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Southside Fringe
A 16-day festival incorporating music, theatre and activities for all the family.
Southside, Glasgow
Sun 26 May
Times & prices vary
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
Sat 25 May
Sun 26 May
Tue 28 May
MHOR Festival
A huge array of activities are on offer at this festival, including baking competitions, a Great British Feast with food prepared by star Scottish chefs and many more activities for kids and adults alive. There's plenty to eat and drink, too – from a barbecue to an oyster bar, beer festival and a food market buffet. A…
Monachyle Mhor, Lochearnhead
Sat 25 May
Prices vary / 01877 384622
-
11:00
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
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
Northern Ballet's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Fauns frolic, dukes marry Amazonian queens and plenty of wine is drunk in Shakespeare's 16th century comedy.
Milton Keynes Theatre
Tue 20 May
£12–£37.50 / 0870 060 6652
Wed 21 May
£12–£37.50 / 0870 060 6652
Glasgow Show
Glasgow's oldest park plays host to attractions from around the world, extreme sports, a live music stage, street theatre, countryside activities and all manner of fun for kids.
Glasgow Green
Sat 20 Jul
Times & prices to be confirmed
Sun 21 Jul
Times & prices to be confirmed
Milkshake! Live: Channel 5 And Premier Stage Productions
Children's show starring presenters from the TV channel, plus familiar characters including Little Princess, Scruff, Noddy, Tessie Bear, Roary, Big Chris, FiFi and Bumble.
Baths Hall, Scunthorpe
Mon 22 Jul
£12 (Children £10; £40) / 0844 854 2776
- 13:00
- 15:30
Beck Theatre, Hayes
Fri 2 Aug
£13 (Children £11; £44) / 020 8561 8371
- 13:00
- 15:30
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
Tue 28 May
£14 (Children £12; £48) / 01702 351135
- 13:00
- 15:30
Also on at:
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
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
Times & prices vary
Zest
Exciting show performed by local youths.
Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent
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
Mon 27 May
£15–£50 / 0870 060 2313
Tue 28 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
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
The Poor Mouth
Blue Raincoat present the final part of the Flann O'Brien trilogy, a satire on Irish culture.
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Thu 30 May
£6–£15.50 / 0131 228 1404
Fri 31 May
£6–£15.50 / 0131 228 1404
Sat 1 Jun
£6–£15.50 / 0131 228 1404
Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Wed 5 Jun
£8–£16 / 0141 552 4267
Thu 6 Jun
£8–£16 / 0141 552 4267
Fri 7 Jun
£8–£16 / 0141 552 4267
Sat 8 Jun
£8–£16 / 0141 552 4267
Sinatra: The Final Curtain
Musical based on the life and times of Ol' Blue Eyes.
Markinch Town Hall
Sat 29 Jun
£8.50 / 01592 611167
- 17:45
Whitespace, Edinburgh
Thu 13 Jun
£7.50 / 07814 514771
Part of Leith Festival.
- 20:00
Fri 14 Jun
£7.50 / 07814 514771
Part of Leith Festival.
- 20:00
Sat 15 Jun
£7.50 / 07814 514771
Part of Leith Festival.
- 15:00
- 20:00
NoFit State Circus: Bianco
State-of-the-art aerial circus with live band accompaniment.
Creative Common, Bristol
Fri 7 Jun
The Big Top Behind Temple Meads Station
£18 (£14; £48) / 03332 229000
- 20:00
Sat 8 Jun
The Big Top Behind Temple Meads Station
£18 (£14; £48) / 03332 229000
- 15:00
- 20:00
Sun 9 Jun
The Big Top Behind Temple Meads Station
£18 (£14; £48) / 03332 229000
- 15:00
Fountainbridge Brewery Site, Edinburgh
Fri 2 Aug
NoFit State Big Top
£15–£18
- 19:30 – 21:30
Sat 3 Aug
NoFit State Big Top
£15–£18
- 19:30 – 21:30
Sun 4 Aug
NoFit State Big Top
£15–£18
- 19:30 – 21:30
NoFit State Big Top, Hove Lawn
Sat 25 May
£18 (£12) / 01273 917272
- 14:30
- 19:30
Sun 26 May
£18 (£12) / 01273 917272
- 15:00
Mon 27 May
£18 (£12) / 01273 917272
- 14:30
- 19:30
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
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.
Churchill Theatre, Bromley
Mon 3 Jun
£10–£32.50 / 0870 060 6620
Tue 4 Jun
£10–£32.50 / 0870 060 6620
Wed 5 Jun
£10–£32.50 / 0870 060 6620
Connaught Theatre & Ritz, Worthing
Mon 10 Jun
£14.50; £19.50 / 01903 206206
- 19:30
Tue 11 Jun
£14.50; £19.50 / 01903 206206
- 19:30
Wed 12 Jun
£14.50; £19.50 / 01903 206206
- 14:00
- 19:30
Harrogate Theatre
Mon 17 Jun
£22 / 01423 502116
- 19:30
Tue 18 Jun
£22 / 01423 502116
- 19:30
Wed 19 Jun
£22 / 01423 502116
- 14:30
- 19:30
Also on at:
- Milton Keynes Theatre
- New Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
- New Victoria Theatre, Woking
- New Wimbledon Theatre, London SW19
- Palace Theatre, Southend-on-Sea
- Princess Theatre, Torquay
- Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent
- Richmond Theatre
- Theatre Royal, Brighton
- Theatre Royal, Glasgow
- Townley Memorial Hall, Cambridge
Maddy's Many Mouths
Maddy’s Many Mouths is the hilariously surreal story of a woman with a compulsion to mimic strangers. Gliding through an unbelievable array of characters, Maddy embarks on a riotous quest to find out who she really is.
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh
Fri 2 Aug
Sat 3 Aug
Mon 5 Aug
Mistresses
- Written by: Joan Greening
The lives of Nell Gwynn, Lillie Langtry, Dorothy Jordan and the loves of Dante Gabriel Rossetti are woven into this historical drama. With pathos and bawdy humour, these mistresses of Kings and artists tell heart-rending tales of love, lust and laughter.
The Bacon Theatre, Dean Close School, Cheltenham
Wed 29 May
£12 (£10) / 01242 258002
- 19:30
Epsom Playhouse
Fri 6 Sep
£12 / 01372 742555
- 19:30
The Hawth, Crawley
Wed 12 Jun
Studio
£14 (£12) / 01293 553636
- 19:45
Also on at:
- Square Chapel Centre For The Arts, Halifax
- The Theatre on the Steps, Bridgnorth
- Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford
Music Hall Memories
Re-live the Music Hall days with this variety show. And if you think entertainment in Granny and Grandad's time was all prim and proper, you might get a surprise from the saucy singers, comics, jugglers, dancers and magicians strutting their stuff here in one of the world's oldest intact music halls.
Britannia Panopticon Music Hall, Glasgow
Sat 25 May
Free Pay to get out / 0141 553 0840
- 13:00
- 15:00
Sun 26 May
Free Pay to get out / 0141 553 0840
- 13:00
- 15:00
Sat 29 Jun
Free Pay to get out / 0141 553 0840
- 13:00
- 15:00
Playback Theatre: Introductory Training Weekend
Anyone can join in on this two-day training weekend to develop theatrical skills and ultimately join Playback Edinburgh.
Theosophical Society, Edinburgh
Sat 8 Jun
£95 (£50) / 07944 775963
- 10:00 – 16:00
Sun 9 Jun
£95 (£50) / 07944 775963
- 10:00 – 16:00
The Graveyard Slot
A spooky, silly radio play live onstage! Hecate return to the Fringe with a feast of fun and fright, featuring six actors, original music and a smorgasbord of silly voices. ‘Very funny, very intriguing’ ★★★★ (RemoteGoat.co.uk).
theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh
Sat 3 Aug
Mon 5 Aug
Tue 6 Aug
Beyond the Barricade
A selection of the best-loved songs from new and classic West End shows like The Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia, The Lion King and Les Miserables.
Capitol, Horsham
Fri 27 Sep
£19.50 / 01403 750220
- 19:30
City Varieties Music Hall, Leeds
Fri 5 Jul
£18.10–£22.60 / 0113 243 0808
- 19:30
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
Thu 12 Sep
£16.50–£21 / 01702 351135
- 20:00
Also on at:
Catastrophe/Rough for Theatre II/Breath
Beckett on Film: Catastrophe: Directed by David Mamet and starring Harold Pinter, Rebecca Pidgeon and John Gielgud. Rough for Theatre II: Directed by Katie Mitchell and starring Jim Norton, Timothy Spall and Hugh B O’Brien. Breath: Directed by Damien Hirst.
