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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...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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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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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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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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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

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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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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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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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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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:

Cinema Screening: The Royal Opera: Wagner’s Die Walkure

Cinema Screening: The Royal Opera: Wagner’s Die Walkure

18th May 2025

Gods and mortals battle in the second chapter of Wagner's Ring cycle when Eastwood Park Theatre screens The Royal Opera's production of Die Walkure!

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Just Beatles

Just Beatles

9th May 2025

You'll think you're experiencing the Fab Four live in concert when you catch Just Beatles when they return to Eastwood Park Theatre, Giffnock on Friday 9th May!

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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:

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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Jesus Christ Superstar

Jesus Christ Superstar

7th May 2025 - 10th May 2025

Catch this amateur production of Jesus Christ Superstar from Southern Light when it comes to the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh in May!

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Guenther Steiner LIVE: Unfiltered

Guenther Steiner LIVE: Unfiltered

20th 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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Theatre Events in Fife

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

Mothers of the Brides

Mothers of the Brides

30th May 2025

Mothers of the Brides is a fun-filled, sketch-packed, gag-fuelled, laugh-heavy trip through the marital maze of getting your offspring to the altar… How do the mothers do it?

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When We Were Young

When We Were Young

1st May 2025

When We Were Young is both a hilarious and nostalgic look back to 1990s Glasgow as well as a heartbreaking story of stolen youth, don't miss it at The Byre Theatre St Andrews on 1st May!

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Singin’ I’m No A Billy, He’s A Tim

Singin’ I’m No A Billy, He’s A Tim

31st May 2025

Des Dillon's smash hit comedy, Singing I'm No A Billy He's A Tim, is coming to The Byre Theatre St Andrews on 31st 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 Royal Opera: Wagner’s Die Walkure

The Royal Opera: Wagner’s Die Walkure

14th May 2025

Gods and mortals battle in the second chapter of Wagner's Ring cycle when Cumbernauld Theatre Cinema screens The Royal Opera's production of Die Walkure!

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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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It’s A Beautiful Noise

It’s A Beautiful Noise

2nd May 2025

Award-winning Fisher Stevens celebrates the music of Neil Diamond, one of the world's greatest ever singer songwriters, in It's A Beautiful Noise! Catch him at Airdrie Town Hall 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:

A Vision of Elvis

A Vision of Elvis

9th May 2025

Put on your blue suede shoes and come celebrate the music of the King of Rock 'n' Roll with the UK's supreme Elvis – Rob Kingsley – and his talented cast at Beacon Arts Centre in May!

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Mothers of the Brides

Mothers of the Brides

29th May 2025

Mothers of the Brides is a fun-filled, sketch-packed, gag-fuelled, laugh-heavy trip through the marital maze of getting your offspring to the altar... How do the mothers do it?

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When We Were Young

When We Were Young

2nd May 2025

When We Were Young at Paisley Town Hall is both a hilarious and nostalgic look back to 1990s Glasgow as well as a heartbreaking story of stolen youth.

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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:

Singin’ I’m No A Billy He’s A Tim

Singin’ I’m No A Billy He’s A Tim

23rd May 2025

Des Dillon's smash hit comedy, Singing I'm No A Billy He's A Tim, comes to The Albert Halls on Friday 23rd May!

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Events in Other Areas

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itison Drive-In Movies
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Peter Pan
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From the team that brought you the hilarious and much-revered adventure Treasure Island, this year's panto at The Pavilion Theatre Glasgow will be Beauty And The Beastie!
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The Ashton Lane Hogmanay Street Party is back for 2024 and it's going to be bigger and better than ever, tickets are going fast so pick up yours today!

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