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Review: Wallace - a Scottish hip-hop musical | A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Oran Mor, Glasgow 2025
The 2025 autumn season at A Play, A Pie and a Pint kicks off with a hip hop musical about Braveheart legend William Wallace. The world...

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Sep 34 min read


A Play, A Pie and A Pint announces Autumn 2025 season
A contemporary hip hop musical about William Wallace and a new thriller set on the Isle of Lewis are just some of the 12 brand-new plays performing at Òran Mór Glasgow and across Scotland this Autumn as part of the famous A Play, A Pie and A Pint programme which runs from 1 September - 22 November 2025. A Play, A Pie and A Pint Autumn season 2025 A Play, A Pie and A Pint (PPP) has today announced its Autumn 2025 season, with 12 brand-new productions performing weekly from Mon

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Jul 154 min read


Review: Man's Best Friend
Douglas Maxwell's Man's Best Friend plays at Glasgow Tron Theatre from 19 June - 21 July before heading out on tour across Scotland in...

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Jun 254 min read


Review: The Inquisitor - A Play, A Pie and A Pint
The final show of A Play, A Pie and A Pint 's 2025 spring season is Peter Arnott's The Inquisitor which plays at Glasgow's Oran Mor from 23 - 28 June. Review: Oran Mor, Glasgow 24 June 2025 Tom McGovern and Michael Guest in 'The Inquisitor' Tommy Ga-Ken Wan The Inquisitor ★★★☆☆ To celebrate Peter Arnott 's 40 years in Scottish theatre, and his 11th production at Oran Mor, A Play, A Pie and A Pint are this week staging his 2006 psychological drama The Inquisitor . Darker in to

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Jun 253 min read


Review: You Won't Break My Soul - A Play, A Pie and A Pint
JD Stewart's new comedy You Won't Break My Soul is now open at A Play, A Pie and A Pint at Oran Mor, Glasgow to coincide with Pride month. Review: Oran Mor, Glasgow  10 June 2025 Jamie McKillop, James Peake and Kaylah Copeland in You Won't Break My Soul. Credit: Eoin Carey You Won't Break My Soul ★★★☆☆ Recovering from a breakup, Jordan (Jamie McKillop) invites an anonymous man to his flat for a hookup. But the man steals Jordan's prized Beyonce concert tickets on his way ou

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Jun 103 min read


Review: Meme Girls at A Play, A Pie and A Pint
Meme Girls, written and directed by Andy McGregor, is the latest 'A Play, A Pie and A Pint' production. It's a fantastic new play with music about two friends whose relationship is derailed by the quest for online fame. Review: Oran Mor, Glasgow | 3 June 2025 Julia Murray and Yana Harris in Meme Girls. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Meme Girls, A Play, A Pie and A Pint 2025 ★★★★☆ Jade (Julia Murray) and Clare (Yana Harris) are best friends at school in Largs who dream of becoming

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Jun 23 min read


Review: Goodbye Dreamland Bowlarama at A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Oran Mor, Glasgow
Goodbye Dreamland Bowlarama by Taylor Dyson and Calum Kelly Directed by Beth Morton | Co-presented with Dumfries & Galloway Arts...

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May 133 min read


Review: Tron Theatre Studio3 - Alright Sunshine, Fleg and Fruitcake
Tron Theatre Company have produced a mini-rep season of 3 original plays showcasing some of the brilliant new work coming out of...

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May 125 min read


Review: Mistero Buffo by Dario Fo and Franca Rame at A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Oran Mor, Glasgow
The first ever Scots language version of infamous play Mistero Buffo premiers at A Play, A Pie and A Pint in Glasgow this week. Described by the Vatican as "blasphemous" - Mistero Buffo is by Nobel-prize winning Italian writer Dario Fo and his wife Franca Rame. Review: Mistero Buffo, Oran Mor, Glasgow | 7 May 2025 Lawrence Boothman in 'Mistero Buffo' Photo credit: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Mistero Buffo, A Play, A Pie and A Pint 2025 ★★★★☆ A series of monologues traditionally perfo

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May 75 min read
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