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Matthew Kelly and George Costigan star in Dominic Hill's new production of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot . The show premieres in Glasgow before touring to Liverpool and Bolton. Read my review below. George Costigan as Vladimir and Matthew Kelly as Estragon. Photo: Mihaela Bodlovic Waiting for Godot ★★★★☆ review: 25 February 2026 | Citizens Theatre, Glasgow Waiting for Godot may be a challenging piece of theatre, and Samuel Beckett may not be for everyone, but Dominic H

The UK and Ireland tour of Ken Ludwig, Lucy Bailey and Fiery Angel's new adaptation of the Agatha Christie classic ' Death on the Nile ' plays in Glasgow this week. Read my review below. Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile UK tour. Photos: Manuel Harlan Death on the Nile, UK tour | Glasgow ★★★☆☆ Review: 24 February 2026 | Theatre Royal, Glasgow You do not want to be on holiday with Hercule Poirot. He's such a bad omen. Whether you're travelling by train or by boat, his presen

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

Same presence. New Places. The Scottish premiere of West End smash-hit Paranormal Activity is set to haunt the Theatre Royal, Glasgow from Tuesday 22 - Saturday 26 September 2026 as part of a newly announced UK tour. Paranormal Activity the play is a new story for the stage based on the Paranormal Activity films, first written and directed by Oren Peli . Find out more below. The Theatre Royal, Glasgow today announces that the West End smash hit play Paranormal Activity will h

The full cast has now been announced for the UK Tour stage adaptation of John le Carre's The Spy Who Came in from the Cold , arriving at Theatre Royal Glasgow this May. Find the full details below. The full cast, who will join Ralf Little in John le Carré’s The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, have now been revealed. The Ink Factory and Second Half Productions have announced the full cast for the extensive UK-wide tour of the Chichester Festival Theatre production of John l

Tom Chambers will star as Inspector Morse in the first-ever original stage adaptation of a Morse story. Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts will play at Glasgow's Theatre Royal from 31 March to 4 April 2026 as part of a UK tour. Find out more about the show below. Tom Chmabers is Morse in Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts UK tour Glasgow’s Theatre Royal is today delighted to announce that Tom Chambers will play the beloved detective Inspector Morse in a thrilling new stage produ

The world premiere tour of Guy Unsworth’s stage adaptation of ITV's beloved TV series has arrived in Glasgow this week. Midsomer Murders the play is based on the book by Caroline Graham and directed by Guy Unsworth. Read my review of The Killings at Badger’s Drift below. James Bradwell, Nathalie Barclay, Daniel Casey, Chris Agha & Rupert Sadler in The Killings at Badger's Drift, Photo: Manuel Harlan Midsomer Murders the play: The Killings at Badgers Drift ★★★☆☆ Review: 17 Fe

The Tron Theatre, Glasgow has announced the professional and non-professional teenage cast who will be starring in Tron Theatre Company's production of Dawn King's The Trials. Directed by Joanna Bowman, The Trials plays at the Tron from 6 to 14 March 2026. Find out more below. Photo: Mihaela Bodlovic Tron Theatre Company presents THE TRIALS written by Dawn King & directed by Joanna Bowman at Glasgow Tron Theatre, 06 – 14 MARCH 2026 Tron Theatre Company is delighted to be pres

Romesh Ranganathan will make his stage debut in a new production of Alan Ayckbourn's Woman in Mind, joining the previously announced Sheridan Smith. Woman in Mind plays the Theatre Royal, Glasgow from Tues 10 to Sat 14 March 2026 : the only Scottish dates on the tour. Find out more below. Woman in Mind cast announced for UK tour Wessex Grove and Gavin Kalin Productions are delighted to announce that Romesh Ranganathan will make his stage debut in a new production of Alan Ayck