Checklist with Aftab Ali
ALEXANDRA
Burke takes centre stage as
Rachel Marron in The
Bodyguard musical at the
Theatre Royal.
Based on the blockbuster 1992 film with Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner the story tells of former Secret Service agentturned-bodyguard, Frank Farmer, hired to protect superstar Rachel from an unknown stalker.
Each expects to be in charge what they don’t expect is to fall in love.
Expect a whole host of irresistible Whitney classics, including I Have Nothing, Million Dollar Bill and one of the greatest love songs of all time, I Will Always Love You.
Tickets start at £19.50, with fee, at atgtickets.com.
’TIS the season to be jolly so head along to the Glasgow
Royal Concert
Hall today and save Scrooge from his surly ways in this festive A Christmas Carol concert.
Join Children’s Classic Concerts and the RSNO and convince him of the joy and wonder of the festive period.
The RSNO will performs plenty of beloved Christmas classics. Featuring some sweet singalongs, actors from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and dancers from the Manor School of Ballet, this is a celebration of Christmas past, present and future not to be missed.
Buy tickets at glasgowconcerthalls.com. Those under 12 months go free.
CELEBRATE the final TS Queen
Mary tours this year. Organisers will be displaying some of the heritage items recently returned, including the ship’s bell, various plaques and engine repeater.
During the guided Christmas tour, visitors will get to see the newly fabricated and fitted windows, as well as all the latest work on restoring the ship’s Burmese teak decks.
Tickets are free and complimentary snacks, including TS Queen Mary Christmas cake, and hot and cold drinks are included.
The meeting point is at the gangway on Pacific Quay, just next to the Glasgow Science Centre tower.