SPRING

2011
SPRING
SEASON
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WELCOME TO THE TRON’S SPRING SEASON
I am delighted to announce a really strong Spring programme of theatre which
combines a Tron Theatre Company production from the 1960s with a raft of brilliant
new plays from Scotland’s leading theatre companies.
The visiting season opens with the world premiere of Just Checking starring
Glasgow’s very own Blythe Duff, a riotously funny new comedy about a very
organised life descending into disorder. This is followed by another premiere,
Smalltown set down the road in Ayrshire, written by the leading local writers DC
Jackson, Johnny McKnight and Douglas Maxwell and presented by Random
Accomplice who gave us the fabulous Promises Promises last year.
MAKE A NIGHT OF IT AND DINE WITH US...
Banish the winter blues with an evening
at the Tron, as we bring back our special
pre-theatre menu discount which will
run until the end of March.
If you are coming to see a show, why not
also dine with us and we’ll take 10% off
your food bill. Reserve your table in advance
and let the catering team know you’ll be
attending a show; or simply present your
theatre tickets when you take your seat in
the restaurant to qualify for the discount.*
With freshly prepared, seasonal food
sourced locally, the Tron Kitchen offers
great dishes and fantastic service across
three different, but equally vibrant, dining
spaces. What are you waiting for?
Call 0141 552 8587 to book a table
or ask Box Office to transfer you when you’re buying tickets
*TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Offer only applies between 10th January and
31st March 2011 on the Tron’s evening menu. Subject to availability.
Discount only applies on date shown on purchased tickets.
OR PARTY WITH US...
The Vic Bar is a great venue for a private
party and we’ve played host to everything
from corporate events and wrap parties to
family celebrations. The team can organise
catering and refreshments to suit both
your occasion and your budget.
Call Sally Dorrian on 0141 552 8587 for more details
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SUPPORTERS:
The Scottish Council for
Development and Industry
DONORS:
The Abbey Charitable Trust
The ADAPT Trust
Arts & Business
BBC Children In Need
Sylvia Aitken Charitable Trust
Canada House Arts Trust
The W.A. Cargill Fund
Clore Duffield Foundation
Garfield Weston Foundation
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
The Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust
The Hugh Fraser Foundation
Elaine + Joe Gerber Trust
The Jennie S. Gordon Memorial Foundation
The Inchrye Trust
The Lynn Foundation
The W.M. Mann Foundation
The Merchants House of Glasgow
Robertson Trust
The Saints + Sinners Club of Scotland
Western Recreation Club
The James Wood Bequest Foundation
The season also includes a visit by Stellar Quines and the Royal Lyceum Theatre,
Edinburgh with a brilliant new Canadian play, Age of Arousal. Other main house
highlights include Birds of Paradise with a new adaptation of Brecht’s classic
Mother Courage by iconic Glasgow writer Tom Leonard and a mini festival of
music and cabaret from Limelight Studios.
Tron Theatre Company’s contribution to the season is a stripped down version of a
1960s classic, Staircase by Charles Dyer. With wicked ‘Pinteresque’ humour, this
fascinating and taut piece of period drama gets its Scottish premiere forty-five years
after it played London’s West End.
For family audiences, award-winning children’s author Julia Donaldson presents her
own show, Zog & the Gruffalo, and we also have The Giant Children’s Cabaret
livening up Valentine’s weekend.
In the Changing House, Raindog make a return to theatre with The Ushers, a brand
new comedy; Rekindle Theatre Company bring a large cast on stage to present
Peter Arnott’s The Breathing House; and Glasgow Actors Theatre Company present
Like This by Julie Tsang, a play influenced by Mamet’s Sexual Perversity in Chicago.
We will also have new young company Tiny Door staging A Scheme, the return of
Glasgow collective Flatrate with The Belief Project, plus Wild Life by Pamela Carter
inspired by the true story of Victor the Wolf-Boy of Aveyron found living in 19th
century rural France. Add to that the wonderful Greg Burke play Gagarin Way
presented by Rapture Theatre, and What Happened Is This, a new play by Nick
Underwood after his success here with One Night Stand ...and you have more than
enough to entertain you...
...and if this isn’t enough, there’s Celtic Connections, the Glasgow Comedy Festival,
John Shuttleworth, and a packed cabaret season in the Vic Bar. In fact, you can spend
the next three months in the Tron without leaving the place. Given our cold
winters, that would be a wise move!
See you down here.
Andy Arnold
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
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WORLD PREMIERE
PREVIEWS: WED 2 + THU 3 FEBRUARY £8
FRI 4 - SAT 12 FEBRUARY 7.45PM
TUE - THU £11 (£7)
FRI + SAT £15 (£11)
JUST
CHECKING
DATUM POINT PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS
BLYTHE DUFF IS
BY KAREN McLACHLAN DIRECTED BY LIZ CARRUTHERS MUSIC BY PJ MOORE
Izzy Grant is very successful – at avoiding cats, anything to do with
disease, the number nine...
She’s met the gorgeous man of her dreams, nabbed that big work
promotion and is planning the perfect August wedding. Life is good.
But her secretly ordered world is about to come tumbling down…
A brand new one-woman comedy from Karen McLachlan (BBC1’s
New Tricks and Waterloo Road), directed by Liz Carruthers (The Tobacco
Merchant’s Lawyer) and with original music from PJ Moore of legendary
Glasgow group The Blue Nile.
‘Performed with electrifying power by Blythe Duff.’
THE SCOTSMAN ON GOOD WITH PEOPLE
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WORLD PREMIERE
TUE 15 - SAT 19 FEBRUARY 7.45PM
WED 9 - SAT 12 MARCH 7.45PM
TUE - THU £11 (£7) / FRI + SAT £15 (£11)
WED + THU £11 (£7) / FRI + SAT £15 (£11)
RANDOM ACCOMPLICE PRESENTS
SMALLTOWN
BY D.C. JACKSON, JOHNNY McKNIGHT + DOUGLAS MAXWELL
DIRECTED BY JOHNNY McKNIGHT
LIMELIGHT STUDIOS PRESENTS
THE
LIMELIGHT
MUSIC
FESTIVAL
Things are about to get a whole lot crazy!
Created by three of Scotland’s most dynamic writers,
Smalltown tells the unexpected tale of what happens
when a polluted water supply turns its residents crazy:
from zombies in the frozen food aisle, to oversexed
teenagers releasing the animal within, to a dangerous game
of Russian roulette on Girvan beach.
Smalltown is the story of nature wreaking her revenge
and unleashing all sorts of comedic carnage.
Find yourself trapped in three separate stories of
Smalltown life before you decide how the story ends!
A thrilling and downright hilarious rollercoaster of a show
from the company that brought you Promises Promises and
the Little Johnny trilogy.
Smalltown: Expect the Unexpected!
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Previously at the Tron:
THE CHOOKY BRAE
by D.C.Jackson ★★★★
LITTLE JOHNNY’S BIG GAY MUSICAL
by Johnny McKnight ★★★★
PROMISES PROMISES
by Douglas Maxwell ★★★★★
Limelight Studios, joined by some of the best
bands and musicians, celebrate their launch
with a week-long festival at the Tron
Theatre. Featuring The Superheroes,
whose debut album Trongate Sessions is
currently receiving rave reviews, Sarah
Caltieri, The 21st Century Band
fronted by Blind Man Mike Cannon and
the fantastic Sally Clay, Fletcher
Mathers and Gordon Dougall writers
and directors of the famous Tron pantos.
With songs from the Forbes Masson /
Gordon Dougall hit musicals Stiff!, Mince?,
Heal! and Heid as well as Gary Robson
and Leigh Stirling’s rave-reviewed Raspberry
direct from The Oval House, London, this
multi-award-winning team promise to
deliver a series of gigs and concerts that
will change your lives forever.
See all Limelight’s professional musicians,
songwriters and bands performing together
on stage for the very first time with an allstar guest line-up featuring Maggie Reilly,
Little Eye and many more.
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SCOTTISH PREMIERE
A TRON STRIPPED PRODUCTION
WED 23 FEBRUARY - SAT 5 MARCH 7.45PM
TUE 1
CAP
£11 (£7)
WED 2
Not everyone was swingin’ in sixties London...
Charles and Harry have been a couple for twenty-odd years,
running an East End barber shop where they both dream of
better days. Over the course of an evening their camp, bitchy
and very funny banter becomes increasingly bitter and previously
unknown truths emerge with news of the impending arrival of
Charles’ daughter from an early foray into wedded normality, a
court summons for ‘improper conduct’ and the subsequent
prospect of life apart should a jail sentence be handed down.
Archly funny yet also poignantly sad, Staircase, last staged in
London forty-five years ago, is the blackest of comedies shot
through with the wretchedness of lives blighted by social stigma.
PHOTOGRAPHY: WALKER EVANS
Deep into the night, the barbed jibes and cruel put-downs drive
each of them into a despair that will ultimately unravel their
carefully constructed reality.
COMPANY PRESENTS
WITH BENNY YOUNG + ANDY ARNOLD
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BY CHARLES DYER
DESIGNED BY KENNY MILLER
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TUE 15 - SAT 26 MARCH 7.45PM
TUE - THU £11 (£7) / FRI + SAT £15 (£11)
“Bursting with wit, intelligence and
energy, Stellar Quines brings new
vigour to Scottish theatre.”
THE SCOTSMAN
STELLAR QUINES THEATRE COMPANY IN CO-PRODUCTION
WITH THE ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE, EDINBURGH PRESENT
AGE OF
AROUSAL
BY LINDA GRIFFITHS WILDLY INSPIRED BY THE ODD WOMAN BY GEORGE GISSING
DIRECTED BY MURIEL ROMANES
“Type damn you. Type! It’s the only way to liberty.”
1885 – a time of great passion, great confusion. Virtue is barely holding down
its petticoats. Women are bursting their corsets with unbridled desire.
Determined to make women rich, ex-militant suffragette Mary Barfoot and
her devoted protégé and lover Rhoda enlist female students to master the
new invention that will gain them freedom – the typewriter. Three spinster
sisters are invited into the school to rescue them from poverty, setting in
motion an odyssey of alcoholism, cross dressing and sexual revolution.
Enter Everard Barfoot, Mary’s cousin, an ex-doctor in his 30s about to
embark on a life of leisure, and suddenly all the characters in this lavish sexy
ensemble piece are erupting with discoveries, contradictions and epiphanies.
Genre-busting, rule-bending and ambitiously original.
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WED 30 MARCH - SAT 2 APRIL 7.45PM
SAT 22 + SUN 23 JANUARY SAT 11AM + 2PM / SUN 2PM
WED + THU £11 (£7) FRI + SAT £15 (£11)
WED 30
£8 (£6) FOR CHILDREN AGED 4+
An hour of fun with award-winning author
Julia Donaldson and her husband Malcolm,
who will be acting out Julia’s stories and
singing her songs, with lots of help from
the audience.
Come and meet Zog and be prepared for
a guest appearance by the Gruffalo himself.
After the event, Julia will be signing copies
of her books, including her recent bestselling Cave Baby.
‘Birds of Paradise
are a company
who know how to
use entertainment
to maximum
effect.’
EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS
BIRDS OF PARADISE THEATRE COMPANY
IN ASSOCIATION WITH PAISLEY ARTS CENTRE PRESENT
AND
machine is interested in.
Performed by an inclusive cast, Mother
Courage will feature sign language and
projected text and Birds of Paradise will
create a contemporary, visually engaging,
humorous and sympathetic production
that will leave audiences considering the
central character’s every word and deed.
ALL PERFORMANCES ARE SURTITLED AND AUDIO DESCRIPTION SUPPORT WILL BE PROVIDED
POST-SHOW DISCUSSION THU 31 MARCH
JULIA DONALDSON PRESENTS
ZOG
AND THE
Set during the Thirty Years War, rolling
conflict is not just the background for the
action, it causes the action. Mother
Courage and her three children travel
through the warzones, making their living
from buying and selling whatever comes
to hand, but with two strapping sons and
a pretty daughter, foodstuff and uniforms
aren’t the only commodities the war
ILLUSTRATIONS: AXEL SCHEFFLER
MOTHER
COURAGE
HER CHILDREN
BY BERTOLT BRECHT
DIRECTED BY MORVEN GREGOR
Madam Dragon ran a school, many moons ago.
She taught young dragons all the things that dragons need to know.
Zog, the biggest dragon, was the keenest one by far.
He tried his hardest every day to win a golden star. . .
GRUFFALO
WITH BIRDS OF PARADISE’S ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MORVEN GREGOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CAST.
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CHANGING HOUSE
CHANGING HOUSE
TUE 18 - SAT 22 JAN 8PM £9 (£7)
WED 16 - SAT 19 FEB 8PM £9 (£7)
RAINDOG IN ASSOCIATION WITH TRON THEATRE PRESENTS
GLASGOW ACTORS PRESENTS
THE USHERS
LIKE THIS...
A COMEDY BY SIMON CROWTHER
DIRECTED BY STUART DAVIDS DESIGNED BY KENNY MILLER
BY JULIE TSANG
DIRECTED BY IAIN HEGGIE
Springtime,1996. Jed’s fled the bright lights of
Paisley for a contract in Sheffield building roofs.
He’s got his own flat, his girlfriend’s six foot
one, he’s twenty years old and life is looking
up. But the night before his sister’s wedding,
Jed’s oldest pal Skarloey pays an unexpected
visit. Then two more visitors drop by. There
are high hopes for the future and yearnings
for the past. Something is coming to an end.
But will friendship conquer all?
Ruth doesn’t know if the things her man asks
her to do are right or wrong. She doesn’t
feel strongly either way. So should she go
along with them? Where should she draw
the line? And is she all she seems?
Julie Tsang’s bold, stylish and uncompromising
first play (influenced by Kundera’s Unbearable
Lightness Of Being and Mamet’s Sexual
Perversity In Chicago) is set in a world of
uncertain morality.
The Ushers is a brand new comedy by
Coronation Street writer Simon Crowther,
directed by Stuart Davids (Wasted).
It asks uncompromising questions about what
a woman should do to keep her man. And
whether by going along with him she runs
the risk of unlocking her own dark desires.
“Whether on stage or on screen this company
have consistently astonished with their
new ways of presenting drama.” THE GUARDIAN
WED 26 - SAT 29 JAN 8PM £9 (£7)
THU 24 - SAT 26 FEB 8PM £9 (£7)
REKINDLE THEATRE PRESENTS
TINY DOOR PRESENTS
THE BREATHING
HOUSE
A SCHEME
BY PETER ARNOTT
Two friends: one lead by love, the other by
lust, are haunted by the secrets that are held
within The Breathing House. A gothic tale of
friendship, death, sex, and public health.
“As brothels and old-time religion nestle up
in the back streets, auld reekie’s wellheeled self image is chillingly blighted by
death and disease… In its brutal depiction
of how sexual plague decimates societies
great and small… (The Breathing House)
shows that even Trainspotting’s darker
roots go way back.”
NEIL COOPER, THE HERALD
DIRECTED BY LAWRENCE CRAWFORD
A double-bill of new one act plays set on a
Glasgow housing scheme…
COCONUT BADGER BY MARK MacNICOL
Tam has always struggled with confrontation.
After a run in with a local gang, he plans to
back down yet again, until his friendship with an
ageing psychopath seems to throw him a lifeline.
CONCRETE BIRD BY LYNSEY MURDOCH
Agoraphobic Margaret is being forced from the
sanctuary of her tower-block home earmarked
for demolition. When two people unexpectedly
arrive from her past to help, she must face the
fears that have barricaded her in or go down
with the bricks.
As the concrete crumbles around them each has to
make a choice that could change their lives forever...
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CHANGING HOUSE
CHANGING HOUSE
WED 2 - SAT 5 MARCH 8PM £9 (£7)
TUE 22 - SAT 26 MARCH 8PM £9 (£7)
FLATRATE PRESENTS
RAPTURE THEATRE PRESENTS
THE BELIEF
PROJECT
GAGARIN WAY
BY GREGORY BURKE
A group of Fife factory workers kidnap their
boss to make a point… but what exactly is
their point? And do they all have the same
agenda?
You’re standing by yourself, nothing between
you, the sky and the future. At this moment,
in this place, after all that you’ve done, and
seen, and thought, what makes you different
to a fox in the city or a bird in the air or a
cockroach in sh*t? What sets you apart?
This show has a musician, a businessman and
a housewife. It looks at what they believe,
how it defines them, how it distracts them
and, ultimately, how it fails them.
The jokes come thick and fast in this
politically charged satirical thriller about a
human heist that goes wrong. Very wrong.
Rapture Theatre, renowned for bringing
quality touring theatre to Scotland, are
delighted to celebrate their tenth anniversary
with a full Scottish tour of Burke’s modern
classic.
Flatrate are a Glasgow-based theatre and arts
collective committed to creating new work
and building a supportive community of
emerging artists.
The tour is produced in association with Arts and Theatre Trust Fife
and is funded by Creative Scotland
FRI 11 + SAT 12 MARCH 8PM £9 (£7)
WED 30 MAR - SAT 2 APRIL 8PM £9 (£7)
MAGNETIC NORTH PRESENTS
MATINEE SAT 2.30PM
WILD LIFE
BY PAMELA CARTER
‘...and the child will be an adventure... a journey
of discovery. Because in the process of restoring
the child to our world, the child’ll show us what it
means to be a part of this world. It’ll show us
what you and I are.’
Inspired by the true story of Victor, the so-called
‘Wolf-Boy of Aveyron’ found living wild in 19th
century rural France, Wild Life is a new play from
the highly acclaimed Pamela Carter (Slope and
What We Know) which follows the progress of a
modern day Victor as his education becomes
a televised experiment. Dark, witty and
provocative, Wild Life questions the nature of
humanity, how we educate children and how
we understand our place in the world.
‘The ever-enquiring Magnetic North’ THE HERALD
www.opensource.magneticnorth.org.uk
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‘I’m in raptures over Rapture.’ MAIL ON SUNDAY
NEVER DID NOTHING PRESENTS
WHAT HAPPENED
IS THIS
BY NICK UNDERWOOD
Dot’s in her late youth. She’s coming home for a
bit. Her Dad’s tenant, Danny, wouldn’t mind but
he’s not good with people unless they’re not in the
same room. Meanwhile, Dot’s suspicion is roused
as her Dad makes evermore frequent excursions
on his bicycle, clad in professional lycra.
A kitchen in a state of semi-permanent repair;
a childhood bedroom where Dot can’t get
unpacked; a loft-studio where Danny broadcasts
strange music and musings on a life in which
he takes no part. Not yet anyway.
‘writing of sheer boldness and erotic energy.’
★★★★ THE SCOTSMAN ON ONE NIGHT STAND
A new play funded by Creative Scotland
www.neverdidnothing.co.uk
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SUN 13 MAR 8PM £15
JOHN SHUTTLEWORTH IN
A MAN WITH NO
MORE ROLLS
www.celticconnections.com
SPONSORED BY
‘Sheffield’s finest synthesizer player and twaddle
talker’ (Daily Telegraph) decides it’s time to instruct
the Nation in moral matters. Well, he would
have done, had next-door neighbour and sole
agent, Ken Worthington not mistyped the
show’s title, turning ‘morals’ into ‘more rolls’.
FRI 14 JANUARY 8PM £12.50
THE ALISON BROWN
QUARTET + ANNA COOGAN
John’s reaction to this mishap is philosophical.
At least now his new show can consider not just
the Nation’s moral decline, but the vast range
of exotic breads appearing in the high street,
as the humble roll fades into obscurity. Paninis,
ciabattas, pittas, plus the peshwari naan which
John recently enjoyed a bite of (‘It absolutely
blew me away’), inspiring his exciting new
ballad How’s your nan?
‘Sublime creation’ DAILY TELEGRAPH
‘A brilliant comic creation’ THE GUARDIAN
‘Perfectly pitched deadpan humour’ DAILY MAIL
US banjo virtuoso Alison Brown has staked out
her own unique musical territory, where bluegrass,
jazz, Celtic, Latin, swing and ragtime influences
meet in seamless, ultra-sophisticated harmony.
With support from Anna Coogan, whose love
for desolate landscapes and neon valleys
translates into bittersweet melodies.
SAT 15 JANUARY 8PM £12.50
ELIZABETH COOK
+ AJ ROACH
VICTORIAN BAR
SUN 13 + MON 14 FEB 1PM+4PM £5 (£3.50)
GIANT PRESENTS
THE GIANT
CHILDREN’S
CABARET
Roses are red, violets are blue,
some fabulous acts just for you… Experience the latest young talent Glasgow
has to offer alongside Giant’s professional
cabaret artists, for some good old fashioned
‘Something different and family entertainment. Join Giant’s house band
inspirational – great for kids.’ and love-themed acts at this Valentine’s treat
PARENT ON FOLDING CLOUDS + HOOVERING HILLS 2010 for the whole family. For children aged 7+
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With over 300 Grand Old Opry appearances
to her credit, and lauded by Nanci Griffith as
“this generation’s Loretta Lynn”, Elizabeth Cook’s
pure-country credentials are intriguingly
subverted by rock, punk and rockabilly influences.
A master storyteller, Brooklyn-based troubadour
AJ Roach is celebrated for his powerful
performances, dry wit and sophisticated lyrics.
SUN 16 JANUARY 8PM £12.50
MOLLIE O’BRIEN AND
RICH MOORE + BEN POWELL
Mollie O’Brien and guitarist husband Rich Moore
showcase their first duo album Saints and Sinners.
Featuring lesser-known, magically reworked folk,
gospel, blues and pop material, the album has been
hailed “a landmark recording of Americana music.”
Acoustic fingerstyle guitarist Ben Powell will open
the night with a fusion of folk and world music
heavily influenced by trips to India and Nepal.
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www.celticconnections.com
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WED 19 JANUARY 8PM £12.50
SUN 23 JANUARY 8PM £12.50
ALASDAIR ROBERTS
ELSAFTY, ARMSTRONG
AND BROWNE AND TIR
+ MUNTU VALDO
Part traditional balladeer, part nu-folk hero,
Alasdair Roberts weaves potent new magic from
ancient songs and myths, in a starkly beautiful,
strikingly literate blend of reworked folk material
and compelling original songs.
Supported by young Cameroonian singer,
songwriter, guitarist and harmonica player Muntu
Valdo who reunites the African roots of blues,
soul, funk and Latin music.
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www.celticconnections.com
Róisín Elsafty has collaborated with such leading
Irish luminaries as Dónal Lunny, Sharon Shannon
and Máirtín Ó Connor, in addition to her
acclaimed solo album Má bhíonn tú liom bí liom.
Her spellbinding voice is deeply rooted in
ancient sean-nós traditions and her unique
sound echoes the Moorish and North African
roots of these traditions.
THU 20 JANUARY 8PM £12.50
THU 27 JANUARY 8PM £12.50
PADDY KEENAN
+ SPECIAL GUESTS
TOMMY REILLY
Founding member of the Bothy Band and
uilleann piper Paddy Keenan was described by
Dónal Lunny, a Bothy Band-mate, as “the Jimi
Hendrix of the pipes” while others have
compared him to John Coltrane, due to his
genius for improvisation and counter melody,
his musicianship in Irish and other styles of
music from bluegrass to jazz, and his sheer
driving power.
Glasgow singer-songwriter Tommy Reilly won
Channel 4’s Orange Unsigned act competition in
2009. Since then, he’s defied such contests’
customary one-hit-wonder curse with the release
of a second album, Hello! I'm Tommy Reilly, which
saw him likened to such master songsmiths as
Ben Folds, Bruce Hornsby and Roddy Frame.
+ CRAIG JEFFREY
Supported by Galashiels roots-pop singersongwriter Craig Jeffrey.
FRI 21 JANUARY 8PM £12.50
FRI 28 JANUARY 8PM £12.50
SÈIDEADH A’ CHUAIN
THE BEATON SISTERS
(ATLANTIC BLAST)
+ RUA MACMILLAN TRIO
Originally staged to celebrate last summer’s 15th
Hebridean Celtic Festival, Sèideadh a’ Chuain was
aptly likened by Battlefield Band fiddler Alasdair
White, to “black pudding for the ears”. White is
joined by Norrie MacIver (Bodega), Calum Alex
MacMillan (Dàimh), DC MacMillan (Face the
West), piper James Mackenzie and dancer Jayne
Macleod, for a classic and contemporary homage
to Lewis’s rich piping traditions.
Sisters Dawn and Margie Beaton bring Cape
Breton to Glasgow, joined by Jason Roach
(piano), Kenneth MacKenzie (small and Highland
pipes) and Patrick Gillis (guitar).
Opening the evening will be previous Young
Traditional Musician of the Year Rua Macmillan
and his trio – Tia Files (guitar) and Adam Brown
(bodhran).
SAT 22 JANUARY 8PM £12.50
SAT 29 JANUARY 8PM £12.50
NEW ROPE STRING BAND
KATHLEEN MACINNES
+ KILAIRUM
+ THE MACCOLLECTIVE
Uniting the instrumental talents and comic
genius of Tim Dalling, Pete Chaloner and Jock
Tyldesley, the New Rope String Band splice
circus, vaudeville, clowning and slapstick with
sparkling acoustic sounds. From musical tennis
to deconstructed nursery rhymes, Python-esque
absurdism to pyrotechnics, expect the hilariously
unexpected.
Kathleen MacInnes’s debut album saw her hailed
as a radiant new star of contemporary Gaelic
song. Previewing material from her second album,
she’s joined by Iain MacDonald and Laoise Kelly.
Black Isle fiddler Lauren MacColl opens the
show with Barry Reid and Mhairi Hall, creating
spacious yet richly expressive arrangements of
traditional and original material.
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MAIN AUDITORIUM
MAGNERS GLASGOW INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL PRESENTS
THU 17 MARCH - SUN 10 APRIL 2011
www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com
Above (left to right): Des Dillon; Paul Foot; Henning Wehn; Tim Key; Phil Differ and Patrick Rolink.
THU 17 MARCH 10PM £10/£8
DES DILLON LIVE
Stand up meets storytelling as Des Dillon rattles on
about epileptic dogs, washing machines, religious
apparitions and alcoholics. An evening of warm,
self-deprecating, incident-laden storytelling in fine
Billy Connolly meandering style.
‘He’s a natural wit, with unshakeable confidence in his
patter and a masterful command of the room.’ THE SCOTSMAN
FRI 18 MARCH 10PM £10/£8
PAUL FOOT
ASH IN THE ATTIC
Revel in Paul’s shire horse-based humour, which,
just like a shire horse, is bigger than expected.
Directed by Noel Fielding.
‘Quite simply, he is mind blowing, so if you fancy your
mind being blown Paul Foot is one of the few comedians
working today who can do it for you.’ THE MIRROR ★★★★★
SAT 19 MARCH 10PM £10/£8
HENNING WEHN
MY STRUGGLE
Join Henning Wehn for exactly one hour of
meticulously planned and perfectly executed
Teutonic jolliness covering topics as diverse as
football and the war. Come along. Or else.
Deutschland über alles!
‘Who said Germans have no sense of humour?
Gloriously unreconstructed comedy’ THE GUARDIAN
SUN 20 MARCH 8PM £10/£8
THU 7 APRIL 10PM £12/£10
TIM KEY: THE SLUTCRACKER
DR PHIL’S
RUDE HEALTH SHOW
Tim Key (chubby/stylish) will wear a suit and drink
lager for an hour or so, in a show that combines
poetry, film and athletic clambering.
‘In any other sphere apart from comedy, we’d probably
class this way of looking at the world as certifiable.
Here it feels like genius.’ THE TELEGRAPH
THU 24+FRI 25 MARCH 10PM £10
PATTER MERCHANT CITY
WITH PHIL DIFFER
AND PATRICK ROLINK
If you only see one doctor this year, make it Dr
Phil... Phil Hammond is a GP, writer, broadcaster
and possibly the only comedian to have appeared
at a public inquiry. He is rude about everything
(politicians, doctors, death, drugs, sex).
WARNING: THIS SHOW IS SERIOUSLY GOOD
FOR YOUR HEALTH!
‘One of the most entertainingly subversive people on
the planet.’ THE GUARDIAN
FRI 8 APRIL 10PM £10/£8
Late night jokes and jibes in the heart of the city
as two of Scotland’s most experienced comedians
deliver a show that is part stand up, part chat
show and promises to be both entertainingly
informative and informatively entertaining.
LUKE WRIGHT’S
CYNICAL BALLADS:
SEVEN CAUSTIC TALES
FROM BROKEN BRITAIN
SUN 27 MARCH 8PM £10/£8
Luke Wright has been hailed as performance
poetry’s key revivalist and in his new show, shines
a light on obese teenagers, jaded chip shop
proprietors and posh twits with the luck of the
devil, as he leads us through the run down
shopping precincts and airless television studios of
modern Britain. Expect screaming tabloids, suicide
and lashings of Bollinger in a show that will shock
and delight.
THE GINGE, THE GEORDIE
AND THE GEEK
The boys return home to bring you all the silliness,
surrealism and great characters of 2009-2011 in
one huge night of comedy madness. If you like
your comedy served extremely funny, order a
portion of Ginge, Geordie and the Geek.
‘All hail the new chiefs!’ ★★★★★ JOHNNY VEGAS
‘Comic, acute, rhythmic eulogies to modern life.’
THE INDEPENDENT
CHANGING HOUSE
FRI 18 MARCH 8PM £8/£6
WIL HODGSON
Award-winning cult favourite story-telling
comedian Wil Hodgson returns to Glasgow to
perform the best of his acclaimed Edinburgh
Fringe shows “Punk Folk Tales” and “Punkanory”
as well as some brand new material.
‘Consistently generates some of the most fascinating
material around.’ THE GUARDIAN
SAT 19 MARCH 8PM £8/£7
PHIL DIFFER THAT WHICH
DOES NOT KILL US MAKES
US SCUNNERED
Just when you thought it was possible to overcome
all of life’s hardships by having a cheery disposition,
embracing the power of positive thinking and
taking up Zumba, Phil Differ, Scotland’s most
hirsute comedian returns older, wiser and armed
with a new philosophy of despair in a high
voltage, cynicism packed hour of stand up
comedy, rock guitar and health tips.
Below (left to right): The Ginge, The Geordie and The Geek; Dr Phil; Luke Wright; Wil Hodgson and Phil Differ.
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EVENTS FOR ALL
WRITE-TRON FOR ALL
Write Tron provides opportunities for
participants, whether complete beginners
or experienced, to creatively explore a
variety of writing techniques and genres
under the guidance of professional tutor
Stephen Barnes.
Booking essential
Tron Meeting Room / 10am-1pm
Saturdays 5 + 26 Feb, 19 March, 9 April
(£40/£30) for full term
TRON STUDIO
EVENTS FOR CHILDREN + YOUNG PEOPLE
TALL TALES AT THE TRON
TRON YOUNG COMPANY
Join us once a month as a brand new Tall Tale
is created using storytelling, movement, mime,
props, costume and percussion. These fun
interactive storytelling sessions are suitable
for 3-5 year olds and accompanying carer.
Tron Young Company is an ambitious collective
of young performers. We work together to
create an environment in which creativity,
confidence, and freedom of expression are
able to flourish. We promote growth and
progress, both for the individual and collectively.
We actively seek to increase the breadth of
material that we are exposed to and which
we create.
£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
Saturdays 29 January, 26 February, 26 March
SKILLSHOPS
Join us for our weekly drama workshops for
children and young people. Skillshops allow
participants to learn and develop theatre skills
in a fun and friendly environment. Each week
the 5-7 group explore a new theme/story,
delving deep into their imaginations, and have
lots of fun! This season both the 8-12 and
13-17 groups will begin the devising process
that will lead to the creation of two brand
new pieces of theatre to be performed on the
Tron main stage in spring and summer 2011.
Term dates: Mon 17 January - Sat 26 March
Note: 8-12 years will undertake a double term from Jan-June
5-7 years: Saturday 11am - 12noon (£50/£40)
8-12 years: Saturday 12noon - 2pm (£120/£100)*
8-12 years: Saturday 2.30pm - 4.30pm (£120/£100)*
13-17 years: Monday 6.30pm - 8.30pm (£60/50)
* Double term
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This multi-disciplinary approach affords us
many opportunities and permits unique,
often bold, more often fun, experimentation
and leaps into the unknown! Watch us jump
and see where you land...
Next season we are looking to expand the
number of Tron Young Company members for
a variety of projects happening throughout 2011.
A recruitment workshop will take place on Thursday 16
December from 7-9pm. Places on this workshop can be
booked via the Box Office on 0141 552 4267.
Tron Studio is a unique opportunity for adults
with an interest in drama and performance.
Through a variety of workshop opportunities
and experiences participants will develop
and experiment with a variety performance
skills and techniques under the guidance of
professional tutor Lawrence Crawford. This
season Tron Studio are working in partnership
with some of the writers from our creative
writing group to create a body of new
work which will be performed in the Tron
Changing House in June 2011.
Tuesdays 7-9pm (£120/£100)
Double term begins Tuesday 25 January
NL STUDIO
NL Studio is the Tron’s mixed ability adult
drama group. The group meet for weekly
workshops on Thursdays in Bellshill Cultural
Centre as well as attending theatre
performances and post show discussions at
the Tron. The group will begin the devising
process creating a brand new piece of
theatre to be performed in summer 2011.
Term begins Thursday 20 January
Venue: Bellshill Cultural Centre
MAIN AUDITORIUM
TRAVERSE THEATRE PRESENTS
CLASS
ACTS
TUE 25 + WED 26 JAN
7.30PM £6
Now in its 21st year the Traverse Theatre’s
annual schools playwriting project continues
to engage and inspire school pupils from
across Edinburgh and Glasgow to write
their very own short plays.
Senior Drama and English pupils from
Hillpark Secondary, Lochend Community
High School, Notre Dame High School and
Shawlands Academy from Glasgow will
write their own short plays with help from
professional playwrights: Gregory Burke,
Oliver Emanuel, Catherine Grosvenor, Lewis
Hetherington, Nicola McCartney, Lynda
Radley and Alan Wilkins
A creative team of professional actors and
directors will visit the schools to develop and
rehearse the students’ plays in preparation
for the performances in the main auditorium.
This project would not be possible without
the kind and generous support of the
Barcapel Foundation, the Moffat Trust, the
John Thaw Foundation, Edinburgh City
Council and Glasgow Life.
All our classes and events within the Tron Participation programme have limited places.
To avoid disappointment, please book in advance by calling our Box Office on 0141 552 4267 or for more information please call Lisa Keenan on 0141 559 5318 or email [email protected]
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THE VICTORIAN BAR PLAYS HOST TO A MIX OF CABARET, COMEDY AND MUSIC
CURATES THE LONG GALLERY
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PLEASE NOTE ALL EVENTS IN THE VICTORIAN BAR ARE 18YRS+
SUN 30 JAN, 27 FEB, 20 MAR 4PM-7PM £7(£5)
SUN 20 FEB, 27 MAR 4PM £12
RHYMES WITH PURPLE PRESENTS
INSIDEOUT PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS
DR SKETCHY’S
ANTI-ART SCHOOL
A SONG, A SIP
AND A SANDWICH
Founded in 2005 by New York illustrator Molly
Crabapple, Dr Sketchy is the little Brooklyn
event that became a global phenomenon.
Dr Sketchy’s models are burlesque stars,
contortionists, fire-jugglers, tattooed beefcakes,
cabaret artistes and sideshow freaks and their
snappy poses are accompanied by live music,
interspersed with performances and
competitions. Basic art materials are available.
With songs from the best in musical theatre,
including Wicked, Avenue Q and Les Miserables,
banter, a wee tipple and some nibbles, the
Vic Bar is the perfect setting for this new
cabaret.
FRI 4 FEB 9PM £8
THE SKUFFERS
An evening of the finest original roots and
Americana music from The Scuffers and their
special guests. Expect some rollicking
Country & Rock ‘n’ Roll.
WORD FACTORY PRESENTS
UNTIL 16 JAN
WORD PLAY
ASHLEY COOK
YOU GET MORE WITH SUGAR
Word Play, the Word Factory’s Open Mic
performance event is back for spring in the
Vic Bar. With a featured performer and
acoustic musician, this is also an
opportunity for you to showcase your
work, be it poetry or prose. The Word
Factory will also perform work as a group
during the evening.
CLUB SUBLIME
THU 24 + FRI 25 FEB 8.30PM £10
Limelight (formerly Sounds of Progress)
presents the all-new Club Sublime music
showcase. Hosted by award-winning cabaret
duo Blind Gurl and the Crips, these evenings
will feature hot new local artists and bands.
THE SUPPER CLUB
CABARET
LOST IN DIGRESSION
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Return to the back-waters of Digression
after the sell-out success in October. Join the
nancy boys, supertramps & anti-heroes for
another night of music, poetry, stand-up and
missed opportunity. For anyone who ever
digressed and never quite found their way back.
“Post-cabaret cabaret” THE SKINNY
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WED 23 FEB, 30 MAR 8.30PM £2
SUN 6 FEB, 6 MAR, 3 APR 7.30PM
SAT 12 FEB 8.30PM £5
1 Ashley Cook, You Get More With Sugar,
screenprint in an edition of 40.
2 Calum MacKenzie, Marshall Plan / Schwitters,
digital artwork on paper in an edition of 10.
3 John MacKechnie, Macarella, screenprint in
an edition of 20.
UPSTAGE PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS
An evening of no-holds barred cabaret from
Upstage with an eclectic range of musical
performances to wet your whistle and
tickle your fancy. Toot Toot!
Colourful imagery resonates with written
titles creating a narrative that takes a sideways
glance at everyday ethereal quandaries.
22 FEB - 3 APR
18 JAN - 20 FEB
JOHN MACKECHNIE
DESTINATIONS + REFLECTIONS
An exhibition of work produced over the
past ten years, and earlier items from the
70s and 80s that illustrate the development
and cyclical nature of ideas that occupy John
Mackechnie’s artistic practice.
‘One of the first things that one notices about
John Mackechnie’s artistic output over the years
is its consistency and its quality. It is very rare
for an artist to find his vision, subject matter
and mode of expression/communication so early
on in his career.’ ADRIAN WISZIEWSKI
CALUM MACKENZIE
MARSHALL PLAN / SCHWITTERS
Marshall Plan is taken from a series of
works which document an e-Bay purchase
and delivery of art books from the United
States. A staged re-opening of the parcels
was arranged on Calum’s own studio floor
as a traditional still life. He then shot and
edited a hundred digital camera ‘sketches’
at stages of opening the parcels, which
were used as directive notes by a
professional photographer to shoot final
images as raw digital files.
An internationally acclaimed centre of excellence in fine art printmaking, Glasgow Print Studio is located
in Glasgow’s new centre for the arts and creativity Trongate 103, the organisation is registered as a charity
in Scotland, is foundation funded by Creative Scotland and supported by Glasgow City Council.
Glasgow Print Studio / Trongate 103, G1 5HD / 0141 552 0704 / [email protected] / www.gpsart.co.uk
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TRON THEATRE BECOMING A PATRON
TRON THEATRE ACCESS
LOOKING FOR AN ORIGINAL GIFT IDEA?
WHY NOT GIVE FRIENDS OR FAMILY A
TRON PATRON’S MEMBERSHIP?
The Tron Theatre is committed to being an
accessible venue and our public areas are
fully accessible for those with limited
mobility. Facilities include ramps, elevators,
adapted toilets and auditorium seating. In
addition, we are committed to programming
Audio Described, Signed and Captioned
performances. Please let us know if
you have any specific access
requirements and we will do our
utmost to accommodate them.
support people who are blind or
partially sighted to access live
performance. An audio-describer meets
audience members to introduce set and
characters by providing a verbal description
which continues during the performance
via a headset. Sometimes there is a touch
tour of the set and costumes before the
performance.
This brochure is available in large
print format.
Staircase Tue 1 Mar, 7.45pm
Mother Courage Wed 30 Mar - Sat 2 Apr, 7.45pm
ACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES
TEXT PHONE: 18001 0141 552 4267
CAP
CAPTIONING is similar to television
subtitling and gives Deaf, deafened
and hard of hearing people access
to live performances. A captioner carefully
prepares and cues text that appears in real
time on units placed to the side of the
stage, centrally or within the set. While we
advise the front section of our auditorium,
we have no restricted view between our
seats and the stage.
Captioned performances:
Staircase Wed 2 Mar, 7.45pm
Mother Courage Wed 30 Mar - Sat 2 Apr, 7.45pm
(Surtitles)
For as little as £10 a month you’ll be
giving them a present that keeps on giving
throughout the year. With a range of
benefits including invitations to opening
night festivities, discounts on tickets and
meals, not to mention a free bottle of
anCnoc whisky for all new joiners,
membership of the Tron’s Patron Scheme
is the perfect gift solution this Christmas,
or at any other time throughout the year.
Our Patrons are vital to the well-being of
the building and their support allows us to
continue to provide the extensive
BSL interpreted performances
programme of productions and education
workshops that are currently on offer. By
gifting a Tron Patron’s membership, not
only will you be giving a present that lets
the recipient experience some of the most
exciting work on the Scottish stage
for a full year but you’ll also be
GET INTO
playing a crucial part in helping us
to do what we do best, produce
WITH THE
award-winning, exciting and
relevant theatre for the people
of Glasgow, Scotland and beyond.
allow people who are Deaf or for
whom British Sign Language is
their first or preferred language access to
live performance. BSL interpreters provide
a linguistic and artistic interpretation. The
interpreter mostly stands to one side of
the stage but sometimes interpreters are
involved in the staging or the performance.
We have no restricted view between our
seats and the stage. All our seats are
suitable to see the signer.
Feel good about giving.
BSL performances:
TRON THEATRE
BECOMING A PATRON
BED
FROM AS LITTLE
AS £10 A MONTH
Staircase Tue 1 Mar, 7.45pm
Mother Courage Wed 30 Mar, 7.45pm
AUDIO DESCRIBED performances
Audio Described Performances
Online: www.tron.co.uk (we cannot always
provide specific seating online).
Wheelchair spaces are available in all
our performance venues.
Infra-red headsets for onstage sound
amplification and an Induction Loop are
available in the Main Auditorium.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
The Tron Theatre believes it has a
responsibility for ensuring it achieves
good environmental practices in order to
reduce any impacts from operations on
the environment and local community.
As a result, we have established an
environmental policy which can be seen at:
www.tron.co.uk/about/tron_environmental_policy
Underpinning the objectives of this policy
is the Tron Theatre’s commitment to
reducing the impact our activities have
on the environment and
continually improving our
environmental practices as
an integral and fundamental
part of our business
strategy and operating
methods.
Please contact the Tron Box Office on 0141 552 4267 for further details or pick up a Patron’s leaflet in the building.
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TUE 25
WED 26
THU 27
FRI 28
SAT 29
SUN 30
MARCH
THE USHERS 8PM
FRI 18
SAT 19
THE BREATHING HOUSE 8PM
THE BREATHING HOUSE 8PM
THE BREATHING HOUSE 8PM
THE BREATHING HOUSE 8PM
DR SKETCHY 4PM-7PM
SUN 20
TUE 22
WED 23
THU 24
FRI 25
Text TRON to 88802 to get FREE Alerts
MAIN AUDITORIUM
WED 2
THU 3
FRI 4
SAT 5
SUN 6
TUE 8
WED 9
THU 10
FRI 11
SAT 12
SUN 13
MON 14
TUE 15
WED 16
THU 17
FRI 18
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SUN 20
WED 23
THU 24
JUST CHECKING 7.45PM (PREVIEW)
JUST CHECKING 7.45PM (PREVIEW)
JUST CHECKING 7.45PM
JUST CHECKING 7.45PM
SAT 26
SUN 27
TUE 29
WED 30
CHANGING HOUSE VICTORIAN BAR
THU 31
STAIRCASE 7.45PM
STAIRCASE 7.45PM
STAIRCASE 7.45PM
STAIRCASE 7.45PM
STAIRCASE 7.45PM
THE BELIEF PROJECT 8PM
THE BELIEF PROJECT 8PM
THE BELIEF PROJECT 8PM
THE BELIEF PROJECT 8PM
CLUB SUBLIME 7.30PM
CAP
LIMELIGHT MUSIC FESTIVAL 7.45PM
LIMELIGHT MUSIC FESTIVAL 7.45PM
LIMELIGHT MUSIC FESTIVAL 7.45PM
LIMELIGHT MUSIC FESTIVAL 7.45PM
JOHN SHUTTLEWORTH 8PM
AGE OF AROUSAL 7.45PM
AGE OF AROUSAL 7.45PM
AGE OF AROUSAL 7.45PM
DES DILLON LIVE 10PM
AGE OF AROUSAL 7.45PM
PAUL FOOT 10PM
AGE OF AROUSAL 7.45PM
HENNING WEHN 10PM
TIM KEY: THE SLUTCRACKER 8PM
AGE OF AROUSAL 7.45PM
AGE OF AROUSAL 7.45PM
AGE OF AROUSAL 7.45PM
PATTER MERCHANT CITY 10PM
AGE OF AROUSAL 7.45PM
PATTER MERCHANT CITY 10PM
AGE OF AROUSAL 7.45PM
THE GINGE, THE GEORDIE+THE GEEK 8PM
MOTHER COURAGE 7.45PM
MOTHER COURAGE 7.45PM
CAP
CAP
WILD LIFE 8PM
WILD LIFE 8PM
WILL HODGSON 8PM
PHIL DIFFER 8PM
DR SKETCHY 4PM-7PM
GAGARIN WAY 8PM
GAGARIN WAY 8PM
GAGARIN WAY 8PM
GAGARIN WAY 8PM
GAGARIN WAY 8PM
A SONG, A SIP + A SANDWICH 4PM-7PM
WHAT HAPPENED IS THIS 8PM
WORD PLAY 8.30PM
WHAT HAPPENED IS THIS 8PM
THE SKUFFERS 9PM
CLUB SUBLIME 7.30PM
JUST CHECKING 7.45PM
JUST CHECKING 7.45PM
JUST CHECKING 7.45PM
JUST CHECKING 7.45PM
JUST CHECKING 7.45PM
SMALLTOWN 7.45PM
SMALLTOWN 7.45PM
SMALLTOWN 7.45PM
SMALLTOWN 7.45PM
SMALLTOWN 7.45PM
STAIRCASE 7.45PM
STAIRCASE 7.45PM
FRI 25
STAIRCASE 7.45PM
SAT 26
SUN 27
STAIRCASE 7.45PM
LOST IN DIGRESSION 8.30PM
GIANT CABARET 1PM + 4PM
GIANT CABARET 1PM + 4PM
LIKE THIS 8PM
LIKE THIS 8PM
LIKE THIS 8PM
LIKE THIS 8PM
A SONG, A SIP + A SANDWICH 4PM-7PM
WORD PLAY 8.30PM
A SCHEME 8PM
SUPPER CLUB CABARET 8.30PM
A SCHEME 8PM
SUPPER CLUB CABARET 8.30PM
A SCHEME 8PM
DR SKETCHY 4PM-7PM
CHANGING HOUSE VICTORIAN BAR
MAIN AUDITORIUM
APRIL
FEBRUARY
THE USHERS 8PM
THE USHERS 8PM
THE USHERS 8PM
THE USHERS 8PM
TUE 1
WED 2
THU 3
FRI 4
SAT 5
SUN 6
WED 9
THU 10
FRI 11
SAT 12
SUN 13
TUE 15
WED 16
THU 17
FRI 1
SAT 2
SUN 3
THU 7
FRI 8
MOTHER COURAGE 7.45PM
MOTHER COURAGE 7.45PM
CAP
CAP
WHAT HAPPENED IS THIS 8PM
WHAT HAPPENED IS THIS 2.30PM + 8PM
CLUB SUBLIME 7.30PM
DR PHIL’S RUDE HEALTH 10PM
LUKE WRIGHT 10PM
HOW TO GET TO THE TRON:
CAND
LERIG
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2011
SPRING
SEASON
ALASDAIR ROBERTS 8PM
PADDY KEENAN + SPECIAL GUESTS 8PM
SÈIDEADH A’ CHUAIN 8PM
ZOG AND THE GRUFFALO 11AM + 2PM
NEW ROPE STRING BAND 8PM
ZOG AND THE GRUFFALO 2PM
ELSAFTY, ARMSTRONG AND BROWNE 8PM
CLASS ACTS 7.30PM
CLASS ACTS 7.30PM
TOMMY REILLY 8PM
THE BEATON SISTERS 8PM
KATHLEEN MACINNES 8PM
CHANGING HOUSE VICTORIAN BAR
MAIN AUDITORIUM
CHANGING HOUSE VICTORIAN BAR
FLO WHITE 1PM/5PM
FLO WHITE 2.30PM/7.30PM
FLO WHITE 7.30PM
FLO WHITE 7.30PM
FLO WHITE 7.30PM
FLO WHITE 2.30PM/7.30PM
THE ALISON BROWN QUARTET 8PM
ELIZABETH COOK 8PM
MOLLIE O’BRIEN + RICH MOORE 8PM
BY FOOT The Tron can easily be spotted on Trongate by the old
steeple with the blue clock face. Entrance to the theatre and bar
is on Chisholm Street.
ARGY
LE ST
BY UNDERGROUND The nearest Subway station is St Enoch.
BY TRAIN The Tron is a 10 minute walk from Glasgow Central or
TRON
GATE
Queen Street Stations; 3 minutes from Argyle Street and 5 minutes
from High Street stations.
KING
ST
JANUARY
MAIN AUDITORIUM
SUN 2
MON 3
WED 5
THU 6
FRI 7
SAT 8
FRI 14
SAT 15
SUN 16
TUE 18
WED 19
THU 20
FRI 21
SAT 22
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 and Albion
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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Street Q Park. Blue Badge parking is available on Chisholm Street.
TRON THEATRE 63 TRONGATE GLASGOW G1 5HB
BOX OFFICE 0141 552 4267 www.tron.co.uk
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