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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

The full cast has now been announced for the UK Tour stage adaptation of John le Carre's The Spy Who Came in from the Cold , arriving at Theatre Royal Glasgow this May. Find the full details below. The full cast, who will join Ralf Little in John le Carré’s The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, have now been revealed. The Ink Factory and Second Half Productions have announced the full cast for the extensive UK-wide tour of the Chichester Festival Theatre production of John l

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

The Tron Theatre, Glasgow has announced the professional and non-professional teenage cast who will be starring in Tron Theatre Company's production of Dawn King's The Trials. Directed by Joanna Bowman, The Trials plays at the Tron from 6 to 14 March 2026. Find out more below. Photo: Mihaela Bodlovic Tron Theatre Company presents THE TRIALS written by Dawn King & directed by Joanna Bowman at Glasgow Tron Theatre, 06 – 14 MARCH 2026 Tron Theatre Company is delighted to be pres

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

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

Dame Maureen Lipman will star in a new comedy by Peter Quilter coming to the Theatre Royal, Glasgow in June next year. Find out more about Allegra below. Maureen Lipman to star in Allegra Thomas Hopkins Productions and SAMS Entertainment are delighted to announce that national treasure Dame Maureen Lipman DBE will tour the UK for the first time in 20 years, coming to the Theatre Royal, Glasgow from Monday 22 to Saturday 27 June 2026. Dame Maureen will star in the world premie

Debuting in Scotland's theatres in 2024, David Ireland 's play The Fifth Step , produced by the National Theatre of Scotland , transferred to London's West End for an eleven-week run in summer 2025. It was during this time in London that the show was captured live for National Theatre Live . The filmed performance will be shown in cinemas across the globe from 27th November 2025. Read my review of NT Live's The Fifth Step below. Jack Lowden and Martin Freeman in the Fifth St