Theatre Events in Edinburgh in October 2025
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Events in Edinburgh
Almost Impossible 2.0: Martin Brock
Martin Brock is back at the Fringe with an electrifying, one-of-a-kind spectacle of slick, mind-bending magic, laugh-out-loud comedy, cutting-edge video production and astonishing illusions!
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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 this Autumn!
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Loud Poets Open Mic
Loud Poets invite poets to share their work at their regular open mic, taking place monthly at the Scottish Storytelling Centre.
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Black Hole Sign
Black Hole Sign takes a razor-sharp scalpel to the absurdities, tragedies and hilarity within of one of our most beloved but besieged institutions... the NHS.
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Riverdance
To celebrate an incredible 30th year milestone, Riverdance will embark on a special anniversary tour in 2025, bringing its magic to the Edinburgh Playhouse in October!
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The Paper Dolls
When a little girl cuts out a string of paper dolls she takes them by the hand and together they go on a fantastical adventure whirling through their home and garden.
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The Seagull
Chekhov's much-loved masterpiece soars anew in a darkly comic reimagining by Mike Poulton, with beloved stage and screen star Caroline Quentin leading a stellar ensemble.
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Girls Night Oot!
Join the girls on a hen night that you won’t forget with a smash hit retro soundtrack...Songs from 60’s,70’s, 80’s, 90’s 00s and today!
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Mary Shelley’s Monster
Storm clouds gather over Edinburgh this autumn as Mary Shelley’s Monster rises at The Edinburgh Dungeon from 11th October - 2nd November!
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In a Class of their Own
2025 marks the 30th Anniversary of Citadel Arts Group, Leith’s own theatre company, with a ‘Play, Pint and a Sausage Roll’ performance at Leith Dockers Club in tribute to co-founder Millie Gray.
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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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Join Artie's Singing Kettle 'Halloween' show for a spooktacular extravaganza at the Corn Exchange Haddington on Wednesday 15th October!
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The Johnny Cash Roadshow
The Johnny Cash Roadshow, the only show to be endorsed by the Cash Family, is coming to the Assembly Rooms on Wednesday 15th October!
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The 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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Auld Pals - Stars of Still Game
Whether you're a superfan or just looking for a great night out, 'Auld Pals - Stars of Still Game' at Edinburgh Corn Exchange is not to be missed!
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Dreamcoat Stars
Experience the powerful star vocals of four Josephs, coming together for a magical evening of West End and Broadway musical classics at the Howden Park Centre in October!
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Loud Poets x Bad Betty: Spoken Word Showcase
Scotland’s premiere spoken word night Loud Poets is teaming up with Nottingham's innovative poetry organisation Bad Betty to showcase a stellar lineup of wordsmiths on 16th October.
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Mary, Queen of Scots
With bold choreography, new music, striking sets and costumes, the iconic story of Mary, Queen of Scots is brought to the Festival Theatre Edinburgh by Scottish Ballet!
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You Choose
Nonsense Room Productions bring You Choose, their fantastic interactive musical show for all the family, to Reconnect Regal Theatre on 16th October!
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Dino Tales- Jurassic Rescue
Put on your safari hats and get ready for some ranger danger and roarsome routines when Dino Tales- Jurassic Rescue comes to the Assembly Rooms on 17th October!
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Explorers – The Age of Discovery with James May
From Ice Age migrations to space travel, the stories of famous, infamous and unknown explorers will come to life, presented by British television presenter and award-winning journalist James May!
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The Provy Wummin
The Provvy Wummin is a gritty musical comedy, with a soundtrack to the 70s, don't miss it when it comes to the Reconnect Regal Theatre on 17th October!
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An Evening with Mary Beard
Step into the world of Ancient Rome with renowned historian Mary Beard as she uncovers the stories that history forgot.
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Bloom: Performance and Ceilidh
BLOOM, a dance performance and personal story from Scotland based Percussive Step Dancer Kae Sakurai, is taking place on 18th October at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, followed by a Ceilidh.
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Doctor Bonk’s Macarbaret
Dr Bonk, Scotland's silliest surgeon, presents the Macarbaret: a madcap hour of drag, burlesque, music, comedy, and medical mayhem!
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Spook Show: A Seance Magic Show
Take part in a series of mind-twisting demonstrations of magic, illusion, and mind reading inspired by the world of seance, the occult, and ghosts with magician Ash Pryce!
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An Evening with Nicola Benedetti
Join Nicola Benedetti at the Usher Hall for a unique and personal show as she returns to pre-eminent stages across the UK for her first solo tour in over ten years.
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To Kill A Mockingbird
Aaron Sorkin's riveting stage adaptation of Harper Lee's thrilling courtroom drama To Kill A Mockingbird is coming to the Festival Theatre in October!
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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 as part of Edinburgh Horror Festival!
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Fatherless Monster
Get to know Frankensteins Monster like you've never been able to before, and find out if you're more creature than man yourself.
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Mountains Have Rules for a Reason
The Appalachian Mountains have rules for a reason, but is that due to fact or fable?
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Pandoras Box
An improvised horror show where your fears shape the story. Submit secrets, make choices, or stay silent every decision changes whats inside Pandoras Box.
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Peter Mitchelson Horror Storyteller
When children play, they create the scariest horror stories. My friends and I would bunk off and hide in the attic. I try to recount those stories told there that still haunt me.
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Sacred Heart
In a confessional, Judith begs a priest for help. She's been possessed by an angel, marked to do God's will. And if he won't help her - she may have to make a terrible sacrifice.
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Something Wicked This Way Comes
Beth Macdonald poet and Fringe fanatic brings her solo prose fairy tale to the Edinburgh Horror Festival.
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Stand Up Horror
Alex Staniforth invents a horror story every night at Stand Up Horror... you decide what the characters do, find and sometimes - yes sometimes - even love!
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The Bon Jovi Experience
Following on from the 30th Anniversary Tour in 2024, which saw their meteoric rise and selling out theatres, The Bon Jovi Experience is back for 2025!
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The Cases of Professor Novak
Professor Novak will offer an insight into cases of the paranormal and unexplained that he has encountered during his career. There will be tails and unexplained events
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The Lady in White
When Edith meets Julian, heir to Cary Court, it seems nothing can stop true love. That is, until she learns that tradition demands she gain the approval of the family ghost first..
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The Ritual
Steffen Haanes awakens as The Master to conduct The Ritual for those brave enough to enter his spooky lair. Do you dare accept his invitation?
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UNDER THE BED
The Monster Nyx is perfectly content with her life in the realm of The Underbed. But when her human, Luna discovers her, both of their worlds are permanently disrupted.
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Winter in London
Winter In London, is the story of Western Gently, debonair adventurer, polymath and paranormal investigator facing down a formless horror from beyond seeking to consume the city.
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Cirqulation: JOURNEY
Whether under a roof or under the open sky, JOURNEY is a heart-warming, immersive experience that brings contemporary circus right to your doorstep.
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MacTraitors Murder Mystery Evening
Following the great success of our last Murder Mystery Night and Dinner, join us for an evening of suspense, intrigue, and detective work at the Grassmarket Centre on Friday 24th October!
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The Seance: Phantasm
Join us in the underground chamber, at the spookiest time of the year, as we draw back the veil for a séance with Edinburgh Horror Festival sell-out magician Ash Pryce.
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The Skin Thief - CANCELLED
Jack Cloudclimber meets a stranger who steals his skin, leaving him invisible. The only way to save the day is to get back into his skin, and be comfortable in it.
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Horror Science, Science Horror!
While mad bird scientist Corvi attempts to scare you with spooky science demonstrations, Dr Y is here to ruin the magic and explain things you probably didn't want explained.
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How to Bust Ghosts
Des O'Gorman and Ash Pryce welcome you onto their team of highly skilled paranormal eliminators. See screen accurate kit, learn the skills, and take part in bizarre ESP magic.
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Let’s Summon A Demon At Debbie’s
A camp horror comedy featuring over 50 haunted dolls and a goat, this is a high school reunion like no other!
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Monster Cabaret
Join Madame Mabh for her haunted house party at the Banshee Labyrinth, featuring both classic cabaret acts and unusual happenings!
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Monster Mystery Mansion
An interactive game of 90s style survival horror that's totally legally distinct to the Resident Evil Franchise. Can you uncover the secrets of the Monster Mystery Mansion.
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The Vampires: Live
An alluring fusion of vampire mystique, mind-bending mentalism, and powerful magic, brought to life by Las Vegas headliners Dee Christopher and Vita DeVoid.
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Empty Rooms and Haunted Minds
Empty Rooms and Haunted Minds is a multimedia performance telling the tale of a mysterious haunted room.
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Gorelesque
Join us for "Gorlesque," a spine-chilling drag burlesque cabaret where glamour meets the grotesque. Experience a thrilling night of bizarre performances that blur beauty and horror!
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Keep Out of Direct Light
A show set to darkness and the blood rushing in your ears, take comfort in what you can't see. And remember, keep out of direct light.
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Red Rabbit
A village divided between past and future. A language dying out. And a girl dreaming of a rabbit in the woods. Red Rabbit tackles the loss of Scottish tradition and community.
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Trick Or Treat - An Unpredictable Halloween Magic Show For Adults!
Join the mischievous minds of Cameron Gibson & Luke Osey as the pair serve up tricks, treats, and a whole lot of unpredictable magic this Halloween!
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Tricks of the Fae
Enter a world where the boundaries between reality and nightmare blur in an unsettling magic show where forgotten folklore comes to life.
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Between Worlds and Memories - Birth, Death, and Resurrection by Tigo Ayres
Between Worlds and Memories: Birth, Death, and Resurrection is an immersive exhibition-performance by Brazilian-British artist, performer, and psychologist Tigo Ayres.
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Daniel Kitson: Maybe a Ghost Story
A singularly seasonal story by Daniel Kitson that is definitely funny, potentially frightening and maybe, just maybe, a ghost story.
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Miss Saigon
A major UK Tour of the musical Miss Saigon has been announced for 2025 including dates at Edinburgh Playhouse!
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Come From Away
7,000 Stranded Passengers. One Small Town. A Remarkable True Story. Don't miss this amateur production at Church Hill Theatre!
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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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Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Black Sabbath - The Ballet
After its successful world premiere and UK tour in 2023, Black Sabbath – The Ballet returns for an international tour in 2025 and brings it to the Festival Theatre Edinburgh.
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Charming Disaster’s Musical Oracle
New York City goth-folk duo Charming Disaster make their Edinburgh debut with an interactive cabaret show that straddles the line between concert and theatre.
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Hel Cabaret - BloodMoon
It's the season of thinning veils. Have you lit your lanterns to protect you? Then join Hel Cabaret for 'BloodMoon' at La Belle Angele Edinburgh on Thursday 30th October!
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The Great Divinator: Touched by Spirits
The Great Divinator is back in Edinburgh with his cult hit outrageous Victorian seance show 'Touched By Spirits' as part of Edinburgh Horror Festival.
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Edgar Allan Poe’s Ghost Stories x Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight
Join Moonlight Concerts for a terrifying night as horror novelist Edgar Allan Poe 'resurrects' his spine-tingling ghost stories - with haunting live piano!
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Ghost Stories by Candlelight
What better way to kick off your Hallowe’en night than with some ghost stories in the Banshee Labyrinth!
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Half Man Half Bull
Two stories, two gigs - two tales of escaping things and proving things. This epic theatrical double-album full of virtuosic spoken word and soaring live music is a story in two halves.
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An improvised comedy horror story on All Hallow’s Eve. You get to decide how this story goes, in this sell out show performing for your devilish pleasure.
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The Halloween Spook Show
Seance magic and supernatural illusions in the vaulted cinema of Scotland’s Most Haunted Pub. What’s Hallowe’en without a good Ouija Board session and a chat with the dead?
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Totally Tina
Come and shake a tail feather with the UK's supreme Tina - Justine Riddoch - and her talented cast at the Corn Exchange Haddington in October!
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Unholy - Midnight Alt Events
This Halloween, step beyond the mundane and into the UNHOLY - an alternative Halloween ball summoned from the shadows - at the Assembly Roxy!
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Walk Like A Man
Coming to the Assembly Rooms on Friday 31st October, Walk Like A Man is the ultimate celebration of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, recreating the iconic powerful falsetto with perfection!
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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:
A Home For Hamish
A Home For Hamish at Clarkston Hall is a colourful, immersive and interactive adventure for young audiences aged 4-7 and their families!
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Theatre Guild Glasgow: Legally Blonde
OMG you guys! Theatre Guild Glasgow proudly presents the musical spectacular Legally Blonde, coming to Eastwood Park Theatre in October!
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Giffnock Theatre Players: Whisky Galore
You'll find the laughter flows as freely as the whisky when Giffnock Theatre Players return to Eastwood Park Theatre with much loved Scottish Comedy Whisky Galore!
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Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:
Artie’s Singing Kettle - Halloween
Join Artie’s Singing Kettle “Halloween” show at Rothes Halls for a spooktacular extravaganza!
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Scottish Opera: Opera Highlights
Scottish Opera's much-loved Opera Highlights return to Crail Community Hall on 14th October, as they tour around Scotland with a brand-new show!
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Country Hits Live
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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Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:
Provan Hall: A Spooky Tale
Join us at the historic Provan Hall this October for an interactive performance of a spooky new play, based on the fascinating history of the site!
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The Ultimate Classic Rock Show
Dust off your air guitars for The Ultimate Classic Rock Show, an evening of the very best Classic Rock anthems from legends past and present at the Pavilion Theatre Glasgow on October 16th!
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Fin vs History: Live!
Join Fin Taylor and Horatio Gould on their trademark disgusting sofa, as they bring a live version of their smash hit podcast to Glasgow's Old Fruitmarket on Sunday 19th October!
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Here's a selection of Theatre Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:
Hotel California
Eagles tribute, Hotel California, perform their spectacular new critically acclaimed show when they return to Hamilton Town House on Saturday 18th October!
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The Spirit of Bad Company and Free
Free Again, a five piece ensemble of musicians, will perform their spectacular new show that gives you a concert experience of 100 minutes of pure Bad Company and Free nostalgia!
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Genesis Songbook
Genesis Songbook is the ultimate Phil Collins-era Genesis show, don't miss it when it comes to Rutherglen Town Hall on Thursday 9th October!
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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! Musical Showcase - Demon Hunters
Inspired by your favourite scenes, songs and routines, join PACE Youth Theatre for their Musical Showcase - Demon Hunters this October Half Term!
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QUEENZ: Drag Me to the Disco!
Queenz are back with a BRAND NEW SHOW! Join the gals for an electrifying, live vocal, drag-stravaganza, where Dancing Queenz and Disco Dreams collide for the party of a lifetime!
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Laaaunch!
Starcatchers and Dirliebane Theatre Company present Laaaunch!, an adventure of galactic proportions, made especially for tiny humans... don't miss it at Paisley Arts Centre in 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:
Su Pollard: Still Fully Charged - CANCELLED
Su Pollard celebrates 50 years in showbiz with a one-woman variety show packed with fabulous songs, hilarious stories, and much-loved characters! Catch her at The Albert Halls on 9th October!
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A Night To Remember: Motown Show
Be prepared for a high energy show, packed with the greatest Motown hits of all time when A Night To Remember: Motown Show comes to The Albert Halls in Stirling on Saturday 25th October!
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Movies to Musicals Grease - School Edition
Movies to Musicals returns to the Macrobert Arts Centre this October with Grease The School Edition!
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Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival
The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival (SMHAF) is back from 20th October to 9th November 2025, exploring the theme of Comfort & Disturb.
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