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Venue: Theatre Royal, Glasgow

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AddressGlasgow
Scotland
G2 3QA
United Kingdom
Google maps55° 51' 57.931" N 4° 15' 24.426" W
September 2026
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GlasgowBallet Nights – UK Tour

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Debussy, Moszkowski, Lichtik, Pett, Richter, Tchaikovsky
Vasily Vainonen; Chrysanthi Nicolaou; Django Bates-Blower; James Pett; Travis Clausen-Knight; Peter Darrell; Liam Woodvine; James Wilton; Sarah Jane Taylor; Marcia Haydée; Ballet Nights
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Sir Thomas Allen’s Figaro for Scottish Opera still entertains

Edward Jowle (Figaro) and Ava Dodd (Susanna) © Mihaela Bodlovic
A traditional Marriage of Figaro entertains with a strong cast, eye-catching design and lighting, and Amanda Holden’s earthy libretto.
****1
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Scottish Ballet’s Starstruck: plenty of pzazz in Glasgow

Scottish Ballet in Gene Kelly and Christopher Hampson’s Starstruck © Andy Ross
Christopher Hampson’s newly updated Starstruck is thoroughly entertaining with sexy solos, classical pas de deux and lines of perfectly-timed Broadway hoofing.
****1
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East meets West in Dai Fujikura’s The Great Wave at Scottish Opera

Daisuke Ohyama (Katsushika Hokusai) © Mihaela Bodlovic

Stuart Stratford conducts the world premiere of Fujikura’s opera about Hokusai’s image at Scottish Opera, with Satoshi Miyagi directing with his Japanese creative team.

***11
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Sepia memories: Scottish Opera’s La bohème delights in revival

Mario Chang (Rodolfo) and Hye-Youn Lee (Mimì) © Mihaela Bodlovic

Hye-Youn Lee and Mario Chang head a strong cast in Barbe and Doucet’s revival of La bohème, which marks the retirement of veteran lighting designer, Guy Simard.

****1
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Ballet Nights makes an impressive and unforgettable Scottish debut

Sophie Martin and Joan Ivars Ribes in David Dawson's On the Nature of Daylight © Rimbaud Patron
Ballet Nights is more than an evening of party pieces: it showcases emerging talent alongside older favourites and, in the case of this first Scottish outing, has an eye to local tradition.
****1
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Lampooning the law: Scottish Opera’s satirical new double bill

Ross Cumming (Roger Penistone) in A Matter of Misconduct! © Mihaela Bodlovic

Scottish Opera’s double bill of Trial by Jury and the world premiere of Toby Hession’s fun-packed A Matter of Misconduct! features an ensemble cast, mostly of Emerging Artists. 

****1
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Scottish Opera’s Merry Widow tangles with the New York Mafia

Paula Sides (Hanna Glawari) © Mihaela Bodlovic

With misplaced horse heads, violin case guns and as many mafia gags as you could hope for, Scottish Opera’s Merry Widow may not be subtle but it looks and sounds gorgeous. 

****1
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The Makropulos Affair defies the march of time

Orla Boylan (Emilia Marty) © Mihaela Bodlovic
Orla Boylan’s creation oozes charisma and reeks of entitlement, driven to emotional cruelty by the lassitude of a life too-long lived.
****1
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