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Bard in the Botanics
Date Location
Scotland's only annual outdoor Shakespeare festival returns to Glasgow's Botanic Gardens, with 'The Merchant of Venice' and 'Much Ado About Nothing'.
25 Jun–2 Aug (Times vary) Glasgow Botanic Gardens, Glasgow
The Container
Date Location
CANCELLED
22 Jul–26 Jul 6.30 & 8.30 The Arches, Glasgow
CBeebies at the Theatre: Let's Play!
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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 with singing, dancing and their CBeebies friends, including Postman Pat, Jess and Bill & Ben.
4 Aug–6 Aug Mon 4.30; Tue & Wed 11.00am & 2.00 His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen
Jungle Book
Date Location
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 safety in the jungle.
2 Sep–6 Sep 7.00; Thu & Sat 1.30 & 7.00 Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Sunset Song
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An adaptation of Lewis Grassic Gibbon's seminal novel by Alastair Cording, directed by Kenny Ireland.
16 Sep–20 Sep 7.30; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30 Theatre Royal, Glasgow
30 Sep–4 Oct 7.30; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30 King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Horrid Henry
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The nasty little nipper from Francesca Simon's books hits the big stage.
22 Oct–25 Oct 2.00 & 6.30 King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Absurd Person Singular
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Alan Ayckbourn's hit comedy about the social climbing Hopcrofts.
8 Sep–13 Sep 7.30; Thu & Sat 2.30 & 7.30 Theatre Royal, Glasgow
6 Oct–11 Oct 7.30; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30 King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Fall (Previews)
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In the aftermath of a horrific civil conflict, a new country is preparing for the mass execution of its war criminals. Kate knows nothing and everything about it. She knew one of the guilty men for 15 years and never suspected a thing. Traverse Artistic Director Domenic Hill directs a tense new thriller by acclaimed playwright Zinnie Harris.
24 Jul–26 Jul 7.00 Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Pornography (Previews)
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Simon Stephens' new play captures Britain in that one week of 2005 that included Live8, the G8, the 2012 Olympics announcement and the London bombings.
28 Jul 7.00 Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Merchant City Festival
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A lively four day programme featuring many events including exhibitions, plays, concerts and a street parade, centred on Glasgow's vibrant cultural quarter. The Festival showcases new talent alongside established names, promising something for everyone.
25 Sep–28 Sep (Times vary) Various venues, Glasgow
Mr Loveday's Little Outing
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Evelyn Waugh's comedic (to the point of lunatic) tale is presented by Theatrical Theatrics Productions 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2008'.
11 Aug–25 Aug 1.45–2.35 Sweet ECA, Edinburgh
Battle Of The Bulge
Date Location
Join the Fat Busters of Strathclyde Slimmers as they struggle to shed the pounds in this new comedy by Russel Lane.
6 Aug–16 Aug, not Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays 7.30 (13 Aug & 16 Aug 2.00 & 7.30) Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow
The New Electric Ballroom (Previews)
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Three sisters in a remote fishing village obsess over their halcyon days at The New Electric Ballroom in this glittering, dark fairytale written and directed by Enda Walsh, creator of the excellent 'Disco Pigs'
30 Jul–2 Aug Wed 7.00; Sat 8.45 Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Wuthering Heights
Date Location
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 Touring Consortium.
4 Nov–8 Nov 7.30; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30 King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Architecting (Previews)
Date Location
Collaboration between Fringe First winners TEAM and the National Theatre of Scotland, which looks at the ways in which America has rebuilt and designed itself, through post-Katrina venture capitalism and a Miss Scarlett O'Hara beauty pageant.
31 Jul 11.00am Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Fungus the Bogeyman
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Raymond Briggs' loveable Bogeyman Fungus is here brought to life on stage for a play about recycling, bumbling, compositing and hoarding. Suitable for children aged 4+.
8 Jul–9 Aug, not Sundays, Mondays Tue–Sat 2.30 & 7.00 Byre Theatre, St Andrews
Noises Off
Date Location
Michael Frayn's highly frantic farce about the backstage antics of a second-rate company performing a highly frantic farce.
22 Sep–27 Sep 7.30; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30 Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Romeo and Juliet
Date Location
An outdoor version of the greatest love story ever told performed by the players of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.
19 Aug–23 Aug 7.30–9.45; Wed & Sat 2.30–4.45 & 7.30–9.45 Royal Botanic Garden (Inverleith House Lawn), Edinburgh
Adam Smith Acting Up Summer Theatre: The Emperor's New Claes
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Thirty 8-12 year olds present a fun version of the Hans Christian Andersen classic.
25 Jul 7.30 Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy
B In the Park: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Date Location
Culmination of the B In The Park summer school, an outdoor performance of Shakespeare's much-loved comedy.
30 Aug 4.00 Macrobert, Stirling
Bugsy Malone
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Musical spoof of Prohibition-era gangster films courtesy of Triple Threat Youth.
27 Aug–30 Aug 7.30 Aberdeen Arts Centre, Aberdeen
The Celts in Seville
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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.
18 Aug–6 Sep, not Sundays 7.30; Wed & Sat 2.00 & 7.30 Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow
Contacting the World
Date Location
Pioneering theatre exchange project, Contacting the World, present performances from Brazil's Afro Reggae and Manchester's Space 3. 'Part of the Aberdeen International Youth Festival'.
4 Aug–5 Aug 7.00 The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen
Deep Cut (Previews)
Date Location
New piece of docu-theatre investigating the death of Private Cheryl James, one of four young soldiers found dead in mysterious and never-resolved circumstances at Deepcut Barracks between 1995 and 2002.
31 Jul 9.00 Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Finished with Engines (Previews)
Date Location
Taut two-hander about crewmembers on a floating nuclear testing observation platform with an increasingly sketchy grasp of their situation. From founder members of The Riot Group, Drew Friedman and Stephanie Viola, and the Scottish playwright Alan McKendrick.
31 Jul 2.00 Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
The Home Service
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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 on the Home Front.
16 Aug 8.00 Wynd Theatre, Melrose
18 Aug 8.00 Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Pitlochry
KY8
Date Location
Kinetic Youth Theatre presents a theatrical exploration of thirty years of decay and decline in a once bustling coastal town. 'Part of Aberdeen International Youth Festival'.
3 Aug 5.00 The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen
Singin' I'm Not a Billy He's a Tim
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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.
13 Sep 7.30 Rutherglen Town Hall, Rutherglen
Slick (Previews)
Date Location
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, impoverished community apart. Literally. New work from Glasgow-based company Vox Motus.
1 Aug–5 Aug, not Sundays, Mondays Fri, Sat & Tue 7.00 Tron Theatre, Glasgow
9 Sep 7.30 Rutherglen Town Hall, Rutherglen
All Quiet on the Western Front
Date Location
A faithful and inventive adaptation for the stage by Robin Kingsland of Maria Remarque's powerful anti-war novel.
28 Oct–1 Nov 7.30; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30 King's Theatre, Edinburgh
An Evening With George Bernard Shaw
Date Location
A performance of scenes from four of George Bernard Shaw's witty plays of a philandering nature. The ticket price includes the performance followed by a Supper Buffet and wine.
8 Feb 7.30 Mugdock Country Park Mugdock Country Park Visitor Centre, Nr Milngavie
Arcadia
Date Location
Stoppard's play is a historical detective story that finds joy in the unpredictability of human desire. With dashing wit an academic hack desperately tries to solve the mysterious events at a country house. This play will be part of the revolving roster.
5 Jun–18 Oct (Times vary) Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Pitlochry
Beckett directs Beckett: Krapp's Last Tape
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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 direction. Very rare chance to see Beckett performed exactly as the man himself intended.
15 Aug–16 Aug 8.00 Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Betrayal
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Pinter's intriguing play, a love triangle with a twist, presented by Byre Theatre and Rapture Theatre.
14 Aug–6 Sep Tue–Sat 7.30; Sat 2.00 & 7.30 Byre Theatre, St Andrews
The Blend
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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 and more taking place in Stirling and its surrounding villages.
13 Mar 2009–15 Mar 2009 (Times vary) Tolbooth, Stirling
For the Love of Mrs Brown
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The latest antics of the irrepressible Mrs Brown starring Brendan O'Carroll.
21 Oct–1 Nov 7.30–10.00 Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow
Free Outgoing (Previews)
Date Location
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 Anupama Chandrasekhar.
31 Jul 4.00 Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Le Grande Cirque
Date Location
An international cast of 50 world champion acrobats and jugglers, perform feats you never thought possible, in this theatrical circus show.
23 Sep–27 Sep 7.30; Wed 2.00 & 7.30; Sat 2.30 & 7.30 His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen
The Merchant of Venice
Date Location
A thrilling drama, 'The Merchant of Venice' is one of Shakespeare's most popular and controversial plays, making its Bard in the Botanics debut in this new production by the Glasgow Repertory Company.
26 Jul 8.00 Macrobert, Stirling
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Date Location
Shakespeare's summertime parks and fields classic gets a makeover at the hands of Gordon Barr.
24 Jul–25 Jul 7.30 Macrobert, Stirling
Nocturne (Previews)
Date Location
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 of 2006's multi-award winning 'Finer Noble Gases'
31 Jul 6.30 Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Nunsense
Date Location
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 sisters, after they are accidentally poisoned by their cook Sister Julia. In a bid to raise the money they put on a spectacular variety show with singing, dancing and comic intrigue.
31 Jul–2 Aug 7.30 Aberdeen Arts Centre, Aberdeen
Romeo and Juliet
Date Location
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.
28 Oct–1 Nov 7.30; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30 Theatre Royal, Glasgow
The Vagina Monologues
Date Location
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 stop violence towards women.
25 Aug–30 Aug 7.30; Fri & Sat 6.00 & 9.00 Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? (Studio32)
Date Location
Edward Albee's 1962 timeless story of domestic strife performed by Studio32 Theatre Company.
27 Aug–30 Aug 8.00 East Kilbride Arts Centre, East Kilbride
Bugsy Malone
Date Location
Greenock Players' talented Youth Section bring the legendary spoof gangster hit to the stage.
29 Aug–30 Aug Fri 7.30; Sat 8.00 Arts Guild Theatre, Greenock
Discontented Winter/House Remix
Date Location
Brunton Youth Theatre & Dance present Bryony Lavery's new urban comedy.
8 Aug–9 Aug 7.30 Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh
The Fooligan
Date Location
The Byres Artist In-Residence Al Seed proffers a series of fantastical narratives inspired by the figure of the medieval buffoon and the tradition of story-telling.
1 Aug–24 Aug, not Mondays 3.40 Byre Theatre, St Andrews
Home to Neverland
Date Location
A new show from Splinters Productions, telling the story of JM Barrie - the lad from Kirriemuir who became the world's leading playwright.
25 Oct 7.30 The Warehouse Theatre, Lossiemouth
An Ideal Husband
Date Location
The West End and Broadway production of Oscar Wilde's satire of wit and wisdom in fashionable society.
10 Nov–15 Nov 7.30; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30 King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Much Ado About Nothing
Date Location
Outdoor production of Shakespeare's romp, set in the grounds of one of the country's most attractive heritage sites.
27 Jul 7.15 Threave Garden & Estate, Castle Douglas
29 Jul 7.30 Brodie Castle, Forres
2 Aug 7.15 Hill of Tarvit Mansionhouse, Fife
3 Aug 7.00 Newhailes, Edinburgh
Pinocchio
Date Location
Illyria theatre presents an outdoor version of the classic fairytale of the puppet who wanted to be a real boy.
1 Aug 7.00 Crathes Castle, Banchory
A Play in a Day
Date Location
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! Booking required. Ages 7+.
Wednesdays, Fridays 11.00am–2.00 The Tall Ship at Glasgow Harbour, Glasgow
She Stoops to Conquer
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Pitlochry Theatre take on the ribald Regency comedy of errors, manners and marriages.
22 May–18 Oct (Times vary) Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Pitlochry
The Tailor of Inverness/Krawiewc Z Inverness
Date Location
Hihgland theatre company Dogstar tour a multimedia production telling the story of an ordinary man caught up in WWII. Written and performed by Matthew Zajac , directed by Ben Harrison.
29 Jul–30 Jul 7.30 The Arches, Glasgow
Tess of the D'urbervilles
Date Location
An outdoor performance of Thomas Hardy's classic novel by Theatreworks. Booking recommended. Ages 12+. Bring a low seat or blanket.
10 Aug 6.00 Bowhill Visitor Centre, Selkirk
B In The Park - Love's Labours Lost
Date Location
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 of Shakespeare's lesser known plays, Love's Labours Lost.
30 Jul–2 Aug 7.15 Gilmorehill G12, Glasgow
Beneath the Wee Red Lums
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Rutherglen Repertory Theatre present a romantic comedy set in pre-World War II Rutherglen.
5 Sep–6 Sep 7.30 Rutherglen Town Hall, Rutherglen
Class Enemy
Date Location
East West Theatre Company present Bosnian play 'Class Enemy', a tale of eager, underprivileged students in Sarajevo, a post-war city where teenage violence is rife.
27 Aug 7.30 Rutherglen Town Hall, Rutherglen
Global Warming Is Gay
Date Location
Off Message Theatre Company present a play which deals with the everyday issues we face with the environment and the contradictory information and the realisation of our own seeming insignificance in relation to the problem.
24 Jul–25 Jul 7.30 Gilmorehill G12, Glasgow
Habeas Corpus
Date Location
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 play will be in the revolving roster.
29 May–18 Oct (Times vary) Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Pitlochry
HERO
Date Location
New devised production by Scottish Youth theatre, about daydreaming and fantasy lives.
6 Aug–9 Aug 7.30 Scottish Youth Theatre, Glasgow
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Date Location
Open air theatre company Illyria perform Arthur Conan Doyle's classic thriller about a mysterious hound that seems to be roaming the wastes of Dartmoor.
19 Aug 7.30 Duff House, Banff
20 Aug 7.00 Haddo House, Ellon
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
Date Location
Chapterhouse Theatre Company present an atmospheric open-air production, with tales of Camelot, Arthur and Merlin. The grounds open at 6.45pm for those who would like to enjoy a pre-show picnic.
14 Aug 7.00 Culzean Castle, Maybole
15 Aug 7.30 Castle Kennedy Gardens, Stranraer
Ladies Day
Date Location
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.
3 Sep–6 Sep 7.30 Village Theatre, East Kilbride
Lottie
Date Location
Garidge Theatre Company and Mitchell School of Drama present a production about Lottie, a child born in a North East poorhouse. 'Part of the Aberdeen International Youth Festival'.
6 Aug–8 Aug 7.00 The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen
Mother Courage and her Children
Date Location
Bertolt Brecht's political tale of human struggle and pragmatism in the face of tragedy.
3 Sep–27 Sep, not Sundays, Mondays 7.30 (27 Sep 2.30 & 7.30) Dundee Rep, Dundee
Not About Heroes
Date Location
A Rowantree Theatre Company of Stephen MacDonald's play about the encounter between WWI poets Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen in Edinburgh's Craiglockhart War Hospital and their burgeoning friendship in the turmoil of warfare.
17 Oct–18 Oct 7.30–10.00 Bowhill Theatre, Selkirk
Rowan Tree Theatre Company: 21st Birthday Double Bill
Date Location
Comic piece about an extremely merry widow, 'Nancy Sleekit', alongside 'The Herd of Standlan', an early story of John Buchan.
5 Sep 7.30 Bowhill Theatre, Selkirk
Secrets
Date Location
Stage adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's popular novel about the friendship between lonely pre-teens Treasure and India, and the mayhem which ensues when their made-up stories start coming to life.
6 Aug–9 Aug 2.30 & 7.30; Fri 7.30 Theatre Royal, Glasgow
The Secrets Inside
Date Location
Sell a Door Theatre Company explore the lives of four inmates in one of Scotland's biggest prisons.
14 Aug 8.00 Tolbooth, Stirling
Sex And Chocolate
Date Location
The MsFits present this bittersweet comedy about life, love, mobsters and Maltesers.
29 Aug 7.30 Aros Centre, Isle of Skye
The Steamie
Date Location
Tony Roper's washhouse comedy about the relationship between a group of working women.
13 Aug–16 Aug 7.30 Lochside Theatre, Castle Douglas
Tales from an Enchanted Forest
Date Location
Live storytelling from a forest glade -you'd better bring your imagination. Ages 6+. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'.
3 Aug–24 Aug, not Mondays 1.00 Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Women On The Verge Of A T-Junction
Date Location
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 'Bold Girls' author Rhona Munro, about a collision that will change their lives forever.
30 Sep 7.30 The Warehouse Theatre, Lossiemouth

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