THE SOUND OF MUSIC, THE BODYGUARD, BARNUM & More Coming to King's Theatre Glasgow

Brian Conley brings the circus to town in Barnum, Alexandra Burke belts out Whitney Houston classics in The Bodyguard, Shrek the Musical takes 'ogre' the King's and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels steals the show.

Cirque Berserk (Mon 26 - Wed 28 Jan) presents all the fun of the fair including the Death Globe, where three motorcyclists reach speeds of 60mph in a steel cage, a troupe of more than 30 jugglers, acrobats and aerialists as well as an awarding winning clown, Tweedy. Let the show spectacles continue as you're transported to Las Vegas for One Night of Elvis (Thu 29 Jan) and The Rat Pack (Fri 30 Jan).

Blast off into February with Return to the Forbidden Planet (Mon 9 - Sat 14 Feb) where founding member of legendary rock band Queen Brian May will be beamed into the King's via video transmission to help this jukebox musical take off with a bang.

Here is one of our favourite things, The Sound of Music (Mon 16 - Sat 28 Feb) returns to the King's starring winner of the BBC's Over the Rainbow, Danielle Hope as Maria. Another TV talent show queen, the X Factor's Alexandra Burke, takes to the stage in the King's Scottish premiere of The Bodyguard (Wed 4 - Sat 14 Mar) performing Whitney Houston classics including One Moment in Time, I Wanna Dance With Somebody and one of the greatest hits of all time - I Will Always Love You.

As part of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival the King's Theatre hosts a week of stand up featuring Al Murray, Jerry Sadowitz, Fred MacAulay and a special evening where a number of stars including Frankie Boyle, Stewart Francis and Patrick Monahan come together in aid of MND Scotland.

Brian Conley is Phineas T. Barnum (Tue 31 Mar - Sat 4 Apr). This exhilarating musical follows Barnum's life story until he finally teams up with J. A. Bailey to create Barnum and Bailey's circus - the greatest show on earth.

Strictly Come Dancing's Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace bring the glamour of Hollywood to Glasgow with their sensational choreography and flawless footwork in Dance 'Till Dawn (Tue 7 - Sat 11 Apr).

There are hi-jinks on the high seas in the Cole Porter classic Anything Goes (Mon 20 - Sat 25 Apr) starring Benidorm's Hugh Sachs and Midsomer Murders regular Jane Wymark.

Based on the award winning DreamWorks animation film, Shrek The Musical (Wed 29 Apr - Sun 17 May) is a must see for all the family. Join everyone's favourite ogre and a gang of fairytale misfits in this all-singing, all-dancing extravaganza.

The National Theatre of Scotland presents a riotous new comedy, Yer Granny (Tue 26 - Sat 30 May). A diabolical 100-year-old granny is literally eating her family out of house and home, starring some of Scotland's best-loved performers including Maureen Beattie, Paul Riley and Jonathan Watson.

Calamity Jane (Tue 16 - Sat 20 Jun) returns to the King's all guns blazing with winner of Andrew Lloyd Webber's search for Nancy, Jodie Prenger, and Emerdale's Tom Lister.

Reminding us to always look on the bright side of life is The Monty Python's Spamalot (Mon 1 - Sat 6 Jun) direct from the West End alongside the critically acclaimed Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Tue 23 Jun - Sat 4 Jul). Two seasoned swindlers attempt to hoodwink a millionaire heiress on the French Riviera. As the pair compete in the true art of the con, they discover there is only room for one of them.

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