South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture

 

Our hugely popular, long running Tea Dances return on Thursdays on the following dates;

• 30 July
• 27 August
• 24 September
• 29 October
• 26 November

Time: 1.30pm to 3.30pm

Tickets: £2.50

John Findlay provides the live music for our series of Tea Dances with a mixture of sequence and ballroom to suit all tastes.

Tea and biscuits provided.

Book early to avoid disappointment! Call Rutherglen Town Hall on 0141 613 5700.

Cost: £2.50

 

After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life with just a few minor adjustments. He tries to hide his home-sewn creation, but when Sparky gets out, Victor’s fellow students, teachers and the entire town all learn that getting a new “leash on life” can be monstrous.

Directed by Tim Burton

Runtime: 86 minutes

Rating: PG

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

Cost: £6.00 / £4.00 concession (subject to £1.50 transaction fee)

 

Eight choirs. Hundreds of voices. One unforgettable evening.

The Lanarkshire Choir Collective is a vibrant new project bringing together eight community choirs from across Lanarkshire in a powerful celebration of music, connection, and community spirit. Covering every generation and walk of life, this unique concert will showcase the incredible depth of local talent while celebrating the joy of shared singing and the communities these choirs represent.

Hosted by Michelle McManus, audiences can expect an uplifting evening filled with inspiring performances, moving moments and the unmistakable power of live choir music!

Featuring:

• Arietta
• Cantabile
• The Farmers Choir
• The Grace Notes
• KC Community Choir
• Motherwell Diocesan Choir
• SoundSational
• South Lanarkshire Schools Choir

Come and support local music, local voices, and an extraordinary community project that truly brings Lanarkshire together.

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

Cost: £6.50 (subject to £1.50 transaction fee)

 

In this special semi-acoustic performance, Barbara Dickson and her pianist Nick Holland explore her catalogue of songs at an intimate level. Barbara lets the words and melodies take ‘centre stage’ as she performs a wonderful range of material drawing on her folk roots, contemporary greats, and some of her classic hits.

Emerging from the Scottish folk scene of the late 1960’s Barbara enjoyed mainstream chart successes with hits including ‘Answer Me’, ‘Another Suitcase in Another Hall’, ‘Caravan’ and the million-selling number one single, ‘I Know Him So Well’.

As Scotland’s best-selling female album artist, she has earned 6 platinum, 11 gold and 7 silver albums and cemented her status as one of the UK’s best-loved performers. Nick Holland joined Barbara’s touring band in the mid 2000’s and has remained with her ever since, playing keyboards and producing her recent albums.

Special guest will be Anthony Toner, an artist acclaimed as much for his insightful and poetic lyrics as for his mastery of fingerstyle guitar and engaging onstage patter. He has shared the stage with everyone from folk legends Barbara Dickson and Frances Black to country music heroes Guy Clark and Nanci Griffith and blues/jazz superstar Van Morrison.

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

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

 

Written and directed by Paul Moore.

From here to maternity…

And for every pregnant mother climbing that hill to Rottenrow, it took an eternity!

It’s a cold night in May 2001…Big Andy and his sidekick in security, Slim Si are watching over the decrepit wards of the iconic Rottenrow Maternity Hospital, the night before it feels the pain of the wrecking ball and is razed to the ground, with no epidural to numb the pain. The end of an epidural era! On their midnight “tour of duty”, our two hapless Security Guards wander through the wards and stumble upon an old box…containing patient files, cod liver oil and a lot of vodka…

And as the vodka kicks in…he reminisces with Slim Si about how him and his siblings were all birthed in the Rooms of Rottenrow…and thousands of others. The Birth of a Nation!  

Before long, it’s drams and prams, pains and weans, distractions and contractions….as The Wummin on The Wards emerge to give birth to their stories (and their weans) in full thrust Glasgow style. Literally all the belly aching hilarity…and a few hysterectomies too. A show that will have you in stitches!!

From the writer of the smash hit musical comedies “The Provy Wummin” and “Meet Me at Boots Corner” – with the pulsating patter of big toe tapping musical numbers-from Bassey to The Beatles and Boney M…and so many more!!

Not to be missed. Grab a seat and pay a visit with your Lucozade and grapes and reminisce about “Rottenrow”

Age restriction 16+

Adult humour and subject to strong language

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

Cost: £24.00 / group 10+ 10% discount (subject to £1.50 transaction fee)