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A new play from acclaimed writer Abi Morgan about loneliness, ageing, science and the loss of our sense of self. Read more …
39 Steps, The

39 Steps, The

Part of Pitlochry's 2012 season Read more …
A Christmas Carol--Kirkcaldy

A Christmas Carol--Kirkcaldy

The National Theatre of Scotland return with their acclaimed, award-winning production. Read more …
Alice in Poundland

Alice in Poundland

A Play, a Pie and a Pint's summer panto for 2012 Read more …
An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband

Oscar Wilde's political comedy comes to Pitlochry Read more …
Angels

Angels

Ronan O'Donnell's new play for A Play, a Pie and a Pint Read more …
Any Given Day

Any Given Day

The Traverse present this world premiere. Read more …
Apples

Apples

The first stage-adaptation of Richard Milward's remarkable debut novel. Read more …

Arches LIVE 2012

The performance festival returns. Read more …
Arches Live! 2011

Arches Live! 2011

A festival of brave new work Read more …

Around the World in 80 Days

Lung Ha presents Jules Verne's classic Read more …

At-Swim-Two-Birds

Part of Mayfesto 2011 Read more …
Avenue Q

Avenue Q

The award-winning musical tours Scotland Read more …
Baba Yaba

Baba Yaba

Children's Theatre and Storytelling Read more …
Beautiful Burnout

Beautiful Burnout

National Theatre of Scotland return to the Fringe with another knock-out production Read more …
Behaviour--2012

Behaviour--2012

The return of the acclaimed arts festival. Read more …
Being Norwegian

Being Norwegian

Firebrand presents David Greig's one-act Read more …
Bette/Cavette--Made in Scotland 2010

Bette/Cavette--Made in Scotland 2010

A recreation of when two Hollywood legends met Read more …

Black Watch

The modern classic returns Read more …

Blood and Roses

Poorboy present a new theatrical adventure Read more …

Boy and the Bunnet, The

Part of Celtic Connections 2012 Read more …

Buddy--The Buddy Holly Story

The hit musical comes to Scotland Read more …
Bus Stop

Bus Stop

An American comedy stops at Pitlochry Read more …

Buzzcut--2012

A new performance Read more …
By the Seat of Your Pants

By the Seat of Your Pants

A visual treat for young people aged 8+ and their families. Read more …
Caledonia--Edinburgh International Festival

Caledonia--Edinburgh International Festival

NTS presents a story of greed, euphoria and mass delusion Read more …
Calendar Girls

Calendar Girls

The hit stage version of the film returns to Scotland Read more …
Captain's Collection, The

Captain's Collection, The

Part of Celtic Connections 2012 Read more …

Cargo--Made in Scotland 2010

A risk-taking, water-soaked exploration of the universal need to migrate Read more …
Celebration of Harold Pinter

Celebration of Harold Pinter

Julian Sands stars in a John Malkovich directed production Read more …

Ch Ch Changes

Part of Glasgay! 2011 Read more …

Chekhov Shorts

Lung Ha tours Scotland with two short plays inspired by the famed playwright Read more …

Cinderella

Pitlochry Festival Theatre's first ever pantomime Read more …

Cinderella--NLP Theatre

Touring to Bathgate and Livingston Read more …

Closest to the Moon

RSAMD's One Academy Productions present this world premiere Read more …
Club Gateways

Club Gateways

What happens when West Side Story meets Cabaret meets Chicago? Read more …
Commission, The

Commission, The

The OM/C$ Comedy Drama Award Winner Read more …
Communicating Doors

Communicating Doors

Part of Pitlochry's 2012 season Read more …

Count Me In

Part of NTS's Reveal season Read more …

DaDaFest International Scotland--2010

A celebration of the best of Disability and Deaf Art Read more …
Daphnis and Chloe

Daphnis and Chloe

Part of the Classic Cuts Season at A Play, a Pie and a Pint Read more …
Decky Does a Bronco--Made in Scotland 2010

Decky Does a Bronco--Made in Scotland 2010

Grid Iron return with the award-winning production Read more …
Dirty Dancing

Dirty Dancing

The beloved film comes to the stage Read more …
Don Giovanni

Don Giovanni

Part of A Play, a Pie and a Pint's Classic Cuts Season Read more …
Doubt: A Parable

Doubt: A Parable

Theatre Jezebel return to the Tron to present this award-winning drama. Read more …

Dr Angelus

Part of Pitlochry's current season. Read more …

Dracula

Sell a Door Theatre Company tour Liz Lochhead's version of the classic tale Read more …
Edinburgh Festival Fringe--2011

Edinburgh Festival Fringe--2011

Largest Fringe Programme to Date Features Over 1,300 Premieres of the Finest Shows From Home and Around the World Read more …
En Route

En Route

A love song promenade through Edinburgh. Read more …

Enron

The acclaimed play comes to Scotland Read more …

Five Minute Theatre

24 hours of live theatre Read more …
Fleeto

Fleeto

Part of Made in Scotland 2011 Read more …
Flesh and Blood & Fish and Fowl

Flesh and Blood & Fish and Fowl

Off-the-chart physical humor and provacative storytelling. Read more …
Freefall

Freefall

A sharp, humorous and exhilarating look at the fragility of a human life. Read more …

From A City Balcony

Part of Mayfesto 2011 Read more …

Fuenteovejuna

Philip Howard brings a Spanish classic to Oran Mor Read more …
Futureproof

Futureproof

Winner of The Scotsman Fringe First Award, 2011 Read more …
George's Marvellous Medicine

George's Marvellous Medicine

Roald Dahl's story comes to theatrical life. Read more …
Girl X

Girl X

Part of NTS's Reveal season Read more …

Glue Boy Blues

Part of Glasgay! 2011 Read more …

Go Back for Murder

A new production from the Agatha Christie Theatre Company Read more …
God Bless Liz Lochhead

God Bless Liz Lochhead

The first production of the new A Play, a Pie and a Pint's current season Read more …
Goldilocks and the Glasgow Fair

Goldilocks and the Glasgow Fair

A Play, a Pie and a Pint present their summer panto! Read more …

Grenades

Part of Mayfesto 2011 Read more …

Gypsy

The classic musical comes to Glasgow Read more …

Hamlet

Bard in the Botanics present Shakespeare's classic Read more …

Harold & Maude

Part of Glasgay! 2012 Read more …
Henceforward

Henceforward

Part of Pitlochry Festival Theatre's season Read more …

I Hope My Heart Goes First

Part of Made in Scotland 2011 Read more …

IETM Glasgow

The international plenary comes to Scotland Read more …
If I Was A Mouse, I Would Hide In Your Hood

If I Was A Mouse, I Would Hide In Your Hood

Reeling & Writhing's latest family show tours Scotland Read more …

Immaculate

TabbyCat Productions and Rekindle Theatre presents Read more …
Impossible Things Before Breakfast & Traverse Live!

Impossible Things Before Breakfast & Traverse Live!

Breakfast theatre returns to the Traverse. Read more …

In Touch

RSAMD's One Academy Productions present this world premiere Read more …
Interiors

Interiors

The award-winning production returns for a limited tour Read more …
It's Always Right Now, Until It's Later

It's Always Right Now, Until It's Later

A new show by Daniel Kitson about Everything and Nothing Read more …

It's a Dead Liberty

Part of Mayfesto 2011 Read more …

Jacobite Country

Dogstar Theatre presents this world premiere Read more …
Jean-Jacques Rousseau Show, The

Jean-Jacques Rousseau Show, The

A Play, a Pie and a Pint's 250th play! Read more …

Keeping Up Appearances

The classic TV series comes to the stage Read more …

Kes

Catherine Wheels Theatre Company stage the classic story Read more …
King John

King John

Part of A Play, a Pie and a Pint's Sol Summer Season Read more …
King Lear

King Lear

Bard in the Botanics present one of theatre's greatest plays. Read more …
King Lear

King Lear

Part of EIF 2011 Read more …
Kiss Me Kate

Kiss Me Kate

Cole Porter's classic swings into Pitlochry. Read more …
Knives in Hens

Knives in Hens

NTS present a new staging of the modern classic Read more …

Lazybed

Falling Cutlery present their first production Read more …
Little Johnny's Big Gay Wedding

Little Johnny's Big Gay Wedding

Random Accomplice teams with the National Theatre of Scotland to bring the conclusion of the 'Little Johnny' trilogy. Read more …
Little Shop of Horrors

Little Shop of Horrors

Part of Pitlochry's 2012 season Read more …

Lysistrata

David MacLennan and Dave Anderson revisit the anti-war classic comedy. Read more …

Making of Us, The

Part of Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art 2012 Read more …
Mamma Mia!

Mamma Mia!

The popular musical featuring songs by ABBA Read more …
Manipulate Visual Theatre Festival 2013

Manipulate Visual Theatre Festival 2013

The acclaimed arts festival returns. Read more …
Markus Makavellian's International Order--Made in Scotland 2010

Markus Makavellian's International Order--Made in Scotland 2010

A gender-bending comedic glitter encrusted perspective on the modern psyche. Read more …
Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off

Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off

Liz Lochhead's acclaimed play returns to the Scottish stage. Read more …

Mayfesto 2011

The Tron's theatre festival returns Read more …
Mayfesto--2012

Mayfesto--2012

The theatre festival returns Read more …
McGrotty and Ludmilla

McGrotty and Ludmilla

A political pantomime by Alasdair Gray Read more …

Medea's Children

Part of Made in Scotland 2011 Read more …
Men Should Weep

Men Should Weep

NTS's tour of the Scottish classic Read more …
Midsummer

Midsummer

A special presentation prior to embarking on an international tour. Read more …
Mission Drift

Mission Drift

Winner of The Scotsman Fringe First Award, 2011 Read more …

Money...The Game Show

Part of the Platform 18 programme Read more …
Monty Python's Spamalot

Monty Python's Spamalot

A musical lovingly ripped off from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, by Eric Idle and John Du Prez Read more …
Morecambe

Morecambe

The Fringe hit from 2009 returns for a tour around Britain. Read more …

My Child/One Good Beating

Rekindle Theatre's double bill Read more …
My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady

The classic musical comes to Pitlochry. Read more …
My Romantic History

My Romantic History

Award-winning D.C. Jackson's latest. Read more …
My Romantic History

My Romantic History

DC Cooper's acclaimed play returns to Scotland in a new production Read more …

New Territories 2011

The acclaimed festival of live art returns Read more …
New Works New Worlds 2010

New Works New Worlds 2010

Dare to imagine the world anew... Read more …
Nic Green: Trilogy

Nic Green: Trilogy

The acclaimed celebration of modern-day feminism returns for the IETM Festival Read more …
Odd Couple, The

Odd Couple, The

The female version of Neil Simon's modern classic. Read more …
Oklahoma!

Oklahoma!

One of the most-loved musicals returns to Scotland Read more …
One Man, Two Guvnors

One Man, Two Guvnors

The London hit starring James Corden comes to Scotland Read more …
Orlando

Orlando

Cryptic's ambitious new music theatre production of Virginia Woolf's esteemed and poetic novel Read more …
Panic Patterns

Panic Patterns

Part of Glasgay! 2010's season Read more …

Pause with a Smile

Part of the Platform 18 programme Read more …
Penelope

Penelope

Druid and Enda Walsh return to the Traverse Read more …
Peter Pan

Peter Pan

The National Theatre of Scotland present a new version of a much-loved classic. Read more …

Pinocchio

The Arches present their Christmas show for 2010 Read more …
Private Lives

Private Lives

Part of A Play, a Pie and a Pint's Sol Summer Season Read more …
Privates on Parade

Privates on Parade

Pitlochry present the Scottish premiere. Read more …

Prom Night of the Living Dead

presented by Scottish Youth Theatre Read more …
Pygmalion

Pygmalion

Part of A Play, a Pie and a Pint's Sol Summer Season Read more …
Queen Margaret

Queen Margaret

Bard in the Botanics present a new adaptation based on Shakespeare's Henry VI parts 1, 2 & 3 and Richard III Read more …

Rent

The amateur premiere of the award-winning musical Read more …

Reveal 2012

A season of work in progress from NTS Read more …

Rhinestone Mondays

Love, Life...& Line Dancing! Read more …
Roadkill

Roadkill

A powerful new production presented by Ankur Productions Read more …
Roghainn Nan Daoine (The People's Choice)

Roghainn Nan Daoine (The People's Choice)

Touring production presented by Theatre Hebrides Read more …
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare's classic love tragedy Read more …
Rope

Rope

Part of Pitlochry's 2012 season Read more …
Rough Crossing

Rough Crossing

Tom Stoppard's rousing play docks into Pitlochery. Read more …
Saturday Night

Saturday Night

Vanishing Point present their latest production Read more …

Sea and Land and Sky

Tron Theatre Company present a world premiere Read more …

See How They Run!

Part of Pitlochry's current season. Read more …

Shaun's Big Show

The popular Aardman character comes to the Scottish stage Read more …
Sin Sangre (Without Blood)--Edinburgh International Festival

Sin Sangre (Without Blood)--Edinburgh International Festival

Teatro Cinema present a production that fuses cinema with theatre. Read more …
Sins of the Father

Sins of the Father

Rowan Tree Theatre Company's latest production Read more …
Slava's Snowshow

Slava's Snowshow

The phenonema returns to Scotland Read more …

Sleeping Beauty--Real Radio/NLP Theatre

Touring to Hamilton and Rutherglen Read more …

Somersaults

Part of NTS's Reveal season Read more …
Somewhere Beneath It All, A Small Fire Burns Still

Somewhere Beneath It All, A Small Fire Burns Still

Winner of The Scotsman Fringe First Award, 2011 Read more …

Sondheim's Company

A one-off screening of the classic musical Read more …
Songs of Ascension--Edinburgh International Theatre

Songs of Ascension--Edinburgh International Theatre

Meredith Monk's inspired performance piece Read more …
Songs of Joyce

Songs of Joyce

Musical theatre comes to A Play, a Pie and a Pint Read more …
South Pacific

South Pacific

A new tour of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic Read more …

Spain

Part of Glasgay! 2011 Read more …
Speechless

Speechless

An extraordinary story of two girls' struggle to be heard... Read more …
Spring Awakening

Spring Awakening

The Traverse and Grid Iron present Douglas Maxwell's version of the classic play Read more …
Spring Awakening

Spring Awakening

The much-loved yet controversial musical makes its Scottish premiere Read more …

Spring Awakening

The UK's first tour of the acclaimed and controversial musical Read more …
Steamie, The

Steamie, The

A brand new tour to celebrate the much loved play's 25th anniversary Read more …
Steel Magnolias

Steel Magnolias

A modern classic comes to the Tron Read more …
Sub Rosa--Made in Scotland 2010

Sub Rosa--Made in Scotland 2010

The return of the much-loved promenade production Read more …
Sunset Song

Sunset Song

A lauded production of a Scottish classic returns Read more …

Sunshine on Leith

The return of Dundee Rep's hit Proclaimers musical Read more …
Supply

Supply

Cathy Forde's new play for A Play, a Pie and a Pint Read more …
Surge

Surge

Conflux's first festival of street arts, physical theatre and circus performance Read more …

Surge--2011

Scotland's festival of street arts, physical theatre and circus returns. Read more …

Surge--2012

Conflux's festival of street arts, physical theatre and circus returns. Read more …
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Dundee Rep presents Stephen Sondheim's challenging musical about revenge and meat pies. Read more …
Take Me If You Need Me

Take Me If You Need Me

Part of A Play, a Pie and a Pint Read more …
Tall Tales for Small People

Tall Tales for Small People

A co-production between Communicado and NTS Read more …

Tartuffe

Liz Lochhead's version gets the Play, a Pie and a Pint treatment. Read more …
Teenage Riot

Teenage Riot

Eight youngsters shut themselves off because they feel like it. Read more …
Tempest, The

Tempest, The

Part of Bard in the Botanics 2012 season. Read more …
The Author

The Author

Tim Crouch returns to the Traverse Read more …

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

The eyebrow-raising musical comes to Edinburgh Read more …
The Bookie

The Bookie

The world premiere of an electric new Scottish musical by Douglas Maxwell Read more …

The Bridge

Part of Glasgay! 2010 Read more …

The Chooky Brae

The final part of DC Jackson's trilogy. Read more …
The Confidant

The Confidant

A Play, a Pie and a Pint & NTS continue their Latin American theatre season Read more …
The Girl in the Yellow Dress

The Girl in the Yellow Dress

Craig Higginson’s powerful new play is a dark, witty and sexually-charged psychological drama. Read more …
The Gruffalo

The Gruffalo

The hit musical adaptation of the award winning picture book. Read more …

The Habit of Art

A new play by Alan Bennett Read more …
The House

The House

A new play by Steve McNicoll Read more …
The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

The classic comedy of manners, class and Bunburying Read more …

The Madness of King George III

A new tour of Alan Bennett's celebrated play Read more …
The Man Who Fed Butterflies--Edinburgh International Festival

The Man Who Fed Butterflies--Edinburgh International Festival

An original theatrical fable using theatre and film Read more …

The Memory of Water

Actors Kitchen present their latest production Read more …

The Memory of Water

A new company present an award-winning play Read more …

The Mikado

The latest by The Edinburgh Gilbert and Sullivan Society Read more …
The Silver Darlings

The Silver Darlings

The stage version of a much-loved Scottish novel returns Read more …
The Singing Kettle--Calamity Castle

The Singing Kettle--Calamity Castle

The return of the renowned company Read more …
The Snow Queen

The Snow Queen

The Lyceum present the classic tale by Hans Christian Andersen Read more …
The Songbird: A Tone Poem--Made in Scotland 2010

The Songbird: A Tone Poem--Made in Scotland 2010

An innovative development in music theatre for everybody 8 years and over Read more …
The Sun Also Rises (The Select)--Edinburgh International Festival

The Sun Also Rises (The Select)--Edinburgh International Festival

Ernest Heminway's classic novel brought to theatrical life Read more …
The Table

The Table

Winner of The Scotsman Fringe First Award, 2011 Read more …

The Tailor of Inverness

The much-loved and award-winning production returns Read more …
The Tempest

The Tempest

Part of EIF 2011 Read more …
The Third Policeman

The Third Policeman

Presented by the Blue Raincoat Theatre Company Read more …
The Venus Labyrinth-Surge

The Venus Labyrinth-Surge

A remarkable interactive journey into an entirely female environment... Read more …

The War of the Roses

Bard in the Botanics and RSAMD present a special three-day event Read more …
The Wheel

The Wheel

Winner of The Scotsman Fringe First Award, 2011 Read more …

Through the Looking Glass

Sonic Boom Theatre present their take on Lewis Caroll's classic Read more …

Titus Andronicus

Bard in the Botanics presents a production by its 'Emerging Artists' scheme Read more …

Traverse Autumn Festival 2010

Traverse Theatre celebrates live performance with its second annual Autumn Festival Read more …
Trelawny of the 'Wells'

Trelawny of the 'Wells'

Part of Pitlochry's current season Read more …
Trial, The

Trial, The

Blackeyed Theatre Company's touring production Read more …

Twelfth Night

Shakespeare's classic comedy. Read more …

Untitled Love Story

Part of Made in Scotland 2011 Read more …
Valhalla!

Valhalla!

The Tron Theatre Company present another madcap summer comedy. Read more …
Vieux Carre--Edinburgh International Festival

Vieux Carre--Edinburgh International Festival

The Wooster Group present a new vision of Tennesse Williams' play Read more …
Watching the Detective

Watching the Detective

Paddy Cunneen's latest for A Play, a Pie and a Pint Read more …

Waterproof/From Paisley to Paolo

Mull Theatre's tour of two A Play, a Pie and a Pint hits. Read more …
Wee Andy

Wee Andy

Part of Made in Scotland 2011 Read more …

Westenders

The popular theatrical soap returns Read more …
When Harry Met Sally

When Harry Met Sally

The much-loved romantic comedy comes to the stage. Read more …
While You Lie--Made in Scotland 2010

While You Lie--Made in Scotland 2010

Small lies, little lies, tender lies, well-intentioned untruths. Read more …
White

White

A performance made especially for 2 – 4 year olds. Read more …
Wild Life

Wild Life

Magnetic North's latest production tours Scotland Read more …
Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution

The classic court room drama comes to Scotland. Read more …
Woody Sez

Woody Sez

Part of Celtic Connections 2012 Read more …

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