WILLIAM Shakespeare makes his presence felt at the Theatre Royal when
the greatest love story of all time is brought to Glasgow audiences from
Monday, October 30, to Saturday, November 4, by the British Actors'
Theatre Company.
Each evening at 7.30pm, with a special schools matinee at 1.30pm on
Thursday, November 2, and a general one at 2.30pm on Saturday, November
4, Antony and Cleopatra -- the superb Nile-set epic of two great spirits
blended by love -- stars Dynasty attraction Kate O'Mara as Cleopatra and
Bernard Lloyd as Antony. Peter Woodward plays the jealous Octavius
Caesar, with Terry Taplin as Enobarbus.
The Scottish Ballet, financially assisted by New Beginnings Soviet
Arts in Glasgow, is in residence from Tuesday, November 7, until
November 18, with two programmes. Oleg Vinogradov's specially created
Petrushka, sponsored by Glasgow and Oriental, developers of the
Broomielaw, shares the bill with Peter Darrell's The Prisoners and
Divertissements from the repertoire of the Kirov Ballet at 7.15pm on
November 7, 8, 16, 17 and 18 with a 2.15pm matinee on Saturday 18. La
Sylphide and Symphony in D can be seen at 7.15pm on November 10, 11, 13
and 14 with a 2.15pm matinee on Saturday, November 11.
The Ukrainians are coming -- on Sunday, November 19, in two shows
(5pm, 8pm) packed with Cossack skills. The Pavel Virsky State Honoured
Academic Dance Ensemble of the Ukraine, formed in 1937, is one of the
USSR's foremost dance companies. Bright costumes, boundless energy and
inexhaustible musical accompaniment should make this a memorable night.
Whirligig has been described as ''definitive children's theatre'' and,
on its 11th tour, David Wood's The Ideal Gnome Expedition gets the
road-safety message across to primary school kids from November 23 to
25.
With morning performances at 10.30am on Thursday and Friday, afternoon
performances at 1.30pm on Thursday and 2.30pm on Saturday and early
evening performances at 5.30pm on Friday and Saturday, the play is
designed to stir young imaginations. It follows the adventures of two
garden gnomes who find a broken toy duck in a dustbin, mend it, and go
on a city holiday.
Rambert returns from Tuesday, November 28, to Saturday, December 2,
making it a hat-trick for lovers of ballet and modern dance. Programme
One, at 7.30pm from Tuesday to Thursday, consists of four pieces: Calm,
Sounding, Hymnos, and Cinema. Programme Two at 7.30pm on Friday,
December 1, and Saturday, December 2, comprises Embrace Tiger and Return
to Mountain, Pulau Dewata, Opal Loop and Soldat.
There are three pre-performance talks at 6.45pm on Tuesday, November
28, Thursday, November 30, and Friday, December 1, about the company's
repertoire; admission by special ticket from the box office.
At 10am on November 29 and 30, there are participatory workshops for
people aged 13 or over with some dance experience.
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