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Theatre Events in Glasgow in May 2025

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Events in Glasgow

Taylormania

Selected dates between 14th October 2024 - 18th May 2025

Katy Ellis a self obsessed 'Swiftie' with an incredible live band and dancers promises to deliver the most authentic recreation of a Taylor Swift show you will ever see at The Pavilion Theatre!

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Glasgow 850

1st January 2025 - 31st December 2025
Various Locations Glasgow

2025 will be a big year for Glasgow as we celebrate the city's 850th birthday. It's a milestone and everyone who has or does call Glasgow home is invited to the party!

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Journey

Selected dates between 6th January 2025 - 21st December 2025

Journey is one of Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre's two shows. It features a wide selection of kinetic sculptures including the most recent works by Eduard Bersudsky made in Scotland.

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Wheels Of Life

Selected dates between 6th January 2025 - 21st December 2025

Wheels of Life at Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre is a special show which features some of the earliest and most exquisite work created by Eduard Bersudsky in Russia.

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A Play, A Pie and A Pint Spring Season

24th February 2025 - 28th June 2025

A Play, A Pie and A Pint's fabulous Spring Season will take you all over the world, from a gothic thriller set in the Highlands to an affecting comedy at a sun-drenched Moroccan spa!

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Glasgow 850 Theatre & Entertainment Tour

Selected dates between 24th April 2025 - 30th August 2025
Glasgow City Centre

Enjoy an edifying, amusing and sensational walking tour of the entertainment and theatre history of Glasgow over the last 850 years!

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Studio3 Season: Alright Sunshine

26th April 2025 - 17th May 2025

Part of the Tron Theatre's Studio3 Season, Alright Sunshine explores gender, power, and the politics of public space.

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Studio3 Season: Fleg

26th April 2025 - 17th May 2025

Part of the Tron Theatre's Studio3 Season, Fleg is an absurdist comedy by Meghan Tyler exploring extreme loyalty and the romanticised notion of the Union.

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Studio3 Season: Fruitcake

26th April 2025 - 17th May 2025

Part of the Tron Theatre's Studio3 Season, Fruitcake is a romantic comedy for the existentially weary.

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Derren Brown: Only Human

29th April 2025 - 3rd May 2025

Prepare to be astonished! The multi award-winning master of mind control and psychological illusion, Derren Brown, returns to Glasgow with his brand new live show, ONLY HUMAN!

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Ed & I

30th April 2025 - 2nd May 2025

Martyr Theatre Company is excited to bring Ed & I, a unique sensory experience featuring puppetry, original compositions, and a brand new script, to Glasgow Open Theatre Collective!

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Scottish Opera - The Merry Widow

30th April 2025 - 17th May 2025

Scottish Opera Director John Savournin brings his joyful touch to Lehár's waltz-filled charmer The Merry Widow at the Theatre Royal Glasgow!

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Fields of Performance: Take Care

1st May 2025 - 2nd May 2025

Take Care by Tabitha Dearie, part of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's Fields of Performance, is a complex exploration into the immorality of grief, disease and memories.

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Fields of Performance: Unjust

1st May 2025 - 2nd May 2025

Unjust by Shaaray Sharif Unjust, part of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's Fields of Performance, combines immersive performance and sonic art, with a multi-speaker setup.

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Glasgow Blythswood Festival

1st May 2025 - 18th May 2025
Glasgow City Centre

Glasgow Blythswood Festival blends arts, music, performance, exhibitions, heritage and culinary delights in this celebrated area of Glasgow city centre!

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Steve Steinman’s Eternal Love - The Musical

3rd May 2025 - 4th May 2025

Steve Steinman celebrates 22 years of his epic Vampires Rock chronicles with a new beginning and chapter as he brings his brand-new original rock musical Eternal Love to The Pavilion Theatre Glasgow!

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The Gray Plays

4th May 2025

The Gray Plays, at Oran Mor Glasgow, is a concert reading of four rarely-seen short plays from writer and illustrator Alasdair Gray.

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Fields of Performance: a quiet encounter with a planet called earth

5th May 2025 - 9th May 2025

a quiet encounter with a planet called earth by Laurie Elliott, part of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's Fields of Performance, is a 1-1 outdoor performance encounter in Queen's Park.

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Dracula

6th May 2025 - 7th May 2025

Featuring a haunting soundscape, powerful performances and innovative design don't miss an exhilarating theatrical experience when Blackeyed Theatre bring Dracula to The Pavilion Theatre Glasgow!

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Partick Youth Theatre

6th May 2025

Partick Youth Theatre, open to all young people ages 5-12, is back for their new term at Partick Burgh Halls on Tuesdays from 6th May!

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The Baddies

6th May 2025 - 7th May 2025

Coming to the King's Theatre Glasgow, The Baddies is a wickedly hilarious adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's smash-hit story, and laugh-out-loud fun for all the family!

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Spring Awakening

7th May 2025 - 10th May 2025

Students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's BA Performance for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Actors programme present this explosive play in a mixture of BSL and English.

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Cancelled Podcast: International Disaster

8th May 2025

Tana Mongeau and Brooke Schofield are bringing the heat across the UK this summer for a LIVE Cancelled Podcast. It's set to be an International Disaster you won't want to miss!

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Creatives Of Colour Festival

8th May 2025 - 10th May 2025
Various Locations Glasgow

Creatives of Colour Festival is a three-day event celebrating creatives of colour, with workshops, film screenings, performances, and discussions!

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Fields of Performance: Home, Back, Back, Back

8th May 2025 - 9th May 2025

Home, Back, Back, Back by Noa Ferder, part of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's Fields of Performance, is an archive of a feeling.

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Fields of Performance: I’m keeping count of my cells to make sure I know if any go missing

8th May 2025 - 9th May 2025

Amy Clark presents I’m keeping count of my cells to make sure I know if any go missing as part of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's Fields of Performance programme.

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How to Succeed in Quiz-ness (Without Really Trying!)

8th May 2025 - 9th May 2025

Glasgow Live Productions are thrilled to be returning to 18 Candleriggs for the third year of their annual sellout, 'How to Succeed in Quiz-ness (Without Really Trying!).

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Kim’s Convenience

8th May 2025 - 10th May 2025

There's humour and heart in every aisle... now a global smash hit, catch this hilarious and heartwarming drama about a family-run Korean store at The Pavilion Theatre Glasgow!

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The Magic Mod

8th May 2025

Rock 'n' Rolls favourite magician, The Magic Mod, is returning to Glasgow for a night at Oran Mor on Thursday 8th May!

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...Earnest?

9th May 2025 - 10th May 2025

The Edinburgh Fringe smash-hit ...Earnest? arrives in Glasgow following rave reviews ahead of an eagerly awaited West End run!

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DIG 2025: Claire Cunningham - Songs of the Wayfarer

9th May 2025 - 10th May 2025

In this solo performance, Claire Cunningham asks - what is it to wander? To seek to scale great heights? What can be learned from those of us who reach for the ground through crutches.

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Float

9th May 2025 - 10th May 2025

Designed especially for babies up to 12 months old, Float invites you to relax with your baby and enjoy a gently interactive performance, with music, dance, visual projections and sensory objects!

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SECRET: An Evening of Magic & Mentalism

9th May 2025

Following shows across Edinburgh and Adelaide, Sean Testrow brings SECRET: An Evening of Magic & Mentalism to Glasgow!

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The Telling presents: Into The Melting Pot

9th May 2025

Be transported back to 15th-century Seville when The Telling bring Into The Melting Pot to Cottiers on Friday 9th May!

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An Evening of Peking Opera

10th May 2025

Join us for an unforgettable evening as we journey into the heart of one of China's most revered and ancient art forms—Peking Opera.

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DIG 2025: Emilyn Claid - The Trembling Forest: A Live Art Ballet (UK)

10th May 2025

The Trembling Forest draws on the spontaneous physicality of live art practices together with the scenic, choreographic structures of balletic traditions.

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Torvill & Dean: Our Last Dance

10th May 2025 - 11th May 2025

Seize your chance to see the world's most famous ice dancing duo, Torvill & Dean perform together on ice at the OVO Hydro, before they retire from skating for good!

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The Mersey Beatles

11th May 2025

Fans of The Beatles prepare to be wowed by the world's favourite Liverpool-born tribute to the Fab Four, The Mersey Beatles, live at The Pavilion Theatre Glasgow on Sunday 11th May!

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Oud Player on the Tel

12th May 2025

Join us at Cottiers for a one-of performance of Oud Player on the Tel! A play about possibility, friendship, desperation and the search for a home.

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Rangers Legends Live!

12th May 2025

Amassing more than 900 appearances for Glasgow Rangers FC, six Rangers legends are coming to the Glasgow Pavilion to talk about their action-packed football careers!

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The Book of Mormon

13th May 2025 - 31st May 2025

The Book of Mormon, Broadway's outrageous smash-hit musical written by Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez, is coming to the King's Theatre Glasgow in May!

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DIG 2025: Omar Rajeh and Maqamat - Dance Is Not For Us (Lebanon/France)

14th May 2025

In this solo performance, Omar Rajeh, who takes us into his dance and autobiographical universe, and reckons with the fading image of a past that no longer exists.

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DIG 2025: Two Destination Language - Bottoms (Bulgaria/Scotland)

14th May 2025 - 15th May 2025

Conjuring a joyous freedom, Bottoms' five dancers seek refuge from the present-day world in fragments of a wild dance forged in the Industrial Revolution. The can-can. With crisps. And cava.

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Just My Imagination - The Music of the Temptations

14th May 2025

Featuring a cast of dynamic West End performers, Just My Imagination brings a fresh, exhilarating and incomparable night of sing along, dance along magic to The Pavilion Theatre Glasgow!

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Scottish Opera - Trial By Jury

14th May 2025 - 16th May 2025

With a comic cast performing contrasting roles in both pieces, Trial by Jury / A Matter of Misconduct! promises an unmissable night of classic G&S comedy and new writing!

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Scottish Opera - Access The Merry Widow

15th May 2025

Scottish Opera's accessible afternoon performances make coming to a favourite opera as easy and stress-free as possible – keeping the drama on stage where it belongs!

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Singin’ I’m No Billie She’s A Tim

16th May 2025

Back with an all female cast, Singin I'm No a Billy SHE'S a Tim will have you laughing and crying so hard, you'll be begging for full time!

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Country Hits Live

17th May 2025

Performed by a cast of multi award-winning musicians and singers, Country Hits Live will celebrate the atmosphere and energy of an evening in the home of country music!

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DIG 2025: The Q Dance Company - Re:INCARNATION (Nigeria)

17th May 2025

Nigeria's ground-breaking dance company explodes onto the stage with the sensational Re:INCARNATION.

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Broadway in the Bar

18th May 2025

Broadway in the Bar - A first-class professional cast from Insideout Productions will sing your favourite showstoppers at Oran Mor!

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Guenther Steiner: Unfiltered Live

19th May 2025

Buckle up and fasten your seatbelts for a hugely entertaining all-areas-access conversation spanning a decade inside Formula 1, with former Haas F1 team principal Guenther Steiner!

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The Australian Bee Gees Show - CANCELLED

19th May 2025

Having performed to over 1 million people in sold out theatres and concert halls across the globe, The Australian Bee Gees Show is coming to the SEC Armadillo on Monday 19th May!

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DIG 2025: Project X Dance - Artist Voice 2025 (Scotland, South Africa, Cameroon)

20th May 2025

Project X presents Artist Voice 2025: A choreographic platform of new works from Artist Voice residency artists.

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The Music Of Hans Zimmer And Others

21st May 2025

Experience the unique and best film scores from the likes of Dune, James Bond, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Lion King, Gladiator and many more at The Pavilion Theatre Glasgow!

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Man In The Mirror - A Tribute To Michael Jackson

22nd May 2025

Man in the Mirror is the brand new, must see, electrifying tribute concert to Michael Jackson! Don't miss it at The Pavilion Theatre Glasgow on Thursday 22nd May!

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Penguin

22nd May 2025 - 23rd May 2025

Full of humour and beauty, Hamzeh Al Hussien's extraordinary story Penguin takes you on a personal tour of the places he knows best.

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Scottish Ballet: The Crucible

22nd May 2025 - 24th May 2025

Scottish Ballet return to the Theatre Royal Glasgow in May with Arthur Miller's drama of power and persecution, The Crucible!

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DIG 2025: Starcatchers / Kerry Cleland and company - Float (Scotland)

23rd May 2025 - 24th May 2025

A beautiful and immersive world for babies from birth to 12 months old and their grown-ups, with a performance that will ebb and flow through the space during the 3-hour experience.

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DIG 2025: The Unlikely Friendship of Feather Boy and Tentacle Girl (Scotland)

23rd May 2025

Exploring the universal yearning to belong and sharing the joy of friendship, The Unlikely Friendship of Feather Boy and Tentacle Girl is a dynamic and visually stunning aerial show!

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That’ll Be The Day

23rd May 2025

That'll Be The Day returns to The Pavilion Theatre Glasgow for another momentous celebration of the most iconic moments in music and comedy from the 50s, 60s, 70s & 80s!

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Aljaž and Janette: A Night To Remember

27th May 2025

A Night to Remember, the brand-new show from Strictly favourites Aljaž Škorjanec & Janette Manrara, is coming to Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall on Tuesday 27th May!

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Tim Rice - My Life in Musicals - I Know Him so Well

27th May 2025

Sir Tim Rice, the multi-award-winning, internationally renowned lyricist, will bring his extraordinary live musical theatre event, My Life In Musicals – I Know Him So Well to Glasgow!

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The Roy Orbison Story

28th May 2025

Get ready for a night of solid gold hits when Barry Steele and an extraordinary ensemble of talented musicians and singers bring The Roy Orbison Story to The Pavilion Theatre on Wednesday 28th May!

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Go Your Own Way - The Fleetwood Mac Legacy

29th May 2025

Go Your Own Way is a brand new spellbinding show featuring the music from the legendary multiple Grammy Award Winning Fleetwood Mac, don't miss it at the Theatre Royal Glasgow in May!

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Scream Out Loud - A Horror Comedy

29th May 2025 - 31st May 2025

Taking inspiration from Little Shop Of Horrors, Basket Case, From Beyond and Re-animator, don't miss horror comedy Scream Out Loud at Acting Coach Scotland in May!

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The Provy Wummin

29th May 2025 - 31st May 2025

The Provvy Wummin is a gritty musical comedy, with a soundtrack to the 70s, don't miss it when it returns by popular demand to Websters Theatre in May!

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Empire Live: Booze & Brews

30th May 2025

Historians William Dalrymple and Anita Anand are taking their sold-out London live show, Booze & Brews, on a UK TOUR this summer, catch it at the Theatre Royal Glasgow on Friday 30th May!

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The World Famous Elvis Show starring Chris Connor

30th May 2025

Join Chris Connor and his band as they recreate ELVIS at his very best at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Friday 30th May!

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Francie & Josie: It’s A Stoater

31st May 2025

Scottish pantomime & variety stars Liam Dolan & Johnny Mac are back with a brand-new show, don't miss Francie & Josie: It's A Stoater at The Pavilion Theatre Glasgow on Saturday 31st May!

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Theatre Events in East Renfrewshire

Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On East Renfrewshire:

Runway Theatre Company: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

Runway Theatre Company: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

13th May 2025 - 17th May 2025

Step out of the darkness and into the spotlight this May as Runway Theatre Company proudly presents the unmissable Everybody's Talking About Jamie!

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Tongue Twister by Greg Sinclair

Tongue Twister by Greg Sinclair

23rd May 2025 - 24th May 2025

Humorous, colourful, rhythmical and odd, Tongue Twister by Greg Sinclair is a celebration of the musical beauty of language!

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Cinema Screening: Royal Ballet and Opera - Ballet to Broadway: Wheeldon Works

Cinema Screening: Royal Ballet and Opera - Ballet to Broadway: Wheeldon Works

22nd May 2025

Sensuous contemporary ballet meets the energy of musical theatre in four distinctive short works being screened at Eastwood Park Theatre!

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Theatre Events in Edinburgh and the Lothians

Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Edinburgh:

Ant Middleton - Military Mindset

Ant Middleton - Military Mindset

24th May 2025

Don't miss an evening with Ant Middleton, one of the most inspiring figures of our time, at the Usher Hall on Saturday 24th May!

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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

13th May 2025 - 17th May 2025

Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime as the West End smash-hit production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe comes to the Festival Theatre in May 2025.

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99 Red Hot Kitties and a Cockatoo

99 Red Hot Kitties and a Cockatoo

Selected dates between 5th April 2025 - 6th December 2025

Come and enjoy an afternoon filled with Burlesque, Drag, and Cabaret at at The Lab in CC Blooms!

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Theatre Events in Fife

Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:

The McDougalls: Pirate Adventure

The McDougalls: Pirate Adventure

10th May 2025

Packed with singalong songs, join The McDougalls for a fun-filled afternoon at the Adam Smith Theatre on 10th May!

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The Man Who Left The Titanic

The Man Who Left The Titanic

9th May 2025

J. Bruce Ismay, managing director of the White Star Line, stepped into a lifeboat and sailed away from the stricken ship and his passengers. Was he a coward, or merely human?

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Blinded By The Light

Blinded By The Light

14th May 2025

Writer Sylvia Dow brings her piece Blinded by the Light, a story of survival, of beliefs tested, of spirit and endurance, to the Adam Smith Theatre on Wednesday 14th May!

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Theatre Events in Lanarkshire

Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:

The Elmer Adventure

The Elmer Adventure

10th May 2025 - 12th May 2025

Join three friends on a joyful jungle adventure in Tall Stories' magical, musical adaptation of the much-loved Elmer books by David McKee at Lanark Memorial Hall!

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A Night At The Musicals

A Night At The Musicals

30th May 2025

From the producers that brought you Girls' Night Oot! Insideout Theatre Productions return to Airdrie Town Hall on Friday 30th May with A Night At The Musicals!

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BTW: 9 to 5 The Musical

BTW: 9 to 5 The Musical

27th May 2025 - 31st May 2025

Biggar Theatre Workshop brings their production of the high-energy, feel-good show, 9 to 5 The Musical, to Biggar Corn Exchange in May!

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Theatre Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:

The Elmer Adventure

The Elmer Adventure

8th May 2025 - 9th May 2025

Join three friends on a joyful jungle adventure in Tall Stories' magical, musical adaptation of the much-loved Elmer books by David McKee at Johnstone Town Hall!

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The Rocket Man - A Tribute to Sir Elton John

The Rocket Man - A Tribute to Sir Elton John

18th May 2025

Book your tickets now for an unmissable concert spectacular... The Rocket Man - A Tribute to Sir Elton John at Paisley Town Hall on Sunday 18th May!

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Float

Float

2nd May 2025 - 3rd May 2025

Designed especially for babies up to 12 months old, Float invites you to relax with your baby and enjoy a gently interactive performance, with music, dance, visual projections and sensory objects!

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Theatre Events in Stirling

Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:

Superhero Day

Superhero Day

5th May 2025

Get ready as Superhero Day returns to Affinity Sterling Mills on May 5th! Come along and meet your favourite superheroes up close!

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The McDougalls: Pirate Adventure

The McDougalls: Pirate Adventure

24th May 2025

Packed with singalong songs such as Row Row Row Your Boat and A Sailor Went to Sea, join The McDougalls for a fun-filled afternoon at Macrobert Arts Centre!

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You Choose

You Choose

2nd May 2025

You Choose is an interactive musical show for all the family, but in this show – YOU CHOOSE what happens!

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Events in Other Areas

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