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What's on – Archive

From thought provoking performances and exhibitions to gigs and festivals, our pioneering community engagement has been entertaining and engaging audiences since 2006.

Hap Up Easterhouse
Apr 2016


An exhibition of work by Mandy McIntosh in collaboration with local people
Privilege
Privilege
Apr 2016


Privilege is a creative investigation into power and entitlement.
Outskirts 2016 Produced by Platform
Outskirts 2016
Apr 2016


Blurring the boundaries between theatre, music, art, film and Glasgow.
Breathe
Apr 2016


A dance performance by Scottish based artists White & Girvan.
Des McLean
Des McLean
Apr 2016


A unique collaboration between Luke Fowler, Richard Youngs, Paul Thomson & Norwegian bassist Michael Duch
Poggle
May 2016


Live music, clapping rhythms and bubble popping throughout!
Go Get ‘em Kid
Go Get 'em Kid
May 2016


A funny and high-energy dance duet about friendship and sharing…
Blue Block Studio
May 2016


Exciting, innovative, creative play space for babies under 24 months and their grown-ups.
#Unplugged
May 2016


Our young company explore the pros and cons of social media
A Bench on the Road
Sep 2016


A rich piece of musical and visual storytelling which explores women’s experience of immigration
Inside Out
Oct 2016


Pixar at its heartstring-tugging, joyous best
Eastern Promise
Oct 2016


“A gem in the Scottish festival calendar” — The List
Wild Life
Oct 2016


A fun, playful and wild intergenerational performance, which sits between dance, live art and contemporary performance.
SWITCH
Oct 2016


An experimental music event and gig
As The Crow Flies
Oct 2016


Created especially for children and adults, this performance celebrates human connections.
Girl Gaze
Nov 2016


Featuring female or female fronted performance, music and DJ sets, curated by young people.
Party Piece Night
Nov 2016


Featuring Deirdre Nelson, Colin Tennant, Musical Workshop and more! Celebrating song and spoken word
A Christmas Carousal
Dec 2016


with unique solo performances from Kathryn Joseph, Babe and Jonnie Common and special guests…
Idris Ackamoor and the Pyramids
Jun 2017


Legendary West coast intergalactic jazz mavericks, The Pyramids come to Platform, led by their inspirational bandleader, Idris Ackamoor.
Aspire
Jun 2017


Platform is delighted to welcome Project Ability and its site specific painting installation created by the Aspire artists.
Bridge Family Festival Day 2017
Jul 2017


The big Family Festival day at the Bridge is back! Come and join in the summer festivities with lots to do for all the family...
Paint It Red
Sep 2017


Matthew Bourne makes a welcome return to Platform this September with brand new album Isotach.
Curious Shoes
Sep 2017


A joyful performance for people living with dementia and their loved ones to share.
D*mned Rebel B*tches
Oct 2017


Celebrating the independent, risk-taking women of the war years generation. Written & directed by Sandy Thomson.
Welcome My Son
Oct 2017


A unique interpretation of Frankenstein; as told through the monsters' eyes.
The Story of the Little Gentleman
Oct 2017


The Little Gentleman thinks he will live a sad and lonely life forever . . . until one day he is woken up by a curious dog who just wants to play.
BREWBAND
Oct 2017


Join Scotland’s new super band – which blurs boundaries and challenges people’s perceptions of identity.
The Claim
Jan 2018


A comically absurd and quietly shattering journey to the heart of our tolerant and fair society.
Unexploded Ordnances (UXO)- by Split Britches
May 2018


Combining a Dr Strangelove-inspired performance with a daring forum for public conversation, UXO explores ageing, anxiety, hidden desires and how to look forward when the future is uncertain.
Burnt Out
Oct 2023


Solo dance theatre, weaving spoken work and movement, centred around our changing climate and artist Penny Chivas’ own experiences of bushfires.
Moorcroft
Nov 2023


From the creative team behind last year's hit Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella takes to the stage for our 2023 Christmas show!
Shuffle Scratch Night
May 2024


Are you interested in Street Dance, Hip-Hop & African dance styles? Join us at Platform for Shuffle, a scratch night dedicated to Scottish street dance artists!
The Show for Young Men
Sep 2024


A man and boy meet on a stage, somewhere between a wasteland and a hilltop at sunrise. They dance and play together, trying out what it means to be a man.
An Easterhouse Audio Haunt
Sep 2024


Produced Moon is looking for 10 young people in Easterhouse aged 14 - 25 to co-create a new immersive audio experience for The Bridge!
If Only We Had the Space
Oct 2024


A contemporary craft exhibition curated by COMPASS Curators as part of Craft Scotland’s first Emerging Curators programme.
Treasure Island
Oct 2024


A new version of a classic story told like never before, bursting with sea shanties, treasures and a sumptuous amount of adventure!
That Feeling When
Nov 2024


That Feeling When is a dance theatre production with live music that asks how the seasons can be a guide to what feels good
Community Breakfast
Jan 2025


Join us for the first Community Breakfast of 2025, in partnership with Easterhouse Baptist Church, Platform Glasgow, The Halliday Foundation, FARE and Thriving Places Greater Easterhouse
Street Dance Taster Workshops
Jan 2025


Join dancers from acclaimed street dance organisation THREE60 for a fun and informal introduction into street dance, hip-hop and African diaspora dance forms
World's Evolution
Jan 2025


Featuring street dance from hip-hop, popping, krump and locking as well as African and Caribbean traditional dances!
When Prophecy Fails
Feb 2025


This daring new piece of physical theatre examines the links between UFOs, cultish devotion, and the chaotic power of belief.
Sprog Rock: Born Ready Album Launch / Tour
Apr 2025


// BUZZCUT// presents Glaswegian queer performance artist Katy Baird’s latest show - plus new work from Glasgow-based artists Althea Young  and Kirstin Halliday!
Float
May 2025


Float is a beautiful and immersive world for babies from birth to 12 months old and their grown-ups
Launch: Easterhouse Stained Glass Window
Jul 2025


You are invited to the launch of the Easterhouse Stained Glass Window and publication, handmade collectively by local people with Keira McLean and Joey Simons.
MAKE DO & Almanac Launch
Aug 2025


Drop in, skills exchange event MAKE DO returns as part of Glasgow Climate Week - and celebrate the launch of the Easterhouse Almanac!
Film: Beans On Screen
Sep 2025


A film screening about the power of beans and the benefits of growing, cooking and eating together as a community
Stuntman
Oct 2025


An intensely physical, funny, and tender duet by two men wrestling with their relationship to violence - both onscreen and off.
Hercules the Bear
Oct 2025


An incredible true story of Scotland’s most unlikely legend - Hercules the wrestling grizzly bear!
Glasgow East Comicon
Oct 2025


Head to Platform for a day of all things film and comics, exploring costumes and props!
Scratch That!
Oct 2025


An industry event from Imaginate in partnership with Platform - showcasing early-stage scratch performances made for young audiences.
Laaaunch!
Oct 2025


An adventure of galactic proportions, made especially for tiny humans!
Dussskk
Nov 2025


A highly interactive, sensory performance for disabled and neurodivergent teenagers and their companions.
A Christmas Carol
Dec 2025


Join Carol as she discovers the true spirit of Christmas, with songs, jokes and lots of heart!