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The Bodyguard 2026 UK tour cast announced: Adam Garcia set to return to Glasgow alongside musical theatre star Sidonie Smith
The Bodyguard returns to Scotland in 2025 (Aberdeen) and 2026 (Edinburgh and Glasgow.) Today the producers have announced who will be...

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May 74 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


Blur vs. Oasis Britpop play The Battle announces UK tour with Glasgow dates ahead of West End run
Melting Pot and Birmingham Rep present a brand new comedy play The Battle based on the legendary Britpop battle of the bands that...

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Apr 284 min read


Helloooo Glasgow!! Mrs Doubtfire the musical first UK tour announced with Scottish premier to be held in Glasgow and first lead cast revealed
The first ever UK tour of hit West End comedy musical Mrs Doubtfire has just been announced, and it will have its Scottish premier in...

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Apr 273 min read


Pavilion panto cast announced: Jock and the Beanstalk, Glasgow Pavilion Theatre 2025
The Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow today announce the full cast line up for 2025 pantomime Jock and the Beanstalk. Jock and the Beanstalk cast: Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow The Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow and Imagine Theatre are delighted to announce the cast for their upcoming pantomime season as they confirm your favourite panto gang is back to bring all the usual mayhem to the stage in Jock and The Beanstalk from 27 November 2025 to 11 January 2026. Confirmed to return are Liam Do

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Apr 212 min read


Review: Ghost Stories UK tour, Glasgow
Glasgow’s oldest theatre, the Theatre Royal, plays host to Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman’s acclaimed play Ghost Stories this week. Following a

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Apr 94 min read


Review: Bat out of Hell the musical | 2025 UK tour, Glasgow
Jim Steinman 's rock musical based on his iconic Bat out of Hell albums with Meatloaf is on a major new UK Tour in 2025. As the new show...

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Apr 96 min read


Interview with Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson: writers of hit play Ghost Stories
Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman Things that go bump in the theatre Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson tell Matthew Amer about their shared love of...

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Apr 75 min read


Cast news: Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton to star in 2:22 A Ghost Story 2025/26 UK tour
The King's Theatre, Glasgow is delighted to announce that real-life couple Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton will star in the critically...

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Mar 314 min read
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