Presented by Royo & Curve Book by Harvey Fierstein Music and Lyrics by Cyndi Lauper Review by Mhairi Sime ★★★★ *You change the world when you change your mind.* Royo & Curve bring Harvey Fierstein’s story of acceptance, love, and absolutely fabulous shoes to the Glasgow stage with a star-studded cast and high-energy performances. It … Continue reading Review: Kinky Boots – The King’s Theatre, Glasgow
Book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meeham Music by Marc Shaiman Lyrics by Scott Wittman Writer by John Waters Directed by Paul Kerryson and Brenda Edwards Review by Annie Aslett Tickets from £13.00 ★★★★ “Hey there, King’s Theatre, Glasgow, don’t change that channel! ‘Cause it’s time for the 2024/25 Hairspray tour! Brought to you by … Continue reading Review: Hairspray – The King’s Theatre, Glasgow
Produced by Moonlight Review by Marina Funcasta Tickets from £23.00 ★★★★★ Lying on a secluded New Town corner, St Vincent’s chapel emerges as a glimpse into a Scotland from long ago. Strewn with candles and families chatting over hot cocoa, the quiet congregation set the precedent for an intimate evening. Brought to life by pianist … Continue reading Review: ‘A Burns Night Hootenanny – Tam O’ Shanter’- St Vincent’s Chapel, Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/wiyhsnuUWnY Produced by and Co-Created by Cameron Mackintosh Original Music & Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman & Robert M. Sherman Book by Julian Fellowes, After P.L. Travers Original Stories Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £25.00 ★★★★★ In a world of stuffy, stunted, and bushy-browed bankers and men, the spontaneity of colour, frivolities, song, and … Continue reading Review: Mary Poppins – The Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed Directed by Freya White Produced by Claudia Moya Gil Choreography by Rosalyn Harper Review by Dominic Corr Tickets available here ★★★★ It seems everyone is here to see the stars this evening; friends, family, colleagues, strangers, and, of course, the press. But the stars we’re seeing aren’t … Continue reading Review: Singin’ In The Rain – The Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh
Created by Richard O’Brien Directed by Christopher Luscombe Review by Marina Funcasta Tickets from £23.00 ★★★ Having seen a variety of musicals at the Playhouse, the usual business swamped the stalls to the sound of the five-minute warning. This time, however, as I made my way into the stalls, I circumvented bobbing bedazzled top hats … Continue reading Review: Rocky Horror Picture Show – The Playhouse, Edinburgh
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jim Steinman Directed by Jay Scheib Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £15.00 ★★★ Gird your loins, dig out the fishnets, and ditch the ol’ fella – Bat Out Of Hell isn’t for the faint-hearted or well-adjusted, as the late Jim Steinman’s dystopian fairytale re-treading thunders the intense discography for … Continue reading Review: Bat Out Of Hell – The Playhouse, Edinburgh
Lyrics by Tim Rice Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Directed by Laurence Connor Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £15.00 ★★★★★ The quintessential stage school musical has never felt so vivid or jubilant; over fifty years since it first brought its Technicolor magic to the world of musical theatre, Andrew Lloyd Webber and TimRice’s retelling … Continue reading Review: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – The Playhouse, Edinburgh
Book by David Greig Music by Marc Shaiman Lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman Directed by Fraser Grant Review by Dominic Corr ★★★★ What magic lies beyond these walls, these enormous and embossed gates with a familiarly whimsical ‘W’ cast in a golden light. Well, what else but a world of Pure Imagination? Turning … Continue reading Review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh
Written and Directed by Gordon Barr Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £14.00 ★★★★ A decade of decadence, dance, fairytales and farts. That’s what it’s all about, right, kids? For the past ten years, the Byre Theatre has worked with writer and director Gordon Barr and the folk of Bard in the Botanics to maintain … Continue reading Review: Beauty and the Beast – The Byre Theatre, St. Andrews
