What’s on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy.

Beyond the Rainbow Websters Theatre Friday 30th & Saturday 31st May at 7.30

 Beyond the Rainbow Websters Theatre Friday 30th & Saturday 31st May at 7.30                                           Tram Direct presents “Beyond the Rainbow” (life story of Judy Garland) written and directed by Isobel Barrett. Starring Noreen Boyle as Judy Garland. 4 star reviews. This production follows the life of this talented, but unhappy singer and actor. Judy Garland […]

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51 Shades of Maggie, The Pavilion, 13 May – 8th June, 2014

51 Shades of Maggie Monday, 13 May, 2013 – Saturday, 8 June, 2013 The Pavilion, Renfield Street, Glasgow Pavilion Theatre 121 Renfield Street, Glasgow, G2 3AX – See more at: https://www.glasgowwestend.co.uk/robert-hamilton-fear-of-the-unknown-pavilion-theatre-22-23-april/#sthash.lGvh4JEy.dpuf Pavilion Theatre 121 Renfield Street, Glasgow, G2 3AX – See more at: https://www.glasgowwestend.co.uk/robert-hamilton-fear-of-the-unknown-pavilion-theatre-22-23-april/#sthash.lGvh4JEy.dpuf 51 Shades of Maggie is the #1 best selling spoof play of […]

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CHORALE – A Sam Shepard Roadshow Wed 28th Of May 2014 – OranMor Wednesday 28th May 2014

CHORALE – A Sam Shepard Roadshow Wed 28th Of May 2014 – Theatre @ The Venue, OranMor Wednesday 28th May 2014 A co-production by Presence Theatre and Actors Touring Company in association with Belgrade Theatre, Coventry. By arrangement with Josef Weinberger Limited. Sam Shepard is America’s most adventurous and poetic living playwright. Sam Shepard begins […]

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Who’s Afraid of the Big Bar-L by Philip Differ Sun 1st Of Jun 2014 – Theatre @ The Venue, OranMor

Who’s Afraid of the Big Bar-L by Philip Differ Sun 1st Of Jun 2014 – Theatre @ The Venue, OranMor We are twenty years into the future. The last few residents have been forcibly evicted and the country’s newest and only prison, The People of Scotland’s Prison Isle of Arran, is operational. So, what now […]

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Gripped, Cottiers Theatre, 23 May, 2014

Gripped Cottiers Theatre, 93 – 95 Hyndland Street, G11 5PU 23 May 2014 – 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm   Urban Fairytale Theatre company present ‘Gripped’ written and directed by Ailie Hunter. This comedy follows the trials and tribulations of Nick, a heartless and charming womaniser, as he attempts to seduce his way around his […]

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Sarcassy Sneek’s Southside Shenanigans The Shed 24 May 2014, 8:00 p.m.

Sarcassy Sneek’s Southside Shenanigans The Shed 24 May 2014, 8:00 p.m. Burlesque, magic, improvisation and more Ticket prices:     £14 http://southsidefringe.org.uk/ The Shed 26 Langside Avenue, Glasgow, G41 2QS

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Lend Me A Tenor Eastwood Park Theatre 21st – 24th May 7.30 p.m.

Lend Me A Tenor Eastwood Park Theatre 21st – 24th May 7.30 p.m. Musical based on the West End and Broadway hit by Ken Ludwig. http://www.runwaytheatre.co.uk/ Eastwood Park Theatre Eastwood Park Rouken Glen Road Giffnock, Glasgow, G46 6UG

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Tron Theatre Company: A Season In The CongoTuesday 20th May 2014

 Tron Theatre Company presentsA Season In The Congoby Aimé Césaire Directed by Marcus Roche Tuesday 20th May 2014 Book online Box Office: 0141 552 4267 In A Season in the Congo, Césaire recounts the tragic death of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Republic of Congo and an African nationalist hero, who fought […]

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A Play, A Pie and A Pint: Nine Lives Written by Zodwa Nyoni, 19 – 24th May, 2014

Nine Lives Written by Zodwa Nyoni http://playpiepint.com/ OranMor, Top of Byres Road, G12 Monday 19th- Saturday 24th May Buy tickets online Featuring Lladel Bryant This play is a co-production with the West Yorkshire Playhouse.  Ishmael is seeking a new life. He knows of villages and the sound of a gun. But he doesn’t know Burnsall Heights […]

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Fred and Horace Collins, A History of Scottish Variety Theatre

Remembering Fred and Horace Collins The Heart of Scottish Variety Theatre for 44 Years by Ross Collins I always thought there was something odd about my surname. Our family name was Collins but the nameplate on our front door read ‘Collins Nelson’. Nelson is my middle name too. As a child growing up in the […]

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MAP & Sick Sick Sick Unmastered, Remastered Mon 12 May 2014 CCA

MAP & Sick Sick SickUnmastered, Remastered Mon 12 May 2014 CCA Doors: 6.45pm, Start: 7pm, £4Ages:18+Book online / 0141 352 4900 ‘This lubricious body has run ahead, has jumped through the hoops, and got what it wantedIt looks back over its shoulder and laughs.’ Remastered is a performance of Katherine Angel’s Unmastered: A Book On […]

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Trojan Barbie Mon 26 – Wed 28 May 2014 The Arches

HND West College Scotland Acting and Performance presents: Trojan Barbie Mon 26 – Wed 28 May 2014 | 7pm | £12  Arches, 253 Argyle Street, G2 8DL   Book online Trojan Barbie Written by Christine Evans, directed by Evelyn Wallace Trojan Barbie by Christine Evans is an adaptation of the Greek classic play The Trojan […]

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UWS Performance Showcase The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, G2 8DL Wed 21 May 2014

UWS Performance Showcase The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, G2 8DL Wed 21 May 2014 | 1pm & 7pm (1 hr 30 mins) | £5/£7 Book tickets Students from the BA (Honours) in Performance course at the University of the West of Scotland present a diverse programme of work created in their final year. New and […]

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The Tale O’ Fanny Cha Cha by Joyce Falconer OranMor, Monday 5th – Saturday 10th May

The Tale O’ Fanny Cha Cha Written by Joyce Falconer OranMor, Top of Byres Road, G12 Monday 5th – Saturday 10th May, 2014 Buy tickets online  Featuring Ian Bustard, David McGowan and Itxaso Moreno This play is a co-production with Aberdeen Performing Arts and will be performed at the Lemon Tree in Aberdeen from 29th […]

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The Flight of The Earls, The Shed, Shawlands, 7th and 8th June, 2014

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HAMLET by William Shakespeare, Southside Festival, Glasgow 9th May

HAMLET by William Shakespeare 9 May 2014, 7:30 p.m. Govanhill Baths http://southsidefringe.org.uk/ Ticket prices:     £10, Concession £8 Govanhill Baths Calder Street, Glasgow, G42 7QR

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Helen, OranMor, A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Mon 28th Apr – Sat 3rd May

Helen Written by Thomas Eccleshare Directed by Valentina Ceschi OranMor, A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Top of Byres Road, G12 Monday 28th Apr – Saturday 3rd May Buy tickets online Featuring Timothy X Atack and Charlotte Melia This play is a co-production with the Tobacco Factory.  A reclusive children’s writer becomes wildly successful. […]

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Biding Time (remix) Wed 7 May — Thu 8 May 2014 CCA

Biding Time (remix) Wed 7 May — Thu 8 May 2014 CCA 8pm, Theatre, £10 (£8) + 60p booking feeAges 14+Book online / 0141 352 4900 A multimedia collaboration between musician Louise Quinn (A Band Called Quinn), Grid Iron Theatre Director Ben Harrison & Scottish film maker Uisdean Murray in response to international shared story […]

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Bright Club: Glasgow The Stand 30 Apr 2014, 7:30 p.m.

Bright Club: Glasgow The Stand 30 Apr 2014, 7:30 p.m. Bright Club features its usual intoxicating blend of comedy and academia as lecturers from the city’s universities turn their studies into entertaining stories. http://www.brightclubglasgow.org/ £5 The Stand 333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow, G3 6NG

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Sol Summer Season, 2014, OranMor, Summer Classic Cuts

Just Announced: SOL SUMMER SEASON OF CLASSIC CUTS 2014 at ÒRAN MÓR * Picture © Leslie Black- Classic Cuts 2013, The Taming of the Shrew SOL SUMMER SEASON OF CLASSIC CUTS 2014 at ÒRAN MÓR A Play, a Pie and A Pint is delighted to welcome you to an exciting season of Classic Cuts featuring four […]

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Trojan Barbie Mon 26 – Wed 28 May 2014 The Arches, Glasgow

Trojan Barbie Mon 26 – Wed 28 May 2014 | 7pm | £12 The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, G3 8DL Buy online HND West College Scotland Acting and Performance presents: Trojan Barbie Written by Christine Evans, directed by Evelyn Wallace

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Uncle Varick 4 May 2014 – 7.30 p.m. Eastwood Park Theatre

Uncle Varick 4 May 2014 – 7.30 p.m. Eastwood Park Theatre Rapture Theatre and Mull Theatre, in association with the Tolbooth,  are delighted to present Uncle Varick, John Byrne’s contemporary adaptation of Chekov’s classic Uncle Vanya. http://www.rapturetheatre.co.uk/ £13, Concession £11, Students £9 Eastwood Park Theatre Eastwood Park Rouken Glen Road Giffnock, Glasgow, G46 6UG

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Ena Afore the Wilderness Old Hairdresser 28 April to 30 April 2014, 6.30 p.m.

Ena Afore the Wilderness Old Hairdresser 28 April to 30 April 2014, 6.30 p.m. Written and directed by Jason Sweeney and presented by Feart a’ Theatre, ‘Ena Afore The Wilderness’ is a new play, based on the alleged tempestuous weekend in which Scottish author Ena Lamont Stewart wrote her seminal work ‘Men Should Weep’. With […]

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Glasgow Academy Musical Theatre Arts Part Time Musical Theatre Course 27 April, 7.30 p.m.

Glasgow Academy Musical Theatre Arts Part Time Musical Theatre Course 27 April, 7.30 p.m. Websters Theatre  Lansdowne Church, Kelvinbridge   GAMTA (Glasgow Academy Musical Theatre Arts) is Scotland’s leading independent Musical Theatre College. The Advanced Students of the College’s Part-time Courses present their Showcase evening of Song, Dance and Acting.   Tickets £16 Adult/£13.50 Concession […]

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Vivace Theatre School: Acting Up Cottiers Theatre 27 April 2014

Vivace Theatre School: Acting Up Cottiers Theatre 27 April 2014 Dramatic showcase from the students of Vivace Theatre School. http://www.vivacetheatreschool.co.uk/ £10, Concession £8 Cottier Theatre 93-95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow, G11 5BX

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Re-Act Theatre Group presents “The Grapes of Wrath” Strathclyde Studens Union, John Street 24th April, 7pm

Re-Act Theatre Group presents “The Grapes of Wrath” Strathclyde Studens Union, John Street   24th April, 7pm Tickets £4.00 Re-Act Theatre Group presents John Steinbeck’s classic American novel, “The Grapes of Wrath”. Upon his return from prison Tom Joad finds his home deserted and learns that his family has decided to venture to California in […]

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The Waiting Room Old Hairdresser 23 April and 24th April 2014, 7:30 p.m.

The Waiting Room Old Hairdresser 23 April and 24th April 2014, 7:30 p.m. Play written by Bella Littlebaron about four very different women in eternity’s waiting room. Ticket prices:     £7 Old Hairdresser Opposite Stereo Renfield Lane, Glasgow, G2 6PH Four very different woman find themselves in eternity’s waiting room but they are no angels. […]

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The Queen of Lucky People, A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Monday 21st – Saturday 26th April

The Queen of Lucky People Written by Iain Heggie Directed by Emma Callander Monday 21st – Saturday 26th April OranMor, top of Byres Road, G12 Buy tickets online Featuring Eileen Nicholas. This play is a co-production with the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh. The Play will be on at the Traverse from 29th April – 3rd May. […]

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Skeleton Wumman A Play, A Pie and A Pint, OranMor, 14 – 19th April, 2014

Skeleton Wumman A Play, A Pie and A Pint, OranMor Written by Gerda Stevenson Directed by Gerda Stevenson Monday 14th – Saturday 19th Apr Buy tickets online This play is a co-production with the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh and West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds. Featuring Amy Conachan, Buchan Lennon and Seylan Baxter. Storms batter shoreline communities. Sea levels […]

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Alan Bissett: Ban This Filth! Arches, 9 – 11 April, 2014

Behaviour presents Alan Bissett: Ban This Filth! Arches, 253 Argyle Street, G2 8DL Wed 9 – Fri 11 Apr 2014 | 7pm (60 mins) | £12/£10 (Behaviour day passes available for £20/£16, festival passes available for £48/£38) Book online Andrea Dworkin: radical feminist. Alan Bissett: man. One stage. Bissett plays ‘himself’, telling stories from his […]

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