Ahead of his Opening Night of the Big, Big Variety Show at Edinburgh’s King’s Theatre, comedian and entertainer Allan Stewart spoken to us about surviving lockdown, poolside sketches with Roses King and returning to the …
Review: Hairspray, King’s Theatre Glasgow
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The feel-good sensation that is Hairspray has returned to Glasgow on its UK Tour, brining that unstoppable beat with it. When Tracey Turnblad – a big girl with an even bigger heart – finally …
Review: Me and My Sister Tell Each Other Everything, Tron Theatre Glasgow
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sharing genetic makeup ties people in a way that no amount of social separation can break. Uther Dean’s Me and My Sister Tell Each Other Everything is a barbed love letter to the highs …
Review: Lena, Beacon Arts Centre
⭐️⭐️⭐️ One of Rothesay’s most famous exports brought joy to millions every week – but exploring behind the curtain, Lena is a tragic tale of the price of her incredible fame. Lena Zavaroni burst onto …
Review: Six The Musical, Festival Theatre Edinburgh
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ History is written by the victors – but for one night only it’s Herstory at Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre as Six returns to Auld Reekie. Most of us knew them before only as Divorced, Beheaded, …
Review: Derren Brown: Showman, King’s Theatre Glasgow
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Derren Brown brings his spectacular new show Showman to Glasgow this week – which has to be seen to be believed. Brown is a commanding presence on stage – oozing charisma and charm. To …
Review: School of Rock the Musical, Theatre Royal Glasgow
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We could all do with a pick me up in these troubling times. School of Rock the Musical matches the laughs of the hit movie with the incredible talent of a teen ensemble that …
Review: Sheila’s Island
⭐️⭐️ 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 …