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50 Shades of Maggie
Comedy spoof of 50 Shades of Grey.
Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow
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
Thu 23 May
£11–£30 / 0844 871 7648
Fri 24 May
£11–£30 / 0844 871 7648
Sat 25 May
£11–£30 / 0844 871 7648
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
The Edinburgh Playhouse
Thu 23 May
£15–£45 / 0844 871 3014
Fri 24 May
£15–£45 / 0844 871 3014
Sat 25 May
£15–£45 / 0844 871 3014
King's Theatre, Glasgow
Tue 1 Oct
0844 871 7648
Wed 2 Oct
0844 871 7648
Thu 3 Oct
0844 871 7648
Also on at:
Kora
Tom McGrath's 1980s comedy tells the story of one woman's fight to save her dysfunctional Whitfield community.
Dundee Rep
Thu 23 May
£12 (£10; Students £5) / 01382 223530
Fri 24 May
£12 (£10; Students £5) / 01382 223530
Sat 25 May
£12 (£10; Students £5) / 01382 223530
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
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
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
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
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
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
Also on at:
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
- 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
- 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
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
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
Thu 23 May
£10 (£8) / 0131 447 7597
Fri 24 May
£10 (£8) / 0131 447 7597
Sat 25 May
£10 (£8) / 0131 447 7597
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 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
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:
- King's Theatre, Glasgow
- Liverpool Empire Theatre
- Milton Keynes Theatre
- New Victoria Theatre, Woking
- Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent
- Theatre Royal, Brighton
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
Thu 23 May
£18–£55.50 / 0844 871 7627
Fri 24 May
£18–£60.50 / 0844 871 7627
Sat 25 May
£18–£60.50 / 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
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
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
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
Abigail's Party
An adaptation of Mike Leigh's play satirising the pretensions of 1970s suburbia.
The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
Tue 18 Jun
£15–£29; £17–£31 / 01227 787787
- 19:30
Wed 19 Jun
£15–£29; £17–£31 / 01227 787787
- 19:30
Thu 20 Jun
£15–£29; £17–£31 / 01227 787787
- 19:30
New Theatre, Cardiff
Tue 4 Jun
£9.50–£27; £8.50–£22; £10–£29 / 029 2087 8889
- 19:30
Wed 5 Jun
£9.50–£27; £8.50–£22; £10–£29 / 029 2087 8889
- 19:30
Thu 6 Jun
£9.50–£27; £8.50–£22; £10–£29 / 029 2087 8889
- 19:30
Wyvern Theatre, Swindon
Tue 28 May
£19.50–£26.50; £19.50; £26–£30.50 / 01793 524481
- 19:30
Wed 29 May
£19.50–£26.50; £19.50; £26–£30.50 / 01793 524481
- 19:30
Thu 30 May
£19.50–£26.50; £19.50; £26–£30.50 / 01793 524481
- 19:30
According to Oscar
The Mercators celebrate the life of Oscar Wilde and his wife Constance with their dramatised readings.
Mayfield Salisbury Parish Church, Edinburgh
Mon 5 Aug
£8 (£7) / 0131 667 1522
- 18:00
Tue 6 Aug
£8 (£7) / 0131 667 1522
- 18:00
Wed 7 Aug
£8 (£7) / 0131 667 1522
- 18:00
The Adventures of Sancho Panza
A boisterous, contemporary adaptation of Cervantes' classic Don Quixote, presented by Hijinx Theatre, a professional Welsh theatre company who are also a passionate advocate for inclusion of people with learning disabilities in the arts.
Gillingham School
Thu 13 Jun
£9 (Students £5; Family £25) / 01305 269512
- 19:30
Halstock Village Hall, Yeovil
Fri 14 Jun
£8 (Children £6; Family £25) / 01305 269512
- 19:30
Aladdin
Classic tale about the young street urchin and his genie pal.
New Wimbledon Theatre, London SW19
Fri 6 Dec
£10–£35 / 0844 871 7646
Sat 7 Dec
£10–£35 / 0844 871 7646
Sun 8 Dec
£10–£35 / 0844 871 7646
Albert Drive
The result of a long-term creative exploration, this performance looks at issues of community and asks the question: Who is my neighbour?
Tramway, Glasgow
Sat 6 Jul
£5 / 0845 330 3501
Sun 7 Jul
£5 / 0845 330 3501
Alice In Wonderland
Fife Academy of Performing Arts present this Lewis Carrol classic with a modern twist.
Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline
Sat 22 Jun
£10 (£7) / 01383 602302
- 19:00
Alice in Wonderland
Interactice theatrical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic tale.
St Paul's Church, Covent Garden, London WC2E
Tue 30 Jul
£16 (£12) / 020 7836 5221
Wed 31 Jul
£16 (£12) / 020 7836 5221
Thu 1 Aug
£16 (£12) / 020 7836 5221
All That Fall
‘A life of unending misery in a world devoid of God, now that’s funny.’ Maddy Rooney is in her seventies – unsightly, ungainly and unwell – laboriously to-ing and fro-ing between her home and Boghill Station. This is a landscape whose details are drawn from the suburbs of Foxrock and Leopardstown from Beckett’s youth, but…
