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Kenny Boyle's new Scottish folk horror play Badhbh-Shith and The Storytellers is the Halloween special at A Play, A Pie and A Pint this year. Read my review here. MJ Deans and Kenny Boyle in Badhbh-Shith and The Storytellers. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Badhbh-Shith and The Storytellers ★★★★☆ Review: 27 October 2026 | Òran Mór, Glasgow A bothy is a simple shelter often found in remote, mountainous regions of Scotland. Originally built to house hardy estate workers, these basic sh

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

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

Following its premiere in 2024 and pop-up performance at Celtic Connections in 2025, A Giant on the Bridge embarks on a tour of Scotland in February and March 2026. Fusing original Scottish hip-hop, songwriting and storytelling, the show reveals the intimate human experiences relating to prison homecoming. Find out more below. A Giant on the Bridge. Photo: Tommy Ga Ken Wan A Giant on the Bridge: Gig-theatre through lived experience of the Scottish prison system A rapper prep

The full cast has been announced for the world premiere of Saint Joan , the reimagining of George Bernard Shaw's classic play from producer Raw Material Arts , which is touring Scotland this spring. Find out more below. Saint Joan promo image. Photo credit: Mihaela Bodlovic Full cast announced for the intimate, modern re-imagining of the classic play about the teenage girl who led an army and became a patron saint of France Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw | Re-imagined and

A Play, A Pie and A Pint's autumn season continues this week with Death of an Influencer by Matt Anderson , directed by Edoardo Berto . This new play is co-presented with Aberdeen Performing Arts and runs at Òran Mór, Glasgow from 3 - 8 November before transferring to the Lemon Tree in Aberdeen. Read my review below. George Drennan and Andrew Agnew in Death of an Influencer. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Death of an Influencer | A Play, A Pie and A Pint 2025 ★★★★☆ Review: 4 Novemb

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

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...

The 2025 spring season of the famous A Play, A Pie and A Pint opens with a new black comedy from Scottish writer Éimi Quinn, Dookin’ Oot.