Find out what’s happening over the next few weeks at The Boardwalk, Glasgow’s social enterprise events and arts venue.
What’s on in April at The Boardwalk
Crime & Punishment | New Clan Arts
New College Lanarkshire brings Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment to the stage in a gripping adaptation that delves into the psychological turmoil of guilt, morality, and redemption. Dark, intense, and deeply resonant, this classic drama follows one man’s descent into inner conflict with consequences that are as unsettling as they are profound.
Thurs, April 23 – Wed, May 6 | Various shows | Get your tickets
Pomona | New Clan Arts
New College Lanarkshire presents Pomona, a disturbing and gripping contemporary thriller set in a fractured, hyper‑connected world where a young woman searches for her missing sister and reality itself begins to fracture. Unsettling and critically acclaimed, Alistair McDowall’s play confronts violence, power, and truth in a chilling theatrical experience that lingers long after the curtain falls.
Wed, April 29 – Fri, May 1 | Various shows | Get your tickets
What’s on in May at The Boardwalk
An Evening of Two One Act Plays | Amber Conway Events
Enjoy a sharp and moving double bill at The Boardwalk, featuring two solo performances that blend big laughs with emotional honesty as they unpack OCD, mental health, house parties, and the chaos of modern dating. By turns hilarious, tender, and raw, this over‑16s evening celebrates bold storytelling that finds humour and heart in life’s messiest moments.
Sat, May 9 @ 7pm | Get your tickets
FANDEMONIUM! | Martyr Theatre Company & Half Trick Theatre
FANDEMONIUM! is a riotous, time-jumping comedy about Byron-obsessed teenager Mirren, who is convinced the poet himself is writing her love letters and nothing, not even her disapproving father, will stop her from trying to meet him. Blending youthful obsession, poetry, and family chaos, this playful co‑production hurtles between 1825 and 2015 in a bold, affectionate celebration of fandom and romantic delusion.
Sun, May 10 @ 7pm | Get your tickets
Contest | New Clan Arts
Consent by Nina Raine is a powerful and unsettling drama that examines truth, language, and responsibility as a legal case collides with the messy realities of friendship and personal relationships. Moving between courtroom debate and intimate conversation, the play challenges how we listen, judge, and construct narratives in moments where certainty feels impossible.
Sat, May 9 – Mon, May 11 | Various shows | Get your tickets
An Evening with The Forcefields
The Forcefields invite you into an immersive, cosmic gig that blends live music, synchronised film, and striking projections, with support from the Stellar Anderson Project. Arrive early to explore a playful universe of live drawing, photo portals, and interactive moments, and stay after to wander, reflect, and celebrate vibrancy in an experience designed to be discovered your own way.
Tues, May 12 @ 6:45pm | Get your tickets
Shout! A Mod Musical | New Clan Arts
SHOUT! A Mod Musical is a high-energy, feel-good celebration of the Swinging Sixties, following five fabulous women as they navigate love, independence, and social pressures through iconic music, bold fashion, and unstoppable attitude. Bursting with wit, colour, and infectious tunes, the show invites audiences to tease their hair, slip on their go‑go boots, and revel in the decade that changed everything.
Fri, May 15 – Sun, May 17 | Various shows | Get your tickets
Creative Writing Club | Caledonian Starlight Guild
This creative writing club is a friendly, inclusive space where writers of all levels can come together to write, chat, and share constructive feedback in a relaxed, supportive setting. With a fantasy‑inspired focus but all genres welcome, sessions balance creativity, peer review, and community. Bring your favourite writing tools and make yourself at home.
Sat, May 16 @ 2pm-4pm | Get your tickets
F.U.D.S. Tour | Reconnect Theatres
F.U.D.S is a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud Scottish comedy that drops audiences into a living room packed with paranoia, rage, and razor-sharp banter, as three friends wrestle with loyalty and greed after a dangerous secret slips out. Hilarious, dark, and unapologetically Scottish, this critically acclaimed Fringe hit delivers 55 minutes of explosive patter and moral mayhem with bite and heart.
Sat, May 16 @ 7:30pm | Get your tickets
Working Title: A Festival of New Work | New Clan Arts
Working Title is a two-day festival of new work showcasing 13 original performances by emerging creatives from New College Lanarkshire’s Creative Enterprise course, celebrating Scottish theatre in all its bold, unfinished, and evolving forms. Audiences can enjoy snippets, sketches, music, and more with an all-areas evening pass (including two free drink tokens), with performances shown twice and first-come, first-served access; the festival is 14+ due to adult content.
Wed, May 20 & Thurs, May 21 @ 6:30pm | Get your tickets
The Importance of Being Earnest | Gallus Outlaws Theatre Company
Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest is a sparkling comedy of manners packed with mistaken identities, shameless deception, and razor‑sharp wit, as two gentlemen juggle double lives in pursuit of love and leisure. Bursting with romance and social satire, the play delivers laugh‑out‑loud farce while cheekily suggesting that sincerity is far less important than a very good name.
Thurs, May 28 – Sat, May 30 | Various shows | Get your tickets
Recurring events and programmes at The Boardwalk
RegueTone™ | YC Dance Academy
RegueTone™ is a high‑energy dance fitness class that fuses reggaetón rhythms with powerful full‑body training, delivering a workout that’s as fun as it is fierce. Expect sweat, strength, and unstoppable vibes as you build core power, coordination, and confidence every Monday night at The Boardwalk.
Every Monday @ 7pm | DM on Instagram to book
Deaf Youth Theatre | Solar Bear
Solar Bear’s Deaf Youth Theatre is a creative programme for Deaf, hard‑of‑hearing, and deafblind young people aged 11–21, offering weekly workshops where participants build skills, make new work, and connect through theatre and film. Sessions run on Tuesdays during term time, with a social club from 5pm-6:30pm followed by Deaf Youth Theatre from 6:30pm-8.30pm.
Learn more about Deaf Youth Theatre
Paragon
Paragon, one of our tenants at The Boardwalk, is an inclusive music and dance organisation that empowers young people and adults across Scotland to build confidence, creativity, and community through accessible artistic experiences. Guided by equality and inclusion, Paragon brings people of all abilities and support needs together with professional artists to develop skills, form friendships, and discover their creative potential. They run regular workshops, programmes, and performances at The Boardwalk.
Learn more about Paragon & get invovled
Birds of Paradise Theatre Company
Birds of Paradise Theatre Company, another tenant at The Boardwalk, is Scotland’s pioneering disability‑led theatre company, known for making bold, high‑quality work by disabled artists that challenges exclusion and changes how disability and access are understood in theatre and culture. With over 30 years of impact, BOP creates new productions, develops disabled creative talent, and delivers strategic and international work to build a more diverse, accessible and equitable arts sector in Scotland and beyond.
Learn more about Birds of Paradise & get involved
The Boardwalk is a vibrant and creative venue in the heart of Glasgow’s Merchant City with a variety of meeting, performance, studio, and event spaces for hire. Our colourful building is adorned with artwork and has a large foyer and fully functional theatre with a capacity of up to 180 people. We can also provide delicious and diverse catering options, a drinks service, in-house tech support, and much more.
The bonus? We’re a social enterprise which means every time book a space at The Boardwalk, you’re helping Scottish charity Impact Arts transform lives through creativity, tackle inequalities, and address poverty.
Planning your next event? Book a space at The Boardwalk today.
You can also email [email protected] or call us on 0141 575 3001
