Citizens' Theatre
10 minute walk from Argyle Street station · Glasgow and West Central
The Citizens Theatre, known locally as the Citz, is a major producing theatre located in the Gorbals area of Glasgow. Originally built in 1878 as Her Majesty's Theatre, this Category B listed building serves as the main producing venue for the West of Scotland. Following a seven-year refurbishment, the theatre re-opened in August 2025, featuring a modern three-storey building wrapped around its historic sandstone Victorian core.
As a British national treasure, the Citz is the oldest fully functioning professional theatre in the UK to retain its original Victorian understage machinery and paint frame. It has a rich history of innovation, having staged hundreds of plays and world premieres. Today, the theatre continues to produce several shows each year, including highly theatrical Christmas fairy tales that offer a unique alternative to traditional pantomime.
Visitors can enjoy performances in the 650-seat Victorian auditorium or the more intimate studio theatre. You can see the work of a dedicated production team that uses traditional skills like welding, carpentry, and sewing to create sets and costumes on-site. The venue also hosts a variety of drama classes and workshops, providing opportunities for young people to work alongside theatre professionals as part of the Citizens YOUNG Co. season.
Visitor information
- Place type
- Theatre
- Good for
- Architecture, Industrial heritage, Theatre & performance
- Characteristics
- Listed, Nationally significant, Victorian
- Admission
- Paid admission
- Region
- Glasgow and West Central
Stations within walking distance
- Argyle Street station — 10 min walk, 0.8 km
- Glasgow Central station — 15 min walk, 1.2 km
- Glasgow Queen Street station — 17 min walk, 1.4 km
- High Street (Glasgow) station — 17 min walk, 1.4 km
- Anderston station — 24 min walk, 2.0 km
Other places near Argyle Street
- Britannia Panopticon — 3 min walk from the station
- Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre — 3 min walk from the station
- Gallery of Modern Art — 5 min walk from the station
- Glasgow Police Museum — 6 min walk from the station
- Glasgow Necropolis — 9 min walk from the station
- Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Glasgow — 9 min walk from the station