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Review: Òran Mór summer panto 2026, Big Bad Riding Hood
Òran Mór's summer panto, Big Bad Riding Hood, is now playing lunchtimes in Glasgow until 19th July. Read my review below. Big Bad Riding Hood ★★★☆☆ Review: 03 July 2026 | Òran Mór, Glasgow The annual Òran Mór, adults-only, summer panto is back. Produced by the team behind A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Big Bad Riding Hood brings all the traditional Scottish Christmas panto shenanigans to Glasgow lunchtimes this July. Written and directed by award-winning writer Gary McNair, with m

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Review: Crocodile Rock starring Darren Brownlie at A Play, A Pie and A Pint | Better than ever
Andy McGregor's glorious one-man LGBTQ+ musical comedy Crocodile Rock has been reworked for 2026. Starring the ever fabulous Darren Brownlie, Crocodile Rock is at A Play, A Pie and A Pint at Òran Mór in Glasgow this week, before it heads to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August. Read my review of this wonderful wee Scottish musical below. Darren Brownlie in Crocodile Rock. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Crocodile Rock (musical) ★★★★★ Review: 23 June 2026 | A Play, A Pie and A Pint

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Jun 243 min read


Review: Cry/Laugh at A Play, A Pie and A Pint | Òran Mór Glasgow
The penultimate show in A Play, A Pie and A pint's Spring season at Òran Mór in Glasgow is Cry/Laugh by Nay Dhanak. Read my review of this creative, absurd comedy below. James Peake & Morven Blackadder in Cry Laugh. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Cry/Laugh at A Play, A Pie and A Pint ★★★☆☆ Review: 16 June 2026 | Òran Mór, Glasgow You never know what you're going to get at A Play, A Pie and A Pint, and this week's premiere Cry/Laugh is up there with one of the most bizarre pieces of

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Jun 173 min read


Review: The Hen Night at A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Glasgow | Glorious Glasgow Girl Power romp
The Hen Night by Debbie Hannan is the latest play to be staged as part of the spring season at A Play, A Pie and A Pint. The Hen Night premieres at Òran Mór in Glasgow before heading to the Assembly Roxy in Edinburgh. Read my review here. Anna Russell-Martin, Dani Heron & Laura Lovemore in The Hen Night. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan The Hen Night ★★★★☆ Review: 12 June 2026 | Òran Mór, Glasgow The Hen Night by acclaimed Scottish writer / Director Debbie Hannan follows three Glasgow

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Jun 133 min read


Oran Mór announces summer panto 'Big Bad Riding Hood' for 2026 | A Play, A Pie and A Pint panto
Oran Mór have announced their popular lunchtime summer panto for 2026. Big Bad Riding Hood by Gary McNair will run at the venue from 1 - 19 July 2026. Find out more below. Big Bad Riding Hood summer panto at Oran Mór Oran Mór is delighted to announce that its iconic lunchtime pantomime will return for Summer 2026, running from 1st-19th July, with tickets on sale now. From the award‑winning team behind the world‑famous A Play, A Pie and A Pint, this year’s sunshine‑soaked spec

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Jun 92 min read


Review: The Corinthian by Joe McCann at A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Glasgow
Just ahead of Scotland playing in their first World Cup for 28 years, a new play about Scotland captain Andrew Watson - the world's first international black footballer - has opened at A Play, A Pie and A Pint. The Corinthian plays at Òran Mór, Glasgow, this week before transferring to Edinburgh's Assembly Roxy. Read my review here. Dayton Mungai in The Corinthian. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan The Corinthian ★★★★☆ Review: 02 June 2026 | Òran Mór, Glasgow In just a few weeks, Scot

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Jun 34 min read


Review: Breathtaking Roads | A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Glasgow
Breathtaking Roads is the latest play of A Play, A Pie and A Pint's 2026 Spring season. It's on at Òran Mór, Glasgow until the 30th May and then it zooms over to the King’s Theatre, Kirkcaldy for the first week of June. Read my review below. Ros Watt, Liz Kettle and Jill Riddiford in Breathtaking Roads. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Breathtaking Roads ★★☆☆☆ Review: 26 May 2026 | Òran Mór, Glasgow Set in rural Ulinish on the Isle of Skye, Breathtaking Roads is a new drama from debut

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May 283 min read


Review: Members Only | A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Glasgow
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

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May 203 min read


Review: Hannah Howie's Funeral for My Boobs | A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Glasgow
Hannah Howie's autobiographical musical about her diagnosis with an aggressive breast cancer gene premiers at A Play, A Pie and A Pie this week. Funeral for My Boobs is at Òran Mór, Glasgow until Saturday 9 May, and then it heads to Ayr and Edinburgh. Read my review of this very personal, very brilliant celebration of boobs and life below. Hannah Howie, Kirsty Malone & Gregor John-Owen in Funeral for My Boobs. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Funeral for My Boobs by Hannah Howie ★★★★☆

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