TEA chests will make way for a stage at the Cutty Sark after it was announced the famous clipper ship is set to become a theatre venue.
The lower hold of the world's last surviving tea clipper, where tea and wool were transported more than a century ago, will feature evening performances from January 29.
The Dumbarton-built Cutty Sark, which reopened in 2012 following a £50 million restoration project after it was ravaged by fire, will remain a visitor attraction during the day.
February's bill includes Jonathan Creek star Alan Davies performing stand-up, and comedian and presenter Griff Rhys Jones talking about "sailing, boats and mud".
The hold, which contains reconstructed tea chests and artefacts relating to the 963-tonne ship's history, will be transformed into an 85-seat studio theatre in the evening.
The Michael Edwards Studio Theatre will feature cabaret, comedy and music.
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