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Glasgow Doors Open Day is an annualfestival in which Glasgow celebrates itsrich and colourful history. It gives peoplethe opportunity to explore buildingsthat would normally be closed to thegeneral public.

Our 16th century clock tower whichfronts the Theatre is one of the oldestsurviving landmarks of the historicMerchant City. Designed by JamesAdam in 1795, the building has beenused in various formats from a churchto council workshops and even at onepoint a police station! Now the Tron ispart of Glasgow’s thriving theatrescene with over 55,000 visitors per year.

DOORSOPENDAY 2012

SUN 16 SEPTEMBER 10AM - 4PMFREE

BUILDING TOURSLed by Catherine Elliott +Miriam Sarah Doren10am, 11am, 12pm, 12.30pm, 1.30pm, 2pm, 2.30pm, 3pm + 3.30pmFREE but ticketed. To book a place on one of the tours call 0141 552 4267.

SPECIAL BAR + KITCHEN OFFERSTea or coffee and cake £3.2520% off main dishes, includes fish and chips +burgers (available all day)

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WELCOME TO THE TRON AUTUMN SEASONIt’s an amazing line up this season, the best yet in my view, with a range of excitingproductions from a number of leading theatre companies. The highlight for me has tobe our production of Ulysses, James Joyces’ seminal novel adapted for the stage byDermot Bolger. This will be the first ever theatre version staged in the UK or Ireland,with an ensemble company of eight Irish and Scots actors. In addition to theproduction’s run at the Tron, we are taking it to the Belfast Festival, Cork and toDublin, where the book is famously set. It’s a wonderful script and the production willbe both accessible and audacious in equal measure ... a genuine ‘must see’.

In the Main House, I am delighted that we are presenting a premiere production fromthe National Theatre of Scotland, My Shrinking Life, an autobiographical piece by thebrilliant Alison Peebles. Tron favourites Random Accomplice return with The IncredibleAdventures of See Thru Sam; and in a co-production with Theatre Jezebel, Glasgay!will present a stage version of the cult film Harold and Maude. We also welcome anexciting new company from the Borders, Firebrand with Rona Munro’s powerful playIron featuring Blythe Duff in the central role; and the internationally celebrated newwriting company Paines Plough with their heart-rending double bill London.

In the Changing House, we’ve got work for young people from leading Scottishtheatre-makers Catherine Wheels, whose The Ballad of Pondlife McGurk, aboutstaying true to your friends, is aimed at a 9yrs+ audience; new writing from Sylvia Dow,who describes herself as ‘not a young writer’ in Greyscale/ Stellar Quines’ ABeginning, A Middle and An End; and Magnetic North’s latest production Sex & Godby Linda McLean, amongst other things.

The renowned Johnny McKnight takes on the task of presenting and starring in ourannual panto, which this year is Aganeza Scrooge, an all-female take on CharlesDickens’ classic book A Christmas Carol. And our very young patrons will be calledupon to help keep the countdown to Christmas clock ticking in Tron Participation’slovely new show Christmas Time.

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Andy Arnold ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

We hope to see you down here…

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PREVIEWS: FRI 12 + SAT 13 OCTOBER £8TUE 16 - SAT 27 OCTOBER 7.45PMTUE - THU £12 (£7) / FRI + SAT £15 (£12)

24 OCT CAP 25 OCT

TRON THEATRE COMPANY IN ASSOCIATION WITH PROJECT ARTS CENTRE, DUBLIN + THE EVERYMAN, CORK PRESENTS

ULYSSESJAMES JOYCE’S

LIVING THEATRE WORKSHOPS: MON 22 + MON 29 OCTOBER 6 - 8.30PM – SEE PAGE 21 FOR INFO

‘[Ulysses is] the book to which we are all indebted, and from which none of uscan escape.’T.S. ELIOT

‘…a brilliant re-imagining of Joyce’s world in theatrical terms, at once faithful to the original and yet in itself a fresh and vigorous work of art…’FINTAN O’TOOLE, THE IRISH TIMES

I am a fool perhaps. Boylan gets the plums and I the plum stones. My youth. Never again. Gibraltar. Evenings like this looking out over thesea, she told me, but clear, no clouds. Said she always thought she’d marrya lord or a gentleman with a private yacht. Why me?

While his wife Molly waits in bed for the infamous Blazes Boylan, LeopoldBloom is in Dublin conversing in pubs, graveyards, press rooms, brothels... and then home.

Adapted for stage by author and Dublin chronicler Dermot Bolger, and featuringa cast of eight Irish and Scottish performers, Ulysses is bawdy, hilarious andaffecting, and celebrates Joyce’s genius for depicting life in all its profundity.

ADAPTED BY DERMOT BOLGER DIRECTED BY ANDY ARNOLD

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PREVIEWS: SAT 8 + TUE 11 SEPTEMBER £8WED 12 - SAT 15 SEPTEMBER 7.45PMTUE- THU £12 (£7) / FRI+ SAT £15 (£12)

NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND PRESENTS

CONCEPT BY AND FEATURING ALISON PEEBLES CAST INCLUDES KATIE ARMSTRONG, THOMAS J BAYLISS AND HANNA STANBRIDGEDEVISED BY THE COMPANY ANDDIRECTED BY LIES PAUWELS

DESIGNER CHLOE LAMFORDLIGHTING DESIGNER LIZZIE POWELLSOUND DESIGNER MARK MELVILLEDRAMATURG KLAAS TINDEMANSDEVELOPMENT DRAMATURG OLIVER EMANUEL

LIVING THEATRE WORKSHOP 17 SEPTEMBER 6 - 8.30PM – SEE PAGE 21 FOR INFO

As I struggle inelegantly on my crutches, toddlers,who have just discovered the wobbly freedom oftheir own two feet, whizz past me. People amble,stride, jog and just…walk. It is a gift they don’tknow they have, and one I never considered untilI began to lose it.

Alison Peebles is a leading Scottish actor whoonce gave an acclaimed performance as LadyMacbeth and in many others memorable roles.But that’s not the point.

Alison Peebles has primary progressive MS whichwas first diagnosed 12 years ago, after a series offalls as a creeping numbness spread throughouther body. But maybe that’s not the point either.The point is that she is a vulnerable as all of us.

Thomas, Katie and Hannah are beautiful youngperformers, but it’s not important that they havehealthy, flexible, reliable bodies. What’s importantis that their minds and their emotions can be asunpredictable as Alison’s body.

My Shrinking Life is a confrontation betweenfundamental concepts in human life, betweenweakness and vanity, between choice and coercion,between movement and stasis, beginnings andends. Celebratory, irreverent and, at times,surreal, My Shrinking Life examines theemotional and physical journey we are all on as vulnerable, fragile people, diagnosed or not.

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PREVIEWS:THU 20 - SAT 22 SEPTEMBER £8TUE 25 - SAT 29 SEPTEMBER 7.45PMTUE - THU £12 (£7) / FRI + SAT £15 (£12)

RANDOM ACCOMPLICE PRESENTS

WRITTEN + DIRECTED BY JOHNNY McKNIGHT

Sam McTannan is just a typical 15 year old,with one exception. Sam is a Superhero! Hecan literally turn See-Thru when it suits him,only today something is wrong. In Superherocomics they would call it a blip. Sam’s powersare failing him and the people he doesn’t wantto see him start paying a little bit too muchattention. �

‘...one of Scotland’s most versatile and energetic companies...’THE SKINNY

‘...powerful narrative and gleeful theatrical energy...’ ����THE SCOTSMAN ON DOUBLE NUGGET

Contains some strong language

The story of an ordinary boy with anextraordinary life. A heart-breaking, life-affirming comedy about life, love and being atotal loser.

The Incredible Adventures of See Thru Samis complemented by breathtaking animationthroughout the production.

Theatre Jezebel and Glasgay! bring you theScottish premiere of Colin Higgins’ stageplay, which opened in New York in 1980, ofthe cult 1971 movie Harold and Maude.

Harold is a 19 year old rich kid bored withwealth and obsessed with death. Heregularly stages mock suicides to shock hissocialite mother, attends funerals and drivesa hearse. Maude is a 79 year old widowwho takes the best from any situation, evenfunerals.

Harold meets Maude at a funeral and theirextraordinary friendship begins to blossom.

“I like you Harold”“I like you Maude”

Maude teaches Harold how to grasp life andlive it to the full.

“Reach out, take a chance. Get hurt even.But play as well as you can.”

Harold and Maude is an eccentric yetbeautiful love story full of dark humour, whichis as meaningful today as it was 40 years agowhen this cult story hit the cinema screens.

THEATRE JEZEBEL + GLASGAY! PRESENT

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TUE 30 OCT - SAT 3 NOV 7.45PMMATINEE SAT 3 2.30PM

TUE- THU + SAT MAT £12 (£7)

FRI + SAT £15 (£12)

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www.glasgay.com

SCOTTISH PREMIERE

BY COLIN HIGGINS DIRECTED + DESIGNED BY KENNY MILLER

SUPPORTED BY CREATIVE SCOTLAND

JOCK’STRAP!

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GLASGAY! PRESENTS

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FRI 2 NOVEMBER 10PM

£15 (£12)

CRAIG HILL

Indulge yourself in a deliciously wickedevening of gloriously camp no-holds-barred comedy and pure, unadulteratedfun. Hilarious, sometimes provocativeand always outrageously cheeky, Craig’sGlasgay shows always sell out in advanceand are a complete riot – so book early!

www.mrcraighill.comwww.glasgay.com

‘ ...Hill actually has to wait until the audience stop laughing before he can start again. It’s absolutely hilarious...’ EVENING NEWS

‘ ...wickedly subversive… Funny, charming and charismatic...’METRO

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TUE 6 - SAT 10 NOVEMBER 7.45PM

MATINEE SAT 10 2.30PM

TUE - THU + SAT MAT £12 (£7)

FRI + SAT £15 (£12)

IRONBY RONA MUNRO DIRECTED BY RICHARD BARON

FIREBRAND THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS

In prison for the murder of her husband, Fayreceives a visit from her daughter whom shehasn’t seen for 15 years. Hailed by the DailyTelegraph as “a shatteringly powerfulplay”, Iron unravels the lives of bothwomen with scalpel-like precision as Josiestruggles to understand the stranger beforeher and above all to find out what reallyhappened on the night her father was killed.

New Borders-based company Firebrand’semotionally blistering production featuresBlythe Duff as the convicted murderer in aplay that shows how terrifyingly easy it is tokill the things you love.

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IN ASSOCIATION WITHHEART OF HAWICK

SUPPORTED BY CREATIVE SCOTLAND

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TUE 13 - SAT 17 NOVEMBER 7.45PM

TUE - THU £12 (£7) / FRI + SAT £15 (£12)

PAINES PLOUGH, NEWCASTLE LIVE + SALISBURY PLAYHOUSE PRESENT

You get back to London and the noise of theplace and the dirt and the colour and theroar of it.

In a city full of the push and pull, incessantchatter and endless hum you can barely findthe time to breathe.

You want to get away. You deserve to get away.

There is a choice – you can take everythingyou love with you or leave it all behind.

London tells two heart rending stories offamily and the choices they make for theprecious things they love.

‘...a thrilling charge...required viewing...’���� THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ON LOVE LOVE LOVE

LONDONBY SIMON STEPHENSDIRECTED BY GEORGE PERRIN ‘ ...new writing powerhouse

Paines Plough...’IRISH TIMES

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ILLUSTRATION: JAMIE M

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PREVIEWS: 30 NOV - 2 DEC £10TUE 4 DECEMBER - SAT 5 JANUARY £7 - £17

FAMILY TICKET £50 (£38 OFF-PEAK)

SAT 8 DEC 2.30PM WED 12 DEC 7.30PM

Well, everywhere except one place:Dickensian Street, home of the frightfulAganeza Scrooge, the scariest skinflint inthe pantosphere. A woman so tight withmoney she makes Fifers look generous.And Aganeza HATES Christmas! Shehates those festive jumpers that heremployee Bobby Scratchit keeps wearing;hates that Whiny Tim who walks aroundeverywhere with a croquet stick, anddon’t even get her started on thoseghosts of panto past, present and future

that have decided to keep her awake allthrough the night. A girl has got to gether sleep. Aganeza is on a quest to endChristmas! It’s sooooo... bah humbug.

This year’s Tron panto is an all-femalespin on Charles Dickens’ classic tale AChristmas Carol. A wildly funny, familyshow that will have you singing in theaisles, dancing in your seats and skippinghome just like Tiny Tim.

‘...peek-a-boo mischiefwith naughty puns,

wise-cracking rhymes and

gallus glesca’patter...’���� THE HERALD ON MISTER MERLIN

‘...as every great glaswegian panto should be- full of top notch slapstick magic and terr-eeble

french accents...all that glitters here is pure gold...’���� TV BOMB ON MISTER MERLIN

the pantosphere is decking the halls androcking around their christmas trees.

SUN 9 DECEMBER 2.30PM - 4PM £6PANTOMIME WORKSHOP FOR AGES 8 -12Welcome to Dickensian Street and the old shop Marley and Me. It’s after hours and the shop isclosed but do come in and explore. Join us in this fun drama workshop as we retell the traditionalstory of Scrooge. Using devising techniques, props and music, the old tale will be given a modernre-working with plenty of Christmas spirit past, present and future.

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Dorothy has always been gratefulto the Tron Theatre for the chanceto give her one-woman show it’sfirst outing – would you believe 21years ago? She would like to returnsomething to the Tron and hasasked to do a show for the benefitof the theatre. She will tellstories, sing songs, introducesome talented pals and in thesecond half of the evening,chat with leading journalist,Brian Beacom.

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SUN 21 OCTOBER 7.30PM

£15 (£12)

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WED 5 - SAT 8 SEPTEMBER 8PM £10 (£7)

GREYSCALE IN ASSOCIATION WITH STELLAR QUINES PRESENTS

A BEGINNING, A MIDDLE AND AN END BY SYLVIA DOW

A beginning, a middle and an end, that’s how thingsgo, provided you start in the right place. For Evelynand Ade time passes; sometimes fast, sometimesslow, sometimes all at once; but always away fromwhat was and relentlessly towards what will be.Funny, beautiful, human and wise this is Sylvia Dow’sfirst play, Sylvia is not a young writer. Sylvia is 73.

‘...Sylvia Dow is one of the most interesting new playwrightsto have emerged in Scotland over the past few years...’PHILLIP HOWARD

‘...A Beginning, A Middle and An End is kind of a crossbetween Caryl Churchill’s Far Away & Moira Buffini’s Silencebut with a landscape all of its own. Wonderful dialogueand very touching...’ LINDA MCLEAN

FRI 19 + SAT 20 OCTOBER 8PM £10 (£7)

MAGNETIC NORTH PRESENTS

SEX & GODBY LINDA MCLEAN DIRECTED BY NICHOLAS BONE

Four monologues on faith, lust and family arewoven together to tell the stories of Lizzie, Jane,Sally and Fiona, each from a different period of

the twentieth century. The women’s experiencesof family, religion and ambition are shaped bythose around them and the times they live in.

Sex and God is the latest production fromMagnetic North, whose highly acclaimed previous

work includes the beautiful Walden and thehysterical Pass the Spoon.

‘...theatrical perfection...’���� THE LIST ON MAGNETIC NORTH’S PRODUCTION

OFWORD FOR WORD BY LINDA MCLEAN

A co-production with Platform

IMAGE: FOGBANK PROJECTS

CHANGING HOUSE

www.magneticnorth.org.uk

www.greyscale.org.uk www.stellarquines.com

GREYSCALE WORKSHOPS 2 - 6PM FREE BUT TICKETEDTHU 6 COLLABORATIONFRI 7 WRITING FOR MATURE ARTISTSBOOK VIA www.greyscale.org.uk/workshops

POST SHOW DISCUSSIONSFRI 7 MATURE ARTISTS IN THEATRESAT 8 CRITICS + THEATRE-MAKERS

SUPPORTED BY CREATIVE SCOTLAND

TUE 30 OCT - SAT 3 NOV 8PM £10 (£7)

GRID IRON PRESENTS

THE AUTHORISEDKATE BANE

WRITTEN BY ELLA HICKSON DIRECTED BY BEN HARRISON

Kate Bane returns home to her eccentric familyfor a winter weekend to introduce her new

boyfriend. As the snow falls, mobile phone signalfails and the trains stop running, Kate finds herself

searching with increasing desperation for anauthentic account of her family’s past. Ella

Hickson’s new painfully comic excavation of afamily history asks if there is an authorised

version of the past – or just the one we can livewith? With original music from MJ McCarthy

(Zoey Van Goey).

‘…Grid Iron is not just a Scottish national treasurebut one of the companies that has shaped British

theatre over the past 20 years...’ THE GUARDIAN

CHANGING HOUSE

WED 24 - SAT 27 OCTOBER £10 (£7/£6 schools)WED - FRI 10.30AM + 1.15PM / SAT 5PM

CATHERINE WHEELS PRESENTS

THE BALLAD OFPONDLIFE MCGURKORIGINAL PLAY CREATED BY ANDY MANLEY, GILL ROBERTSON + ROB EVANS

When Martin moves to a new school he feelslost in a sea of strange faces, especially when classbully Sharon takes a dislike to him. That is until hemeets Simon McGurk and forms a friendship thatnot only changes Martin, but curses Simon forthe rest of his school days.

Catherine Wheels brings a coming-of-age taleabout just how difficult it can be to stay true toyour friends.

‘...the tale is mesmerising...’MARK FISHER FOR NORTHINGS

Contains themes of an adult nature

www.catherinewheels.co.uk

SUITABLE FOR AGES 9YRS+

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Tick-tock-tick-tockCounting on the Christmas clockTock-tick-tock-tick For Christmas day to come real quickTick-tick-tick-tockWhat happens if the clock does stop?Help us get our clock to chimeThat way we’ll save Christmas Time.

CHANGING HOUSE

SAT 1 - MON 24 DECEMBER £7.50 / FAMILY TICKET £19.50 - £26

FOR AGES 3 - 6 YEARS

FOR PERFORMANCE TIMES SEE P.27

SPECIAL DAYTIME NURSERY PERFORMANCES AVAILABLE. CALL 0141 552 4267 FOR DETAILS.

TRON THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS

ILLUSTRATION: JAMIE M

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THE VICTORIAN BAR PLAYS HOST TO A MIX OF CABARET, COMEDY + MUSIC

THU 11 - SAT 13 OCTOBER 8.30PM £8 (£6)

CONFAB PRESENTS

MUSIC OFSTRANGERS

The Roma communities have for centuriesbeen ‘strangers in every land’, known for their

music, dance and storytelling yet treated aspariahs in every place they have settled. Fleeing

poverty, persecution and discrimination theSlovakian Roma people have journeyed toScotland, a nation also known for its music,

dance and storytelling. Music of Strangers is amusic and vocal composition that mixestraditional and contemporary Roma and

Scottish music and dance.

THU 20 SEPTEMBER 8.30PM £2.50

STONE SOUP SHAKESPEARE PRESENTS

THE COMEDY PROJECT:

LOVE’S LABOUR’SLOSTAs summer turns to autumn, four best matesvow to swear off women so they can concentrateon their studies: No girls. No fun. No chance!All bets are off after a Princess shows up with aproblem only a scholar can solve. After lastwinter’s sold-out show, Stone Soup Shakespearereturn to the Tron with another light-heartedevening of romance, comedy, and Shakespeare,with their own raucous reading of Love’sLabour’s Lost. ‘...magical and often mischievous...’WSIU/NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO

‘...people who wouldn’t normally give Shakespeare achance were suddenly captivated...’ THE SOUTHERN

www.stonesoupshakespeare.com

www.confab.org.uk www.wsrec.co.uk

Developed in partnership with West of Scotland Regional EqualityCouncil, Oxfam Scotland and communities in Govanhill.

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WED 5 SEP, 10 OCT, 7 NOV 8.30PM £2WORD FACTORY PRESENTS

WORD PLAYWord Factory stages WORD PLAY, an openmic performance event, in the Vic Bar. Comeand join them either as performer or asaudience member. Further information can befound on the Word Factory websitewww.wordfactory.org.uk and Marc R. Sherland isthe contact if you’d like a reading slot:marcsherland@btinternet.com

SUN 30 SEP, 28 OCT, 25 NOV 3-5PM £7 (£5)RHYMES WITH PURPLE PRESENTS

DR SKETCHY’S ANTI-ART SCHOOLDr Sketchy’s models are burlesque stars,contortionists, fire-jugglers, tattooed beefcakes,cabaret artistes and sideshow freaks and theirsnappy poses are accompanied by live music,interspersed with performances andcompetitions. Basic art materials are available.

PLEASE NOTE ALL EVENTS IN THE VICTORIAN BAR ARE 18YRS+

THU 18 + FRI 19 OCTOBER 8.30PM £5

A MOMENT’S PEACE THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS

REHEARSED READINGS:

BORDERCONTROLWhat are the personal and political borders dictating our lives? Are these dividing lines about protection or power?Who controls them and what might a world without borders actually look like?

At a time when Scotland is debating just howstrict ours should be, join A Moment’s Peace inthe Vic Bar for an evening of new work andnew writing exploring the visible and invisibleborders we create.

www.amomentspeace.co.uk

SUN 21 OCTOBER 2-5PM FREESTRATHCLYDE THEATRE GROUP PRESENT

HORROR A LA CARTEDIRECTED BY ERICA KATE O’NEILL+ FRANKIE MACEACHEN

Horror a la Carte is a mouth-watering varietyof performances, specially selected fromClassical literature, theatre and poetry. Takeyour seat, make your selection from the menuand actors will perform, just for you, at yourtable. Strathclyde Theatre Group presentsClassics a la Carte, the latest in their highlypopular a la carte series.

Previous versions of the event have includedShakespeare a la Carte, Love a la Carte andComedy a la Carte.

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TRON PARTICIPATION – WHAT WE’RE ABOUT

EARLY YEARSTiny and Tall Tales gives your little ones thechance to explore, discover and experiment ina safe, creative and fun way. Workshops helpto develop essential and desirable life skills andencourage imaginations to flourish, whilecomplementing/preparing your child for theformal learning experiences nursery and schoolwill provide. And best of all you get to join intoo as all our pre-5 workshops are parent/carerand child, allowing you to share the experienceand develop a positive and creative relationship.

TINY TALES: 6 months to 2 years plus parent/carerWednesdays 10am 10, 17, 24, 31 Oct / 7 Nov

TALL TALES: 3 - 5 years plus parent/carerSaturdays 10am 1, 15 Sept / 6,20 Oct / 3 Nov

£6 per session or £24 for full block. Ticket admits child plus accompanying adult.

CHILDREN + YOUNG PEOPLESkillshops sessions run in the academic yearwith participants working towardsperformances as well as attending professionaltheatre productions where appropriate.Participants have the opportunity to creativelyexplore using their imagination, in a safe and funenvironment, developing both artistic andimportant social skills.

Term starts Saturday 1 SeptemberP1 - P3 Saturdays 11am - 12noon £55/£45 P4 - P7 Saturdays 12noon - 2pm £65/£60 S1 - S2 Saturdays 2.30pm - 4.30pm £65/£60 S3 - S6 Mondays 6.30pm - 8.30pm £65/£60

TRON YOUNG COMPANYTron Young Company is an ambitious collectiveof young performers. They work together tocreate an environment in which their creativity,confidence, and freedom of expression are ableto flourish. Young Company promotes growthand progress, both for the individual andcollectively. They actively seek to increase thebreadth of material that they are exposed toand which they create.

Think this could be you? Tron Young Companywill this year be under the directorship ofMartin O’Connor and will be working towardscreating a new piece of theatre in Autumn2013. A recruitment workshop will take placeearly October. To register your interest inYoung Company please contact Lisa Keenan atlisa.keenan@tron.co.uk

Please check out the participation page on the Tronwebsite for further details on all the classes, dates andhow to book. www.tron.co.uk/education

To provideopportunities toparticipate in artactivities regardlessof age, ability orbackground.

To encourage thebehaviour of theatre-goingas both audience and artistbecause we believeparticipating in culturalactivity enriches your life.

Participating inour program can lead todeveloping new skills,meeting new people andembarking on a life-longrelationship with the Tron.

AIM: WHY: HOW:

from watching the show. This event is not anacting class, it’s an exploration. Audiencemembers can participate actively, can offercontributions from their seat or can remainsilent observers.

MY SHRINKING LIFEMonday 17 September 6pm - 8.30pm CHANGING HOUSE

ULYSSES (pre-show)Monday 22 October 6pm - 8.30pm CHANGING HOUSE

ULYSSES (post-show)*Monday 29October 6pm - 8.30pm CHANGING HOUSE

£5 per session*Free entry to Ulysses post-show workshop with a valid Ulysses performance ticket.

SET + COSTUME DESIGN COURSEThis practical course aims to introduceparticipants to the role of a theatre designer.Through the course participants will have aninsight into the creative process of set andcostume design, exploring ideas aroundcolours, fabrics, tone and mood using a rangeof techniques.

6-week block running Wed 26 Sep - Wed 7Nov7pm- 9pm £55/£45 (includes all materials)

IMAGINATE IDEAS EXCHANGE Imaginate Ideas Exchange aims to provide aplatform for new and established artists andcompanies to share works-in-progress withpeers, programmers and anyone with aninterest in the arts for children and youngpeople. The full programme will be announcedin the summer but keep the date free and joinus for a day of new work, ideas and inspiration.

Sun 14 OctoberFurther information at www.imaginate.org.uk

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TRON STUDIO: Adult Drama CompanyThrough a variety of workshop opportunitiesand theatre visits participants will develop andexperiment with a variety of performance skillsand techniques; working towards creating abrand new piece of theatre as part of the Tron’sMayfesto theatre festival in May 2013.

Ten week term starts 11 SeptemberTuesdays 7pm - 9pm £75/£65

WRITE TRON: Creative Writing Workshops will help get the best out of youand your creative process, with the content ofeach session customised to address the needs,questions and interests of each writer present.Write Tron will offer you fresh insights, newstrategies and tools, motivation, inspiration, anda supportive community of writers. Each blockincludes a ticket to one theatre performanceand a one-to-one surgery with the tutor.Stephen Barnes is a creative writing specialist with fourteenyears experience of equipping and developing writers, andproducing work for page, stage and screen. He has beenfacilitating Write Tron since its launch in 2004.

Saturdays 10.15am - 1.15pm8 + 29 Sept / 20 Oct / 10 Nov £75/£65

LIVING THEATRE invites a public audience toengage with a live theatre event in which theyare the creators of the action. A theme is set,based on a play from the current Tron seasonwhich acts as a starting point for exploration.Living Theatre shatters the divide betweenstage and audience, and allows individuals aplatform to explore real life concerns, desiresand experiences that may have been raised

WORK FOR ADULTS

� TO BOOK ANY OF THESE PARTICIPATION ACTIVITIES CALL 0141 552 4267

22Please contact the Tron Box Office on 0141 552 4267 for further details or pick up a Patron’s leaflet in the building

For as little as £10 a month you’ll be givingthem a present that keeps on giving throughoutthe year. With a range of benefits includinginvitations to opening night festivities, discountson tickets and meals, not to mention a freebottle of anCnoc whisky for all new joiners,membership of the Tron’s Patron Scheme isthe perfect gift solution this Christmas or atany other time throughout the year.

Our Patrons are vital to the well-being of thebuilding and their support allows us to continueto provide the extensive programme ofproductions and education workshops that

are currently on offer. Bygifting a Tron Patron’smembership, not only willyou be giving a present thatlets the recipient experiencesome of the most exciting work on theScottish stage for a full year but you’ll also beplaying a crucial part in helping us to do whatwe do best: produce award-winning, excitingand relevant theatre for the people ofGlasgow, Scotland and beyond.

Feel good about giving.

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TRON BAR + KITCHEN doesn’t just do lovelyevening meals, it’s also great for a spot oflunch if you’re shopping in the Merchant Cityor fancy a change from your usual lunchtimeroutine and we’re family friendly, so you canbring your wee ones and know that we cancater for them too.

With a delicious selection of snacks, soupand sandwich combos, as well as more heartymains like our ever-popular lemon sole and

PERFECT FOR A SPOT OF LUNCH...

PARTY + EVENT PLANNING

For more information visit www.tron.co.uk or call Sally Dorrian on 0141 552 8587 to discuss your booking requirements

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And don’t forget that we also hire out the VicBar for private parties. We can accommodateeverything from corporate events and wrapparties to family celebrations, organising cateringand refreshments to suit both your occasion andyour budget and the space is easily adaptable,accommodating up to 60 guests for dinner and80 guests for drinks receptions and parties.

hand-cut chips or ham and eggs available from12pm, you won’t be disappointed.

Remember if you do have tickets for aperformance, you’re entitled to a 10%discount on pre-show dining*. Call 0141552 8587 to book a table or ask Box Office totransfer you when you’re buying tickets.

*Offer applies between 01.09.12 and 24.11.12

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Works by these artists and many more are available at Glasgow Print Studio, Trongate 103, G1 5HD. 0141 552 0704 www.gpsart.co.uk

editions, Helen’s etchings go beyond the realms ofNatural History Illustration. Monochromatic,moody, sometimes densely worked, they capturethe magnificence of the natural world in a timelessyet contemporary way.

18 DEC 2012 - 10 FEB 2013

EILEEN COOPEREileen Cooper has exhibited extensively throughoutthe world since training at Goldsmith’s College andThe Royal Academy of Art, London. Living andworking in London, she is currently a RoyalAcademician and Head of the PrintmakingDepartment at the Royal Academy Schools. Herimages contain an imaginative narrative that relatesto archetypal themes with a distinct spiritual content.These narratives are simultaneously semi-autobiographical and universal as they speak of thespiritual, emotional or creative challenges or questionswe all experience. The playful, relaxed atmosphereof the images is constructed by the use ofundulating markings and a confident use of colour.

Eileen CooperSolo Noirscreenprintcopyright of Glasgow Print Studio and the artist

Helen FayWalk On Byetchingcopyright of Glasgow Print Studio and the artist

Adrian Wiszniewski Boy screenprintcopyright of Glasgow Print Studio and the artist

An internationally acclaimed centre of excellence in fine art printmaking, Glasgow Print Studio is located in Glasgow’s new centre for the arts and creativityTrongate 103. The organisation is registered as a charity in Scotland, is foundation funded by Creative Scotland and supported by Glasgow City Council.

14 AUG - 14 OCT 2012

ADRIAN WISZNIEWSKIBorn in Glasgow, Wiszniewski trained at the MackintoshSchool of Architecture followed by the GlasgowSchool of Art with Steven Campbell, Ken Currie andPeter Howson, together becoming the so-called‘New Glasgow Boys’. Wiszniewski’s paintings andprints are often figurative, but never wholly realistic.The figures are often used as a conduit to lead theviewer to the layers of meaning contained on the flatsurfaces. Their interpretation is open to the viewerwho cares to conduct his own dialogue with the work.

16 OCT - 16 DEC 2012

HELEN FAYHelen Fay studied BA (Hons) Fine Art Printmaking atSunderland University, followed by an MA at TheRoyal College of Art, London, in Natural HistoryIllustration. The subject matter of Helen’s workderives from a long standing and passionate interestin natural history. Artistically, her impetus comesfrom creating a balance between a solid mass andthe space in which it sits. Normally very small

THE LONG GALLERY CURATED BY GLASGOW PRINT STUDIO

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CAPTIONING is similar to televisionsubtitling and gives Deaf, deafenedand hard of hearing people access to

live performances. A captioner carefully preparesand cues text that appears in real time on unitsplaced to the side of the stage, centrally or withinthe set. While we advise sitting in Rows F to H,we have no restricted view between our seatsand the stage.

Captioned Performances:Ulysses Thu 25 October, 7.45pm

BSL interpreted performances allowpeople who are Deaf or for whomBritish Sign Language is their first or

preferred language access to live performance.BSL interpreters provide a linguistic and artisticinterpretation. The interpreter mostly stands toone side of the stage but sometimes interpretersare involved in the staging or the performance.We have no restricted view between our seatsand the stage. All our seats are suitable to seethe signer.

BSL performances: Ulysses Wed 24 October, 7.45pmAganeza Scrooge Sat 8 December, 2.30pm

CAPAUDIO DESCRIBED performancessupport people who are blind orpartially sighted to access live

performance. An audio-describer meetsaudience members to introduce set andcharacters by providing a verbal descriptionwhich continues during the performance via a headset. Sometimes there is a touch tour of theset and costumes before the performance.

Audio Described Performances:Ulysses Wed 24 October, 7.45pmAganeza Scrooge Wed 12 December, 7.30pm

TEXT PHONE: 18001 0141 552 4267Online: www.tron.co.uk (we cannot alwaysprovide specific seating online).

Wheelchair spaces are available in all ourperformance venues.

Infra-red headsets for onstage soundamplification and an Induction Loop areavailable in the Main Auditorium. For seatingadvice please contact the Box Office.

ACCESSThe Tron Theatre is committed to being an accessible venue and our public areas are fullyaccessible for those with limited mobility. Facilities include ramps, elevators, adapted toilets andauditorium seating. In addition, we are committed to programming Audio Described, Signed andCaptioned performances. Please let us know if you have any specific access requirementsand we will do our utmost to accommodate them.

ACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES

We are doing all we can to reduce our environmental impact. We recycle wherever we can, all our electricity comes fromrenewable sources and we’ve significantly reduced our CO2 impact.

But you can help too. It’s the small changes that matter the most and everybody can do their bit to lend a hand. Why not:

Pop your old tickets and info we send you in your recycling bin?Grab a bus instead of the car keys?Or, if the typical West coast weather lets up, why not enjoy a wee walk to the theatre before your show?Sign up to our e-list to get all our juiciest bits by email rather than post?

If you have any suggestions of your own, give us an email on weliketrees@tron.co.ukOr, if you want to check out our policy in full, have a look here: http://www.tron.co.uk/about/tron_environmental_policy/

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FRI 7 A BEGINNING, A MIDDLE AND AN END 8PM

SAT 8 MY SHRINKING LIFE 7.45PM PREVIEW A BEGINNING, A MIDDLE AND AN END 8PM

TUE 11 MY SHRINKING LIFE 7.45PM PREVIEW

WED 12 MY SHRINKING LIFE 7.45PM

THU 13 MY SHRINKING LIFE 7.45PM

FRI 14 MY SHRINKING LIFE 7.45PM

SAT 15 MY SHRINKING LIFE 7.45PM

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THU 20 THE INCREDIBLE... 7.45PM PREVIEW LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST 8.30PM

FRI 21 THE INCREDIBLE... 7.45PM PREVIEW

SAT 22 THE INCREDIBLE... 7.45PM PREVIEW

TUE 25 THE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES... 7.45PM

WED 26 THE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES... 7.45PM

THU 27 THE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES... 7.45PM

FRI 28 THE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES... 7.45PM

SAT 29 THE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES... 7.45PM

SUN 30 DR SKETCHY 3PM-5PM

WED 10 WORD PLAY 8.30PM

THU 11 MUSIC OF STRANGERS 8.30PM

FRI 12 ULYSSES 7.45PM PREVIEW MUSIC OF STRANGERS 8.30PM

SAT 13 ULYSSES 7.45PM PREVIEW MUSIC OF STRANGERS 8.30PM

TUE 16 ULYSSES 7.45PM

WED 17 ULYSSES 7.45PM

THU 18 ULYSSES 7.45PM BORDER CONTROL 8.30PM

FRI 19 ULYSSES 7.45PM SEX AND GOD 8PM BORDER CONTROL 8.30PM

SAT 20 ULYSSES 7.45PM SEX AND GOD 8PM

SUN 21 AN EVENING WITH DOROTHY PAUL 7.30PM HORROR A LA CARTE 2PM - 5PM

MON 22 LIVING THEATRE: ULYSSES 6PM

TUE 23 ULYSSES 7.45PM

WED 24 ULYSSES 7.45PM THE BALLAD OF... 10.30AM+1.15PM

THU 25 ULYSSES 7.45PM THE BALLAD OF... 10.30AM+1.15PM

FRI 26 ULYSSES 7.45PM THE BALLAD OF... 10.30AM+1.15PM

SAT 27 ULYSSES 7.45PM THE BALLAD OF... 5PM

SUN 28 DR SKETCHY 3PM-5PM

MON 29 LIVING THEATRE: ULYSSES 6PM

TUE 30 HAROLD+MAUDE 7.45PM THE AUTHORISED KATE BANE 8PM

WED 31 HAROLD+MAUDE 7.45PM THE AUTHORISED KATE BANE 8PM

ONLINE www.tron.co.uk TELEPHONE 0141 552 4267 IN PERSON AT OUR BOX OFFICEBOOKING

THU 1 HAROLD+MAUDE 7.45PM THE AUTHORISED KATE BANE 8PM

FRI 2 HAROLD+MAUDE 7.45PM THE AUTHORISED KATE BANE 8PM

CRAIG HILL 10PM

SAT 3 HAROLD+MAUDE 2.30PM + 7.45PM THE AUTHORISED KATE BANE 8PM

TUE 6 IRON 7.45PM

WED 7 IRON 7.45PM WORD PLAY 8.30PM

THU 8 IRON 7.45PM

FRI 9 IRON 7.45PM

SAT 10 IRON 2.30PM+7.45PM

TUE 13 LONDON 7.45PM

WED 14 LONDON 7.45PM

THU 15 LONDON 7.45PM

FRI 16 LONDON 7.45PM

SAT 17 LONDON 7.45PM

SUN 25 DR SKETCHY 3PM - 5PM

FRI 30 AGANEZA SCROOGE 7.30PM PREVIEW

SAT 1 AGANEZA... 2.30PM + 7.30PM PREVIEWS CHRISTMAS TIME 10.30AM, 1.15PM + 3.15PMSUN 2 AGANEZA... 1PM + 5PM PREVIEWS CHRISTMAS TIME 1.15PM + 3.15PMTUE 4 AGANEZA SCROOGE 10AM + 7.30PM CHRISTMAS TIME 10.30AM + 1.15PMWED 5 AGANEZA SCROOGE 1PM + 7.30PM CHRISTMAS TIME 10.30AM + 1.15PMTHU 6 AGANEZA SCROOGE 10AM + 7.30PM CHRISTMAS TIME 10.30AM + 1.15PMFRI 7 AGANEZA SCROOGE 10AM + 7.30PM CHRISTMAS TIME 10.30AM + 1.15PMSAT 8 AGANEZA... 2.30PM +7.30PM CHRISTMAS TIME 10.30AM, 1.15PM + 3.15PMSUN 9 AGANEZA SCROOGE 1PM + 5PM CHRISTMAS TIME 1.15PM + 3.15PMTUE 11 AGANEZA SCROOGE 10AM + 7.30PM CHRISTMAS TIME 10.30AM + 1.15PMWED 12 AGANEZA SCROOGE 1PM + 7.30PM CHRISTMAS TIME 10.30AM + 1.15PMTHU 13 AGANEZA SCROOGE 10AM + 7.30PM CHRISTMAS TIME 10.30AM + 1.15PMFRI 14 AGANEZA SCROOGE 10AM + 7.30PM CHRISTMAS TIME 10.30AM + 1.15PMSAT 15 AGANEZA SCROOGE 2.30PM + 7.30PM CHRISTMAS TIME 10.30AM, 1.15PM + 3.15PMSUN 16 AGANEZA SCROOGE 1PM + 5PM CHRISTMAS TIME 1.15PM + 3.15PMTUE 18 AGANEZA SCROOGE 10AM + 7.30PM CHRISTMAS TIME 10.30AM + 1.15PMWED 19 AGANEZA SCROOGE 1PM + 7.30PM CHRISTMAS TIME 10.30AM + 1.15PMTHU 20 AGANEZA SCROOGE 10AM + 7.30PM CHRISTMAS TIME 10.30AM + 1.15PMFRI 21 AGANEZA SCROOGE 5PM + 8PM CHRISTMAS TIME 10.30AM + 1.15PMSAT 22 AGANEZA SCROOGE 2.30PM + 7.30PM CHRISTMAS TIME 10.30AM, 1.15PM + 3.15PMSUN 23 AGANEZA SCROOGE 1PM + 5PM CHRISTMAS TIME 10.30AM, 1.15PM + 3.15PMMON 24 AGANEZA SCROOGE 1PM + 5PM CHRISTMAS TIME 10.30AM, 1.15PM + 3.15PMWED 26 AGANEZA SCROOGE 7.30PM THU 27 AGANEZA SCROOGE 2.30PM + 7.30PMFRI 28 AGANEZA SCROOGE 2.30PM + 7.30PMSAT 29 AGANEZA SCROOGE 2.30PM + 7.30PMSUN 30 AGANEZA SCROOGE 1PM + 5PMMON 31 AGANEZA SCROOGE 1PM

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OPENING HOURS: MON - SAT 10AM - 6PM Opening is extended on performance evenings to 15 minutes after ourlast performance starts. SUNDAY Two hours before first performanceotherwise closed.

RESERVATIONSTickets can be reserved for three days without payment. Tickets reserved three days prior tothe performance will be held until 1 hour beforethe performance starts. Please note if we donot receive payment within this period we willrelease your tickets for general sale.

HOW TO BOOK

ONLINE www.tron.co.uk(+50pTRANSACTION FEE)

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TRON ONLINE

In person and telephone bookings are free of anybooking fees and we accept the following cardtypes: Delta, Electron, Maestro, Mastercard, Solo andVisa. If you would like your tickets posted to you,there is a 50p charge.

CONCESSIONSChildren (under 16 or over 16 in full-time education); Students; Senior Citizens; JobseekersAllowance, Disability Living Allowance andEmployment & Support Allowance recipients;Young Scot Card holders; and members of Equity,BECTU, the Musicians’ Union and Scottish Societyof Playwrights. Concessions are subject toavailability and proof of entitlement must beshown when purchasing or collecting tickets.

GROUP BOOKINGGroup bookings over 10 can be held without payment for up to two weeks after booking.Groups may also be eligible for discounts uponbooking. Contact our Box Office for furtherinformation.

TERMS + CONDITIONS OF BOOKINGFull terms and conditions of booking are available from our Box Office.

HOW TO GET TO THE TRONBY FOOT The Tron can easily be spotted on Trongate by theold steeple with the blue clock face. Entrance to the theatreand bar is on Chisholm Street.

BY UNDERGROUND The nearest Subway station is St Enoch.

BY TRAIN The Tron is a 10 minute walk from Glasgow Centralor Queen Street Stations; 3 minutes from Argyle Street and 5 minutes from High Street stations.

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 andAlbion Street Q Park. Blue Badge parking is available onChisholm Street.

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