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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

The Sash

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

King's Theatre, Glasgow

Thu 23 May

£11–£30 / 0844 871 7648

  • 19:30

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

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.

Palace Theatre, Southend-on-Sea

Thu 23 May

£16.50–£25.50; £16.50–£25.50; £17.50–£26.50 ( £14.50–£23.50; £14.50–£23.50; £14.50–£23.50; £12.50–£23.50; Children £12.50 under 16s; Children… / 01702 351135

  • 20:00

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

  • 19:30
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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

  • 19:30

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

  • 19:30

Flâneurs

Jenna Watt explores violence in public places by attempting to deconstruct the bystander effect in a work she wrote following a violent attack on her friend in 2010.

Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh

Thu 23 May

£6–£15.50 / 0131 228 1404

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.

Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh

Thu 23 May

£6–£15.50 / 0131 228 1404

  • 19:30

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.

The Edinburgh Playhouse

Thu 23 May

£15–£45 / 0844 871 3014

  • 19:30
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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.

Hall For Cornwall, Truro

Thu 23 May

£15–£27.50; £13–£25.50; £17–£29.50 (Children £15–£23; Children £13–£21; Children £17–£25; £15–£23; £15–£23; £13–£21; £13–£21; £17–£25; £17–£25) / 01872 262466

  • 19:30

Priscilla Queen of the Desert – Tour

Sparkly feelgood musical starring the one and only Jason Donovan.

Liverpool Empire Theatre

Thu 23 May

£10–£39.50 / 0870 606 3536

  • 19:30

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.

Mayflower Theatre, Southampton

Thu 23 May

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

  • 19:30

Hormonal Housewives

Toyah Willcox stars in an evening all about women and the high drama that is attributed to their hormones. There'll be mention of chocolate, ironing and useless men, we're sure.

Civic Theatre, Chelmsford

Thu 23 May

£21 (£19; £7) / 01245 606505

  • 19:45

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.

Theatre Royal, Norwich

Thu 23 May

£5.50–£23.50 / 01603 630000

  • 19:30
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Pitmen Painters

Award-winning play about a group of Ashington miners in 1934, who hire a professor to teach an art appreciation evening class and then begin to paint their own work. Written by Lee Hall (of Billy Elliott fame) and presented here by Bill Kenwright.

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury

Thu 23 May

£17–£27 / 01743 281281

  • 19:30

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

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.

King's Theatre, Edinburgh

Thu 23 May

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

  • 19:30

Awaken

Début performance from Novato Theatre Company exploring Plato's concept of the soulmate.

Mission Theatre, Bath

Thu 23 May

£7 (£5) / 01225 463362

  • 19:30

Beloved Clara

Theatre piece combining the letters and diary entries of Robert and Clara Schumann, interspersed with their piano music.

Perth Theatre

Thu 23 May

£18 / 01738 621031

Part of Perth Festival.

  • 19:30
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Birdsong

  • Written by: Rachel Wagstaff (adapt)

Adaptation of Sebastian Faulks' best-selling novel of love, courage and sacrifice set before and during WWI.

Theatre Royal, Bath

Thu 23 May

£19–£31.50; £17.50–£30; £21.50–£33.50 / 01225 448844

  • 20:00

Blood Brothers

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

The Grand Theatre & Opera House, Leeds

Thu 23 May

£16–£31.50 / 0844 848 2700

  • 19:30

English National Opera's Wozzeck

Berg's tragedy about a soldier who, troubled by visions, murders his partner.

London Coliseum, WC2N

Thu 23 May

£19–£95 / 0871 911 0200

  • 19:30

From Script to Stage

Playwriting competition winners Alison Caldwell and Duncan Kidd have developed their works about Borders life into scripts to be read by professional actors. Audience feedback on the night will decide which play goes forward into production.

Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre, Peebles

Thu 23 May

£5 (Children free) / 01721 725777

  • 19:30

From the Mouths of Mothers

Challenging verbatim theatre piece created by playwright Amanda Stuart Fisher from 14 hours of interviews with mothers who had discovered that their children had been sexually abused.

Pleasance Theatre, London N7

Thu 23 May

£10–£12 / 020 7609 1800

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