South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture

The Shop Around the Corner

Bookends Theatre Group presents The Shop Around the Corner.

Lunchtime performance - soup, sandwiches, tea/coffee.
Food served at 12:30pm, performance at 1:15pm.

Afternoon tea performance - sandwiches, cakes, tea/coffee.
Food served at 2:45pm, performance at 3:30pm.

Eligible bachelor Alfred Kralik is the top salesman at Matuschek and Company, a leathergoods shop in pre-war Budapest, when newly-hired shopgirl Klara Novak joins the staff.

A series of miscommunications and mix-ups means the feuding co-workers can barely stand each other in person. But, unbeknownst to them, they are simultaneously falling in love as anonymous pen pals though a lonely hearts column. Their personal conflict and secret romance leads to a number of humorous misunderstandings, but will the pair manage to reconcile their differences?

Available to book online or by calling East Kilbride Arts Centre on 01355 261000.

Date: 26 April 2026

Times: 12:30pm / 2:45pm

Cost: £17.00 (subject to £1.50 transaction fee)

Venue: East Kilbride Arts Centre