If, like me, you do NOT want to be sat at home on Halloween waiting for passive aggressive teenagers to turn up at your door demanding money - here is a list of some of the fun activities to do in and around Glasgow and Edinburgh (and a couple in London for good measure because they sound so cool!) The focus is heavily on theatre events, but I've added a few others that have caught my eye too. Let me know if I'm missing anything!
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Things to do at Halloween: Glasgow and Edinburgh Theatre Highlights 2024
A Streetcar Named Desire
The Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh | Thurs 24 Oct - Sat 9 Nov
Pitlochry Festival Theatre's Scottish revival of Tennessee Williams' critically acclaimed classic play A Streetcar Named Desire opens at The Lyceum this month. Reprising her role as Blanche Dubois is Kirsty Stuart (Call the Midwife, River City). Stuart’s original performance of the role led to her being nominated for a 2024 Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland (CATS) for Outstanding Performance. Tickets and more info at https://lyceum.org.uk/
Children's Classic Concerts: The Haunted Concert Hall
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall | Saturday 26 October 2024 2.30pm
The ghosts and ghouls have taken over the concert hall! And who knows, are those musicians actually supernatural spectres? Join Children’s Classic Concerts on their ghostbusting adventure as they attempt to banish these devilish phantoms once and for all. You can expect lots of spooktacular treats from the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the RSNO Children's Chorus with this spine-tingling concert for the whole family.
Dark Temptations: A Twisted Cabaret
The Britannia Panopticon, Glasgow | Saturday 26 October
In the heart of a shadow laden city, where secrets fester and desires coil like serpents, lies the Velvet Abyss Cabaret. Within its walls a troupe of performers, each with their own dark pasts and hidden motives, converge to weave a tale of forbidden desires, twisted fantasies and haunting melodies. As the audience steps into the dimly lit cabaret they are transported to a world where the boundaries between dreams and nightmares blur. 🎟️ Tickets £12 https://www.ticketor.com/williamscreatives/Event/dark-temptations-293993
To Save the Sea | Various - see below
Sleeping Warrior Theatre Company's excellent original new musical about the Greenpeace protests on the Brent Spar Oil Store is hitting a few regional theatres across Scotland's this Halloween time. You can find more info in my review of To Save the Sea from Glasgow here Upcoming dates:
🎟️ Cumbernauld Theatre at Lanternhouse | Mon 28 October | lanternhousearts.org
🎟️ Tivoli Theatre, Aberdeen | Wed 30 October | thetivolitheatre.com
🎟️ Eden Court, Inverness | Sat 02 November | eden-court.co.uk
Only Fools and Horses: The Musical
Theatre Royal, Glasgow | Mon 28 October to Sat 2 November 2024
Directed from the West End, and based on John Sullivan's much-loved television show, Only Fools and Horses the Musical features cherished material from Britain’s best loved TV series. Starring Paul Whitehouse as Grandad, and featuring songs by Chas and Dave, Only Fools and Horses the Musical makes it's Scottish premier in Glasgow. A lovely jubbly Halloween treat! For more info on the show, full cast news and tickets click here
Ghost Off! A Play, A Pie and a Pint
Oran Mor, Glasgow | Mon 28 October to Sat 2 November 2024
A Play, A Pie and A Pint's Halloween special this year is Ghost Off! A spooky and hilarious farce set in the reading room of Hillhead’s premier psychic with a million-pound prize at stake. 🎟️Tickets from £16 - £19.50 and more info at https://playpiepint.com/plays/ghost-off/
The Rocky Horror Show
Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow | Mon 28 October to Sat 2 November 2024
Richard O’Brien’s legendary rock ‘n’ roll musical the Rocky Horror Show arrives on a very special night - well, Monday 28th October to be exact - at the Glasgow Pavilion Theatre. Australian superstar Jason Donovan is scheduled to play the iconic role of Frank ‘n’ Furter on certain nights too! A guaranteed party, perfect for Halloween week! For more info on the Rocky Horror Show, full 2024 cast news and tickets click here and read my interview with Scottish cast member Ryan Carter-Wilson here
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Drag-A-Long
Oran Mor, Glasgow | Thursday 31 October, 7pm
Need more Rocky Horror in your life? I understand. Oran Mor are hosting a Rocky Horror Drag-A-Long which includes the film screening and live performances. Dress-up is encouraged! Expect big laughs, bigger hair, and plenty of audience participation as we do the Time Warp again. 🎟️Tickets £7.50 from https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/the-rocky-horror-picture-show-oran-mor-tickets/13882363
Glasgow King's Theatre GHOST TOUR!
King's Theatre, Glasgow | Tues 29 and Wed 30 October, times vary
Discover what spirits are waiting in the wings of the 120 year Glasgow King's Theatre! Who dances in the dark when the lights go down, and what goes bump backstage? Tickets are very limited and will sell out. Boo! 🎟️Tickets £15 https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/ghost-tour/kings-theatre-glasgow/
No Love Songs
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | Thurs 31 Oct - Sat 2 Nov, times vary
Explore the emotions of young parenthood in this critically acclaimed musical, based on the real-life experiences of
Kyle Falconer (The View) and his partner Laura Wilde. Find more info and tickets links in my review from Glasgow's Tron Theatre https://www.lisainthetheatre.com/post/no-love-songs-review
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
The Scotsman Hotel, Edinburgh | Wed 9 Oct - Sun 3 November, times vary
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience is a highly interactive experience, where audiences enjoy a 3-course meal and 5-star comedy. It is a loving tribute to Fawlty Towers, the TV show. 🎟️ More info and tickets at: https://www.interactivetheatre.com.au/scotland-tour/
The Book of Mormon
Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre | Tues 15 October to Sat 2 November 2024
Smash-hit musical The Book of Mormon is still at Edinburgh Playhouse (until Sat 2nd November) and you can get £15 tickets every day. So that would be a great last-minute Halloween activity. Please Note: The Book of Mormon is definitely not safe for kids!! You can read my 5* review of The Book of Mormon in Edinburgh here; and more info on the £15 day ticket deal is here
Massaoke: Greatest Hits
Drygate Brewing Co, Glasgow | Saturday 2 November, 7pm
Massaoke Sing-Along Glasgow in aid of Make 2nds CountEnjoy a mass sing-along of megamix hits when the greatest party band of all time rocks Glasgow in a fundraiser for secondary breast cancer. More info: https://www.drygate.com/events/whats-on-at-drygate/make-2nds-count-featuring-massaoke
The Phantom of the Opera - in cinemas Sun 3 and Tues 5 November
The Phantom of the Opera, Royal Albert Hall 25th Anniversary performance is being shown In cinemas on Sunday 3rd and Tuesday 5th November - check your local cinema for times. It's one of my favourites and perfect for halloween!
There are also lots of Halloween specials in cinemas for example Cineworld has a horror season with classic films £5 per ticket including The Babadook and Carrie. The Everyman cinemas are showing tons of modern spooky movies like Smile 2, the new Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice and James McAvoy's 'Speak No Evil.' Showcase cinemas has a Festival of Fear with tickets starting at £4.99. And as usual, Glasgow's brilliant GFT (Glasgow Film Theatre) has the best Halloween films from classic 'Interview with the Vampire' to so more obscure
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London Theatre Halloween highlights 2024
West End Musical Halloween
The Lyric Theatre, London | Monday 28 October 2024, 7.30pm
This Halloween a cast of the West End’s biggest stars will once again be haunting audiences at the Lyric Theatre in London with a third instalment of the sell-out concert of freakishly fun show tunes from the darker side of musicals such as Sweeney Todd, Little Shop Of Horrors, The Rocky Horror Show, The Phantom Of The Opera, Hadestown and Beetlejuice! More info and cast announcement for West End Halloween is HERE
Fast
Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate Village, London | 29 October - 17 November 2024, times vary
Fast brings to light the true story of ‘Dr’ Linda Hazzard whose promotion of her own radical fasting ‘cure’, gripped the press and divided a nation. Following huge successes in Brighton, Edinburgh and London, playwright Kate Barton has developed her original one-act play, with award-winning screenwriter Stephen Bennett (who also directs), into a full-length psychological thriller that will have audiences gripped from start to finish as the truth about Hazzard’s ‘victims’ is uncovered. 🎟️Tickets are available priced £24 (£22) with previews at £15 from
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