South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture

 

Chewin' The Fat star Karen Dunbar is back with her brand new 2025 Scottish tour!

Karen Dunbar is one of Scotland’s best-known comedy actors. Starting off in the sketch show Chewin’ the Fat, she then went on to star in her own show, The Karen Dunbar Show, which received various awards and nominations.

Karen has trod the boards in everything from Glasgow Panto to West End Theatre, performed Burns, Shakespeare, stand up and DJ-ed all in New York and last year DJ-ed at TRNSMT and in Ibiza.

In 2014 she opened the Commonwealth Games in front of forty thousand folk and one billion viewers.

From wee pubs to the National Theatre, Karen has captivated audiences with her mix of comedy, music and acting talents.

VIP meet and greet tickets incude the chance to meet Karen in person, have your photo taken with her, and you will receive a signed official poster. Karen is also happy to sign merchandise ordered from our website. Please note: meet and greet will take place during the interval.  

This tour will be all new stories and jokes. If you have seen Karen recently feel free to come back again!

This show is for over 14s only.

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

Cost: £25.00 / £39.00 Meet and Greet (subject to £1.50 transaction fee)

 

Join us for bespoke building and creative construction between 10:30am-12:30pm on the first and third Saturdays of each month between February and October.

Whether our budding builders follow our changing weekly theme or create their own construction, we offer each participant the opportunity to showcase their brilliant builds between sessions in our special display cases in the museum’s reception area.

Only £3.90 per session, please book at reception as spaces are limited.

ACE discount available, please ask at reception.

Cost: £3.90

 

Immerse yourself in the timeless music of Glenn Miller and the sounds of the fabulous forties.

Be transported to an era of pure nostalgia in an unforgettable journey to the golden age of big bands. 

With the authentic Miller sounds of Scotland’s record-breaking big band, Jon Ritchie and That Swing Sensation, the mellow vocals of Mr Paul Rasmussen, the enchanting performances of The Swell Belles, and the mesmerising energy of the Glasgow Lindy Hoppers, it’s a journey not to be missed.

“That Swing Sensation are first and foremost a nostalgia trip and it’s an act they play well” - (ThreeWeeks).

“If swing's your thing, don't miss it.”

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

Cost: £22.00 / £20.00 concession (subject to £1.50 transaction fee)

 

Mud Madness is an event for all ages, and this year it will be on Sunday 5 October. The 1k mini mud run for 4-11s will be on the lawn, and the Family 5k run will take you through Chatelherault grounds, and involve mud runs, water slides, obstacles and getting your feet wet in the Avon!

You collect your t-shirt at the start, and you medal on completing the course.

Why not give it a go? Permission to get muddy and splash in puddles!

Registration is now open and you can join up on Q-buster. Fees are £21.00 adult, £13.00 junior and £52.00 family (max 2 adult, 2 junior).

More information can be found on the Mud Madness web page.

Cost: £21.00 adult, £13.00 junior and £52.00 family (max 2 adult, 2 junior)

 

Presented by EK Rep Theatre Club (Registered Scottish Charity SC020852).

An evening of comedy and pathos.

Two

By Jim Cartwright.

Directed by Allan Reddick.

A bickering husband and wife and the dozen regulars who pass through their pub in an evening are played by two actors. Each vignette skilfully combines pathos and humour. When a little boy is left behind by his father, a fragile reconciliation occurs as their own dark tragedy is revealed.

This amateur production of ‘Two’ is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd on behalf of Samuel French Ltd www.concordtheatricals.co.uk

Tending

By El Blackwood.

Directed by Claire Brogan.

Tending is the first award winning verbatim play that explores the lives of NHS nurses. This is a play set on the fault lines of our health service, created with the community that holds it up. Tending asks an essential question: When the system is under pressure and lives are on the line, who cares for the carers?

This amateur production of ‘Tending’ is presented by arrangement with El Blackwood.

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

Cost: £16.00 / £13.00 concession (subject to £1.50 transaction fee)