⭐️⭐️ Tim Firth’s revived comedy might have moments of promise but fails to deliver the laughs it so desperately needs to thrive. They say that hell is other people. When Sheila and her three colleagues …
Opinion: Restrictions are going – but I’ll still be keeping safe in Scotland’s theatres
February proved a very busy month on the theatre circuit in Scotland. In a single week, I attended six shows and reviewed five of them – three being five star productions. That tells me two …
Review: Moorcroft, Tron Theatre Glasgow
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It’s rare for a piece of theatre to come along that feels genuinely game-changing. Where a story, a theatre and a production team together under the right circumstances to create something truly exceptional. That’s …
Review: Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Festival Theatre Edinburgh
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ There’s magic in the air at Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre this week, where Bedknobs and Broomsticks flies in in a flurry of wonder and excitement. Taking its lead from the popular Disney film, Candice Edmunds …
Review: The Dresser, King’s Theatre Edinburgh
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A bitterly timely play, The Dresser may well be over 40 years old but as this pitch-perfect touring producing makes clear, it’s every bit as pertinent in 2022 as in 1980. The year is …
Review: The Osmonds: A New Musical, King’s Theatre Glasgow
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Told from the perspective of the youngest member of the original Osmond Brothers quartet, this jukebox musical is sure to give fans of The Osmonds something to scream about! The Osmonds: A New Musical …
Review: The Hound of the Baskervilles, Perth Theatre
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Original Theatre inject a hearty dose of silliness to this deconstructed version of Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic Sherlock Holmes adventure. A three-strong cast undertake a mammoth list of roles in this tale, with David …
Interview: Eilidh Loan on Moorcroft
Playwright and actress Eilidh Loan opens her play, Moorcroft, at Glasgow’s Tron Theatre this week. Between rehearsals, she spoke to Braw Theatre about bringing working class voices to the stage, getting closer to her dad …
Review: Bat Out Of Hell, Edinburgh Playhouse
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ For the next fortnight, an extraordinary sexed-up rock show arrives in Edinburgh, blasting off the winter chill with hell-fire and full-blast Fenders. Bat Out Of Hell is Peter Pan meets Meat Loaf set in …
Katherine Ryan returns to Edinburgh with brand new live show
Creator and Star of Netflix smash hit The Duchess(along with two global Netflix comedy specials: In Trouble and Glitter Room) comedian and TV’s Katherine Ryan makes a hugely welcome return to the Edinburgh Playhouse with …