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www.tron.co.ukBOX OFFICE 0141 552 4267 BAR + KITCHEN 0141 552 8587
SPRING SEASON
2010
BOX OFFICE OPENING HOURS: MON - SAT 10AM - 6PM(Opening is extended on performanceevenings to 15 minutes after our lastperformance starts).
SUN One hour before first performance,otherwise closed.
HOW TO BOOKON-LINE www.tron.co.ukTELEPHONE 0141 552 4267IN PERSON at our Box Office
All bookings are free of any booking feesand we accept the following card types:Delta; Electron; Maestro; Mastercard; Solo, andVisa. If you would like your tickets postedto you, there will be a 50p charge.
RESERVATIONSTickets can be reserved for three dayswithout payment. Tickets reserved threedays prior to the performance will be heldup until 1 hour before the performancestarts. Please note if we do not receivepayment within this period we will releaseyour tickets for general sale.
CONCESSIONSConcession rates apply to: Children (under16),Students (including over 16s in full-timeeducation), Senior Citizens, JobseekersAllowance recipients, Registered Disabled,Young Scot Card holders and members ofEquity, BECTU and Scottish Society ofPlaywrights. Concessions are subject toavailability and proof of entitlement must beshown when purchasing or collecting tickets.
GROUP BOOKINGGroup bookings over 10 can be held withoutpayment for up to two weeks after booking.Plus, groups may be eligible for discounts uponbooking. Contact our Box Office for furtherinformation.
ACCESS ALL AREAS The Tron’s public areas are fully accessible forthose with limited mobility. Facilities includeramps, elevators, adapted toilets and auditoriumseating. In addition, we are committed toprogramming Audio Described, Signed andCaptioned performances. Our staff are alwayshere to help, so please notify us when bookingshould you have access requirements.
TERMS + CONDITIONS OF BOOKINGFull Terms + Conditions of booking areavailable from our Box Office.
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SUPPORTERS:The Scottish Council for Development and Industry
DONORS:The Abbey Charitable TrustThe ADAPT TrustBBC Children In NeedSylvia Aitken Charitable TrustCanada House Arts TrustThe W.A. Cargill FundClore Duffield FoundationGarfield Weston FoundationPaul Hamlyn FoundationThe Gordon Fraser Charitable TrustThe Hugh Fraser FoundationElaine + Joe Gerber TrustThe Jennie S. Gordon Memorial FoundationThe Inchrye TrustThe Lynn FoundationThe W.M. Mann FoundationThe Merchants House of GlasgowThe Saints + Sinners Club of ScotlandWestern Recreation ClubThe James Wood Bequest Foundation
‘Unfussy well-cooked food with integrity, featuring locally sourced, seasonal ingredients… well worth a visit even if you have no intention of seeing a show.’THE LIST
Recommended as a top Glasgow eatery in the latest List Eating and Drinking Guide,TronTheatre Bar and Kitchen continues to beone of the Merchant City’s favourite spots.And it’s not just the ideal place for a pre-theatre meal or a post-show drink.
From light lunches and mouthwatering snacksto home-made burgers with thick cut chips,right through to indulgent desserts and FairTrade coffees, we offer great value andgreat seasonal cooking even whenthere’s no show on.
It’s also the ideal location to unwind,read the papers and relax with aglass of wine from our exciting listor to recharge your batteries witha stiff espresso. There’s a speciallydevised Children’s Menu for littleones and we have free Wi-Fi soyou can surf while you sip.
The Tron is the perfect spot for a partyor a celebration. Dine in our much-loved candle-lit Victorian Bar and enjoy acomplete night-out under one roof.
Andy Arnold ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
HITLISTED in The List Eatingand Drinking Guide 09/10
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WELCOME TO THE TRON’S SPRING SEASON FOR 2010During the last months at the Tron we have had the regional premiere of PollyStenham’s That Face, the launch of our playwriting competition, Open.Stage,sell-out performances, five star-rated shows, our fastest selling panto ever andeven a little bit of controversy... how do you follow that?
Well for starters we are collaborating with Communicado on a new and timelyproduction of Gogol’s classic satire The Government Inspector, directed byGerry Mulgrew. At the same time, I’ll be directing a new production of MartinCrimp’s brilliant play The City in the intimate space of the Changing House.
March sees us welcome the National Theatre of Scotland with tfd, a season ofplays for young people (and those just plain curious) and NTS’s acclaimedproduction of Long Gone Lonesome is also part of our annual hosting of theCeltic Connections festival. There’s a world premiere of a new thriller byDouglas Maxwell and Raspberry, Sounds of Progress’s groundbreaking musicalplay based on the life of punk legend Ian Dury, is also revived.
Upstairs in the Changing House we’ll be presenting three new pieces which will all push the boundaries – an exciting young company Flatrate with anexamination of pornography and feminism, Theatre Modo with Sick, and NickUnderwood performing in his own, very cleverly crafted show about love andloss, One Night Stand.
I’m also delighted to announce the launch this season of the Tron Theatre YoungCompany, for aspiring actors aged 18 - 25 which will culminate in a production inJune. See page 22 for more details.
And that’s all just until the end of March. We’re busier than ever right now sojoin us this Spring for some more unforgettable nights out. If you can’t get aticket for a show, just come and hang out with us in the bar!
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An evening of song and story-telling in the hands ofOrcadian western swingers The Lone Star Swing Band,with novelist, playwright and musician Duncan McLean atthe helm.
An evening designed to set your toes tapping, your heartracing and your emotions running high.
Thomas Fraser (1927 - 1978) was a fisherman and crofterfrom the remote island of Burra, Shetland – and one ofScotland’s least known but most fascinating musical heroes.
Obsessed with country and the blues, Thomas mastered thestyles of his idols – Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams and BigBill Broonzy – and made their songs his own. A shy, retiringman, he avoided public performance. Instead, he gave awayto family and friends tapes he lovingly recorded in his croft.
Thomas laughed at the idea that the wider world mightappreciate his talent. But thirty years after his untimelydeath, those precious, fragile tapes have been reissued onseveral CDs, and his fame has spread to Nashville…
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LONESOME
CELTIC CONNECTIONS PRESENTSTHE NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND’S PRODUCTION OF
GONELONG
Maggie Brodie is back for a few days supply teaching.It’s going to be a tough day: the headmaster is anidiot, her work colleagues are fools and Maggie’scraving for alcohol is great. Then there’s Rosie – 6-years old, red shoes – believed to be possessed.Maggie needs to take action. Drastic action.
Promises Promises is a gripping new thrillerproduced by one of Scotland’s most exciting theatrecompanies and written by prolific Scottish playwright,Douglas Maxwell. Its riveting story is complementedby stunning projection and a unique soundtrackmaking it an unmissable production.
PROMISES
RANDOM ACCOMPLICE IN ASSOCIATION WITH TRON THEATRE PRESENTS
WRITTEN BY DUNCAN McLEAN DIRECTED BY VICKY FEATHERSTONE
FEATURING THE LONE STAR SWING BAND
BY DOUGLAS MAXWELL
www.nationaltheatrescotland.com
‘A defiant riposte to the cult of celebrity and a yodelling hoedown in its own right’THE GUARDIAN
WORLD PREMIERE
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PREVIEWS: THU 11 - SAT 13 FEBRUARY £7.50TUE 16 - SAT 27 FEBRUARY 7.30PMTUE - THU £10.50 (£6.50) / FRI + SAT £14.50 (£10.50)
TUE 23 FRI 26
INSPECTORBY NIKOLAI GOGOL ADAPTED BY ADRIAN MITCHELL
DIRECTED BY GERRY MULGREW
Gerry Mulgrew directs this feisty adaptation of NikolaiGogol’s classic satire on bureaucracy and human vanity. Apenniless nobody from the big city arrives in a small town,where he is mistaken for the all-powerful government inspectorby its corrupt and self-serving officials. In this age of abuses ofoffice, banking crises and duck islands, The GovernmentInspector’s hilarious and vicious exposé of those in (petty)power is more timely than ever.
One of Scotland’s most respected and trailblazing theatrecompanies, Communicado presents this piece with all its wellknown brio and musical invention in a co-production with theTron Theatre. A swinging, fast-paced, very black comedy, thisstaging features a cast of ten performers, with live music playedby the company on electric balalaikas and mouth organs.
Bribes, mis-directed contracts, mis-allocation of public money,fiddled expenses. Panic. Sound familiar?
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PREVIEWS: FRI 19 + SAT 20 FEBRUARY £6TUE 23 FEBRUARY - SAT 6 MARCH 7.45PM£8.50 (£6.50)
BY MARTIN CRIMP DIRECTED BY ANDY ARNOLD
TRON THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS
How was your day?
Clair met a famous writer called Mohammed after she thought hisdaughter had been kidnapped. He’s given her a diary. Chris couldn’tget his swipe pass to work this morning. He might lose his job. Jennyjust wants to sleep while her husband is off fighting a war but thechildren in the garden won’t be quiet.
Martin Crimp’s mysterious play about contemporary life is a funny andhaunting theatrical experience. As its three characters seduce, elude,hurt and frustrate one another, they weave a nightmarish depiction ofsuburban life that has rarely seemed so sinister or so sad.
‘One of the most profound plays of the year... deliciously wicked.’ THE STAGE
CAST: SELINA BOYACK, GABRIEL QUIGLEY, RONNIE SIMON
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EMPTYBY CATHY FORDE
“Here’s to Col’s numpty maw and paw forleaving him home alone and expectingeverything to stay the way it was. Suckas!”
When you’re only sixteen, could the eventsof one night really shape the course ofyour life? Divert you from becoming theman you might have been, stunt you,burden you, trap you, destroy you, changethe very core of you?
Leave you empty.
Cathy Forde is a leading Scottish novelist(Fat Boy Swim, Skarrs) and this is her firstplay. It’s fast, furious, and like a piece ofmusic, grows and swells to a mind-alteringcrescendo.
THU 18 - SAT 20 MAR 7.30PMTHU £10.50 (£6.50) / FRI + SAT £14.50 (£10.50)
THE MIRACLEMANBY DOUGLAS MAXWELL
Holding on to your virginity, getting a ringfor your pains and something to believe in,that’s what Dawn, Rob and Fawziya want.Ozzy, their loser PE teacher needs tobelieve in something too. It will all be finewhen the Miracle Man gets here. Won’t it?
The Miracle Man is a play written in Arialrather than Times New Roman if you knowwhat we mean. The characters are bright,fizzy and fast, on a journey heading for agreat big unabashed, get-it-right-up-ye finale.
Douglas Maxwell (Decky Does a Bronco,Mancub) is the writer who refuses to growup. This is what he says:My plays are for my friends. They’reintelligent people, clued up and skilled, theyjust don’t go to the theatre. Films, music,novels, sport yes of course, but theatre’s notfor them. But I keep them in mind when Iwrite because should they go to a play, I’dhope to Christ they’d go to see one of mine.
TUE 16 - SAT 20 MAR 7.45PM£8.50 (£6.50)
MR WRITEWRITTEN, DIRECTED + PERFORMED BY ROB DRUMMOND
It’s a play that’s not written yet and doesn’thave a name.
Mr Write aka Rob Drummond (playwright,performer, optimist) will choose the cast, thestory and the title on the night. It’s notwritten because it will be one of yourstories and Rob hasn’t met you yet. Canhe persuade one of you to take part?
The inspiration? To date, the National Theatre of Scotland has hadthe honour and privilege of working with 1180 people betweenthe ages of 14 and 18 on our Transform projects in communitiesacross Scotland. We thought we were coming to Transform you. It turned out you transformed us. This is our way of thanking you.tfd
NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND PRESENTS
THREE NIGHTS OUT.THREE STORIES FROM WILD IMAGINATIONS AND PASSIONATE MINDS. THREE PIECES OF WORK TO CELEBRATE THE MOST VIVID YEARS OF YOUR LIFE.
BOOK AND SAVEBook TWO shows and get £5 OFFBook all THREE and get £7.50 OFFApplies to full price tickets only.
All tickets must be bought at the same time.
IMAGE BY JESSE TISE tfd contains strong language.
Suitable for ages 12 and over.
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FRI 19
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Exclusive performances available for schools, youthgroups and under 21s. Call 0141 552 4267 or go towww.nationaltheatrescotland.com for details
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TUE 23 - SAT 27 MAR 7.30PMTUE - THU £10.50 (£6.50) / FRI + SAT £14.50 (£10.50)
THERE ISA couple are teetering on the brink of marriage.As the happiest day of their lives approaches, thepanic begins to rise. And everybody’s watching.
Through the eyes of a jaded therapist and anawkward teenage girl, we witness a hilarious casestudy of longing, envy, disappointment and violenturges, examining our obsession with seekingfulfilment at any cost.
For anyone who’s ever wanted to stand on awindswept plain, howling for lost love.
Inspired by the Peggy Lee song, Is That All There Is?,this is the second show from Inspector Sands (‘a young company with a big talent’, The Times),recent winners of the Edinburgh InternationalFestival Fringe Prize 2009.
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WED 31 MAR - SAT 3 APR 7.30PMWED + THU £10.50 (£6.50) / FRI + SAT £14.50 (£10.50)
‘ A rich seam of theatrical energy, with talent to burn.’THE SCOTSMAN
WRITTEN BY GARRY ROBSON MUSIC BY LEIGH STIRLING DIRECTED BY GORDON DOUGALL
In a small wee town where tin was shapedand forged, a blacksmith had a daughternot quite the trim. Rita was a bit different.Now as far as the blacksmith wasconcerned this was a cosmic joke to far,so he set about changing things. Coz tinwas his game, within which he’d achieveda modicum of fame, he tried to bend andshape her like a Uri Geller spoon. Andthat’s how it would have gone on if
Spasticus and the Rays hadn’t come alongand changed just about everything......
Inspired by the life and songs of IanDury, Raspberry is a juicily gothic piece ofmusic theatre that muses on the idea ofperfection and perfectibility first seen atÒran Mór to great acclaim.
Oi Oi !
FITTINGS MULTIMEDIA, SOUNDS OF PROGRESS + TRON THEATRE PRESENT
Oi Oi !
RASPBERRY
INSPECTOR SANDS PRESENTS
‘Brilliant, slippery. Deliciously sharp and witty.’���� THE GUARDIAN
‘Wickedly funny.’���� THE HERALD
‘Distinctly classy.’���� THE SCOTSMAN
IF THAT’S ALL
Commissioned by the Lyric Hammersmith.Co-developed at South Street,Reading and the NightingaleTheatre, Brighton.Supported by Arts CouncilEngland and Alleyn’s School.
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www.inspectorsands.com
CHANGING HOUSE
THU 11 - SAT 13 FEB 7.45PM £8.50 (£6.50)FLATRATE PRESENTS
THEZEROSKEEP GOINGIn 1982, Snuff a film in which a woman was
brutally murdered for man’s sexualgratification was distributed in Britain.
Things have come a long way since then.The Zeros Keep Going describes a search forfreedom at a time where personal freedomis everywhere, porn makes $3075.65 per
second and feminism is just over there. Thisis 2009 and the zeros are over…
An original piece of theatre from Flatrate,who also run Initial Itch, a successful cabaret
night and radio show of the same name.
THU 21 - SAT 23 JAN 9PM £8.50 (£6.50)
CHRISTINE BOVILL:COMING HOMEFollowing her recent sell-out success atÒran Mór this is a unique chance to hearChristine’s hauntingly beautiful songs in theintimate surroundings of the ChangingHouse. Winner of The GlasgowSongwriting Competition 2007.
‘Christine Bovill stops you in your tracks andsends shivers down the spine.’ SUNDAY TIMES
TUE 19 - SAT 23 JAN 7.45PM £8.50 (£6.50)
ANGUISH WITH POSIEBY IAN MACPHERSON
Older man. Younger woman. His flat. Her agenda. His past. Her future.
When Angus hires Posie he feels youngagain. But that’s the least of his worries.
‘A small tragic masterpiece but you wouldn’tknow it from the laughter of the audience.’
SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY on The Chair
WED 31 MAR - SAT 3 APR 7.45PM £8.50 (£6.50)THEATRE MODO PRESENTS
SICKA playful, powerful and poignant show
exploring the experience of being hospitalised.SICK follows a patient through the absurdities
of imposed routines, and unexplainedprocedures revealing her darkest thoughts andher wildest imaginings as medication, boredom,and illness give wings to her flights of fancy.
Personally inspired and developed incollaboration with NHS and patient groups.
TUE 23 - SAT 27 MAR 7.45PM £8.50 (£6.50)
ONE NIGHT STANDWITH NICK UNDERWOODDIRECTED BY SAM ROWEWRITTEN + PERFORMED BY NICK UNDERWOODDEVELOPED WITH SANDY GRIERSON
“I pull up at a light. A woman waits to cross the road.I know her, sort of. She seems to think so too. She gets in. Get reddy-amber, wait for it. Go . . .”
A night of romance like no other. Charged,funny, wistful and dark, One Night Stand isa tale suffused with charm and lyrical passion.
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LONG GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
MON 11 - SUN 31 JAN(PREVIEW 11 JAN 6-8PM)
MAIL ARTGroup exhibition of mailable artworkfeaturing UK based artists plus aspecial edition of Mail Art One Zine.Curated by Alison Stockwell andSusan Mortimer.
The Tron Theatre continues to showcase an eclectic rangeof creative talent in our Long Gallery exhibition space.
SPONSORED BY
MON 1 - SUN 28 FEB (PREVIEW 1 FEB 6-8PM)
PAULINE LOCKHARTA series of portraits by professionalactor Pauline Lockhart focusing onprominent figures in Scottish Theatre.An actor by profession, this will bePauline’s second exhibition of portraitsof prominent people in Scottish Theatre.
MON 1 - SUN 28 MAR (PREVIEW 1 MAR 6-8PM)
EMILY CHAPPELL Glasgow-based illustrator Chappellcreates a series of images inspiredby theatrical & dramatic occurrenceswithin our seemingly subdued lives,using drawing to explore how weconnect with our environment.
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FRI 15 JAN 8PM £12.50
ALLAN TAYLOR + RAB NOAKES
An Anglo/Scottish double bill of veteransinger-songwriters, whose combined careerstotal more than the average lifetime. Havingreleased his 20th album, Leaving at Dawn, in
2009, Allan Taylor enters his 65th year securein his standing as one of the UK folk scene’s
most popular performers.Rab Noakes has also carved out his own
contemporary troubadour niche, combiningoriginal material, Americana borrowings andpop rarities with a performance style likened
by The Herald to ‘a roots festival in itself’.
SAT 16 JAN 8PM £12.50
WEST HIGHLAND SAFARIAn intriguing new collaboration between the
legendary Lochaber fiddler Aonghas Grant andaward-winning South African guitarist Tony Cox,
this words-and-music show takes you on amusical journey through both musicians’ home
cultures and landscapes. Drawing materialfrom Grant’s 2007 album The Hills of Glengarryand Cox’s latest release Audient, the session-style
performance also features cellist ChristineHanson, Ewen Henderson on fiddle, pipes
and whistle, accordionist Paul Connolly andtwo of Grant’s current or former pupils,
Euan Wilkie and Elaine Reid.
SUN 17 JAN 8PM £12.50
ERIC ANDERSEN+ CRAIG JEFFREY
Introduced to Greenwich Village by Tom Paxton,singer-songwriter Eric Andersen met the Beat
poets, appeared in a Warhol movie, joinedDylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue and crossed
Canada on the Festival Express. His 25 albums todate have won continued acclaim for their ‘singularmix of irony and high romanticism’, delivered by
‘the most elegant of singers’. (Rolling Stone)Describing his sound as ‘laid back acousticfolk’n’soul’, the gifted young Borders singer-songwriter Craig Jeffrey won a Danny Kyle
Open Stage award in 2009.
WED 20 JAN 8PM £12.50
TOM RUSSELL+ MALCOLM HOLCOMBEAfter more than four decades of determinedlyploughing his own musical furrow, Tom Russellranks among America’s most potent, distinctiveand least predictable singer-songwriters. Onhis 2009 release Blood and Candle Smoke, ‘theenigmatic Russell raises his songwriting to newand different heights of greatness… Very possiblyAlbum of the Decade!’ (Maverick).Appalachian native Malcolm Holcombe bringsa wealth of hardscrabble experience to hisrustic, rugged folk/blues sound, tempered bygrittily soulful lyricism.
SAT 23 JAN 8PM £12.50
BOO HEWERDINE+ KIM RICHEYNovelist Nick Hornby has said of Hewerdine’ssongs, ‘If I could write books that sounded like this,I’d be…maybe not happy, but very, very fulfilled’.The uniquely versatile Hewerdine has writtenfor everyone from Eddi Reader to NatalieImbruglia, meanwhile winning an extensive fan-base performing his own material.Country/folk singer-songwriter Kim Richey isalso a successful hitmaker, notably for TrishaYearwood and Radney Foster, but her latestalbum Chinese Boxes brought fresh acclaim forher alluring alto voice and soul-searching lyrics.
SUN 24 JAN 8PM £12.50
SEUDAN+ LIAM O’CONNOR + SEAN McKEONFeaturing pipers Allan MacDonald, AngusMacKenzie, Fin Moore, Calum MacCrimmonand Angus Nicholson, Seudan play five duplicatebagpipes modelled on a set from 1785.Accompanied by Will Lamb on bouzouki, theyvibrantly recapture pre-military piping’s dynamiclinks with dance and Gaelic song. Born intotwo of Dublin’s best-known musical families,fiddler Liam O’Connor and uilleann piperSeán McKeon steeped themselves in the musicof older Irish masters before releasing theirdazzling debut album, Dublin Made Me, in 2009.
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VICTORIAN BAR
THE VICTORIAN BAR PLAYS HOST TO A MIX OF CABARET, COMEDY AND MUSIC
SUN 17 JAN, 28 FEB, 28 MAR 8PM £5INCORPORATED MEDIA PRESENTS
THE GONG SHOWThe Tron’s legendary talent competitionreturns to its home! Can your specialityact last three minutes in front of anaudience baying for The Gong? Or do youwant to be in that audience, flexing yourSimon Cowell muscle? Come and join usin the Victorian Bar for an entire eveningof raucous outlandish entertainment withspecial guests and live music. (For more info on how to enter your ownact visit www.incorporatedmedia.tv )
SUN 31 JAN, 7 MAR, 4 APR 7.30PM £5
CLUB SUBLIMELimelight (formerly Sounds of Progress)presents the all new Club Sublime musicshowcase. A monthly musical event hostedby award-winning cabaret duo Blind Gurland the Crips, these evenings will featurehot new local artists and bands.
FRI 5 + SAT 6 FEB 8.30PM £5/£4conFAB PRESENTS
CLUB GATEWAYSPost-war Chelsea, London: bohemian,broad-minded and wild. A world of itsown, the habitat of artists, musicians andtheatricals: Quentin Crisp, Joyce Grenfell,and Joan Collins are regular visitors. Joinus at The Gates a small private members’
club in the heart of Chelsea – one of themost infamous women’s clubs in the world –for a night of laughter, passion, star-crossedlovers and gangster warfare. This cabaretnight extravaganza will feature songs andscenes from The Gates, the premiereperformance of this 1950’s Blues, Jazz, andGospel influenced musical extravaganza.www.gatewaysproductions.co.uk
SUN 14 FEB, 14 MAR 2PM FREE
SUNDAY JAZZVic Bar favourite Loretta Reid sings thegreat jazz classics in an easy goingafternoon session. Pull up a chair andgrab a drink from the bar… ‘Charming and unpretentious, lovely warm pureswinging gentle vocals, she reveals a classyway with a ballad’ SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY
THU 18 FEB 8PM £5
TBC CABARET: GIRLSGIRLS GIRLSTo Be Confirmed is a seasonal cabaret andpromises to be eclectic, unexpected andentertaining. In February, for one nightonly it’s ‘Ladies Choice’. We invite youto join us to celebrate all that is female.This season join us for sugar and spice,‘my life as a teenage tomboy’ andinstructions on how to successfully asksomebody to dance. Poetry, stand-up,music: anything goes.
PLEASE NOTE ALL EVENTS IN THE VICTORIAN BAR ARE 18YRS+MAIN AUDITORIUM
THU 28 JAN 8PM £12.50
THE FROST IS ALL OVER+ FIDIL
Centred on solo performances by two ofIreland’s finest traditional musicians, accordionistTony McMahon and uilleann piper David Power,teamed with actor Eamonn Hunt, The Frost Is AllOver features specially commissioned poetry fromacclaimed author Dermot Bolger, complemented
by still and moving archive imagery.The all-fiddle Donegal trio Fidil – Ciarán Ó
Maonaigh, Aidan O’Donnell & DamienMcGeehan – have been hailed as an exhilarating
new force on the Irish folk scene.
FRI 29 JAN 8PM £12.50
MacGREGOR, BRECHIN + Ó HEADHRA
+ UNNI BOKSASP ENSEMBLEThree seasoned Scottish and Irish musicians,fiddler Bruce MacGregor, accordionist SandyBrechin and singer-songwriter/guitarist Brian
Ó Headhra combine scintillating instrumentalsand soulful ballads in a sound even bigger than
the sum of its parts.Norwegian singer Unni Boksasp’s broad musicalhorizons span both the northern and southerntraditions of her homeland, reflected in her artfullyfresh arrangements of folk songs alongside originalcompositions, performed with her four-piece band.
SAT 30 JAN 8PM £12.50
ANDY M STEWART+ SHONA DONALDSON
With his resonant, richly textured voice, skilfullyself-accompanied on guitar and banjo, ex-Silly
Wizard vocalist Andy M Stewart is renowned asan outstanding interpreter of traditional Scottishand Irish material, a superbly gifted songwriter in
the Celtic ballad idiom, and one of the folkscene’s finest all-round entertainers.
Huntly-born singer and fiddler Shona Donaldsonis one of Scotland’s foremost young traditional
talents, originally inspired by greats like Jock Duncanand Geordie Murison. She’s accompanied here
by Borders guitar ace Innes Watson.
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COMEDY FESTIVAL SHOW FOR CHILDREN
FRI 12 MAR 10PM £12 (£10)
JOHN HEGLEY: THEADVENTURES OF
MONSIEUR ROBINETTales about a Frenchman with some unusual[but clean] habits, which include burying his
dog’s kennel and his own luggage pieces,appear alongside other new works, including
an address to aliens on the subject oftransport and some animal impersonations
with the aid of a handkerchief. ‘Typically brilliant songs and stories about a
Gallic small-town hero with a dog called Chirac.’THE GUARDIAN
SAT 13 MAR 10PM £12 (£10)
TERRY ALDERTONA comedy tour de force, Perrier nomineeTerry Alderton’s stage presence has madehim a favourite on such TV hits as The RoyalVariety Show and The Jonathan Ross Show.He holds the record for the most encoresat The Comedy Store, where he headlinedtheir 30th birthday show amongst a starstudded line up including Jack Dee andJimmy Carr.‘...brilliant always funny… this is ruddy bloody close to the ideal comedy gig’THE LIST �����
SUN 14 MAR 8PM £12 (£10)
ARNOLD BROWN:JOKES I HAVE KNOWN
Stories in the life of a sit-down,stand-upcomedian. Arnold Brown recounts an insider’stale of the rough and tumble world of comedy,
commencing with his hectic debut at theopening night of Soho’s Comedy Store in May,1979, the start of ‘New Comedy’ in the U.K.
‘I have often been called the ‘comedian’scomedian’, but my real ambition has alwaysbeen to be the bank manager’s comedian.’
Plus special guest Ian Macpherson.
THU 25 MAR 9.30PM £12 (£10)
JANEY GODLEYGODLEY’S WORLD
Award winning Scottish stand up JaneyGodley brings her latest five star comedy
show to the Magners Glasgow InternationalComedy Festival.
‘Clever, passionate and lyrical... the wholeshow is infected with fierce passion...
She is a very rare talent indeed.’����� DAILY MIRROR
FRI 26 MAR 9.30PM £12 (£10)
SCOTT CAPURRO IS IN STITCHESScott Capurro is a stand-up comic who lives and works mostly in the UK.
‘It was like watching someone trying tocommit suicide by lynching’THE GUARDIAN �����
‘Unbelievable, unstoppable and most definitely, unmissable!’SCOTSGAY �����
THU 11 - SUN 28 MARCH 2010
SAT 13 + SUN 14 MAR 2PM ALL TICKETS £7FAMILY TICKET £25 (2 ADULTS + 2 CHILDREN)
THE MILDLY TERRIBLE REVENGE OF THE SLIGHTLY
EVIL BRAINWASHINGPUPPETS
This could get messy... These puppets are FED UPwith doing stupid stuff, so they’re taking control.
Join Sebastien, Gabriel, Floo and the VERYannoying Cracker as they see what they can
get away with. A funny show with games, prizesand some very cheeky puppets for ages 5 - 9.
www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com
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TALL TALES AT THE TRONJoin us once a month as a brand new Tall Tale is created using storytelling,movement, mime, props, costume andpercussion. These fun interactivestorytelling sessions are suitable for 3-5year olds and an accompanying carer. £5 per session, ticket admits 1 child andaccompanying adult.
Meet in Box Office 10am Sessions last approx 50 mins
Saturdays, 23 Jan, 27Feb, 20Mar
SKILLSHOPSJoin us for our weekly drama workshopsfor children and young people. Skillshopsallow participants to learn and developtheatre skills in a fun and friendlyenvironment. Each workshop brings anew theme for the group to explore,delving deep into their imaginations andhaving lots of fun!
Term starts Saturday 16 Jan till Sat 20Mar
Saturday 11am - 12noon 5-7 years (£40/£30)Saturday 12noon - 2pm 8-12 years (£50/£40)Saturday 2.30pm - 4.30pm 8-12 years (£50/£40)Mondays 6.30pm - 8.30pm 13-17 years (£50/£40)
YOUNG COMPANYJanuary 2010 sees the launch of anexciting new strand of work for TronParticipation. Tron Young Company willsupport 18-25 year olds in a positiveenvironment where they can learnabout the art of theatre making.Through a variety of workshopopportunities Young Companyparticipants will be able to creativelyexplore, express ideas, share knowledgeand information while learning from andsupporting each other.
Participants will have access to weeklyworkshops, theatre visits, post-showdiscussions and ‘meet and greet’ withactors. The group will work together tocreate a brand new piece of theatre tobe performed in the Tron in June 2010.
Places are limited. To register please contactLisa Keenan on 0141 559 5318
EVENTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE EVENTS FOR ALL
All our classes and events within the Education & Outreach programme have limited places. For moreinformation and to avoid disappointment, please book in advance by calling our Box Office on 0141 552 4267.
WRITE TRON Write Tron provides opportunities forparticipants, whether complete beginnersor experienced, to creatively explore avariety of writing techniques and genresunder the guidance of professional tutorStephen Barnes.
Booking essential
Saturdays 10.00am - 1.00pm Tron Meeting Room(£40/£30) for full term 23 Jan, 13Feb, 6Mar, 27Mar
TRON STUDIOTron Studio is a unique opportunity foradults with an interest in drama andperformance. Through a variety ofworkshop opportunities and experiencesparticipants will develop and experimentwith a variety performance skills andtechniques under the guidance ofprofessional tutor Lawrence Crawfordculminating in a full production in May.
Tuesdays 7 - 9pm (£90 / £70) Double term begins Tuesday 27 Jan
NL STUDIONL Studio is the Tron’s mixed ability adultdrama group. The group meet for weeklyworkshops on Thursdays in BellshillCultural Centre as well as attendingtheatre performances and post-showdiscussions at the Tron. The group willsoon begin devising a brand new piece oftheatre to be performed in the Tron inJune 2010.
Term begins Thursday 14 Jan
PLAYWRITINGCOMPETITIONThroughout 2010 Tron Participation will be running a variety of one-offmasterclasses in connection with ourplaywriting competition, Open.StageKeep an eye on our web page for furtherdetails or, better still, register for theParticipation mailing list to be kept up todate with all workshop information.
Tron Skillshops’production of Multiplex
Tron Studio’s productionof The Allotment
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TRON THEATRE – WORK WITH USEVENTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
WED 14 - SUN 25 APR £6 FOR AGES 8+TRON THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS
MISH GORECKI GOES MISSINGBY SKYE LONERAGAN
WED 14 2PM, THU 15 + FRI 16 11AM + 2PM, TUE 20 - FRI 23 10AM + 1.15PM SAT + SUN PERFS 12NOON + 3PM
Meet Mish Gorecki. She’s 9 years old, balletmad and the Little Rock in her family. She’sjust been accepted on the school trip toRussia to visit the Bolshoi and all she needs isa signature on her permission slip. But that’snot so easy when the rest of her family arehaving a hard time dealing with their own lives.
Skye Loneragan’s new play for young peopleis a story about a girl who goes missing to benoticed. A funny, surreal and tender tale foranyone who’s ever had a dream.
TUE 26 + WED 27 JAN 7.30PM £6TRAVERSE THEATRE PRESENTS
CLASS ACTNow in its 20th year the Traverse Theatre’sannual schools playwriting project continuesto engage and inspire school pupils to writetheir very own short plays. This year Class Actwill again include four schools from Glasgowand two performances at the Tron Theatre.
A creative team of professional actors anddirectors will visit Cleveden Secondary,
Bannerman High, St Mungo’s Academy andHillhead High School to develop and
rehearse the students’ plays.
This project would not be possible withoutthe kind and generous support of the
Barcapel Foundation, the Moffat Trust, theJohn Thaw Foundation, Edinburgh City
Council, West Lothian Council and Culture& Sport Glasgow. ESP is proud to be the multimedia partner
of the Tron Theatre and a leading partnerwithin the Scottish Theatre industry.The company was founded in 2005 andhas extensive experience of film-makingfor the public and private sectors,specialising in health and educationprojects.
In the last two years, ESP has establisheditself as the main creator of marketingtrailers for Scottish Theatre productions,which have been viewed collectively over300,000 times online.
ESP development producer Jamie Smithsaid: “Our vision is to bring the world oftheatre to new audiences in an accessibleformat, both online and on screen. As asupporter of the arts, ESP understands thedemands of the creative medium.”
If your business would like to learn more aboutcoming a Tron Theatre Corporate Partner thencall Dearbhla Murphy on 0141 559 5304 oremail [email protected]
“With us, the ever-growing need to pushcreative boundariescan be satisfiedwithout compromisingever-tighter budgetary constraints.”
“We are currently working with the Tronto engage new audiences in new theatreand believe we can realise our goals withthe continued assistance of Arts bodiesand theatre groups in Scotland. The Tronpartnership has brought an exciting andinnovative challenge to the team.”
Over the past 4 years ESP has experiencedcontinued expansion as the desire andexpectation for online video has increased.Creating bespoke film products for a widerange of clients as well as online trainingand teaching resources, web design andgraphics has allowed the company tobroaden the reach of video content.
BECOME A CORPORATE PARTNER
NOW BOOKING FOR EASTER HOLIDAYS 2010!
ILLUSTRATIONS BY CLAIRE MURRAY
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Audio Described performancesprovide live verbal commentary
through a headset on visual elementsof the production to enhance theexperience for visually impaired patrons.
These performances include a British Sign Language
interpreter who will provide alinguistic and artistic interpretationfor Deaf patrons.
Converts spoken word to textwhich appears on a screen at
the same time as they are spoken orsung to assist hard of hearing patrons.
The Tron Theatre retains the right to amend the programme as a result of unforeseen circumstances. All details are correct at time of going to press.
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7.30PM THE MIRACLE MAN THU 18 MR WRITE 7.45PM
7.30PM THE MIRACLE MAN FRI 19 MR WRITE 7.45PM
7.30PM THE MIRACLE MAN SAT 20 MR WRITE 7.45PM
7.30PM IF THAT’S ALL THERE IS TUE 23 ONE NIGHT STAND 7.45PM
7.30PM IF THAT’S ALL THERE IS WED 24 ONE NIGHT STAND 7.45PM
7.30PM IF THAT’S ALL THERE IS THU 25 ONE NIGHT STAND 7.45PM
9.30PM JANEY GODLEY
7.30PM IF THAT’S ALL THERE IS FRI 26 ONE NIGHT STAND 7.45PM
9.30PM SCOTT CAPURRO
7.30PM IF THAT’S ALL THERE IS SAT 27 ONE NIGHT STAND 7.45PM
SUN 28 THE GONG SHOW 8PM
7.30PM RASPBERRY WED 31 SICK 7.45PM
APRIL
7.30PM RASPBERRY THU 1 SICK 7.45PM
7.30PM RASPBERRY FRI 2 SICK 7.45PM
7.30PM RASPBERRY SAT 3 SICK 7.45PM
SUN 4 CLUB SUBLIME 7.30PM
JANUARY
8PM ALLAN TAYLOR + RAB NOAKES FRI 15
8PM WEST HIGHLAND SAFARI SAT 16
8PM ERIC ANDERSEN + CRAIG JEFFREY SUN 17 THE GONG SHOW 8PM
TUE 19 ANGUISH WITH POSIE 7.30PM
8PM TOM RUSSELL + MALCOLM HOLCOLMBE WED 20 ANGUISH WITH POSIE 7.30PM
8PM LONG GONE LONESOME THU 21 ANGUISH WITH POSIE 7.30PM
CHRISTINE BOVILL 9PM
8PM LONG GONE LONESOME FRI 22 ANGUISH WITH POSIE 7.30PM
CHRISTINE BOVILL 9PM
8PM BOO HEWERDINE + KIM RICHEY SAT 23 ANGUISH WITH POSIE 7.30PM
CHRISTINE BOVILL 9PM
8PM SEUDAN, LIAM O’CONNOR + SEAN McKEON SUN 24
7.30PM CLASS ACT TUE 26
7.30PM CLASS ACT WED 27
8PM THE FROST IS ALL OVER + FIDIL THU 28
8PM MACGREGOR, BRECHIN, Ó HEADHRA FRI 29
+ UNNI BOKSASP ENSEMBLE
8PM ANDY M STEWART + SHONA DONALDSON SAT 30
SUN 31 CLUB SUBLIME 7.30PM
FEBRUARY
7.30PM PROMISES. PROMISES WED 3
7.30PM PROMISES. PROMISES THU 4
7.30PM PROMISES. PROMISES FRI 5 CLUB GATEWAYS 8.30PM
7.30PM PROMISES. PROMISES SAT 6 CLUB GATEWAYS 8.30PM
7.30PM THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR (PREVIEW) THU 11 THE ZEROS KEEP GOING 7.45PM
7.30PM THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR (PREVIEW) FRI 12 THE ZEROS KEEP GOING 7.45PM
7.30PM THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR (PREVIEW) SAT 13 THE ZEROS KEEP GOING 7.45PM
SUN 14 SUNDAY JAZZ 2PM
7.30PM THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR TUE 16
7.30PM THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR WED 17
7.30PM THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR THU 18 TBC: GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS 8PM
7.30PM THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR FRI 19 THE CITY (PREVIEW) 7.45PM
7.30PM THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR SAT 20 THE CITY (PREVIEW) 7.45PM
7.30PM THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR TUE 23 THE CITY 7.45PM
7.30PM THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR WED 24 THE CITY 7.45PM
7.30PM THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR THU 25 THE CITY 7.45PM
7.30PM THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR FRI 26 THE CITY 7.45PM
7.30PM THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR SAT 27 THE CITY 7.45PM
SUN 28 THE GONG SHOW 8PM
MARCH
TUE 2 THE CITY 7.45PM
WED 3 THE CITY 7.45PM
THU 4 THE CITY 7.45PM
FRI 5 THE CITY 7.45PM
SAT 6 THE CITY 7.45PM
SUN 7 CLUB SUBLIME 7.30PM
10PM JOHN HEGLEY FRI 12
10PM TERRY ALDERTON SAT 13 THE MILDLY TERRIBLE... 2.00PM
8PM ARNOLD BROWN SUN 14 THE MILDLY TERRIBLE... 2.00PM
SUNDAY JAZZ 2PM
7.30PM EMPTY TUE 16 MR WRITE 7.45PM
7.30PM EMPTY WED 17 MR WRITE 7.45PM
HOW TO GET HERE: BY FOOT The Tron can easily be spotted at theTrongate by the old steeple with the blueclock face. Entrance to the theatre andbar is on Chisholm Street.
BY UNDERGROUND The nearest Subway station is St Enoch’s.
BY TRAIN The Tron is a 10 minute walk fromGlasgow Central or Queen Street Stationsand only 3 mins from Argyle Street and 5 mins from High Street stations.
BY BUS A large number of buses pass by the Tronincluding 16, 18, 19, 31, 40, 61, 62, 240,255, 262, 263.
PARKINGNearby car parks include King Street NCPand Albion Street Q Park.
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