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MHOR Festival
A huge array of activities are on offer at this festival, including baking competitions, a Great British Feast with food prepared by star Scottish chefs and many more activities for kids and adults alive. There's plenty to eat and drink, too – from a barbecue to an oyster bar, beer festival and a food market buffet. A…
Monachyle Mhor, Lochearnhead
Sat 25 May
Prices vary / 01877 384622
- 11:00
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
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
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
- 14:00
- 19:30
Harrogate Theatre
Mon 17 Jun
£22 / 01423 502116
- 19:30
Tue 18 Jun
£22 / 01423 502116
- 19:30
Wed 19 Jun
£22 / 01423 502116
- 14:30
- 19:30
Also on at:
- Milton Keynes Theatre
- New Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
- New Victoria Theatre, Woking
- New Wimbledon Theatre, London SW19
- Palace Theatre, Southend-on-Sea
- Princess Theatre, Torquay
- Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent
- Richmond Theatre
- Theatre Royal, Brighton
- Theatre Royal, Glasgow
- Townley Memorial Hall, Cambridge
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
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
Sat 25 May
£12–£19 / 0141 429 0022
- 19:30
Tue 28 May
£12–£19 / 0141 429 0022
- 19:30
Wed 29 May
£12–£19 / 0141 429 0022
- 19:30
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
When You're Smiling
When her marriage breaks down, Ella turns to the ghost of her dead father for comfort.
Brian Cox Studio, Glasgow
Sat 25 May
£10 (£8) / 0141 552 4267
- 19:30 – 21:00
And All Because the Ladies Love a Right Guid Gab
Oh, it's a frighteningly familiar scene. Fife's biggest gossip ruins a perfectly nice trip to the Highlands for a wedding by spilling the beans on a bit of news no one wanted to hear, least of all Ella and Sawndy Baxter. Staged by the Goldfish Theatre Company.
Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy
Thu 30 May
£12 (£10) / 01592 583302
Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline
Fri 31 May
£12 (£10) / 01383 602302
Rothes Halls, Glenrothes
Sat 1 Jun
£12 (£10) / 01592 611101
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
- 14:30
- 19:45
Wed 6 Nov
£16–£30.50 (£11–£28.50) / 024 7655 3055
- 19:45
Churchill Theatre, Bromley
Mon 23 Sep
£10–£35 / 0870 060 6620
Tue 24 Sep
£10–£35 / 0870 060 6620
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
Also on at:
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
Also on at:
- Cineworld Bedford
- Cineworld Bexleyheath
- Cineworld Birmingham Broad Street
- Cineworld Boldon Tyne and Wear
- Cineworld Braintree
- Cineworld Burton On Trent, Burton-on-Trent
- Cineworld Bury St Edmunds
- Cineworld Cardiff
- Cineworld Castleford
- Cineworld Cheltenham
- Cineworld Chester
- Cineworld Chesterfield
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
Thu 30 May
£19–£26 (£17–£21; under 18s £11–£15; groups of 10+ £3 off) / 01463 234234
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
King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Dora the Explorer Live
A live musical adventure with Dora as she sets off in search of the City of Lost Toys with help from Map, Backpack, Boots, Diego and, of course, the audience!
Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
Tue 25 Jun
£16–£18 (Children £14–£16) / 01274 432000
- 16:00
Wed 26 Jun
£16–£18 (Children £14–£16) / 01274 432000
- 10:00
- 13:00
- 16:00
The Anvil, Basingstoke
Fri 31 May
£16–£18 ( £55–£65; Children £14–£16 under 16s) / 01256 844244
- 16:30
Sat 1 Jun
£16–£18 ( £55–£65; Children £14–£16 under 16s) / 01256 844244
- 10:30
- 13:30
- 16:30
Sun 2 Jun
£16–£18 ( £55–£65; Children £14–£16 under 16s) / 01256 844244
- 10:30
- 13:30
Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells
Tue 18 Jun
£16 (Children £14; £55–£65) / 01892 530613
- 16:00
Wed 19 Jun
£16 (Children £14; £55–£65) / 01892 530613
- 10:00
- 13:00
- 16:00
Thu 20 Jun
£16 (Children £14; £55–£65) / 01892 530613
- 10:00
- 13:00
Also on at:
- Beck Theatre, Hayes
- Bristol Hippodrome
- Cambridge Corn Exchange
- Churchill Theatre, Bromley
- De Montfort Hall, Leicester
- Grand Opera House, Belfast
- Grand Theatre, Swansea
- The Hexagon, Reading
- Liverpool Empire Theatre
- Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne
- Milton Keynes Theatre
- New Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
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
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
Sat 25 May
£10 (£8) / 0131 447 7597
Be Silent or Be Killed
The true story of Scottish businessman Roger Hunt, who survived the 2008 terrorist attack on a Mumbai hotel. Facing hard choices and consequences, Hunt holed up in his hotel room for nearly 40 hours, maintaining contact with his mobile, until the attack was ended.
The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen
Sat 25 May
£12 (£10) / 01224 642230
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
Thu 29 Aug
£15–£45 / 0844 847 2325
The Edinburgh Playhouse
Mon 27 May
£15–£45 / 0844 871 3014
Tue 28 May
£15–£45 / 0844 871 3014
King's Theatre, Glasgow
Tue 1 Oct
0844 871 7648
Thu 3 Oct
0844 871 7648
Also on at:
The Poor Mouth
Blue Raincoat present the final part of the Flann O'Brien trilogy, a satire on Irish culture.
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Thu 30 May
£6–£15.50 / 0131 228 1404
Fri 31 May
£6–£15.50 / 0131 228 1404
Sat 1 Jun
£6–£15.50 / 0131 228 1404
Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Wed 5 Jun
£8–£16 / 0141 552 4267
Thu 6 Jun
£8–£16 / 0141 552 4267
Fri 7 Jun
£8–£16 / 0141 552 4267
Sat 8 Jun
£8–£16 / 0141 552 4267
Calum's Road
The National Theatre of Scotland and Communicado Theatre Company present David Harrower's take on the true tale of a man on the Isle of Skye who, faced with council indifference to his remote village's isolated plight, built a two-mile stretch of road all by himself with nothing but a pick, a wheelbarrow and a shovel.
Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy
Tue 11 Jun
£12 (£10; Schools £5) / 01592 583302
- 19:30
Wed 12 Jun
£12 (£10; Schools £5) / 01592 583302
- 19:30
Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh
Fri 31 May
£11.50 (£9.50; under 18s £6.50) / 0131 665 2240
- 19:30
Sat 1 Jun
£11.50 (£9.50; under 18s £6.50) / 0131 665 2240
- 19:30
Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
Tue 18 Jun
£14 (£12; Under 18 £6) / 01463 234234
- 19:30
Wed 19 Jun
£14 (£12; Under 18 £6) / 01463 234234
- 19:30
Also on at:
Northern Ballet's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Fauns frolic, dukes marry Amazonian queens and plenty of wine is drunk in Shakespeare's 16th century comedy.
Milton Keynes Theatre
Tue 20 May
£12–£37.50 / 0870 060 6652
Wed 21 May
£12–£37.50 / 0870 060 6652
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
Thu 29 Aug
Fri 30 Aug
Sat 31 Aug
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Sat 25 May
£6–£15.50 / 0131 228 1404
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
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
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
Also on at:
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
Thu 13 Jun
£10–£29.50 / 01483 545900
Opera House, Manchester
Tue 25 Jun
£10–£29.50 / 0844 847 2275
Wed 26 Jun
£10–£29.50 / 0844 847 2275
The Woman in Black
Theatre experience with a heavy film noir influence, about a young lawyer trying to exorcise his metaphorical demons.
Fortune Theatre, London WC2B
Wed 29 May
£18–£55.50 / 0844 871 7627
His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen
Mon 10 Jun
£18–£30.50 / 01224 641122
Tue 11 Jun
£18–£30.50 / 01224 641122
Wed 12 Jun
£18–£30.50 / 01224 641122
Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne
Sat 25 May
£12 / 0844 811 2121
- 14:30
100
This thought-provoking drama explores notions of the afterlife with physical theatre and minimal props.
The Mackintosh Church, Glasgow
Thu 27 Jun
£9 / 0141 946 6600
Fri 28 Jun
£9 / 0141 946 6600
A Play, A Pie & A Pint: Fox Attack
A pianist commits a terrible crime to save his own skin in Xu Nuo's two-hander. Ticket price includes a pie and a drink.
Òran Mór, Glasgow
Mon 27 May
£8–£12.50 / 0141 357 6200
- 13:00
Tue 28 May
£8–£12.50 / 0141 357 6200
- 13:00
Wed 29 May
£8–£12.50 / 0141 357 6200
- 13:00
