⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Glasgow panto stalwarts Elaine C Smith and Johnny Mac reunite to deliver their best panto yet in this dazzling retelling of a tale as old as time. Alan McHugh’s refreshed telling of the fairytale …
Elaine C Smith
Still Game stars to host live music at Greenock Beacon’s Meliora Festival weekend
Still Game stars Jane McCarry and Mark Cox are set to host a packed line-up of live music at the Beacon Arts Centre this weekend. The pair, who played gossip Isa Drennan and moocher Tam Mullen …
News: Greenock venue to host huge Luminarium sculpture as part of Meliora Festival this year
A giant inflatable Luminarium sculpture will be installed outside the Beacon Arts Centre this summer as part of an arts and culture weekend during Inverclyde’s Meliora Festival.
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 …
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. …
Opinion: Don’t knock a panto!
It’s panto time again… oh, yes it is! But while this is firmly my most favourite time of the year, the festive Grinches are never far away – those who turn their nose up at …
Opinion: Raise a glass to a Play, a Pie and a Pint
It’s one of Scotland’s greatest cultural institutions – with a ridiculously simple principle. Combining cutting-edge theatre, a particularly delectable Scotch pie and a pint of something strong – or soft – is sure to satisfy …
Review: Aladdin, King’s Theatre Glasgow
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The story of peasant Aladdin and his magical quest to find riches and marry his true love is one we all know well. Although this year’s King’s show does lose its way initially, it …
Review: Peter Pan – His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A swashbuckling adventure filled with fun for all the family.