Theatre Events in Edinburgh in October 2024
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Events in Edinburgh
Stand Up Horror
Actor, writer and tour guide Alex Staniforth invents a horror story every night. You decide what the characters do, find and sometimes - yes sometimes - even love!
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Dr. Bonk’s Macarbaret
Scotland's silliest surgeon, Dr. Bonk, is back with his hit SELL-OUT SHOW 'Dr Bonk's Macarbaret', an evening of drag, burlesque, music, comedy, and medical mayhem!
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Cab-arette Showtour
Enjoy a unique comedy musical Showtour in a taxi... be driven around Edinburgh, whilst entertained by Lola and her variety of characters!
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The Roze Garden
Looking for the best Thursday night out in Edinburgh? Discover The Roze Garden - Edinburgh’s Cabaret and Club Night at The Street!
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The Baddies
Meet the very worst Baddies in the world! Don’t you dare to come too close to a witch, a troll and an ancient ghost!
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A Play, A Pie and A Pint
A popular feature of the Traverse programme, A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Òran Mór returns in October 2024.
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Blue Man Group
The theatrical phenomenon 'Blue Man Group' returns to the UK bringing its award-winning Bluevolution World Tour and comes to the Festival Theatre in October!
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Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience
Be part of the action as Basil, Sybil and Manuel serve up mayhem on a plate alongside a 3-course meal and two hours of non-stop laughter at The Scotsman Hotel!
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Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival
The 2024 edition of the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival (SMHAF) will take place across Scotland from 10th - 27th October, exploring the theme of 'In/Visible'.
READ MOREThe McDougalls: Halloween Party
Everyone's favourite children's theatre company The McDougalls comes to Church Hill Theatre with a spook-tacular new stage show for all the family!
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Author Talk and Puppet Show- Tania Czajka
Join Tania and her Parisian garden friends as they embark on this charming bilingual quest to find the perfect food for Lapin! For ages 3-7.
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Sandi Toksvig: Friends of Dorothy
Following the sell-out 2022 tour of Next Slide Please, Sandi Toksvig - comedian, broadcaster, writer and campaigner - returns to theatres with an evening to celebrate the publication of her new novel.
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The Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon, Broadway’s smash-hit musical written by Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez, is coming to Edinburgh Playhouse from Tuesday 15th October to Saturday 2nd November!
READ MOREThe McDougalls : Halloween Party
Join Max and Auntie Aggie for their Halloween Party, filled with tricks and treats, guaranteed to have you screaming with laughter!
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Treasure Island
Don't miss this new version of a classic story told like never before, bursting with sea shanties, treasures, and a sumptuous amount of adventure!
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Come What May
Come What May, the ultimate tribute to Moulin Rouge & other hit movie musicals, comes to the Usher Hall on Thursday 17th October!
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Celine - My Heart Will Go On
Experience the ultimate Celine Dion tribute Concert as it tours across the UK when Celine - My Heart Will Go On comes to Howden Park Centre on Friday 18th October!
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Clinton Baptiste: Roller Ghoster!
Solo again, Clinton Baptiste, Britain's most celebrated clairvoyant medium psychic from Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights, comes to Edinburgh with his brand new hilarious one-man stand-up show!
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Planetarium Late: Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon
Inspired by the music of Pink Floyd, this dome spectacular features the 1973 album the Dark Side of the Moon in explosive surround sound.
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Qudus Onikeku/The Q Dance Company - Re:incarnation
An ode to the richness of Nigerian culture, this dance, music, fashion and visual art creation showcases the depth of ancient Yoruba philosophy mixed with Nigerian youth culture.
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The World We Share
Award-winning Palestinian dance artist Farah Saleh and collaborators present the world-premiere of multigenerational performance, The World We Share.
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Garrison Keillor: Tonight
Garrison Keillor Tonight is an evening of stand-up, storytelling, audience song, and poetry. One man, one microphone, coming to The Queens Hall Edinburgh on 19th October!
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How to Train your Dinosaur
Get ready to embark on an exciting journey back in time as we welcome How to Train your Dinosaur shows at Edinburgh Zoo for one weekend only!
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Scottish International Storytelling Festival: A Jaunt Round Auld Reekie
Join auld Auntie Bee and her long-suffering niece Bonnie McRee on a mad-cap tour of Auld Reekie, past and present, real and imagined, without leaving the Storytelling Court.
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Scottish International Storytelling Festival: Torn From the Same Cloth
Whose tears soak the cloth on our backs? This is the story of a global textile industry and two nations bound by more than meets the eye.
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The Elton John Show
The Elton John Show is the UK's most exciting Elton John tribute show to hit the stage and it returns to the Howden Park Centre on Saturday 19th October!
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An Audience with Robert Lindsay
Don't miss an evening with Robert Lindsay at the Assembly Rooms, as he shares an intimate look into the experiences and stories behind some of his most iconic roles!
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Ed Gamble: Hot Diggity Dog
Ed Gamble has minced a load of meat (thoughts), piped it into a casing (show) and it's coming to a bun (venue) near you! Catch him at the Festival Theatre Edinburgh on Sunday 20th October!
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Harriet Walter & Friends: Shakespeare’s Women Speak!
Live on stage with special guests, Dame Harriet Walter, one of Britain's most esteemed Shakespearean actors, will perform pieces from her new book, She Speaks!
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Scottish International Storytelling Festival: Slowing Down to the Speed of Light
This event is a kaleidoscope of story, myth, magic and an adult ADHD diagnosis, explored through a playful and provocative tale of a woman untangling a lifetime of stories.
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Scottish International Storytelling Festival: Smoke and Sickle
Combining the mythical with the modern, Emery Hunter and Bobby Bradley explore how we navigate each other’s identities in moments of vulnerability.
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Scottish International Storytelling Festival: New Wave
Enjoy the fresh voices of new and emerging tellers, featuring storytellers Mary Baxter, Selina Graham, Emma Milton and David Pullar and hosted by Janis Mackay.
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Dick and Angel: Forever Home (avec le nitty gritty)
Spend an entertaining evening with the stars of Channel 4 hit Escape to the Chateau, Dick and Angel Strawbridge, and experience the Chateau like never before!
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Enough of Him - CANCELLED
Based on a true story, Enough of Him explores the life of Joseph Knight, an African man enslaved by plantation owner Sir John Wedderburn and brought to Scotland to serve in his Perthshire mansion.
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Murder on the Orient Express
Agatha Christie's classic Murder on the Orient Express gets a thrilling new stage adaptation. Can Poirot solve the mystery before the final stop? Find out when the show comes to Edinburgh in October!
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The Truth About Ageing
The Truth About Ageing is a play exploring how we can reframe ageing and older age from being seen as a problem to be dealt with to an opportunity to thrive.
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Jon Ronson’s Psychopath Night
Join Jon Ronson at the Usher Hall for an electrifying journey into the enigmatic world of psychopaths and the perplexing concept of normalcy!
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A Streetcar Named Desire
The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh presents the Pitlochry Festival Theatre production on A Streetcar Named Desire.
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Scottish International Storytelling Festival: Rickle O Stanes
Through powerful and playful storytelling and traditional song, Shona Cowie and Neil Sutcliffe explore the layers of history on which we stand today.
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To Save The Sea
From the makers of Battery Park, To Save The Sea is an epic adventure story about standing up for what you believe in, don't miss it at Howden Park Centre in October!
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Annie - The Musical
Nordone's Academy Of Performing Arts presents Annie - The Musical at the Church Hill Theatre in October!
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Midlothian Ghost Fest
The very first Midlothian Ghost Fest is taking place from 25th to 31st October with a series of Ghoulish Events!
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Scottish International Storytelling Festival: Jack and Beggar’s Island
The most powerful freedom story of Scottish oral tradition is recreated at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on 25th October.
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That Feeling When
That Feeling When is a sensory dance theatre and live music production, which asks how the seasons can be a guide to what feels good in the cycle of teen-hood.
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Ant Middleton - CANCELLED
Best Selling Author, TV front man and podcaster Ant Middleton has announced a brand new tour for autumn 2024 including a date at the Usher Hall on Saturday 26th October!
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Counterfeit 70’s
Having toured extensively with The Counterfeit Sixties show they now bring you their unique Seventies show from a decade of glam rock through to new wave music, and everything in between!
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Scottish International Storytelling Festival: Into the Woods - In the Footsteps of Thomas the Rhymer
Join in the mystery and magic of Thomas the Rhymer’s story with singing and playing, but who can spot the magic treasures?
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Scottish International Storytelling Festival: Kanpur 1857
The year is 1857 and strapped to a cannon, a young Indian rebel finds themselves answering to a British officer for the crimes of Kanpur. Are they a hero or a villain?
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Scottish International Storytelling Festival: Spicy Tales from India
Journey through the folk lands of India with music, rhythm and dance with guest storyteller Jeeva Raghunath!
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Scream Queens: Drag Brunch at Brewhemia!
Join us at Brewhemia Edinburgh on Saturday 26th October for a spine-tingling Halloween Drag Brunch!
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Stuart Michael - Psychic Medium - CANCELLED
Direct from London’s West End – enjoy a thrilling and intriguing night of psychic mediumship from Stuart Michael!
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The Makings of A Murderer 2 - The Real Manhunter
Following sell-out shows nationwide, the UK’s top true crime theatre tour is back with a brand-new lineup and brings it to the Assembly Rooms in October!
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INTERSTELLAR: Tribute to Hans Zimmer by Mystery Ensemble
Join Mystery Ensemble for one of their most beloved programmes: soundtracks of the renowned film ’Interstellar,’ directed by Christopher Nolan!
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Edinburgh Gang Show
The Edinburgh Gang Show returns to the Festival Theatre in November 2024 for another brilliant week of making memories and bringing joy to Edinburgh!
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Scottish International Storytelling Festival: West-East-West - Stories From a Still Divided Germany
In this storytelling show, featuring popular music from four decades of Berlin's history, artists and storytellers share their experiences since reunification and the fall of Wall.
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Scottish International Storytelling Festival: A Wolf Shall Devour the Sun
Respected by ancient cultures yet cast as archetypal villain in European fairy tales, wolves were hunted to extinction in Scotland and beyond.
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Scottish International Storytelling Festival: Arcana 21
This coming-of-age story is conveyed through spoken word, music and movement in the spirit of the Griot storytelling traditions from West Africa.
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Scottish International Storytelling Festival: How to Bring About a Peaceful Revolution?
Join us for this hybrid performance at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, presented in film and on stage is hosted by Horst Edler.
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Twist and Shout
An all-star cast from the West End deliver a musical powerhouse of a show that starts with the explosion of Brit Pop in 1962 through to the era of Flower Power and Free Love of the late sixties!
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A Gift of Nightmares
Embark on a voyage from a grand Spanish galleon on high seas to concert halls, where violin melodies entwine with obsession. Two gothic tales that will haunt your dreams!
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Bullring Techno Makeout Jamz
This play is a love letter to Birmingham, exploring Black masculinity through Beyonce lyrics, techno raves and the deeply intimate relationship between a man and his barber.
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Close-Up Magic at The Joker & Thief
Experience close-up magic with Tim Licata, one of Scotland’s most entertaining sleight-of-hand artists, at your table in the lovely Joker & Thief pub every Thursday!
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Dave Reubens - Freaky Magic
Magician Dave Reubens attempts to recreate the weird and supernatural using only sleight of hand & illusion. As seen on the BBC.
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Doctor Bonk’s Macarbaret
Dr Bonk, Scotland's silliest surgeon, presents the Macarbaret: a madcap hour of spooky drag, burlesque, comedy and medical mayhem!
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Dracula’s Guest
A seductive and unsettling adaptation drawing on Bram Stoker’s gothic classic. Can Jonathan Harker escape Castle Dracula? Or will he fall prey to the temptation of the vampire?
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Frighthouse 2
A Multimedia Horror Anthology using film and Audio recordings. The Frighthouse Returns for more Frights with a mix of the surreal and the spooky.
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Frog Dinner
A harrowing episode of TRUE! CRIME! NOW! documentary takes a disturbing splash when the subject matter, a froggy religious cult, hop into their own take of the narrative.
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Horror Classics: Halloween Variety Show
Step into a world of thrills and chills at our “Horror Classics” Variety Show at Leith Arches on Thursday 31st October!
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My Grandmother Taught Me To Knit
My Grandmother Taught Me To Knit is an Original horror storytelling on knitting, grief, and perfection. Catch it at The Banshee Labyrinth!
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Songs taken from Kyle Falconer's hit second solo album are reimagined live on stage in this new and urgent musical, capturing the essence of love, parenthood, and the struggles that come with it.
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Rogues So Banished
Actor and writer Paul Case takes you on a bloody ride into the darkest depths of Australian history with his nightmarish horror story.
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Scottish International Storytelling Festival: Gullrun’s Saga - She Built a Boat
An original story inspired by the Icelandic sagas, about a young Norwegian woman fleeing Norway in 980 AD and journeying to Iceland to find her freedom.
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Spooky & Gay
Direct from off-Broadway: SPOOKY & GAY is a queer horror storytelling variety fantasia performed entirely in the dark.
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Stand Up Horror
Actor, writer and tour guide Alex Staniforth invents a horror story every night. You decide what the characters do, find and sometimes - yes sometimes - even love!
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The Ebony Frame
An ancient secret comes to light, and with it a chance at salvation, but also of fire and death...
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The King In Yellow
A staged reading of the legendary Lovecraftian cursed play. Last time this was read aloud the audience rioted & the theatre burned down. Let's tempt fate. Come join us!
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The Ritual
Welcome to The Ritual, where The Master and his loyal servant Gregor await you. Dare you brave the company of two terrifying vampires in their spooky underground lair?
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The Sculptor
One Workshop. Two Women. Three Bodies. A dark, psychological tale of the relationship between The Sculptor and Her Muse.
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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:
The McDougalls: Halloween Party Show
Everyone's favourite children's theatre company The McDougalls return to Eastwood Park Theatre with a spook-tacular new stage show for all the family!
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Giffnock Theatre Players - The Women of Lockerbie
Giffnock Theatre Players present The Women of Lockerbie, which explores the grief and lasting impact left in the wake of the crash.
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The Forgotten Orchard
Featuring storytelling, music and Scot's ballads, The Forgotten Orchard brings to life Scotland's rich orchard heritage and celebrates diversity, home grown food and the joy of harvest!
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Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:
The McDougalls: Halloween Party Show
Join Max and Auntie Aggie for their Halloween Party, filled with tricks and treats, guaranteed to have you screaming with laughter!
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Looking for Me Friend: The Music of Victoria Wood
Looking For Me Friend is a funny and touching musical tribute to the much-loved and sorely missed national treasure, Victoria Wood! Catch it at Leslie Town Hall on 18th October!
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An Evening of Magic
Get ready for an electrifying night of magic, laughter, and mind-blowing illusions at “An Evening of Magic” at the Lochgelly Centre on 26th October!
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Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:
No Love Songs
Songs taken from Kyle Falconer's hit second solo album are reimagined live on stage in this new and urgent musical, capturing the essence of love, parenthood, and the struggles that come with it.
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The Witch Who Caught The Sneezes
Don't miss an afternoon of fun and laughter when Talking Heads Puppets return to the Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre with The Witch Who Caught The Sneezes!
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Where’s The Ghost
It's nearly Halloween and Gary Dunn will have you laughing your socks off in his amazing comedy magic show for all the family, along with his trusty side kick Chico the Monkey!
READ MORETheatre Events in Lanarkshire
Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:
A Night At The Opera
Join Classical Musicians Scotland at Lanark Memorial Hall for a programme of favourite operatic melodies to delight both the musical connoisseur and the less operatically minded!
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And Finally... Phil Collins
And Finally... Phil Collins will bring a two hour high energy show packed full of Phil's solo hits to Cumbernauld Theatre on Friday 18th October!
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Cinema: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
The Royal Ballet & Opera House Live presents Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - an encore screening of the adaptation of Lewis Carroll's famous story at Airdrie Town Hall!
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Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:
PACE Fest! October Holiday Events
PACE's hugely popular school holiday performing arts festivals for young people aged 3-21 are back for the October holidays!
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A Play, A Pie, A Pint: Armour A Herstory of the Scottish Bard
A Play, A Pie and A Pint bring Armour A Herstory of the Scottish Bard to Paisley Town Hall on October 15th & 16th!
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The Magic Of The Beatles
The Magic of The Beatles is one of the UK's leading Beatles tribute shows who play to ecstatic sell-out audiences all over the world, catch them at Paisley Town Hall on Thursday 24th October!
READ MORETheatre Events in Stirling
Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:
Royal Ballet and Opera: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Tumble down the rabbit hole in this ballet adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s famous family story, screening at Macrobert Arts Centre.
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My Friend Selkie
Developed by the cast & Dawn Hartley from an original concept by Niamh, My Friend Selkie is a heart-warming story of friendship and facing challenges, together.
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Dementia the Musical
Dementia the Musical is a funny but moving production telling the history of Scottish dementia activism and James McKillop, Nancy McAdam & Agnes Houston's role front and centre of it.
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Murder Mystery at Burns Cottage: The Best Laid Scheme o’ Mice and Murder
Get ready for an exclusive, adrenaline-pumping experience where you become a detective and work with others to solve a thrilling murder!
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