Theatre Royal Glasgow Listings

Upcoming shows at Glasgow’s Theatre Royal

Glasgow Theatre Royal
282 Hope Street, Glasgow G2 3QA
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2025

February 2025

Six
Tue 25 Feb – Sat 1 Mar 2025
Evenings (not Wed): 8pm; Wed: 6pm & 8.30pm; Mats Fri: 5pm, Sat: 4pm.
Æ review of previous tour: ★★★★☆ Spitting rhymes
From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take to the mic to tell their tales, remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an 80-minute celebration of 21st century girl power. These Queens may have green sleeves but their lipstick is rebellious red. Sold Out.

March 2025

Movies to Musicals: A Night of Musical Theatre Magic
Sun 2 Mar 2025
Evening: 7.30pm.
A dazzling lineup of West End professionals, including Tobias Turley, Lizzie Bea and Jodie Steele. These remarkable performers will be joined by Scotland’s rising stars in the world of musical theatre, creating an electrifying and unmissable experience for audiences. Book here.

Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)
Mon 3 – Sat 8 Mar 2025
Tue – Sat: 7.30pm; Mats Wed, Sat: 2.30pm.
Æ review of 2022 tour: ★★★★★ Spectacular comedy feast
A unique and audacious retelling of Jane Austen’s most iconic love story. It’s the 1800s. It’s party time. Let the ruthless matchmaking begin. Men, money and microphones will be fought over in this irreverent but affectionate adaptation, where the stakes couldn’t be higher when it comes to romance. Book here.

The Dinosaur that Pooped
Sun 9 Mar 2025
Two shows: 12.30pm & 3.30pm.
When Danny and Dino’s favourite rock band are playing their last ever concert, they go on a quest to get the last two tickets. But with a villainous band manager lurking, nothing goes to plan. Will the band perform? Will Danny rock out? Or will Dino’s rumbling tummy save the day? Book here.

The Boys from the Blackstuff
Tue 11 – Sat 15 Mar 2025
Tue – Sat: 7.30pm; Mats Wed, Sat: 2.30pm.
80s Liverpool. Chrissie, Loggo, George, Dixie and Yosser are used to hard work and providing for their families. But there is no work and there is no money. What are they supposed to do? Work harder, work longer, buy cheaper, spend less? They just need a chance. Book here.

Anton Du Beke – At the Musicals
Sun 16 Mar 2025
Evening: 5pm.
Strictly Come Dancing legend and judge, Anton Du Beke, takes to the stage in 2025. With his live band, guest singer and dancers, expect a fab-u-lous evening of song, dance and laughter as he performs songs and dances from some of his favourite musicals. Book here.

Spiritualized
Sat 22 Mar 2025
Evening: 7pm.
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of their seminal second album, Pure Phase, we’re absolutely delighted to welcome legendary band Spiritualized to the famous Theatre Royal stage. Playing the album in its entirety. Book here.

March 2025

War Horse
Tue 25 Mar – Sat 5 April 2025
Mon – Sat: 7.30pm; Wed & Sat: 2.30pm.
Æ review of previous tour: ★★★★★ Magnificent
Based on Michael Morpurgo’s novel, this powerfully moving and imaginative drama, filled with stirring music and songs, is a show of phenomenal inventiveness. At its heart are astonishing life-sized horses by South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company, who bring breathing, galloping, charging horses to thrilling life on stage. Book here.

Ghost Stories
Tue 8 – Sat 12 April 2025
Tue – Sat: 7.30pm; Mats Weds, Sat: 2.30pm.
When Professor Goodman, arch-sceptic out to debunk the paranormal, embarks on an investigation of three apparent hauntings – as recounted by a night-watchman, a teenage boy, and a businessman awaiting his first child – Goodman finds himself at the outer limits of rationality, and fast running out of explanations. Book here.

May 2025

The Merry Widow (Scottish Opera)
Wed 30 Apr -Sat 17 May 2025
Both Weds & Sat 10: 7.15pm; Sun 4: 3pm.
A lavish Parisian party is a grand occasion for dancing, drinking, and (in)discreet love affairs. But Baron Zeta, the ambassador to the fictional cash-strapped state of Pontevedro, has a slightly more serious matter on his mind. Book here.

Trial by Jury (Scottish Opera)
Wed 14 – Fri 16 May 2025
Wed & Fri: 7.15pm.
New production accompanied by the world premiere of Emma Jenkins & Toby Hession’s A Matter of Misconduct! in a double-bill evening. With a comic cast performing contrasting roles in both pieces, this promises an unmissable night of classic G&S comedy and new writing. Book here.

Access The Merry Widow (Scottish Opera)
Thurs 15 May 2025
One performance: 3pm.
Scottish Opera’s accessible afternoon performances make coming to a favourite opera as easy and stress-free as possible – keeping the drama on stage where it belongs! With Dementia Friendly values at their core, these shortened performances are open to all. Book here.

The Crucible (Scottish Ballet)
Thur 22 – Sat 24 May 2025
Evening: 7.30pm; Sat Mat: 2.30pm.
The intense, visceral choreography in this edge-of-your-seat production unleashes the emotional force of Arthur Miller’s famous play about the 17th-century Salem witch trials. Tender, devastating duets are followed by intoxicating solos and wild, feverish ensemble numbers as the tight-knit village community unravels into chaos. Book here.

Nick Mohammed is Mr Swallow: Show Pony
Sun 25 May 2025
Evening: 7.30pm.
Taskmaster loser Nick Mohammed returns as his critically acclaimed alter-ego Mr. Swallow with a brand new show. As per – expect magic, music and a whole load of brand new mistakes. Book here.

My Life in Musicals – I Know Him so Well (Tim Rice)
Tue 27 May 2025
Evening: 7.30pm.
Due to popular demand, following his sell-out tour, Sir Tim Rice, the multi-award-winning, internationally renowned lyricist, will return to theatre stages with his extraordinary live musical theatre event – My Life In Musicals – I Know Him So Well. Book here.

Go Your Own Way (Fleetwood Mac Legacy)
Thurs 29 May 2025
Evening: 7.30pm.
A brand new spellbinding show featuring the music of Fleetwood Mac. Their rock ‘n’ roll legacy is beautifully performed by a highly talented and acclaimed ensemble of musicians who will take audiences on a powerful journey through their incredible song book. Book here.

Empire Live: Booze & Brews
Fri 30 May 2025
One show: 7.30pm.
Historians William Dalrymple and Anita Anand with their show exploring the extraordinary history of ordinary drinks such as tea, beer and gin & tonic. Book here.

Papa Yaar (Zakir Khan)
Sat 31 May 2025
One show: 6pm.
Step into the world of laughter, love, and nostalgia with Zakir Khan’s brand-new show, Papa Yaar. Through anecdotes packed with wit, emotion, and his signature poetic flair, Zakir brings to life the most relatable yet unsaid aspects of every Indian son’s relationship with his father. (Performed in Hindi) Book here.

June 2025

Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake
Tue 3 – Sat 7 June 2025
Evening: 7.30pm; Mats Thurs, Sat: 2.30pm.
Thrilling, bold, witty and emotive, this genre-defining event is still best known for replacing the female corps-de-ballet with a menacing male ensemble, which shattered convention, turning tradition on its head. Book here.

Picture You Dead
Tue 10 – Sat 14 Jun 2025
Tue – Sat: 7.30pm; Mats Thurs, Sat: 2.30pm.
Superintendent Roy Grace is back, in a brand new play, for the seventh Peter James stage adaptation. Back home in Brighton, DSI Grace investigates a cold case that leads him to the rarified air of fine art but beneath the respectable veneer lurks a dark underworld of greed, deception and murder. Book here.

Killer Couples with Emma Kenny
Sun 15 Jun 2025
Evening: 7.30pm.
Emma Kenny returns with an enthralling new show that plunges into the depths of love twisted into terror. This time, she invites you to delve into the dark world of Killer Couples. Book here.

Dara Ó Briain: Re:Creation
Fri 27 Jun 2025
Evening: 8pm.
One of Ireland’s finest live comedians back doing his favourite thing: standing in a theatre, telling stories and creating madness with the audience. It’s guaranteed to be a very, very, funny night. Book here.

Rhys Darby – The Legend Returns
Sat 28 Jun 2025
Evening: 7.30pm.
In a world full of AI and Robot tech can a simple dad with slightly tight jeans stay relevant? Ancient Astronaut Theorists say yes! Rhys hopes to prove that right now a touch of very human silliness is more important than ever!? Perhaps his unique human skills, once thought of as absurd, might just be useful after all! Book here.

July 2025

Anton & Giovanni – Together Again
Tue 8 July 2025
Evening: 7.30pm.
The nation’s favourite dancing double act, Anton Du Beke and Giovanni Pernice, are Together Again in 2025 with a brand now show set to be the smash-hit Strictly tour of the summer with more fun, more dance, more song, and even more entertainment than ever before! Book here.

Terrible Tudors (Horrible Histories)
Thur 10 – Sat 12 July 2025
Thurs: 10.30am, Fri: 6.30pm, Sat: 2.30pm.
From the horrible Henries to the end of evil Elizabeth, hear the legends (and the lies!) about the torturing Tudors. Find out the fate of Henry’s headless wives and his punch up with the Pope. Meet Bloody Mary and see Ed fall dead in his bed. Survive the Spanish Armada as it sails into the audience! Book here.

Awful Egyptians (Horrible Histories)
Thur 10 – Sat 12 July 2025
Thurs & Sat: 6.30pm; Fri: 10.30am.
From the fascinating Pharaohs to the power of the pyramids, discover the foul facts of death and decay with the meanest mummies in Egypt. Are you ready to rumble with Ramesses the Great? Dare you enter through the Gates of the afterlife? Book here.

The Last Laugh
Tue 15 – Sat 19 July 2025
Tue – Sat: 7.30pm; Mats Wed, Thurs, Sat: 2.30pm.
Æ review of EdFringe run: ★★★★☆ Nostalgic
Direct from a sell-out run at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, this is a brand-new laugh-a-minute play which re-imagines the lives of three of Britain’s all-time greatest comedy heroes – Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe and Bob Monkhouse. Filled with great gags and touching stories, it is nostalgic and poignant and guaranteed to be the ultimate comedy night out. Book here.

September 2025

Chris McCausland: Yonks!
Tue 23 Sept 2025
Evening: 7.30pm.
He’s been called an “overnight success” – Even though he’s been doing this for bloody yonks! Chris McCausland is hitting the road again with another masterclass in stand-up comedy that has literally been yonks in the making. Book here.

Stewart Lee vs The Man-Wulf
Fri 26 Sept 2025
One show: 7.30pm.
In this brand new show, Lee shares his stage with a tough-talking werewolf comedian from the dark forests of the subconscious who hates humanity. The Man-Wulf lays down a ferocious comedy challenge to the culturally irrelevant and physically enfeebled Lee. Can the beast inside us all be silenced with the silver bullet of Lee’s unprecedentedly critically acclaimed style of stand-up? Book here.

October 2025

Hamilton
Wed 29 Oct – Sat 27 Dec 2025
Mon – Sat: 7.30pm; Mats Thurs, Sat: 2.30pm.
Æ review of Edinburgh dates: ★★★★★ The storm’s eye
The story of America’s Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington’s right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and helped shape the very foundations of the America we know today. The score blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B and Broadway – the story of America then, as told by America now. Book here.

Jan 2026

The Snow Queen (Scottish Ballet)
Sat 3 – Sat 17 Jan 2026
Wed – Sat: 7.30pm; Suns & Sat 10, Sat 17: 2.30pm.
Scottish Ballet’s spectacular and much-loved Snow Queen returns, after its hugely popular tour in 2022. This glittering production is inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale – which was also the basis for Frozen. Set to the music of Rimsky-Korsakov which will be performed live by the full Scottish Ballet Orchestra.. Book here.

The Woman in Black
Tue 20 – Sat 24 Jan 2026
Tue – Sat: 7.30pm; Mats Thurs, Sat: 2.30pm.
Obsessed with a curse that he believes has been cast over him and his family by the spectre of a Woman in Black, Arthur Kipps engages a sceptical young actor to help him tell his terrifying story and exorcise the fear that grips his soul. Book here.

Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger’s Drift
Tue 17 – Sat 21 Feb 2026
Tue – Sat: 7.30pm; Mats Wed, Sat: 2.30pm.
Murder comes to the countryside in the theatrical world premiere of the critically acclaimed television favourite. When well-loved spinster Emily Simpson is found dead in the picturesque village of Badger’s Drift, her friend Lucy Bellringer refuses to accept it was an accident. Book here.

April 2026

Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts
Tue 31 Mar – Sat 4 Apr 2026
Tue – Sat: 7.30pm; Mats Thurs, Sat: 2.30pm.
A chilling mystery unfolds when a young actress suddenly dies on stage during a performance, and Detective Chief Inspector Morse embarks on a gripping investigation. What begins as a suspicious death inquiry takes a darker turn when the legendary inspector, together with DS Lewis, uncovers a connection to sinister events in his own past, twenty-five years earlier. Book here.