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Sian Howard as Mrs Dudley in The Haunting of Hill House. Photo: Pamela Raith The Haunting of Hill House ★★★★☆ Review: 12 November 2026 | Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh Shirley Jackson's classic haunted house novel The Haunting of Hill House has been adapted for the stage by award-winning writer Stef Smith. Now nearing the end of its UK tour, the play produced by Wiltshire Creative in association with Theatr Clwyd has arrived in Edinburgh, where it's at the Royal Lyceum until

West End musical theatre smash hit Operation Mincemeat has set out on the UK leg of its world tour and has arrived in Glasgow this week. This is a musical that thankfully lives up to the hype. Operation Mincemeat plays at the Theatre Royal Glasgow until 14 November. Read my review of the tour production below. Operation Mincemeat UK tour cast. Photo: Matt Crockett Operation Mincemeat (UK Tour) ★★★★★ Review: 10 November 2026 | Theatre Royal, Glasgow The best-reviewed show in W

New comedy drama Making Way is at A Play, A Pie and A Pint in Glasgow until Saturday 14 November and then transfers to Newcastle and Edinburgh. Read my review of this thought-provoking, dark comedy below. Stevie Raine in Making Way. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Making Way ★★★☆☆ Review: 11 November 2026 | Òran Mór, Glasgow The penultimate show of A Play, A Pie and A Pint's 2026 autumn season is a first-time co-production between the Glasgow-based lunchtime theatre producer, Edinbur

A new drama about three ice skating instructors who witness an accident is the offering this week at A Play, A Pie and A Pint. Zamboni by Lex Joyce runs at Òran Mór, Glasgow, until Saturday 7 Nov 2026, before heading to Assembly Roxy in Edinburgh. Read my review below. Zamboni by Lex Joyce at A play, a pie and a pint. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Zamboni ★★★☆☆ Review: 3 November 2026 | Òran Mór, Glasgow It's rare that my two hobbies of being a massive figure skating fan and theatr

Tony Roper brings his classic Scottish comedy play The Steamie to the King’s Theatre, Glasgow this week where it plays on the final stop of its Scottish tour until Saturday 14 November 2026. Read my review of The Steamie below. The Steamie cast. Photo: Christopher B Owen The Steamie ★★★★☆ Review: 3 November 2026 | The King's Theatre, Glasgow Originally staged in 1987, The Steamie quickly became a Scottish national treasure. Written by another national treasure, Tony Roper, th

Comedy horror musical Hen Night Horror returns for 2026 with a new Scottish tour and a new cast of unhinged hens. Read my review from the Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow here. Dani Heron, Jennifer Neil and Hannah Howie in Hen Night Horror. Focused Fotos Photography Hen Night Horror ★★★★☆ Review: 29 October 2026 | Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow A hit when it premiered in 2024, Fraser Boyle and Ali Cleland's outrageous comedy musical Hen Night Horror is back on Scottish tour this year wit

Matthew Bourne's New Adventures company bring their award-winning dance thriller The Car Man to Glasgow this week. It plays at the King's Theatre until Saturday 31st October. Read my review of this scorching hot piece of dance theatre below. Matthew Bourne's THE CAR MAN. Jamie Duncan Campbell (Vito) and Company. Photo: Johan Persson Matthew Bourne's The Car Man ★★★★★ Review: 27 October 2026 | The King's Theatre, Glasgow Matthew Bourne is the master of dance theatre. His revol

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

Award-winning Belgian play Lune by Pamela Ghislain is performed in English for the first time this week at A Play, A Pie and A Pint. Lune is at Òran Mór, Glasgow, until 24 October. Read my review here. Kim Allan and Andrew Rothney in Lune. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Lune ★★★★☆ Review: 20 October 2026 | Òran Mór, Glasgow Lune was originally a French-language play by Belgian writer Pamela Ghislain. This week it's performed in English for the first time at its UK premiere at A Play