South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture

 

The Bookends Theatre Group present the 1940’s Radio Hour: It Happened One Night.

Lunchtime performance

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

Afternoon tea performance

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

Spoiled New York heiress Ellie Andrews jumps ship from her father’s yacht in Miami and is on the run back to New York to marry her handsome fiancé.

She meets up with cynical newspaper reporter Peter Warne, who offers to help reunite her with her fiancé…in exchange for an exclusive story.

But during their travels, the reporter finds himself falling for the feisty young heiress.

Opposites attract in Frank Capra’s acclaimed romantic comedy.

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

Cost: £16.00 (subject to £1.50 transaction fee)

 

'The Junkie Miracles' tells the stories of four drug addicts on the day they decided to get help. It tells the stories of four recovering addicts, the abyss in which they find themselves, and the experiences that finally shook them hard enough to get themselves into recovery.

Des asked these people to tell the worst day of their lives, the day they hit rock bottom and made them want to recover. So, these are four stories of people hitting that rock bottom, and eventually coming back out of that in some way or another. They aren’t all necessarily happy endings either. Ultimately, we need to realise that these people are human beings.

It is hoped this play expands people’s acceptance and empathy for other human beings who have fallen outside of the circle for what many consider to be ‘acceptable’ in life. These stories have been under-represented in Scotland, and only by telling them can we change the stigma.

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

Cost: £15.00 / £13.50 concession (subject to £1.50 transaction fee)

 

Robert and May have worked together since 1988.

Through the years they have established quite a following of loyal fans and more recently members from their ever-popular Millerettes Club which began during the Covid years. 

They always like to bring something different to their theatre shows and this time they have Liam Dolan presenting the show. Regular visitors to the theatre already know of May's humour so along with Liam, there should be a few more laughs than usual. 

Jane Henderson is always present at the East Kilbride shows and if you have not heard her sing before you are in for a treat - she has a phenomenal voice. 

The last couple of shows also included the talents of Aileen Finn who is now becoming a favourite with the Robert and May audience. Aileen is a great vocalist with years of experience under her belt. 

There are always new songs and stories at these nights so if you like great music and good banter then East Kilbride Theatre is the place to be.

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

Cost: £25.00 (subject to £1.50 transaction fee)

 

Now undoubtedly one of the most established and successful Tribute Bands in the world, The SUPREME QUEEN Production is a brilliantly designed presentation paying homage to the halcyon days of one of the greatest rock bands ever.

Musically exceptional throughout, the production brings together some of the finest and most recognisable Queen tribute performers in the world, complimented by the stunning production values: Authentic stage settings and specialist sound and lighting effects, that are all designed to provide the most memorable of evenings for the millions of Queen fans worldwide.

Available to book online or by calling The Town House Hamilton on 01698 452299.

Cost: £29.00 (subject to £1.50 transaction fee)

 

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.

Cost: £24.00 / £22.00 concession (subject to £1.50 transaction fee)