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Waiting for Godot

By Samuel Beckett

Set in a shifting, timeless landscape, Waiting for Godot follows two men, Vladimir and Estragon, as they wait for someone who may never come. As they pass the time with scraps of conversation, moments of tenderness and flashes of dark humour, their story becomes a moving reflection on what it...

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The Trials

By Dawn King

The not-too-distant future. A world where the air is unbreathable. A jury of twelve angry teenagers. A chance to put the adults on trial for the devastating damage they have done to the planet. Can they deliver justice, or are they just out for revenge? Inventively theatrical, revolutionary, and savagely...

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Saint Joan

By George Bernard Shaw. Reimagined by Stewart Laing

Based on the extraordinary true story of a sixteen-year-old girl who led France to victory in the Hundred Years War,  Saint Joan explores power, gender and youth-led change, taking us on the journey of someone from a marginalised background impacting international politics. As today's world faces political unrest and war,â€...

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Recent Openings

The Swansong
A Play, Pie and Pint

By Eve Nicol & Finn Anderson from a radio play by David Greig

Òran Mór, Glasgow

Previews09 March 2026
Closes14 March 2026
Running Time50 minutes
Presented ByOran Mor with Ayr Gaiety & Traverse Theatre

Join two strangers on an extraordinary flight across starlit city skies and pulsing basement bars in this wild and soulful new musical featuring original songs inspired by late-night piano joints and last-chance saloons. When you've lost all hope, can one night with an unlikely companion remind you what it means to be alive? And can you choose to stay, just one more day? A desperate young woman and a smooth-talking swan go on an extraordinary flight across Edinburgh's starlit city skies and pulsing basement bars in this uplifting new musical featuring original songs, and live music on stage...

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The Legend of Davie McKenzie
A Play, Pie and Pint

By Stephen Christopher & Graeme Smith

Òran Mór, Glasgow

Previews02 March 2026
Closes07 March 2026
Running Time50 minutes
Presented ByA Play, A Pie and A Pint at Òran Mór, co-presented with The Traverse Theatre

When Sean's best pal Davie tragically dies on the day of his release from prison, the system prepares to cremate him in a council funeral with no guests, no gravestone, and no story. From his prison cell, Sean makes a promise: Davie won't go out like that. Haunted by Davie's ghost and inspired by their favourite films, Sean launches himself on an impossible quest to escape custody and rewrite his friend's ending before the end credits.

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Someone's Knockin' at the Door
A Play, Pie and Pint

By Milly Sweeney

Òran Mór, Glasgow

Previews23 February 2026
Closes28 February 2026
Running Time50 minutes
Presented ByA Play, a Pie and Pint , Aberdeen Performing Arts, Pitlochry Festival Theatre & Traverse Theatre

In 1976, Jack and Kathy set out on a mission to find Paul McCartney's house on the Mull of Kintyre, where he was living off-grid after The Beatles broke up. Now, fifty years later, they are telling their granddaughter the full story of what really happened. Did they ever get to meet their idol? Did their relationship survive? And most importantly, why did the Fab Four break up?

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