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A Play, A Pie and A Pint announces Autumn 2025 season
A contemporary hip hop musical about William Wallace and a new thriller set on the Isle of Lewis are just some of the 12 brand-new plays performing at Òran Mór Glasgow and across Scotland this Autumn as part of the famous A Play, A Pie and A Pint programme which runs from 1 September - 22 November 2025. A Play, A Pie and A Pint Autumn season 2025 A Play, A Pie and A Pint (PPP) has today announced its Autumn 2025 season, with 12 brand-new productions performing weekly from Mon

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Jul 154 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: 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: 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


What's On at Glasgow's Tron Theatre in 2025?
What's On at Glasgow's Tron Theatre in 2025? Announcing Jemima Levick's inaugural season as Tron Theatre Artistic Director

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Feb 136 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


What's On Halloween 2024: Glasgow and Edinburgh - theatre, events and more
What's On at Halloween in Glasgow and Edinburgh theatres. Things to do at Halloween in Glasgow. Best Halloween activities Glasgow. Edinburgh

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Oct 25, 20246 min read


Review: No Love Songs
No Love Songs review, Tron Theatre Glasgow 2024. Kyle Falconer, Laura Wilde, Johnny McKnight

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Oct 25, 20243 min read
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