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Wonderful ways to spend your free time 19/4 – 25/4

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Foster and Allen Eden Court Theatre, Inverness; Rothes Halls, Glenrothes; Music Hall, Aberdeen; Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh; Motherwell Concert Hall; Gaiety Theatre, Ayr; tonight until Saturday

The Irish duo have been entertaining audiences for more than three decades and are in the midst of an extensive Scottish tour.

Their new album, Gold & Silver Days, is their first in more than 10 years and features 20 new recordings.

Expect easy listening hits like A Bunch of Thyme, Maggie, After All These Years, Old Flames and I Will Love You All My Life.

Anything Goes King’s Theatre, Glasgow, Tuesday to Saturday

Cole Porter’s classic, multi-award winning musical comedy features a sensational cast of 26 in this brand new production.

Shaun Williamson (EastEnders, One Man Two Guv’nors), Kate Anthony (Coronation Street, Doctors) and Olivier Award nominees Debbie Kurup and Matt Rawle feature in Porter’s much-loved story.

When Billy Crocker discovers that his heart’s desire, Hope Harcourt, is engaged to an English aristocrat, he stows away aboard the S.S. American to win her back.

Oklahoma! Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Tue to Sat

From the award-winning producers of The King and I and Fiddler on the Roof, this new production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s original feel-good musical remains fresh and thrilling.

It stars Belinda Lang as Aunt Eller and Gary Wilmot as Ali Hakim and is directed by Rachel Kavanaugh, and also features a large cast and chorus as well as a live orchestra.

Celebrating the vigour of America’s pioneering spirit, follow Curly and the girl of his dreams, Laurey, as they travel down love’s highway on an extremely bumpy ride.

Big Pants and Botox Dundee Rep Theatre, Tuesday to Saturday

Girls’ Night writer Louise Roche returns with a new show starring The Bill and Cutting It actress Mary Jo Randle, who takes on an uplifting journey as the loveable Barbara.

Described as hilarious, intriguing and touching, and for those who celebrate their bingo wings because you can fan yourself during the next hot flush, this is the story of the ever-optimistic Barbara, who has celebrated a significant birthday that she’s not too happy about and is now weighing up the benefits of big pants and botox.

Michael Ball Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, Saturday

For more than 25 years, Michael Ball has not only starred in musical theatre productions in the West End and on Broadway, but become a multi-platinum recording artist and a hugely popular TV and radio presenter.

Last November, the double Olivier Award winner released his latest album, If Everyone Was Listening, which features 15 tracks chosen by Michael to include a mix of classics, award winners and contemporary song.

This is his If Everyone Was Listening tour, and his devoted audiences are sure to be.

Harlem Globetrotters SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Saturday

The world famous Harlem Globetrotters, featuring some of the greatest athletes and entertainers on the planet, bring their one-of-a-kind family show back to Glasgow.

With a star-studded roster featuring Big Easy Lofton, Ant Atkinson, Hi-Lite Bruton, Thunder Law, Bull Bullard, Firefly Fisher and Moose Weekes, plus female stars TNT Maddox, T-Time Brawner and Sweet J Ekworomadu, the Globetrotters will show off their incredible ball handling wizardry, rim-rattling dunks, trick shots, hilarious comedy and fan interaction.

Hamlet: Prince of Denmark Byre Theatre, St Andrews, Tuesday to Friday

This modern, Nordic Noir-inspired production infuses Shakespeare’s well-known story of the Danish court with the aesthetics, atmosphere and moral ambiguity known to British audiences through TV shows such as The Killing and Borgen.

By abandoning the certainty of King Claudius’ guilt, Danish director Mathilde Johnsen refocuses the audience’s attention on exploring how toxic relationships, secrets and political manoeuvring leads the situation in Elsinore to spin out of control.

The Good Lie At cinemas from Friday

Based-on-real-events drama starring Reese Witherspoon as a US employment agency rep tasked with finding jobs for a trio of new arrivals to America.

They are Sudanese refugees, just three of the more than 100,000 children left orphaned by the 22-year civil war that ravaged their homeland and now benefiting from a lottery-based scheme to resettle some of them.

The flashback scenes are particularly hard-hitting but there’s a surprising amount of humour as they find a new place to call home.

Avengers: Age of Ultron At cinemas from Thursday

Bird watchers take their first sight of a swallow as a sign that summer is on its way but for avid cinema goers the coming season is marked by the arrival of the year’s first blockbuster.

The latest film in the Marvel Comics series picks up from where last summer’s Captain America movie left off.

With S.H.I.E.L.D. lying in ruins, Tony Stark puts a dormant artificial intelligence program named Ultron into action to keep the peace.

However, his plan backfires, leaving it up to the Avengers to save Earth from eradication.