What’s on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy.

ANDROMAQUE, Until 4 July, 2015 – A Play, A Pie and A Pint

  29th June – 4th July, 2015 ANDROMAQUEBy Jean RacineAdapted by Frances Poet A Play, A  Pie and A Pint, OranMor Top of Byres Road, G12 8QX “He wanted to scratch his way into me and drum his victory tune against my ribs. I will not cry for him.” Hermione is a beauty, a trophy […]

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Muriel Spark’s The Driver’s Seat: An evening of informal conversation

  Thursday 2nd July, 2015 The Tramway  ‘In The Driving Seat with Muriel Spark’ “Come and join us at the Tramway this Thursday, 2nd of July at 6pm to learn more about ‘The Driver’s Seat’ novel and Muriel Spark at our free pre show event “In The Driving Seat with Muriel Spark”. Event Details Expect […]

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Summer Panto, OranMor, 6 – 25 July, 2015

Summer Panto – Cast Announced A Play, a Pie and a Pint are delighted to announce the cast for this year’s Summer Panto.  The Pie-Eyed Piper of Hamilton will star Jimmy Chisholm, Paul James Corrigan, Annie Grace and Kirstin McLean. Produced in association with Ayr Gaiety, this year’s Summer Panto will run at Oran Mor from […]

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Doris & Dolly ‘A Double D & A Wee Bit Mor’ OranMor, From Fri, 10 July, 2015

Doris & Dolly ‘A Double D & A Wee Bit Mor’ OranMor, top of Byres Road, G12 From Fri, 10 July, 2015 at 7:00pm The story and songs of Doris Day and Dolly Parton from the team behind A Bottle of Wine & Patsy Cline. Friday 10th, Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th July Thursday 16th, […]

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Rehearsed reading of Liz Lochhead’s Medea , Royal Conservatoire, 21 June, 2015

Rehearsed reading of Liz Lochhead’s Medea  Sunday 21st June, 2015 4pm The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Alexander Gibson Opera Studio 100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow G2 3DB

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Webster’s Theatre, Kelvinbridge to create a bistro catering facility

The Stage is Set An investment package of £60K from Resilient Scotland will enable FACT THREE, the group behind Webster’s Theatre, to create a bistro catering facility.  This new bistro will help transform Lansdowne Parish Church into a vibrant social hub for the West End of Glasgow. Building on the success of Cottiers, FACT THREE […]

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Lanark – A Life in Three Acts Aug 15 – Sept 19 , 2015. The Citizens Theatre

Lanark – A Life in Three Acts The Citizens 15 August – 19 September, 2015 August 22 – August 31 Royal Lyceum Theatre 30b Grindlay Street, EH3 9AX Edinburgh Buy tickets online Citizens Theatre | Adapted from the novel by Alasdair Gray Graham Eatough (Director) David Greig (Writer) Nick Powell (composer) Laura Hopkins (Designer) World […]

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The Mill Girls On Tour, Woodside Halls, Saturday 20 June, 2015

Saturday 20 June 1 p.m. doors 12.40 p.m. Paisley, Scotland’s largest town, has a global significance as a textile town, from the world famous Paisley Pattern and Shawl, to young weavers experimenting to produce thread as fine as silk. The thread mills of Paisley once produced 98% of the world’s thread. In 1993 the doors […]

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Elaine C Smith and Christina Dunwoodie: Torch Song Divas, Websters Theatre, 19/20 June, 2015

Elaine C Smith and Christina Dunwoodie: Torch Song DivasWebsters Theatre (Lansdowne Church), 416 Great Western Road, G4 9HZ Friday 19 June, 2015 8:00pmSaturday 20 June, 2015 8:00pm £15 www.primavoce.org.uk The fabulous voices of Torch Song Divas Elaine C Smith and Christina Dunwoodie combine the earthiness of soul, blues and jazz with the lyricism of classic […]

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Sol Summer Season of Classic Cuts at Òran Mór, Until 20th June, 2015

PHILOCTETESby SophoclesAdapted by Benny YoungDirected by Liz CarruthersFeaturing George Docherty, Daniel Portman and Benny Young Running at PPP Oran Mor from 15th – 20th June. ‘Those whom the Gods would punish first drive mad. Those whom the the Gods would test – suffer. Sophocles’ drama about betrayal, deceit and prophesy. Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.’ […]

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Bard in the Botanics: Love’s Labour’s Lost, West End Festival 24 – 27 June, 2015

Bard in the Botanics : Love’s Labour’s Lost FESTIVAL DATES: 24 – Sat 27 June – 7:45pm Tickets £17.50 (£10 conc). Phone 0141 429 0022 for bookings www.bardinthebotanics.co.uk In order to dedicate themselves to a life of study, the King of Navarre and his friends take an oath to avoid the company of women for […]

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Muriel Spark’s The Driver’s Seat at The Tramway, 2 – 4 July, 2015

Tramway Have you booked for National Theatre of Scotland’s latest performance The Driver’s Seat by Muriel Spark? Coming to Tramway 2 – 4 July. Adapted for the stage for the first time, The Driver’s Seat is one of renowned novelist Muriel Spark’s most gripping and disturbing books. Book tickets and find out more here More […]

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Mary Queen of Scots Mackintosh Church Friday 05 Jun, 2015

Mary Queen of Scots Mackintosh Church 870 Garscube Road, G20 7EL Friday 05 Jun, 2015 7:30pm Tickets £12 (£10 conc) in advance from Mackintosh Church or at the door www.louisemacdonaldcontralto.com World premiere of new works by Judith Bingham, Dee Isaacs and Eddie McGuire, performed with Schumann’s “Maria Stuart Lieder”. A close look at the letters […]

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WCS Final Year Acting students: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Arches, 29 – 30 May, 2015

Fri 29 – Sat 30 May 2015 | 1.30pm & 7.30pm (150 mins) | £12 | School groups get one free for every ten  The Arches, 253 Argyle St, G2 8DL   It is the 1960′s during the famous Athenstock festival being held in honour of the royal wedding, where four young lovers  are caught […]

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The White Cockade, OranMor, 30 May, 2015

The White Cockade Sat, 30 May, 2015 at 7:00pm OranMor top of Byres Road The White Cockade is the history in words and in song of the Jacobites. It covers the most romantic period in the history of Scotland, from the battle of Killiecrankie in 1689 to the slaughter of Culloden in 1746 and the […]

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The Brother’s Suit by Peter McDougall, OranMor Saturday 23 May, 2015

The Brother’s Suit by Peter McDougall, BAFTA and Prix Italia Award winning playwright Sat, 23 May, 2015 at 7:00pm DIP Theatre Company presents Two Comedy One Act Plays… Hatches, Matches & Dispatches by David Carswell Young Joe starts his community service behind the scenes at the local crematorium, working with old Pete who proceeds to […]

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The Freedom Theatre On Tour

The Freedom Theatre presents The Siege Developed and devised by The Freedom Theatre, Directed by Nabil Al-Raee & Zoe Lafferty 17th – 20th June 2015 The Tron, 63 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HB Programmed as part of Refugee Week Scotland, 15-21 June 2015 www.refugeeweekscotland.com.  Tickets £14 – £16 Buy tickets online Further information: www.tron.co.uk/event/the-seige/ About The […]

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Lois Weaver, Sexology Season, 16 and 17 May, 2015. The Arches

The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, Glasgow G2 8DL www.thearches.co.uk

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A Play, A Pie and A Pint: Tommy’s Song, 11 – 16 May, OranMor

Tommy’s Song OranMor Lunch Time Theatre, Top of Byres Road. Mon, 11 May, 2015 — Sat, 16 May, 2015 By Lou Prendergast | Directed By Lou Prendergast Featuring Tom McGovern Tommy has good intentions. A self-proclaimed ‘man’s man’ with the gift of the gab and a penchant for Elvis, his plan unravels through a series […]

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The War Hasn’t Started Yet, A Play, A Pie and A Pint, 4 – 9 May, 2015 OranMor

A Play, A Pie and A Pint OranMor, Top of Byres Road, G12 Mon, 04 May, 2015 — Sat, 09 May, 2015 By Mikhail Durnenkov | Directed By Davey Anderson | Adapted By Davey Anderson Literal translation by Alexandra Smith Featuring Lewis Howden, Anita Vettesse and  Mark Wood Russian troops enter Ukraine. But the war […]

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Abbamania, Paisley Town Hall, Thursday 30 April, 2015

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Glasgow May Day Events 2015

Sunday 3rd May Organised by Glasgow Trades Union Council Assemble 11.00 for 11.30 at George’s Square Rally at 02 Academy, Eglinton Street 12.30 Download Full programme (PDF) Events Include: Glasgow Clarion Critical Mass May Day Cycle 1st May From Calton to Catalonia – launch 1 May Download Full programme (PDF) Glasgow May Day Celebrations  

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From Calton to Catalonia, Willy and John Maley, launch 1 May, 2015

Sunday 10 May at 7.30pm in the Beacon Studio Theatre. Tickets £10 (Concessions £8) See programme May Day Events

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Wee Theaters Glasgow@Tue 21st April in Sloans Bar

Tuesday, April 21, 2015  at 7:00pm in UTC+01 Three Rooms. Three Stories. No Stage.Come for a beer and a laugh to Sloans Bar and join the #WTGexperience Wee Theaters Glasgow is coming back on Tuesday the 21st of April,a night of theatre, comedy and fun.The evening sees 3 different shows performed in 3 different timeslots […]

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Sister Act, Kings Theatre, Until 18 April, 2015

Kings Theatre, Bath Street, Glasgow Following record breaking productions of Grease, Jesus Christ Superstar and Calamity Jane, Pantheon returns to The King’s with the holy hit from London and Broadway, Sister Act.  Based on the popular Whoopi Goldberg movie, and featuring original music by Tony® and 8-time Oscar® winner Alan Menken (Disney’s The Little Mermaid, […]

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A Play, A Pie and A Pint, OranMor, 13 – 18 April, 2015: Whisky ~Galore

Whisky Galore / Uisge-Beatha Gu Leòr OranMor, Top of Byres Road Mon, 13 April, 2015 — Sat, 18 April, 2015 By Iain Finlay MacLeod | Adapted By Iain Finlay MacLeod Featuring MJ Deans, Julie Hale, Roseanne Lynch, Calum MacDonald and Iain Macrae World War II and the island of Todday is suffering from a serious drought […]

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A Night of Musical Theatre, Agape Cafe, 24 April, 2015

Agape Cafe and Wellbeing Centre We are happy to announce our ” A night of Musical Theatre” concert on, Friday 24th April at 7.30pm At East Mains Baptist Church The concert will feature songs from popular musical theatre such as Les Mis, Carousel and the Steamie amongst others. These will be performed by the Studio […]

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Fat Alice, A Play, A Pie and A Pint, week beg. 30 March, 2015

Fat Alice A Play, A Pie and A Pint, OranMor, Top of Byres Road Mon, 30 March, 2015 — Sat, 04 April, 2015 By Alison Carr | Directed By Joe Douglas Featuring Richard Conlon and Meg Fraser “I’ve given you every little piece of me to keep you happy, fed you every last morsel to […]

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Ocean Youth Trust Scotland Comedy Night, 1 April, 2015

Comedy Night Wednesday, April 1, 7 p.m.        The Mansion House Glasgow ‘Come and join us for a night of fun!Proudly sponsored by Pinsent Masons’ The Line Up: Compere – Rob KaneAnna Devitt – star of Britain’s Got TalentPhil Differ – comedy writer of the acclaimed ‘Only an Excuse’Gary Little – winner of Best Stand […]

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Tales at the Mall with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

March 26 – March 27 12 p.m – 4:00pm The Forge Shopping Centre, 1221 Gallowgate, Glasgow G31 4EB        Inspired by Ewan Morrison’s acclaimed book “Tales From the Mall”, students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland have been working alongside professional artists from the National Theatre of Scotland to create a selection of small but […]

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