Eastwood Park Gallery – New Exhibition

Gavin Russell – Georgia

This series of pictures came from a single trip by amateur photographer Gavin Russell to Georgia in 2009. The country was just recovering from the recent military conflict with Russia (in 2008) and tourists were a rare sight. The shots were taken mainly in three locations, Tblisi the faded capital city where power-cuts were common, Kazbegi, a formerly crucial but now forgotten outpost on the Trans Caucasus Highway, and Omalo, a remote mountain village on the Chechen Border where there was no gas, electricity or running water.

The people in Georgia were warm, welcoming and delighted to share their country with the few tourists that came. They were rightfully proud of a beautiful country with boasts incredible natural scenery alongside the scars and monuments of a traumatic past.

During his travels Gavin refused to use maps or guide books so the majority of the shots were taken as candid street images during many a long and lost wander.

Exhibition runs to 26 August 2012

Artist talk – Alina Kisina

| Wednesday 4 April, Eastwood Park Gallery

London-based Ukrainian photographer Alina Kisina will be at Eastwood Park Gallery on Wednesday 4 April to talk about her City of Home exhibition and to do some portfolio reviews.

Anyone interested in having Alina look at their work should bring their portfolio along to the gallery at 2pm.  She will then be discussing her own work, again in the gallery, at 6pm.

For further information contact Janet Forry on 0141 577 3679.

Eastwood Park Gallery: Alina Kisina – City of Home

|   March 5 – April 30

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Alina Kisina’s photographic series ‘City of Home’ might, at first glance, seem merely aimed at capturing the daily life of her hometown of Kiev, Ukraine. Yet Kisina’s strangely evocative photographs are concerned less with documentary impressions than with opening up realms above and beyond the mundane images that define the surface of her work. For the subway steps, skylines, facades, and factory lots that Kisina depicts resonate with an order that seems not of this world. Her pictures—often quite literally—reflect realms that seem to exist side-by-side with or beyond the mere material givens of her everyday subject matter. Although superficially static, her serene, perfectly composed photographs actively lead us into higher realms that are uplifting and light: they cause us to transcend the materiality of everyday existence and enter into planes of experience heretofore unknown.

Alina Kisina is a self-taught Ukrainian photographer living in London. She regularly returns to her native land to take pictures that use a mixture of abstraction and representation suggesting a reality beyond that of the things actually shown. In 2010 Kisina’s work from the exhibition ‘Zerkalo|Mirror’ was featured in ‘Thinking in Unity after Postmodernism’ – an international conference on innovative approaches to aesthetics, literature and film at the University of Munich. Work from the series ‘City of Home’ was shown at Format 2011, an international photography festival in Derby.

The exhibition runs until 30 April

0141 577 4970
http://www.eastwoodparktheatre.co.uk

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June at EPT

Winding down for the summer break, we’ve nevertheless got a couple of treats for you, in the form of some massive cinema classics, the return of the ever popular Harlequin Youth Theatre and a brand new exhibition of some of the best new talent from around Scotland in our gallery. 

  Theatre

When Evan Goldman’s parents get divorced and he’s forced to move from New York to a small town in Indiana, all he wants is to make friends and survive the school year.  Easier said than done. The star quarterback is threatening to ruin his life and his only friend, Patrice, won’t talk to him.  The school freak sees an opportunity for blackmail and someone is spreading the nastiest rumours.  With an unforgettable rock score from Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown, 13 is a hilarious, high-energy musical for all ages about discovering that cool is where you find it, and sometimes where you least expect it.

Wednesday 8– Saturday 11 June | 7.30pm + 2.30pm Saturday matinee
Tickets £10-£12 

www.harlequinyouth.co.uk

June’s also a chance for Playtime, an end-of-term showcase for all our fabulously talented East Renfrewshire Youth Theatre groups. With pieces developed from their weekly drama classes and shaped with direction from their tutors– all professional theatre-makers– our classes from Netherlee, Barrhead, Clarkston, Fairweather and Williamwood all take to the stage for an afternoon of unique entertainment!

Saturday 18 June | 2 pm
Standard £3

For more information about ERYT classes, contact the Community Drama Team on 0141 577 4863.

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Film

This month we continue our Big Screen Sundays with a true cinema classic for all the family, The Wizard of Oz. Over 70 years old and still just as magical, The Wizard of Oz tells the story of Kansas farm-girl Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) who is one day swept up in a mysterious tornado and swiftly deposited in the wonderfully disconbobulating land of Oz, where she meets various friends and foes on her journey to find the elusive wizard, the only person who might be able to get her home.

Certificate U

Sunday 12 June | 1pm
Standard £4
Concession £3

And on Monday, pop in for the most epic of romances with Hollywood classic Gone With The Wind. Against the turbulent backdrop of the American Civil War, scheming and manipulative Scarlett O’Hara carries on a tempestuous love affair with the roughish Rhett Butler. As always, enjoy a complimentary tea or coffee with the movie.

Certificate PG

Monday 13 June | 11am
Standard £4
Concession £3

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Gallery

From Friday 3rd June to Wednesday the 29th, EPT’s gallery will be hosting a brilliant new exhibition by a range of emerging new talents from the west of Scotland.

Mon 9–  Tues 31 May
Entrance to the Gallery is FREE

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or more information on upcoming events check out the May–August 2011 programme, and don’t forget you can follow all the latest news on EPT’s Facebook or Twitter or right here on the Blog.

May at EPT

The first month of our summer season is chock-full of events to keep the whole family entertained! There’s a shed-load of new theatre productions for children and adults, as well as some popular summer favourites from our am-drama. We also welcome the return of our Big Screen Sundays and Monday at the Movies, and a gorgeous exhibition showcasing the artwork from East Ren’s recent production of Noye’s Fludde will be running all month in our gallery.

  Theatre

Eastwood entertainers return to EPT for their annual Spring musical, this year one of the most enduring Broadway hits of alltime, Hello Dolly. Come along and join the strong-willed widow Dolly Levi, the ‘Matchmaker’, as she causes a whirlwind in New York City. Dolly is trying to find a wife for the unmarried half-millionaire Mr Horace Vandergelder, causing mayhem and love all round. But does Dolly secretly want him for herself?

Tuesday 3– Sat 7 May | 7.30pm + 2.30pm Saturday matinee
Tickets £8-£12 

www.eastwoodentertainers.co.uk

With few words and lots of music, Platform’s Starcatchers artist in residence presents the beautiful, delicate story of  First Light. Between night and day, when everyone is asleep, they are having fun. Meet the Man in the Moon and a woman called Dawn as they work, play and meet at sunrise. For children aged 0-2, their parents and carers.

Monday 9 May | 11.30am + 1.30pm
Standard £4

www.starcatchers.org.uk

Tony-award winning musical The Drowsy Chaperone makes it’s Scottish debut here at EPT, courtesy on the Runway Theatre Company. It’s a musical inside a comedy, as a die-hard musical theatre fanboy plays his favourite cast album on his turntable and watches the musical literally burst to life in his living room, telling the rambunctious tale of a brazen Broadway starlet trying to find, and keep, her true love.

Wed 11– Sat 14  May | 8pm + 3pm Saturday matinee
Tickets £9–£14

www.glasgowpanto.com

Take some witchcraft. Then add eight women on stage from the likes of River City and Still Game, and a highly popular novel from Scottish writer Des Dillon, and you have  mesmerising black comedy Six Black Candles, which sold out its entire run and stunned Edinburgh audiences and critics equally.

Recommended for age 14+. Contains strong language.

Wed 18 May | 7.30pm
Standard £12
Concession £10
Student £8

www.goldfishtheatre.co.uk

Based on the original work of Philip Pullman, and told through a captivating mix of puppetry, live action, music and song, Visible Fictions and Scottish Opera present Clockwork, the mesmerising tale of what happens when a story is wound up and no-one (not even the author) knows how it might end…Taking you to a world where past merges into present, life merges with machine, and fiction becomes scarily real, Clockwork  will leave you spellbound.

Sunday 22 May | 2pm
Standard £7
Concession £5 

From the company who brought you last years’ sell-out ‘If I Was A Mouse I Would Hide In Your Hood…’ comes another captivating show for wee ones, The Presents. There’s a beginning, a middle and an end– but this isn’t a normal story. There’s a him and a her and lots of others, all watching bright-eyed. A tiny present appears, all wrapped up and shiny. What is it? Listen, the present is singing…

For 0-18 month year olds and their parents and carers.

Wed 25 May | 10.30am, 12.30pm, 2pm
Standard £4

www.reelingwrithing.com

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Film

This month, we continue EPT’s Big Screen Sundays with a film chosen by our very own Young PromotERs: John Hughes cult comedy The Breakfast Club. Five high school students– all different stereotypes– meet in detention, where they pour out their hearts to each other and discover they have a lot more in common than they thought. As ever, enjoy the film with some FREE POPCORN!!

Certificate 15

Sunday 15 May | 7.30pm
Standard £4
Concession £3

You can also win free tickets to The Breakfast Club by answering our poll and telling us: What is YOUR most convenient definition?

And on Monday, pop in for Hollywood classic An American in Paris, starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron, and enjoy a complimentary tea or coffee with the film. Jerry Mullogan, a struggling American painter in Paris, is ‘discovered’ by an influential heiress with an interest in a little more than Jerry’s art…

Certificate U

Monday 16 May | 11am
Standard £4
Concession £3

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Gallery

The music service of East Ren, in collaboration with Reeling and Writhing Theatre, have staged a production of Benjamin Britain’s Noye’s Fludde at Paisley Abbey. This exhibition in EPT’s gallery showcases the magnificent artwork created for this production by the many East Renfrewshire schools who took part in the Noye’s Fludde project.

Mon 9–  Tues 31 May
Entrance to the Gallery is FREE

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or more information on upcoming events check out the May–August 2011 programme, and don’t forget you can follow all the latest news on EPT’s Facebook or Twitter or right here on the Blog.

Summer season ON SALE NOW!!

Like the beautiful weekend was a premonition, tickets for our summer season go on sale today!!

Highlights include three fantastic shows for babies, more family film days (Wizard of Oz, Alice in Wonderland and The Artistocats), Visible Fictions and Scottish Opera’s latest theatrical spine-tingler Clockwork and a series of events from our Young PromotERs (including a Band Night and a screening of The Breakfast Club).

Call Box office on 0141 577 4970 to book your tickets now, or click the image on the right to browse an electronic copy of the whole May–Aug 2011 programme.

And check back here everyday this week to see another sneak-peak of all the amazing events we’ve got planned to brighten up your summertime!

MORE Glasgow Tales photos!

Continuing our Glasgow Tales picspam, have a look at our Facebook album to see some of the brilliant pieces of original artwork that were created for the set of Glasgow Tales.

All the artworks were created by pupils at St Ninians’ High school working alongside EPT’s Visual Arts Development Officer Janet Forry.

Do you recognise all the Glasgow landmarks? Which picture reminds you most of Glasgow?

‘Behind The Mirror’ Exhibition

When we look in the mirror, what do we see? A perfect image of ourselves, maybe, just as we are. Except: our perceptions of our ‘selves’ are much bigger than that mirror reflection, aren’t they?

Previewing last Sunday night and now open to the public, EPT is proud to host brand new exhibition ‘Behind The Mirror’, showcasing the work of three recent graduates of Duncan of Jordanstone Art College as they explore ideas of the body and self through a diverse and exciting collection of figurative paintings.

Ex Eastwood High pupil David Wylie, who curates the exhibition explains: “‘Behind the Mirror’ features work by myself and three other Scottish visual artists. All of our work explores the idea of the body and self through the medium of paint. I am delighted that Katie Johnston, Katie MacKinnon and Martin McGuinness and I are all exhibiting together. Our individual styles vary greatly which provides a broad appeal to draw in visitors in to the exhibition.”

Were you at the gallery opening on Sunday? Or have you visited since? We’d love to hear your thoughts on the exhibition: what inspired you? What confused you? What pieces were your favourites? Leave your thoughts in the comments below!

‘Behind The Mirror’ is open to the public between Monday 7th March and Saturday 30th April. Entry to the gallery is FREE.

March at EPT

Wow, March kind of sneaked up on us didn’t it? Luckily, our March programme doesn’t show any lack of preparedness. Have we got some treats for you this month!

Theatre

Kicking off TONIGHT, it’s Rapture Theatre’s tenth anniversary and they’re celebrating with their brand new production of Gregory Burke’s (Black Watch) critically acclaimed Gagarin Way. It’s the cruel and funny story of a human heist in Fife gone horribly wrong, as two disgruntled factory workers kidnap a visiting company executive to make a point. Except, what exactly is their point? And do they have the same agenda?

Suitable for ages 14+

Wednesday 2nd | 7.30pm | Standard £12, Concession £10, Student £8

www.rapturetheatre.co.uk

On 8th March Plutot La Vie make a welcome return to EPT with their new family show By The Seat of Your Pants, a hilarious exploration of relationships, splapstick and, um, chairs, as three men await their fate in hope, expectation, boredom and delight.

Recommended age 8+

Tuesday 8th | 7.30pm | Standard £4

www.plutotlavie.org.uk

On the 10th of March, Random Accomplice’s hilarious new production Smalltown makes a one-night-only appearance here at EPT after a giddy opening week at the Tron that had critics rolling in the aisles. Created by three of Scotland’s most dynamic writers, Smalltown tells the unexpected tales of what happens when a polluted water supply turns the residents of three Ayrshire towns crazy, from zombies in the frozen food aisle to a dangerous game of Russian Roulette in tourist information, and YOU pick the ending!

Recommended age 14+

Thursday 10th | 7.30pm | Standard £12, Concession £10, Student £8

www.randomaccomplice.com

After last year’s acclaimed production of Rent, Theatre South return to EPT this season with musical comedy The Wedding Singer. It’s 1985 and wedding singer Robbie, after being jilted at the alter, aims to make every wedding as miserable as his own– until he meets a sweet waitress named Julie, who promptly steals his heart. Only trouble is, she’s about to be married! can Robbie pull off the performance of the decade and win the girl of his dreams?

Tuesday 15th–Saturday 19th | 7.30pm + 2.30pm Saturday matinee| Tickets £8–£14

www.theatresouthproductions.co.uk

Another classic of musical theatre, EPT favourites Harlequin Youth Theatre return with the Lloyd-Webber smash Jesus Christ Superstar. The stirring rock opera dramatically recreates the last seven days in the life of Jesus of Nazareth– seen through the eyes of Judas Iscariot.

Tuesday 22nd–Saturday 26th | 7.30pm | Tickets £10-£12

www.harlequinyouth.co.uk

Last but most definitely not least, EPT’s very own Young Company (the team that brought you last year’s stunning hit Real Men Dream in Black and White) return with another original piece of theatre Glasgow Tales. A snippet of conversation overheard on the train, the face of the old lady you pass every day, the raised voices from next door you wish you cold ignore…Glasgow is alive with stories waiting to be told, and people eager to tell them.

Tuesday 29th | 7.30pm | Standard £3

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Gallery

In the gallery from 7th March–30th April, EPT will be hosting an exhibition of stunning new figurative work from graduates of Duncan of Jordonstone Art School, Behind The Mirror. The art school is enjoying a reputation as one of the top art schools in Britain, and four recent graduates show us why, with their though-provoking mix of figurative painting styles.

Entrance to the exhibition is FREE

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Film

This weekend brings you another dose of big-screen shenanigans, kicking off with one for the kids (and big kids) this Sunday, with Disney classic The Jungle Book, which sees Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther having a wee bit of difficulty convincing young boy Mowgli to leave the jungle for human civilisation. There’s a free tea/coffee or soft drink for every family member while you watch the movie.

Sunday 6th March | 1pm | Standard £4, Concession £3

Continuing with our cult classics, ahead of Christopher Nolan’s new installment next year, we’re showing Tim Burton’s Oscar-winning 1989 original Batman, starring Micheal Keaton as the brooding superhero and Jack Nicholson as the clownishly homicidal Joker. Don’t forget, there’s FREE POPCORN for every audience member during the show!

Sunday 6th March | 7.30 pm | Standard £4, Concession £3

And to get us in the mood for summertime, Monday at the Movies continues with Audrey Hepburn classic Roman Holiday, where a bored and sheltered princess (Hepburn) escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman (Gregory Peck) in sunny Roma. There’s a free tea/coffee for every audience member as you watch the show.

Monday 7th March | 1pm | Standard £4, Concession £3

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Music

After a sell-out show last year, ex Love and Money frontman James Grant returns to EPT. Widely regarded as one of the finest singer-songwriters and performers around, James plays material from all of his critically acclaimed solo albums as well as a smattering of old favourites in a solo acoustic setting. Raw, heart-rending and uplifting this is a performer not to be missed.

Wednesday 9 | 7.30pm | Standard £12, Concession £10, Student £8

www.james-grant.com

Todd Gordon, one of Britain’s finest jazz and swing singers,  also returns to EPT this March with new show The Tony Bennett Songbook, a wonderful celebration of Mr Bennet’s joyous and carefully crafted performances, perfect for audiences who enjoy hearing classic songs from a classic era.

Saturday 12th | 7.30pm | Standard £12, Concession £10, Student £8

www.toddgordon.com

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Masterclasses

Continuing our immensely popular Masterclass series, this month the Artistic Director of Random Accomplice, Johnny McKnight (‘Smalltown’, ‘Promises Promises’, Little Johnny’s Big Gay Wedding’) presents Page to Stage, a two hour event aimed at exploring the dynamic between the writer, the director and the performer. Led by Johnny, participants will create their own short group scripts then watcha s these original works are altered and adapted by their fellow peers with a view to presenting.

Everyone who participates in the workshop will be eligable for a special £5 ticket price for Random Accomplice’s newest hit Smalltown when it comes to EPT on Thursday 10th March.

Thursday 3rd | 7pm-9pm | Standard £5, Concession £3

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For more information on upcoming events check out the Jan-Apr 2011 Programme, and don’t forget you can follow all the latest news on EPT’s Facebook or Twitter or right here on the Blog.

 

 

 

February at EPT

February might be the shortest month of the year, but here at EPT we’re packing it full of an eclectic cornucopia of events for all the family!

Theatre

Ballet West return to EPT on Friday 4th with their spellbinding production of Romeo and Juliet, complete with Prokoveif’s classic score.

Friday 4th | 7.30pm | Standard £12, Concession £10, Student £8

www.balletwest.co.uk

Hopefully not foretelling the weather, EROS Musical Society bring the classic Singin’ in The Rain to a new audience from Monday 21st–Sat 26th of February.

Mon 21st–Sat 26th | 7.30pm + 2.30pm Saturday matinee | Tickets £10-£15

www.erosmusicalsociety.co.uk

 

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Gallery

Gordon Cockburn’s uncomfortable yet striking Auschwitz Series exhibition continues in the gallery until 13th Feb, in conjunction with the Holocaust Memorial Day on Monday Jan 31st.

 

From 21st Feb– 28th EPT will be hosting the annual selection of work from nearby St Ninian’s High School. The exhibition is a favourite with staff, students and families, and includes jewellery, fashion, product design and expressive work by students presenting for national qualifications in art and design.

Admittance to all exhibitions is FREE

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Film

EPT’s film programme has selections for all the family this month, kicking off with recent Disney/Pixar classic Up this Sunday (6th) at 1pm, with a free coffee/soft-drink for all audience members to enjoy during the film.

Sunday 6th | 1pm | Standard £4, Concession £3

 

Then, at 7.30pm, enjoy the first of the Young PromotERs cult classics flim nights with the most successful comedy of the eighties: Ghostbusters, complete with free popcorn! We ain’t afraid of no ghosts…

Sunday 6th | 7.30pm | Standard £4, Concession £3

 

Our hugely successful Monday at the Movies event also continues this month with Marilyn Munroe classic Some Like it Hot. As always, a free tea or coffee is included in the price of your ticket.

Mon 7th Feb | 11am | Standard £4, Concession £3

 

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Music

Returning to EPT by popular demand, Joni Keen brings A Tribute to Ella on Sunday 13th Feb . The show recently wowed audiences and critics alike during six sell-out night at the Fringe, so book your tickets now to avoid disappointment!

Sunday 13th | 2pm | Standard £10, Concession £8, Student £5

www.jonikeenjazz.co.uk

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Masterclass Series

Our Masterclass Series also continues this month, beginning on Sunday 6th with Shakespeare with Lissa Lorenzo. Aimed at participants interested in performance, Lissa’s practical and fun session will help performers get to grip with the Bard and bring new life to his remarkable words. 

Sat 6th Feb | 4pm-6.30pm | Standard £5, Concession £3

Screenwriting with Malcolm Morrison: Do you have a story you’re dying to tell but don’t know how to go about it? Or are you interested in seeing if you have what it takes to be a screenwriter? If so, Malcolm (author of several short films and currently a script writer with STV) will teach the basics of what you need to know to get started as a screenwriter and answer any questions you might have about the screenwriting process.

Sun 27th Feb | 2pm-6pm | Standard £5, Concession £3

All masterclasses take place in the main auditorium and are for ages 16+

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For more information on upcoming events check out the Jan-Apr 2011 Programme, and don’t forget you can follow all the latest news on EPT’s Facebook or Twitter or right here on the Blog.