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Glasgow's iconic lunchtime theatre company. UK’s most prolific producer of new writing, 600+ plays and counting 🎭πŸ₯§πŸ»

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Say hello to all the writers of our Spring 2026 Season! πŸ‘‹ From exciting fresh voices to returning favourites, we are thrilled to work with 20 exceptional writers from Scotland and beyond!

Our new season begins Mon 23 Feb, performing weekly at Oran Mor Glasgow. More details on our website 🎭πŸ₯§πŸ»

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We’re delighted to reveal the shortlist of this year’s David MacLennan Award πŸŽ‰

Check here to find out these 10 shortlisted writers and their plays ⬇️
playpiepint.com/david-maclen...

A big congratulations to them, and a massive thank you to all longlisted writers involved with this year’s award! πŸ‘πŸ‘

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🏒 Here’s Gravity on stage!

Our penultimate show of the season, don’t miss this heartfelt Glaswegian drama set in a condemned high-rise building, where a social worker attempts to convince the final resident to leave before tragedy unfolds.

On until this Sat 15 Nov.

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πŸ“’ VACANCY πŸ“’

We are looking for a Senior Producer (maternity cover) to join our team next year.

⏰ Apply by Mon 1 Dec, 11am
More info: bit.ly/VacancySeniorProducerPPP

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Can you still take pride in your children’s achievements when they surpass your own?

Join us this week for Death of an Influencer, as Gerry, an aging actor with unfulfilled ambitions, is forced to confront the reality that his son’s sudden social media success is outshining his lifelong career...

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A sneak peek into rehearsals of Death of An Influencer πŸ“±

Join us next week at Γ’ran MΓ³r for this touching comedy-drama by Matt Anderson, as an aging, unsuccessful actor comes to terms with his social media star son’s astronomical rise to fame.

πŸ“† Mon 3 Nov – Sat 8 Nov, 1-2pm

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Here's Hauns Aff Ma Haunted Bin on stage! πŸŽƒπŸŽƒ

This week it's our bonkers Halloween comedy special where Lisa and her Auntie Sandra need to take care of a messy, messy murder - by chopping up a body and putting it in bags ready for the bin day...

Very few tickets left so grab one while you can!

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Outlander star Paul Gorman and Elaine Stirrat will be starring in 'Gravity' by Kevin P. Gilday this November.

Performing 10-15 Nov at Γ’ran MΓ³r for one week only!

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Haunted bin shenanigans is on the cards next week at Γ’ran MΓ³r! πŸ‘»

Check out β€˜Hauns Aff Ma Haunted Bin!’ in rehearsals as we gear up for a bonkers Halloween comedy special where an auntie and niece get involved in one messy, messy murder.

Selling very fast with Friday & Saturday already sold out!

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Is love ever enough...? ❀️

Don’t miss this week’s funny and tender comedy-drama Flick & Pie Go Fishing by Laila Noble about a loved-up couple whose romance is put to the test by the realities of life.

Performing for one week only at Γ’ran MΓ³r – Saturday already sold out!

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Live from Sunthorpe on Sea, it’s Sian Silver! πŸͺ©πŸŽ€

Join us for Maybe Tomorrow, a new musical about a faded starlet. Sian now finds herself performing at the end of a pier, in the back-end of nowhere - but there's one dream that that she just cannot shake off her mind...

On at Γ’ran MΓ³r until 11 Oct

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On next week is Maybe Tomorrow, a hilarious musical about Sian Silver, a statlet who finds herself performing at the end of a pier in the back-end of nowhere.

Join her for the last time in the dingy dressing room, as she reminisces on a lifetime of unrealised ambitions...

πŸ“† 6 – 11 Oct, 1pm

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Join us this week for βšͺ Cheapo ⚫, as Kyla challenges Jamie to an intense chess game, a gamble she believes could win her old life back. But as they piece out the truth of the night that changed their lives, nothing is as black and white as it seems.

On at Γ’ran MΓ³r until 4 October.

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A Slice of the Pie is coming back! πŸ₯§

We are thrilled to be hosting a second edition of our Scratch Night on Tue 25 Nov at Γ’ran MΓ³r.

Writers callout is live now! Apply by 9 October (12:00pm).
bit.ly/asliceofthepie

Directors and actors, stay tuned for more info!

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Here's your sneak peak into Cheapo!

Written by Katy Nixon, winner of the 2024 David MacLennan Award, and directed by our Artistic Director Brian Logan, Cheapo is a new high-stakes drama about two teenagers playing an intense and revealing game of chessβ™ŸοΈ.

πŸ“† Mon 29 Sep – Sat 4 Oct, 1pm, Γ’ran MΓ³r

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The Glasgow Poisoner on stage!

Join us this week for a thrilling musical inspired by one of Scotland’s most sensational murder trials πŸ’€, as we finally work out: was the infamous Glaswegian socialite Madeleine Smith truly innocent, or just a killer who got away?

🎫On until 27 Sep at Γ’ran MΓ³r.

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Liz Ewing & Julia Murray will star in β€œMaybe Tomorrow” by Brian James O’Sullivan & Hannah Jarrett-Scott.

This hilarious new musical about a faded starlet with dejected desires and abandoned aspirations will be on at Γ’ran MΓ³r from 6-11 October. More info on our website!

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Sneak peek into a new musical based on a scandalous true crime from 19th century Glasgow πŸ’€

Join us next week for The Glasgow Poisoner, as we try to work out once and for all - was the infamous Glaswegian socialite Madeleine Smith, innocent or guilty?

On at Γ’ran MΓ³r from 22-27 Sep. Don't miss out!

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☘️ FEIS on stage! ☘️

Join us this week for FEIS, a dark comedy about the fierce competition of Irish dancing, and a mother who tries to secure a win at any cost.

Featuring also live Irish music played by Brian James O'Sullivan.

Don't miss out - On at Γ’ran MΓ³r until Sat 20 Sep.

πŸ“· Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

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Testimony Adegbite and Yolanda Mitchell will star in new high-stakes drama β€˜Cheapo’ by Katy Nixon, the 2024 winner of our David MacLennan Award.

Directed by PPP's Artistic Director Brian Logan, Cheapo performs at Γ’ran MΓ³r from 29 Sep to 4 Oct.

playpiepint.com/cheapo/

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The Feis rehearsal room is where the craic is at! πŸ’ƒ

Join us next week for this darkly funny comedy by Anna McGrath about the competitive nature of Irish dancing, as a mother does whatever it takes to save her family’s ailing dancing school.

On at Γ’ran MΓ³r from 15-20 Sep daily at 1pm.

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Here’s Our Brother on stage!

Don’t miss this week’s electrifying political drama inspired by a true story back in 1987 Cambodia, as a radical Scottish professor, accompanied by a photojournalist, has a fateful interview with a merciless dictator.

🎫On until Sat 13 Sep daily at Γ’ran MΓ³r.

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We’re delighted to announce that Leah Balmforth, Julie Coombe and Louise Haggerty will be starring in #FEIS by Anna McGrath.

Also featuring live music from Brian James O'Sullivan!

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Straight outta Stirling: the musical giving William Wallace the Hamilton treatment Beats, rhymes and Bannockburn? The creators of Wallace explain why they used hip-hop to tell the story of Scotland’s national hero

Festival? What festival? @playpiepint.bsky.social kicks off the autumn season next week www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/a...

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We're excited to announce that Bobby Bradley, Nicole Cooper and David Lee-Jones will be starring in 'Our Brother' by Jack MacGregor.

Performing at Oran Mor Glasgow (8-13 Sep) and Traverse Theatre (16-20 Sep).

Tickets and more info on our website!

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Dave Hook, Patricia Panther and Manasa Tagica will be starring in 'Wallace', our first show of the new season.

Don't miss this world premiere hip-hop musical retelling the life of Scottish legend William Wallace βš”οΈ

playpiepint.com/wallace/

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πŸ“£ Autumn 2025 πŸ“£

We are delighted to reveal the 12 wonderful plays coming to Γ’ran MΓ³r and to venues across Scotland this Autumn!

Take a wee look ⬇️

playpiepint.com/autumn-annou...

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Just two performances left of The Inquisitor at Γ’ran MΓ³r!

Don't miss this "fascinating and compelling hour" of theatre, and the closer to our Spring season before we go on our summer break.

Tickets and more info ⬇️

playpiepint.com/plays/the-in...

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⁉️ The Inquisitor is on stage – and it’s the final show of our Spring season!

Humour, humiliation, threats...the Inquisitor is now trying everything he can to get answers from the Prisoner.

Join us this week at Γ’ran MΓ³r until Sat, 28 June - catch it before the curtain falls!

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Very excited about this. Prepare for Tom and Michael blowing your socks off.

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