Tim Firth’s two-dimensional storyline relies on crass jokes about peoples’ size and sexuality to merit a ‘funny’ badge. Attempts at pathos are crowbarred and clumsy, and emotion is almost completely reliant on a good serving of wine.
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Review: Cinderella, Rothes Halls Glenrothes
⭐️⭐️⭐️ This Christmas, Glenrothes’ Rothes Halls stage a pantomime adventure with plenty of magic and a good dose of Fife humour.
Review: Rapunzel featuring Puss in Boots, Webster Memorial Theatre Arbroath
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This hilarious show has something for everyone and is packed full of local jokes.
Review: Sister Act, King’s Theatre Glasgow
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Praise the Lord! Glasgow’s prayers have been answered as Sister Act descended from on high for a feel-good evening that’s sure to lift the winter blues. Deloris Van Cartier, a lounge singer, is placed into hiding …
Review: Shirley Valentine, Pitlochry Festival Theatre
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Weariness to the humdrum of domestic life is depressingly relatable for audiences who have spent the last two years locked indoors. So Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s decision to revive Willy Russell iconic play about a …
Review: Sister Radio, Tron Theatre Glasgow
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ As the mercury on the political thermometer in the UK rises, Sara Shaarawi’s Sister Radio serves as a reminder of the interconnected nature of our world and just how we rarely view it that …
Review: Catch Me If You Can, Theatre Royal Glasgow
⭐️ Despite a star cast, Catch Me If You Can is a slow burning, half-baked thriller that fails to captivate. Deep in the Catskill mountains, Danny Corban (Patrick Duffy) is frustrated at the local police …
Review: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Theatre Royal Glasgow
You won’t be treated to an evening of thought-provoking emotional drama – but that’s almost certainly not what you’re looking for anyway.
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: Cliff Richard – Royal Albert Home
⭐️⭐️ Sir Cliff Richard is one of the UK’s most loved singers. An entertainer in the business for more than 60 years, he now joins the virtual bill at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall for …