Tron Theatre

The Tron Theatre has been a familiar landmark in Glasgow's Merchant City area for centuries and a popular cultural venue for over twenty years.

About Tron Theatre

	63 Trongate, Glasgow City Centre G1 5HB
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The Tron Theatre produces and presents outstanding contemporary theatrical work that entertains, inspires and empowers in order to culturally enhance the lives of the people of Glasgow, the West of Scotland and beyond irrespective of age, background or ability.

We’re also home to a vibrant bar and kitchen serving up mouth watering food and drinks throughout the day. Add to this our community participation programmes, the historically rich Victorian Bar and our cherished home within one of the city’s most iconic buildings, Tron Theatre is a venue with a difference.

Upcoming Events at Tron Theatre

Mammy Goose

27th November 2018 - 6th January 2019

Johnny McKnight returns to the stage in this year's rip-rollicking panto, Mammy Goose, at the Tron Theatre!

Remember December

30th November 2018 - 31st December 2018

Remember December is a fun-filled festive adventure for 3 - 6 year olds and their adults at the Tron Theatre!

Chris Smither and special guest The Suitcase Junket

18th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Chris Smithers showcases work from his eighteenth record Call Me Lucky with special guest appearance from Matt Lorenz (The Suitcase Junket).

Aidan O’Rourke & Kit Downes with James Robertson

19th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Enjoy sparse and emotive contemporary folk music with spoken word from multiple award-winning Aiden O’Rourke, Kit Downes and James Robertson.

Mary Ann Kennedy ‘Glaschu’ and support

20th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Mary Ann Kennedy performs songs from her new album Glaschu at the Tron Theatre on Sunday 20th January!

McGonagall’s Chronicles

22nd January 2019 - 25th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: McGonagall's Chronicles is the latest show from the award-winning Gary McNair, a funny and touching tribute to reviled Dundonian Sir William McGonagall!

Frieda Morrison with George Duff

26th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: North East singer, songwriter and broadcaster Frieda Morrison draws her style and influence from the land with songs that touch the heart.

Thunderstruck

29th January 2019 - 30th January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Thunderstruck at the Tron Theatre is a coming of age play about heroes, bravery and a bin man!

Gillebrìde MacMillan: ‘Freumhan Falaichte’ - Hidden Roots and Rachel Hair & Ron Jappy

31st January 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: Performing self-penned songs from his 2018 album release, Gillebride MacMillan deals with a range of personal, cultural and political issues.

The Young’uns - The Ballad of Jonny Longstaff

1st February 2019 - 2nd February 2019

Celtic Connections 2019: The Young'uns is the story of one man’s adventure from begging on the streets in the north of England to fighting against fascism in the Spanish Civil War.

Babyface

7th February 2019 - 9th February 2019

Hey Baby! Welcome to a world of knee socks, bunches, lollipops, bubblegum and models adopting the childlike expressions of six-year-old girls... it's Babyface at the Tron Theatre!

Sunday Jazz

10th February 2019

Relax and enjoy chamber jazz of the highest quality at the Tron Theatre's regular Sunday Jazz sessions!

Testroom

12th February 2019

Puppet Animation Scotland presents Testroom at the Tron Theatre featuring work by Beth Hamilton-Cardus, Elspeth Chapman & Sonia Gardes, Lewis Sherlock and Greg Sinclair, Kate Temple & Ann Thallon.

The Dark

15th February 2019 - 16th February 2019

The Dark, at the Tron Theatre, is a story of the journey taken by a four-year-old boy and his mother to escape a country divided by dictatorship and consumed by conflict.

Sonnet Youth Weekender: Gigantic Lying Mouth

15th February 2019

In Gigantic Lying Mouth at the Tron Theatre Kevin P. Gilday finds himself trapped in the afterlife and in line for a celestial judgement, only to find things are a little different on the other side!

Sonnet Youth Weekender: Confessionals

16th February 2019

Confessionals, written and performed by Victoria McNulty challenges the stereotypes of working-class Scotland and asks who is to blame for a society cleaved in two, catch it at the Tron Theatre!

Berkoff’s Women

21st February 2019 - 23rd February 2019

Out of her unique association with Steven Berkoff, Linda Marlowe presents, Berkoff's Women, a theatrical exploration of sensuality, revenge, pathos, heart-breaking loneliness and riotous humour!

Miss Julie

22nd February 2019 - 2nd March 2019

Shilpa T-Hyland directs Strindbergs classic text as Perth Theatre at Horsecross Arts presents Miss Julie at the Tron Theatre!

In Other Words

5th March 2019 - 7th March 2019

Connected by the music of Frank Sinatra, this intimate, humorous and deeply moving love story explores the transformative power of music in connection with dementia care.

Approaching Empty

5th March 2019

Set in a scruffy minicab office in Northern England in the aftermath of Margaret Thatcher’s death, Approaching Empty is a razor-sharp new drama by award-winning playwright Ishy Din!

Heart of Darkness

7th March 2019 - 9th March 2019

imitating the dog create a bold new version of Joseph Conrad’s classic novel, Heart of Darkness, fusing live performance with digital technology at the Tron Theatre!

(Can This Be) Home

14th March 2019 - 16th March 2019

(Can This Be) Home at the Tron Theatre is half music gig, half spoken word examining the impact of Brexit, taking stock of where we are now. Can we ever feel at home again?

dressed.

14th March 2019 - 16th March 2019

Multi-award winning ThisEgg celebrate the power clothes have to liberate us in dressed. at the Tron Theatre!

Sunday Jazz

17th March 2019

Relax and enjoy chamber jazz of the highest quality at the Tron Theatre's regular Sunday Jazz sessions!

Tensile Strength

20th March 2019 - 22nd March 2019

Tensile Strength (or How to Survive at Your Wit's End) is a show about Stress and the world we live in now and will prove essential viewing in a society that just can't seem to relax anymore.

The Taming of the Shrew

20th March 2019 - 30th March 2019

Turning Shakespeare's original upside down, Jo Clifford's new version of The Taming of the Shrew is a bawdy and riotous take where the patriarchy is being challenged and new possibilities abound!

DUPed

4th April 2019 - 6th April 2019

Based upon extensive interviews with campaigners, activists and journalists DUPed, at the Tron Theatre, explores the legacy and continuing impact of Ian Paisley's Democratic Unionist Party.

Mark Thomas: Check Up Our NHS@70

9th April 2019 - 11th April 2019

Mark Thomas uses his own demise to explore what's going wrong in our NHS, how it can go right and what the future might hold for all of us.

Drone

11th April 2019 - 13th April 2019

A cabaret jam of sights, sounds and words: three artists remix the show nightly to tell the story of a military drone's life and fears.

Let Me Look At You

12th April 2019 - 13th April 2019

Let Me Look At You by Godfrey Hamilton, solo performed by Mark Pinkosh is an insightful, and deeply moving celebration of LGBTQ experience over 50 years.

Sunday Jazz

14th April 2019

Relax and enjoy chamber jazz of the highest quality at the Tron Theatre's regular Sunday Jazz sessions!

The Lost Things

16th April 2019 - 17th April 2019

Multi-award-winners Tortoise in a Nutshell return to Tron Theatre with 'The Lost Things' a dark fairy tale set in a fantastical world!

Father

17th April 2019 - 20th April 2019

Father is an intimate work with mythical scope, where the personal experiences between child and parent are reflected in our wider relationship with Mother Nature and the evolution of our climate.

A Hundred Different Words for Love

19th April 2019 - 20th April 2019

Three years ago, James Rowland met and then lost the love of his life... this is his hilarious, heart-lifting story about romance, despair, and most of all, friendship!

Locker Room Talk

25th April 2019 - 27th April 2019

Locker Room Talk returns to continue a conversation about misogyny and masculinity which has become even more urgent since its premiere.

Marie

25th April 2019 - 27th April 2019

Fast-paced and irreverent, Marie is a darkly comic new play inspired by the life of Mary Queen of Scots but given a distinctly modern twist! Catch it at the Tron Theatre!

Sunday Jazz

12th May 2019

Relax and enjoy chamber jazz of the highest quality at the Tron Theatre's regular Sunday Jazz sessions!

Sunday Jazz

9th June 2019

Relax and enjoy chamber jazz of the highest quality at the Tron Theatre's regular Sunday Jazz sessions!

The Ugly One

4th July 2019 - 20th July 2019

The Ugly One at the Tron Theatre is a hilarious, fast-moving and scalpel-sharp comedy about external beauty, identity and the brutality of capitalism.