⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Scotland’s smaller theatrical stages might not all have the glitz and glamour of the big cities, but the Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock bucks all the trends and punches well above its weight with …
Review: Jamie and the Unicorn, Ayr Gaiety
⭐️⭐⭐⭐️️️ For the first pantomime back on stage in two years, a completely new story that nobody has ever heard of is a big risk – but Ayr Gaiety is no stranger to taking risks. …
Review: Cinderella, Pavilion Theatre Glasgow
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ As the nights draw in and snow falls on the streets of Glasgow, the Pavilion Theatre opens its doors with a heartwarming tale of love, laughter and magic! At the heart of the story …
Review: Beauty and the Beast, His Majesty’s Theatre Aberdeen
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Pantoland has been dormant for nearly two years, so what better way to blow off those cobwebs than an all-singing all-dancing extravaganza that’s bound to delight young and old. In the magical world of …
Review: Cinderella, King’s Theatre Glasgow
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Christmas means tinsel, mince pies and pantomime. In Glasgow, after two years locked away, the King’s sprinkles an industrial load of fairy dust this year to make us realise just how much missed we’ve …
Review: Sleeping Beauty, King’s Theatre Edinburgh
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Two years since the curtain fell on pantomime at the King’s Theatre in Edinburgh, throughout the land there will be laughter and tears as Panto returns with a renewed vigour. The triumvirate of panto …
Review: Les Misérables, Theatre Royal Glasgow
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “To love another person is the see the face of God” closes this revolutionary musical, in joyful contrast to the melancholy “Look Down” which opens it. Between these are some of theatre’s most powerful …
Column: Braw Panto tour kicks off after a tribute to one of Scotland’s greats
I was fortunate enough to attend a remembrance event for Sydney Devine at Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre last week. Dubbed “Scotland’s Rhinestone Cowboy”, Sydney was undoubtedly one of Scotland’s biggest stars of the late 20th Century. …
Review: Cinderella, Perth Theatre
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Breaking out of the virtual confines of last year’s Zoom panto extravaganza, Perth Theatre delights its audience with a modern take on a panto classic. Barrie Hunter has completely reimagined the well-kent story but …
Disney’s The Lion King returns to Edinburgh in summer 2022
The Edinburgh Playhouse in coordination with The Walt Disney Company UK has today announced that the award-winning musical THE LION KING will roar back into Edinburgh next summer. Disney are delighted to return to Scotland’s …