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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 ★★★★☆

Acclaimed one-woman play about love and lighthouses returns to UK stages on tour this year. The Light House opens at the Traverse Theatre on Saturday 28 March. Find out more about the show and the tour below. Alys Williams in The Light House. Photo: Anthony Robling The Light House by Alys Williams | Directed by Andrea Heaton “Everyone should see The Light House”, said one audience member after seeing the show’s premiere at Leeds Playhouse in 2023. And now they can, as The Lig

Hannah Howie's autobiographical musical 'Funeral for My Boobs' is to premiere in Scotland as part of A Play, A Pie and A Pint's Spring 2026 Season. Find out more below. Hannah Howie © Kim Hardy Photography Funeral for My Boobs by Hannah Howie Scottish audiences are invited to a glorious-send off like no longer as A Play, A Pie and A Pint , in association with Drive Official , present Funeral for My Boobs , an autobiographical cabaret-style musical performing in Glasgow, Edinb

Lucie Barât, sister of The Libertines' frontman Carl Barât, steps into the spotlight in the world premiere of her autobiographical...

The National Theatre's acclaimed The Ocean at the End of the Lane arrives in Glasgow this week as part of the UK Tour. From the...