Effi o Blaenau at GFT
19 – 25 June, 2026
Up-and-coming star Leisa Gwenllian (On the Sea) is magnetic as hard-partying Effi, a young woman in rural Wales whose life largely revolves around drinking vodka with her mates and eating instant noodles to cure her subsequent hangovers. We’re invited to walk a mile in Effi’s shoes after a night on the town dramatically changes her life, in a dramedy that also offers commentary on the socio-economic issues faced by rural communities everywhere. Marc Evans’ big-screen adaptation of Gary Owen’s celebrated one-woman play Iphigenia in Splott opens it out into a spikily funny character study that is also unexpectedly poignant.
“A state of the nation howl…Effi o Blaenau slowly wins your heart. Leisa Gwenllian shines.” – Screendaily
Welsh with English subtitles.
GFT 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB
This section: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Related Pages
- The Odyssey at GFT
- Alasdair Gray Archive – Matthew Arthur Williams: Holding Ground
- Everbody to Kenmure Street at GFT
- Going for Gold: Young Talent 2026 at ProjectAbility
- Arepas for Venezuela – Fundraiser
- Take 2: Muppet Treasure Island at GFT
- Wildlife Watch at The Saltings: An Introduction to Wildlife Recording
- Shoot the People at GFT
- Rosebush Pruning at GFT
- The Last One For The Road at GFT
- Exhibition Faifley Art Group
- Scottish Writers Centre Speakeasy The Griffin
- Voices of the Clyde
- Watershed Festival at The Briggait
- Ray Harris plus special guests at Cottiers
- Thrum at Cottiers
- Taxi Driver – 50th Anniversary at GFT
- Birds of War at GFT
- The Invite at GFT
- My Father’s Island at GFT