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Theatre, Plays, Glasgow

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Absurd Person Singular
Date Location
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
Bard in the Botanics
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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
Fringe First winning play depicting the journey of five people seeking asylum in Britain. The audience are seated in the back of a real freight lorry, making the experience all the more intense.
22 Jul–26 Jul 6.30 & 8.30 The Arches, Glasgow
Daniel Kitson: 66a Church Road
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A work-in-progress, as Daniel Kitson prepares for the Edinburgh Festival. Last year, he moved out of his flat after six years. 66a Church Road is a break-up show for his flat, with which he had the longest relationship of his life.
16 Jul–21 Jul 8.00–9.00 The Arches, Glasgow
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
Jails, Institutions and Death
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Jericho House is a drugs rehab unit that demands from its residents total abstinence from all drugs, including alcohol. The cast of this moving play are all recovering addicts or supporters of Jericho who use humour and insight to draw from their own experience the chaos, danger and tragedy of drug addiction.
11 Jul–12 Jul 7.30 Gilmorehill G12, Glasgow
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
Materials for a Small Winter
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Scottish premiere of the final work in Angus' ongoing series based on the writings of Malcolm Lowry. In this piece a woman imagines she is Rita Hayworth in 'Gilda', and projects this 'noir world' into a darker reality.
12 Jul 8.00 CCA, Glasgow
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
The Merchant of Venice
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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.
25 Jun–12 Jul, not Sundays, Mondays 7.45 Glasgow Botanic Gardens (outdoor), Glasgow
Merchant of Venice (Bard in the Botanics)
Date Location
Shylock and Antonio fight it out for their pound of flesh 'al fresco'. See www.bardinthebotanics.org for tickets. 'Part of the West End Festival'
25 Jun–12 Jul 7.45 Glasgow Botanic Gardens, Glasgow
Noises Off
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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
Peeping at Bosch
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Ian Smith and Long-running performance troupe Mischief La Bas create a 'theatrically interactive art experience' around Hieronymus Bosch's 'Garden of Earthly Delights'.
10 Jul–13 Jul 8.00 Tramway, Glasgow
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
Romeo and Juliet
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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
Scratch Night
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Join well known and up-and-coming performers as they get ten minutes each to try out new ideas in front of an audience and seek feedback.
22 Jul 7.30 The Arches, Glasgow
Secrets
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Play 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
Sunset Song
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A His Majesty's Theatre of Aberdeen production of Lewis Grassic Gibbon's seminal novel (coincidentally number one in the 'The List''s poll to find the 'Best Scottish Book of All Time').
16 Sep–20 Sep 7.30; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30 Theatre Royal, Glasgow
The Tailor of Inverness/Krawiewc Z Inverness
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Words, music, dance and video tell this story of an ordinary man caught up in WWII, written and performed by Clare Bayley, directed by Ben Harrison.
29 Jul–30 Jul 7.30 The Arches, Glasgow
The Vagina Monologues
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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

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