Written and Directed by Johnny McKnight Musical Direction, Composition and Arrangements by Alan Penman Review by Dominic Corr Macroberts Art Centre ★★★★★ Remarkable to think that, in celebrating their twenty years of involvement with the Macroberts Art Centre pantomime, the celebrated performer, writer, director, dame, and icon Johnny McKnight revisits the woods nearly a decade … Continue reading Review: Weans in the Wood – Macroberts Art Centre, Stirling
Written and Directed by Barrie Hunter Musical Direction and Sound Design by Alan Penman Review by Dominic Corr Perth Theatre ★★★★ Chill out and prepare to be dazzled: The Snow Queen at Perth Theatre is a frosty feast of spectacle that warms the heart. With costumes that sparkle like freshly fallen snow and a set … Continue reading Review: The Snow Queen – Perth Theatre
Created by Sally Cookson, Adam Peck, and the Original Company Directed by Jemima Levick Review by Dominic Corr The Lyceum ★★★★★ Cinderella is the fairytale that refuses to fade: morality and wonderment stitched alongside rags-to-riches promise, and a heart tuned to the season. Done right, it carries an engrossing sense of humour and a growling hint … Continue reading Review: Cinderella: A Fairytale – The Lyceum, Edinburgh
Choreographed by Christopher Hampson CBE Music by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Review by Eloise Robertson Festival Theatre ★★★★ A crystalline, emotionally generous production: visually ravishing, theatrically assured, carried by a cast and creative team who know how to make Andersen’s frostbite glow with warmth, Scottish Ballet’s The Snow Queen returns to Edinburgh. At the centre of the … Continue reading Review: Scottish Ballet: The Snow Queen – The Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Alan Cumming: The Disruptor in the Hills Fully aware of the task ahead, and the challenges of funding, identity, and taking over at Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Dominic Corr speaks to the new Artistic Director about ambition, Scottishness, and the joy of a very large foyer filled with friends. The Zoom window flickers to life—predictably, stubbornly—and … Continue reading Have a Gander at Pitlochry 2026; A Chat with Alan Cumming
Directed by Lynne Morris Review by Hunter King Churchill Theatre ★★★ As the Christmas season quickly approaches, Leitheatre welcomed the festive tidings this weekend with the classic, It’s a Wonderful Life. The show tells the story of George Bailey (Kevin Rowe) and his life from childhood until a situation that could become his death, his … Continue reading Review: It’s A Wonderful Life – The Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh
Written by Harry Michaels and Alan McHugh With Additional Material from Elaine C Smith and Johnny Mac Directed by Kathryn Rooney Review by Dominic Corr The King's Theatre ★★★★ Life is always better with bubbles; this splash of spectacle, the King’s Theatre’s Little Mermaid pantomime, is a riot of colour, comedy, and villainy, with dazzling effects … Continue reading Review: The Little Mermaid – The King’s Theatre, Glasgow
Adapted by Simon Stephens Based on the Novel by Mark Haddon Directed by Jac Wheble Review by Hunter King Assembly Roxy ★★★★ The Edinburgh Graduate Theatre Group performed Mark Haddon’s modern classic The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time this week at Assembly Roxy in a way that felt authentic, meaningful, and emotional. … Continue reading Review: The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time – The Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/WLV4Ho-eCTo Written by David Ireland Directed by Finn den Hertog Review by Dominic Corr The National Theatre Live ★★★★ A fierce electricity charges through the National Theatre Live recording of The Fifth Step, a production that arrives at the Filmhouse in Edinburgh with the confidence of a work that knows precisely what it is and … Continue reading Review: The Fifth Step – The Filmhouse, Edinburgh
Written by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith Directed by Simon Evans Review by Dominic Corr Edinburgh Playhouse ★★★★ Notable for thriving with the unexpected: Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith have, across all nine series of Inside No. 9, perfected the art of the rug-pull, the sly wink, and the gut-punch. Their stage incarnation, Stage/Fright, when … Continue reading Review: Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright – The Playhouse, Edinburgh
