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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

The Choir of Man musical reveals the cast for its first ever UK tour and announces a search for local choirs ahead of Scottish Premiere at the King's Theatre, Glasgow | 28 Apr - 2 May 2026. Could your choir join the cast onstage for opening night? Find out more below. The Choir of Man UK Tour cast announced The producers of the Olivier Award-nominated international smash hit musical THE CHOIR OF MAN today announce full casting for the show’s first ever tour, making its Scott

Lead casting has been revealed for the acclaimed stage adaptation of Stepehen King's The Shawshank Redemption . The play comes to the Theatre Royal, Glasgow as part of the current major UK tour from Tues 24 to Sat 28 March 2026. Looking for my review of The Shawshank Redemption play? Find it here: https://www.lisainthetheatre.com/post/the-shawshank-redemption-play-review The Shawshank Redemption play cast The Theatre Royal, Glasgow is delighted to announce that The Shawshank

Musical theatre favourites Hannah Lowther and George Crawford will join the previously announced Amber Davies in the major new UK & Ireland tour of West End and Broadway hit musical comedy Legally Blonde the musical . The show comes to the King's Theatre Glasgow in April 2026 . Find more detail and the full cast announcement below. Legally Blonde the musical cast. L-R: Hannah Lowther, George Crawford, Annabelle Terry, Jamie Chatterton & Karen Mavundukure. Photo: Matt Crock

Mischief Comedy announces the cast for Christmas Carol Goes Wrong , their brand new chaotic comedy show touring the UK in 2026, including a stop in Glasgow. Find out more below. Looking for my review of Christmas Carol Goes Wrong? Find it here: Review: Christmas Carol Goes Wrong, UK tour | Glasgow - Mischief Comedy have created a Christmas Cracker --- Adding a festive feel to February, the multi-award-winning company behind The Play That Goes Wrong and Peter Pan Goes Wrong

Casting has been announced for 'The Woman in Black' as the spine-chilling play returns to Glasgow in January 2026 as part of a major UK tour. The Woman in Black UK Tour cast 2025 / 2026 PW Productions is delighted to announce casting for Susan Hill’s The Woman in Black , as it returns to the King’s Theatre, Glasgow in 2026 . The UK tour production will star Glaswegian actor John Mackay as Arthur Kipps and Daniel Burke as The Actor when it plays at the theatre from Tuesday 2

Full casting has been announced for the Scottish premiere of Single White Female in Glasgow. The UK tour production based on the 90s hit film comes to the Theatre Royal in June 2026. Find out more below. Single White Female play cast announced Full casting is announced today as rehearsals begin for the Scottish premiere of Single White Female – a brand-new stage production based on the iconic 90s psychological thriller – coming to the Theatre Royal, Glasgow from Tuesday 2 - S

Jason Donovan has returned to one of his most famous roles: playing Frank-N-Furter in Richard O’Brien’s anarchic musical, The Rocky Horror Show. So, the question has to be: why? Jason Donovan as Frank-n-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show. Photo credit: Daniel Boud Interview: Jason Donovan on touring the UK with The Rocky Horror Show Jason Donovan talks to Richard Barber about playing Richard O'Brien's iconic Sweet Transvestite. So why this role? “In a nutshell,” he says, “I’m a

Following successful runs in New York and Las Vegas, Friends! The musical parody began its first UK tour in summer 2025 and this week arrives in Glasgow. Join iconic characters Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey and Phoebe as they swap their New York apartments for the King's Theatre, Glasgow where you can catch their musical comedy take on the beloved 90s TV series from Tuesday 11 - Saturday 15 November 2025. Read my review below. Friends the musical parody cast. Photo: Pa