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Following a three-month run in London's West End, Michael Longhurst's revival of Alan Ayckbourn's dark comedy play Woman in Mind arrived in Glasgow this week. Starring Olivier Award winner Sheridan Smith and comedian Romesh Ranganathan in his stage debut, Woman in Mind plays at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow until Saturday 14 March. Read my review below. Sheridan Smith in Woman in Mind. Photo: Marc Brenner Woman in Mind ★★★★☆ Review: 10 March 2026 | Theatre Royal, Glasgow On a

West End hit Matilda the musical is at Edinburgh Playhouse until 22 March. I headed along to check it out on World Book Day 2026 for what proved to be the perfect bookish, stagey crossover! Read my review of Matilda the Musical , UK tour below. Madison Davis as Matilda. Photo: Manuel Harlan Matilda the musical UK tour ★★★★☆ Review: 5 March 2026 | Edinburgh Playhouse Based on Roald Dahl's beloved book and characters, Matilda the Musical has been such a success in London's Wes

The new high-energy, high-camp UK tour of Priscilla Queen of the Desert the musical is at the King's Theatre, Glasgow from 2 - 7 March 2026 before continuing across the UK until July 2026. Read my review below. Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical UK tour. Photo: Johan Persson Priscilla Queen of the Desert the musical UK tour ★★★★☆ Review: 2 March 2026 | King's Theatre, Glasgow Based on the 1994 Oscar-winning film, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the musical follows thre

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

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

Mischief Comedy's brand new 'Goes Wrong' show is on tour across the UK, and this week has arrived in Glasgow. Christmas Carol Goes Wrong sees Charles Dickens' classic tale get the chaotically brilliant Mischief treatment. Read my review below. Christmas Carol Goes Wrong, Daniel Fraser & Henry Lewis. Photo: Mark Senior Christmas Carol Goes Wrong ★★★★☆ Review: 18 February 2026 | King's Theatre, Glasgow Christmas Carol Goes Wrong is the latest 'Goes Wrong' play' from Mischief C

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

Legendary entertainer Les Dennis will join the cast of the smash hit romantic musical comedy Waitress when the new UK tour comes to the King's Theatre, Glasgow in 2026. Find out more below. Waitress the musical UK Tour 2026: Cast News Producers Barry & Fran Weissler and David Ian for Crossroads Live are delighted to announce further casting for the UK and Ireland tour of the smash hit romantic musical comedy WAITRESS, with stage and screen stars Les Dennis as Joe and West E

Making its Scottish premier at the King's Theatre, Glasgow this week, John Cleese's Fawlty Towers - The Play brings the beloved TV sitcom and its characters to glorious life on stage. Read my review below. Mia Austen (Sybil) in Fawlty Towers The Play. Photo: Hugo Glendinning Fawlty Towers the play UK tour ★★★★☆ Review: 13 January 2026 | King's Theatre, Glasgow Fifty years since it first blessed our TV screens, Fawlty Towers - the revered sitcom set in a chaotic Torquay hotel