What's On Scotland 24 Apr-1 May: Pomegranates Festival & more

The fourth edition of Pomegranates Festival, The Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland’s interdisciplinary festival of dance, is themed around masks, examining how masks have informed and shaped different traditions of dance from antiquity to the modern day.

Running from 25-39 April across various different venues, highlights include a programme of short films exploring ideas of mythology and climate crisis and a hip-hop dance theatre solo show by Kalubi Mukangela-Jacoby. Find the full programme here.

ADVERTISEMENT | Nick Mohammed is Mr Swallow: Show Pony
Theatre Royal, Glasgow. 25 May, 7:30pm

Taskmaster loser and Ted Lasso star Nick Mohammed returns to Glasgow as his critically acclaimed alter-ego Mr. Swallow with a brand new show. As per - expect magic, music and a whole load of brand new mistakes.

‘Split-your-sides hilarious’ ★★★★★ Evening Standard

‘Giddy, daft, and dazzling… incontrovertibly hilarious’ ★★★★★ The Guardian

‘Go and see it!’ ★★★★★ TimeOut

Cloth
Mono, Glasgow. 27 Apr, 7:30pm
Sibling duo Cloth are back with their third album, the pop-infused Pink Silence. Join them a couple of days later at Mono for a dreamy album launch celebrating their new baby – expect a new, upbeat sound married with their trademark ethereal vocals. Image: Rosie Sco.

Christian Noelle Charles: WAIT A MINUTE?!!
Glasgow Print Studio, Glasgow. Until 31 May
New York-born, Glasgow-based artist Christian Noelle Charles’ new exhibition explores the complexities of solitude in the Black female experience, charting how in this increasingly digital age, our relationship with the self evolves and shifts. Image: Christian Noelle Charles.

Paisley Book Festival
Various venues, Paisley. 25-27 Apr
Paisley Book Festival returns for its sixth edition, with a programme revolving around 'The Lives We Live', and how authors can navigate big ideas about the most fundamental questions we face. Find the likes of Chris McQueer, Heather Parry and Katie Goh speaking. Image: Euan Anderson.

Cheap Dirty Horse
Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh. 24 Apr, 7pm
Rowdy six piece band Cheap Dirty Horse bring their particular band of queer folk punk to Sneaky Pete's. Encompassing everything from politics, gender, washing machines and kissing dads, their music is deliciously cathartic, with plenty of screaming to go around.

↪ Cirqulation: Heritage
Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh. 27 Apr, 6pm
Scotland's premier circus cabaret night comes to the Assembly Roxy, with ten contemporary circus artists whose works spans across acrobatics, aerial and more showcasing the breadth of Scottish circus talent.

→ Local Heroes: Celebrating 20 Years of The Skinny
Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh. 30 Apr, 7pm
The first of a series of events celebrating 20 years of The Skinny (oh yeah, we've turned 20 this year), this panel in association with Born To Be Wide explores The Skinny’s ongoing legacy with co-founder Sophie Kyle, editor Rosamund West and music editor Tallah Brash.

→ BreakHaus: B.A.S.S - F2F
Stereo, Glasgow. 26 Apr, 11pm
For its third chapter, BreakHaus delivers another F2F (face to face) showdown powered by the Hometown Soundsystem. Miss World's Feena faces off against Miss World's miira for a night of dubstep, deep house and jungle edits.

ADVERTISEMENT | Scottish Opera’s The Merry Widow
Touring to Glasgow, Inverness, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. 30 Apr-14 Jun

Scottish Opera’s new production of The Merry Widow is updated to the glitz and glamour of 1950s New York, with lavish set designs and costumes. The story follows wealthy widow Hanna as she becomes the target of the New York mob. Mafia boss Don Zeta recruits charming bachelor Danilo to keep her fortune in the right hands, unaware they have a romantic history…

Audiences can expect big chorus numbers, lots of laughter and Lehár’s captivating music, with Stuart Stratford conducting The Orchestra of Scottish Opera.