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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…

West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds

Tue 21 May

Quarry Theatre

£12–£27 / 0113 213 7700

  • 19:30

50 Shades of Maggie

Comedy spoof of 50 Shades of Grey.

Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow

Tue 21 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

Tue 21 May

£20 (£17) / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

MIni-Beast Hunt

Bug-spotting fun for all the family. Booking is essential.

The Pineapple, Airth

Tue 21 May

Free / 01786 447504

Part of Scotland's Nature Festival.

  • 11:00 – 13:00

Pollok Country Park, Glasgow

Tue 21 May

Free / 01786 447504

Part of Scotland's Nature Festival.

  • 10:00 – 12:00

Garry Fabian Miller: The Middle Place

Early and recent work by renowned fine art photographer.

Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh

Tue 21 May

Free / 0131 556 4441

  • 10:00 – 18:00
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Ghostpoet

Singer and producer Obaro Ejimiwe performs a mix of alternative hip hop and electronica, with dubstep and grime elements, from his album Some Say I So I Say Light.

East Village Arts Club, Liverpool

Tue 21 May

£12.50 adv / 0844 847 2424

  • 19:00 – 23:00

London Contemporary Orchestra: Imagined Occasions: Karlheinz Stockhausen, Claude Vivier, John Cage

  • Directed by: Hugh Brunt (cond)
  • Written by: John Cage

Hugh Brunt conducts Vivier's Glaubst Du An Die Unsterblichkeit Der Seele ('Do You Believe in the Immortality of the Soul?') as well as works by Harvey, Cage, Manoury, Feldman, Riddell and Stockhausen.

Aldwych Underground Station, London WC2R

Tue 21 May

£35 (£15) / 0843 222 1234

  • 19:00 – 21:00

The Sash

Hector MacMillan's nailbiting story about families pitted against each other due to conflicting beliefs.

King's Theatre, Glasgow

Tue 21 May

£11–£30 / 0844 871 7648

Priscilla Queen of the Desert – Tour

Sparkly feelgood musical starring the one and only Jason Donovan.

Liverpool Empire Theatre

Tue 21 May

£10–£39.50 / 0870 606 3536

The Winslow Boy

  • Directed by: Terry Hands

When his 14 year old son Ronnie is expelled from Osborne Royal Naval College for stealing a five shilling postal order, Arthur Winslow risks financial ruin, his family's happiness and his own health to ensure that the boy has a fair trial.

Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold

Tue 21 May

Anthony Hopkins Theatre

£10–£20 ( £10–£18; £10–£18; Children £10–£18) / 0845 330 3565

  • 19:30
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Bad Boy Pub Quiz

The Bad Boy Pub Quiz: an evening of fun and frolics, musical statues, pass the pineapple, and the chance to win 'hunners' of money. Loads of great prizes to be won, and plenty of crap ones too!

The Three Sisters, Edinburgh

Tue 21 May

Free / 0131 622 6801

  • 22:00 – 00:00

Pasha Kovalev & Katya Virshilas: An Evening With Stars From Strictly Come Dancing

Two of the more recent additions to TV's Strictly family of professional dancers embark on a national tour, performing ballroom and Latin routines alongside guest dancers and pupils from a local dance school. Kovalev and Virshilas will also take questions from the audience.

Solihull Arts Complex

Tue 21 May

£20 / 0121 704 6962

  • 19:30

RCT Schools Music Festival

Students perform a showcase of musical and dance pieces.

The Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare

Tue 21 May

£2.50 (£2) / 0800 014 7111

  • 13:00

Salsa Club

Resident DJs spin salsa and Latin.

Bar Risa, Birmingham

Tue 21 May

Phone for prices / 0121 632 4936

  • 20:00 – 01:00

The Bear

Noir thriller about murder and a mythic bear, featuring interesting facts and songs of revenge.

Ovalhouse, London SE11

Tue 21 May

£7 preview; £14 (£8; £10) / 020 7582 7680

  • 19:45
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Bombshells: The People's Theatre

  • Written by: Joanna Murray-Smith

Joanna Murray-Smith's collection of dramatic monologues based on the different stages of a suburban woman's life – teenager, bride-to-be, exhausted young mother, lonely widow.

The People's Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne

Tue 21 May

Studio Upstairs

£11.50 (£9.50) / 0191 265 5020

  • 19:30

Dirty Dancing

See Baby not put in the corner in the musical based on the late Patrick Swayze's popular film. We can't promise you'll have the time of your life, but you'll probably leave singing as much.

Palace Theatre, Manchester

Tue 21 May

£19.50–£75 / 0844 847 2275

From Death to Death and Other Small Tales: Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the D.Daskalopoulos Collection

From Death to Death and Other Small Tales brings together works from the D.Daskalopoulos Collection, one of the most important private collections of modern and contemporary art, with major works from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. This innovative exhibition comprises approximately 130 works and creates a…

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One, Edinburgh

Tue 21 May

Free / 0131 624 6200

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Glendoick Open Day

Garden opening.

Glendoick Gardens & Garden Centre, Perth

Tue 21 May

01738 860205

  • 10:00 – 16:00

Japanese Tea Ceremony

An introduction to the art of tea in Japan with a

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Tue 21 May

Gallery 36

Free, ticketed / 01865 278002

  • 13:00 – 14:00
  • 15:00 – 16:00
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Rosalind K Marshall: Columba's Iona

Help celebrate Scotland's history and the arrival of Marshall's new book, which commemorates the 1450 years (to the month, no less) it's been since Columba first arrived on Iona.

Blackwell's, Edinburgh

Tue 21 May

Free / 0131 622 8222

  • 19:00

Starlight Express: Tonbridge School Junior Drama Society

The UK amateur premiere of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, featuring 30 children between the ages of 13 and 15.

EM Forster Theatre, Tonbridge School

Tue 21 May

Phone for prices / 01732 304241

  • 14:30

3 Days off Jesus

Born on the 22nd of December, David Burke is only 3 days off Jesus. Join this non-drinking Irish man for a cup of tea and a night of comedy and stories about childhood growing up in old Ireland, religion, women and all that could lay in-between. “Burke’s story-telling comedy is simply adorable”. Suitable for ages 18+.

Caroline Of Brunswick, Brighton

Tue 21 May

£5 (£4) / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

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.

Palace Theatre, Southend-on-Sea

Tue 21 May

£16.50–£25.50; £16.50–£25.50; £17.50–£26.50 ( £14.50–£23.50; £14.50–£23.50; £14.50–£23.50; £12.50–£23.50; Children £12.50 under 16s; Children… / 01702 351135

  • 20:00

Art Meets Science: Creating the Genome

Come hear the results of a multidisciplinary project between two geneticists, two poets, a design artist and a photographer, initiated by the ESRC Genomics Policy and Research Forum. With Pippa Goldschmidt, Lisa Matthews and Matthias Wienroth in discussion.

Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh

Tue 21 May

Free / 0131 557 2876

  • 18:00
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