Theatre

WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS SEASON...  

Applications for the ARCHES BRICK AWARD are now open. We're looking for emergent performance companies or artists from the Fringe 2010 programme to submit a new piece of work, or a radical re-staging of an old piece. Check out the full criteria and application form here. 

SURGE, Conflux's festival of physical theatre, street arts and circus, finished on Sun 25th, leaving a circus-shaped hole in Glasgow's cultural smorgasboard. One of the principle aims of the festival, and of Conflux as a collective, is to nurture and support the communities surrounding physical performance, street arts and circus in Scotland. Judging by both the eclectic and enthusiastic turn out for events, and the atmosphere amongst the performers, they exceeded expectations. 

In the meantime, keep checking in to the SURGE blog for all Conflux updates... 

 

proudExposure are possibly attempting to fill the circus-shaped hole by dumping a shed-load of glittery witticism on your Saturday night in the form of Markus Makavellian. A developed version of last year's hysterical yet moving performance, NY performance post Markus Makavellian is back to discuss everything from aspirations of fatherhood to the perils of the office poo on Sat 31 July. Drew Taylor will be dashing east to enjoy a month-long run at this year's Edinburgh Fringe so catch him while you can.

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ABOUT THE ARCHES' THEATRE

"One of Britain’s hippest theatre and arts venues” – The Sunday Times

“An extraordinary, challenging, 21st century theatre” –  The Scotsman

The Arches is the leading provider in Scotland for support to emergent artists and performance practitioners.  Amongst many mentoring schemes and professional development projects, the Arches run the annual Platform 18: New Directions Arches Award (in collaboration with National Theatre of Scotland and Traverse Theatre), the Artist in Residence and Company in Residence programmes, the Brick Award re-staging opportunity, four annual Scratch nights and the Arches Live! festival of new work.

"The Arches has made it its business to nurture talent from the grass roots up, which is why the Glasgow Company is unique in the UK" - Scotland on Sunday 

“Arches LIVE! – a defiant, unapologetic celebration of theatre that is experimental, often brash, and on occasion rough as a hangover” – Sunday Herald

Accompanying Arches Live! in September, the Arches introduced a second brave annual festival in April 2009, Behaviour (which replaces the Arches Theatre Festival). Arches Theatre Festival has played host to performers as diverse as NYC’s Ann Liv Young, Taylor Mac, The TEAM and The Riot Group, Russia’s Akhe and T.N.F., Dublin’s Pan Pan and London’s Tim Crouch.

  

 “In pole position at the moment is the Arches…. the theatre festival has become a significant event of the cultural year, gleefully blurring distinctions between drama, performance and dance.”  - The Herald

In addition to the two festivals, the Arches also maintain a year-long programme of visiting theatre, including showcases of new work from Derevo, Highway Diner and For We Are Many.  In 2007, Aurora Nova Touring brought Array’s Outre and Jo Stromgren Kompani’s The Convent, and Random Accomplice developed Little Johnny’s Big Gay Musical as part of the Glasgay festival. 

"Where does tomorrow's new work come from? Where can you see it today? The answer is the Arches." - The Guardian

This May at Behaviour we present two exciting shows from our Arches Brick Award winners 2009. During the Edinburgh Fringe, we tirelessly hunted out two of the companies we felt most deserving of the chance to re-stage their shows at the Arches. The two winners this were Beady Eye with Everything Must Go and Dancing Brick with 6.0: How Heap and Pebble Took on the World and Won. See the Behaviour show details to the right for more information.