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.

Marginalia – The Stand Comedy Club

Marginalia

Wednesday 9 July, 2025 7 p.m. Kevin Gilday and Nasim Rebecca Asl The Stand Comedy Club, Glasgow 333 Woodlands Rd, Glasgow G3 6NG Buy tickets Marginalia is Scotland’s boutique cultural showcase. Bringing together big names from the worlds of stand-up comedy, spoken word, literature and music; each expertly curated bill promises to provide the perfect midweek night […]

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When We Were Young – Touring Theatre at Cottiers

when we were young

20 July, 2025 7.30 p.m. Cottiers, 93 – 95 Hyndland Street, G11 5 PU After a successful run throughout 2023 ‘WHEN WE WERE YOUNG’ is back. When We Were Young takes the audience back to 1990s Glasgow where gang culture was at its worst and takes them on a nostalgic and emotional rollercoaster, as they […]

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Madison Violet at Cottiers

madison violet

23 July, 2025, 8 p.m. Cottiers, 93 – 95 Hyndland Street, G11 5PU Madison Violet is a Canadian Juno-nominated female musical duo, consisting of Lisa MacIsaac and Brenley MacEachern. 2025 marks the 25th anniversary of Madison Violet. A rare and impressive feat that they are both proud of and grateful for. The pair, who both […]

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Bard in the Botanics 2025

bard in botanics

25 June – 2 August, 2025 Magic, Mayhem and Murder Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G12 0UE Programme A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – This magical & enchanting new outdoor production of Shakespeare’s best-loved comedy is the perfect treat for a summer’s evening. Part of WestFest DOCTOR FAUSTUS – Marlowe’s epic drama, adapted […]

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Rock Choir Summer Show at Cottiers

Rock Choir

Sunday Monday 29 June, 2025 – Performances at 2pm & 5.30pm Cottiers, 93 – 95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11 5PU Come along and experience the joy and energy of Rock Choir! An uplifting hour long show (lunchtime or early evening option available) as the UK’s largest contemporary choir, Rock Choir, comes to Cottiers – for […]

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Saturday, June 21, 2025 | Filed under: Music, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy

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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The Naked Neds at Cottiers

the naked neds

Friday, 13 June, 2025, 7.30 p.m. Cottiers, 93 – 95 Hyndland Street, G11 5PU The Naked Neds are back! Hot off the heels of their sold-out 2024 tour. Get ready for a rollercoaster of laughter, tears, and maybe a few awkward moments with Paul, Jamie, Tony, Harry, and Bev! ‘The Naked Neds follows a group […]

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The Telling: Into The Melting Pot

the telling into the melting pot

Friday,  – 9 May, 2025, 7.30 p.m. Cottiers, 93 – 95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11 5PU A concertplay (where music and theatre collide) written by award-winning writer Clare Norburn and directed by BAFTA-nominated Nicholas Renton. Spain, 1492. At twilight on her final night in Seville, a Jewish woman, played by Suzanne Ahmet – Generation Z (C4), Ludwig (BBC), After the Flood (ITV), lights the lamps. She […]

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Thursday, May 1, 2025 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy

All Change at Websters

websters

Over the past 11 years the former Lansdowne Church on Great Western Road – with its familiar slender spire – has been operating as Websters Theatre. Some exciting changes are planned at Websters with a new tenant found to occupy the ground floor on a full time and long term basis. From September 2025 the […]

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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 Telephone: Theatre 0141 357 4000 Email: hello@webstersglasgow.com What’s On at Websters Exciting new plans at Websters.   April, 2025. Come and enjoy amazing food. Inside or outside in […]

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Night Idiot – A Play, A Pie and A Pint

night idiot play pie and pint

31 March – 5 April, 2025 Monday – Saturday 1pm (Doors 12pm/12.30pm on Mondays) OranMor, Top of Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8QX A darkly comedic by Zoe Bullock, a rip-roaring theatrical ride about one woman’s quest for impossible answers. Dani has it all. Great job, new flat, perfect boyfriend Paul…until one morning, she wakes up […]

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Saturday, March 15, 2025 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy

Dookin’ Oot – A Play, A Pie and A Pint

dookin oot

Monday, 24 February, 2025 — Saturday, 01 March, 2025 Dookin’ Ott By Éimi Quinn Directed by Jennifer Dick | Cast – Janette Foggo, Kyle Gardiner, Helen McAlpine OranMor, Top of Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8QX A riotous black comedy about a wild money-making scheme in an Easterhouse cooncil flat and going out wi’ a bang! […]

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Love Is In The Air, Arlington Baths Club

love is in the air

Friday 14 February, 2025, 7.30 – 9.30 p.m. Arlington Baths Club, Arlington Street, Glasgow G3 6DT A Valentine Special Fo All Romantics from Tram Direct David and Gill present songs with all the emotions that love can bring… …from joy, betrayal, sadness, grief, as well as uplifting romantic moments. Included are such numbers as: “They […]

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And If You Know The History at Websters

and if you know the history

3,4,5 April, 2025 Websters Theatre, 416 Great Western Road, Glasgow West End G4 9HZ After the high of the centenary season in 1988, Celtic had been going through a bit of a sticky patch, but a rare victory over their great rivals Rangers in the cup in March 1990, was cause for optimism. And as […]

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Sunday, January 26, 2025 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy

An Audience with Jane McCarry – Isa from Still Game at Websters

an audience with jane mccarry websters

Friday 18 April, 2025, 6.30 p.m. – 8.30 p.m. Websters, 416 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G4 9HZ STILL GAME STAR JANE MCCARRY IS BACK ON TOUR IN 2025! Join us for a marvelous evening with the brilliantly funny Jane McCarry! Best known for her iconic role as Isa in the hit BBC series Still Game. […]

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Meet Me At Boots Corner

Meet me at Boots Corner

27 – 30 March, 2025, 7.30 p.m. Websters Theatre, 416 Great Western Road, Glasgow G4 9HZ Kiss or Diss? Boots Corner. Where Argyle met Renfield and star-crossed lovers waited for Cupid to shoot its bow…leaving them dizzy in love…but more often than not, with a “Dissy”! The iconic Boots Corner is brought back to life. […]

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Weans in the Woodlands, OranMor

weans in the woodlands

26 November, 2024 – 5 January, 2025 OranMor, Top of  Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8QX They go by many names.  Kids, bairns, children, sprogs, rugrats, naïve idiots who still believe in Santa…And then there’s plain old ‘Weans’.  And who’d have them, eh?  But there’s Weans and then there’s Weans in the Wood(lands). Best pals- but they […]

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Beauty and the Beastie – Panto at The Pavilion

beauty and the beastie panto

28 November 2024 – 12 January, 2025 The Pavilion, 121 Renfield St, Glasgow G2 3AX Life in Cludgie on the Cobbles is quiet and peaceful.  Beauty passes her days helping her mother, Professor Porridge and their neighbours Dame Dolly Drumchapel and her son, Hector.  Up in Cludgie Castle, however, things are not so tranquil.  The […]

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Live in Living Colour – Performance by Acquire

acquire

21 –23 November, 2024 at 7.30 p.m. Woodside Halls, 36 Glenfarg St, Glasgow G20 7QE Acquire is proud to announce that once again they have a brand new musical theatre concert to share with you! This year, Live in Living Colour will feature songs from your musical favourites, as well as some surprises. The event […]

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Beerjacket at Cottiers

beerjacket

Thursday, 14 November, 2024 7.30 p.m. Cottiers, 3-95 Hyndland St, Glasgow G11 5PU Beerjacket is the musical title of Scottish singer/songwriter, Peter Kelly. Special 20th Anniversary show – Beerjacket in collaboration with Cairn String Quartet For the past twenty years, Kelly has been crafting emotionally impactful songs built on his unusual acoustic fingerpicking style and […]

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Tuesday, October 29, 2024 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy

Clatty Pat’s Walk Like a Glaswegian into the 90s

Clatty Pats Walk Like a Glaswegian

24 – 27 October, 2024 At: Websters Theatre, 416 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G4 9HZ We got Clatty in the 80s as we walked back like Glaswegians to the legend that was “Clatty Pats”. Due to overwhelming public demand- the smash hit that had you singing and dancing and laughing(and drinking!) to the tunes of […]

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Glasgow Kiss

Glasgow Kiss

30 September – 5 October, 2024 A brand new GLASWEGIAN MUSICAL, from the writer of The TOMMY BURNS Story & PORNO, featuring songs by artists connected with the GREATEST CITY IN THE WORLD! SIMPLE MINDS, TEXAS, PRIMAL SCREAM, The BLUEBELLS, AC/DC, GUN, GERRY CINNAMON, The SILENCERS and many more! Contains plenty of cracking music, laughter, […]

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Big Band Buble´ at Websters

big band buble

Friday 20 September, 2024 Michael Hastie, Scotland’s number one Michael Bublé tribute, with the record-breaking Scottish Big Band Jon Ritchie and That Swing Sensation. With mesmerizing performances that capture the essence of Michael Bublé’s timeless music, Big Band Bublé guarantees an unforgettable experience. Get ready to be transported by the smooth, velvety voice and charismatic […]

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Monday, September 16, 2024 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy

Up A Close at Websters

up a close

3 – 5 October, 2024 Websters, 416 Great Western Road, Glasgow G4 9HZ The sell out play, Up A Close is coming back to Websters for a 3 night, 4 performance run this October. With evening shows on Thursday and Friday and an afternoon matinee performance and evening show on the Saturday you have no […]

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Monday, September 9, 2024 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy

The Provy Wummin at Websters Theatre

The Provy Wummin

Saturday 7 September, 2024 – Performances at 2pm and 7.30pm. “A comedy masterpiece” Back by popular demand…the smash hit musical comedy of the year It’s 1979. Does the wean want a chopper for Christmas or does she fancy a new outfit from What Every Woman Wants? Or is it What Every Woman Needed? Margaret Morrison […]

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Jenny Colgan Byres Road Book Festival 2024

Jenny Colgan

Thursday, 26 Sep 2024 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road Glasgow G12 8AP Jenny Colgan is one of the most successful and prolific authors of feel-good fiction in the UK. Her numerous Sunday Times, New York Times and internationally bestselling books include almost fifty novels, novellas, short stories and children’s books. […]

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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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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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Bard in the Botanics

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