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Big Brother is watching you. The Thought Police monitor every word you say. Children spy on their parents and the Party has abolished the truth. In this totally controlled world, Winston and Julia begin a love affair which catapults them into rebellion against the Party. The nightmare of a...
“Do you ever get the feeling you dinnae really exist?” Barry feels like he’s slowly fading into the background of his own life. Clare, after a recent loss, feels like she’s unravelling in hers. A chance encounter in a crowded bar means they both end up on a night out together, where sparks fly...
Our Community Ensemble is for anyone interested in practically exploring the themes, content and creation of the shows which make up the Tron Theatre programme. Each term is fun and varied! Our activities this year has included attending a range of shows at the Tron, exploring the text from plays …...
This unique event will weave together Gaelic voices of the past and the words of our greatest living poets, presented through live performance, music, and visual projection. Welcoming Gaelic speakers and non-Gaelic speakers alike, all poems read will be accompanied by on-screen english translations.
The Acid Cabaret returns this September, bringing another genre‑bending night of Glasgow’s most imaginative performers. Glasgow’s premiere utopian variety night descends on The Glad Cafe on 12 September with lyrical indie‑pop from Tom Coward, Indian‑Scottish fusion from Alexandra Shrinivas, and...
Playwright John Binnie and original cast members of his 1987 play Killing Me Softly explore the ways in which Scottish theatre responded at the height of the AIDS crisis. Between performed extracts of the play, the discussion will reflect candidly on the experience of performing the work in...
After accidentally activating her, Henry finds himself drawn to an eerily lifelike machine that knows everything about him, anticipates his every need, and curates his memories to make him feel like the good man he’s always believed himself to be. From Amy Conway (The Haunting of Agnes Gilfrey)...
The Singer is a bold, new, thrilling piece of gig-theatre about Joe, a deaf artist who “sings” with his hands, and Andy, a washed-up musician hungry for a comeback. Joe experiences music viscerally and physically, feeling rhythm through his body and crafting lyrics that pulse with life and...
Unforeseen: Improvising Life and Music draws on memories, field recordings, and conversations with Polish, Ukrainian, and Roma migrants living in Scotland.
Recommended Age Guide 14+ The battle has been won; the soldiers have returned victorious and the dead have been buried. But not all of them. Antigone’s brother has been deemed a traitor and must be punished, even in death. Filled with rage and a powerful sense of justice, Antigone takes … Continued
The Tron Theatre is delighted to be a part of this year’s Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival. With a theme of Glasgow Goes Out: The Places That Made Us, it seems only appropriate that we throw our stage doors open to the public. We will be offering short tours of … Continued
At Hamnavoe harbour, Marion, Elsie and Bess are preparing to navigate the long months of hunting season as their husbands venture off into the Arctic wilderness to chase fortune across uncharted waters. The women keep their town alive through wit, enterprise and a few illicit schemes. But when a...
Welcome to Queer Folks’ Tales, Scotland’s hugely popular, multi-award-winning and five-star-rated LGBTQ+ storytelling show. Queer Folks’ Tales tells the stories of LGBTQ+ lives past, present and future and is delighted to continue its 5th year of shows across Scotland by coming to the Citizens...
A Slice of The Pie is A Play, A Pie and A Pint’s very own scratch night, hosted by our artistic team as part of our work to platform and champion exciting new artists in Scotland. The night consists of ‘slices’ of new work from incredible writers, directors and performers who we have never worked …...
1756. The Scottish Enlightenment. Despite severe restrictions on all theatre, the minister John Home staged his play Douglas to much outrage within the Church of Scotland. What followed was a church stramash and a fierce debate amongst leading clergymen and philosophers. Was this Scotland’s answer...
Experience the original, critically acclaimed production of Tristan & Yseult – one of the most influential theatre productions of the 21st century. Adapted and directed by Emma Rice, this iconic show returns to the UK for the first time in ten years, offering a rare chance to encounter a modern...
A poignant and uplifting celebration of the power of sad music Bea is stunned by the revelation of her husband’s infidelity; she feels heartbroken and alone. If only she knew that her neighbours, Sonia, Van and Ian, were each also trying to get over the pain in their hearts, unable to articulate...
A son turns up at his mother’s house. It’s the first time in months that they have seen each other. She remarks that he’s put on weight. He tells her that he is going to be a father, but he also has an ultimatum: fix their relationship or he will not speak to her ever … Continued
Family can hold you together and tear you apart. Salford, 1971. The Khan family are living above a chip shop and on the fault line between two cultures. George Khan is determined the family is raised his Pakistani way. His English wife, Ella, just wants to keep the peace. Their seven children...
An evening of fresh ideas and exciting new work from artists of South Asian heritage. This showcase brings together four artists presenting 10–15 minute pieces of work in development. With no restrictions on genre or theme, the evening celebrates artistic exploration and creates a space for artists...
“Ah hud a maist rare vision Ah hud a dream. Ah’ll write a ballad ae this dream: it sal be cried Bottom’s Dream. Because it disnae huv a bottom.” Blending the text of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with original Scots-language poetry, this new spoken word performance by Martin O’Connor (Through the...
There’s a van on your street. It says IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT on the side. It’s here for your neighbours. What do you do? Fusing documentary with celebratory dance theatre, These Are Our Neighbours revisits the attempted raid on Kenmure Street in 2021 that became an eight-hour act of shared...
Recommended Age Guide 14+ Unsettling, darkly comic and full of surprises, the stage is set… for terror. When an out-of-work actor takes a job playing a ghost at an old countryside manor, he expects nothing more than a few cheap scares. But as night after night unfolds, the role begins … Continued
Recommended Age Guide 16+ A rip-roaring night of the very best live stand‑up comedy starring the TV names you know and love alongside some of the hottest up‑and‑coming talent. Breakout social media star Jack Skipper is the October headliner, with an impressive 19 million likes on TikTok under his...
Lune Bogaert heads to the Palace of Justice in Brussels to take the Belgian state to court for its inaction on discrimination against women. When she’s told her complaint will take months or even years to process, she decides to sit herself outside the court for as long as it takes. As Lune’s act...
‘Give me a girl at an impressionable age, and she is mine for life’ At the Marcia Blaine School for Girls, junior-school teacher Miss Jean Brodie is famously in her prime. Each year, Brodie selects her ‘set’. The crème de la crème of girls whom she will shape through art and politics, stories of...
Recommended Age Guide 14+ In Thanks for Being Here, your presence is crucial. Ontroerend Goed, internationally renowned for their ground-breaking theatre, celebrates theatre’s most essential element: the audience. In this witty and ingenious play of video and viewpoints, they blur the boundaries...
This is the dressing room of every show Kally and Steinvör have ever been in – past, present and future. A 60+ coming-of-age story, Revel is a dance-theatre piece that combines physical theatre, dance, dialogue and music. We move between the real relationship in the dressing room as they get ready...
Recommended Age Guide 14+ In Tronversation With… is a series of events the Tron host over the year that invites creative and cultural legends from Glasgow and beyond to come and talk to our audiences about their careers and their connections with the Tron. As we celebrate the Tron Panto’s …...
Sorcha and Evander have a mountain to conquer, but when a Hebridean storm descends they are forced to take shelter in a lonely bothy. They decide to pass the time telling grim stories from Scottish folklore. But bothies are unusual places. You never never know who else might be there…as the pair...
A secret marriage. The brink of war. Fact and fiction. It’s not just black and white. Fear, passion and paranoia bubble beneath the surface of Othello and Desdemona’s newlywed life. Iago’s manipulations begin in whispers – and end in ruin. Director Anthony Almeida‘s new production looks afresh at...
Step into a world of theatrical magic at the Citizens Theatre with Jamie Harrison, director, designer and illusion designer at Vox Motus. In this special talk Harrison explores the fascinating history of spectacular stage effects, illusion and daring scenic innovation. Harrison created the magic...
Two performers and their uncanny video doubles spiral through a strange, looping morning, in a mind-bending performance exploring how we live, slip and stall in time.
I’ll Scratch Yours is an evening of deliciously fresh new writing & performance. Your favorite sold out scratch night is back… and this time it’s extra tasty. I’ll Scratch Yours presents a night of 6 short scratch performances from Scotland’s most exciting artists. From theatre to music...
Welcome to Queer Folks’ Tales, Scotland’s hugely popular, multi-award-winning and five-star-rated LGBTQ+ storytelling show. Queer Folks’ Tales tells the stories of LGBTQ+ lives past, present and future and is delighted to continue its 5th year of shows across Scotland by coming to the Citizens...
Skating instructors Donal, Noa and Gus would rather be at their local ice rink than anywhere else in the world. Joking, gossiping and watching over the ice below. But when they witness a horrific accident on shift, their safe haven is shattered, and their greatest passion becomes the very thing...
We heart Lizzie Magie! Feminist, economist, disruptor, and games designer who wanted to show the world there was an alternative to capitalist greed. But her beautiful brainchild was stolen, repurposed, and made a man a millionaire. Discover the hidden truth behind one of the world’s most popular...
Scientists have discovered the elixir of youth. Whilst the older generation revel in their rejuvenated bodies, the young are leeched of their priceless blood and forced to fight for their future. A weary widower is injected with this new lease of life but discovers that immortality is not all that...
Emily, Maya and Shelley all became widows after the same man killed each of their husbands. Now, they are the self–declared ‘Dead Husbands Club’. At their regular karaoke catch-up, the three women belt out hit songs and discuss why their husbands were targeted as the real truth comes out. In the...
Recommended age 7+ CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF THE TRON PANTOShe’s no’ just frozen… she’s baltic! Christmas is running like a dream down in Santa’s (aka Kristine Cagney Kringle’s) workshop. All nice and naughty lists have been checked off. Nothing can go wrong. Until a broken magic mirror unleashes...
You’re invited to celebrate Christmas at the Citz! Join us for a fun twist on the much-loved fairytale. It’s nearly time for the Prince’s ball, but poor Cinderella is working her fingers to the bone in the cold and dark kitchens thanks to her cruel and greedy step-sisters’ nasty tricks. Luckily...
This sensory, inclusive dance-theatre performance is made especially for and with children with complex needs ages 7-15 years. Playfulness within the work creates space for live response between the audience and performers, with its adaptable approach allowing the individuality of each child to be...
The end is nigh, and the saucers are coming. Step into a world of apocalyptic visions, clandestine observers and the faithful disciples of a suburban housewife. Award-winning ensemble Groupwork present When Prophecy Fails, a daring new work of physical theatre. Inspired by a 1954 study that...
‘Once upon a time, there were twa queens on the wan green island, and the wan green island was split inty twa kingdoms. But no equal kingdoms . . .’ Celebrating the richly poetic Scots language, Liz Lochhead’s mighty text explores the deadly rivalry between two of history’s most fascinating women...
Following sold-out runs at the Nottingham Playhouse and Young Vic, and simultaneous openings on Broadway and in the West End, Punch comes to the Citizens Theatre for one week only. Don’t miss your chance to see this critically acclaimed play in a ‘powerhouse of a production’ (WhatsOnStage). From...
“You can’t eat the orange and throw the peel away — a man is not a piece of fruit.” After thirty-four years on the road, Willy Loman returns home exhausted. A man who has sacrificed everything in pursuit of success and recognition. Yet the American Dream seems always just out of reach. As his...
A Broadway classic packed with unforgettable songs, Guys and Dolls comes to life in a brand-new production directed by award-winning James Brining. From the streets of 1950s New York to the heat of Havana, follow gamblers, showgirls and dreamers as they chase luck, dodge commitment and discover...
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