The Pavilion Theatre

If you are a family avoid like the plague.. this is the most appalling venue i have ever been to and heard about you have to pay for babies to have a seat witch they are not allowed to sit in if your baby cries at a panto they are quickly asked to leave even when its the rude manager who wakes my baby and then tell me to shut IT up being a manager with that attitude towards young families is disrespectful. Now they do have nice staff.. Dont go to the pantos your experience will be ruined as your little ones are not allowed to get excited and stand at there seats.. basically they dont want you to go with babies or young kids( read there own policies) they should never be getting family booking because it isnt for all the family they say its fun for all the family but not.. that to me is false advertising.. and the management shouldnt be allowed to work with public they need new fresh managers ones which smile and welcoming to the public before booking check the reviews out on google kings theatre should get there panto bookings least they welcome all the family

This performance was very poor . There was little enthusiasm from the cast and key roles were performed very badly . The sound quality was awful .special effects pathetic and I can only assume some of the parts had been passed to understudies . Moreover , the standards of access to and egress from the auditorium left me feeling that there was gross understaffing of ancillary staff . The staff had no sense of welcoming the audience wit a pleasant smile and seemed overwhelmed by the attendance . A number of the audience left the venue at the interval complaining about their entire experience .

Visited here on Friday 11/03/2022 to see an Elvis tribute concert. The show itself was excellent but for me the theatre is a complete let down and its own worse enemy. Seating is so cramped you can hardly breathe and the corridors and décor is visibly stuck in the 80s. The sound system is terrible especially if you are at the back of the stalls underneath the balcony. What did it for me was the staff having to constantly tell people of for standing which is very off-putting and constant, you will never stop people from standing now and again at concert so why try? Staff also have to constantly explain to people that alcohol is not allowed in the main auditorium I counted at least 10 people asking why? but they will serve you right up to the start of the show. Every other theatre allows this even the Falkirk Town Hall so surely they can do something about this, I mean it is a concert on a Friday night people want to enjoy themselves and have a drink and can do this safely if paper cups are used like everywhere else and it would save staff having to explain constantly. Toilets are also in desperate need of updating. Will unfortunately never be back which is quite sad really.

Friday 26th January 2024
Eddi Reader – The Pavillion Theatre, Glasgow

Eddi Reader, 64, is a Scottish singer-songwriter, best known for her work as the lead vocalist of the folk and soft rock band Fairground Attraction. This was a solo gig, and contemporaneous with the Celtic Connections festival. Eddi treated us to long introductions to each song, delivered in broad Glaswegian vernacular. Being English born I didn’t catch most of it, but it seemed to involve headbutting a fair bit. But us foreigners singled out. It turns out Eddi has met many nice English people. So that’s OK then. And then then there was the politics. Our Eddi doesn’t much like Nigel, Donald or Boris but evidently Nicola is great. We are all entitled to our views, but I didn’t buy a ticket to hear hers. The music was anonymous, dull stuff and hard to engage with. But in fairness to Eddi the bulk of the crowd seemed very happy with the patter. This was the less pleasant bit of Glasgow talking to itself. I shall not be intruding again but all was not lost. The support act, Robin Adams, was thoughtful, melodic and able to engage the emotions. One to check out.

Last nights Adult Panto was shocking, avoid, avoid, avoid. Don’t waste your time or money, only three actors, the script was terrible, nothing spent on stage props, with one of the main jokes being that the stage door was locked when it should have been open. The swearing was over the top, the suggestive behaviour / statements were awful and embarrassing. Refunds should be sent to avoid the Pavilion being tarred by this act.

Went to see Tommy Emmanuel and Molly Tuttle. Cost £70 for two tickets. Have never sat in a colder venue in my life. Warmer outside. Pavillion has gone to the dogs thinking they can host 1300 people and two world class guitarists in a freezing cold theatre. Huge credit to the musicians - if it was me I wouldn’t have gone on. They were clearly struggling with the temperature at times. Shame on the pavilion. Won’t be back. If you can’t run the theatre properly don’t run it at all.

Absolute pits! Went to a show ‘Weegie Think Ae That!’ Meant to be comedy! The worst show by far I have seen in my life! 3 idiots on a stage believing they have talent? Oh noooooo! Absolutely diabolical! I apologised to my friends for subjecting them to sitting through this crap!

Panto was good and lots of funny parts. I do think that the previous pantos have been better. I do think it was a bit padded out with the x factor part. The lazers were pretty rubbish. But my son loved it and that's the main thing.

Stars of the panto were great and did a good job!

Love the theatre as I think it is a great layout. Will return to see a panto again there.

This is the nicest theatre we have ever visited. It’s almost worth going to see the decor.
Comfortable seating. Good viewing. Pleasant staff.
And the cheapest ice cream we have ever experienced - just over half the price of the Playhouse in Edinburgh.
And the show was good too (Beyond the Barricades).

Amazing staff tonight. So helpful and thoughtful. My son found it all a bit much. The staff tried their absolute best to help. Very impressed and touched by their attitude and attentiveness. Thank you.