⭐️⭐️⭐️ Willy Russell’s timeless musical returns to Glasgow this October. While it doesn’t live up to recent tours of the production, it’s impossible not to be moved by the stirring story and unforgettable score. Hard-pressed …
Review: Grease: The Musical – Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
⭐️⭐️ The story is treasured by millions across the world. The songs are the soundtrack to generations of love-stricken teenagers. The secret seems obvious – don’t mess with a winning formula. After a summer of …
Review: The Signalman, Perth Theatre
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Born from the tragedy of the Tay Rail Bridge disaster, The Signalman is a delicately crafted drama that poignantly marks the long-awaited return of live events to Perth Theatre after 18 months in darkness. …
Interview: Ken Alexander – Director of The Signalman
Just before the curtain lifted at Perth Theatre after 18 months in the dark, we spoke to Director Ken Alexander about the creative process and returning to Perth Theatre with The Signalman. BT: Can you …
Folk favourites The Sorries return to Glasgow after two years with Cottier’s gig
Folk favourites The Sorries will return to Glasgow for their first live gig in the city for over two years. The duo will sing, play and banter their way through an evening folk music fun at Cottiers Theatre on Friday 1 October.
Review: 9 to 5 The Musical, Edinburgh Playhouse
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 545 days since the curtain last fell, Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 The Musical pours a cup of ambition with an empowering and uplifting return to live theatre. It’s impossible not to be swept …
Review: Chicago, King’s Theatre, Glasgow
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ After more than 500 days in the dark, Glasgow’s King’s Theatre reopens with a star-studded riotous tale of crime and corruption. The distinctive opening bars of ‘All That Jazz’ open the evening, as the …
Perth pair team up for Dundee disaster play The Signalman
Former Perth Theatre artistic director Ken Alexander is getting together with award-winning Perth actor Tom McGovern for Perth Theatre’s production of The Signalman this September. Running in Perth Theatre from Thursday 23 September until Saturday …
First look at 9 to 5 The Musical
Take a sneak peek at 9 to 5 The Musical starring Louise Redknapp! 9 to 5 The Musical at the Edinburgh Playhouse, Tuesday 14 September – Saturday 18 September 2021 Book tickets now – 9 …
Opinion: Did this year’s Edinburgh Festival lose its bite?
With the Edinburgh Festivals now wound up for another year, the performing arts in Scotland finally feel on a meaningful road to recovery from COVID. This year’s affair was altogether more subdued – a much …