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Matthew Bourne's The Car Man returns to Scotland
Matthew Bourne's legendary production The Car Man will return to the King's Theatre, Glasgow in 2026 as part of a new UK tour. The new tour of Bourne's award-winning dance thriller will open at Leicester Curve Theatre in June 2026. Find out more below. New Adventures announce the return of Matthew Bourne's The Car Man New Adventures is delighted to announce that Matthew Bourne’s award-winning dance thriller THE CAR MAN will return for a 2026 UK tour, coming to the King's The

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Nov 92 min read


Edinburgh Festival Theatre panto cast announced | Capital Theatres pantomime 2025 - Jack and the Beanstalk
Capital Theatres welcomes Clare Gray, Gail Watson and Amber Sylvia Edwards back to the panto family this festive season in the GIANT spectacular Jack and the Beanstalk at the Festival Theatre, Edinburgh This winter Capital Theatres makes a GIANT return to panto magic as Jack and the Beanstalk (13 Dec 2025 – 11 Jan 2026) climbs onto the Festival Theatre stage. This marks the final panto at the Festival Theatre as next year it will return to its traditional home of the King’

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Aug 272 min read


Review: War Horse UK Tour, Glasgow - An outstanding piece of theatre; a true masterpiece
The most successful play in the history of the National Theatre , War Horse , is on a major UK & Ireland tour for 2025. As the multi...

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Mar 274 min read


Review: Mary Poppins UK Tour 2025, Edinburgh - A perfectly polished triumph
Mary Poppins UK Tour review 2025 | Edinburgh - A perfectly polished triumph

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Feb 44 min read


Death of a Salesman new 2025 UK Tour announced starring David Hayman
Death of a Salesman new UK Tour announced starring David Hayman

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Jan 173 min read


Review: Edinburgh panto 2024: Cinderella | Capital Theatres, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Capital Theatres panto 2024, Cinderella at the Festival Theatre Edinburgh. Panto, pantomime. Allan Stewart, Grant Stott & Jordan Young.

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Nov 28, 20246 min read


Edinburgh's 2025 panto announced | Capital Theatres
Capital Theatres Edinburgh have announced that Grant Stott , Allan Stewart and Jordan Young will return in the giant panto spectacular Jack and the Beanstalk at the Festival Theatre in 2025. Capital Theatres panto 2025 is... Jack and the Beanstalk! 15 November 2024, Edinburgh: Capital Theatres is thrilled to unveil the title for the 2025 pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk as well as 4 new shows coming to the Festival Theatre, including: Louisa May Alcott’s theatrical adap

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Nov 15, 20241 min read


Review: Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express review, UK Tour 2024 2025, Glasgow, Glasgow King's Theatre, Agatha Christie, Hercule Poirot, Michael Maloney

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Oct 10, 20243 min read


Review: Lea Salonga concert - Stage, Screen & Everything in Between, UK Tour, Edinburgh
Lea Salonga: Stage, Screen and Everything in Between review, UK Tour, Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Capital Theatres, June 2024.

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Jul 1, 20247 min read
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