A new season of work by women writers putting women centre stage in 2019
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We’re dedicating 2019 to the extraordinary and wide-ranging talents of women theatre-makers in Glasgow and throughout Scotland. Four productions from women writers will also be directed by women and will put a spotlight on women characters.
(L-R) Frances Poet, writer of Fibres; Zinnie Harris writer of
The Duchess [of Malfi]; Stef Smith, writer of Nora: A Doll’s House.
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NORA: A DOLL’S HOUSE By
Stef Smith
A radical new version of Henrik Ibsen’s play
A Citizens Theatre production ‘You’ve lies in the whites of your eyes, Nora. What have you done…?’ Nora is the perfect wife and mother. She is dutiful, beautiful and everything is always in its right place. But when a secret from her past comes back to haunt her, her life rapidly unravels. Over the course of three days, Nora must fight to protect herself and her family or risk losing everything. Ibsen’s brutal portrayal of womanhood caused outrage when it was first performed in 1879. This bold new production by one of Scotland’s most exciting playwrights reframes the drama in three different time periods. The fight for women’s suffrage, the swinging sixties and modern day intertwine in this urgent, poetic play that asks how far have we really come in the past 100 years?
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Mihaela Bodlovic
LOCATION
Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, Glasgow, G41 2PE
DATES
15 Mar – 6 Apr PREVIEWS
Supported by Friends of the Citizens
15, 16 & 19 March, 7.30pm
Suitable for ages 14+ due to strong language and adult themes.
MATINEES
27 March, 1.30pm 30 March & 6 April, 2.30pm POST SHOW TALK
DIRECTOR
DESIGNER
Elizabeth Freestone
Tom Piper
LIGHTING DESIGNER
COMPOSER/SOUND DESIGNER
Lee Curran
Michael John McCarthy
MOVEMENT DIRECTOR
FIGHT DIRECTOR
Emily-Jane Boyle
Raymond Short
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Joanna Bowman
26 March AD CAP
30 Mar, 2.30pm 4 Apr, 7.30pm 5 Apr, 7.30pm
TICKETS
£15 – £26.50, £12.50 previews (£2 transaction fee applies to telephone and online bookings)
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WHAT GIRLS ARE MADE OF Written and performed by
Cora Bissett
Citizens Theatre presents a Raw Material and Traverse Theatre co-production in association with Regular Music It’s 1992. In a small town in Fife, a girl is desperate to get out into the world. An ad in the local paper declares: Band Seeks Singer.
Grunge has gone global, indie kids are inheriting the earth, and a schoolgirl from Glenrothes is catapulted to a rock star lifestyle as the singer in a hot new indie band. Touring with Radiohead, partying with Blur, she was living the dream. Until she wasn’t. Based on her meticulously detailed teenage diaries, this is the true story of Cora Bissett’s rollercoaster journey from the girl she was to the woman she wanted to be. Fresh from an award-winning, sold out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, performed with a live band, and directed by the Traverse Theatre’s former Artistic Director Orla O’Loughlin, Cora celebrates life’s euphoric highs and epic shitstorms, asking what wisdom we should pass on to the next generation – and which glorious mistakes we should let them make.
Suitable for ages 14+ due to strong language.
LOCATION
Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, Glasgow, G41 2PE
DATES
9 – 13 Apr
7.30pm
TICKETS
£15 – £26.50 (£2 transaction fee applies to telephone and online bookings)
DIRECTOR
Orla O’Loughlin DESIGNER
Ana Inés Jabares-Pita LIGHTING DESIGNER
Lizzie Powell MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Michael John McCarthy
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THE DUCHESS [OF MALFI] John Webster Adapted and directed by Zinnie Harris By
A Citizens Theatre and Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh co-production
Webster’s dark tale of bloody treachery is the most thrilling and chilling of the Jacobean revenge tragedies – an exploration of male rage and female resistance as two brothers try and control their sister, block her marriage and repress her agency with fatal results. Reflecting contemporary debates about female empowerment and the abuse of male power, this bold new interpretation is written and directed by Zinnie Harris. Zinnie has garnered huge critical success for her previous adaptations of Oresteia: This Restless House, (Citizens Theatre and National Theatre of Scotland) and her more recent versions of Ibsen’s The Master Builder (West Yorkshire Playhouse) and Ionesco’s Rhinoceros (Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh and Edinburgh International Festival and DOT Theatre, Istanbul), which sold out at the Edinburgh International Festival.
LOCATION
Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, Glasgow, G41 2PE
DATES
4 – 21 Sep PREVIEWS
4 & 5 September, 7.30pm Suitable for ages 14+ due to strong language and adult themes.
MATINEES
14 & 21 September, 2.30pm 18 September, 1.30pm AD
TICKETS
£15 – £26.50, £12.50 previews (£2 transaction fee applies to telephone and online bookings) DIRECTOR
Zinnie Harris
13 September, 7.30pm CAP 14 September, 2.30pm
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FIBRES By
Frances Poet
A Citizens Theatre and Stellar Quines co-production
With humour and frankness, Fibres tells the story of the terrible legacy of asbestosis in the Clyde shipyards and a daughter’s attempt to overcome her grief. A new commission from Frances Poet and a co-production with Stellar Quines, this production will tour community halls and centres throughout Glasgow and south-west Scotland. Stellar Quines is an award-winning organisation whose vision is to be Scotland’s leading touring theatre company, inspiring excellence in women and girls. The company’s mission is to celebrate the value and diversity of women and girls by making brilliant theatre, provoking change, nurturing artists and empowering participation.
TOURING
October 2019 Venues and dates to be announced DIRECTOR
Jemima Levick
HOW YOU CAN HELP The Citizens Theatre is a charity and needs to raise significant sums in 2019 to support our ambitious Citizens Women season. A gift of any size will help us to transform lives through performance and participation that everyone can access. Your donation will support our main stage productions at Tramway, our community touring work, our talent development programme and our pioneering learning and participation activities.
This year you can support us by: • Making a one-off donation • Setting up a monthly direct debit payment • Becoming a Friend of the Citizens Theatre For more information on making an online donation or becoming a Friend, please visit
citz.co.uk/support or call our Development Team on 0141 418 6258.
We’re committed to diversity in all areas of our work and this year our Learning team will focus on the inspiring stories and journeys of the remarkable women participants we engage with. The Citizens Theatre has a long history of working with women’s groups in the community. We generate a safe space for women who can explore issues that impact their lives. Find out more about our Learning projects for women at
citz.co.uk/communitywomen
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Karen Gordon Mihaela Bodlovic
“ Over the years, our projects and performances have shown that the women we work with are capable of truly astonishing and inspiring journeys, making themselves better placed to step forward into self-determined life-paths filled with positivity and hope.” Elly Goodman Community Drama Artist for the Citizens Theatre
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CITIZENS WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY
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BOOKING YOUR TICKETS During our theatre refurbishment, all of our performances will take place at Tramway (25 Albert Drive, Glasgow, G41 2PE).
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Our box office phonelines are open 9.30am5.30pm and you can visit us in person from 10am-5pm Monday to Saturday.
CONCESSIONS We offer concessions for senior citizens; disabled; Equity, Scottish Society of Playwrights, BECTU and Musicians Union cardholders; mature students; under 26s; children under 16; unemployed; and residents of the Gorbals area that hold a Gorbals Card.
100 tickets over 10 performances on sale at 10am in person at Tramway (25 Albert Drive, Glasgow, G41 2PE) for the following productions: Sat 9 March
Nora: A Doll’s House
Sat 31 August The Duchess [of Malfi] All tickets must be bought in person in cash. No reservations. Allocated price band II seats and a maximum of two per person. Terms & conditions apply.
HOW TO GET TO TRAMWAY There are lots of transport options available:
BY TRAIN
Pollokshields East is the nearest Scotrail station, while the nearest Subway stations are Bridge Street and Shields Road.
BY BUS
Getting a bus? The 3, 38, 57 and 57A run along Pollokshaws Road to Tramway.
ON FOOT
Walking from town? Tramway is on Albert Drive in the Southside of Glasgow just off Pollokshaws Road. PLEASE NOTE There is no car park at Tramway.
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