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Traverse Theatre Company Celebrates Record Breaking Spell Of Touring
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2019
The Traverse Theatre is excited that March-June 2019 will mark a record breaking spell of touring for the company - with five homegrown full productions touring to 15 different locations, in four continents, totaling 111 individual performances over 51 days. During that period, over one busy day - 17 April - we will have four productions playing in four different locations simultaneously.
Ipazia Productions Presents the European Premiere of FATHER
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2019
We are delighted to announce that European theatre company Ipazia Production will present a European premiere of Father as part of our spring season- a one-woman play written and performed by internationally-acclaimed Italian writer, actor and director Francesca Bartellini and directed by Susan Worsfold (The Gospel According to Jesus Queen of Heaven).
BWW Review: RAIN MAN, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - March 26, 2019
When self-centred salesman Charlie Babbitt discovers his long-lost brother Raymond, an autistic savant with a genius for numbers, inherited the family fortune, he sets out to get 'his half'. Charlie 'borrows' Raymond from the institution where he has spent most of his life and the two brothers embark on a trip across America where Charlie soon discovers that Raymond is worth more than he could have ever imagined…
Danny Mac to Star in AMELIE at the King's Theatre
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2019
West End performer, Strictly Come Dancing favourite and television actor Danny Mac will star in of Amelie the Musical during the show's run in Glasgow this summer.
BWW Review: RESPECT- THE ARETHA FRANKLIN SONGBOOK, Edinburgh Playhouse
by Natalie O'Donoghue - March 25, 2019
RESPECT - The Aretha Franklin Songbook is an amazing live concert that pays tribute to the Queen of Soul with an uplifting sermon celebrating her life and greatest hits! Featuring world class lead vocalists accompanied by the sensational URBAN SOUL ORCHESTRA and the incomparable voices of the LONDON COMMUNITY GOSPEL CHOIR.
OOR WULLIE Comes to Theatre Royal
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2019
Dundee Rep Ensemble and Selladoor Productions in association with Noisemaker, are to bring Scotland's favourite comic strip scamp DC Thomson Media's Oor Wullie to life live on stage.
BWW Review: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, Tron Theatre, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - March 22, 2019
Jo Clifford has exploded Shakespeare's contentious classic to create a raucous and riotous new play which invites us to imagine a world in which women hold all the power. Exploring gender, identity and power this is The Taming of the Shrew for our times.
Special Guests Announced For UK Tour Dates For THE GUILTY FEMINIST: LIVE
by BWW News Desk - March 22, 2019
The Guilty Feminist podcast has become a comedy phenomenon with over 60 million downloads since it launched in December 2015. Comedian Deborah Frances-White and her guests discuss their noble goals as 21st century feminists and their hypocrisies and insecurities which undermine those goals.
BWW Review: NORA: A DOLL'S HOUSE, Citizens Theatre, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - March 21, 2019
Nora is the perfect wife and mother. She is dutiful, beautiful and everything is always in its right place. But when a secret from her past comes back to haunt her, her life rapidly unravels. Over the course of three days, Nora must fight to protect herself and her family or risk losing everything.
More Theatre, Comedy, and More Join Pleasance's Edinburgh Line-up
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2019
With shows exploring the justice system, evolution, boarding schools and the importance of embracing our roots, Pleasance has its eye on key issues that society wants to discuss. But sometimes we just want to escape for an hour or so with some of the top names on the comedy circuit as well as the most exciting newcomers.
THE EXORCIST Comes to Theatre Royal
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2019
Bill Kenwright presents the spine-tingling live production of The Exorcist at Theatre Royal, Glasgow this autumn.
New Children's Theatre Show Breaks All Records At Edinburgh Science Festival
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2019
Presented by Edinburgh Science Festival, working in partnership with Scottish Theatre Producers and Imaginate, Sam and Melody: Record Breakers is a new children's theatre show as part of Science in the Spotlight programme at Edinburgh Science Festival 2019.
SOMETHING ABOUT SIMON Will Have a Run at Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2019
Something About Simon is heading for this year's Edinburgh Fringe after impressing audiences and critics alike during its premiere performances.
East Neuk Festival Seeks Hundreds Of Performers To Drum Up A Storm
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2019
The East Neuk Festival is making an open call for people of all ages and musical abilities to take part in the festival's 2019 Big Project.
13 New Shows Join Underbelly's Fringe Line-up
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2019
Today Underbelly announces 13 new shows joining its Fringe herd. Pushing the limits of imagination, human skill and laughs per minute, this brilliant line-up will see everyone amoosed and astounded!
OOR WULLIE To Tour Scotland In Brand New Musical
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2019
Dundee Rep Ensemble and Selladoor Productions in association with Noisemaker, today announce a new musical adventure bringing to life Scotland's favourite comic strip scamp DC Thomson Media's Oor Wullie. The world premiere stage show opens at the Dundee Rep Theatre from 23 Nov - 05 Jan before touring to Glasgow, Edinburgh, Ayr, Stirling and Inverness - with more dates to follow.
Traverse Theatre Receives Funding For UK/Japan Season Of Culture 2019-2020
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2019
The Traverse Theatre is excited to reveal that it has been successful in a bid for UK/Japan Season of Culture 2019-2020 funding, a major bilateral season that will run from September 2019-September 2020. It will allow us to support two Scottish-based playwrights in travelling to Japan on research trips, with the purpose of creating a pitch for a potential international Traverse Theatre Company commission.
Barrel Organ, Burnt Lemon & Poltergeist Announced As 2019 Winners of the Untapped Award
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2019
New Diorama Theatre and Underbelly have announced the winners of the Untapped Award for 2019.
HEROES, a Show of Aerial Acrobatics, Dance Theatre And Contemporary Circus, Will Tour Scotland
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2019
All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre and Room 2 Manoeuvre will tour their new show, Heroes, a fusion of breathtaking aerial acrobatics, dance theatre and contemporary circus, to venues across Scotland from 23 March to Saturday 27 April 2019.
Scottish Chamber Orchestra Announces 2019/20 Season With New Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev
by BWW News Desk - March 12, 2019
Beethoven is one of the giants of musical history, what Newton is to Science or Shakespeare is to Literature. His output was the most played classical music in the world in 2018, 250 years after his birth.
RESPECT- The Aretha Franklin Songbook Comes To Edinburgh
by Natalie O'Donoghue - March 11, 2019
RESPECT - The Aretha Franklin Songbook is an amazing live concert that celebrates the late great Queen of Soul!
Karen Gibson on bringing The Kingdom Choir to Scotland
by Natalie O'Donoghue - March 11, 2019
Twelve months ago, Karen Gibson was travelling around London giving workshops in gospel music, when she received a phone call which was to change her life - and the lives of her closest friends, the members of The Kingdom Choir.
Citizens Theatre Announces 50p Ticket Sale
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2019
The Citizens Theatre will host its second 50p ticket sale of 2019 this Saturday, 9 March, at Tramway. Savvy shoppers will be able to pick up bargain tickets for Nora: A Doll's House, a bold adaptation of Ibsen's classic text by Stef Smith.
Scottish Chamber Orchestra Announces Baillie Gifford As Creative Learning Partner
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2019
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra has announced Edinburgh investment management firm Baillie Gifford as its Creative Learning Partner.
Tron Theatre Launches Mayfesto 2019: A Season Of Escapology
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2019
Mayfesto is the Tron's mini-festival of edgy and provocative new work and with the world around us seemingly forever on a knife-edge, we present a cavalcade of escape artists. Fierce woman at home and abroad tear apart their societal constraints, lone adventurers strike out in environs new and dreamers carry us down the rabbit hole and off to karaoke.

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SEC Armadillo (10/9 - 10/9)
Gravity - Starring Kerry Ellis, Louise Dearman & Rachel Tucker in Scotland Gravity - Starring Kerry Ellis, Louise Dearman & Rachel Tucker
Kings Theatre Glasgow (4/22 - 4/22)
Scrooge the Musical BSL/CAP Performance in Scotland Scrooge the Musical BSL/CAP Performance
SEC Armadillo (12/16 - 12/27)
Two Doors Down in Scotland Two Doors Down
OVO Hydro (9/25 - 10/11)
Paul Merton & Suki Webster''s Improv Show in Scotland Paul Merton & Suki Webster''s Improv Show
Pavilion Theatre Glasgow (3/12 - 3/12)
Venue Premium - Two Doors Down in Scotland Venue Premium - Two Doors Down
OVO Hydro (9/25 - 10/11)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - Live In Concert in Scotland Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - Live In Concert
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall (3/27 - 3/27)
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