Kidnapped, Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic adventure novella is touring Scotland and Northern England in a riotous new retelling in 2023. This swashbuckling new production from the National Theatre of Scotland, adapted by Isobel McArthur with Michael John McCarthy, …
Review: Beautiful, King’s Theatre Glasgow
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ She penned some of the most iconic songs of the 60s and 70s – but her personal rise to stardom was far from a fairytale. In this revival of Douglas McGrath’s Beautiful, the story …
Review: Girl from the North Country, Theatre Royal Glasgow
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Under the cloud of the impending Depression in 1930s America, Girl from the North Country opens the doors on a dysfunctional B&B and its larger-than-life inhabitants. As a lifetime of financial woes catch up …
Review: Beautiful, King’s Theatre Glasgow
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ She penned some of the most iconic songs of the 60s and 70s – but her personal rise to stardom was far from a fairytale. In this revival of XX’s Beautiful, the story of …
Opinion: Has the Edinburgh Fringe bubble burst?
After a pandemic-induced cancellation and a significantly scaled back return, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe returned last month. The Fringe programme was back to around 90% of it’s pre-pandemic levels. But has the Fringe itself gone …
Review: Rock of Ages, King’s Theatre Glasgow
⭐️⭐️ You would be forgiven, when flicking through the programme before the curtain rises, for looking forward to Rock of Ages as it hits the King’s Theatre this week. The show has a killer set …
Review: Rob Madge: My Son’s A Queer (But What Can You Do?), Edinburgh Fringe, Underbelly
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The theatre is a place where performers become anyone they want to be. But My Son’s A Queer shows the most moving pieces of theatre take place the person on stage is exactly themselves. …
Review: Luke Kempner: Macho Macho Man, Edinburgh Fringe, Pleasance Courtyard
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Macho Macho Man follows Luke Kempner’s personal journey from musical theatre star (he appeared in Les Mis, don’t you know…) to father. It’s 2022 and the typical male role model is due a revamp …
Review: Paris: From Piaf to Pop!, Edinburgh Fringe, French Institute in Scotland
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is a melting pot of culture, song and story. In this year’s instalment of Christine Bovill’s legendary Edinburgh turn, the spotlight is on Paris and its evolution of music from …
Editor’s Pick of the Fringe 2022
Braw Theatre editor Fraser MacDonald outlines his top picks of this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe The Edinburgh Festival is nearly upon us – and that means the Fringe is about to kick off too! With …