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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: Dancing Shoes | A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Oran Mor, Glasgow - Dancing Donny: A legend is born
Comedy drama Dancing Shoes is the latest lunchtime theatre offering from the world famous a play, a pie and a pint Written by Stephen Christopher and Graeme Smith , and directed by PPP's own Artistic Director Brian Logan , Dancing Shoes is the uplifting tale of three men who meet in recovery and form an unlikely friendship. It's also a play that gives birth to an iconic creation: Dancing Donny! Read my full review of Dancing Shoes here. Ross Allan, Stephen Docherty and C

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Mar 264 min read


Review: Wasps | A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Oran Mor, Glasgow 2025
Dunfermline writer Cameron Forbes makes his professional debut with Wasps as part of a play, a pie and a pint 's spring season. Wasps, directed by Lesley Hart , (River City's Lou Caplan) follows 16-year old Rianne as she deals with life, loss and pesky stinging insects. Read on to find out what I thought of the latest PPP offering below. Yolanda Mitchell in Wasps. Credit: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Wasps by Cameron Forbes | A Play, A Pie and A Pint 2025 ★★★★☆ Review: Wasps, Oran Mo

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Mar 193 min read


Review: A View from the Bridge, Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Review: A View from the Bridge, Tron Theatre, Glasgow 2025

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Feb 274 min read


Review: Dookin' Oot | A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Oran Mor, Glasgow 2025
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.

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Feb 264 min read


A Play, A Pie and A Pint 2025 Spring Season - full programme at Oran Mor, Glasgow
A Play, A Pie and A Pint 2025 Spring Season announced - full list of shows at Oran Mor

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Jan 255 min read


Review: Stirling panto 2024 - Snow White, Macrobert Arts Centre
Stirling panto 2024: Snow White review, Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling pantomime. Chris Forbes, Kara swinney, Helen McAlpine.

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Dec 1, 20245 min read


Review: Glasgow Tron Theatre panto 2024 - Peter Panto and the Incredible Stinkerbell
Glasgow Tron Theatre panto 2024: Peter Panto and the Incredible Stinkerbell review

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Nov 27, 20244 min read


Review: Mother Goose, Ayr Gaiety panto 2024 | Pantomime
Ayr Gaiety panto 2024 review: Mother Goose by Fraser Boyle and Ken Alexander. The Gaiety Theatre, Ayr pantomime 2024.

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Nov 24, 20245 min read
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