Book by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie Music by Tom Snow Directed by Clare Wotton Review by Laurie Kimmett ★★★★ There is something delightfully rebellious about watching a theatre full of Edinburgh audiences attempt not to dance in their seats, and Footloose at Church Hill Theatre makes that restraint feel like an Olympic sport. Edinburgh … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Music Theatre’s Footloose – Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh
The High Life musical revisits beloved Scottish characters with humor and charm, celebrating nostalgia while delivering engaging performances, vibrant staging, and delightful music, ensuring an entertaining experience.
https://youtu.be/TfJhAowLXyE Text by Josephine Eusebius Directed by Matthew Lenton Review by Dominic Corr The Tron Theatre ★★★★ Life and Death play chess at The Tron Theatre, as Vanishing Point and Teater Katapult come together with a commanding piece of slow-burn, spoke word rich production What I’m Here For. Announcing itself, quite often, with a devastating … Continue reading Review: What I’m Here For – Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Review by Dominic Corr ★★★★ There’s something remarkably special occurring – while at the same time, something horrific. In the wake of the rolling back of rights, the threat of not just re0emerging barriers, but new ones for Queer communities – art often flourishes as one of the view autonomous spaces left. Some shows arrive … Continue reading Review: Bedrock – Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh
Performed and Written by Alys Williams Directed by Andrea Heaton Review by Dominic Corr The Traverse Theatre ★★★★ Hope is a fragile thing, but The Light House at The Traverse Theatre treats it with the kind of care usually reserved for rare glassware, holding it up to the light, turning it gently and letting its cracks become part of the beauty. … Continue reading Review: The Light House- The Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Directed by Sophie Davis Review by Dominic Corr ★★★★ There are certain groups you can always count on to deliver excellence. Edinburgh University Footlights is one of those rare few. There’s something uniquely thrilling about watching this group of performers assemble onstage with nothing but the barest scaffolding of a narrative and the promise of … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh University Footlights Present Talk It Out- The Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh
https://www.flickr.com/photos/204241173@N04/55175773286/in/dateposted-public/ Written by Eilidh Smith Songs by Rona Johnston Review by Dominic Corr ★★★★ Bathed in fury; burning with feminine rage and lyricism; there’s an undeniable thrill in watching a piece of theatre lean into its own fury with such gleeful theatricality, and with newly debuted Witches Corner at The Scottish Storytelling Centre, it does so … Continue reading Review: Witches Corner – The Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
https://www.flickr.com/photos/204241173@N04/55171368420/in/dateposted-public/ Words and Lyrics by Belle Jones Composition by AJ Robertson & John Kielty Directed by Stasi Schaeffer Review by Dominic Corr The Pavilion Theatre ★★★★ Once upon a time, the hunt for the ‘next big thing’ in the Scottish musical repertoire was hotly contested. There were champions, some of them brilliant, but sparse. Now, … Continue reading Review: Flora – A New Musical at The Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow
Based on the novel Hinterland by Caroline Brothers Directed and Co-Design by Jamie Harrison Directed by Candice Edmunds Adapted by Oliver Emanuel Review by Libbi Hutton Citizens Theatre ★★★★ It is impossible not to be affected by Oliver Emanuel’s stage adaptation of Caroline Brother’s novel ‘Hinterland’. Theatre company Vox Motus’ ‘Flight’ approaches the challenging task … Continue reading Review: Flight – Citizens Theatre, Glasgow
Review by Laurie Kemmett ★★★ Nobody likes a funeral. Even when the deceased isn’t someone you know well. This fact doesn’t change even when you don’t know the person at all - and when the person isn’t a person but a British supermarket of the 2000’s. Enter Paul Campbell and his eulogy for Somerfield. If like, the … Continue reading Review: Paul Campbell: The Lost Tapes of Somerfield, Glasgow Comedy Festival
