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Scottish Opera & D'Oyly Carte's The Pirates of Penzance

15th – 18th May

Gilbert and Sullivan as it’s meant to be - pure uncomplicated fun performed to the highest standards. This lavish new show from the producers of South Pacific brings together Scottish Opera and D’Oyly Carte for a hilarious romp through one of G&S’s finest scores. Bringing the humour bang up to date with a Python-esque twinkle, this show has everything you could want from a great night out.

With the Orchestra of Scottish Opera, and a touring company of over 90, this is a spectacular telling of a G&S classic.

Shaolin Warriors: Return of the Master

22nd May

The internationally acclaimed Shaolin Warriors are returning to the UK with a brand new show, Return of the Master, before embarking on a world tour. This breathtaking theatrical Kung Fu Show continues the story of the warrior, and vividly depicts the rarely-seen Kung Fu masters’ feats of agility strength and skill, using Buddhist Meditation and their rigorous martial arts training. The show is an extravaganza, with gorgeous scenery, atmospheric music, beautiful lights, and hundreds of costumes.

This is a fully choreographed spectacular production that features 22 professionally trained Kungfu Masters; audiences will be amazed and thrilled by their death defying Kung Fu disciplines such as qigong, animal imitation boxing, drunken boxing, and fighting with over 20 kinds of dangerous traditional weapons.

Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom

25th – 26th May

'Somewhere, hidden amongst the thorny brambles is a little kingdom where everyone is very very small...'

From the makers of Peppa Pig comes this BAFTA award-winning television animation for the first time ever live on stage!

Scottish Dance Theatre

28th – 29th May

Scottish Dance Theatre presents two contrasting and bold new works by internationally acclaimed choreographers that showcase the power and style of the dancers.

Norwegian choreographer Jo Strømgren is a theatre sensation, having toured his works in 47 countries. Mixing beautifully poised dance with all means necessary to tell a story, Jo’s work is sculpted by an attitude to dance-making that is wild and rigorous. Scottish Dance Theatre is the first to invite him to our shores to create the bold new work Winter, Again. The piece will take you on a journey through the cycle of the darkest, coldest season, using songs from Schubert’s classical piece Eine Winterreise. Strømgren is renowned globally as a choreographer, director and playwright, and crosses many disciplines to produce powerful, radical dance theatre.

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Big Daddy Kane and Masta Ace

ABC 330 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JA

Over-14s show. Veteran New York rapper, actor and

model who is joined by his fellow Juice Crew member

Masta Ace at this show.

Venue: ABC, Glasgow

http://www.officialbigdaddykane.com/

Dates 6 May 6:00 PM

Ticket prices: £20

Improv Wars

The Stand 333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow, G3 6NG

Improv Wars

It's a fight to the death (or until one of them needs a

sit down) between improv experts Garry Dobson, Stu

Murphy and official 'Improv Warlord' Billy Kirkwood.

Venue: The Stand, Glasgow

http://www.thestand.co.uk

Dates 6 May, 8:30 PM

Ticket prices: £4, Members £2

Vox Populi Seminars

University of Glasgow Boyd Orr Building, Glasgow,

G12 8QQ

A series of seminars looking at how the 'voice of the

people' has manifested in Scotland, from medieval

times to today, presented by a variety of scholars in

disciplines ranging from literature to politics. All

welcome.

Venue: University of Glasgow, Glasgow

http://www.gla.ac.uk/events/voxpopuli/

Dates 7 May, 5:30 PM

Film Discussion Group

Glasgow Film Theatre 12 Rose Street, Glasgow, G3

6RB

Meet up with film writer Eddie Harrison and lots of

other film buffs to swap opinions and perceptions of

both art house and big blockbuster recent releases.

Held on the second Wednesday of every month.

Venue: Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow

Dates 8 May 2013, 6:30 PM

The DOT

King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 272a St Vincent Street,

Glasgow, G2 5RL

Continuing the collaboration between Mike Skinner

and The Music frontman Robert Harvey which began

on the last Streets album.

Venue: King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow

http://the-dot.net/


Ticket prices: £15

Huevo & The Giant

Bloc+ 117 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 2SZ

Indie/post-punk four-piece from Glasgow.

Venue: Bloc+, Glasgow


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Reginald D Hunter: In the Midst of Crackers

2nd June

Following two previous sell-out tours of the UK and the release of his debut stand up DVD, Reginald D Hunter Live, Reginald – who is a popular guest on many of the UK’s best-loved TV shows including Live At The Apollo and Have I Got News For You - will be setting out to tour the country again in 2013 with his own unique blend of humour in a brand new show, Reginald D Hunter: In the Midst of Crackers.

The Rise and Fall of Little Voice

3rd – 8th June

In this heart-warming tale, shy Little Voice spends most of her time hidden away with her late father’s record collection, perfecting her astonishing impersonations. Her extraordinary talent remains a secret until she is overheard by local talent scout Ray Say. Determined to hit the big time, Ray sets about creating the show of the century with Little Voice as his star. When the big night arrives, Ray is convinced that this is his last chance for fame and fortune. But has anyone asked Little Voice what she wants?

Sleeping Beauty on Ice

11th – 15th June

The Imperial Ice Stars, the world’s leading performers of theatrical ice dance, are returning to the UK with their stunning production Sleeping Beauty on Ice. Direct from a world tour of The Nutcracker on Ice, The Imperial Ice Stars last performed in the UK in May 2012 with a sell-out season of Swan Lake on Ice at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Set to the magnificent music of Tchaikovsky, Sleeping Beauty on Ice tells the classic fairytale love story through sublime world class skating, breathtaking high speed lifts and throws, awe inspiring aerial gymnastics, stilt skating and fire effects - all in the intimacy of the theatre stage.

The thrilling production features a 26-strong cast of Olympic, World, European and National Championship skaters, with choreography by renowned Russian Olympic coach Tatiana Tarasova and award-winning Tony Mercer, widely regarded as the world’s leading creator of theatre on ice.

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Hormonal Housewives

5th May

Is your man more James May than Christian Grey?

Then this is the show for you! Following on from their

hugely successful 2012 tour, The Hormonal

Housewives are back with hilarious all-new sketches,

as well as all the very best bits from last time round,

covering everything that makes today’s woman tick

(or ticked off) - from the joys of teenagers, to the

challenge of IKEA, the madness of holiday reps and

the insanity of DIY.

A hilariously funny evening – what they can’t teach

you about modern womanhood isn’t worth knowing!

Hairspray the Musical

7th – 18th May

The West End's favourite musical comedy, Hairspray

is back on the road.

Hairspray tells the story of Tracy Turnblad, a big girl

with big hair and an even bigger heart as she sets out

to follow her extraordinary dreams, inspire her mum

and win the boy she loves.

Stage and screen star Mark Benton will lead the

company of the award-winning musical comedy

Hairspray when it embarks on a UK and Ireland tour

in 2013 and will play the larger than life Turnblad

family matriarch Edna in the show. Mark will be

joined by ex Eastenders actress Lucy Benjamin in the

role of scheming TV executive and archetypal

‘showbiz mom’ Velma Von Tussle, newcomer Freya

Sutton as big-hearted, big-haired teen heroine Tracy

Turnblad and X Factor 2011 finalist Marcus Collins as

Seaweed Stubbs, one of the coolest kids at Patterson

Park High, son of DJ Motormouth Maybelle and love

interest of Penny Pingleton.

Hairspray is the musical with everything - the

ultimate feel-good show which has played to sold out

houses in London, on Broadway and theatres around

the globe.

The Sash

21st – 25th May

Set in Glasgow on the day of the Orange Walk, Bill

MacWilliam is determined that his son, Cameron, will

join him on the walk. However, prompted by his

mother’s recent death, Cameron has started to

question his father’s beliefs. Throw in the arrival of

the staunch Irish Catholic spinster from downstairs

and her pregnant niece. Comic chaos and dramatic

conflict is the result. Father is pitted against son and

niece against aunt as old prejudices are questioned

and new ideals sought.

A top-notch cast of Scottish and Irish performers will

bring this play to thrilling life. Add to this, typical

Glasgow humour and thought provoking drama, and

you’re guaranteed a great night out. This will be the

40th anniversary of this political comedy which still

resonates in Scotland today.

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Noises Off

27th May – 1st June

The Old Vic and West End smash hit Noises Off tours

the UK following its triumphant and critically

acclaimed sell out run in London.

Hailed as one of the greatest British comedies ever

written, Michael Frayn’s multi-award-winning

backstage farce serves up a riotous double bill - a

play within a play. Hurtling along at breakneck speed

it follows the backstage antics of a touring theatre

company as they stumble their way through

rehearsals in Weston-super-Mare, to a shambolic

Wednesday matinee in Ashton-under-Lyne, and a

final disastrous performance in Stockton-on-Tees.

Evita

3rd – 15th June

Featuring some of the most famous and inspiring

stage music ever written, including the classic songs

Don’t Cry For Me Argentina, On This Night of a

Thousand Stars, Oh What a Circus, You Must Love Me

and Another Suitcase in Another Hall, Tim Rice and

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s extraordinary musical Evita

embarks on a spectacular national tour.

Bringing to life the dynamic, larger-than-life persona

of Eva Peron, wife of former Argentine dictator Juan

Peron, Evita tells the story from her young and

ambitious beginnings to the enormous wealth and

power she gained and her ultimate rise to sainthood.

This production of the smash hit show truly promises

to be the theatrical event of the year!

Priscilla Queen of the Desert

17th – 29th June

Heartwarming, uplifting adventure of three friends

who hop aboard a battered old bus searching for love

and friendship and end up finding more than they had

ever dreamed of. Jason Donovan stars as Tick, the

role he originated in the West End.

With a dazzling array of outrageous Olivier and Tony

award-winning costumes and a hit parade of

dancefloor favourites includingIt’s Raining Men, I Will

Survive, Hot Stuff, Finally, Boogie Wonderland, Go

West, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, and I Love The

Nightlife, this wildly fresh and funny musical is a

journey to the heart of fabulous!

Bohemian Rhapsody

2nd - 6th July

Nathan James, whose stunning rock voice made him

an unforgettable finalist on ITV 1’s Superstar

competition, is set to blow the roof off theatres

across the UK as the star of Bohemian Rhapsody - The

Hits of Queen.

This spectacular international tribute is one of the

biggest Queen shows in the world today and has been

performed in arenas and theatres across the world to

great acclaim. Featuring six sensational singers and

dancers with a powerful live rock band delivering all

of Queen's classic anthems and greatest hits,

including Bohemian Rhapsody, Killer Queen, We Are

the Champions, We Will Rock You and many more.

The Johnny Cash Roadshow

10th July

Welcome the Johnny Cash Roadshow, a show not to

be missed by avid fans or the casual listener. This

year prepare for a musical adventure unrivalled by

any other that truly celebrates the career of a music

legend, Johnny Cash.

The show takes the audience from the 1950’s right up

to 2002 and all the stops in between. All the greatest

hits are included, Ring of Fire, Walk the Line as well

as the Johnny and June duets Jackson and If I Were a

Carpenter and so many more, all the while

accompanied by an amazing video back drop with

evocative images and shots from Johnny Cash’s life.

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Flaneurs

1st – 4th May

In 2010 a friend of Jenna's was the victim of a violent

attack. After discovering there were bystanders at

the scene, Jenna created Flaneurs in an attempt to

explore why we choose to intervene or not and asks

whether 'one punch is enough' to provoke an

intervention.

Flaneurs is a new piece of theatre that explores the

nature of violence in our cities and attempts to

deconstruct the ‘bystander effect' - the larger the

crowd the less likely it is than anyone will intervene.

The Black Monk

3rd May

Imagine if Chekhov had written a new play which had

never been performed…until now.

Renowned Scottish playwright, Stuart Paterson, has

translated many of Chekhov’s best known plays.

Stuart has now turned his attention to Chekhov’s

remarkable short story, The Black Monk, a tale of

genius, love and delusion. He has used his knowledge

of Chekhov's plays to write it as Chekhov might have

written it, had he written a play and not a story.

Bandages

3rd – 4th May

Surrounded by newspapers detailing horrific local

crimes, two sisters build a fragile and fantastical web

of stories in order to keep the dangers outside at bay.

But when reality finally crashes in, their carefully

constructed world can never be the same.

Kirsty Housley is an award-winning director

(inaugural Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust

Award, 2011 Northern Stage Title Pending Award)

who has worked for Complicite, the National Theatre,

West Yorkshire Playhouse, the RSC, Told By An Idiot

and Paines Plough. Her debut play as a writer is a

taut psychological thriller about what happens when

you love someone so much that all you want to do is

protect them.

Jukebox

3rd – 5th May

Jukebox is an intergenerational exploration of home

and belonging. This unique participation experiment

is devised from the participants’ own stories of

arriving, settling and growing up in Glasgow, this

performance celebrates the Asian Diaspora and how

family history and cultural identity are shaped

through music.

Jukebox is where sound, film and physical theatre

fuse across a dramatic narrative following the

journey from the Punjab to Scotland and the contrast

between these two worlds.

Putting Words In My Mouth

4th May

Tim’s leaving. A group of friends gather for one last

meal before he goes. Fiona’s confronting an ethical

dilemma, while Alice wants everyone to just sit down

and eat. The table is set, and it’s time to make some

decisions.

Delving into the ethics of our decisions about food,

Makeshift Broadcast explore what it means to give up

certain foods, and what else we might have given up

along the way, exploring why we eat what we eat,

and how this shapes us.

The Price of Everything

5th May

The Price of Everything, a performance lecture about

value. Daniel Bye's whistle-stop tour of bizarre facts

and impassioned arguments is occasionally shambolic

and often tendentious, but always a joy to watch.

Comic, provocative, and possibly a tiny bit sad, this

show is a must if you've ever wondered about the

difference between the price of an object and its

value.

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Over The Wire

8th – 11th May

It's 1974, rioting prisoners have set fire to Long Kesh

jail in Belfast and much of the prison is destroyed.

This new play by multi award winning writer Seamas

Keenan, directed by BAFTA award winning Scottish

Film & TV Director Kenny Glenaan (Spooks, Wired),

follows five prisoners now pitched into a world of

violence, paranoia and hunger as they struggle

against British soldiers, each other and their own

personal demons.

Produced by The Playhouse for Derry Londonderry's

2013 UK City of Culture programme, this powerful and

captivating play was met with critical acclaim.

#sleeptightbobbycairns

14th – 18th May

Bobby thinks as long as he keeps hitting the snooze

button we’ll ignore the alarms and keep our eyes

shut. He’s wrong.

In response to city wide anger over Cllr Robert

Cairns’ (BWP, Ward 22 – Thraunston East) vocal

support of controversial plans to combat knife crime

in Glasgow’s East End by enforcing a district-wide

curfew, we invite all true Better World Pioneers to

take up the pen with us and attend at least one

#neednothing letter writing party ahead of the City

Council vote scheduled for May 29th.

We don’t need curfews. We don’t need Bobby. We

#neednothing.

Developed from #neednothing, presented at Arches

LIVE 2012, #sleeptightbobbycairns is a

thought-provoking new performance which invites

you to become campaigners for a cause that will

bring about the Better World.

As It Is

14th – 16th May

An investigation takes place on stage. The subject of

the investigation is called ‘Damir Todorovic', born in

Vršac and Serbian by birth. Damir wants to confront

his past, hooked up to a lie detector. Did certain

things really happen, or are they just the product of

his imagination?

In January 1993 he was sent to the war in Bosnia. He

did not want to shoot. He did not want to serve his

country. His life was in danger. What really happened

there? Has his memory transformed reality? Is it

possible to figure it out using a polygraph?

As It Is examines the categories of true and false as

important social issues, especially in European

transition countries facing identity crises. It is about

acting in everyday life, truth and fiction, authenticity

and totalitarianism. It is a performance that provokes

questions. Can we live without lies? Is this desirable?

Bandwagon

16th – 18th May

Bandwagon is the story of jumping on board without

knowing why. It’s the story of mass hysteria, political

fads and the compulsion to join in regardless. It’s the

story of hopping on, falling off and learning who you

are in the process.

The Agony & Ecstasy of Steve Jobs

17th – 19th May

As a self-confessed worshipper at the church of

Apple, playwright Mike Daisey’s hilarious and

harrowing take will make you question what you

thought you knew about one of the world’s most

beloved brands. Exploring the legality and morality

of electronic sweatshops in China, complete with

armed guards, underage workers and disturbing tales

of the toxic effects of hexane in these factories, The

Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs is an emboldened

and passionate diatribe that has gotten under the

skin of audiences and media alike.

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