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Gayle Rankin sizzles as Muriel Spark's iconic teacher in the new NTS production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. The play premiered in Edinburgh at the Lyceum this week, ahead of transferring to theatres in Glasgow, Aberdeen and Pitlochry through October and November. Read my review here. Gayle Rankin and cast. Photo: Mihaela Bodlovic The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie ★★★★☆ Review: 14 October 2026 | Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh At the Marcia Blaine School for Girls in 1930s E

A blend of Shakespeare and Scots language are used to tell the tale of a struggling working class actor in this week's delightful show Bottom's Dream at A Play A Pie and A Pint. Read my review here. Martin O'Connor in Bottom's Dream. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Bottom's Dream ★★★★☆ Review: 13 October 2026 | Òran Mór, Glasgow Nick Bottom has always wanted to be an actor. Yet he has followed his working-class family's footsteps into the trade as a weaver. His dream of being on stag

Contact is the new play from Jonny Donahoe, co-creator and original star of the Tony Award-nominated hit Every Brilliant Thing. It makes its world premiere at A Play, A Pie and A Pint at Òran Mór, in Glasgow this week before heading to Edinburgh and Paisley. Read my review here. Blythe Duff & Mark Barrett in Contact. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Contact by Jonny Donahoe ★★★★☆ Review: 8 October 2026 | Òran Mór, Glasgow Nothing is more complex, or more fraught with opportunities for

Ayub Khan Din's East is East plays the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow as part of its 30th anniversary tour. The revival is a co-production between the Citz, Octagon Theatre Bolton and Wiltshire Creative. Read my review here. East is East 30th anniversary tour cast. Photo: Pamela Raith East is East (30th anniversary tour) ★★★⯪☆ Review: 07 October 2026 | Citizens Theatre, Glasgow Ayub Khan Din's hit play East is East has been revived thirty years after its 1996 premiere for a new

The UK tour of Waitress the musical arrives in Glasgow this week with West End star Lucie Jones in the lead role of Jenna. Read my review below. Evelyn Hoskins in Waitress. Photo: Johan Persson Waitress ★★★★★ Review: 6 October 2026 | King's Theatre, Glasgow The tenth-anniversary tour of hit musical Waitress has opened in Glasgow this week, with West End and X-Factor star Lucie Jones starring in the lead role as Jenna. Having played on Broadway, in the West End and all over th

A Play, A Pie and A Pint's Artistic Director Brian Logan presents his new play as part of the Autumn season at Òran Mór, Glasgow. Whaur's yer Wullie Shakespeare Noo? premieres in Glasgow this week before heading to Edinburgh and then Aberdeen. Read my review below Gavin Jon Wright in Whaur's yer Wullie Shakespeare noo? Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Whaur's yer Wullie Shakespeare noo? ★★★☆☆ Review: 1 October 2026 | Òran Mór, Glasgow In 1750s Edinburgh, church authorities deemed the

Emma Rice's critically acclaimed Tristan & Yseult plays at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow this week before heading to the Lyceum in Edinburgh as part of a UK tour. Read my review of this outstanding piece of theatre below. Nandi Bhebhe and John Leader in Tristan & Yseult. Photo: Steve Tanner Tristan & Yseult ★★★★★ Review: 30 September 2026 | Citizens Theatre, Glasgow It's difficult to think of a current theatre production that has a better reputation than Emma Rice's Tristan

The first major UK tour of Paranormal Activity has arrived in Glasgow this week where it has its Scottish premiere at the Theatre Royal. The horror film-turned-theatre experience brings a new story, loaded with thrills and technical wizardry, to the stage in sensational style. Read my review here. Paranormal Activity original London cast. Credit: Johan Persson Paranormal Activity (play) ★★★★☆ Review: 22 September 2026 | Theatre Royal, Glasgow Oren Peli's Paranormal Activity f

Casting has been announced for Jonny Donahoe's new play Contact that will open at A Play, A Pie and A Pint at Glasgow's Òran Mór this October. Find out more below. Blythe Duff and Mark Barrett Contact by Jonny Donahoe cast reveal A Play, A Pie and A Pint is delighted to announce that renowned Scottish actress Blythe Duff will star in Contact, a new tragicomedy by Jonny Donahoe premiering as part of the iconic lunchtime theatre company's Autumn season. Directed by Associate Di