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Aberdeen Variety Performance
Date Location
Wendy Ivers will lead you through an exhilarating evening of magic tricks, live music, silly songs, stand-up, character comedy and performance poetry.
3 Aug 8.00 Aberdeen Arts Centre, Aberdeen
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
Acari
Date Location
Prepare to have your mind blown by this comedy-laced hypnosis stage show which promises to be funny yet never belittling.
16 Aug 8.00 Glen Urquhart Public Hall, Drumnadrochit
1 Nov 7.30 Gaiety Theatre, Ayr
The Accidental Death of an Accordionist
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The interactive comedy ceilidh murder mystery theatre show from Right Lines Productions is back for a major Scottish tour.
29 Jul–2 Aug 8.00–10.30 Glenkinchie Distillery, Tranent
4 Aug–23 Aug, not Sundays 10.30–0.15am Acoustic Music Centre, Edinburgh
9 Sep 8.00–10.30 New Deer Public Hall, Turriff
10 Sep 8.00–10.30 Victoria & Albert Memorial Hall, Ballater
11 Sep 8.00–10.30 The Loft, Keith
13 Sep 8.00–10.30 Tullynessle & Forbes Village Hall, Alford
16 Sep 8.00–10.30 Glen Urquhart Public Hall, Drumnadrochit
17 Sep 8.00–10.30 British Legion Hall, Moray
18 Sep 8.00–10.30 Lossiemouth Town Hall, Moray
19 Sep 8.00–10.30 Glenlivet Public Hall, Moray
20 Sep 8.00–10.30 Miltonduff Hall, Moray
The Accidental Death of an Accordionist
Date Location
The interactive comedy ceilidh murder mystery theatre show from Right Lines Productions is back for a major Scottish tour.
26 Aug–6 Sep 8.00–10.30 Various Venues, Argyll and Bute
The Accidental Death of an Accordionist
Date Location
The interactive comedy ceilidh murder mystery theatre show from Right Lines Productions is back for a major Scottish tour.
12 Sep 8.00–10.30 Dalrymple Hall, Fraserburgh
Adam Smith Music Theatre for Young People: Hansel & Gretel
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Adam Smith Music Theatre for Young People perform the creepy tale of two Bavarian children.
15 Aug 7.30 Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy
AIYF International Variety Gala
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Highlights from the festival, with international dance, music and theatre, plus new collaborative pieces created by international companies working together in Aberdeen. 'Part of the Aberdeen International Youth Festival'.
9 Aug 7.30 His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen
Aladdin
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Allan Stewart and Grant Stott reprise their annual roles in the King's pantomime, along with Johnny Mac as the pointy-shoed , jewel-lusting hero, Aladdin. This year, in an effort to go hi-tec, the genie will be 3D!
29 Nov–18 Jan 2009 (Times vary) King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Alice & The White Rabbit
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Indigo Moon Theatre present a shadow puppet Wonderland complete with the White Rabbit, Cheshire Cat and March Hare.
16 Oct 2.30 Rutherglen Town Hall, Rutherglen
All Quiet on the Western Front
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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
Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham
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Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham present their usual mix of traditional music and banter.
27 Aug 7.30 Aros Centre, Isle of Skye
An Evening With George Bernard Shaw
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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
An Evening with Ray Mears
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The legendary survivalist's first Scottish tour, a two hour show exploring his crazy wild world, followed by a question and answer session.
14 Oct 7.30 Music Hall, Aberdeen
Arcadia
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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
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
B In The Park - Love's Labours Lost
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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
B In the Park: A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Culmination of the B In The Park summer school, an outdoor performance of Shakespeare's much-loved comedy.
30 Aug 4.00 Macrobert, Stirling
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
Battle Of The Bulge
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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
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
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
Betrayal
Date Location
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 Black Bull of Norroway
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A charming adaptation of the traditional Scottish tale of the old witch, the beautiful princess and a ferocious black bull by Yugen puppet Company. Ages 5+.
2 Aug 3.00 East Kilbride Arts Centre, East Kilbride
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
Bugsy Malone
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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
Bugsy Malone
Date Location
Musical spoof of Prohibition-era gangster films courtesy of Triple Threat Youth.
27 Aug–30 Aug 7.30 Aberdeen Arts Centre, Aberdeen
Can't Smile Without You
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A new Barry Manilow musical starring 'all' of his hit songs.
20 Oct–25 Oct 7.30; Thu & Sat 2.30 & 7.30 Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Carousel
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Lesley Garrett OBE stars in Roger and Hammerstein's musical about Billy Bigelow, who returns to earth after being killed in a robbery, to seek out his daughter.
6 Oct–11 Oct 7.30; Thu & Sat 2.30 & 7.30 Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
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
The Celts in Seville
Date Location
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
A Century of Music and Laughter
Date Location
Take a whirl wind tour through the hits of the 50s, 60s, and 70s with music from Elvis, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Tom Jones and the Beatles.
29 Aug 7.30 East Kilbride Village Theatre, East Kilbride
A Clairvoyant Evening with June Field
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June Field claims to make contact with residents of the afterlife. At least all the proceeds go to charity, in this case Make-A-Wish.
20 Aug 7.30 Marryat Hall, Dundee
Class Enemy
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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
Colin Fry
Date Location
The phenomenal 'Sixth Sense' star uses his psychic gifts to wow his audience.
27 Oct 7.30 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 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
Dave's Get Up And Go Show
Date Location
David Benson-Philips and Big Bear entertain the under sevens with a high energy mix of song and audience participation.
23 Aug 2.00 Falkirk Town Hall, Falkirk
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
Derek Acorah
Date Location
'Most Haunted''s spirit medium takes his mystical show on tour to scare the wits out of believers and meddle in the affairs of the dead.
29 Aug 7.30 Rothes Halls, Glenrothes
30 Aug 7.30 Albert Halls, Stirling
Discontented Winter/House Remix
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Brunton Youth Theatre & Dance present Bryony Lavery's new urban comedy.
8 Aug–9 Aug 7.30 Brunton Theatre, Edinburgh
Disney's High School Musical
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Based on Disney's Emmy-winning film of the same name, 'High School Musical' tells the story of school students Troy and Gabriella who together try out for lead parts in their school's show.
4 Aug–16 Aug, not Sundays 7.00; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30 King's Theatre, Glasgow
Downfield Musical Society presents happy Birthday Downfield!
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Special 80th anniversary concert featuring excerpts from many West End and Broadway musicals.
29 Aug–30 Aug 7.30 Caird Hall, Dundee
Edinburgh International Festival 2008
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Edinburgh's annual cultural extravaganza returns for another exciting year of dance, opera and theatre. Under the direction of Jonathan Mills, this year's programme includes world premieres of Matthew Bourne's' Dorian Gray' by New Adventures dance company, Heiner Goebbels' new work with The Hilliard Ensemble, 'I went to the house but did not enter', Scottish Opera's new production of Smetana's 'The Two Widows' and exciting recitals by the London Symphony Orchestra and the Mariinsky Opera…
8 Aug–31 Aug (Times vary) Various Venues, Edinburgh
Eurobeat: Almost Eurovision
Date Location
Kitschtastic Eurovision spoof that cleverly realises the event is already almost a spoof of itself anyway.
18 Aug–23 Aug 7.30; Fri & Sat 5.00 & 7.30 His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen
Evita
Date Location
Brand new world tour of the political musical melodrama made even more famous by Madonna. Altogether now: 'Don't cry for me, Argentiiina!'
1 Sep–13 Sep, not Sundays 7.30; Wed & Sat 2.30 & 7.30 Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Fame
Date Location
Legwarmers at the ready, as the high-kickin' kids from the New York Academy of Performing Arts sing their bodies electric all over again. Oh, will you get 'down' off that taxi?
19 Jan 2009–24 Jan 2009 7.30; Fri 5.00 & 8.30; Sat 2.30 & 7.30 King's Theatre, Glasgow
Fiddler on the Roof
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The producers of Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast' and '42nd Street' bring you Jerry Bock's musical about a father of five trying to maintain his family and religious traditions while the world and civilization around him change rapidly. It has a McGann in it, but we don't think it's the one who was Doctor Who, or the one who was in that really naff sitcom with Honor Blackman. If I was a rich man...
18 Aug–23 Aug 7.30; Thu & Sat 2.30 & 7.30 Theatre Royal, Glasgow
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
Flashdance
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The West End version of the hit film about Alex - welder by day erotic dancer by night - and her quest to get into the Shipley Dance Academy. With choreography by Arlene Phillips ('Strictly Come Dancing').
18 Aug–23 Aug 7.30; Fri 5.30 & 8.30; Sat 2.30 & 6.30 King's Theatre, Glasgow
25 Aug–30 Aug Mon–Thu 7.30; Fri & Sat 5.00 & 8.30 His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen
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

Found 136 events.
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