What's On at Platform: April - December 2026

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20 YEARS

TAKE PART AT PLATFORM FULL HOUSE FRIDAYS: BINGO MON 20 APRIL – SAT 19 DECEMBER 2026

Platform Fridays | 12pm | £5 | 18yrs+ Join us for a game of bingo, bowl of soup, plenty of prizes and live performance!

Music, stand-up comedy, arts, crafts and plenty more besides.

Platform offers a wide range of weekly workshops and classes, with something for all ages.

These are welcoming, artist led and no experience is needed.

PERFORMANCE

Sessions are offered on a Pay-What-You-Like basis allowing you to choose what to pay. Places must be booked in advance - book online, in person or by phone.

Monday Night Drama Mondays | 5.30pm-7pm

8-16 YRS

Weekly drama workshops for children and teenagers interested in performance, fun and creativity. Learn new skills and make some pals!

8-16 YRS Platform Dance Thursdays | 5pm for 8-11yrs Thursdays | 6.15pm for 12-16yrs

Weekly dance classes open to children and teenagers with all levels of experience welcome. These classes support everyone to develop their skills and get involved in performances.

MULTIARTFORM Play Café Saturdays | 11.15am-12pm

0-5 YRS

Creative activities for early years, each week is different - join us for music, dance, theatre, arts and crafts for babies, toddlers and their adults. Healthy drinks and snacks provided.

VISUAL ART Clack & Yak Knitting Group Mondays | 11am-1pm

ADULTS

Join this friendly group for a chat and cuppa whilst knitting, sewing or crocheting. Beginners welcome.

ADULTS Painting Club Tuesdays | 1pm-2.30pm Skills development session with a focus on watercolour painting. Aimed

at beginners and those wanting to get creative.

Art Factory Tuesdays | 2.45pm-4pm

ADULTS

A space for adults to get creative with individual or group projects, exploring different materials and themes – all with one-to-one guidance.

Nu Gen Tuesdays | 5pm-6.30pm

11+ YRS

Art sessions for young people who enjoy drawing, painting, design and sculpture.

A chance to experiment with materials and learn new skills.

Saturday Art Club 5-11 YRS Saturdays 11am-12pm & 1pm-2pm Art class for children offering a chance to be playful with materials and create artworks to take home.

MUSIC 8+ YRS Classes & Workshops ADULTS Drums Mondays & Thursdays | from 4.30pm Guitar | Tuesdays | from 5pm Fiddle | Tuesdays | from 5pm

Weekly music group and band style sessions open to adults and children.

All levels of experience welcome.

See website for individual session times.

Platform Singers Fridays | 2.30pm-4pm

ADULTS

A weekly choral singing session that is friendly, fun and a great way to meet new people.

20

This year, we celebrate our twentieth birthday with 26 creative projects and live events. Each Made in Easterhouse.

Each presents opportunities for you to join us and the artists we host to meet, have fun and make artworks and memories together.

Some of these 26 projects can be found in these pages but full details on the Made in Easterhouse 20:26 programme – including how to get involved – can be found on the website.

EXHIBITIONS FOUR CORNERS OF THE STUDIO

Project Ability Sat 7 Mar – Sat 30 May Mon-Sat | 10am-5pm (8pm Tue/Thu) Free | all ages A group exhibition featuring Aspire artists Erin Keogh, Andrew McMillan, Struan Robb and Scott Smith.

A vibrant selection of bold colourful paintings exploring themes of landscapes, nature and surroundings.

EASTERHOUSE MAKES

Platform Tue 23 Jun – Sat 5 Sep Mon-Sat | 10am-5pm (8pm Tue/Thu) Free | all ages Featuring a range of artworks made by participants who attend weekly art groups at Platform.

GLASWEGIANS

Cranhill Arts Project Sat 19 Sep – Sat 28 Nov Mon-Sat | 10am-5pm (8pm Tue/Thu) Free | all ages Between 1989 and 1993, Cranhill Arts photographers captured 40,000 images of Glaswegians, offering a rare insider portrait. Restored by the community and funded by National Lottery Heritage Fund, this exhibition celebrates this new digital archive.

APRIL ELECTION

Bishop May Down & Platform Fri 10 Apr | 12.30pm Free | 8yrs+ A performance that imagines children as political bigwigs with the power to make real change. A group of 11-year-olds in giant suits deliver a political manifesto written with young people from across Easterhouse.

MAKE DO | ALMANAC LAUNCH

Platform Sat 16 May | 12pm Free | all ages Drop in skills exchange session MAKE DO returns as part of Glasgow Climate Week and features an opportunity to explore the Easterhouse Almanac – a resource full of tips and ideas.

JUNE

A HOME FOR HAMISH

Just Us Fri 10 Apr | 2pm | BSL Interpreted £9.50 | £6 | £5 | 4-7yrs A colourful, immersive show blending dance, storytelling and British Sign Language. Climb mountains, dance with jellyfish and escape dragons – all in one magical adventure!

MAY SOUP!

MoonSlide Fri 8 May | 1pm £9.50 | £6 | £5 | all ages Join two dancing chefs whose unusual cooking style features clowning antics, hilarious kitchen mishaps, and acrobatics.

All the while, the audience choose ingredients for the chefs to create a unique pot of soup to share.

FIRE STORIES

Glasgow International, Platform & Red Flag Players Fri 19 Jun | 7pm & Sat 20 Jun | 2pm Event takes place offsite at The Glenburn Centre 6 Glenburnie Place, Glasgow G34 9AN

Free - tickets available from Platform 16yrs+ Multimedia project led by artist Keira McLean with filmmaker Caireen Stuart, animator Akvile Dirmauskaite and residents of Easterhouse - unearthing local histories through workshops which culminate in a special community performance. Part of Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Art.

JULY GAGGLE

Tenterhooks Mon 6 Jul | 2.30pm & 4pm Tue 7 Jul | 11am & 12.30pm £9.50 | £6 | £5

For young people with complex additional support needs

During the day, lighthouse keepers work, watch and wait, whatever the weather.

At night, the beacon is lit and things get weird, wonderful and a wee bit wild!

ALEXANDRA PARK FESTIVAL DAY Sat 11 Jul | 12pm-4pm THE BRIDGE BIRTHDAY PARTY Sat 18 Jul | 12pm-4pm Family festival fun returns this summer at Ally Park and an extra special event at the Bridge to celebrate our 20th birthday!

Entry is free and both are packed with activities and entertainment.

AUGUST TAKING PART OPEN HOUSE

Platform Sat 29 Aug | from 11am Free | all ages Discover and create at this open day of taster sessions for Platform’s Taking Part programme. Try music, performance, dance and visual art classes for children, adults and families.

SEPTEMBER AUTUMN BIG BAND BIRTHDAY TEA DANCES

Platform & Jon Ritchie and That Swing Sensation Wed 2 & Thu 3 Sep | 1pm £9.50 | £6 | £5 | 16yrs+ A tea dance extravaganza with live music, tea, sandwiches, cakes and dancers!

GLASGOW EAST COMICON

Platform & FUSE Sat 12 Sep | from 12pm Free | all ages Join us for another celebration of all things film and comics. Explore costumes & props, browse trader stalls, geek out and get your picture taken with your favourite characters.

VIVA LATINX!

Margot Conde Arenas & Platform Sat 19 Sep | from 12pm £9.50 | £6 | £5 | all ages A celebration of Latinx heritage, art, and culture in Scotland. Workshops by Latin American artists exploring dance and traditional cuisine, followed by music and performance.

OCTOBER DO NOT PASS GO

Platform and Jordan & Skinner Fri 2 Oct | 7pm Sat 3 Oct | 2pm & 7pm £9.50 | £6 | £5 | 14yrs+ Award-winning theatre company Jordan & Skinner bring their irreverent physical theatre style to an epic true story of games, money, and the forgotten woman who invented Monopoly. With integrated BSL.

CONCERNED OTHERS

Tortoise in a Nutshell Thu 15 Oct | 7pm £9.50 | £6 | £5 | 14yrs+ An intimate tabletop performance that shares the stories of critically under-heard voices. Accounts that paint us as a nation struggling to recognise a deadly culture of shame, ignorance and misunderstanding surrounding substance dependence and drug-related death.

MADE IN EASTERHOUSE CELEBRATION DAY

Platform Fri 23 Oct | 4pm £9.50 | £6 | £5 | all ages Celebrating twenty years of participatory arts in Easterhouse and looking to the future with live music, bold performance, and new, original visual art. Hear from some of the artists and participants behind the work, and enjoy some very special performances.

STARCATCHERS PLAY DAY

Platform & Starcatchers Sat 24 Oct | 12pm £5 | £3 | for families Starcatchers visit for a special birthday celebration featuring live music and performance for early years audiences and the rest of the family.

TAKING PART VARIETY SHOW

Platform Tues 27 Oct | 6.30pm Free but ticketed | all ages Joyful showcase celebrating weekly Taking Part groups. From music and dance to theatre and visual art, each group takes the stage for a spectacular evening of homegrown creativity, shared stories and community spirit.

20 YEARS

HANSEL & GRETEL One snowy Christmas Eve, a man finds two little creatures on his doorstep. A goat, and a badger.

Lost and alone. He takes them in, raises them as his own and calls them Hansel and Gretel.

But one day a mysterious power takes hold of the forest! Hansel and Gretel are, once more, lost and alone.

Mother Goose Image: Euan Robertson

Join us for a gripping, festive story, groovy songs and plenty of silly jokes as we find out: what’s going on? Will Hansel and Gretel ever find somewhere to live happily ever after?

Written by Lewis Hetherington Presented by Platform

DECEMBER Tue 1 Wed 2 Thu 3 Fri 4 Sat 5

10.30am & 1.30pm 10.30am* & 1.30pm 1pm & 7pm 10.30am & 7pm 2pm & 7pm

Tue 8 Wed 9 Thu 10 Fri 11 Sat 12

1pm & 7pm 10.30am & 1.30pm 10.30am* & 1.30pm 10.30am & 7pm 2pm* & 7pm

Tue 15 Wed 16 Thu 17 Fri 18 Sat 19

1pm & 7pm 10.30am* & 1.30pm 1pm & 7pm 10.30am & 7pm 2pm & 7pm

Mon 21 Tue 22 Wed 23 Thu 24

2pm & 7pm 2pm & 7pm 10.30am & 1.30pm 10.30am & 1.30pm

*relaxed performances

BOOK NOW: £10.50/£7/£6 FAMILY FRIENDLY

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Platform, the arts centre at The Bridge in Glasgow’s east end, offers a year-round programme of music, performance and visual art alongside a varied Taking Part programme of workshops and classes.

We welcome audiences from across Easterhouse, the city and beyond - and our Local Links programme offers great discounts to those living in postcodes near Platform. Membership is free and you can enjoy a show for as little as £5.

PLATFORM CAFÉ BAR With free Wi-Fi, a licensed bar and a varied breakfast, lunch and snack menu, the Platform Café Bar is open Monday to Saturday - see website for opening hours.

DONATE TO PLATFORM As a registered charity, any donation received - of any size helps us to continue delivering a varied and accessible programme of activities. Visit our website for details.

Eligible postcodes: G1 1, G1 5, G4 0, G31 1–5, G32 0, G32 6–9, G33 1–6, G34 0, G34 9, G40 1–4, G69 6–8, G71 7.

The Bridge is also home to a swimming pool and library run by Glasgow Life. The building is fully accessible with a free car park, is on various bus routes and around a 15-minute walk from Easterhouse Train Station.

Use the QR code to visit our website

Platform The Bridge 1000 Westerhouse Road Easterhouse, Glasgow G34 9JW platform-online.co.uk @platformglasgow info@platform-online.co.uk 0141 276 9661

Platform is programmed and managed by Glasgow East Arts Company, registered Scottish Charity No SCO34201.

All details within this brochure are correct at time of print.