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The first show of A Play, A Pie and A Pint's Spring 2026 season is Someone’s Knockin’ at the Door by Milly Sweeney. The comedy-drama about a couple who head to the Mull of Kintyre to find Paul McCartney is directed by Sally Reid and stars Jonathan Watson and Maureen Carr. Read my review below. Maureen Carr & Jonathan Watson in Someone's Knockin' at the Door. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Someone's Knockin' at the Door | A Play, A Pie and A Pint ★★★☆☆ Review: 24 February 2026 | Òra

Glasgow’s iconic lunchtime theatre company, A Play, A Pie and A Pint, returns with 18 shows from February to June 2026 at Òran Mór, Glasgow and across Scotland. Find out what's on and what to see below. A Play, A Pie and A Pint announces Spring 2026 Season Brian Logan, Artistic Director of A Play, A Pie and A Pint said: “From pro-immigration protests to nights down the bingo, from Greek myths to a Scottish football story in the run-up to the World Cup, all life is here, teemi

The penultimate show in A Play, A Pie and Pint's autumn season is Gravity by Kevin P Gilday , directed by Shilpa T-Hyland . This new play about the last resident in a condemned Glasgow tower block has its world premier at Òran Mór, Glasgow this week, running from 10 - 15 November. Read more below. Elaine Stirrat and Paul Gorman in Gravity. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Gravity | A Play, A Pie and A Pint 2025 ★★★☆☆ Review: 11 November 2025, Òran Mór, Glasgow Liam ( Paul Gorman ) l

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

Éimi Quinn's latest play takes pride of place as A Play, A Pie and A pint's Halloween special this year. Hauns Aff Ma Haunted Bin! is directed by 'Bard in the Botanics' Associate Director Jennifer DIck , and runs at Glasgow's Òran Mór for one week only, Monday 27 October - Saturday 1 November. Read my review below. Isabelle Joss, Gavin Jon Wright & Éimi Quinn in Hauns Aff Ma Haunted Bin! Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Hauns Aff Ma Haunted Bin! ★★★☆☆ A Play, A Pie and A Pint's Hallow

The 2025 autumn season at A Play, A Pie and a Pint continues this week with a political drama based on the true story of one Scottish...

The 2025 autumn season at A Play, A Pie and a Pint kicks off with a hip hop musical about Braveheart legend William Wallace. The world...

Hot Mess announced as winner of the Popcorn Writing Award 2025, celebrating new voices at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, presented by...

Original play F.U.D.S. (formerly known as Doped) premiered at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe. Reconnect Theatres bring it back to the festival...