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A Play, A Pie And A Pint
12:00 – 13:00, From £8Oran Mor, 731-735 Great Western Road, West End, Glasgow, G12 8QXAfternoon session showcasing new work from a selection of talented playwrights, plus a pie and a pint, naturally. See oran-mor.co.uk for schedule details.
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Noises Off
14:00 – 17:00, From £131901 Bar, 1534 Pollokshaws Road, Southside, Glasgow, G43 1RFMichael Frayn's multi-award-winning farce of a play within a play, following the backstage antics of a touring theatre company.
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14:30
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The Birthday Party
14:30 – 16:30, From £10Royal Exchange Theatre, St Anns Square, Manchester, M2 7DHThe first full length play by Nobel Prize-winner, Harold Pinter, The Birthday Party is a jaunt into the absurd, set in a seedy boarding house on the English coast. Two sinister strangers visit, and Stanley has no choice but to celebrate his birthday.
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19:00
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Glasvegas
19:00 – 22:30, £15The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester, M1 7HEBoom-voiced James Allan and co do their thing: cue glacial guitars, heavyweight lyrics and mass audience singalongs.
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Danzig
19:00 – 22:00, £22.50Manchester Academy, Manchester University Students Union, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PR25th anniversary tour for heavy metal bunch, led by the Misfits and Samhain founder, Glenn Danzig.
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19:30
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Noises Off
19:30 – 22:00, From £13The Lowry, Pier 8, Salford Quays, Manchester, M50 3AZMichael Frayn's multi-award-winning farce of a play within a play, following the backstage antics of a touring theatre company.
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The Kite Runner
19:30 – 22:00, £12The Playhouse, Williamson Square, Liverpool, L1 1ELMatthew Spangler presents a re-working of the epic novel by Khaled Hosseini – a tale spanning cultures and continents, telling the story of two motherless boys in Kabul and an event that will tear their worlds apart.
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Manchester Sound: The Massacre
19:30 – 22:30, £22 (£18)Secret Location, ManchesterThe frenzy of the 1819 Peterloo massacre will collide with Manchester's late 80s acid house scene in an immersive theatrical experience, taking the audience deep into the world of underground raves.
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The Birthday Party
19:30 – 21:30, From £10Royal Exchange Theatre, St Anns Square, Manchester, M2 7DHThe first full length play by Nobel Prize-winner, Harold Pinter, The Birthday Party is a jaunt into the absurd, set in a seedy boarding house on the English coast. Two sinister strangers visit, and Stanley has no choice but to celebrate his birthday.
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A Wondrous Place
19:30 – 21:30, £12 (£10)Royal Exchange Theatre, St Anns Square, Manchester, M2 7DHFour writers challenge the notion that it's 'grim up North' and offer a fresh perspective on four Northern cities: Liverpool, Newcastle, Sheffield and Manchester.
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Lach's Antihoot Radio Night
19:30 – 23:00, £5Henry's Cellar, 8 Morrison Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8BJSpoken word chap Lach curates his own comedy show, featuring live stand-up and musicians presented in the style of an old time radio show.
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NT Connections 2013
19:30 – 22:00, £8 (£5)Royal Lyceum Theatre, Grindlay Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9AXPart of the National Theatre Connections programme – a series of plays developed by 10 writers from the National Theatre Company and performed by youth theatre groups from across the UK.
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The Drowsy Chaperone
19:30 – 22:00, £15 (£10)Citizens Theatre, 119 Gorbals Street, Glasgow, G5 9DSWatch as a die-hard musical theatre fan’s favourite show comes to life, blending imagination with the real world before your eyes. The annual offering from musical theatre students at the Dance School of Scotland.
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Priscilla Queen of the Desert
19:30 – 22:00, From £10The King's Theatre, 297 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4JNNew theatrical production of the O.T.T. musical adventure where two drag queens and a transsexual get a cabaret gig in the middle of the desert. Now with added Jason-bloody-Donovan.
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Poor Things (plus guests)
19:30 – 23:00, £tbcNice 'n' Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, City Centre, Glasgow, G2 3LGThree-piece indie mob in exile from their Perth homeland.
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20:00
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Miss Nightingale – The Burlesque Musical
20:00 – 22:00, From £15The Lowry, Pier 8, Salford Quays, Manchester, M50 3AZA burlesque musical set in 1940s war-torn London, telling the story of a Northern girl with dreams of stardom.
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The Rocky Horror Show
20:00 – 22:00, From £19.73Palace Theatre, Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 6FTThe latest incarnation of the favourited rock'n'roll musical arrives at the Palace.
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New Material Night
20:00 – 22:00, £3Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, Glasgow, G2 5AAResident host Julia Sutherland introduces a variety of stand-up comedians from the Scottish circuit delivering, yes, all new material.
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Daniel Bachman
20:00 – 23:00, £5.00The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester, M4 1LEA night of genre-bending, psychedelic Appalachian folk from Daniel Bachman.
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Arcane Corps (The Manic Shine)
20:00 – 23:00, £4Bannermans, 212 Cowgate, Edinburgh, EH1 1NQEdinburgh brutal metal lot, with a heavy twist and a penchant for noisemaking.
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