Glasgow TheatreScottish Opera presents Anthropocene – World Premiere by Stuart MacRae and Louise Welsh
WORLD PREMIERE BY STUART MACRAE AND LOUISE WELSH January, Thursday, 24th, and Saturday 26th 2019 Theatre Royal, Glasgow The world premiere of Anthropocene, a gripping new work commissioned by Scottish Opera from composer Stuart MacRae and librettist Louise Welsh, takes place on January 24 at Theatre Royal Glasgow. It then tours to King’s Theatre, Edinburgh […]
Monday, January 21, 2019 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Annie, Kings Theatre, Glasgow: Full Casting Announced
MONDAY 15 – SATURDAY 10 APRIL 2019 UK Tour of Michael Harrison and David Ian’s Production of the Musical Annie Michael Harrison and David Ian are delighted to announce full casting for their smash hit production of the musical ANNIE which runs opening at the King’s Theatre in Glasgow this spring as part of a […]
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Friday, January 18, 2019 | Filed under: What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Glasgow Girls, Kings Theatre review Pat Byrne
Kings Theatre Glasgow 15 – 19 January, 2019 Presented by Raw Material in association with Regular Music Conceived for the stage and directed by Cora Bissett Book by David Greig Original Musical Arrangements by Hilary Brooks Glasgow Girls the Musical is based on the true story of seven teenage pupils attending Drumchapel High School. The […]
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Wednesday, January 16, 2019 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Glasgow Girls Kings Theatre
15 – 19 January, 2019 The life-affirming, song-and-dance-filled, Scottish musical drama, based on the true story of seven feisty Glaswegian teenagers, whose lives change forever when their school friend and her asylum-seeking family are forcibly taken from their home to be deported. They are galvanised to fight for her rights, inspiring a whole community to […]
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Sunday, January 13, 2019 | Filed under: What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Three Leaps of the Gazelle, Playwrights Studio
By Jack Dickson – Rehearsed Reading 17 January, 2019 CCA Email hayley@playwrightsstudio.co.uk to reserve your seat. ‘That’s why we do this job, Jo-Jo. That’s why we’re here. To help people. Cos if we’re not helping, what the fuck are we doing?” (Lance Corporal Christine McGuire) In an increasingly uncertain world, opinions polarise. We cling to […]
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Wednesday, January 9, 2019 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Big Fish the Musical
17th – 19th January, 7:30pm Big Fish. Brian Cox Studio, Scottish Youth Theatre, 105 Brunswick St, Glasgow G1 1TF Epilogue Theatre proudly presents Big Fish the musical in aid of the Village Storytelling Centre An epic tale about a farmer’s son from Alabama who wanted to see the world: Epilogue Theatre are delighted to present Big […]
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Tuesday, January 8, 2019 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Fibro My Arth! Extended, Websters
16 March, 2019 7.30 p.m. – 9.30 p.m. Presented as part of Glasgow’s International Comedy Festival: Having been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and Osteoarthritis in March 2017, Hebridean born comedian Carina MacLeod decided the best way to cope with her illnesses was to write a stand up show about them. After selling out her original show […]
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Friday, December 28, 2018 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
New Works Festival, Cottiers
18 February 2019 – 20 February, 2019 New Works is a festival of brand new writing from Student Theatre at Glasgow (STAG). Each night consists of one short and one long play; written, directed and performed by STAG members. New Works is an opportunity for writers and directors to unleash their imagination, with no restriction on theme or […]
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Doris, Dolly and the Dressing Room Divas, OranMor
19 – 30 December, 2018 OranMor, Top of Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8QX Back by popular demand… the delightful Doris, Dolly & The Dressing Room Divas! The sell out hit of 2016s Edinburgh Festival returns home to Òran Mór festooned with 5 star reviews for 10 evening performances in December… “one of the most brilliant […]
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Thursday, December 20, 2018 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
The Stand Comedy Club Christmas Specials 2018
THE STAND CHRISTMAS SPECIALS (10-15th Dec) Next week we have a belter of a line-up for you for our Christmas Specials (Mon – Sat) Featuring Susie McCabe Comedy, Kai Humphries,Christopher Macarthur-Boyd, Stephen Buchanan Comedy and host Raymond Mearns. Forget wearing paper hats and eating over-priced turkey – instead come and get some Christmas cheer from the very best comics at […]
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Sunday, December 9, 2018 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Britney and the Beast, Websters Theatre
4 December 2018 – 5 January, 2019 Websters Theatre, 416 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G4 9HZ From the Producers that brought you last years smash hit family pantomime Jackie and the Baked Bean Stock. Insideout Theatre productions Ltd, in association with Websters Theatre Glasgow proudly presents Britney and the Beast by Paul Harper-Swan Join Britney and […]
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Sunday, December 2, 2018 | Filed under: Pantos and Christmas Shows in Glasgow, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
So Long Farewell – The Apollo Players
Adelaides 209 Bath St, Glasgow G2 4HZ Apollo Players – Glasgows Oldest Theatre Company TIickets Contacct Paula Watt, Tickets Secretary 07746 951 570 email: paulawatt@blueyonder.co.uk Performance Prices, Dates and Times Wednesday 14th November – Friday 16 November 7.30 p.m. £18 adult £12 child Saturday 17 November 2.30p.m. £18 adult £12 child SAT 17th NOVEMBER £18 […]
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Thursday, November 15, 2018 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Oklahoma, Kings Theatre Glasgow
GLASGOW LIGHT OPERA CLUB PRESENTS TUESDAY 13-SATURDAY 17 NOVEMBER The Glasgow Light Opera Club is proud to present their production of the much-loved classic, Oklahoma! The popular story tells of farm girl Laurey Williams’ struggle to choose between two rival suitors – cowboy Curly McLain and the sinister farmhand Jud Fry. Oklahoma! was the first […]
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Saturday, November 10, 2018 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
It Is Easy To Be Dead, OranMor
Dates: 11th – 14th November, 7.30pm Show Starts: 7.30pm (Doors open 7pm) Bréon Rydell in association with Neu! Reekie! presents IT IS EASY TO BE DEAD by Neil McPherson Based on the poetry, letters and brief life of Charles Hamilton Sorley Directed by Liz Carruthers Following a sell-out West End run where it was nominated for an […]
Cabildo: a chamber opera by Amy Beach at Cottiers
Tuesday 20th November, 2018 7.30pm European Premiere! Cottiers Theatre, 93 – 95 Hyndland St, Glasgow G11 5PU In Europe for the first time and for one night only, Amy Beach’s Cabildo (1932) takes audiences on an enchanting journey of pirates against state power. Told through dream sequences from the modern day, Cabildo recounts the miraculous escape […]
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Saturday, November 3, 2018 | Filed under: What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
The Cripple of Inishman, Websters Theatre
At Websters Theatre, Glasgow until Saturday 3 November, 2018 7.30 – 10.00 p.m. Websters, 416 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G4 9HZ Set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland in 1934, The Cripple of Inishmaan is a strange comic tale in the great tradition of Irish storytelling.Tickets £15 Adults/£13 Concessions/£13 Children (ticket […]
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Thursday, November 1, 2018 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Scottish Ensemble – Prelude – skydiving from a dream (with Andersson Dance)The Tramway
Bach, Lutosławski, Beethoven. Order, Chaos, Adventure. 8 and 9 November, 2018 The Tramway, 75 Albert Drive, Glasgow G41 2PE Join Scottish Ensemble and Andersson Dance for the world premiere of their second collaboration. Musicians and dancers blur their roles and break the rules in this new co-production exploring the very human paradox at the root […]
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King Keich at OranMor by Louise Welsh review by Pat Byrne
King Keigh, A Play, A Pie and A Pint Directed by Paul Brotherstone Beyond absurd, King Keich brought mayhem to the stage at Play, Pie and Pint, OranMor. We meet the flamboyant Keich, game-show host (Grant O’Rourke) as he prepares for his ‘Open the Box’ television show. When he boasts of the large audience his […]
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Sunday, October 28, 2018 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Dementia Friendly ‘Still Alice’ Theatre Royal
(Photograph: Eva Pope, Sharon Small & Ruth Ollman in STILL ALICE, credit Geraint Lewis) Thursday 15 November, 2018 2.30 p.m. Theatre Royal Glasgow, 282 Hope St, Glasgow G2 3QA Theatre Royal, Glasgow is to hold a Dementia Friendly performance of Still Alice next month as part of the venue’s ongoing commitment to providing an accessible […]
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Thursday, October 25, 2018 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
The Bodyguard Musical and Themed Karaoke, Theatre Royal
Alexandra Burke will star in The Bodyguard at Theatre Royal 3 – 29 December, 2018 Theatre Royal,282 Hope St, Glasgow G2 3QA WE WANNA SING WITH SOMEBODY! > THEATRE ROYAL TO HOST “THE BODYGUARD” THEMED KARAOKE AS HIT MUSICAL KICKS OFF UK TOUR IN GLASGOW THIS CHRISTMAS SING ALONGS WILL TAKE PLACE AFTER EVENING WEEKEND […]
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Tuesday, October 23, 2018 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
A Play, Pie and A Pint: King Keich, OranMor by Louise Welsh
22 – 27 October, 2018 OranMor, Top of Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8QX Cast: Grant O’Rourke, Meghan Tyler and Alasdair Hankinson By Louise Welsh | Directed By Paul Brotherston It is the age of King Keich! Game show host King Keich rises to the highest position in the land bringing chaos, mayhem & mass murder in his […]
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Monday, October 22, 2018 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Six and a Tanner, One Man Play by Rony Bridges
17 October, 2018, 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. OranMor, Top of Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8QX With Alex Wilkie On the eve of his father’s funeral that no one will attend, Joe wants a word with him. “A rollercoaster ride of emotions that will make you laugh and make you cry and laugh again” £8/£10 […]
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Sunday, October 14, 2018 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Cultural Diversity Showcase, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Black History Month
Friday 19 October, 2018, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Royal Conservatoire of Scotland RCS Cultural Diversity Showcase The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland brings to BHM 2018 a night of performance from its diverse and international student body, showcasing music, drama, dance and spoken word. This is a night of creativity from one of the world’s […]
Saturday, October 13, 2018 | Filed under: Black History Month Glasgow, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Colin Dunne: Concert The Tramway
12 and 13 October, 2018 – 8.30pm Location: Tramway 25 Albert Dr, Glasgow G41 2PE £14/£9 (transaction fees: £1 online, £1.50 by phone) Book Online » Or buy tickets from our box office on 0845 330 3501 presented by Once Off Productions Two artists united by a deep appreciation of tradition yet compelled by their desire to […]
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Monday, October 8, 2018 | Filed under: Dance, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Autumn Season,2018, Play, Pie, Pint at OranMor
PPP’s Autumn season launches on 27th August, 2018 with another 13 brand new plays from the best of Scotland’s writing talent. Lunchtime theatre at OranMor, Top of Byres Road, Glasgow West End G12 8QX SEE THE PROGRAMME King Keich by Louise Welsh 22 – 27 October, 2018 IT WISNAE ME by Alan Bissett Mon, 01 […]
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Wednesday, October 3, 2018 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
“20 Seaward Street” Rehearsed Singing, The Drygate Glasgow
6th and 7 October, 2018 Drygate, 85 Drygate, Glasgow G4 0UT “20 Seaward Street” is an unconventional fusion of opera, musical hall and jazz performed in Glaswegian vernacular by an international cast exploring what it is to be migrant. Set in 1960 it follows the fate of one family as they prepare to migrate from […]
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Wednesday, September 26, 2018 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Broadway in the Bar, OranMor
7 October, 2018 at 4 p.m. – Start time 5 p.m. OranMor, Top of Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8QX Insideout Productions proudly present BROADWAY IN THE BAR an afternoon of the best of Broadway! Join a first class professional cast as they sing songs from Wicked, Les Miserables, Grease… and more. Brought to you by the […]
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Tuesday, September 25, 2018 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Get A Life, Websters Theatre
18th-20th October 2018 @ 7:30 pm A dynamic and thought -provoking world premiere written by author and playwright David Henry Wilson, ‘Get A Life ‘ features actors John Shedden and Finlay McLean. By Splinters Productions – ‘a well-established touring theatre, running for more than 20 years, consisting of seasoned, professional actors bringing performances to delight […]
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Yer Tea’s Oot, Websters Theatre
21 September 2018 – 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm As we say round here: ‘If they drap yin, yer tea’s oot!‘. A cabaret evening of top entertainment that also celebrates the story of the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), Scotland’s part in that […]
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An Evening With Mark Beaumont at Cottiers
Tuesday 18 September, 2018 – 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Around the World in 80 Days by Mark Beaumont Mark Beaumont set out to make this Victorian fiction a two wheeled reality. Having smashed the circumnavigation cycling World Record twice in his career, he now holds this 18,000 mile title in a time of 78 days […]
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