The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall

The Britannia Music Hall (The Panopticon) in Trongate, Glasgow, Scotland is the oldest surviving music hall in the world.

About The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall

	113-117 Trongate, Glasgow City Centre G1 5HD
	01415530840
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Built in 1857 by Thomas Gildard and H. M. McFarlane, it has hosted some of the biggest names on the Music hall circuit.

In 1906 Stan Laurel made his first stage appearance there on amateur night. In that same year A. E. Pickard bought the building and changed its name to the Panopticon. He also undertook some major works, installing a freak show, a roof top carnival and a waxworks. He also excavated the basement and installed an indoor zoo.

The Panopticon was one of the first buildings in Glasgow become powered by electricity and one of the first cinemas in Scotland. It closed in 1938 when it was sold to a tailors and converted to a workshop. It is currently being conserved by a trust who regularly perform traditional shows in the auditorium. It is now protected as a category A listed building.

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Upcoming Events at The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall

The Panopticon Comedy Club

24th April 2020

Laugh til the tears run down your legs when Glasgow's finest comedians take to the stage at The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall‎!

The Drag-Opticon Show Birthday Special

1st May 2020

It's our Birthday! Come celebrate four years of Drag-Opticon at The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall at our fabulous Birthday Special!

Metropolis (1927)

6th May 2020

Don't miss a special screening of the influential German science-fiction film Metropolis at Britannia Panopticon Music Hall featuring live music and sound effects from Gladstone's Bag!

MAMMA MIA Sing-Along

9th May 2020

Come join us at the Panopticon and belt out your favourite ABBA songs with a MAMMA MIA Sing-Along on Saturday 9th May!

The Rocky Horror Picture Show & Shock Treatment Double Feature

16th May 2020

To celebrate their tenth anniversary as a shadowcast the Denton Deviants are shadowing not only The Rocky Horror Picture Show but also it's sequel Shock Treatment at the Britannia Panopticon!

The Panopticon Comedy Club

29th May 2020

Laugh til the tears run down your legs when Glasgow's finest comedians take to the stage at The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall‎!

The Drag-Opticon Show

5th June 2020

The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall are proud to present to you the best of the flourishing Glasgow drag scene with The Drag-Opticon Show!

Mamma Mia 2 Singalong

13th June 2020

Come join us at the Panopticon and belt out your favourite ABBA songs with a MAMMA MIA 2 Sing-Along on Saturday 13th June!

The Panopticon Comedy Club

26th June 2020

Laugh til the tears run down your legs when Glasgow's finest comedians take to the stage at The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall‎!

The Drag-Opticon Show

3rd July 2020

The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall are proud to present to you the best of the flourishing Glasgow drag scene with The Drag-Opticon Show!

Grease Singalong

11th July 2020

Come and singalong to your favourite songs from the hit musical Grease at The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall on July 11th!

The Panopticon Comedy Club

31st July 2020

Laugh til the tears run down your legs when Glasgow's finest comedians take to the stage at The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall‎!

The Drag-Opticon Show

7th August 2020

The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall are proud to present to you the best of the flourishing Glasgow drag scene with The Drag-Opticon Show!

The Panopticon Comedy Club

28th August 2020

Laugh til the tears run down your legs when Glasgow's finest comedians take to the stage at The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall‎!

The Drag-Opticon Show

4th September 2020

The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall are proud to present to you the best of the flourishing Glasgow drag scene with The Drag-Opticon Show!

The Drag-Opticon Halloween Special

2nd October 2020 - 3rd October 2020

The Drag-Opticon Show returns to The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall with not one but two Halloween Special shows!

The Bitches of Eastwick

31st October 2020

Don't miss a Halloween Drag Parody of The Witches of Eastwick at The Britannia Panopticon produced and presented by 'Scotlands Premier Theatrical Drag Troupe', The VESTA Girls!

The Drag-Opticon Show

6th November 2020

The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall are proud to present to you the best of the flourishing Glasgow drag scene with The Drag-Opticon Show!

The Drag-Opticon Show Holiday Special

4th December 2020

It's the most wonderful time of the year and Drag-Opticon is getting into the festive spirit with a Holiday Special!

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