What’s on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy.

Glasgow Theatre

Glasgow has many fantastic theatres, including: the Citizens Theatre, the Tron, Kings Theatre, Theatre Royal, the Pavilion and in the West End, Cottiers and Websters Theatre also the wonderful, A Play, A Pie and A Pint, lunchtime theatre at OranMor.

Arts venues such as the Arches and CCA also include performance in their progammes. Watch out for drama and comedy at Glasgow’s many festivals, including, the West End Festival, Merchant City Festival, International Comedy Festival, Glasgay and Scottish Mental Health Festival.

Listings are regularly updated on this page.

Josie Long at Govanhill International Festival 2024

josie long and friends

Thursday 1 August, 2024, 7.30 p.m. – 10.30 p.m. Josie Long and friends The Rum Shack, 657-659 Pollokshaws Road Glasgow G41 2AB Part of the Govanhill International Festival & Carnival 2024 collection Josie Long returns to the Govanhill Festival with a comedy extravaganza to open this year’s programme. Join Josie and her comedy pals for an […]

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The Glaswegian at Websters

the glaswegian

Friday 6 September, 2024 A New Original Play Websters Theatre, 416 Great Western Road, Glasgow G4 9HZ Chuck has spent a lifetime in Glasgow, and now on one final bus journey he revisits his past. A person can be many different people in their lives; friends come and go and places change, producing the memories […]

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Websters Glasgow, Theatre and Restaurant

websters night

Websters Theatre, Bar, Restaurant, 416 Great Western Road, Glasgow G4 9HZ Secession – Coffee House, Beer Garden, Cocktail Bar Secession on Instagram Websters Bar/Bistro Telephone: 0141 357 0151 Peruse the Menu (On Facebook) Telephone: Theatre 0141 357 4000 Email: hello@webstersglasgow.com What’s On at Websters New Public Space at Webster’s Please read the Report on this […]

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Short Attention Span Theatre, 10 July, 2024

Short Attention Span Theatre

The Old Hairdresser’s, Renfield Ln, Glasgow, G2 5AR Wednesday 10 July, 2024 7 p;m. The Six Playwrights Arabella by Jennifer MacRaeWhen the Lever Breaks by Chris Patrick Haud Yer Wheest! by Gail Winters Umm Kulthum by Martin Foreman Who Cares Wins by Alistair Maxwell Nifty by Adam McNelis Book Tickets £10

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Bard in the Botanics Summer Season 2024

Bard in the Botanics

19 June – 17 July, 2024 Bard in the Botanics – ‘Her Infinite Variety’ Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G12 0UE Part of West Fest JANE EYRE: Outdoors, Glasgow Botanic Gardens 19th June – 6th July, 7.45pm HEDDA GABLER: Kibble Palace, Glasgow Botanic Gardens 20th June – 6th July, 8pm **** THE […]

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The Raghu Dixit Project, Cottiers

raghuy dixit project cottiers

25 July, 2024 Cottiers, 93 – 95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11 5PU From Mysore to Windsor Castle, from college festivals in India to Glastonbury, Raghu Dixit soldiers on as he has for over two decades, infecting people with an itch to sing and dance with abandon. Often regarded as the pioneer of independent music in […]

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Walking on Sunshine Summer Showcase, Cottiers

walking on sunshine

Thursday 20 June, 2024 Cottiers Theatre, 93 95 Hyndland Street, Glasfow G11 5PU Pulse Dance Studio welcome you to a night of musical fun with their musical theatre students. Bringing you songs, scenes and choreography from some of the best musicals – Star Academy performers will wow you with their talents. Buy tickets

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Cottiers – Bar, Restaurant, Theatre, Glasgow West End

cottiers tower

Cottiers, 93-95 Hyndland St, Glasgow G11 5PU 0141 357 5825 www.cottiers.com/ Cottiers Bar and Restaurant is a most attractive and flexible venue in  Glasgow’s West End. Previously, Dowanhill Church, it is one of only three surviving Scottish churches famously decorated by Daniel Cottier, the revolutionary artist-designer when it was built in 1865.  Food and Drink […]

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Movie Night Showase at Websters

Movie night websters

Thursday 27 June, 2024 – 7 p.m.- 9 p.m. Websters Theatre, 416 Great Western Road, Glasgo G4 9HZ Showcase from the talented students of The School of Glee and NBT artists performing songs from all of your favourite films. Adults: £12.00 Concessions: £9.00 Box Office 0141 357 4000 Buy tickets  

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G12 End of Season Showcase, Websters Theatre

G12 End of season showcase

Sunday 16 June, 2024, 6.30 p.m. – 7.30 p.m. Websters Theatre, 416 Great Western Road, Glasgow G4 9HZ G12 Performing Arts would like to invite you to their end of season showcase, a fabulous evening of entertainment for all of the family and a great way to commence your Summer. There will be performances from […]

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Oliver Jr at Websters Theatre

oliver jr

Saturday 15 June, 2024 – Performances at 12pm, 2.30pm, 5pm & 7.30pm! Websters Theatre, 416 Great Western Road,  Glasgow G4 9HZ (Adjacent to Kelvinbridge Underground) Consider yourself at home with the Broadway Junior version of Lionel Bart’s classic musical based on Charles Dickens’ novel Oliver Twist.  The Tony & Olivier awar-winning show is one of the few […]

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Three Words For Forest: exploring uncertainty in a time of climate crises

three words for forest

11th – 12th June, 2024 James Arnott Theatre, Gilmorehill Centre, 9 University Avenue Glasgow G12 8QQ A new play drawing on interviews with forestry practitioners. How are forests adapting to climate change? What are the human roles in this? Three Words for Forest draws on 30 interviews with forest practitioners, researchers and policy-makers from across sectors […]

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Radiant Vermin

Radiant Vermin

28 June – 13 July, 2024 Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HB SCOTTISH PREMIERE Getting a foot on the property ladder is murder…. Ollie and Jill want to tell you about their dream home.  Some of the things they did to get it, you might find shocking.  But they want you to know that […]

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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy

When Mountains Meet – Touring Theatre

when mountains meet

When Mountains Meet tours Scotland this Spring At Cottiers, Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11  21 and 22 May, 2024 Tickets for Cottiers Scottish Tour Dates and Information The captivating cross-cultural tale tells the true story of Scottish musician Anne Wood as she travels from the Highlands to the Himalayas to meet her father for the first […]

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Pippin

pippin

21 – 25 May, 2024 Websters Theatre, 416 Great Western Road, G4 9HZ From Pantheon From the team who brought you Young Frankenstein in 2023…. Pantheon are proud to present Pippin, the story of a young man seeking to lead an extraordinary life! With a score from musical theatre giant Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pocahontas, Wicked […]

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy

The Fallen – A New Scottish Musical

the fallen

17 and 18 May, 2024 Websters Theatre, 416 Great Western Road, G9 4HZ Throughout the 50s, 60s and 70s in Scotland, unmarried mothers were forced to give their babies away for adoption. Our new musical, based on true events, explores the stories of lives that were changed forever. Performances: 17th May 7.30pm 18th May 2.30pm […]

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Nemo Arts Spring Showcase at Websters

Nemo Arts Spring Showcase

Wednesday 17 April, 2024 1.30 p.m. – 3.30 p.m. Websters Theatre,  416 Great Western Road, Glasgow G4 9HZ Come along for an unforgettable evening of creativity and community at Websters Theatre, presented by Nemo Arts, A Glasgow-based mental health support charity. Immerse yourself in the transformative power of the arts as Nemo Arts showcase the […]

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Sunday, March 24, 2024 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy

When We Were Young at Websters

When We Were Young

Sunday 14 April, 2024 Websters Theatre, 416 Great Western Road, Glasgow G4 9HZ A story of teenage gangs, friendship and survival. When We Were Young Looks beyond the tabloid stereotypes of ‘Neds’ to tell a powerful and hilarious story about the realities of gang culture and young team mentality in Glasgow during the 90s as […]

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Karen Dunbar at Websters

karen dunbar

Saturday 6th April, 2024 7.30 p.m. Websters Theatre, 416 Great Western Road, Glasgow G4 9HZ Karen Dunbar is a Scottish comedian, actress and writer. Her rise to fame came when she appeared on television on the BBC series Chewin’ the Fat, and was subsequently given her own show by the channel, The Karen Dunbar Show. […]

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Strathclyde University Jazz Orchestra at Cottiers

Strathclyde university jazz orchestra

3 April, 2024 at 7.30 p.m. Cottiers, 93 Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11 5PU Strathclyde University Jazz Orchestra return to Cottiers for their headline gig of 2024. Come along to hear funky tunes, band classics, and some jazzy twists on popular hits. About Strathclyde University Jazz Orchestra : Formed in late 2012, the Strathclyde University Jazz Orchestra is […]

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Happy Endings at Websters Theatre

happy endings

21 – 23 March, 2024 Websters, 416 Great Western Road, Glasgow G4 9HZ A brilliant farce about an amateur theatre company putting on a 1970’s classic farce, “Trouble and Strife”. Clever and Hilarious. Buy tickets Reviews of previous Walking Shadows productions; “What a fantastic show – just so clever and so funny” “Loved the show- […]

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Roughly Staged a night of new Scottish Theatre

roughly staged

26 March, 2024 Cottiers, 93 – 95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11 5PU Buy tickets A jam-packed night of new theatre writing and creative conversations – biggest night yet! Presenting three brand new 15-minute plays created by writers from Partick and beyond. Afterwards, you are invited for drinks and  creative conversations – a chance to meet […]

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Dracula – Gaslamp Theatre at Cottiers

Dracula

Performances on 4th, 5th and 6th March, 2024 Cottiers, 93 – 95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11 “I think strange things, which I dare not confess, even to my own soul.” Gaslamp Theatre presents Dracula, in a new adaptation by Rebecca Russell. Based on Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel, this production confronts issues of power and sexual […]

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The Red and Black Show at Websters Theatre

red and black show

23 and 24 February, 2024 New Magic Show Paul Distefano and Annettea La Rusa When you combine movement and dance with moments of magic and seamless acting you have created something beyond a magic show. You have created a happening. A moment people will cherish forever. It’s also really funny! See you there!!! Buy Tickets […]

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Friday, February 16, 2024 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy

The 39 Steps, Websters

Websters

12 – 16 March, 2024 Websters, 416 Great Western Road, Glasgow G4 9HZ The 39 Steps is a hilarious, fast-paced, 1930s comedy thriller, adapted by Patrick Barlow, from the movie by Alfred Hitchcock, and the novel by John Buchan. Take an Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece, a spicy spy novel, and a riotous blend of virtuoso performances […]

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Thursday, February 15, 2024 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy

Alan Bissett: The Moira Trilogy at Websters

alan bissett moira trilogy

Sunday 17 March, 2034 7 p.m. – 10.30 p.m. Websters, 416 Great Western Road, Glasgow G4 9HZ Since 2009, Alan Bissett’s ‘one-woman show’ The Moira Monologues, about Moira Bell – single mother, cleaner and Falkirk’s Hardest Woman – has been leaving audiences all over Scotland weak with laughter and garnering rave reviews. Alan continued Moira’s […]

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The 39 Steps at Websters

39 steps

12 – 16 March, 2024 Websters, 416 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G4 9HZ The 39 Steps is a hilarious, fast-paced, 1930s comedy thriller, adapted by Patrick Barlow, from the movie by Alfred Hitchcock, and the novel by John Buchan. Take an Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece, a spicy spy novel, and a riotous blend of virtuoso performances […]

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Man vs Baby: Trolls and Tribulations

trolls and tribulations

3 February, 2024, 7.30 p.m.  10.00 p.m. Websters Theatre, 416 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G4 9HZ An evening of comedy as bestselling author Matt Coyne tells the story of Man Vs Baby, trolls, a lady called Brenda… and about his run in with Halle Berry. Buy tickets More about Websters

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Saturday, January 27, 2024 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy

The Provy Wummin ay Websters Theatre

The Provy Wummin

9 February, 2024 7.30 p.m. Websters Theatre, 416 Great Western Road, Glasgow G4 9HZ (adjacent to Kelvinbridge Underground) It’s 1979. Does the wean want an orange chopper for Christmas? Have you booked the caravan in Anstruther? Or does mammy want a new outfit from What Every Woman Wants? Well… she can help. Margaret Morrison is […]

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Friday, January 12, 2024 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy

Scottish Ballet: Cinders!

Scottish Ballet Cinders

9 – December – 31 December, 2023 Theatre Royal, 282 Hope St, Glasgow G2 3QA “Breaking with tradition in theatre is a tradition in itself, and Scottish Ballet‘s playful new production of Cinders will have a surprise in store each night for audiences as the curtain rises: on some nights, Cinders will be a woman, swept off her feet by her […]

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Scottish Ballet Cinders

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