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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
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
La Clique
The outrageous, unforgettable, legendary La Clique returns to Brighton with an array of dangerously charismatic characters. A magical show like no other, La Clique was born in 2003 and went on to scoop a host of awards, including an Olivier, before playing to sell-out houses world-wide. Funny, sexy and dangerous, La…
The Spiegeltent, Brighton
Thu 23 May
Fri 24 May
Sat 25 May
The 39 Steps
- Directed by: Maria Aitken
- Written by: Patrick Barlow
Patrick Barlow's ingenious adaptation of John Buchan's spy novel, in which four actors play 139 roles between them. Barlow's adaptation is heavily influenced by Hitchcock's 1935 film version. Directed by Maria Aitken.
Criterion Theatre, London W1J
Thu 23 May
£15–£50 / 0870 060 2313
Fri 24 May
£15–£50 / 0870 060 2313
Malvern Theatres
Mon 17 Jun
Festival Theatre
£12.50–£26.50; £8 under 26s ( £10.50–£24.50; £10.50–£24.50) / 01684 892277
- 19:30
Tue 18 Jun
Festival Theatre
£12.50–£26.50; £8 under 26s ( £10.50–£24.50; £10.50–£24.50) / 01684 892277
- 19:30
Wed 19 Jun
Festival Theatre
£12.50–£26.50; £8 under 26s ( £10.50–£24.50; £10.50–£24.50) / 01684 892277
- 14:30
- 19:30
The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
Mon 1 Jul
£14–£28 / 01227 787787
- 19:30
Tue 2 Jul
£14–£28 / 01227 787787
- 19:30
Wed 3 Jul
£14–£28 / 01227 787787
- 19:30
West End Festival
Taking over the West End of Glasgow each year, the festival treats the ears to a great musical line-up, tantalises all the senses with a carnival and delves into the creative depths of local studios and exhibitions with the Hidden Lane Festival.
West End, Glasgow
Fri 31 May
Times & prices vary
Sat 1 Jun
Times & prices vary
Sun 2 Jun
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Southside Fringe
A 16-day festival incorporating music, theatre and activities for all the family.
Southside, Glasgow
Thu 23 May
Times & prices vary
Fri 24 May
Times & prices vary
Sat 25 May
Times & prices vary
Sun 26 May
Times & prices vary
Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells For Two
Daniel Holdsworth and Aidan Roberts attempt to recreate one of the most influential albums of the 20th century, live on stage, with just four hands and four feet. Those crazy cats.
City Halls, Glasgow
Tue 28 May
£18–£21 / 0141 353 8000
- 19:30
Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
Mon 27 May
£22 (£20) / 01463 234234
Grand Opera House, York
Wed 19 Jun
£19–£21 / 0844 871 3024
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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
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Blind Date
A fast and funny fusion of improvisation, theatre, and social experiment in which you'll experience all the exhilaration and excitement of new love as Mimi goes on a blind date with a different man every night.
Charing Cross Theatre, London WC2N
Tue 28 May
£13 / 020 7478 0170
Wed 29 May
£13 / 020 7478 0170
Thu 30 May
£13 / 020 7478 0170
Confessions of a Justified Sinner Reconstructed
Untitled Projects and actor George Anton present an archive of Paul Bright's 1987 Scotland-spanning adaptation of the James Hogg novel.
Tramway, Glasgow
Fri 14 Jun
£6 / 0845 330 3501
Sat 15 Jun
£6 / 0845 330 3501
Tue 18 Jun
£14 (£10) / 0845 330 3501
Singin' I'm No a Billy He's a Tim
Goldfish Theatre presents its take on Des Dillon's classic anti-sectarian play, which has a Rangers and a Celtic fan locked up together in a cell for the duration of an Old Firm match.
DG One Leisure Complex, Dumfries
Sat 25 May
£15 / 01387 243550
Grangemouth Town Hall
Fri 26 Jul
£15 (£13) / 01324 506850
Part of Funny in Falkirk.
- 20:00
Motherwell Concert Hall and Theatre
Thu 10 Oct
£15 (£13.50) / 01698 403120
- 19:30 – 22:00
Fri 11 Oct
£15 (£13.50) / 01698 403120
- 19:30 – 22:00
Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales
Brand new show from award-winning Scamp Theatre (Stick Man). Adapted from the bestselling books written by Children’s Laureate Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler (creators of The Gruffalo). A magical collection of Julia Donaldson’s most popular titles including Tiddler, The Smartest Giant in Town and A…
Underbelly Bristo Square, Edinburgh
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
£11 (£10) / 08445 458252
Sat 3 Aug
£10 (£9) / 08445 458252
Cantina: LIMBO
- Directed by: Scott Maidment
- Written by: Sxip Shirey
Modern circus-theatre is mixed with cabaret, acrobatics and live music in this show featuring a host of international performers including illusionist Paul Kieve, acrobat and aerialist Jonathan Nosan from the US, Australian acrobat-dancer Hilton Denis and the head balancer Danik Abishev. Directed by Scott Maidment, LIMBO…
The London Wonderground Spiegeltent, SE1
Thu 23 May
£10–£17 / 0844 545 8282
- 19:15
Fri 24 May
£10–£17 / 0844 545 8282
- 19:15
Sat 25 May
£10–£17 / 0844 545 8282
- 15:00
- 19:15
Tiddler And Other Terrific Tales (Over 3s)
- Written by: Axel Scheffler
Scamp Theatre presents a new show adapted from the bestselling books by Children's Laureate, Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler (creators of The Gruffalo).
Burnley Mechanics
Tue 25 Jun
£7 (Children £6; £22) / 01282 664400
- 13:30
Mercury Theatre, Colchester
Mon 1 Jul
£12.50 (£10; Children £8.50 under 16s) / 01206 573948
- 16:30
Tue 2 Jul
£12.50 (£10; Children £8.50 under 16s) / 01206 573948
- 13:30
- 16:30
Wed 3 Jul
£12.50 (£10; Children £8.50 under 16s) / 01206 573948
- 10:30
- 13:30
Queen's Theatre, Barnstaple
Mon 17 Jun
£11 / 01271 324242
- 13:30
Tue 18 Jun
£11 / 01271 324242
- 10:30
- 13:30
Derren Brown: Infamous
- Directed by: Polly Findlay
- Written by: Iain Sharkey
The master of mentalism takes his brand new show (we hope he's actually written it by the time it gets here) on the road, melding mind games, illusion, showmanship and masses of charm. Not suitable for children under 12 years.
Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
Mon 27 May
£32.50–£38 / 01274 432000
- 20:00
Tue 28 May
£32.50–£38 / 01274 432000
- 20:00
Wed 29 May
£32.50–£38 / 01274 432000
- 20:00
Bournemouth International Centre
Fri 7 Jun
£25–£35 / 0844 576 3000
- 19:30
- 19:30
Sat 8 Jun
£25–£35 / 0844 576 3000
- 19:30
- 19:30
De Montfort Hall, Leicester
Mon 3 Jun
£30–£35 / 0116 233 3111
- 20:00
Tue 4 Jun
£30–£35 / 0116 233 3111
- 20:00
Wed 5 Jun
£30–£35 / 0116 233 3111
- 20:00
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back to topThe Graduate-an adaptation for the stage
A cult novel by Charles Webb,a classic film starring Dustin Hoffman,a hit of the sixties,now Benjamin's disastrous sexual odyssey is brought to life in a stage adaptation by Terry Johnson. Following their productions of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest last seen at The Komedia,and Faustus the Imaginarium Tanglehead are…
Clarendon Centre, Brighton
Fri 24 May
Sat 25 May
Wed 29 May
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
Miss Nightingale - The Burlesque Musical
- Directed by: Peter Rowe
- Written by: Matthew Bugg (music)
Set in the 1940s as a young Yorkshire singer Maggie Brown moves to London in search of fame. She auditions at every cabaret bar, with her songwriter George, but nobody wants their act. Everything changes when Maggie and George are picked up by the wealthy nightclub owner Sir Frank. Soon the shocking 'Miss Nightingale…
Connaught Theatre & Ritz, Worthing
Thu 6 Jun
£18.50–£22 (Children £17.50–£21; £17.50–£21; £17.50–£21; £17.50–£21) / 01903 206206
- 19:30
Fri 7 Jun
£18.50–£22 (Children £17.50–£21; £17.50–£21; £17.50–£21; £17.50–£21) / 01903 206206
- 19:30
Sat 8 Jun
£18.50–£22 (Children £17.50–£21; £17.50–£21; £17.50–£21; £17.50–£21) / 01903 206206
- 14:00
- 19:30
Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham
Mon 24 Jun
£11–£26 (£13–£24) / 01242 572573
- 19:45
Tue 25 Jun
£11–£26 (£13–£24) / 01242 572573
- 19:45
Wed 26 Jun
£11–£26 (£13–£24) / 01242 572573
- 19:45
Leicester Square Theatre, London WC2H
Tue 2 Jul
Main House
£25 / 0844 873 3433
- 19:00
Wed 3 Jul
Main House
£25 / 0844 873 3433
- 19:00
Thu 4 Jul
Main House
£25 / 0844 873 3433
- 19:00
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Falls of Clyde Victorian Grand Tour
Guided time travelling trip to the Falls of Clyde.
Falls Of Clyde Nature Reserve, New Lanark
Sun 26 May
£10 / 01555 665262
- 11:00 – 13:00
Sun 2 Jun
£10 / 01555 665262
- 11:00 – 13:00
Sun 9 Jun
£10 / 01555 665262
- 11:00 – 13:00
The Great Gatsby
- Directed by: Lee Proud
- Written by: Linnie Reedman (adapt)
Michael Lindall and Matilda Sturridge play Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan, in Ruby in the Dust Theatre's musical presentation of the F Scott Fitzgerald novel. Adapted by Joe Evans and Linnie Reedman, with choreography by Lee Proud.
Riverside Studios, Hammersmith
Thu 23 May
Studio 3
£15 preview; £17.50 (£15) / 020 8237 1111
- 14:45
- 19:45
Fri 24 May
Studio 3
£15 preview; £17.50 (£15) / 020 8237 1111
- 19:45
Sat 25 May
Studio 3
£15 preview; £17.50 (£15) / 020 8237 1111
- 14:45
- 19:45
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
Sherlock Holmes: The Best-Kept Secret
- Directed by: Nikolai Foster
- Written by: Arthur Conan Doyle (book)
A brand new Holmes adventure set two years after the famous encounter between Holmes and the arch-villain, Moriarty on the Reichenbach Falls. Holmes is bankrupt but still refusing to take on any new cases as he struggles with his own demons. But he is spurred into action when his brother, Mycroft, is arrested for treason…
Opera House, Manchester
Tue 25 Jun
£11.90–£32.40 / 0844 847 2275
- 19:30
Wed 26 Jun
£11.90–£32.40 / 0844 847 2275
- 19:30
Thu 27 Jun
£11.90–£32.40 / 0844 847 2275
- 14:30
- 19:30
West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds
Thu 23 May
Quarry Theatre
£12–£27 / 0113 213 7700
- 13:30
- 19:30
Fri 24 May
Quarry Theatre
£12–£27 / 0113 213 7700
- 19:30
Sat 25 May
Quarry Theatre
£12–£27 / 0113 213 7700
- 14:00
- 19:30
And All Because the Ladies Love a Right Guid Gab
Oh, it's a frighteningly familiar scene. Fife's biggest gossip ruins a perfectly nice trip to the Highlands for a wedding by spilling the beans on a bit of news no one wanted to hear, least of all Ella and Sawndy Baxter. Staged by the Goldfish Theatre Company.
Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy
Thu 30 May
£12 (£10) / 01592 583302
Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline
Fri 31 May
£12 (£10) / 01383 602302
Rothes Halls, Glenrothes
Sat 1 Jun
£12 (£10) / 01592 611101
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
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
King's Theatre, Glasgow
Tue 1 Oct
0844 871 7648
Thu 3 Oct
0844 871 7648
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A Night of Mediumship with Paula O'Brien
The York-based medium attempts to contact your loved ones.
Albert Halls, Stirling
Wed 29 May
£15 (£12) / 01786 473544
- 19:00
