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A converted church at the top of Byres Road, home to A Play, A Pie and A Pint. The lunchtime theatre programme presents new short plays, with a pie and a drink included in the ticket.
Visit venue website“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...
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)...
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...
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...
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
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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