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Found 77 events at 42 places.
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Aberdeen Arts Centre, 33 King Street, Aberdeen
Date Event
31 Jul–2 Aug
7.30		 Nunsense An amateur performance of Dan Goggin's tale of the Little Sisters of Hoboken. The nuns desperately need to raise funds for the burial of 52 of their…
27 Aug–30 Aug
7.30		 Bugsy Malone Musical spoof of Prohibition-era gangster films courtesy of Triple Threat Youth.
The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, Glasgow
Date Event
29 Jul–30 Jul
7.30		 The Tailor of Inverness/Krawiewc Z Inverness Hihgland theatre company Dogstar tour a multimedia production telling the story of an ordinary man caught up in WWII. Written and performed by…
Aros Centre, Viewfield Road Portree, Isle of Skye
Date Event
29 Aug
7.30		 Sex And Chocolate The MsFits present this bittersweet comedy about life, love, mobsters and Maltesers.
Arts Guild Theatre, Campbell Street, Greenock
Date Event
29 Aug–30 Aug
Fri 7.30; Sat 8.00		 Bugsy Malone Greenock Players' talented Youth Section bring the legendary spoof gangster hit to the stage.
Bowhill Theatre, Bowhill House Bowhill, Selkirk
Date Event
5 Sep
7.30		 Rowan Tree Theatre Company: 21st Birthday Double Bill Comic piece about an extremely merry widow, 'Nancy Sleekit', alongside 'The Herd of Standlan', an early story of John Buchan.
17 Oct–18 Oct
7.30–10.00		 Not About Heroes A Rowantree Theatre Company of Stephen MacDonald's play about the encounter between WWI poets Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen in Edinburgh's…
Bowhill Visitor Centre, Bowhill House & Country Park, Selkirk
Date Event
10 Aug
6.00		 Tess of the D'urbervilles An outdoor performance of Thomas Hardy's classic novel by Theatreworks. Booking recommended. Ages 12+. Bring a low seat or blanket.
Brodie Castle, Forres
Date Event
29 Jul
7.30		 Much Ado About Nothing Outdoor production of Shakespeare's romp, set in the grounds of one of the country's most attractive heritage sites.
Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way Musselburgh, Edinburgh
Date Event
8 Aug–9 Aug
7.30		 Discontented Winter/House Remix Brunton Youth Theatre & Dance present Bryony Lavery's new urban comedy.
Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, St Andrews
Date Event
8 Jul–9 Aug, not Sundays, Mondays
Tue–Sat 2.30 & 7.00		 Fungus the Bogeyman Raymond Briggs' loveable Bogeyman Fungus is here brought to life on stage for a play about recycling, bumbling, compositing and hoarding. Suitable…
1 Aug–24 Aug, not Mondays
3.40		 The Fooligan The Byres Artist In-Residence Al Seed proffers a series of fantastical narratives inspired by the figure of the medieval buffoon and the tradition…
14 Aug–6 Sep
Tue–Sat 7.30; Sat 2.00 & 7.30		 Betrayal Pinter's intriguing play, a love triangle with a twist, presented by Byre Theatre and Rapture Theatre.
Castle Kennedy Gardens, Stair Estates Rephad, Stranraer
Date Event
15 Aug
7.30		 King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table Chapterhouse Theatre Company present an atmospheric open-air production, with tales of Camelot, Arthur and Merlin. The grounds open at 6.45pm for…
Crathes Castle, Banchory
Date Event
1 Aug
7.00		 Pinocchio Illyria theatre presents an outdoor version of the classic fairytale of the puppet who wanted to be a real boy.
Culzean Castle, Maybole
Date Event
14 Aug
7.00		 King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table Chapterhouse Theatre Company present an atmospheric open-air production, with tales of Camelot, Arthur and Merlin. The grounds open at 6.45pm for…
Duff House, Banff
Date Event
19 Aug
7.30		 The Hound of the Baskervilles Open air theatre company Illyria perform Arthur Conan Doyle's classic thriller about a mysterious hound that seems to be roaming the wastes of…
Dundee Rep, Tay Square, Dundee
Date Event
3 Sep–27 Sep, not Sundays, Mondays
7.30 (27 Sep 2.30 & 7.30)		 Mother Courage and her Children Bertolt Brecht's political tale of human struggle and pragmatism in the face of tragedy.
East Kilbride Arts Centre, Old Coach Road, East Kilbride
Date Event
27 Aug–30 Aug
8.00		 Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? (Studio32) Edward Albee's 1962 timeless story of domestic strife performed by Studio32 Theatre Company.
King's Theatre, 2 Leven Street, Edinburgh
Date Event
30 Sep–4 Oct
7.30; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30		 Sunset Song An adaptation of Lewis Grassic Gibbon's seminal novel by Alastair Cording, directed by Kenny Ireland.
6 Oct–11 Oct
7.30; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30		 Absurd Person Singular Alan Ayckbourn's hit comedy about the social climbing Hopcrofts.
22 Oct–25 Oct
2.00 & 6.30		 Horrid Henry The nasty little nipper from Francesca Simon's books hits the big stage.
28 Oct–1 Nov
7.30; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30		 All Quiet on the Western Front A faithful and inventive adaptation for the stage by Robin Kingsland of Maria Remarque's powerful anti-war novel.
4 Nov–8 Nov
7.30; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30		 Wuthering Heights Love and torment on a heath in the stage adaptation by April de Angelis of Emily Brontë's classic Eng lit text. Produced by Birmingham Rep and the…
10 Nov–15 Nov
7.30; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30		 An Ideal Husband The West End and Broadway production of Oscar Wilde's satire of wit and wisdom in fashionable society.
Gilmorehill G12, 9 University Avenue, Glasgow
Date Event
30 Jul–2 Aug
7.15		 B In The Park - Love's Labours Lost Following the huge success of 2007's Twelfth Night, the young people of the B in the Park Summer School are back with a rare opportunity to see one…
Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Road, Glasgow
Date Event
25 Jun–2 Aug
(Times vary)		 Bard in the Botanics Scotland's only annual outdoor Shakespeare festival returns to Glasgow's Botanic Gardens, with 'The Merchant of Venice' and 'Much Ado About Nothing'.
Haddo House, Methlick, Ellon
Date Event
20 Aug
7.00		 The Hound of the Baskervilles Open air theatre company Illyria perform Arthur Conan Doyle's classic thriller about a mysterious hound that seems to be roaming the wastes of…
Hill of Tarvit Mansionhouse, Cupar, Fife
Date Event
2 Aug
7.15		 Much Ado About Nothing Outdoor production of Shakespeare's romp, set in the grounds of one of the country's most attractive heritage sites.
His Majesty's Theatre, Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen
Date Event
4 Aug–6 Aug
Mon 4.30; Tue & Wed 11.00am & 2.00		 CBeebies at the Theatre: Let's Play! A fully live theatrical performance straight from the CBeebies channel to the stage. Join Jenny Jumble and PC Plum as they go on an adventure filled…
23 Sep–27 Sep
7.30; Wed 2.00 & 7.30; Sat 2.30 & 7.30		 Le Grande Cirque An international cast of 50 world champion acrobats and jugglers, perform feats you never thought possible, in this theatrical circus show.
The Lemon Tree, 5 West North Street, Aberdeen
Date Event
3 Aug
5.00		 KY8 Kinetic Youth Theatre presents a theatrical exploration of thirty years of decay and decline in a once bustling coastal town. 'Part of Aberdeen…
4 Aug–5 Aug
7.00		 Contacting the World Pioneering theatre exchange project, Contacting the World, present performances from Brazil's Afro Reggae and Manchester's Space 3. 'Part of the…
6 Aug–8 Aug
7.00		 Lottie Garidge Theatre Company and Mitchell School of Drama present a production about Lottie, a child born in a North East poorhouse. 'Part of the…
Lochside Theatre, Lochside Road, Castle Douglas
Date Event
13 Aug–16 Aug
7.30		 The Steamie Tony Roper's washhouse comedy about the relationship between a group of working women.
Macrobert, University of Stirling, Stirling
Date Event
30 Aug
4.00		 B In the Park: A Midsummer Night's Dream Culmination of the B In The Park summer school, an outdoor performance of Shakespeare's much-loved comedy.
Mugdock Country Park Mugdock Country Park Visitor Centre, Craigend Visitor Centre Craigallian Road, Nr Milngavie
Date Event
8 Feb
7.30		 An Evening With George Bernard Shaw A performance of scenes from four of George Bernard Shaw's witty plays of a philandering nature. The ticket price includes the performance followed…
Newhailes, Newhailes Road Musselburgh, Edinburgh
Date Event
3 Aug
7.00		 Much Ado About Nothing Outdoor production of Shakespeare's romp, set in the grounds of one of the country's most attractive heritage sites.
Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, Glasgow
Date Event
6 Aug–16 Aug, not Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays
7.30 (13 Aug & 16 Aug 2.00 & 7.30)		 Battle Of The Bulge Join the Fat Busters of Strathclyde Slimmers as they struggle to shed the pounds in this new comedy by Russel Lane.
18 Aug–6 Sep, not Sundays
7.30; Wed & Sat 2.00 & 7.30		 The Celts in Seville The story of a typical Celtic family as their heroes go all the way to the UEFA Cup final in Seville, written by award winning playwright Tony Roper.
21 Oct–1 Nov
7.30–10.00		 For the Love of Mrs Brown The latest antics of the irrepressible Mrs Brown starring Brendan O'Carroll.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Port-na Craig, Pitlochry
Date Event
5 Jun–18 Oct
(Times vary)		 Arcadia Stoppard's play is a historical detective story that finds joy in the unpredictability of human desire. With dashing wit an academic hack…
29 May–18 Oct
(Times vary)		 Habeas Corpus Alan Bennet's play acts as an outlandishly comic portrait of 1970s Brighton, a city where the culture of free love is well and truly in swing. This…
22 May–18 Oct
(Times vary)		 She Stoops to Conquer Pitlochry Theatre take on the ribald Regency comedy of errors, manners and marriages.
18 Aug
8.00		 The Home Service Susan Flannery and Michael Lunts draw on a rich vein of material invoking the hardships, humour and heroism of those fighting the Second World War…
Royal Botanic Garden (Inverleith House Lawn), Inverleith Row, Edinburgh
Date Event
19 Aug–23 Aug
7.30–9.45; Wed & Sat 2.30–4.45 & 7.30–9.45		 Romeo and Juliet An outdoor version of the greatest love story ever told performed by the players of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.
Rutherglen Town Hall, 139 Main Street, Rutherglen
Date Event
27 Aug
7.30		 Class Enemy East West Theatre Company present Bosnian play 'Class Enemy', a tale of eager, underprivileged students in Sarajevo, a post-war city where teenage…
5 Sep–6 Sep
7.30		 Beneath the Wee Red Lums Rutherglen Repertory Theatre present a romantic comedy set in pre-World War II Rutherglen.
9 Sep
7.30		 Slick (Previews) On the outskirts of town a destitute tenement looms above the only crude oil supply in Glasgow, a discovery that's about to rip its tiny…
13 Sep
7.30		 Singin' I'm Not a Billy He's a Tim Des Dillon's classic anti-sectarian play sees two Rangers and Celtic fans locked up together in a cell for the duration of an Old Firm match.
Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh
Date Event
3 Aug–24 Aug, not Mondays
1.00		 Tales from an Enchanted Forest Live storytelling from a forest glade -you'd better bring your imagination. Ages 6+. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'.
Scottish Youth Theatre, The Old Sheriff Court 105 Brunswick Street, Glasgow
Date Event
6 Aug–9 Aug
7.30		 HERO New devised production by Scottish Youth theatre, about daydreaming and fantasy lives.
Sweet ECA, Edinburgh College of Art 74 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh
Date Event
11 Aug–25 Aug
1.45–2.35		 Mr Loveday's Little Outing Evelyn Waugh's comedic (to the point of lunatic) tale is presented by Theatrical Theatrics Productions 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2008'.
The Tall Ship at Glasgow Harbour, 100 Stobcross Road, Glasgow
Date Event
Wednesdays, Fridays
11.00am–2.00		 A Play in a Day Join Resident Storyteller, Lulu, in a race to bring a story to life using props and costumes, then perform for friends and family after lunch!
Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, Glasgow
Date Event
6 Aug–9 Aug
2.30 & 7.30; Fri 7.30		 Secrets Stage adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's popular novel about the friendship between lonely pre-teens Treasure and India, and the mayhem which ensues…
25 Aug–30 Aug
7.30; Fri & Sat 6.00 & 9.00		 The Vagina Monologues Eve Ensler's famous, hilarious, moving and brave celebration of female sexuality is performed as part of the V-Day movement. V-day is a campaign to…
2 Sep–6 Sep
7.00; Thu & Sat 1.30 & 7.00		 Jungle Book Birmingham Stage Company bring to life Rudyard Kipling's classic children's tale of the young man-cub Mowgli and his search for acceptance and…
8 Sep–13 Sep
7.30; Thu & Sat 2.30 & 7.30		 Absurd Person Singular Alan Ayckbourn's hit comedy about the social climbing Hopcrofts.
16 Sep–20 Sep
7.30; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30		 Sunset Song An adaptation of Lewis Grassic Gibbon's seminal novel by Alastair Cording, directed by Kenny Ireland.
22 Sep–27 Sep
7.30; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30		 Noises Off Michael Frayn's highly frantic farce about the backstage antics of a second-rate company performing a highly frantic farce.
28 Oct–1 Nov
7.30; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30		 Romeo and Juliet No less a company than the RSC takes on Shakespeare's hot-blooded classic, with a boldly theatrical new staging by acclaimed director Neil Bartlett.
Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling
Date Event
14 Aug
8.00		 The Secrets Inside Sell a Door Theatre Company explore the lives of four inmates in one of Scotland's biggest prisons.
13 Mar 2009–15 Mar 2009
(Times vary)		 The Blend An annual celebration of roots music now in its sixth year with a full programme of events and performances, free Blend sessions, late night DJ sets…
Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, Edinburgh
Date Event
28 Jul
7.00		 Pornography (Previews) Simon Stephens' new play captures Britain in that one week of 2005 that included Live8, the G8, the 2012 Olympics announcement and the London…
30 Jul–2 Aug
Wed 7.00; Sat 8.45		 The New Electric Ballroom (Previews) Three sisters in a remote fishing village obsess over their halcyon days at The New Electric Ballroom in this glittering, dark fairytale written and…
31 Jul
11.00am		 Architecting (Previews) Collaboration between Fringe First winners TEAM and the National Theatre of Scotland, which looks at the ways in which America has rebuilt and…
31 Jul
2.00		 Finished with Engines (Previews) Taut two-hander about crewmembers on a floating nuclear testing observation platform with an increasingly sketchy grasp of their situation. From…
31 Jul
4.00		 Free Outgoing (Previews) When a well-behaved Indian girl is filmed having sex in her classroom, the video clip spreads like a virus. New work by young Royal Court playwright…
31 Jul
6.30		 Nocturne (Previews) A young man reeling from the tragic death of his younger sister flees to New York City and reinvents himself as a writer. New work from the writer…
31 Jul
9.00		 Deep Cut (Previews) New piece of docu-theatre investigating the death of Private Cheryl James, one of four young soldiers found dead in mysterious and never-resolved…
Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, Glasgow
Date Event
1 Aug–5 Aug, not Sundays, Mondays
Fri, Sat & Tue 7.00		 Slick (Previews) On the outskirts of town a destitute tenement looms above the only crude oil supply in Glasgow, a discovery that's about to rip its tiny…
15 Aug–16 Aug
8.00		 Beckett directs Beckett: Krapp's Last Tape Rick Cluchey, an actor who worked extensively with Samuel Beckett in his last years, performs 'Krapp's Last Tape' to the playwright's own specified…
Various venues, Merchant City, Glasgow
Date Event
25 Sep–28 Sep
(Times vary)		 Merchant City Festival A lively four day programme featuring many events including exhibitions, plays, concerts and a street parade, centred on Glasgow's vibrant cultural…
Village Theatre, Maxwell Drive, East Kilbride
Date Event
3 Sep–6 Sep
7.30		 Ladies Day East Kilbride Rep Theatre Club presents a tale of four women who work in a fish factory and find tickets to Ladies Day at Royal Ascot.
The Warehouse Theatre, Pitgaveny Quay, Lossiemouth
Date Event
30 Sep
7.30		 Women On The Verge Of A T-Junction Three women, three generations, three agendas, and one lapse of concentration are all it takes to reduce a grown AA man to tears. A new comedy by…
25 Oct
7.30		 Home to Neverland A new show from Splinters Productions, telling the story of JM Barrie - the lad from Kirriemuir who became the world's leading playwright.
Wynd Theatre, Buccleuch Street, Melrose
Date Event
16 Aug
8.00		 The Home Service Susan Flannery and Michael Lunts draw on a rich vein of material invoking the hardships, humour and heroism of those fighting the Second World War…

Found 77 events at 42 places.
Sorted by event / date & time / place / most viewed. Showing 10, 25, 50, 100 per page.