⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Triumphantly returning after more than thirty years, The High Life – The Musical takes off with vigorous intent and, for the most part, reaches a rare comic altitude. Dusting off their polyester uniforms after …
Review: Woman in Mind, Theatre Royal Glasgow
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Alan Ayckbourn’s Woman in Mind is not an easy watch. Nor is it meant to be. This revival leans fully into the discomfort at the heart of the play. What begins as a familiar …
Review: Waiting for Godot, Citizens Theatre Glasgow
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ In this Citizens Theatre production, produced in collaboration with Liverpool Everyman and Octagon Theatre Bolton, new life is breathed into Samuel Beckett’s rich exploration of humanity. 70 years since Beckett penned the play, Waiting …
Review: Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical, King’s Theatre Glasgow
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ While the news cycle and political climate are awash with intolerance and hatred, this latest tour of Priscilla is the perfect escape for those looking to avoid the negativity. This uplifting tale of friendship …
Review: Jack and the Beanstalk, Festival Theatre Edinburgh
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Taking their final bow at the Festival Theatre before the long-awaited return to the King’s across the Meadows, Edinburgh’s panto triumvirate make sure they go out with a bang in this giant of a …
Review: Sleeping Beauty, Beacon Arts Centre Greenock
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ On the banks of the Firth of Clyde, in the shadow of the Greenock shipyards, the Beacon Arts Centre has built a five-star production of panto perfection that fizzes with magical festive spirit. Alan …
Macrobert Arts Centre celebrates 20 years of Johnny McKnight
Macrobert Arts Centre is celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Johnny McKnight’s first appearance in the venue’s Christmas pantomime. Johnny McKnight is the award-winning writer, director and performer who has gained a devoted following throughout Forth …
Review: Weans in the Wood, Macrobert Arts Centre Stirling
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Twenty years since Johnny McKnight first tread the boards at Stirling’s Macrobert Arts Centre, this dame-writer-director extraordinare now rules the pantosphere. This year’s offering – a very Scottish Weans in the Wood – is a …
Review: The Little Mermaid, King’s Theatre Glasgow
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The annual pantomime is the jewel in the crown of Glasgow’s King’s Theatre, and this year’s offering – The Little Mermaid – brings a brand new title to the King’s audience with a side-splitting, …
Review: Gallus in Weegieland, Tron Theatre
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Leave all your preconceptions about pantomime at the door, as Glasgow’s Tron Theatre turns the pantosphere on its head once again, in another delightfully subversive take on the festive genre. A bit like the …