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Review: Restless Natives the musical
The new stage adaptation of cult classic Scottish film Restless Natives has arrived in Glasgow for the final dates of its Scottish tour....

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Jun 264 min read


Review: Man's Best Friend
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...

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Jun 254 min read


Review: The Inquisitor - A Play, A Pie and A Pint
The final show of A Play, A Pie and A Pint 's 2025 spring season is Peter Arnott's The Inquisitor which plays at Glasgow's Oran Mor from 23 - 28 June. Review: Oran Mor, Glasgow 24 June 2025 Tom McGovern and Michael Guest in 'The Inquisitor' Tommy Ga-Ken Wan The Inquisitor ★★★☆☆ To celebrate Peter Arnott 's 40 years in Scottish theatre, and his 11th production at Oran Mor, A Play, A Pie and A Pint are this week staging his 2006 psychological drama The Inquisitor . Darker in to

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Jun 253 min read


Review: Picture You Dead, UK tour, Glasgow
Peter James' Detective Grace is back on the UK stage with his latest case, Picture You Dead . Adapted for the stage from the UK's number...

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Jun 114 min read


Review: You Won't Break My Soul - A Play, A Pie and A Pint
JD Stewart's new comedy You Won't Break My Soul is now open at A Play, A Pie and A Pint at Oran Mor, Glasgow to coincide with Pride month. Review: Oran Mor, Glasgow  10 June 2025 Jamie McKillop, James Peake and Kaylah Copeland in You Won't Break My Soul. Credit: Eoin Carey You Won't Break My Soul ★★★☆☆ Recovering from a breakup, Jordan (Jamie McKillop) invites an anonymous man to his flat for a hookup. But the man steals Jordan's prized Beyonce concert tickets on his way ou

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Jun 103 min read


Review: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, UK tour Glasgow
The stage adaptation of CS Lewis' beloved novel The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe has arrived in Glasgow . The current UK tour ...

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Jun 106 min read


Review: The Mountaintop, Edinburgh Lyceum
Katori Hall's Olivier award-winning play about MLK's final night has opened at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh and plays until 21...

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Jun 63 min read


Review: Meme Girls at A Play, A Pie and A Pint
Meme Girls, written and directed by Andy McGregor, is the latest 'A Play, A Pie and A Pint' production. It's a fantastic new play with music about two friends whose relationship is derailed by the quest for online fame. Review: Oran Mor, Glasgow | 3 June 2025 Julia Murray and Yana Harris in Meme Girls. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Meme Girls, A Play, A Pie and A Pint 2025 ★★★★☆ Jade (Julia Murray) and Clare (Yana Harris) are best friends at school in Largs who dream of becoming

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Jun 23 min read


Review: Keli, National Theatre of Scotland
Martin Green's new play Keli for the National Theatre of Scotland (NTS) tells the story of a girl who has grown up in a former mining...

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May 174 min read
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