOST IN DIGRESSIONJoin the nancy boys, supertramps & anti-heroes for another night of music, poetry,stand-up and missed opportunity. Foranyone who ever digressed and never quitefound their way back.

FRI 29 APR 8.30PM £5PAULINE GOLDSMITH IN ASSOCIATION WITH GLASGOW ARTS PRESENTS

SADIE WANFAG’SBINGO SHOWPrizes, surprises and life bingo called by Pauline Goldsmith and co.

A call of a Bingo ball can change it all for Sadie Wanfag. Eyes down at the Johnnie Ringo for a Bingo Bongo bet.Two Thin Ladies for some Housey Housey at Heaven’s Gate.85 and Staying Alive on the big Snowball that never stops.The winner takes it all, the loser staunin’ ragin’.One arm bandit.Them’s the breaks.

Your number’s up. Lucky Bags!

TALL TALES AT THE TRONJoin in as we tell Tall Tales! These funinteractive sessions bring stories to lifethrough rhymes, movement, props,percussion and song. Suitable for 3-5 yearolds and accompanying carer.Saturdays 7 May + 4 June at 10am

SUMMER TINY + TALL TALESLast year’s summer storytelling programmewas a success and we are delighted towelcome back young Tron-goers for anotherseries of Tiny Tales and Tall Tales.

TINY TALES for ages 6 months - 2 years (+ carer)Wednesdays 13, 20 + 27 July, 10am

TALL TALES for ages 3-5 years (+ carer)Thursdays 14, 21 + 28 July, 10am

£6 per session, ticket admits 1 child + 1 adult £4 for additional bolt on tickets (1 bolt on per booking)

Meet in Box Office 10am; sessions last approx 50 mins

All our classes and events within the Tron Participation programmehave limited places. To avoid disappointment, please book inadvance by calling our Box Office on 0141 552 4267 or for moreinformation please call Lisa Keenan on 0141 559 5318 or emaillisa.keenan@tron.co.uk

SKILLSHOPSJoin us for our weekly drama workshops forchildren and young people. Skillshops allowparticipants to learn and develop theatreskills in a fun and friendly environment.

New season of Skillshops for young people commences:5-7 years: Saturday 7 May 11am-12noon (£50/£40)13-17 years: Monday 9 May 6.30pm-8.30pm (£60/£50)

To book a place call our Box Office on 0141 552 4267.

NL STUDIOSUNDAY 12 JUNE 7.30pm £5

OAK TREE TALESStories shape us. They help nurture ourthoughts, perceptions, and our response tothe world. They are the seeds of our historyand the full bloom of our future. Over time,old stories fall away and new stories aregrown. And no-one can tell a story quitelike the great oak...

A new piece of devised theatre from NLStudio, our adult mixed ability group.

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Mister Merlin’s magic is mince if he doesn’t havehis wand. The Great Bahooky’s magic has alwaysbeen mince – so stealing Mister Merlin’s wand,helped (or is it hindered?) by side-kick Bumble, is part of his cunning plan for wizard worlddomination.

What he didn’t bank on was Merlin having aguardian angel, in the guise of The Govan Fairy; or

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two plucky puppet pals Peter and Penny preparedto brave Clabber Castle’s haunted garden to getthe wand back.

Last performed in 1989, Peter & Penny’s Panto isgiven a modern-day makeover by original creatorAlex Norton.

Altogether now...allyballysugarallyeentyteentyhaligolum!

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REFUGEE WEEK SCOTLAND 20 - 26 JUNE

DIFFERENTPASTS,SHARED FUTURE

REFUGEE WEEK SCOTLAND IS CO-ORDINATEDBY SCOTTISH REFUGEE COUNCILwww.scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk

CHANGING HOUSE

WED 22 JUNE 7.30PM FREE BUT TICKETEDRAGGED UNIVERSITY PRESENTS

OUR NARROWING WORLDRagged University speakers from Red Roadand Glasgow City Centre will present avariety of talks and poetry readings on Our Narrowing World. There will be theopportunity to discuss the subject with the speakers. For further details visitwww.raggeduniversity.com and for more informationcontact carrie@raggeduniversity.com

THU 23 JUNE 7.30PM £8 (£5)GLASGOW THEATRE + ARTS COLLECTIVE PRESENTS

BACKBONECourage; the quality of mind or spirit thatenables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain,without fear.

Come and explore the notion of couragewith Glasgow Theatre and Arts Collective(GTAC) as they present six theatrical shortsexploring courage. Glasgow Theatre and ArtsCollective are committed to creating diversetheatrical work and building a supportivecommunity for and with emerging artists.

FRI 24 JUNE 7.30PM £5 (£3)ARTICULATE PRESENT

VOX ASYLUMIn a world that has proved to be bleak andinhumane, three asylum seekers and refugeesfind a stream of light in the midst of thedarkness. Composed from conversations andinterviews with members of Maryhill IntegrationNetwork, Vox Asylum tells the real-life storiesof three people who fled their homeland infear and found new hope in Glasgow.

VICTORIAN BAR

SAT 25 JUNE 9PM FREE BUT TICKETED

CABARETCelebrate Refugee Week with an evening ofspoken word, music, comedy and generalgood vibes. The evening is hosted by Seeds of Thought with an array of exciting guests.

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MON 20 JUNE 6PM INVITATION ONLY

LAUNCH OF REFUGEE WEEK SCOTLANDThe launch of Refugee Week Scotland kicks offwith highlights of the week ahead. For moreinformation, contact Belinda McElhinney, 0141 248 9799

TUE 21 JUNE 7.45PM £7 (£5)

SOME WORDS FOR HOMEBY OLIVER EMANUAL A home is not just a place, it’s the people. This isthe story of two Jewish refugees who escapedthe atrocities of World War II to make a homefor themselves in Scotland. Based on interviews,this verbatim play explores not just the greatevents of history but also the small, everydaydetail of building a new life.This rehearsed reading will be followed by a post showdiscussion.

WED 22 JUNE 7.45PM £10 (£8)BARROWLAND BALLET PRESENTS

CONVERSATIONS WITH CARMELWelcome, thank you for coming – she’ll be so touchedCome and join the celebrations at Carmel’s surprise70th birthday party. Share in her stories, secretsand family relationships in this visionary, piece ofdance, theatre and film inspired by the chaos offamily gatherings. It fuses the talents of some ofScotland’s most exciting artists – BarrowlandBallet’s choreographer Natasha Gilmore, artisticdirectors of Vox Motus Theatre Company, composerQuee MacArthur (Shooglenifty), and award-winningfilm-maker Rachel Davies with an ensemblecommunity cast drawn from across Glasgow,including people seeking asylum and refugees.

THU 23 JUNE 2PM + 7.45PM £5 (£3)IGNITE THEATRE PRESENTS

TRUE COLOURSHow are we shaped by the way we are raised?Award-winning Ignite Theatre, a young dynamiccompany explore culture, tradition and expectationin this brand new comedy. Three characters, oneAfrican, one Asian and one Scottish stand on thebrink of adulthood. Each is being brought up witha set of hopes and dreams but can they live upto their families’ expectations?

FRI 24 JUNE 6PM INVITATION ONLY

REFUGEE WEEK SCOTLAND MEDIA AWARDSThe 2011 Refugee Week Scotland Media Awardshighlight exceptional and fair reporting of asylumand refugee issues in the Scottish press. Thisyear’s awards are hosted by the British Red Cross.For more information visit www.refugeeweekscotland.com

FRI 24 JUNE 8PM £12 (£10)

BRITISH RED CROSS REFUGEE WEEK COMEDYNIGHTSusan Calman returns to host the fifth BritishRed Cross Refugee Week Comedy Night. Anevening of first class stand up comedy broughtto you by the world’s largest humanitarianorganisation. Past highlights have included KevinBridges, Frankie Boyle and Stephen K Amos.Full line up to be confirmed but expect bignames and even bigger laughs. Check thewebsite for details.

SAT 25 JUNE 8PM £8 (£5)MARYHILL AND CENTRAL+WEST INTEGRATION NETWORKS WITH BARROWLAND BALLET, CLANMACONDO AND ALBSCOTT PRESENT

HERE I AM / COLOURS OF LIFEHere I Am is a collaboration between MIN’sMusic and Theatre Production and BarrowlandBallet with a cast of adults and children frompeople seeking asylum, refugee, BME, migrantand local communities. Alongside professionaldancers and musicians they explore andexpress how people struggle and suffer evenwhen they are safe, and how their childrenbring light to their lives, helping them to findthe strength to move forward. It featurespoems by Remzije Sherifi and choreography byNatasha Gilmore.

Colours of Life is a display of cultural richnessshowcasing international dance styles andtraditional costumes from AlbScott and ClanMacondo. It illustrates the way differentcultures use dance to bring joy and colour tolife, to overcome hardship, and to celebratethe human spirit and desire to create, performand share our stories.

Refugee Week Scotland is an exciting programmeof events happening across the country to celebratediversity and raise awareness of refugee issues.For full listings and information from the end ofMay, visit www.refugeeweekscotland.com

WED 29 JUNE 8PM £12 (£10)

KEN MATHIESON’SCLASSIC JAZZORCHESTRAFEATURING ALAN BARNESGlasgow Jazz Festival commissioned BennyCarter in 1987 and Gerry Mulligan in 1988 to write a piece of music to celebrate theFestival. The band will perform both piecesGlasgow and Flying Scotsman.

FRI 1 JULY 8PM £15 (£13)

JOHN ETHERIDGE’SSWEET CHORUSNow celebrating its 12th year together, JohnEtheridge’s Sweet Chorus was originally formedas a personal tribute by John to his mentor andinspiration Stephane Grappelli with whom heworked for 5 years in the ‘70s and early ‘80s.

Taking its cue from the legendary group HotClub of France, the band features John’s dazzlingguitar work and the scintillating violin of ChrisGarrick. The relationship between these two hasbeen described as one of the most potent inEuropean jazz and backed up by the propulsive

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GLASGOW JAZZ FESTIVAL 29 JUNE - 2 JULY

Directed by leading educator and saxophonistRob Hall, this course is aimed at musicians atBeginner to Intermediate level of jazz experience.All instruments/voices welcome! Participants willgain experience in improvisation, learning musicby ear, ensemble playing, instant arranging, jazzharmony, performance skills and much more.

SAT 30 JUL + SUN 31 JULY

JAZZ COURSE 2011For more details and online booking visit:www.jazzcourse.co.ukor call: 01555 870555

drive of Dave Kelbie (rhythm guitar) and AndyCrowdy (bass) they produce breathtaking salliesthrough repertoire both old and contemporary.A must for all fans of melodically-based, inspired,swinging acoustic jazz.

SAT 2 JULY 8PM £15 (£13)

MEADOWJOHN TAYLOR/TORE BRUNBORG/THOMA STRøNEN(NORWAY/UK)Three of Europe’s finest and most sensitiveplayers, Taylor (piano), Brunborg (saxophones)and Strønen (drums) feature together, followingthe release in February of their album BlissfulIgnorance, which has its own sense of place, timeand worth, able to seek and to soar but withthe maturity to know what really matters.There’s no sentimentality or fey romanticismabout Meadow or Blissful Ignorance. This musichas the wisdom, honesty and vigour that isborne only of experience. Blissful Ignorance –these guys have it sussed.

‘... this remarkable trio has producedone of 2011’s likely jazz triumphs.’John Fordham, THE GUARDIAN

Visit www.jazzfest.co.uk for full festival listings

Works by these artists and many more are available at

Glasgow Print Studio, Trongate 103, G1 5HD. 0141 552 0704 www.gpsart.co.ukAn internationally acclaimed centre of excellence in fine artprintmaking, Glasgow Print Studio is located in Glasgow’s newcentre for the arts and creativity Trongate 103, the organisationis registered as a charity in Scotland, is foundation funded byCreative Scotland and supported by Glasgow City Council.

12 APRIL - 12 JUNE

MURRAY ROBERTSONNEW WORKWhilst maintaining an interest in traditionalprintmaking techniques through many yearsof association with the Glasgow Print Studio,it is the research, development and applicationof new technologies, specifically digital imagingand printing, that has most influencedRobertson’s current professional practice.

Works of deliberate graphical precisiondraw upon the iconography of signs andsymbols inherent to the matrix of bothmystical and scientific knowledge systems.Echoes drawn from diverse cultures aremerged or contrasted with current “rational”and empirical paradigms. Densely workedsurfaces, cramped or ambiguous pictorialspace, obsessive attention to detail and thestrategic use of colour effects are some ofthe techniques, devices and materialsemployed in a desire to “see” the world asvibrant with symbolic meaning and to read“reality” as a compelling allegory which ismany-layered and rationally disobedient.

14 JUNE - 7 AUGUST

CLAIRE FORSYTHClaire Forsyth works in a variety of mediato explore narrative. Traversing both urbanand pastoral environments, the imagesinvite the viewer to glimpse fragments ofjourneys as they travel towards night.

Claire trained at Glasgow School of Art,receiving First Class honours in Fine ArtPrintmaking. She worked for several yearsat London Print Studio before becomingWorkshop Manager at Glasgow PrintStudio. Her work has been shown in Berlin,London, Milan and southern Italy.

Murray Robertson, Deep Waters, Watercolour,Pencil + Digital Imaging 1/20.

Claire Forsyth, Untitled, screenprint, 38x77cm.

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The Tron Theatre is committed to being anaccessible venue and our public areas arefully accessible for those with limitedmobility. Facilities include ramps, elevators,adapted toilets and auditorium seating. Inaddition, we are committed to programmingAudio Described, Signed and Captionedperformances. Please let us know ifyou have any specific accessrequirements and we will do ourutmost to accommodate them.

This brochure is available in largeprint format.

ACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES

CAPTIONING is similar to televisionsubtitling and gives Deaf, deafenedand hard of hearing people access

to live performances. A captioner carefullyprepares and cues text that appears in realtime on units placed to the side of thestage, centrally or within the set. While weadvise the front section of our auditorium,we have no restricted view between ourseats and the stage.

Captioned performances: Casablanca Wed 20 July, 7.45pm

BSL interpreted performancesallow people who are Deaf or forwhom British Sign Language is

their first or preferred language access tolive performance. BSL interpreters providea linguistic and artistic interpretation. Theinterpreter mostly stands to one side ofthe stage but sometimes interpreters areinvolved in the staging or the performance.We have no restricted view between ourseats and the stage. All our seats aresuitable to see the signer.

BSL performances: Crazy Gary’s Mobile Disco Wed 25 May, 7.45pmCasablanca Thu 21 July, 7.45pm

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AUDIO DESCRIBED performancessupport people who are blind orpartially sighted to access live

performance. An audio-describer meetsaudience members to introduce set andcharacters by providing a verbal descriptionwhich continues during the performancevia a headset. Sometimes there is a touchtour of the set and costumes before theperformance.

Audio Described PerformancesCrazy Gary’s Mobile Disco Wed 25 May, 7.45pmCasablanca Tue 19 July, 7.45pm

TEXT PHONE: 18001 0141 552 4267Online: www.tron.co.uk (we cannot alwaysprovide specific seating online).

Wheelchair spaces are available in allour performance venues.

Infra-red headsets for onstage soundamplification and an Induction Loop areavailable in the Main Auditorium.

TRON THEATRE BECOMING A PATRON

For more information about becoming a member of the Patron Scheme please contactDearbhla Murphy on 0141 559 5304 or by email at dearbhla.murphy@tron.co.uk.

TRON THEATRE ACCESS

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY At the Tron, we believe we have aresponsibility towards our environmentand local community. We actively look at ways to introduce or improve ourpractises to reduce our impact on theworld around us.

All our electricity comes from renewablesources and we reduced our CO2emissions by over 30 tonnes between2007 and 2010.

Our disposable cups are made from plantstarch, not plastic; our tea, coffee, sugar &hot chocolate are all Fair Trade and allour food is locally sourced.

All our tickets are printed on FSC stock+ we use recycled paper wherever we can.

It’s not everything, but it’s a start!

To view our full policy, have a look at ourwebsite:www.tron.co.uk/about/tron_environmental_policy/

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Patrons are the life and soul of the Tronand for as little as £100 per year you canmake a real difference to what we do,whilst at the same time enjoying a range ofexclusive benefits. Whether you sign upfor the scheme yourself, or give it as a gift,we’re pretty sure you won’t be disappointed.Don’t just take our word for this though!We asked current members of the schemeto let us know what they thought andwere overwhelmed by their responses:

I really value the standard of productions atThe Tron and the work that Andy has donethere; it is a pleasure to support this. Moreoverthe Patrons Scheme is great value and great fun.LESLEY INGLIS

I would thoroughly recommend this as a presentwith a difference. It gives us a link to the theatre,almost a sense of belonging. So, if you arelooking for someone who is difficult to buy for,the Patrons Scheme is perfect. As you say in theblurb, we feel as if we have been given not onepresent but one for every time we will attend.MARIANNE MARTIN

A very worthwhile wee investment, with agreat return. JEAN + ROBIN DODS

Best money I’ve spent in years. I feel appreciatedfor contributing just a little bit of money andwe get plenty in return. A warm welcome

whenever we visit with seats that meet ourneeds. A nice meal if we want. A wide rangeof productions that have never failed toentertain and never cost that much! A verycomfortable theatre that makes you feelalmost involved in what is happening onstage.We go to things in the Citz, The Kings and theTheatre Royal but much prefer the Tron.TOMMY McLEOD

We became patrons to support the Tron as itencapsulates everything good theatre shouldbe with innovative and accessible programmesin a unique city centre venue. Put simply –the Tron is a theatrical gem! STEWART COULTER

We always look forward to our ‘Tron’ evenings.The plays are interesting, always well actedand produced, often thought-provoking andsometimes very amusing. We usually have ameal in the restaurant before the play. Wefind the food excellent value for money andthe atmosphere congenial. I wanted to be aPatron to support an excellent small theatrewhich has given us much pleasure, and will nodoubt continue to do so in the future. ELAINE McNIVEN

So join our existingPatrons and feel goodabout giving whilstgetting somethingworthwhile in return.

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THU 2 WHAT I MEANT WAS 7.30PM TOUCHED 8PMFRI 3 WHAT I MEANT WAS 7.30PM TOUCHED 8PMSAT 4 WHAT I MEANT WAS 2.30PM + 7.30PM TOUCHED 2.15PM + 8PM SUN 5 CLUB SUBLIME 7.30PMFRI 10 CURIOUS TALE OF OAK TREE GROVE 7.30PMSAT 11 CURIOUS TALE OF OAK TREE GROVE 2.30PM LOST IN DIGRESSION 8.30PMSUN 12 OAK TREE TALES 7.30PMTUE 14 LARK, CLARK + THE PUPPET HANDY 7.45PMWED 15 LARK, CLARK + THE PUPPET HANDY 7.45PMTHU 16 LARK, CLARK + THE PUPPET HANDY 7.45PM PAGE TO STAGE 8PMFRI 17 LARK, CLARK + THE PUPPET HANDY 7.45PM PAGE TO STAGE 8PM

SUPPER CLUB CABARET 8.30PMSAT 18 LARK, CLARK + THE PUPPET HANDY 7.45PM PAGE TO STAGE 2.30PM + 8PM

SUPPER CLUB CABARET 8.30PMSUN 19 DR SKETCHY 4PM - 7PMMON 20 LAUNCH OF REFUGEE WEEK 6PMTUE 21 SOME WORDS FOR HOME 7.45PMWED 22 CONVERSATIONS WITH CARMEL 7.45PM OUR NARROWING WORLD 7.30PMTHU 23 TRUE COLOURS 2PM + 7.45PM BACKBONE 7.30PMFRI 24 BRITISH RED CROSS COMEDY NIGHT 8PM VOX ASYLUM 7.30PMSAT 25 HERE I AM/COLOURS OF LIFE 8PM REFUGEE WEEK CABARET 9PMWED 29 CLASSIC JAZZ ORCHESTRA 8PM WORD PLAY 8.30PM

FRI 1 JOHN ETHERIDGE’S SWEET CHORUS 8PMSAT 2 MEADOW 8PMSUN 3 CLUB SUBLIME 7.30PMTHU 7 CASABLANCA 7.45PM (PREVIEW)FRI 8 CASABLANCA 7.45PM (PREVIEW) SUPPER CLUB CABARET 8.30PMSAT 9 CASABLANCA 7.45PM (PREVIEW) SUPPER CLUB CABARET 8.30PM

SUN 10 A SONG, A SIP + A SANDWICH 4PM-7PMTUE 12 CASABLANCA 7.45PMWED 13 CASABLANCA 7.45PMTHU 14 CASABLANCA 7.45PMFRI 15 CASABLANCA 7.45PMSAT 16 CASABLANCA 7.45PMTUE 19 CASABLANCA 7.45PMWED 20 CASABLANCA 7.45PM WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BENNY HILL? 8PMTHU 21 CASABLANCA 7.45PM WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BENNY HILL? 8PMFRI 22 CASABLANCA 7.45PM WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BENNY HILL? 8PMSAT 23 CASABLANCA 2.30PM + 7.45PM WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BENNY HILL? 8PM

TUE 2 PROM NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 7.45PMWED 3 PROM NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 7.45PMTHU 4 PROM NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 7.45PMFRI 5 PROM NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 7.45PMSAT 6 PROM NIGHT... 2PM + 7.45PMSUN 7 CLUB SUBLIME 7.30PM

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DR PHIL’S RUDE HEALTH SHOW 10PMFRI 8 PROJECT BRANDED 7.30PM FALLING FLYING 8PM

LUKE WRIGHT 10PMSAT 9 PROJECT BRANDED 7.30PM FALLING FLYING 8PM

WED 13 CLOCKWORK 7.45PMTHU 14 CLOCKWORK 7.45PMFRI 15 CLOCKWORK 7.45PM SUPPER CLUB CABARET 8.30PMSAT 16 CLOCKWORK 2.30PM + 7.45PM SUPPER CLUB CABARET 8.30PMSUN 17 THE SWINGCATS 8PM A SONG, A SIP + A SANDWICH 4PM - 7PMTHU 21 OVID’S METAMORPHOSES 7.45PMFRI 22 OVID’S METAMORPHOSES 7.45PM MIDNIGHT COFFEE 8PMSAT 23 OVID’S METAMORPHOSES 7.45PM MIDNIGHT COFFEE 8PMSUN 24 DR. SKETCHY 4PM - 7PMWED 27 WORD PLAY 8.30PMTHU 28 CAGED 1.30PM + 7.45PMFRI 29 CAGED 7.45PM SADIE WANFAG’S BINGO SHOW 8.30PMSAT 30 CAGED 7.45PM

SUN 1 CLUB SUBLIME 7.30PMWED 4 IT’S A DEAD LIBERTY 9.30PMTHU 5 FORGOTTEN 7.45PM TEN MEN DEAD 8PM

IT’S A DEAD LIBERTY 9.30PMFRI 6 FORGOTTEN 7.45PM WHITE ROSE 8.30PM

IT’S A DEAD LIBERTY 9.30PMSAT 7 FORGOTTEN 7.45PM STARS IN THE MORNING SKY 8.30PM

IT’S A DEAD LIBERTY 9.30PMTUE 10 KING OF SCOTLAND 7.45PMWED 11 KING OF SCOTLAND 7.45PM DAY LONG 9PM

EVERYTHING BETWEEN US 9.30PMTHU 12 KING OF SCOTLAND 7.45PM DAY LONG 9PM

EVERYTHING BETWEEN US 9.30PMFRI 13 KING OF SCOTLAND 7.45PM DAY LONG 9PM

EVERYTHING BETWEEN US 9.30PMSAT 14 KING OF SCOTLAND 7.45PM PLAY ME SOMETHING 7.30PM

EVERYTHING BETWEEN US 9.30PM DAY LONG 9PMTUE 17 AT SWIM TWO BIRDS 7.45PM DAY LONG 9PMWED 18 AT SWIM TWO BIRDS 7.45PM GRENADES 7.30PM

DAY LONG 9PMTHU 19 AT SWIM TWO BIRDS 7.45PM GRENADES 7.30PM

DAY LONG 9PMFRI 20 AT SWIM TWO BIRDS 7.45PM GRENADES 7.30PM

INK: 24 HOUR PLAYS 9.30PM DAY LONG 9PMSAT 21 AT SWIM TWO BIRDS 7.45PM GRENADES 7.30PM

DAY LONG 9PMSUN 22 A SONG, A SIP + A SANDWICH 4PM - 7PMTUE 24 CRAZY GARY’S MOBILE DISCO 7.45PMWED 25 CRAZY GARY’S MOBILE DISCO 7.45PM WORD PLAY 8.30PMTHU 26 CRAZY GARY’S MOBILE DISCO 7.45PM FROM A CITY BALCONY 8PMFRI 27 CRAZY GARY’S MOBILE DISCO 7.45PM FROM A CITY BALCONY 8PMSAT 28 CRAZY GARY’S MOBILE DISCO 7.45PM FROM A CITY BALCONY 8PMSUN 29 DR. SKETCHY 4PM - 7PM

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