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Review: ONCE, Pitlochry Festival Theatre


by Natalie O'Donoghue - May 28, 2026

Premiering in New York in 2012 and winning eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, Once is now coming to Scotland for the very first time. The original creative team reunite to bring this modern classic to the stage, opening Alan Cumming’s inaugural season as Artistic Director of Pitlochry F...

Review: THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD at Theatre Royal Glasgow


by Mary Baillie - May 28, 2026

Initially a 1963 novel by John le Carré, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold sneaks into Glasgow this week in a fresh new stage adaptation . Set amid the deceptive terrain of Cold War Europe, the story follows British intelligence officer Alec Leamas as he is sent on a dangerous mission to East Germa...

Review: THE BODYGUARD, King's Theatre


by Natalie O'Donoghue - May 26, 2026

Former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer, is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge – what they don't expect is to fall in love....

Review: MEMBERS ONLY, Òran Mór


by Natalie O'Donoghue - May 23, 2026

Cash-strapped best pals Linda and Angie live for the weekend buzz of bingo night. Their daughters, Stacey and Amy, however, think it’s just an old biddies’ game until they hear about the ‘big one’ with £40k up for grabs....

Review: REVOLUTION DAYS, Citizens Theatre


by Natalie O'Donoghue - May 22, 2026

Samira, a Scottish Aid Worker, goes through a ‘baptism of fire’ during the revolutions in the Middle East. Certain she can make a difference, she takes on mission after mission, but is quickly confronted by the reality of war, aid work and her own disillusionment....

Review: KENMURE STREET, Oran Mor


by Natalie O'Donoghue - May 16, 2026

A verbatim drama retelling the events of a local Glaswegian community coming together to stop a dawn raid....

Review: BABY MASH-UP, WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU DOING? Tron Theatre


by Natalie O'Donoghue - May 16, 2026

Something’s wrong. Baby Mash-up knows there’s something adrift, but she can’t pin it down. The seams of time and space are splitting and she wants to figure out what’s going on and – most importantly – how she ended up here....

Review: RELAY at Traverse


by Mary Baillie - May 18, 2026

After a critically acclaimed 'must see' at the Edinburgh Fringe, Leila Navabi brings her solo 'punk musical' Relay to the Traverse - this one races ahead with heart and humour....

Review: THE KEY OF DREAMS- THE SHADOWS LENGTHEN, Treowen, Wales


by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 19, 2026

It is now a few days since I left Treowen, a gorgeous 17th century Manor House set in the even-more-gorgeous Welsh countryside and I am still processing the experience. To call Lemon Difficult's The Key of Dreams simply an 'immersive experience' is to sell it very short. Where else can you spend 24...

Review: NIGHT WAKING at Citizens Theatre


by Mary Baillie - May 15, 2026

Night Waking follows Anna, an Oxford academic living on a remote Hebridean island with her husband Giles and their two young children. Already overwhelmed by the pressures of motherhood, Anna’s world shifts when she discovers the remains of a baby buried in the garden, sparking an investigation in...

Past Shows

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
Nov 14 – Nov 18, 2017

The classic Dickens tale brought to life by Glasgows best amateur theatre company, once again returning to their home at the beautiful Kings Theatre in...

Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story
Feb 10 – Feb 15, 2014

This sensational multi award winning West End show is coming to Edinburgh! Forget feel good, Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story is FEEL GREAT! Experience...

Peter Pan
Nov 30 – Jan 19, 2014

Don't miss our spectacular 2013/14 adventure as Allan, Andy and Grant head to Neverland for another outstanding King's Theatre panto! If you're an existing panto...

Edinburgh Gang Show 2013
Nov 19 – Nov 23, 2013

What’s left to say about Edinburgh Gang Show? Over 50 years of Scouts and Guides lighting up the King’s? Biggest Gang Show in the world?...

Mansfield Park
Nov 5 – Nov 9, 2013

Catch this spellbinding adaptation of Jane Austen’s captivating novel as it returns to tour in 2013. Unceremoniously uprooted from her humble family home, intelligent young...

To Sir, With Love
Oct 29 – Nov 2, 2013

To Sir, With Love was a major film of the 1960s starring Sidney Poitier and with a song made famous by Lulu. This exciting new...

A Passionate Woman
Oct 7 – Oct 12, 2013

It’s the morning of Betty’s son’s wedding and she decides to go up into the attic to dust. Surrounded by clutter, memories and ghosts from...

Dunsinane
Oct 1 – Oct 5, 2013

Under cover of night, an English army has swept through the landscape, killed the tyrant and taken the seat of power. Attempting to restore peace...

Dinosaur Zoo
Sep 27 – Sep 29, 2013

It’s Dinosaur-some! Direct from Australia, Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo brings these awesome pre-historic creatures to the stage as you’ve never seen them before, up close and...

Ray Mears
Sep 29

Recognised worldwide as an authority on bushcraft and survival, Ray acquired his unique skills through his work in some of the world’s most uninhabitable and...

James and the Giant Peach
Sep 17 – Sep 21, 2013

This classic book tells the story of James, a lonely young boy who lives with Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker, the most revolting Aunts in...

Gruffalo's Child
Sep 6 – Sep 8, 2013

Following hot on the heels of the Gruffalo’s sell out tour and his monstrous West End success comes the Gruffalo's Child - with attitude! Just...

Horrible Histories: Terrible Tudors
Jun 11 – Jun 15, 2013

We all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead! So it’s time to prepare yourselves for Horrible Histories live on...

Horrible Histories: Vile Victorians
Jun 12 – Jun 15, 2013

We all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead! So it’s time to prepare yourselves for Horrible Histories live on...

Noises Off
Jun 4 – Jun 8, 2013

The Old Vic and West-End smash hit Noises Off comes to Edinburgh following its triumphant and critically acclaimed sell out run in London. Michael Frayn’s...

Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
Jun 1 – Jun 2, 2013

Somewhere, hidden amongst the thorny brambles is a little kingdom where everyone is very very small...” From the makers of Peppa Pig comes this BAFTA...

39 Steps
May 20 – May 25, 2013

Direct from the West End, Broadway and 25 countries around the globe comes ‘a joyous version of the Alfred Hitchcock classic’ (Sun Times) spy thriller,...

The Pitmen Painters
May 13 – May 18, 2013

Originally produced by Newcastle’s acclaimed Live Theatre, and following sell-out seasons at the National Theatre and on Broadway, Bill Kenwright presents the award winning play...

The Sash
Apr 30 – May 4, 2013

Rapture, Scotland’s leading contemporary touring theatre company, are proud to present this Scottish theatre classic, in a thrilling new production. Set on the day of...

Spot The Dog
Apr 25 – Apr 27, 2013

It’s the Birthday of everyone’s favourite puppy! All Spot’s friends will be here; Steve the Monkey, Helen the Hippo and Tom the Crocodile plus Spot’s...

The Woman In Black
Apr 22 – Apr 27, 2013

Everybody in the theatre can hear you scream! Unanimously acclaimed by the critics, The Woman in Black combines the power and intensity of live theatre...

Translations
Apr 15 – Apr 20, 2013

Set in a hedge school in Ballybeg, in Ireland in 1833, Translations sets the scene for the appearance of members of the British Army who...

Patsy Cline
Apr 14

An evening of song, laughter and legendary stories is promised when you come along to this enthralling tribute to the music, life and times of...

Birds Of A Feather
Apr 9 – Apr 13, 2013

The girls are back! One of BBC TV’s most popular and fondly-remembered sitcoms comes to the stage with all three of its original leading cast...

Nickelodeon's Dora the Explorer Live!
Apr 5 – Apr 7, 2013

Everyone’s favourite explorer is embarking on a LIVE musical adventure across the UK! In Nickelodeon’s Dora the Explorer LIVE! Search for the City of Lost...

We'll Meet Again
Apr 4

The record breaking touring show presented by Duggie Chapman MBE, We'll Meet Again clocks up an amazing 15th year on the road in 2013. Acclaimed...

The Government Inspector
Mar 26 – Mar 30, 2013

A penniless nobody from the big city arrives in a small town, where he is mistaken for the all-powerful government inspector by its corrupt and...

The Yeomen Of The Guard
Mar 19 – Mar 23, 2013

Don’t miss this opportunity to spend an evening with the Edinburgh Gilbert and Sullivan Society as they present a new and exciting production of the...

Oklahoma
Mar 13 – Mar 16, 2013

The Great American Musical! In a Western Indian territory in 1906, the high-spirited rivalry between farmers and cowboys provides the colourful background against which Curly...

Driving Miss Daisy
Mar 5 – Mar 9, 2013

Having broken records on Broadway and played to sold out audiences in London's West End, David Esbjornson's award-winning, smash hit production has dazzled audiences and...

Abigail's Party
Feb 25 – Mar 2, 2013

After a triumphant West End, Lindsay Posner’s acclaimed revival of one of the most popular plays ever written is touring the UK. Donna Summer is...

Save The Last Dance For Me
Feb 18 – Feb 23, 2013

From the writers, producers, creators and director of the huge success that is Dreamboats and Petticoats, Save the Last Dance for Me will take you...

Go Back For Murder
Feb 11 – Feb 16, 2013

Now in its eighth thrilling year, the Agatha Christie Theatre Company presents a production of the queen of crime’s classic Go Back For Murder. Carla...

A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Jan 31 – Feb 1, 2013

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Scottish Opera celebrate the 100th anniversary of Benjamin Britten's birth with a revival of Olivia Fuchs' 2005 production for the...

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