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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

Kenny Boyle's new Scottish folk horror play Badhbh-Shith and The Storytellers is the Halloween special at A Play, A Pie and A Pint this year. Read my review here. MJ Deans and Kenny Boyle in Badhbh-Shith and The Storytellers. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Badhbh-Shith and The Storytellers ★★★★☆ Review: 27 October 2026 | Òran Mór, Glasgow A bothy is a simple shelter often found in remote, mountainous regions of Scotland. Originally built to house hardy estate workers, these basic sh

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

Award-winning Belgian play Lune by Pamela Ghislain is performed in English for the first time this week at A Play, A Pie and A Pint. Lune is at Òran Mór, Glasgow, until 24 October. Read my review here. Kim Allan and Andrew Rothney in Lune. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Lune ★★★★☆ Review: 20 October 2026 | Òran Mór, Glasgow Lune was originally a French-language play by Belgian writer Pamela Ghislain. This week it's performed in English for the first time at its UK premiere at A Play

Gayle Rankin sizzles as Muriel Spark's iconic teacher in the new NTS production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. The play premiered in Edinburgh at the Lyceum this week, ahead of transferring to theatres in Glasgow, Aberdeen and Pitlochry through October and November. Read my review here. Gayle Rankin and cast. Photo: Mihaela Bodlovic The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie ★★★★☆ Review: 14 October 2026 | Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh At the Marcia Blaine School for Girls in 1930s E

A blend of Shakespeare and Scots language are used to tell the tale of a struggling working class actor in this week's delightful show Bottom's Dream at A Play A Pie and A Pint. Read my review here. Martin O'Connor in Bottom's Dream. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Bottom's Dream ★★★★☆ Review: 13 October 2026 | Òran Mór, Glasgow Nick Bottom has always wanted to be an actor. Yet he has followed his working-class family's footsteps into the trade as a weaver. His dream of being on stag

Contact is the new play from Jonny Donahoe, co-creator and original star of the Tony Award-nominated hit Every Brilliant Thing. It makes its world premiere at A Play, A Pie and A Pint at Òran Mór, in Glasgow this week before heading to Edinburgh and Paisley. Read my review here. Blythe Duff & Mark Barrett in Contact. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Contact by Jonny Donahoe ★★★★☆ Review: 8 October 2026 | Òran Mór, Glasgow Nothing is more complex, or more fraught with opportunities for

Ayub Khan Din's East is East plays the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow as part of its 30th anniversary tour. The revival is a co-production between the Citz, Octagon Theatre Bolton and Wiltshire Creative. Read my review here. East is East 30th anniversary tour cast. Photo: Pamela Raith East is East (30th anniversary tour) ★★★⯪☆ Review: 07 October 2026 | Citizens Theatre, Glasgow Ayub Khan Din's hit play East is East has been revived thirty years after its 1996 premiere for a new

A programme of six short films, imagining what the future may look like In Scotland, premieres in cinemas this month, ahead of launching on BBC online platforms in 2027. Future Acts, from the National Theatre of Scotland and BBC Scotland, brings together celebrated Scottish theatre-makers and filmmakers to tell the stories. Read my review below. Future Acts ★★★★☆ Review: 1 October 2026 | Glasgow Film Theatre As part of the National Theatre of Scotland's 20th anniversary year,