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Post by Phantom of London on Mar 28, 2017 21:06:24 GMT
In a couple of weeks time I have to go up to Scotland and hope to take in a bit of theatre, whilst up there.
Obviously Edinburgh is famous for the festival, but outside this is there much going on? Same with Glasgow?
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Post by n1david on Mar 28, 2017 21:19:10 GMT
Citizens Theatre and the Tron are probably the two significant theatres in Glasgow. The Citz has a very long reputation and the Tron made its name when Michael Boyd (later RSC) was Artistic Director. So they're both worth looking at. More mainstream are the Kings, the Pavilion and the Theatre Royal are more mainstream and get the touring productions and stuff with big local appeal. Oran Mor is worth exploring thanks to A Play, A Pie and A Pint which is a radical way of getting theatre to a large audience playpiepint.comMy love for theatre was born in Glasgow; I have to say I've seen very little theatre in Glasgow in the last 20 years but still miss the combination of radical theatre and community connection that I rarely get in London; the Theatre Royal Stratford East is the only place where I (occasionally) get some of the same vibe as a Glasgow audience seeing Anna Karenina or The Vortex. |
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Post by duncan on Mar 28, 2017 21:40:43 GMT
Edinburgh look for the Traverse and Lyceum to be providing the home grown stuff whilst the Festival, Kings and Playhouse will normally have on touring shows at this time of year.
If you are coming up in the next couple of weeks then the Citizens will be doing Hay Fever, which isn't a play I'm a fan of. The more interesting stuff at the Lyceum over the next few weeks for me at least is in May.
The Traverse also does its version of a AP,AP & AP and is far more experimental in its main house programming as it looks to champion new productions and writers.
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Post by cheesy116 on Mar 28, 2017 22:26:27 GMT
Edinburgh has the Playhouse and the Festival Theatre, between them they get just about every major UK Tour so it's worth checking out to see what's on.
Glasgow has the Kings Theatre which is probably the main theatre in the city. It gets many of the tours and a lot of top quality amateur musicals/plays and several known comedians
There is the Theatre Royal (owned by the same people who own the Kings) which gets the occasional major tour but is more known for its classical pieces such as operas and ballets. It's a great theatre which has been recently extended and modernised with a beautiful foyer and museum.
There is the pavilion theatre but that tends to only get local theatre groups on and tribute acts, if that's your type of thing.
If you want something small, authentically Glaswegian and something different then try the Tron Theatre or the Citizens Theatre.
I'm a regular to the theatres in both cities so I'll answer anything if you want to know anything more
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2017 23:29:58 GMT
Glasgow's Tramway is like a more adventurous Barbican Theatre. There's nothing like it anywhere else in the UK. Unless it's changed in these dreadful days.
The Citizens is still good but far less distinctive than in the past as many of its shows nowadays are co-productions with the likes of Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse and Bristol Old Vic.
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Post by zsazsa on Mar 30, 2017 18:25:46 GMT
Also worth checking out performances at the Royal Conservatoire Of Scotland.
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Post by cheesy116 on Mar 30, 2017 19:14:15 GMT
Also worth checking out performances at the Royal Conservatoire Of Scotland. I agree, the talent is exceptional in that school. Its on par if not better than some of the London schools. I saw this years 3rd year MT class perform recently and it wouldn't have been out of place in a west end theatre. |
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Post by PalelyLaura on Mar 31, 2017 9:36:52 GMT
I saw a performance at the Royal Conservatoire when I was on holiday in Glasgow a couple of years ago. I agree - excellent.
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Post by wickedginger on Mar 31, 2017 10:53:30 GMT
There are a couple of converted churches in the west end which put on shows - Check out Websters Theatre and Cottiers |
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