South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture

 

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 Rutherglen Town Hall on 0141 613 5700.

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

 

You’ve made it through the wilderness, somehow, you’ve made it through and now we’re never gonna give you up!

Get ready as we bring you the biggest 80s party show to tour the UK - 80s Live!

We will make you feel shiny and new as we travel back in time to one of the most iconic eras of music for the night out you have been dreaming of – put your hands together and get into the groove as our live band Electric Dreams perform over two dozen chart topping anthems from Wham!, The Weather Girls, Culture Club, Rick Astley, Madonna, Duran Duran, Soft Cell, The Human League, A-Ha, Tears for Fears and more.

We will be heading down the Atlanta Highway, so bring your jukebox money and get ready to Jitterbug!

The ultimate 80s night out, so come dressed to impress as we spin you around and around for a night to remember.

Blending pop and soft rock, the show includes Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, The Edge of Heaven, Tainted Love, Love Shack, Living on a Prayer, The Final Countdown, Don’t You Want Me?, Relax, Never Gonna Give You Up, It’s Raining Men, Rio. . . the list goes on.

With our sensational cast and live band, this is just what the doctor ordered.

This is 80s Live!

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

Cost: £30.00 (subject to £1.50 transaction fee)

 

Join Artie’s Singing Kettle “Halloween” show for a spooktacular

extravaganza!

Bring your Halloween spirit and don your most creative costume for a

show bursting with magic and merriment.

This year, solve brand new spooky Singing Kettle mysteries, and sing along with favourites like “Bunny Fou Fou”, “The Ghost Hunt”, and the hilarious "Ye Canny Shove Yer Granny Aff the Bus."

Celebrate the season with fun that’s enchanting for kids and entertaining for adults.

Nothing too spooky, we promise!

Nostalgia for adults, singalong fun for kids.

Available to book online or by calling Rutherglen Town Hall on 0141 613 5700.

Cost: £12.00 (subject to £1.50 transaction fee)

 

An Evening with Snooker Greats Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor, recreating the 1985 World Championship Final, with host and referee John Virgo.

Come and join Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor as they recreate the match that gripped a nation - the 1985 World Snooker Final.

A record-breaking 18.5m TV viewers stayed up to watch the legendary match and this is your chance to see their match with snooker royalty as we recreate the final frame from that special night.

Snooker legend John Virgo is your host and referee for an evening guaranteed to include his famed, hilarious snooker impressions.

A night not to be missed, there will also be a Q&A, providing you with the opportunity to pose the questions you always wanted to ask.

A limited number of VIP meet and greet tickets are available. Please check with the box office for availability when booking your seats.

Guidance:14+
Possibility of strong language and stories of a certain nature, ticket buyer discretion.

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

Cost: £35.00 / £75.00 VIP (subject to £1.50 transaction fee)

 

A giant tale of magic, mayhem and moo-ving adventures!

Once upon a time in a quiet village, a cheeky lad named Jack lived with his mum and their trusty cow, Daisy. Times were tough, and when the cupboards were bare, Jack was sent to sell the cow at market. But instead of money, what did he get? Magic beans! (We know — typical Jack).

His mum wasn’t impressed and chucked the beans out the window… but by morning, a gigantic beanstalk had shot up into the sky! Being the curious sort, Jack climbed it (as you do) and found himself in a magical land above the clouds — home to a not-so-friendly GIANT!

With help from some new friends (and a few audience shout-outs, of course), Jack nabs a golden-egg-laying hen, a singing harp, and faces off against the giant in a daring escape. Will Jack save the day, make his fortune, and live happily ever after?

Packed with laughs, magic, music, and more than a few surprises, Jack and the Beanstalk is a panto adventure that’s larger than life — just like the beanstalk.

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

Cost: £18.50 (subject to £1.50 transaction fee)