Written by Scott Gilmour and Claire McKenzie Directed by Jemima Levick Review by Dominic Corr Tour Dates ★★★★ History rarely arrives with such swagger, but SCOTS marches back around Scotland, briefly to The Dundee Rep, with a tartan‑tinted skid-mark in its breeks, and a renewed sense of theatrical purpose, delivering a renewed show which balances … Continue reading Review: SCOTS – The Dundee Rep
By Kathy McKean, after Euripides Directed by Gordon Barr Review by Eloise Robertson Bard in the Botanics ★★★★ It is a rare treat to know instantaneously that you can trust a performance to carry you through its script and deliver you neatly to its conclusion. The moment Isabelle Joss opens as the Nurse, the audience … Continue reading Review: Medea – The Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
An enormous hit with Critics and Audiences at the Festival Fringe 2025, Glasgow's acclaimed Company of Wolves' The Bacchae arrives charged with renewed electricity and theatricality. Euripides’ wild, intoxicating tragedy has been reimagined for a contemporary stage, inviting audiences into a world where ritual, rebellion and divine chaos collide. We sat down with Ewan Downie … Continue reading Have a Gander at Company of Wolves’ The Bacchae – A Chat with Ewan Downie
https://youtu.be/jsNv2XH1VXA Book by Dennis Kelly Music and Lyrics by Tim Minchin Directed by Matthew Warchus Review by Dominic Corr The Playhouse ★★★★★ The city is over-run with revolting children; as a riot of colour and imagination bursts across the stage of The Playhouse Theatre as Matilda- The Musical arrives in Edinburgh with a flourish, a production so visually sumptuous and emotionally generous that it … Continue reading Review: Matilda – The Musical at The Edinburgh Playhouse
Written by Benjamin Rome Clark Directed by Alex Bathe Review by Hunter King ★★★★★ Tartan Tabletop have broken free from their mold of tabletop role-playing games and produced a brand new play, Mr. and Mrs. Beard at the Georgian House in New Town, Edinburgh. The play, as described by playwright Benjamin Rome Clark, combines three … Continue reading Review: Mr. & Mrs. Beard – Georgian House, Edinburgh
Written by Gary Wilmot Directed by Sydney Stevenson Review by Marina Funcasta The Gatehouse ★★★ When writing a play about the act of waiting, boredom is almost an inevitable attribute. To wait is to test endurance; it demands a level of patience. This doesn’t have to be a limitation. Beckett sought its fertility; as did … Continue reading Review: While They Were Waiting – Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London
https://youtu.be/5frtd3m_1WA Book by Stephan Elliot and Allan Scott Directed by Ian Talbot Review by Dominic Corr The King's Theatre ★★★★ There’s plenty of glitter, leg kicks, splits, cakes in the rain, and fizz to be had in Glasgow this week. And that’s before we even get to the theatre…Few touring musicals arrive with as much … Continue reading Review: Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical at The King’s Theatre, Glasgow
Written by Stephen Christopher & Graeme Smith Directed by Jake Sleet Review by Laurie Kemmett Òran Mór ★★★★ Sean and Davie are best pals - and cellmates. They’ve shared everything in life, from childhood games, to a love of Hollywood blockbusters, to addiction problems. When Davie passes away on the day of his release from … Continue reading Review: Play, Pie, and a Pint: The Legend of Davie McKenzie – Òran Mór, Glasgow
Written by Samuel Beckett Directed by Dominic Hill Review by Dominic Corr The Citizens Theatre ★★★★★ A profound stillness settles over The Citizens Theatre as Waiting for Godot returns in a staging that feels both monumental and startlingly intimate, a triumph that reaffirms the play’s place as one of the most quietly devastating works of … Continue reading Review: Waiting for Godot – The Citizens Theatre, Glasgow
Written by Milly Sweeney Directed by Sally Reid Review by Libbi Hutton Òran Mór ★★★★★ Nostalgic, heart-warming and dynamic, writer Milly Sweeney’s sold out run of original two-man play ‘Someone’s Knocking at The Door’ is a perfectly paced, comedic insight into interpersonal relationships. The play’s genius lies in its character development and the subsequent illumination … Continue reading Review: Play, Pie, and a Pint: Someone’s Knockin’ at the Door – Òran Mór, Glasgow
