The Night Sky Show

The Night Sky Show comes to the Main Theatre, Storyhouse Theatre on Friday 6 November, with astronomer and author Adrian West taking the lead. It's a theatrical journey across the cosmos, and it's recommended for general audiences aged 8 and over, so it works as a family night out as much as a solo trip.

West performs under the name VirtualAstro, and his shows have a track record of selling out. He's written astronomy and space-related articles for the BBC, the Met Office and the National Trust, and more recently published the book The Secret World of Stargazing. That background comes through in the way he handles the subject: he's a professional communicator of the night sky, not just someone with a telescope and a passion.

The show itself leans on big-screen visual effects to take the audience on a tour of the constellations, stars and planets. It's designed to be accessible, prioritising fun and engagement over complex scientific jargon, so you don't need a degree in astrophysics to follow along. The visuals do a lot of the heavy lifting, turning the abstract scale of the universe into something you can actually see and track as he talks you through it.

It starts at 7:30pm at Storyhouse, with tickets at £33 for members and £36.50 for non-members.