Big Feed Christmas Family Festival at the SEC is set to be a gathering of the best street food vendors, a festive retail extravaganza with stalls and exhibits from traders selling festive goodies and gifts. With the traditional George Square and St Enoch Square markets not happening this year, the Family Christmas Festival offers a social festive shopping experience. Plus … [Read more...] about Big Feed Christmas Family Festival brings market to SEC
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz set for Tron panto run
This year's Tron panto show The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has been announced for 23 November to 8 January. It sees a return to full-scale production at the theatre and will once again be written by Johnny McKnight - who will also don the gingham frock and ruby slippers made famous by Judy Garland, to play Dorothy Blawna-Gale. In a story that sticks fairly closely to the classic … [Read more...] about The Wonderful Wizard of Oz set for Tron panto run
New art gallery Two Six One opening in Newton Mearns
Opening tomorrow Studio Two Six One is a new and vibrant creative space designed as communal hub for both professional and amateur artists. Situated in Newton Mearns it will bring a new exhibition space to the area at the Broom Shops. The new gallery is run by local artist and art teacher Karin Hepburn, who has exhibited across West Scotland, locally within Glasgow, and more … [Read more...] about New art gallery Two Six One opening in Newton Mearns
Talk of the Town: Dreamgirls at the King’s Theatre
Dreamgirls is in Glasgow as part of its first ever UK tour, fresh off a highly popular run in the West End. Based on the successes of Motown acts such as the Supremes, Dreamgirls follows the music group the ‘Dreamettes’ made up of Effie, Deena and Lorrell, how they climb their way to stardom and all the drama along the way, including relationships and conflict over who will … [Read more...] about Talk of the Town: Dreamgirls at the King’s Theatre
Robbie Coltrane dies aged 72
Actor and comic Robbie Coltrane has died. Born in Rutherglen in 1950, he started his career appearing alongside Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, and Emma Thompson in the sketch series Alfresco in 1983. In 1987, he starred in the BBC miniseries Tutti Frutti alongside Thompson, for which he received his first British Academy Television Award for Best Actor nomination. Coltrane then … [Read more...] about Robbie Coltrane dies aged 72