What's On? Mix Up Recommendations
Mix Up Theatre provides a few recommendations from students, families and teachers for things to see and do!
Seen anything good lately? Send us in a quick review and a rating for anything live, theatre, comedy, online or cinema based and we'll add it to our recommendations list.
E-mail: info@mixuptheatre.com
Theatre
★★★★★
10th - 14th November, Theatre Royal Glasgow
Part of UK Tour...
Operation Mincemeat is the 2024 Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical and London's biggest hit with 113 Five-Star reviews - the best-reviewed show in West End history.
Hamish (Age 9) - ★★★★★
"I really enjoyed seeing Operation Mincemeat at the King’s Theatre. The second half was even better because the story unfolded and everything started to make sense.
The acting was excellent, the singing was really good and I learned more about history. It was a fun way to learn about one part of World War II.
My favourite actor was Charles and the ending was really funny! I also loved finding out who the real William was at the end. It was like, “Now we finally know who everyone really is!”"
Film - Cinema
★★★★★
A continuation of the original 2019 UK TV series.
Stewart - ★★★★★
"Everything you would want from a Ghosts movie - lots of laughs, all our favourite characters getting their moment in the spotlight and just perfect British comedy writing and performances. There's a slight nod to Stranger Things as a group of teens (expertly lead by a fantastic performance from young Scottish actor Scott Ellis Watson), find their way into button house and leads to a bit of a possession / body swap hijinks.
It's great to see these wonderful characters up on the big screen, there's a a few little moments which tug on the heart strings and the whole movie is the perfect companion to one of the UK's finest comedies."
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3. Rain
Gallery
★★★★★
until 30th April 2027, National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh
When people think of Scotland, they often think of rain. Scots, in turn, have always had a lot to say about it! Our relationship with rain is both practical and deeply woven into our culture, landscape and national identity.
Stewart - ★★★★★
"Don't you just love the rain? Well, maybe not all the time and perhaps in certain contexts. This is a lovely quirky exhibition that celebrates and gives a little appreciation to Scotland's famous go-to weather condition. There's plenty of interactive things to do - with the highlight being given the chance to do your own weather report.
The real highlight is seeing how rain has influenced and been a part of so much art and culture from Shakespeare's Macbeth, Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro, Pixar's Inside Out and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein - rain plays a pivotal role in so much - there's nothing as atmospheric as the rain in a scene. There are so many fantastic books in this exhibition that if you have time to spare you can spend hours reading away with the rain battering down in your imagination.
So let’s give a shout out to the rain, and as this exhibit is free, it's a must see to ignite the imagination.”
4. Wildwood
Film - Cinema
★★★★★
The adventures of Prue McKeel as she sets off to the forests outside Portland to find her kidnapped brother.
Mix Up Junir (Age 7) - ★★★★★
"I love it but some of it is very sad. The best character is the witch because she has great powers though she has a sad story."
Have you seen it?
Gallery
★★★★★
until 4th January 2027, Lightroom, London
Step inside the anarchic, joyful worlds of Aardman’s most beloved characters. Combining iconic cinematic moments with archival treasures and bespoke new animation for Lightroom, Larger Than Life reveals how a simple spark of childhood wonder can become a global phenomenon.
Mix Up Junior (Age 7 ) - ★★★★★
"I give it a 100 hundred thousand stars! I felt like I was in the movies! My favourite character is Feathers McGraw and the best bit was seeing them on the toy train track going around the whole room. I liked seeing how the films were made, like Chicken Run and Pirates!"
Theatre
★★★★★
until 2nd January 2027, Prince Edward Theatre, London
Get ready for the time of your afterlife with the supernaturally hilarious hit musical Beetlejuice!
The spectacular Broadway sensation crosses over to the Prince Edward Theatre from May 2026 – for a limited haunting only.
Mix Up Junior (Age 7) - ★★★★★
"A hundred thousand stars and Beetljuice even asked me what my age was then told me to shut up! There's a dancing pig and it was really funny. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice!"
Theatre
★★★★★
10th - 14th November, The Marlowe, Canterbury
Matthew Bourne’s award-winning The Car Man is back! Based on Bizet’s ever-popular opera, The Car Man has one of the most thrilling and instantly recognisable scores in New Adventures’ repertoire.
Stewart - ★★★★★
"Did it get hot in that theatre or was it just me!? This sultry, steamy dance thriller plays like Tennesse Williams version of West Side Story with a sweaty dollop of cheesy American '90s erotic thriller.
The dancing is phenomenal from Matthew Bourne's ensemble and it's fantastic to see that The Car Man is doing the rounds again as it remains one of the dance choreographer's most popular shows. And it's not hard to see why, it's a fantastic atmospheric piece that will have you getting hot under the collar (should that be bonnet?) - just watch your interval ice cream doesn't melt.
It does feed into the melodrama quite a bit but that's part of the fun. I don't want to give too much away storywise as it's a fun little potboiler on its own merit. Its worth just coming along and catching this risque piece of dance theatre - there's nothing much else out there like it. Phenomenal."
Film - Cinema
★★★★★
Samizdat - Eastern European Film Festival 2026
A poor fisherman catches a talking fish. Upon releasing it, he summons a shape-shifting wizard by mistake.
Stewart - ★★★★★
"What the heck is this bonkers animation? I loved it! A surreal odyssey with some brilliant bizarre animation, which is also pretty mesmerizing and hypnotising. The story is fun and character design of the wizard monster creature is pretty spectacular.
It's a lot like a Monty Python animation - but weirder!
A lot of the fun from this short is reading everyone's reactions on the YouTube comments!"
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Theatre
★★★★★
11th - 13th November, Leicester Curve
14th November - Aberystwyth Arts Centre
15th November - Kidderminster Town Hall
This musical adaptation of the award-winning children’s book will delight audiences young and old with beautiful puppets, catchy tunes and an uplifting tale of self-acceptance for all the family.
Oban (Age 8) - ★★★★★
"The puppets were so cool, I like how they made them blink, it made me want to see if I could make a puppet who can do that. My favourite bit in the story was when the little yak saved a littler yak. I also liked when they projected pictures onto the moon."
10. Sylvia
Theatre
★★★★★
13th - 15th November, Royal Albert Hall London
The Olivier Award-winning musical about a family torn between loyalty, love, and revolution explodes onto the stage.
Erynn (Age 13) - ★★★★★
"The show was educational whilst being engaging and a lot of fun. The characters were unique, with distinct personalities. The costumes and all the visuals worked very well. And the songs were so good, the style really suited the show 😻"
What else is on?...
Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Howling at the Moon
Comedy
15th November, The Royal Lyceum Edinburgh
One of the hottest tickets at the Fringe in 2025, Howling At The Moon is CMB’s new show of nocturnal stand-up about neurodivergence, sexuality and lunacy.
Push the Boat Out Festival
Festival - Poetry - Books - Theatre
12th - 15th November, Various Venues, Edinburgh & Online
Push the Boat Out, Edinburgh’s international poetry festival, returns this November with four days of extraordinary poetry, performance, conversation, music and boundary-pushing new work.
Alfie Brown: The Entertainer
Comedy
Sunday 15th November, The Stand Edinburgh
A show so entertaining you can scarcely believe it. Written and performed (both!) by a man in crisis, desperate to find meaning in life. As technology makes life easier, where do we find value? What is stand-up comedy for? Buy a ticket and find out, let me amuse you like you’ve never been amused before, I doubt you’ll ever need amusing again.
Magic on Main Street Trail
Gallery - Museum
until 31st December, Riverside Museum - Glasgow
Witches and wizards have transformed the Old Victorian Street at Riverside, there is a wand shop, a dragon saddlery and a magical sweet shop to explore.
Join us on a magical house sorting quest. Are you Pilcher, Pullinger or Ovinius? Complete our mini figure trail to find out!
Shelf - The Kids Show 2
Comedy - Family
Saturday 14th November, Monkey Barrel
Mean Girls
Theatre
Mix Up Theatre is a youth theatre that runs drama classes for Ages 3-18 throughout Scotland (Edinburgh, Dunfermline, Linlithgow, South Queensferry).
To book in for a free trial you can register HERE
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