http://clients.markboultondesign.com/c/citz/site/index.php/site/index/ en helen@citz.co.uk Copyright 2012 2012-04-25T13:00:49+00:00 http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/bye_bye_birdie/ http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/bye_bye_birdie/#When:17:30:05Z Students of the Musical Theatre course from the Dance School of Scotland make their annual return to the Citizens following last year’s triumphant Once On This Island, with a revival of the 1960’s Tony award winning Broadway musical Bye Bye Birdie. Bye Bye Birdie is a stage musical with a book by Michael Stewart, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse. Originally titled Let’s Go Steady, the satire on American society is set in 1958. The story was inspired by the phenomenon of popular singer Elvis Presley and his draft notice into the Army in 1957. Bye Bye Birdie will be directed by Johnny McKnight. The national centre for dance and musical theatre based in Knightswood Secondary School feature a large cast accompanied by a full professional orchestra. Activity, Productions, Audience, Adults, Young Audiences, Location, At the Theatre, Producer, Visiting Company, Featured, Featured Home, Featured TAG 2012-06-20T17:30:05+00:00 http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/krapps_last_tape_footfalls/ http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/krapps_last_tape_footfalls/#When:17:30:40Z A double bill of Samuel Beckett’s most haunting miniature plays directed by Dominic Hill. KRAPP’S LAST TAPE An old man sits alone on his 69th birthday, looking back on his life, recorded ritualistically on tape. FOOTFALLS A woman paces tirelessly back and forth in conversation with her critically ill mother. Humorous and moving studies of isolation and loneliness, these two one-act plays are spine-tingling masterpieces. DIRECTOR’S NOTES With Artistic Director Dominic Hill Ever wondered how a play is put on stage? Fascinating insights into casting, rehearsal, design, lighting and costume. Wed 6 June, 5.30pm More info EDUCATION Find out about the Beckett workshop on offer for secondary students. More info Activity, Productions, Audience, Adults, Location, At the Theatre, Producer, Citizens Company, Featured, Featured Home, Promo 2012-05-30T17:30:40+00:00 http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/50p_tickets_for_beckett/ http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/50p_tickets_for_beckett/#When:08:00:33Z You can’t get much these days for 50p, but what you can get is a ticket to see a sterling cast perform Krapp’s Last Tape & Footfalls by Samuel Beckett at one of Scotland’s finest theatres. We are offering 100 tickets for Krapp’s Last Tape & Footfalls for just 50p: 10 TICKETS per performance for 10 PERFORMANCES of Krapp’s Last Tape & Footfalls will go on sale at 10am on SAT 26 MAY. These tickets are only available at the theatre in person, so it’s time to join a good old fashioned queue. You can’t reserve in advance, it’s first-come-first-served! Don’t forget to check for 50ps before you come, as it’s cash only, limited to 2 tickets for person in allocated price band II seats. Eligible for the first 10 performances of the run: 30 MAY-9 JUNE. Terms apply. MORE INFO ON KRAPP’S LAST TAPE & FOOTFALLS Activity, Events, Audience, Adults, Location, At the Theatre, Producer, Citizens Theatre, Featured, Featured Home, Promo 2012-05-26T08:00:33+00:00 http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/johnny_beattie_-_a_diamond_celebration/ http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/johnny_beattie_-_a_diamond_celebration/#When:16:59:35Z Alan Cumming, The Alexander Brothers and Una McLean are just some of the acts appearing in this fantastic charity variety show in honour of Johnny Beattie’s incredible 60 years in show business. SOLD OUT (returns only) One of Scotland’s best loved performers, Johnny Beattie cut his teeth alongside the likes of Stanley Baxter, Jack Milroy and Jimmy Logan in variety shows in theatres and music halls across Scotland. Well-known for his acting roles on stage and screen, the former Govan shipyard worker has also been a stand-up comic, game show host and recording artist. The entertainer, now 85, is still on our screens playing Shieldinch’s loveable pensioner, Malcolm Hamilton, in Scottish soap River City. He returns to the Citizens with his family for this special one-off event, hosted by his daughter Maureen Beattie to celebrate his stunning 60 year career! Confirmed so far, the evening will include turns from: The Alexander Brothers Maureen Beattie Andy Cameron Alan Cumming Dan Edgar Anne Fields David Gant Alasdair Gillies Geoff Graham Fiona Kennedy Alan Kitchen Russel Lane Muriel Mars Eileen McCallum Una McLean Peter Morrison Terry Neason Dean Park The cast of River City Judy Sweeney More acts to be announced! Activity, Events, Audience, Adults, Location, At the Theatre, Producer, Citizens Theatre, Featured, Featured Home 2012-05-20T16:59:35+00:00 http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/colour_me_read/ http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/colour_me_read/#When:18:45:55Z A rehearsed reading of a new play by Stef Smith, interweaving six stories. Part of NTS Reveal. Emily discovers a stolen book in a Glasgow second-hand bookshop. Intrigued by its inscription she decides to track down its owner. Colour Me Read explores six interweaving stories and uncovers a world where language cannot be taken for granted and books can be dangerous. Stef Smith was also previously a Bank of Scotland Writer on attachment. See blog for full Reveal 2012 listings. Activity, Productions, Audience, Adults, Location, At the Theatre, Producer, Visiting Company, Featured, Featured Home 2012-05-11T18:45:55+00:00 http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/the_great_disappointment_of_santa_muerta/ http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/the_great_disappointment_of_santa_muerta/#When:17:30:42Z A one woman show ‘work-in-progress’ by Amanda Monfrooe. Part of NTS Reveal. Just when she was about to throw in the towel Amanda was handed the role of a lifetime. She was hired to play the patron saint of death, live on Mexican Public Television for Dia De Los Muertos, the Latin American celebration death and the dead. Amanda was more surprised than anybody as she wasn’t aware she even spoke Spanish till someone asked. She also didn’t know that she was, actually, Santa Muerta. Amanda was previously a Bank of Scotland Artist on attachment. See blog for full Reveal 2012 listings. Activity, Productions, Audience, Adults, Location, At the Theatre, Producer, Visiting Company, Featured, Featured Home 2012-05-10T17:30:42+00:00 http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/kasimir_and_karoline/ http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/kasimir_and_karoline/#When:12:30:25Z A rehearsed reading of an unruly comedy with a dark and savage streak, told in Scots. Part of NTS Reveal. Set over the course of one increasingly unhinged night at the Oktoberfest fair in Munich, Ödön von Horváth’s love story about impoverished youth and their affluent, predatory elders is an absolute stage fixture in German-speaking countries, while having received scarcely any exposure whatsoever in the English-language theatre in the eight decades since it was originally penned. This reading will seek to take an overdue first step in rendering this major European classic to a fresh audience, presenting a brand-new Scots translation of the piece by Alan McKendrick, who also directs. See blog for full Reveal 2012 listings. Activity, Productions, Audience, Adults, Location, At the Theatre, Producer, Visiting Company, Featured, Featured Home 2012-05-05T12:30:25+00:00 http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/gaelic_for_beginners/ http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/gaelic_for_beginners/#When:16:59:13Z A rehearsed reading of a brand new play by Catriona Lexy Campbell. Part of NTS Reveal. Following a year as the National Theatre of Scotland’s first Associate Artist (Gaelic), and following the success of bi-lingual play Somersaults by Iain Finlay MacLeod at Reveal 2011, Catriona will present a rehearsed reading of her first professional play. When her parents’ marriage breaks down, Emily scours their past relationship to try to find the reason. The only problem is she can’t understand a word they’re saying. In Gaelic and English. See blog for full Reveal 2012 listings. Activity, Productions, Audience, Adults, Location, At the Theatre, Producer, Visiting Company, Featured, Featured Home 2012-05-04T16:59:13+00:00 http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/the_red_hourglass/ http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/the_red_hourglass/#When:17:30:14Z A rehearsed reading of a witty new play by Alan Bissett. Part of NTS Reveal. Following his time as a Bank of Scotland Writer on attachment with the Company, award-winning novelist Alan Bissett presents a rehearsed reading of a new play, a witty, dark, political allegory that will make you think twice before you flush a certain house-guest down the plughole. See blog for full Reveal 2012 listings. Activity, Productions, Audience, Adults, Location, At the Theatre, Producer, Visiting Company, Featured, Featured Home 2012-05-02T17:30:14+00:00 http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/miriam_margolyes_book_launch/ http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/miriam_margolyes_book_launch/#When:17:00:42Z Join veteran of stage and screen; and current star of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg; Miriam Margolyes as she reads from Dickens’ Women, a new book she has co-written with Sonia Fraser. FREE EVENT After the readings, Magnus Linklater will interview Miriam about her fascinating and hugely varied career. This will be followed by a Q&A where members of the audience will get the opportunity to pose their own questions. Dickens’ Women will be published in November by Hesperus Press (priced £8.99). After this event there will be a BOOK SIGNING. Activity, Events, Audience, Adults, Location, At the Theatre, Producer, Visiting Company, Featured, Featured Home 2011-11-07T17:00:42+00:00