Written by Arthur Miller Directed by Jemima Levick Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £18.50 ★★★★ When a text’s relevance continues to pierce through to the contemporary world, the necessity to ‘update’ or bring the piece’s setting to the modern day can often feel hollow or listless. For Jemima Levick’s superb opening production for The … Continue reading Review: A View from the Bridge – The Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Music and Lyrics by Dolly Parton Story by Patricia Resnick Directed by Ellie Jackon and Max Middleton Musical direction by Benji Castella McDonald and Eric Rogers Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £12.50 ★★★★ One of musical theatre’s most beloved, performed, belted out, and toured, the Edinburgh University Footlights theatre company opened their 2025 season … Continue reading Review: 9 To 5 – The Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh
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
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
Written by Lewis Hetherington Directed by Rosalind Sydney Set and Costume Design by Claire Halleran Review by Annie Aslett Tickets from £6.00 ★★★ This Christmas, Glasgow Kelvin College presents a great, affordable choice with their panto-lite production of Rumpelstiltskin, written by Lewis Hetherington. While not heavy on the high-camp hilarity of a proper panto, this … Continue reading Review: Rumpelstiltskin – Platform, Glasgow
Music by Alan Menken Lyrics by Howard Ashman, Tim Rice & Chad Beguelin Directed and Choreographed by Casey Nicholaw Review by Annie Aslett Tickets from £20.00 ★★★★ The touring production of Disney’s Aladdin is basically a panto with a blank chequebook. Although there are few dames (at least with speaking parts – more on this later), this … Continue reading Review: Aladdin – The Theatre Royal, Glasgow
https://youtu.be/m4iWTvcEqD4 Book and Lyrics Robyn Grant and Daniel Foxx Music by Tim Gilvin Directed by Robyn Grant Tickets: £17.00 ★★★★★ Do you hear it? Not those harsh, horrific tones from Scuttle the Seagull. Nor the circling Disney lawyers scratching their heads in frustration. No, it’s a filthy, bold, and queer-as-hell siren call echoing out of … Continue reading Review: Unfortunate – The Glasgow Pavilion
Written by Hans Christian Andersen, Adapted by Morna Young Directed by Cora Bissett Composition and Sound Design by Finn Anderson Tickets from £22.50, £10.00 for children ★★★ As the cold winds blow and chill to the bone, Edinburgh envelopes itself in a glittering robe of festive cheer once more as the Royal Lyceum revives its … Continue reading The Snow Queen – The Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
