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Matthew Bourne's New Adventures company bring their award-winning dance thriller The Car Man to Glasgow this week. It plays at the King's Theatre until Saturday 31st October. Read my review of this scorching hot piece of dance theatre below. Matthew Bourne's THE CAR MAN. Jamie Duncan Campbell (Vito) and Company. Photo: Johan Persson Matthew Bourne's The Car Man ★★★★★ Review: 27 October 2026 | The King's Theatre, Glasgow Matthew Bourne is the master of dance theatre. His revol

Spooky stagey things to do in Glasgow this Halloween, from dance theatre to opera, drama and comedy. Find my top picks for things to do in the city that will satisfy both the theatre kid and the spooky soul. Things to do in Glasgow this Halloween week A Play, A Pie and A Pint Halloween special: Badhbh-Shith and The Storytellers A Play, A Pie and A Pint Halloween special: Badhbh-Shith and The Storytellers When things go bump in a bothy. Written by Kenny Boyle, directed by Ben

Emma Rice's critically acclaimed Tristan & Yseult plays at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow this week before heading to the Lyceum in Edinburgh as part of a UK tour. Read my review of this outstanding piece of theatre below. Nandi Bhebhe and John Leader in Tristan & Yseult. Photo: Steve Tanner Tristan & Yseult ★★★★★ Review: 30 September 2026 | Citizens Theatre, Glasgow It's difficult to think of a current theatre production that has a better reputation than Emma Rice's Tristan

Ceilidh, a new musical, invites ​​audiences to step into one of Scotland’s oldest and most beloved traditions. The show opens this October at Pitlochry Town Hall ahead of an extensive Scottish and UK tour. Meet the cast below. Scott Gilmour, David Rowen and the company of North American Premiere of CEILIDH. Photo by Matt Murphy CEILIDH - a new musical, announces full cast Part night out, part love story, part cultural phenomenon, now the exciting new musical CEILIDH is set t

The turbulent journey continues for the new production of Burlesque as the UK tour arrives in Glasgow. Burlesque is at the King's Theatre Glasgow until Saturday 19 September. Read my review here. Gracie O'Brien and the Burlesque cast. Photo: Rosie Moore The Social Sort Burlesque ★★⯪☆☆ Review: 8 September 2026 | King's Theatre, Glasgow The notoriously troubled Burlesque: The Musical arrived in Glasgow this week, and opening night was marred by delays and technical glitches tha

The full cast has been announced for Emma Rice's new UK tour production of Tristan & Yseult. Find out more below. Emma Rice's Tristan & Yseult 2026 company in rehearsal. Photo: Steve Tanner Looking for my review of Tristan & Yseult? Click here Tristan & Yseult 2026 tour cast announced With their production of Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest currently on tour in the United States, the Emma Rice Company announces full casting for Rice’s adaptation of Tristan & Yseult. The

The new UK tour production of ABBA jukebox musical Mamma Mia! has arrived at Glasgow King's Theatre where it plays until Saturday 29 August. Read my review below. Mamma Mia! Sarah Earnshaw (Tanya), Jenn Griffin (Donna) & Rosie Glossop (Rosie). photo: Brinkhoff-Moegenburg Mamma Mia! the musical UK tour ★★★★☆ Review: 18 August 2026 | King's Theatre, Glasgow Twenty-year-old Sophie (Hazel Baldwin) is about to be married on the tiny Greek island where she lives with her fiercely i

With backing from major producers Susan Edelstein, ATG and Gavin Kalin Bliss the musical opens at Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August, promising "the biggest new musical at this year's Edinburgh Fringe." Bliss plays at Pleasance Courtyard Grand until 31 August. Read my review below. Bliss. Photo: Marc Brenner Bliss the musical ★★★☆☆ Review: 15 August 2026 | Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Pleasance Courtyard Self-titled "biggest new musical at this year's Fringe", Bliss the mus

A Scottish performer and winner of The Greatest Dancer has been announced to join cast of Dirty Dancing at the King's Theatre, Glasgow, this October. Find out more below. Exploding with heart-pounding music, breathtaking emotion and sensationally sexy dancing, the stage production of Dirty Dancing, inspired by the hit film, will once again come to life when it returns to the King’s Theatre, Glasgow from Tuesday 13 until Saturday 17 October 2026, with further Scottish dates at