There are few theatres with as packed a schedule as Glasgow’s Pavilion. Since its purchase by UK theatre giant Trafalgar Entertainment, it has managed to maintain and enhance its reputation as one of the friendliest theatres in the city. With one of the most diverse programmes of entertainment on offer, there’s sure to be something for every taste in their autumn seasonal selection.
Nurturing new talent, from Friday 16 to Saturday17 August is Geezabreak Productions’ When We Were Young, a hilarious and heart-breaking play that looks back to 1990s Glasgow.
For music fans The Northern Soul Classics Orchestra will take you on a musical journey that’s steeped in nostalgia yet bursting with timeless energy on Sunday 18 August.
The National Theatre of Scotland bring David Ireland’s The Fifth Step from Wednesday 28 to Sat 31 August, fresh from the Edinburgh International Festival. Thirty something Luka is new to Alcoholics Anonymous and looking for a sponsor. James is older, has been in the programme for years, surely he’s the perfect person to shepherd the younger man through each of the twelve steps on the road to recovery. Or maybe life just isn’t that simple. Featuring Slow Horses‘ Jack Lowden as Luka, The Fifth Step is a grimly comic, provocative new play about men, intimacy and what we choose to put our faith in.
Join Drag Race UK winner Danny Beard and their full live band for a 5-star night of killer vocals, snappy comedy, put downs and pick me ups in Danny Beard: Straight Expectations on 2 September.
On 4 September join British Comedy royalty Ben Elton in his new show Authentic Stupidity:
gag filled, taboo busting, tonsil rattling, mind expanding stand-up comedy.
Britain’s most well known medium Psychic Sally will have you on the edge of your seat, as she continues to bring mediumship into the 21st century on 6 September.
Most Haunted, the original and most successful worldwide paranormal investigation series ever made, premiers it’s spine-chilling theatre show on 7 September with Yvette Fielding.
On Sunday 8 September The Ultimate Boyband Party Show will take you back to the naughty 90’s with over 30 number one hits from all your favourite boy bands.
Graham Norton, the nation’s favourite talk show host and author, is taking to the road with a brand-new tour this autumn to celebrate the publication of his latest book, Frankie. He will be in Glasgow on 12 September.
What happens when on the day of the Old Firm Match, you lock up a Celtic and Rangers fan in a cell together? Find out in perennial favourite Singin’ I’m No A Billy He’s A Tim. The classic Scottish play makes a welcome return to the Pavilion.
Dust off your air guitars for an evening of the very best classic rock anthems from legends past and present in The Ultimate Classic Rock Show. There’s more classic rock celebrating Meat Loaf and featuring the Neverland Express and Caleb Robinson coming to town in September. This concert is the only authentic reimagining of the legendary Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman songbook performed by world-class alumni of Meat Loaf’s official band.
A Vision of Elvis celebrates the music of the King of Rock ’n’ Roll with the UK’s supreme Elvis – Rob Kingsley – and his talented cast. So put on your blue suede shoes and go along.
Attributed to Mark Twain, humour is defined as “tragedy plus time”. Join comedy favourite Ed Byrne as he tests that formula by mining the most tragic event in his life for laughs.
Best-selling author Ian Rankine’s Rebus is in town from the 23 – 27 September in a new play A Game Called Malice. Gray O’Brien (Coronation Street, Casualty) as John Rebus, Abigail Thaw (Endeavour) as Stephane Jeffries, and Billy Hartman (Emmerdale) reprising his role as Jack Fleming. A splendid dinner party in an Edinburgh mansion concludes with a murder mystery game created by the hostess. A murder needs to be solved. But the guests have secrets of their own, threatened by the very game they are playing. And among them is Inspector John Rebus.
Simon Brodkin, the world-famous prankster, Lee Nelson creator and most watched British stand-up comedian on TikTok, brings his outrageous stand-up show Screwed Up to Glasgow at the end of September.
To round off the season Glasgow Kiss is a brand new Glaswegian musical from the writer of The Tommy Burns Story and , featuring songs by artists connected with the greatest city in the world!
For more information on this packed autumn season here.
