Scottish Theatres Go Technicolor for Joseph
22 June 2022
The new touring production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat comes to Glasgow and Aberdeen.
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Byrne Brings Back 1960’s Paisley, from Underwood Lane to Baker Street
22 June 2022
Artist and playwright revisits early-1960’s Paisley in Underwood Lane, inspired by his late friend Gerrry Rafferty, and a companion piece to The Slab Boys.
Scottish Opera Popping-Up Around Scotland
22 June 2022
Scottish Opera is back on the road with Pop-up Opera, featuring three half-hour shows for audiences of all ages. All the drama of grand opera
Laurel and Hardy, Revisited by Stan and Ollie, at Edinburgh’s Lyceum
7 June 2022
Laurel and Hardy returns to The Lyceum in Edinburgh nearly twenty years after it was first performed at the Theatre.
Interrupting Antigone with Scottish Dance Theatre
20 May 2022
Joan Clevillé’s re-imagination of Sophocles’ classic story for a contemporary world, told through the body and the voice of a single performer.
Highlights of the Season at Pitlochry Festival Theatre
19 May 2022
The new season at Pitlochry Festival Theatre opens with a new production of Sunshine on Leith, followed by other classic programme highlights.
Aberdeen Performing Arts Stages Three for May
19 May 2022
Aberdeen Performing Arts’ programme for May continues with three top-class performances.
Gardens’ Grassroots Theatre Staging a Revival in StagEHd
19 May 2022
Edinburgh is due to host a new free theatre festival called StagEHd, a weekend of al fresco drama at the 2,500-capacity Ross Bandstand in Princes Street Gardens.
Douglas Gordon’s Musical Journey into Dark History at the DCA Dundee
12 May 2022
Turner Prize winner Douglas Gordon’s new multi-screen film installation at Dundee Contemporary Arts takes us on a European railway journey into dark and personal histories.
Colourful Life in Revolutionary Red, at Edinburgh’s Lyceum
12 May 2022
Written by Caroline Bird and directed by Wils Wilson, Red Ellen at Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre is a new play about the Labour MP Ellen Wilkinson – on the right side of history, but the wrong side of life.
Sumptuous Borders Setting for Chamber Music at Paxton
27 April 2022
The beautiful setting of Paxton House in the Scottish Borders is the backdrop to a ten-day programme of sumptuous chamber music in July.
Scottish Opera: the Roguish Don Giovanni Set to Charm Scotland
27 April 2022
Scottish Opera’s Spring Season in venues across the country continues with Mozart’s masterpiece Don Giovanni, one of the world’s most performed operas.
Breaking the Code in Glasgow and Edinburgh
30 March 2022
Based on the best-selling novel of this century by Dan Brown (over 100 million copies sold to date), The Da Vinci Code has been adapted into a fast-paced stage thriller.
Marrying Opera and Comedy Across the Country
30 March 2022
Opera Bohemia, Scotland’s professional touring opera company, is currently on the road with Mozart’s comedy The Marriage of Figaro.
Go Behind the Scenes at Capital’s Theatres
30 March 2022
Edinburgh’s Capital Theatres are offering backstage tours of its Festival and King’s theatres.
Ancient and Modern at Edinburgh International Harp Festival
30 March 2022
After two years online the Edinburgh International Harp Festival is back live in its new home at George Watson’s College.
Perthshire Theatre, Just How You Like It
30 March 2022
For their 30th anniversary production, Northern Broadsides bring their bold, refreshing production of As You Like It, Shakespeare’s most musical comedy, to the Perth Theatre.
Classical for Lunch at the Brunton, Musselburgh
22 February 2022
Lunchtime Classical Concerts have returned to The Brunton in Musselburgh, encompassing J S Bach to Lili Boulanger.
Doing the Show Right Here: the RSNO Tours the Country in March
22 February 2022
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra takes the show on the road around Scotland throughout March.
Life’s a Drag at the Traverse
17 February 2022
Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre has announced its full Spring Season, kicking-off in full drag.
Glasgow Dances the International
14 February 2022
Dance International Glasgow (DIG) is set to return to Tramway and outdoor locations in Glasgow, with a range of UK and international performers.
March is Trad Month at St Margaret’s Braemar
10 February 2022
Hamish Napier, the Old Blind Dogs and Breabach are St Margaret’s Centre Braemar’s three-part traditional music line-up in March.
Knowing the Score: Scottish Ensemble’s Slippery Challenge
3 February 2022
Never shy of a challenge, Scottish Ensemble is setting out to perform Tchaikovsky’s 30-minute Serenade for Strings by heart.
Music for Midday at Cowdray Hall
3 February 2022
Lunchbreak Concerts have returned to Aberdeen Art Gallery’s Cowdray Hall with a fortnightly series of recitals in a range of music genres.
