Amazing experience, can thoroughly recommend to anyone visiting Glasgow or for residents / groups within the city. We visited as part of an Art Appreciation group of 20 members who were all enthralled by the visit. We plan to add this as a regular event in our calendar. The group booking process was very easy and the staff were both informative and helpful. The venue was very accessible and inclusive. Thank you to all the team for making us so welcome

A perfect Sunday afternoon activity, leaving us with feel-good emotions for the train home. We saw 'Journey' with a wide-age range audience. The welcome and intro to the theatre and the puppet/machienes was friendly and clear. The artworks were amazing and thought-provoking, not too diadactic, you can read what you want to into each construction. Also appreciated the time at the end of the show, when you could read through the biography of the sculptor and the theatre's history. Definitely would recommend!

The visit was with a cousin for his birthday on a Sunday afternoon. I had not visited for years. My children used to love visiting. We arrived early and had a drink in a restaurant downstairs. Once checked in, an introduction was made and we were guided round the kinetic exhibits. The 45 minute performance was mesmerising. To be honest once the show starts one losses track of time. This is a world class treasure. Do visit if you get the chance. In my opinion a unique theatre experience, one of the best attractions in Glasgow, certainly a national treasure. There are two shows, one more suited to children. We went to the more ghoulish adult show. My cousin absolutely loved the show. He did not know about the theatre, nor what to expect. However he has been talking about it ever since.

Exceptional. Worth every penny. The two shows are different enough that they are both worth watching. The performances are 2/3 moving around the theater and 1/3 seated. They have small seats you can carry if you need to sit throughout

Fascinating art experience. Staff and plaques around the theater give context to the sculptures and the music accompanying them. Arrive early--more than the requested 15 minutes if you want to learn the story before the action starts, but I enjoyed watching the show with relatively little info and then doing the research after to see what I'd understood without words and what I missed.

We had heard a lot about Sharmanka but did not really know what to expect before we went in but we were blown away by the experience. The individual displays were amazing, each piece building up in complexity as it went on. Each display was totally different from the others and were fantastic works of art, imagination and engineering. The blend of artistry, movement, lighting and music during the show was unlike anything we have ever seen. The stories behind the individual pieces and how they fitted into their creator's life were fascinating. This was a unique experience and we highly recommend it.

The visit was magical, imaginative and spell binding. Accompanied with beautiful music, I've never experienced anything like it. During the performance the whole group of visitors were silent, like us, in awe! A must for any visitor to Glasgow a hidden gem.

We've been visiting Sharmanka for many years, even once we moved out of the area. It's like nothing else we've ever seen, a bit spooky but thought-provoking, well made and also funny. We make regular visits because often there's things we accidentally missed the last time, or have forgotten, and the displays are updated and tweaked frequently. Highly recommended for an experience like no other!

Second visit to the venue and was once again amazed at the show I cant believe how bits and bobs of scrap items can be crafted into these magnificent bots,and they move to music,this is certainly good quality entertainment, loved it The theatre is spacious and clean and plenty of room to move and and see the bots in action.

I loved the performance of the fanciful, playful, evocative contraptions, “kinemats,” of many moving parts carefully choreographed to music. The Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre offers performances of two different shows at different times of the day. If I’d learned about it sooner or if I was in Glasgow longer, I probably would have taken in the other show as well. It was delightful, although I’m not sure if you have to be at least a bit of a geek to feel that way about it.