Up A Close
Following a sell out run across Scotland, Kingsman Travelling Theatre Company is absolutely delighted to be bringing Up A Close, Joanna's story to Carnegie Hall on Saturday 17th October!
About Up A Close
| 17th October 2026 | |
| 2.30pm & 7.30pm | |
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Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall East Port, Dunfermline KY12 7JA |
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| £20 - £22 / Commission Fee: £1 per ticket | |
| Visit the event website here |
Following multiple sell-out runs in 2023, 2024 and 2025, and two sold-out performances at Glasgow’s iconic Pavilion Theatre, Up A Close is coming to the fabulous Carnegie Hall Theatre, Dunfermline on Saturday 17 October 2026, with both a matinee and evening performance.
A Story That Has Touched Audiences Across Scotland
The story of Joanna, recounting her life in a Glasgow tenement flat, has brought joy, laughter and tears to audiences across Scotland.
Up A Close tells the story of Joanna reflecting on her life in her Partick tenement flat when her husband doesn’t come home one night. As she reminisces about her tough marriage, her children, and growing up in the 1970s, the audience is taken on a heartfelt journey through family, friendship, and the ups and downs of working-class Glasgow life.
Full of Laughter, Heart and Glasgow Banter
From childhood mischief with her best friend Anne Marie, to schooldays under the watchful eye of the nuns, and dancing up the toon to the Bay City Rollers, Joanna’s story is filled with laughter, poignancy, and pure Glasgow banter.
A warm, funny and deeply moving theatrical experience that continues to resonate with audiences wherever it plays.
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