Westender Magazine delves into the Glasgow entertainment available this March 25.
By Tracy Mukherjee
March ‘25
Glasgow Film Festival
The Glasgow Film Festival celebrates its 21st year. It’s become the largest film festival in Scotland, lauded worldwide. This is in no small part due to its always eclectic programme of films, Q and As, and masterclasses.
With opening and closing galas featuring world premieres, for CEO of the GFT and Festival Director Allison Gardener, it’s her last GFF as she retires. And it’s a good one.
There is an abundance of premieres this year from 39 countries. But as always, promoting Scottish Film is at the heart of what the festival does. The Scottish premiere of ‘Harvest’, shot entirely in Argyllshire and ‘Fear’ a major new Amazon Studios series shot in our very own West End, to name but a few.
The ‘Live in Conversation’ events are belters this year with Hollywood stars James McAvoy and Jessica Lange.
With the GFF audience award, country focus and the enormously popular retrospective all returning, there’s simply too much to choose from. So, grab a coffee, head over to the programme website, and get tickets now!
Glasgow Film Festival
Glasgow Film Theatre and selected venues
26th February – 9th March 2025
w:glasgowfilm.org
Top for Theatre
I don’t know exactly what’s happening in Glasgow, but the number of incredible productions is quite difficult to keep up with. And as for March 25 in Glasgow, the entertainment line-up is off the scale.
Talk about classics, Death of a Salesman 5th – 9th March (see full article) starring David Hayman is coming to The Pavilion Theatre in an all-Scottish production which will tour the UK thereafter.
If you are of a certain age, you’ll remember the heartbreakingly poignant, yet hilarious Boys from the Blackstuff on TV in the early 1980s. Alan Bleasdale’s now iconic depiction of five unemployed men, desperately trying to find work under the Thatcher Government has been adapted by the James Graham. It started off at The National Theatre in London’s South Bank and now is playing in Glasgow’s almost-West-End this March. An utterly unmissable theatre experience.
Along at Websters Theatre, Three the Musical, tells the story of Jack and Sophie who’s 10-year relationship shifts off course as they await the birth of their baby. A true story with plot twists to keep you hooked.
Death of A Salesman
Pavilion Theatre
5th – 9th March
w: trafalgartickets.com/pavilion-theatre-glasgow/
Boys From the Black Stuff
Theatre Royal
11th-15th March
w:atgtickets.com/shows/boys-from-the-blackstuff/theatre-royal-glasgow/
Top for Comedy Festivals
Yes, the Edinburgh Fringe may have a larger scale. But to be fair, The Glasgow International Comedy Festival has grown inordinately year on year. And as the one and only Sir Billy Connelly says, ‘It is the funniest city in the world, bar none.’ Billy Connelly, Edinburgh! Microphone drop.
So in the immortal words of Andy Williams, ‘Where do I begin?’ The programme is MASSIVE. So, I can but choose a few of my favourites.
There is the ever-hilarious Susie MCabe. A regular on Frankie Boyle’s New World Order, Kevin Bridges support, she’s the winner of Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award. With three nights at the Kings, bag a seat.
There are a few of my favourite Scot Squad members patrolling the festival. Chris Forbes has left the Highlands in favour of The Stand. Chris is no stranger to stand-up with The Herald saying ‘Brilliantly observed…laugh-out-loud stuff…A natural comedian.’
The dead pan but dead funny Stuart McPherson is also appearing at the Stand. Stuart is an award-winning comedian, writer and actor. With two different shows at the festival, get online and get booking.
This is but an amuse bouche of basically a ten-course tasting menu, so peruse the programme below.
Glasgow International Comedy Festival
Various Venues across the city
12th – 30th March
w:glasgowcomedyfestival.com
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