Bill Kenwright’s legendary, award-winning production of the international smash hit musical, Blood Brothers continues to tour across the UK. This autumn will see Glaswegian actress Vivienne Carlyle returning to the iconic role of Mrs. Johnstone, having received nightly standing ovations for her powerful and poignant performance in the West End production. Sean Jones and Joe Sleight return to the production as twins Mickey and Eddie, with Gemma Brodrick reprising the role of Linda. Also returning to the cast for 2024 are Sarah Jane Buckley ..read more

Girl, maiden, mother, crone. Women have been depressingly defined as such throughout the ages. Moving between magical realism and reality, and taking Grimm’s fairy tales, principally Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Snow White and Hansel & Gretel as their inspiration. Jane Davidson and Karen MacIver’s RED  aims to “bring a new lens to recognisable characters and themes.” With Director Flora Emily Thomson, designer Finlay McLay and conductor Chris Gray, they make “the patriarchal scaffolding and moving goalposts that Red (and women in general) have to negotiate, visible and tangible.” The 75 ..read more

A Play, A Pie and A Pint (PPP) has announced its 20th anniversary Autumn season at Òran Mór, in support of MND Scotland, co-presented with Traverse Theatre, Aberdeen Performing Arts, Ayr Gaiety and Paisley Theatre. A Play, A Pie and A Pint (PPP) is delighted to announce its 20th anniversary Autumn season at Òran Mór, in support of MND Scotland, co-presented with Traverse Theatre, Aberdeen Performing Arts, Ayr Gaity and Paisley Theatre. Annie Grace Opening the season at Òran Mór on Monday 2 September is a revival of Poker Alice by Still Game star and co-creator Greg Hemphill from the PPP’s inau ..read more

Ben Elton’s always had a lot to say. You don’t write countless sitcoms (including Upstart Crow, The Thin Blue Line, The Young Ones and Blackadder), pen 16 novels, Four West End plays and four musicals (including Queen’s We Will Rock You if you’re not an ideas guy. And it’s fresh ideas which have always driven his ground breaking Stand Up comedy routines plenty of which will be being explored in Ben’s brand new stand-up tour – his first since 2019 (the previous one having been 15 years before that). The show’s called Authentic Stupidity, and it’s all about the ridiculous things we humans do an ..read more

Dean Friedman has announced a 40+City UK/Ireland concert tour, to accompany the release of his new compilation album, ‘More Words & Music’. The tour runs from January 12th thru August 21st, 2024, including stops in London, Manchester, Leeds, Cambridge, Belfast, Dublin, Cardiff, Bridgwater, Penzance, Rayleigh, Glasgow, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and more, winding up at Dean Friedman’s SongFest, a 2-day micro-music-festival, hosted by Friedman, held at the Draycote Hotel in Rugby, featuring some of the UK’s finest singer-songwriters. ‘More Words & Music’ is Friedman’s second compilat ..read more

The Theatre Royal, Glasgow has announced that actor, writer, broadcaster and 2020 I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here winner, Giovanna Fletcher* is set to star as Rachel Watson in a new UK tour of the smash-hit Wiltshire Creative Production of The Girl on the Train. The gripping thriller, based on the internationally acclaimed number one best-selling novel by Paula Hawkins comes to the Theatre Royal, Glasgow from 28 January – 1 February 2025. Rachel Watson longs for a different life. Her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the tra ..read more

Having recently received the prestigious acclaim of being Her Majesty the Queen’s favourite literary Detective, Superintendent Roy Grace is back on stage at Glasgow’s Theatre Royal in 2025, the only Scottish date of a brand new major six-month UK tour – Picture You Dead – adapted from the UK’s number one crime writer Peter James‘ bestselling novel. Picture You Dead is the seventh Peter James book to be adapted for the stage by award-winning writer Shaun McKenna. Roy Grace is a crime fiction phenomenon – the books have sold over 23 million copies worldwide, been pr ..read more

A stunning sensory show which celebrates the life and work of Vincent Van Gogh receives its Scottish premiere when it opens its doors in Glasgow this week. Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience will welcome art lovers to the city’s Scottish Event Campus (SEC) from Thursday, 11 July to Monday, 26 August. And ahead of its opening to the public, a special VIP preview event will take place at the venue on Wednesday evening for invited guests including leading figures in the city. The Glasgow dates are part of a strictly limited run of shows in the U ..read more

Fresh from her victory as the winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2024, Sydnie Christmas is thrilled to announce the My Way Tour, her debut UK tour. The tour sees her traverse the UK performing at some of the country’s most prestigious venues, including The King’s Theatre in Glasgow on Sunday 13 October 2024. Alongside the UK tour announcement, Sydnie has announced the upcoming arrival of her debut album also titled My Way, which will be released on September 20th via Westway Music. Ahead of this, Sydnie will release her first single ‘Starlight Express’ on July 19 ..read more

Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Scots Opera Project team up for a Scottish Gaelic and Scots Language version of the opera Dido and Aeneas.    Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Scots Opera Project are set to join forces in late Summer to produce an exciting new Scottish Gaelic and Scots Language version of Henry Purcell’s baroque operatic masterpiece, Dido and Aeneas. Performed from 31 August till 15 September in the charming atmosphere of Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s outdoor Amphitheatre, the opera recounts the Queen of Carthage’s love for the Prince of Troy ..read more