South Lanarkshire Council

Cost: Free

‘Fermtouns to New Toons’ – Let’s Celebrate Lanarkshire

There is much to celebrate in South Lanarkshire - our beautiful landscape, the industry and buildings that have shaped our towns and villages, our communities and the people who have made a difference locally and internationally. And, our new exhibition ‘Fermtouns to New Toons’, at Low Parks Museum in Hamilton shows just how diverse and interesting our people and our landscape are.

South Lanarkshire had many diverse industries throughout the area from fruit and tomato production in the Clyde Valley to lace-making, coal mining and shipbuilding which led to the development of many of the towns and villages in South Lanarkshire.

This exhibition, as part of the 'Celebrating Lanarkshire 2013' project and brought to you by South Lanarkshire Leisure & Culture’s Museum service and South Lanarkshire Museums Forum, highlights aspects of our shared past, through the people, places, traditions and objects that help to tell our story.

Part funded by Museums Galleries Scotland, ‘Fermtouns to New Toons’ was developed as part of the ‘Celebrating Lanarkshire 2013’ project and is open from 28 March 2013 until 26 January 2014.

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Cost: £8.00 Adult, £4.00 Child

An evening walk to our badger viewing platform, learning about badgers as we go. Have the chance to view badgers, bats and other nocturnal creatures!  Includes a 45 min walk to the sett.

Suitable for children aged 8 year or over.

If you would like to book a place please call 01555 665262.

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Cost: Free

For fourteen years I have been taking classes at the East Kilbride Arts Centre. Recently I have enjoyed the experience of holding solo exhibitions in and around the East Kilbride area.

To celebrate the success I have had, I have invited my friends from both current classes and those from previous ones to participate in this spring art exhibition.

You will see a great range of work from a group of accomplished local artists. Each artist will bring their own unique style and techniques to the exhibition.

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Cost: Donations requested

Daily talk by the Ranger at the peregrine watch site.

Find out about the peregrine falcon.

No booking required.

Scottish Wildlife Trust, Falls of Clyde

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Cost: £9.00 Adult, £7.00 concession

Follow the Yellow Brick Road over The Rainbow and into The Village Theatre for Cadzow Academy’s latest production, The Wizard of Oz.

In this charming musical, based on the popular L. Frank Baum stories, Dorothy and her dog Toto are caught in a tornado's path and somehow end up in the Land of Oz.  Here she meets some memorable friends and foes in her journey to meet the Wizard who everyone says can help her return home and possibly grant her new friends their goals of a brain, heart and courage.

On sale from Cadzow Academy call 01357 528740 or email cadzowacademy@hotmail.co.uk

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Cost: £8.00 Adult, £4.00 Child

An evening walk to our badger viewing platform, learning about badgers as we go.

Have the chance to view badgers, bats and other nocturnal creatures!

Includes a 45min walk to the sett.

Suitable for age 8 years+.

Booking required.

Please contact : 01555 665262 or email fallsofclyde@swt.org.uk for booking and further details

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Cost: £8.00 adult, £6.00 concession

That Face
by Polly Stenham

A powerful and darkly comic exploration of children who become parents to their parents.

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Cost: Free

Can you find a Gruffalo in the deep, dark wood?

Family event in Morgan Glen.

Time and meeting place to be confirmed.

Please contact Larkhall library on 01698 452469 or email liblr@library.s-lanark.org.uk for further details.

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Cost: Free

Organised by Friends of Langlands Moss

Please contact www.folm-EK.org. or call Calderglen Ranger Service on 01355 236644 for further information.

Meet near the entrance to Langlands Moss in Langlands Square, G75 0YY

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Cost: tbc

Everything birdy!

Optic sales, live peregrine viewing with talks, digi-scope workshops, children’s activities, falconry, bird ringing, dusk chorus and more.

Booking required please contact 01555 665262 or email fallsofclyde@swt.org.uk

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Cost: Free

Hop, cycle, trot, sprint or walk your way to a new corner of Whitelee during our day of exploration.

Bring your bike, horse, walking boots or trainers and access as much of the site as possible in this day long festival of fun.

Family drop-in event

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Cost: £50.00

Learn to make a basket using traditional skills and techniques.

All materials and tools provided.

Please contact 01236 720047 to book or further information.

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Cost: £8.00 Adult, £4.00 Child

An evening walk to our badger viewing platform, learning about badgers as we go.

Have the chance to view badgers, bats and other nocturnal creatures!

Includes a 45min walk to the sett.

Suitable for age 8 years+.

Booking required.

Please contact : 01555 665262 or email fallsofclyde@swt.org.uk for booking and further details

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Cost: £8.00 adult, £6.00 concession each performance

Illyria
by Bryony Lavery

A powerful drama/physical theatre.

Red Hot in Amsterdam
by Patricia Robinson

Running from the Amsterdam police, diamond thieves Frank and Mickey find an open window, clamber inside, and discover they are in a brothel.

All performances have pre -show meals available - check with box office for special offers

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Cost: Free

As part of Scottish Biodiversity Week, why not join the Rangers and discover a hidden countryside from the tracks and signs animals leave behind.

Children are welcome but must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Come dressed for the weather.

Booking required.

Please contact Chatelherault Reception on 01698 426 213 for further information.

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Cost: £5.00 Adult, £3.00 child

Dawn chorus walk with a local expert.

We will end with a cooked breakfast at the peregrine watch site.

Please contact 01555 665262 or email fallsofclyde@swt.org.uk to book.

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Cost: Free

Join the South Lanarkshire Council Countryside Rangers and take in the beauty of Lee Castle, the Clyde Walkway and the Stonebyres Falls on a circular walk in the Clyde Valley.

Dress for the weather with suitable footwear (parts of the walk are muddy and off road).

It is also advised you bring a packed lunch.

Please contact SLC Ranger Service on 01355 236644 or CAG@southlanarkshire.gov.uk as booking is required

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Cost: Free event - bucket collection

Bank Holiday Monday – 27th May

Cancer Research UK in association with South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture present an afternoon of live music for all tastes at Chatelherault Country Park to celebrate the beginning of summer!

1200 – 1330 The Sounds of Jazz with Aubrey Gerber and Friends

1330 – 1500 Rudeigin Traditional Folk Band

1500 – 1620 Stairheid Rumpus Scottish Folk & Contemporary Music duo

Entry is FREE with a bucket collection

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Cost: Free

To celebrate Lanarkshire Wildfest, why not join the Greenlink team in this guided walk.

We will be looking for bird life, animal signs and you may even learn about the folklore of wild plants on the Greenlink cycle way.

Dress for the outdoors, booking not necessary.

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

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Cost: £9.00 Adult, £7.00 concession

Lanarkshire Little Theatre present Perfect Days By Liz Lochhead

Babs Marshall is a celebrity Hairdresser in Glasgow.  She is successful, has her own show on local TV, a nice apartment in a trendy part of the city, but she is 39 years old and almost deafened by the ticking of her biological clock. 

To make matters worse, her mother is a nag, her best friend has been keeping her in the dark, and her ex-husband has a new girlfriend.

Then she meets a 26 year old stranger who seems more than ready to oblige....

Available to book online www.sllcboxoffice.co.uk

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Cost: Free admission

The Scottish Photographic Circle was founded in 1907 at a meeting by a group of enthusiastic artists. This was to be an historic meeting at which it was agreed that a society be formed to promote Pictorial Photography in Scotland by means of exhibitions, lectures and discussions on art.

The Scottish Photographic Circle is a unique organisation not only in terms of its quality of work, diversity of styles and background of its members, but by its ETHOS of ‘Membership by invitation’.

The original criteria set out over one hundred years ago was to limit its numbers to forty members, who are able to recognise the standard of work of members of other clubs and societies, male and female, to be sufficiently high as would benefit the Circle.

We are delighted to have this opportunity to exhibit a range of work by current members.

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Cost: £9.00 adult, £7.00 concession

A Mydsommer Nighte's Dreame
by William Shakespeare

"The course of true love never did run smooth" Lysander loves Hermia and Hermia loves Lysander.  Helena loves Demetrius; Demetrius used to love Helena but now loves Hermia.  When Hermia's father insists she choose Demetrius as a suitor she escapes with Lysander into the surrounding forest where Oberon and Titania, the King and Queen of the Fairies are having their own battle of love.

As the human and magical worlds collide mischief and chaos erupts as love at first sight proves a reality for some and makes an ass of others.

This show is available to book online

Pre -show meals available - check with box office for special offers

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Cost: Free event

Come along to the biggest family fun day in the Calderglen calendar with 5 solid hours of fun packed entertainment with something for everyone.

On the main lawn will be Mark Stannage International Stunt Team with some of the most spectacular stunts ever seen at Calderglen.  The team will be performing their high fall show, and various motorbike, quad, fire and ramp jumping stunts.

Also on the day there will be children’s entertainment and live music in the Courtyard, craft fair in the Gallery selling jewellery, cards, baby and ladies knitwear, toys, woodcraft and pottery/ceramics.

Other attractions include a range of stalls, inflatable golf driving range, Hoot owls and giant inflatables.

Come along and have some fun - Free entry!!

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Cost: Free admission

Getting Hitched?

Then why not come along to Rutherglen Town Hall’s Wedding Fair on Sunday 9 June 2013 between 12pm and 4pm?

From cakes, to flowers, to cars to entertainment, along with a few more unusual exhibitors, you will be able to get advice from some of the best suppliers in the business!  Rutherglen Town Hall wedding co-ordinators will be on hand to discuss your reception plans, provide advice and show you how special your day will be.

Bride & Groom catwalk shows will be taking place throughout the day.

Admission is free!

For more information about the wedding fair, please contact Rutherglen Town Hall on 0141 613 5700 or email rutherglentownhall2@southlanarkshireleisure.co.uk

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Cost: £7.00 adult, £5.00 concession

The Mosa Funk Club is a funky communications collective, straight from the heart of the east end of Glasgow, with a fierce ambition and a commitment to keeping rhythm, rhyme and soul at the forefront of their agenda.

Firstly, a word of advice, If your idea of funk begins and ends with the theme tune from Shaft, retro silver hot pants or Huggy Bear's latest strides, forget it: this is the genuine article - musical tourists and posturing scenesters out for the next shallow trend to follow need not apply.

Past performances include
Support Slots for the likes of Electro-meister Midge Ure, chart busting Goldie Lookin' Chain and Mercury Prize-winner Ms. Dynamite, jazz-funk faves The James Taylor Quartet, Crazy P and Fertile Ground.

Along with the legend DJ that is Andy Taylor (Whack records and Pass the Peas) playing funk classics on the decks … this promises to be one special unique party night not to be missed.

Pure Unadulterated Durty Phunk

check website for more details www.mosafunkclub.co.uk

This show is available to book online

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Cost: £7.00 adult, £5.00 concession

Back by Popular Demand!!!

Esperanza a Ska collective from Glasgow famed for live shows where their infectious rhythm has the crowd involuntarily jumping in time.  In many hectic years of gigging around Scotland, they have honed and perfected a high-tempo set, combining superb self-penned songs with a selection of Ska classics so that there isn’t an ounce of fat left on it.  The quality of the band’s live shows has led to them being increasingly in demand, with several festival appearances in recent years and support slots with some of the biggest names in Ska, including Toots and the Maytals, The Skatalites, Bad Manners, The Beat, The Heptones and The Toasters.

"Esperanza are more at home on Jamaica Street than on Bob Marley's native island, which is perhaps why there's urban grit in amongst the Caribbean sunshine of their debut album, Permanent Ska. The Scottish Specials? Indeed, and they've now recaptured the energy of their gigs." SUNDAY HERALD

Book early to avoid disappointment!

This show is available to book online

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Cost: £20 registration fee

Do it for St Andrew's!

Ladies Midnight Walk

Saturday 15th June 2013

The Midnight Walk is a ladies-only sponsored walk in aid of St. Andrew’s Hospice and sponsored by Underground Inspection Services.

For more information please Click Here to contact Rosaleen by email, telephone 01236 766 951 or visit our website www.standrewshospicefundraising.com for this,  and more fundraising events.

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Cost: Free event

The Family Man Fun Day - a fabulous, free celebration of fatherhood - is coming to Hamilton Park Racecourse.

Download the Family Man fast pass

Family Man Fun Day is a great opportunity to try new activities which are on offer throughout the day.

Everyone is invited to come along to the event.

Last year the fun day attracted more than 1300 people with 32 local clubs, organisations and businesses taking part on the day.

Hosted again this year by the Community Learning and Home School Partnership Service, this year's highlights include:

• The Mascot Race: a firm favourite amongst attendees, we have once again confirmed a number of 'runners'

• Dads' Dance Off - think your Family Man has what it takes to bust a move on the dance floor and dispel the myths of 'Dad dancing'? Then enter him in our Dance Off!

Leisure and Culture Zone -

Fitness Challenges
Health checks
Sports Club Demos
Try your hand at some Golf

Baby Zone -

Here tots and toddlers will be able to take part in a range of activities

Creative Zone –

Where museums will be showcasing some of their collections.

Parade Ring Marquee –

This is where some of the dancers, martial arts and musical groups will be performing

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Cost: £10.00

The Slab Boys
by John Byrne

£10.00. from box office or contact 0141 637 7525.

John Byrne's semi-autobiographical account is set In the slab room of a carpet manufacturers in Paisley in the 1950's. The story focuses on the young men who have to grow up fast in an industrial Scotland.  Much loved and performed throughout the world, the play moves from hilarity to pathos to farce and back again.

WWW.NEWVICTORYPLAYERS.ORG.UK

Pre -show meals available - check with box office for special offers

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Cost: £7.50 adult, £5.50 concession

East Kilbride Rep Theatre Group present 'Laugh? I Nearly went to Miami'
by Miles Tredinnick
Producer Alan Davie

When Tom Weals, an Elvis fanatic, and Alice his fiancée are unable, due to fog, to fly to Miami for an Elvis Presley Convention, they arrive back at Tom’s Essex flat to find that they have inadvertently picked up the wrong suitcases at the airport and are now in possession of half a million dollars.

Further confusion arises with the arrival of, firstly, Tom’s flashy brother Barney, who is hoping to use the flat to seduce Muriel his latest girlfriend and is none too pleased to find Tom at home, then Alice’s eccentric Auntie, with a bag containing $20,000 (a wedding present for Tom and Alice), then Frankie, a thug working for the owner of the suitcase dollars, whom Tom and Alice assume is a member of the local constabulary.

A zany and fast moving comedy of confusion

This show is available to book online

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Cost: Free entry

The members of Crafts Unlimited are looking forward to returning to the Arts Centre in 2013. The aim of the association is to "Keep Crafts Alive". This is very competently achieved by the members participating in many various crafts:

Jewellery, Cards for all occasions, Baby and Ladies Knitwear, Soft Knitted Toys, Garden Woodcraft, Sewn Accessories, Candles, Decoupage Pictures, Pottery and Ceramics.

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Cost: £9.00 adult, £7.00 concession

MACBETH
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Jim Ewing

Following the acclaimed presentations of a Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Merchant of Venice at this venue, the director brings the famous ‘Scottish Play’ for your entertainment.  Once again it is hoped to stage part of the production outdoors, subject to weather conditions!  Featuring many of the previous cast members and some very talented young graduates this presentation uses a traditional approach with a few surprises.

This show is available to book online

Pre -show meals available - check with box office for special offers

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Cost: Free admission

Duncan Brown is an artist, piper and Scottish historian born in the village of Burnbank, in Hamilton.

‘My Hero, My Soldier Laddie’ Exhibition will feature Brown's stunning paintings that depicts the stories of all 14 recipients of the Victoria Cross who came from Lanarkshire.

The first exhibition of these paintings in the year 2000 gave birth to the idea of a more permanent memorial to the men and a large memorial arch now stands proud in Hamilton’s New Town Square in salute to these brave men of special valour.

If you want to learn a bit more about our local heroes, then this is a fantastic exhibition to attend.

In addition you have the opportunity to meet the artist and hear him talk first hand about these evocative paintings each Thursday and Friday at 1.00pm

1 - 31 July 2013 (excluding Sundays)

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Cost: Free admission

This annual exhibition, organised by East Kilbride Arts Council, features a wide range of work, including painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics and photography, by professional and amateur artists based in South Lanarkshire.

If you are interested in exhibiting your work contact East Kilbride Arts Centre or pick up an entry form from your local library.

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Cost: Free Admission

Summer Fest will kick off on Saturday 6 of July with an open day at the East Kilbride Arts Centre; there will be workshops, an open art exhibition, and kid’s activities including storytelling and a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party as well as entertainment in the Arts Centre Café; there will also be Theatre acts and a Craft Fair held within the grounds.

There is something for everyone in this nine day festival which will be held in various venues throughout East Kilbride, including a mixture of professional acts and partnership projects with local community groups.

Local groups wishing to take part can contact the East Kilbride Arts Centre on 01355 261000 for more information.

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Cost: £5.99 adults, Under 16 free

Family 5k fun run at Strathclyde Country Park to help raise money for Heart Research UK.

The day is open to all the family, you can choose to run, walk or push the buggy around the course.

For more details on the event and how to register please visit www.heartresearch.org.uk/events/subwayfamily5k

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Cost: £15.00 adult, £11.00 concession

We all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead!

So it’s time to prepare yourselves for HORRIBLE HISTORIES live on stage!

Using actors and ground-breaking 3D special effects, these two astounding shows – TERRIBLE TUDORS and VILE VICTORIANS – are guaranteed to thrill you and your children.

Historical figures and events will come alive on stage and hover at your fingertips.

Thursday 11 July - 2.00pm - Terrible Tudors
Thursday 11 July - 7.00pm - Vile Victorians
Friday 12 July - 2.00pm - Vile Victorians
Friday 12 July - 7.00pm - Terrible Tudors
Saturday 13 July - 10.30am - Terrible Tudors
Sunday 14 July - 11.00am - Terrible Tudors
Sunday 14 July - 3.00pm - Vile Victorians

Tickets: £15.00 adult, £11.00 concession, Family ticket of 4: £46.00

Purchase 2 family tickets for different shows: £73.60

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Cost: £5.00

Amazing, fun, incredible, hilarious...

When Douglas Cameron performs his magic show, everyone leaves slightly puzzled but with a smile on their face. They don't know how he did it but they certainly enjoyed themselves as they watched his astonishing antics.

He will require some assistance from audience volunteers in order to show his wonders, and he may even turn one of them into a rabbit (but not for long).

Show is suitable for 3 year olds upwards.

This show is available to book online

Pre-show meals available - check with box office for special offers

Show dates 28 July and 25 August 2013 at 13:00

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Cost: Free Admission

Dorothy, Anne, Lilian and Philippa are textile artists who have come together to form a group called ‘Fibrebirds’. They met at Cardonald College, Glasgow, where they gained the City and Guild Diploma in Textile Art and Design. From this beginning they have continued to develop and now produce a wide variety of textile art of different styles and techniques. They continue to meet with the aim of progressing their art, and to experiment with innovative textile developments and exhibit work

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Cost: £9.00 adult, £7.00 concession

A J Productions present A Streetcar Named Desire
By Tennessee Williams
Directed by Jim Ewing

Perhaps his most famous play, this Tennessee Williams classic is a smouldering tale of Southern life which thrills and beguiles the audience.

Who can forget the wonderful performances of Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh in Elia Kazan’s 1951 movie?

From the Company who staged One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and The Glass Menagerie at this venue this is a theatre experience not to be missed.

This show is available to book online

Pre -show meals available - check with box office for special offers

 

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Cost: £11.00 adult, £9.00 concession

Studio 32 present -The Musical of Musicals: The Musical!
by Eric Rockwell & Joanne Bogart

Early evening show on Saturday at 5.00pm

In the mood for some musical theatre but can't decide between the sexy, stylish Chicago, the broad sweeping melodies of Lloyd Webber or the witty sophistication of Sondheim? Have no fear! Studio32's next musical venture includes all these styles and more in an exceptional night of theatre. Love a bit of old style Hollywood glamour? We got it. Prefer your musicals traditional Rodgers & Hammerstein style? Don't worry - we'll be sure to have a fringe on top!

The Musical of Musicals: The Musical! has something for everyone. Don't know your Annie from your Oliver? No matter. Just come along and join in all that jazz. We guarantee you will not be disappointed!

This show is available to book online

Pre -show meals available - check with box office for special offers

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Cost: £15.00 adult, £13.00 concession

MacFloyd (Scottish Pink Floyd) return to the Village Theatre in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Floyd's classic "The Dark Side Of The Moon" album which will see them perform this masterpiece in it's entirety. The show will also include a varied mix of Floyd classics including material from "Wish you were here", "The Wall" and "The Division Bell" albums.

In a show lasting over two hours you will witness a level of musicianship that is second to none ensuring MacFloyd's position as arguably the best Pink Floyd cover band in the UK. The fans are in for the usual display of 70's psychedelia, lasers and special effects.

Along with an impressive light show, the band take great pride in performing all the Floyd numbers with accuracy and detail thanks to a talented line up including up to 3 different lead/backing vocalists and guitarists performing with great passion. Only this way MacFloyd are able to perform every single detail in Pink Floyd's music completely live!

MacFloyd will take you on a journey which promises to transport you back to those spectacular times..if only for a night. Don't miss it!

This show is available to book online

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Cost: £9.00 adult, £7.00 concession

See all the sketches and get your tootsies frootsie ice cream, because there ain’t no such thing as the sanity clause. Listen to the infamous and hilarious one liners. Hear the music, see the antics of Groucho, Chico and Harpo but most of all Laugh!

This show is available to book online

Pre -show meals available - check with box office for special offers

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Cost: £15.00 adult, £13.00 concession

'The Greatest Rock Band ever'; 'the people’s choice' are just some of the statements made about The Who.

Since forming in London in 1997, Who’s Who have become a quintessential ingredient of The Who legacy. Four top class players who have blazed a trail around the UK, Europe and the Middle East attaining fantastic reviews for their celebrated interpretation of a Who show.

Seven appearances at the IOW Festival and four international Conventions, have cemented the band's position as the most respected outfit to ever represent The Who at their peak.

Few bands would dare to aspire to try to imitate The Who, but the bands who take to heart the lessons offered by The Who's example, are bands that never fail to rock and never fail to satisfy.

Who's Who fit that description in full and we commend it to the house!

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Cost: £11.50 adult, £10.00 concession

NLP Theatre presents Jack and the Beanstalk

Tickets

Family Ticket of 4; £38.00

Full price; £11.50 Concession; £10.00

Groups; Buy 15 tickets get one free

A giant of a pantomime! With a bag full of magic beans, colourful characters, creative costumes and a set straight out of a fairy tale book, Jack and the Beanstalk promises to raise the roof at the Rutherglen Town Hall with bucket-loads of laughter and GIANT opportunities for audience participation.  Join Jack on his climb up the beanstalk to an enchanted land of excitement and adventure, where he must rescue his friends from the 'Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum' of a very hungry giant!

Saturday 14 Dec; 1.30pm and 7.00pm

Sunday 15 Dec; 1.30pm and 7.00pm

Monday 16 Dec; 7.00pm

Tuesday 17 Dec; 7.00pm

Wednesday 18 Dec; 7.00pm

Thursday 19 Dec; 7.00pm

Friday 20 Dec; 7.00pm

Saturday 21 Dec 1.30pm and 7.00pm

Sunday 22 Dec 1.30pm and 7.00pm

Monday 23 Dec 1.30pm and 7.00pm

Friday 27 Dec 7.00pm

Saturday 28 Dec; 7.00pm

Some comments from last year's NLP Production of Sleeping Beauty; "Our family had a fantastic night and will be coming back next year." "Production this year was excellent." "Thoroughly enjoyed the experience, 3rd time coming back. Be back again next year." "Have been taking my grandchildren to Rutherglen over past 5 years and we always enjoy it, much better than the big city venues." "The Panto was fantastic!

Tickets are available to buy online

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