Glasgow 850 Theatre & Entertainment Tour
Enjoy an edifying, amusing and sensational walking tour of the entertainment and theatre history of Glasgow over the last 850 years!
About Glasgow 850 Theatre & Entertainment Tour
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8th May 2025 9th May 2025 10th May 2025 plus 48 more date(s), see below for more info |
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| 10.30am - 12.30pm | |
| Glasgow City Centre | |
| £12 | |
| Event organiser/part of The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall | |
| Visit the event website here | |
| Facebook information can be found here | |
Judith Bowers - founder of The Spirit of Glasgow Tour Company, (Glasgow’s first walking tour company), founder and director of the Britannia Panopticon Music Hall campaign and author of Glasgow’s Lost Theatre - will lead you on an edifying, amusing and sensational tour of the entertainment and theatre history of Glasgow.
Starting outside the front of the St Enoch Subway building in St Enoch Square, you will discover tales of ghostly pipers, dancing bears, flea circuses, executions (once the only permitted entertainment in the city), Penny Geggies, the first theatres of Glasgow and some of the celebrities who have visited the city throughout its 850-year history.
The walk ends with a tour around The Britannia Panopticon, the oldest surviving original music hall where Stan Laurel made his stage debut. Please note this tour may contain some adult content and very bad jokes.
All proceeds from this tour go to The Friends of The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall Trust to assist in continuing the campaign and keeping the music hall open.
Price includes admission to the music hall and £1 off hot and cold drinks at the bar. Please note that this is a WALKING TOUR AND NOT A SHOW.
Start point: St Enoch Subway Station, St Enoch Square
End point: Britannia Panopticon Music Hall
Additional Dates: 09 May 2025, 10 May 2025, 15 May 2025, 16 May 2025, 17 May 2025, 22 May 2025, 23 May 2025, 24 May 2025, 29 May 2025, 30 May 2025, 31 May 2025, 05 June 2025, 06 June 2025, 07 June 2025, 12 June 2025, 13 June 2025, 14 June 2025, 19 June 2025, 20 June 2025, 21 June 2025, 26 June 2025, 27 June 2025, 28 June 2025, 03 July 2025, 04 July 2025, 05 July 2025, 10 July 2025, 11 July 2025, 12 July 2025, 17 July 2025, 18 July 2025, 19 July 2025, 24 July 2025, 25 July 2025, 26 July 2025, 31 July 2025, 01 August 2025, 02 August 2025, 07 August 2025, 08 August 2025, 09 August 2025, 14 August 2025, 15 August 2025, 16 August 2025, 21 August 2025, 22 August 2025, 23 August 2025, 28 August 2025, 29 August 2025, 30 August 2025
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The Laurel Awards are a new competition for comedians to showcase their best 5 minutes with a grand finale being held at The Britannia Panopticon on Friday 11th July!
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