Tramway

Tramway is an international art-space that commissions, produces and presents contemporary arts projects.

About Tramway

	25 Albert Drive, Glasgow South Side G41 2PE
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Our vision is to inspire and add to our understanding of today's world by connecting audiences and artists. Tramway is a space where you are welcomed to witness, engage, experience, participate, to be challenged and to learn...

Tramway 1
Tramway 1 is normally associated with large-scale performing arts projects. It is a flexible theatre space capable of meeting the needs of the most demanding projects and ambitious ideas through its ability to adapt and change from show to show.

Tramway 2
Tramway 2 is the principal exhibition space and one of the largest single galleries in Europe, approximately 1011 square metres in size. The original tramlines, steel pillars and the sheer scale of this space make it one of the most impressive visual arts spaces in Europe.

Tramway 3
The public space that creates a throughway between the exhibition and theatre spaces; Tramway 3 consists of our Box Office, and 'Street' area, which regularly hosts participatory activities and public events. It leads into the Café Bar and looks out onto The Hidden Gardens to the rear of the building.

Tramway 4
A studio theatre, with a seated capacity of 86. A very adaptable space Tramway 4 is often utilised as a residency space for artists, as well as hosting performances, talks, film screenings, seminars, and symposia.

Tramway 5
Tramway 5 is the street-facing gallery, it was created in 2009 as part of the redevelopment that saw the relocation of Scottish Ballet’s headquarters to adjoin Tramway. This 184 square metre space hosts both international, UK and Scottish artists’ work.

Upstairs at Tramway
The upper level includes a flexible Studio space, with a seated capacity of approximately 80, which hosts our ongoing participation programme: Junction 25, Tramway Young Critics, and Parkour. It often hosts workshops, talks and education classes by external organisations, including Glasgow Schools Youth Theatre, Indepen-dance, and Theatre Arts.

The Upper Foyer gallery space is used to show community exhibitions and participation project outcomes, and is regularly used by Time for Art and Visual Arts Studio students. It also hosts talks, workshops and participation activities.

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Upcoming Events at Tramway

Exhibitions

Solange Pessoa

9th May 2025 - 22nd September 2025

Tramway, Glasgow South Side

A major new presentation by one of Brazil's most renowned living sculptors, Solange Pessoa, will be hosted at Tramway Glasgow between Saturday 10th May and Monday 22nd September!

Exhibitions

Sarah Rose - Torpor

14th June 2025 - 7th September 2025

Tramway, Glasgow South Side

Sarah Rose's exhibition at Tramway, Torpor, incorporates processes of material transformation using the basic elements of glass, heat and light.

Workshops

Glasgow Zine Fest

5th July 2025 - 6th July 2025

Tramway, Glasgow South Side

Join Glasgow Zine fest at their new festival home, Tramway and The Hidden Gardens, for a weekend celebrating zines, climate justice, activism, land resistance, and radical creativity!

Days Out

Sufi Festival

19th July 2025 - 20th July 2025

Tramway, Glasgow South Side

The annual Sufi Festival is a cultural experience of Islamic art, culture and heritage in the heart of Scotland's most diverse and multicultural community in Glasgow's Southside!

Theatre

Chunky Jewellery

29th July 2025

Tramway, Glasgow South Side

Using words, dance and song these two uncompromising performers offer us an alternative love story... don't miss Barrowland Ballet's Chunky Jewellery when it returns to Tramway!

Dance

A Journey of Flight

31st July 2025 - 1st August 2025

Tramway, Glasgow South Side

Kathryn Gordon's A Journey of Flight, an immersive performance created in Shetland and inspired by the migration of birds, comes to Tramway Glasgow this summer!

Dance

The Unlikely Friendship of Feather Boy and Tentacle Girl

29th August 2025 - 30th August 2025

Tramway, Glasgow South Side

Exploring the universal yearning to belong and sharing the joy of friendship, The Unlikely Friendship of Feather Boy and Tentacle Girl is a dynamic and visually stunning aerial show!

Dance

Where We Choose To Stand

19th September 2025 - 20th September 2025

Tramway, Glasgow South Side

Where We Choose To Stand is a powerful new dance theatre show, performed by Penny Chivas, inspired by climate activism and political change.

Theatre

Take Me Somewhere: EXXY

15th October 2025

Tramway, Glasgow South Side

Joined on stage by three performers who walk and talk like him, watch as Dan Daw finds comfort in the possibility of finally blending in, after a lifetime of standing out.

Theatre

Take Me Somewhere: MEXA

18th October 2025

Tramway, Glasgow South Side

How does one go on alone when the collective no longer exists? Who tells the stories of bodies that can no longer speak?

Theatre

Take Me Somewhere: FRANK

22nd October 2025

Tramway, Glasgow South Side

Fresh from a knockout run and critical acclaim at Kunstenfestivaldesarts, FRANK arrives as the bold final chapter in Cherish Menzo's trilogy.

Dance

Scottish Ballet presents Wee Nutcracker

12th December 2025 - 24th December 2025

Tramway, Glasgow South Side

Enchanting characters are performed by Scottish Ballet's dancers in the Wee Nutcracker, a specially adapted version of the beloved festive ballet at Tramway!

The Hidden Gardens

25 Albert Drive, Glasgow South Side G41 2PE

Opened in 2003, the Hidden Gardens is an award-winning unique public greenspace and community development organisation located in Pollokshields, one of Scotland's most diverse communities.

Theatres

Centre for Contemporary Arts Glasgow

350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow City Centre G2 3JD

The CCA is a unique contemporary arts organisation at the heart of Glasgow's city centre and vibrant cultural community.

Theatres

Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre

8-10 Balcarres Avenue, Glasgow West End G12 0QF

Based in the West End of Glasgow, the Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre comprises a theatre (80 seats), museum and education unit.

Theatres

Glasgow Film Theatre

12 Rose Street, Glasgow City Centre G3 6RB

What began as a single screen cinema over 80 years ago has become Scotland’s most diverse and best publicly attended independent cinema, and home to the award-winning Glasgow Film Festival.

Theatres

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow City Centre G2 3DB

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is a world-leading conservatoire of music, drama, dance, production and film located in Glasgow City Centre.

Theatres

Cottiers

93-95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow West End G11 5PU

Cottiers is a historic building located in the heart of Glasgow's West end that boasts a recently renovated theatre, restaurant and bar.

Theatres

Tron Theatre

63 Trongate, Glasgow City Centre G1 5HB

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!

Theatres

City Halls

City Halls Candleriggs, Glasgow City Centre G1 1NQ

City Halls, Glasgow's oldest purpose built performance space, has been entertaining visitors since 1841 and is renowned throughout the world for having some of the finest acoustics!

Theatres

Govanhill Baths

99 Calder Street, Glasgow South Side G42 7RA

The Govanhill Baths is a community hub based in the heart of Govanhill providing free Health and Wellbeing educational workshops and classes for the local community free of charge.

Theatres

SEC Armadillo

Scottish Event Campus Exhibition Way, Glasgow West End G3 8YW

The SEC Armadillo is more than just a fantastic, purpose-built venue; it's been described as Glasgow's most iconic building and its stylish curves are a landmark sight in the city!

Theatres

Citizens Theatre

119 Gorbals Street, Glasgow South Side G5 9DS

The Citizens Theatre is an iconic venue and theatre company in the Gorbals area of Glasgow, creating ground-breaking theatre productions and empowering participatory projects.

Theatres