Sunday 19 May at 1pm, in the Studio Theatre. Tickets £10

Oran Mor’s ground-breaking lunchtime theatre programme A Play, a Pie and a Pint began in 2004 and now commissions 37 new plays a year across a range of genres from tragedies and monologues to comedies and musicals. This time it's Marco Pantani – The Pirate by Stuart Hepburn about the great Italian cyclist Marco Pantani. More about the play

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Wednesday 22 May at 7:30pm in the main theatre. Tickets: £12. Concession: £10

National Theatre of Scotland present Calum’s Road. Calum's Road has become the stuff of modern folklore. It is the remarkable true story of one man's single-minded determination to challenge the powers-that-be and is brought to stages across Scotland for the first time. Based on Roger Hutchinson’s book of the same name, Scots playwright David Harrower offers audiences the richly detailed and unhurried description of a dying way of life in Northern Raasay. Calum MacLeod, having battled the inaction of authorities on Raasay for years, sets off alone with a pick, a shovel and a wheelbarrow to build a road that will connect up the island. His daughter has been forced to board at secondary school on Skye and now Calum’s not having it any more. He wants to turn the tide of neglect and indifference and keep his family - and community - together. His unpaid labour of love was to dominate the last 20 years of Calum’s life and leave behind a legacy – both practical and poetic - carved into the landscape he loved.

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Friday 25 May, 7:30pm in the main theatre. All tickets: £10

Inverclyde’s Top Talent Competition is back. Megastars 2013 hits the stage with its final featuring some great acts.

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Wednesday 29 May, 7.30pm in the main theatre. Tickets: £10. Concession: £8

Barrowland Ballet present A Conversation with Carmel. Carmel is turning 80. Share in her stories, secrets and family relationships in this visionary piece of dance, theatre and film inspired by the chaos of family gatherings. Featuring Diana Payne-Myers (DV8); Matthew Hawkins (Matthew Hawkins Dance, Royal Ballet) and an ensemble cast drawn from across the local community, A Conversation With Carmel fuses the talents of some of Scotland’s most exciting artists - choreographer Natasha Gilmore, artistic directors of Vox Motus Theatre Company, composer Quee MacArthur (Shooglenifty) and award-winning film-maker Rachel Davies.

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Thursday 30 May at 7.30pm in the main theatre. Tickets: £12. Concession: £10

Rapture theatre company present political comedy The Sash by Hector MacMillan which is set in Glasgow on the day of the Orange Walk, and is 40 years old this year. Bill MacWilliam is determined that his son, Cameron, will join him on the walk. However, prompted by his mother’s recent death, Cameron has started to question his father’s beliefs. Throw in the arrival of the staunch Irish Catholic spinster from downstairs with her pregnant niece and comic chaos and dramatic conflict result. Father is pitted against son and niece against aunt, as old prejudices are questioned and new ideals sought. Typical Glasgow humour and thought-provoking drama guarantee a great night out.

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Thursday 6 June at 7.30pm in the Studio Theatre. Tickets: £12. Concession: £10

In 1932, 25,000 unemployed First World War veterans occupied Washington DC to peacefully petition the government for promised relief. Hoover's relief? Drive the veterans out with bayonets, bullets, poison gas and fire. Featuring the music of legendary folk musician Woody Guthrie and his contemporaries, the students of Pepperdine University tell the story of the march of the Bonus Army: a national campaign for food, work and justice. A stylistic tribute to the Scottish Political Theatre tradition, this true story for here and now is told in the words and songs of those who were there.

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