10 Sep 2025
Up a Close 27 September 2025 2:30pm matinee and 7:30pm £24.00 / £22.00 concession (subject to £1.50 transaction fee) Village Theatre East Kilbride
Following a 2024 Spring and Autumn sell-out run across Scotland, including a sell-out show at Lanark Memorial Hall and two sell-out shows at The Pavilion Theatre in March 2025, The Kingsman Travelling Theatre Company is absolutely delighted to be returning to South Lanarkshire in 2025 with Up A Close: Joanna's story.
Up A Close is the story of Joanna, looking back on her life in her Partick tenement flat, when her husband doesn't come home one night, she reminisces on her marriage, her children, the wonderful times she had growing up in the mid 70s with her mum, dad and her auntie Sandra. Her best friend Anne Marie, the nuns and dancing up the toon to the Bay City Rollers. The audience will laugh and cry and identify themselves in this brilliantly written and acted play of tough love and hope and laughter, full of nostalgia, poignancy and fun and Pure Glasgow banter.
Available to book online or by calling East Kilbride Arts Centre on 01355 261000.
Time: 14:30 -
Location: Village Theatre East Kilbride
Cost: £24.00 / £22.00 concession (subject to £1.50 transaction fee)
Location: Village Theatre East Kilbride
Time: 19:30
Cost: Wed, Thu £17.50 / £16; Fri, Sat £19.50 / £18; Sat matinee £18.50 / £17 (subject to £1.50 transaction fee)
Kinky Boots 10-13 September 2025 7:30pm and Saturday matinee 2:30pm Wed, Thu £17.50 / £16; Fri, Sat £19.50 / £18; Sat matinee £18.50 / £17 (subject to £1.50 transaction fee) Village Theatre East Kilbride
Book by Harvey Fierstein.
Music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper.
Original Broadway production directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell.
Based on the Miramax motion picture Kinky Boots written by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth.
Lace up your heels and prepare to be inspired! Kinky Boots is a heartwarming and hilarious musical celebration of individuality, acceptance, and the power of friendship. With a catchy score, stunning choreography, and a message that resonates with all, Kinky Boots is a must-see for anyone looking for a night of unforgettable entertainment.
Studio32 celebrates their 40th anniversary year by staging this Tony award winning musical sensation. Come along and meet Charlie and the fabulous Lola and see for yourselves how Studio32 have been bringing quality entertainment to the folks of East Kilbride for four decades!
Available to book online or by calling East Kilbride Arts Centre on 01355 261000.
Location: East Kilbride Arts Centre
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Cost: Free admission
Paintings by Murray exhibition 4-28 September 2025 10:00am - 4:00pm Free admission East Kilbride Arts Centre
Art by Ronnie Murray.
I am a dynamic artist / illustrator with a great passion for painting.
In many cases my art depicts scenes of places I have visited over the years.
I also enjoy producing nostalgic paintings of local interest which brings back many memories of bygone days.