https://youtu.be/knmZ-A3wmsY Written by Skye Loneragan Composed by Mairi Campbell BSL Interpretation by Yvonne Waddell ★★★★★ Stay on the Ball. Stay on the Ball… With a determination to soothe her baby, surrounded by the chaos of new parenthood, Skye Loneragan weaves the act of settling her new daughter with exploring the various difficulties and distractions which … Continue reading Though This Be Madness – The Studio
Written by William Shakespeare Directed by Ewan Downie ★★★★ All good things must pass, as fields wilt and rivers dry, as teeth decay and fledglings fly. So to, Caesar must rule no more. Company of Wolves' already well-received production of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar meets its end (for now) in the consecrated corridors of Summerhall – a fitting … Continue reading Julius Caesar – Summerhall
https://youtu.be/IBBsMZWeGbA Created by Emma Martin ★★★★ Not even in their own heads can they find solace - no, in this world where a young boy seeks to escape the trauma and harshness of the every day, even retreating inside his mind comes with risk. Venturing into his head, through a land where growing up is … Continue reading Birdboy – Traverse Theatre
https://youtu.be/kNNDDjxR0Rk Written by Lou Wakefield and Carole Hayman Adapted by Jonathan Harvey Directed by Joanna Reid ★★★★ Before the world had ‘frenemies’, we had Ladies of Letters – a benchmark of the finest passive-aggressive tactics the nation is quite well known for. From radio play to ITV hit, Lou Wakefield and Carol Hayman's Ladies of Letters has remained a success throughout the … Continue reading Ladies of Letters – Perth Horsecross
https://youtu.be/TKbHS6gcvZg Original Screenplay by Jonathan Lynn Written by Sandy Rustin Directed by Mark Bell ★★★ There’s something in everyone’s wardrobes which causes family feuds, and it’s not that hideous vase you got for the wedding. No, for any age, across multiple generations – Cluedo has sat in the closet, brought out for rainy days or wine-fuelled game … Continue reading Cluedo – King’s Theatre
https://youtu.be/r1biyaAIEU8 Written by Oliver Emanuel Directed by Lu Kemp ★★★★ Grief, like a Tiger’s stripes – is unique, everyone’s process of loss is different, no two experiences are ever the same. It’s something which writer Oliver Emanuel is fast becoming renowned for as a writer who finds delicate ease in communicating with younger audiences without … Continue reading I Am Tiger – Imaginate
Hosted by Kleio Pethainou with Guest Contributors. ★★★★ Scáthach, Warrior Queen of Skye. The Gyre-Carling, crone of the Highlands. The golden-haired Grecian girl, her purity tainted. Cailleach's creation of Ailsa Craig. And, of course, the misunderstood romanticism of the Selkies. You may know their names, but are you acquainted with their stories? More importantly, how … Continue reading Untellable Tales: Femininities – Scottish Storytelling Centre
Book, Music & Lyrics by Lionel Bart Directed by Lewis C. Baird ★★★★ Think you know the tale of the young Orphan left behind to fend for themselves in the workhouse? Not a chance. Pull up a seat, pour yourself a gin or three, and get ready for a telling of the story with the … Continue reading Oliver! – Forth Children’s Theatre
https://youtu.be/tLSsOekBBKk ★★★★ “Ladies, gentlemen and my friends beyond the binary" - as Johannes Radebe (or JoJo as we are affectionately to call him) begins the initial hosting piece of Freedom, it becomes evident that the instant likeability and demonstration of talent the show possess is categorically for everyone. While it certainly caters to BBC Strictly fans, Freedom is a … Continue reading Johannes Radebe: Freedom – King’s Theatre
https://youtu.be/Q3SEXLIUlrE Music and Lyrics by Roddy Hart and Tommy Reilly Directed by Cora Bissett Adapted by Douglas Maxwell ★★★★ A city without another of similar ilk, Glasgow sees layers of history, strife and raucous wonderment collide in a myriad of uninhibited pitches – almost a living, breathing paradox of a city. Nowhere more evident than in Peter Mullan’s … Continue reading Orphans – King’s Theatre
