King’s Theatre, Glasgow
One of Scotland’s biggest playhouses, the King’s Theatre, Glasgow, has hosted West End touring productions such as Dirty Dancing and Billy Elliot. Originally opening in 1904, the venue was built by prolific theatre architect Frank Matcham, who designed many of the London theatres. With a seating capacity of 1,785, this is a large venue that hosts a variety of entertainment, making it one of the most popular in Scotland. In 2002, ATG took over management and having been leading the way ever since.
Past productions
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Glasgow Kingâs Theatre and Glasgow Kings Theatre Company
- Elf: The Musical by Matthew Sklar, Glasgow Kingâs Theatre, Glasgow Kings Theatre Company, and Lyric Club is Glasgow
- Beauty and the Beast, Glasgow Kings Theatre Company and Kings Theatre, Glasgow
- Cinderella, Glasgow Kings Theatre Company and Kings Theatre, Glasgow
- Jack and the Beanstalk, Glasgow Kings Theatre Company and Kings Theatre, Glasgow
- Little Miss Sunshine, Arcola Theatre and Sellador Productions
- Aladdin by Alan McHugh, Glasgow Kings Theatre Company and Kings Theatre, Glasgow
- Noises Off, Old Vic Theatre Company
- Cinderella, Glasgow Kings Theatre Company and Kings Theatre, Glasgow
- Sleeping Beauty, First Family Entertainment/Kings Theatre Glasgow, Glasgow Kings Theatre Company, and Kings Theatre, Glasgow
- Keeping up Appearances
- Aladdin
- Romeo and Juliet, Royal Shakespeare Company
- Tutti Frutti, National Theatre of Scotland
- Sleeping Beauty
- The Rocky Horror Show, The Rocky Horror Company Ltd
- The Rocky Horror Show
- The King and I
- Calamity Jane, Northampton Theatres Ltd and Tristan Baker Productions
- …love, Julie, Michael Rose Ltd and Theatre Royal Windsor
- Trumpets and Raspberries, Borderline Theatre Company
- Outside Edge, Bill Kenwright, Rod H Coton, and Windsor Theatre Company
- Dead Guilty, Bill Kenwright, Theatre Royal Windsor, and Thorndike Theatre Leatherhead
- The Lion in Winter, Churchill Theatre Bromley and Michael Rose Ltd
- The Master Builder, Royal Lyceum Theatre Company
- Judy, Perth Theatre Company
- Iolanthe, D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
- Hay Fever, Gallery Productions and Redgrave Theatre Company
- King Lear, Compass Theatre Ltd
- Noises Off, Mark Furness Ltd and Newpalm Productions
- Cluedo, Hiss & Boo Productions, Ian Liston, and Theatre Royal Windsor
- Whodunnit?, Gallery Productions
- The Seven Year Itch, Portman Theatrical Productions
- The Entertainer, Byre Theatre Company
- The Ghost Train, Plymouth Theatre Royal and Portman Theatrical Productions
- I Have Been Here Before, David Kirk Productions
- Lloyd George Knew My Father
- Don’t Just Lie There, Say Something!, A Menard Presentation, Philip D Deighton for Plymouth City Entertainments, and Robert Hamlin for Plymouth Theatre Company
- The Gentle Hook, David Kirk Productions
- Odd Man In, Bill Kenwright
- Funny Peculiar, Donald Bodley Productions
- The Late Edwina Black, David Gordon Productions
- The Mating Game, Mark Furness Ltd and Stepham Bell Promotions Ltd
- Arsenic and Old Lace, Grosvenor Entertainments
- Equus, Travelling Playhouse Ltd
- The Husband-in-Law, H M Tennent Ltd
- There’s a Girl in My Soup, Grosvenor Entertainments
- Pyjama Tops, Mark Furness and Planet Productions Ltd with Newpalm Productions
- A Bit Between the Teeth, Brian Rix Enterprises
- The Hasty Heart, Paul Elliot & Duncan C Weldon
- 297 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4JN
- A proscenium theatre, seats 1,785.
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