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50 Shades of Maggie

Comedy spoof of 50 Shades of Grey.

Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow

Wed 22 May

£20 (£18) / 0141 332 1846

  • 19:30

Thu 23 May

£20 (£18) / 0141 332 1846

  • 19:30

Fri 24 May

£20 (£18) / 0141 332 1846

  • 19:30

The Sash

Hector MacMillan's nailbiting story about families pitted against each other due to conflicting beliefs.

Eastwood Park Theatre, Glasgow

Tue 28 May

£13 (£11; Students £9) / 0141 577 4970

King's Theatre, Glasgow

Wed 22 May

£11–£30 / 0844 871 7648

Thu 23 May

£11–£30 / 0844 871 7648

Fri 24 May

£11–£30 / 0844 871 7648

Sat 25 May

£11–£30 / 0844 871 7648

Sherlock Holmes: The Best Kept Secret

All new mystery thriller from the world's best-loved detective.

New Victoria Theatre, Woking

Tue 11 Jun

£10–£29.50 / 01483 545900

Wed 12 Jun

£10–£29.50 / 01483 545900

Thu 13 Jun

£10–£29.50 / 01483 545900

…and 2 more dates until 15 Jun

Opera House, Manchester

Tue 25 Jun

£10–£29.50 / 0844 847 2275

Wed 26 Jun

£10–£29.50 / 0844 847 2275

Thu 27 Jun

£10–£29.50 / 0844 847 2275

…and 2 more dates until 29 Jun

Singin' I'm No a Billy He's a Tim

Goldfish Theatre presents its take on Des Dillon's classic anti-sectarian play, which has a Rangers and a Celtic fan locked up together in a cell for the duration of an Old Firm match.

DG One Leisure Complex, Dumfries

Sat 25 May

£15 / 01387 243550

Grangemouth Town Hall

Fri 26 Jul

£15 (£13) / 01324 506850

Part of Funny in Falkirk.

  • 20:00

Motherwell Concert Hall and Theatre

Thu 10 Oct

£15 (£13.50) / 01698 403120

  • 19:30 – 22:00

Fri 11 Oct

£15 (£13.50) / 01698 403120

  • 19:30 – 22:00

Agatha Christie's Go Back for Murder

Agatha Christie Theatre Company present the Queen of Mystery's classic thriller, packed with red herrings and suspense til the very end.

Churchill Theatre, Bromley

Mon 3 Jun

£10–£32.50 / 0870 060 6620

Tue 4 Jun

£10–£32.50 / 0870 060 6620

Wed 5 Jun

£10–£32.50 / 0870 060 6620

…and 3 more dates until 8 Jun

Connaught Theatre & Ritz, Worthing

Mon 10 Jun

£14.50; £19.50 / 01903 206206

  • 19:30

Tue 11 Jun

£14.50; £19.50 / 01903 206206

  • 19:30

Wed 12 Jun

£14.50; £19.50 / 01903 206206

  • 19:30
…and 3 more dates until 15 Jun

Harrogate Theatre

Mon 17 Jun

£22 / 01423 502116

  • 19:30

Tue 18 Jun

£22 / 01423 502116

  • 19:30

Wed 19 Jun

£22 / 01423 502116

  • 19:30
…and 3 more dates until 22 Jun

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Priscilla Queen of the Desert – Tour

Sparkly feelgood musical starring the one and only Jason Donovan.

Aylesbury Waterside Theatre

Mon 18 Nov

£14.75–£39.50 / 0844 871 7607

Tue 19 Nov

£15–£39.50 / 0844 871 7607

Wed 20 Nov

£15–£39.50 / 0844 871 7607

…and 3 more dates until 23 Nov

Congress Theatre, Eastbourne

Mon 12 Aug

£21–£35; £15–£29; £21–£35; £23–£37 (£16–£30; £10–£24; £10–£24; £18–£32) / 01323 412000

  • 19:30

Tue 13 Aug

£21–£35; £15–£29; £21–£35; £23–£37 (£16–£30; £10–£24; £10–£24; £18–£32) / 01323 412000

  • 19:30

Wed 14 Aug

£21–£35; £15–£29; £21–£35; £23–£37 (£16–£30; £10–£24; £10–£24; £18–£32) / 01323 412000

  • 19:30
…and 3 more dates until 17 Aug

Hull New Theatre

Mon 4 Nov

£16–£37.50 / 01482 226655

  • 19:30

Tue 5 Nov

£16–£37.50 / 01482 226655

  • 19:30

Wed 6 Nov

£16–£37.50 / 01482 226655

  • 19:30
…and 3 more dates until 9 Nov

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Let the Right One In

A book, then a film, then another film, now a play. John Ajvide Lindqvist's story of a young boy and his vampire love interest gets the theatre treatment from Dundee Rep and collaborators, who translate the Swedish setting to a Scottish one.

Dundee Rep

Wed 5 Jun

£9–£17 (£8–£14) / 01382 223530

  • 19:30

Thu 6 Jun

£9–£17 (£8–£14) / 01382 223530

  • 19:30

Fri 7 Jun

£9–£17 (£8–£14) / 01382 223530

  • 19:30
…and 22 more dates until 29 Jun

Offshore Platform

Each week Attune Theatre produces a new piece of writing or offers a fresh take on an existing piece, then mounts the production with the help of guest artists. Tickets available on the door.

Offshore, Glasgow

Sat 25 May

£3

  • 19:00

Sat 1 Jun

£3

  • 19:00

Sat 8 Jun

£3

  • 19:00
…and 29 more dates until 28 Dec

The 39 Steps

John Buchan's adventurous spy novel (or Hitchcock's classic film) is adapted into this stage version by Patrick Barlow and features only four actors playing 139 roles between them.

Eden Court Theatre, Inverness

Tue 28 May

£19–£26 (£17–£21; under 18s £11–£15; groups of 10+ £3 off) / 01463 234234

Wed 29 May

£19–£26 (£17–£21; under 18s £11–£15; groups of 10+ £3 off) / 01463 234234

Thu 30 May

£19–£26 (£17–£21; under 18s £11–£15; groups of 10+ £3 off) / 01463 234234

…and 2 more dates until 1 Jun

His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen

Mon 3 Jun

£18–£30.50 / 01224 641122

Tue 4 Jun

£18–£30.50 / 01224 641122

Wed 5 Jun

£18–£30.50 / 01224 641122

…and 3 more dates until 8 Jun

King's Theatre, Edinburgh

Wed 22 May

£14–£29.50 (Student standby £10) / 0131 529 6000

Thu 23 May

£14–£29.50 (Student standby £10) / 0131 529 6000

Fri 24 May

£14–£29.50 (Student standby £10) / 0131 529 6000

Sat 25 May

£14–£29.50 (Student standby £10) / 0131 529 6000

Ghost

Musical based on the Oscar-winning movie about a man trapped between this world and the next who's trying to communicate with his heart-broken girlfriend through a psychic.

Bristol Hippodrome

Tue 27 Aug

£15–£45 / 0844 847 2325

Wed 28 Aug

£15–£45 / 0844 847 2325

Thu 29 Aug

£15–£45 / 0844 847 2325

…and 14 more dates until 14 Sep

The Edinburgh Playhouse

Wed 22 May

£15–£45 / 0844 871 3014

Thu 23 May

£15–£45 / 0844 871 3014

Fri 24 May

£15–£45 / 0844 871 3014

…and 7 more dates until 1 Jun

King's Theatre, Glasgow

Tue 1 Oct

0844 871 7648

Wed 2 Oct

0844 871 7648

Thu 3 Oct

0844 871 7648

…and 14 more dates until 19 Oct

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Some Other Mother

A play exploring language, globalisation, solidarity and class through the struggles of a young African mother to care for her child in Glasgow.

Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy

Wed 5 Jun

£12 (£10; Students £5) / 01592 583302

Thu 6 Jun

£12 (£10; Students £5) / 01592 583302

The CatStrand, Castle Douglas

Wed 19 Jun

£10 (£8) / 01644 420374

Eden Court Theatre, Inverness

Tue 25 Jun

£12 (£10) / 01463 234 234

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Far Away and Seagulls

Double bill. Caryl Churchill's play, Far Away, is set in a dystopian world, where a young girl wakes in the night at her aunt and uncle’s house to hear and see disturbing things she will not forget. Also performed is Seagulls, a short play about a woman who has the unusual gift of being able to move objects by power of…

Citizens Theatre, Glasgow

Thu 23 May

£12–£19 / 0141 429 0022

  • 19:30

Fri 24 May

£12–£19 / 0141 429 0022

  • 19:30

Sat 25 May

£12–£19 / 0141 429 0022

  • 19:30
…and 10 more dates until 8 Jun

Kora

Tom McGrath's 1980s comedy tells the story of one woman's fight to save her dysfunctional Whitfield community.

Dundee Rep

Wed 22 May

£12 (£10; Students £5) / 01382 223530

Thu 23 May

£12 (£10; Students £5) / 01382 223530

Fri 24 May

£12 (£10; Students £5) / 01382 223530

…and 14 more dates until 7 Jun

The Mousetrap

The record-breaking show adapted from Agatha Christie's book of the same name has been performed over 23,000 times. Now celebrating its diamond anniversary in the London West End, it's finally embarking on a UK tour.

Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

Mon 4 Nov

£16–£30.50 (£11–£28.50) / 024 7655 3055

  • 19:45

Tue 5 Nov

£16–£30.50 (£11–£28.50) / 024 7655 3055

  • 19:45

Wed 6 Nov

£16–£30.50 (£11–£28.50) / 024 7655 3055

  • 19:45
…and 3 more dates until 9 Nov

Churchill Theatre, Bromley

Mon 23 Sep

£10–£35 / 0870 060 6620

Tue 24 Sep

£10–£35 / 0870 060 6620

Wed 25 Sep

£10–£35 / 0870 060 6620

…and 3 more dates until 28 Sep

Darlington Civic Theatre

Mon 10 Jun

£19.20–£22.80; £25.50–£27.50; £18; £27.50–£29.50; £25.50–£27.50 (Children £23.50–£25.50; Children £25.50–£27.50; Children £23.50–£23.50… / 01325 486555

  • 19:30

Tue 11 Jun

£19.20–£22.80; £25.50–£27.50; £18; £27.50–£29.50; £25.50–£27.50 (Children £23.50–£25.50; Children £25.50–£27.50; Children £23.50–£23.50… / 01325 486555

  • 19:30

Wed 12 Jun

£19.20–£22.80; £25.50–£27.50; £18; £27.50–£29.50; £25.50–£27.50 (Children £23.50–£25.50; Children £25.50–£27.50; Children £23.50–£23.50… / 01325 486555

  • 19:30
…and 3 more dates until 15 Jun

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National Theatre Live: Othello
  • Directed by: Nicholas Hytner
  • Cast: Adrian Lester, Rory Kinnear

Shakespeare's story of jealousy, murder and the danger of ear-whisperers gets modernised and beamed live from the stage.

Cineworld Aberdeen Union Square

Thu 26 Sep

0871 200 2000

Cineworld Ashford

Thu 26 Sep

0871 200 2000

Cineworld Ashton-Under-Lyne, Ashton-under-Lyne

Thu 26 Sep

0871 200 2000

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Up4aMeet?

Bold and brassy musical about a new app for cruising LGBT folks (so think Grindr, but … you know … not Grindr) which leads a couple of flatmates into a spot of bother. Starring X Factor 's Lloyd Daniels.

AXM Bar, Manchester

Fri 2 Aug

£16 / 0161 236 6005

Sat 3 Aug

£16 / 0161 236 6005

The Courtyard Theatre, London N1

Tue 9 Jul

£16 / 0844 477 1000

  • 20:00

The Crescent Theatre, Birmingham

Mon 22 Jul

£16 / 0121 643 5858

Tue 23 Jul

£16 / 0121 643 5858

Wed 24 Jul

£16 / 0121 643 5858

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Birds of a Feather

The three original cast members from the BBC's long-running sitcom bring the lives and loves of Sharon, Tracy and Dorien to the stage.

Churchill Theatre, Bromley

Tue 18 Jun

£10–£32.50 / 0870 060 6620

Wed 19 Jun

£10–£32.50 / 0870 060 6620

Thu 20 Jun

£10–£32.50 / 0870 060 6620

…and 2 more dates until 22 Jun

Grand Opera House, York

Tue 25 Jun

£10–£32.50 / 0844 871 3024

Wed 26 Jun

£10–£32.50 / 0844 871 3024

Thu 27 Jun

£10–£32.50 / 0844 871 3024

…and 2 more dates until 29 Jun

Mayflower Theatre, Southampton

Wed 22 May

£20.50–£27.50; £23.50–£30 / 023 8071 1811

  • 19:30

Thu 23 May

£20.50–£27.50; £23.50–£30 / 023 8071 1811

  • 19:30

Fri 24 May

£20.50–£27.50; £23.50–£30 / 023 8071 1811

  • 19:30

Sat 25 May

£20.50–£27.50; £23.50–£30 / 023 8071 1811

  • 19:30

Blood Brothers

Willy Russell's moving tale about two brothers whose lives are worlds apart.

The Edinburgh Playhouse

Mon 24 Jun

£15–£39.50 / 0844 871 3014

Tue 25 Jun

£15–£39.50 / 0844 871 3014

Wed 26 Jun

£15–£39.50 / 0844 871 3014

…and 3 more dates until 29 Jun

Grand Opera House, York

Mon 30 Sep

£9.75–£35 / 0844 871 3024

Tue 1 Oct

£10–£35 / 0844 871 3024

Wed 2 Oct

£10–£35 / 0844 871 3024

…and 3 more dates until 5 Oct

The Grand Theatre & Opera House, Leeds

Wed 22 May

£16–£31.50 / 0844 848 2700

  • 19:30

Thu 23 May

£16–£31.50 / 0844 848 2700

  • 19:30

Fri 24 May

£16–£31.50 / 0844 848 2700

  • 19:30

Sat 25 May

£16–£31.50 / 0844 848 2700

  • 19:30

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First Love

Adaptation of an early Beckett novella about a man, cast out from the family home, who hooks up with a woman, with darkly comic consequences.

Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh

Wed 28 Aug

£8–£20 / 0131 473 2000

Part of Beckett at the Festival.

Thu 29 Aug

£8–£20 / 0131 473 2000

Part of Beckett at the Festival.

Fri 30 Aug

£8–£20 / 0131 473 2000

Part of Beckett at the Festival.

Sat 31 Aug

£8–£20 / 0131 473 2000

Part of Beckett at the Festival.

Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh

Thu 23 May

£6–£15.50 / 0131 228 1404

Fri 24 May

£6–£15.50 / 0131 228 1404

Sat 25 May

£6–£15.50 / 0131 228 1404

Noises Off

Highly frantic farce about a group of actors trying to produce a highly frantic farce with all the nonsense that entails. Directed by Lindsay Posner.

Grand Opera House, Belfast

Mon 1 Jul

£10.75–£32.25 / 028 9024 0411

  • 19:30

Tue 2 Jul

£10.75–£32.25 / 028 9024 0411

  • 19:30

Wed 3 Jul

£10.75–£32.25 / 028 9024 0411

  • 19:30
…and 3 more dates until 6 Jul

King's Theatre, Edinburgh

Tue 4 Jun

£14–£29.50 / 0131 529 6000

Wed 5 Jun

£14–£29.50 / 0131 529 6000

Thu 6 Jun

£14–£29.50 / 0131 529 6000

Sat 8 Jun

£14–£29.50 / 0131 529 6000

King's Theatre, Glasgow

Mon 27 May

£10–£35 / 0844 871 7648

Tue 28 May

£10–£35 / 0844 871 7648

Wed 29 May

£10–£35 / 0844 871 7648

…and 3 more dates until 1 Jun

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Ablutions
  • Written by: Patrick DeWitt

A new show set on the west coast of America, blending a live soundtrack, detailed mime and the heart-wrenching humour of author, Patrick DeWitt.

Chippenham Town Hall

Fri 26 Jul

£5 / 01249 446699

  • 19:00 – 20:30

Lichfield Garrick

Fri 12 Jul

£13 / 01543 412121

  • 20:00 – 21:30

Sat 13 Jul

£13 / 01543 412121

  • 20:00 – 21:30

Lighthouse: Poole's Centre for the Arts

Sat 15 Jun

£12 ( £10; £10; Children £10 under 18s) / 0844 406 8666

  • 20:00

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The Importance of Being Earnest

Regular touring company London Classic Theatre takes on Oscar Wilde's silliest comedy, with puns and mislaid handbags galore.

Dundee Rep

Thu 23 May

£13–£17.50 (£11–£15.50) / 01382 223530

Fri 24 May

£13–£17.50 (£11–£15.50) / 01382 223530

Sat 25 May

£13–£17.50 (£11–£15.50) / 01382 223530

macrobert, Stirling

Wed 22 May

Over-10s only

£13.50 (£12; Members £11; Students £7) / 01786 466666

Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off

Edinburgh People's Theatre present Liz Lochhead's depiction of a contemporary, gutsy and poetic voice of Mary, Queen of Scots.

Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh

Wed 22 May

£10 (£8) / 0131 447 7597

Thu 23 May

£10 (£8) / 0131 447 7597

Fri 24 May

£10 (£8) / 0131 447 7597

Sat 25 May

£10 (£8) / 0131 447 7597

Bright Colours Only

A one woman piece by Pauline Goldsmith exploring the funny side of death.

Tramway, Glasgow

Fri 7 Jun

£8 (£6) / 0845 330 3501

Sat 8 Jun

£8 (£6) / 0845 330 3501

The Kite Runner

Matthew Spangler's adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's novel about friendships that can span continents.

Theatre Royal, Brighton

Wed 22 May

£11–£23.50 / 0870 060 6650

Thu 23 May

£11–£23.50 / 0870 060 6650

Fri 24 May

£11–£23.50 / 0870 060 6650

Sat 25 May

£11–£23.50 / 0870 060 6650

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