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The Olivier award-winning production of Matthew Bourne's Cinderella returns to Glasgow's Theatre Royal as part of its 30th anniversary tour. Find out more below. Matthew Bourne’s CINDERELLA 2027 UK tour announced New Adventures is delighted to announce the return of Matthew Bourne’s CINDERELLA to Glasgow at the Theatre Royal in celebration of its 30th anniversary from Tuesday 13 until Saturday 17 April 2027. Casting for the tour is to be announced soon. About Matthew Bourne's

Members Only, by River City's Marc Pye and Gayle Telfer Stevens, premiers as part of A Play, A Pie and Pint's spring season Òran Mór, Glasgow, before touring to Stranraer, Dumfries and Moffat as part of this year’s Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival. Read my review below. Julie Duncanson and Sandra McNeeley in Members Only. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Members Only ★★★☆☆ Review: 19 May 2026 | Òran Mór, Glasgow Best pals Linda (Sandra McNeeley) and Angie (Julie Duncanson) love a ni

The classic hit musical based on the beloved Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film, Singin' in the Rain returns to Glasgow and Edinburgh as part of a major new UK tour in 2027. Find out more below. Singin' in the Rain returns to make a splash in Glasgow at the King's Theatre from 20 to 24 April 2027 and in Edinburgh at Edinburgh Playhouse from 4 to 8 May 2027. Singin' in the Rain musical announces new UK & Ireland tour Jonathan Church Theatre Productions are delighted to announce that the

Gary McNair's warm-hearted stage adaptation of Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil features music by Deacon Blue's Ricky Ross. It runs at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh until 23 May. Read my review below. "The theatre x football crossover I didn't know I needed!" Dawn Steele in Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil. Photo: Aly Wright Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil play ★★★★☆ Review: 13 May 2026 | Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil is the s

Direct from London's West End, Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting the musical has announced the cast bringing the new UK tour to Scotland in 2026 and 2027. The show opens at Edinburgh Playhouse this October. Find out more below. Trainspotting the musical UK tour and cast announced Thirty years on from the film that changed everything, and following its world premiere in London's West End, Trainspotting The Musical will embark on a major UK tour opening at the Edinburgh Playhouse

A world tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's iconic musical Starlight Express has been announced. The high-voltage musical about toy trains that come to life, pulls into Glasgow at the Theatre Royal from 16 June to 3 July 2027. Here's what we know so far: Start your engines! The highly anticipated world tour of the critically acclaimed new production of Starlight Express comes to Glasgow from 16 June to 3 July 2027. Starlight Express World Tour Michael Harrison for Lloyd Webber Har

Sara Bareilles is an American singer-songwriter who composed the music and lyrics for the hit West End and Broadway musical, Waitress, which is now on a major UK and Ireland tour for 2026. Find out what Sara has to say about Waitress in this interview ahead of the show arriving at Edinburgh Playhouse this week. Sara Bareilles. Photo: Shervin Lainez Waitress UK tour interview: Sara Bareilles By Carole Daniels The smash hit romantic musical comedy WAITRESS returns to tour the

"There's so much great art outside of London, and people really love it." says Les Dennis, who is currently playing 'Old Joe' on tour opposite Carrie Hope Fletcher in Waitress the musical. Read the full interview with Les Dennis below. Les Dennis as Old Joe in Waitress the musical. Photo: Matt Crockett Waitress UK tour cast interview: Les Dennis Screen and stage star Les Dennis plays Old Joe, the owner of the diner and pie shop where Jenna (Carrie Hope Fletcher) works, in th

The Citizens Theatre, Glasgow and Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh's new production of Sweat by American playwright Lynn Nottage is playing in Scotland this May and June. Read my review of this superb new staging of this award-winning play below. Lucianne McEvoy & Debbie Korley in Sweat by Lynn Nottage at Citizens Theatre. Photo: Mihaela Bodlovic Lynn Nottage's Sweat ★★★★★ Review: 7 May 2026 | Citizens Theatre, Glasgow Since the Citizens Theatre reopened after major redevelopm