Simon Jay's play "Kenmure Street," directed by Nicola McCartney, captures the 2021 protests against unjust immigration policing, highlighting community solidarity through eyewitness accounts and humor, while revitalizing political theatre with engaging staging and diverse characters.
Stand & Deliver at The Tron Theatre captures the 1981 Lee Jeans sit-in, showcasing workers' determination through humor and music. With strong performances and direction, it honors collective action while acknowledging the complexities of resistance.
Stand & Deliver at The Tron Theatre captures the 1981 Lee Jeans sit-in, showcasing workers' determination through humor and music. With strong performances and direction, it honors collective action while acknowledging the complexities of resistance.
https://youtu.be/UJauIdT61ds Original Choreography & Direction for Pas de Dieux by Gene Kelly Additional Choreography & Scenario by Christopher Hampson CBE Artistic Collaboration by Patricia Ward Kelly Review by Dominic Corr Scottish Ballet ★★★★★ No matter hwo often some may think them separate siblings, cinema cannot keep but slipping a side-step into the space of it’s … Continue reading Review: Starstruck – The Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Written by Nathan Scott-Dunn Directed by Edoardo Berto Review by Laurie Kemmett A Play, A Pie, and a Pint ★★★★ Walking into Oran Mor to see Un-Expecting, the set can only be described as unassuming. On a thrust style stage there is strung up two white sheets, an On Air sign, and two rods. The … Continue reading Review: Play, Pie, and a Pint: Un-Expecting – Òran Mór, 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
Written by Morna YoungDirected by Alex Fthenakis Review by Laurie Kemmett A Play, a Pie, and a Pint ★★★ What’s in a name? A young woman stands on a stage, lamenting this question, provoking the audience to ponder it as well. No, it’s not Shakespeare’s Juliet. This is Morna Young’s Joy, our protagonist and titular character. Joy … Continue reading Review: Joy – A Play, A Pie, and a Pint, Glasgow
Written by Dawn King Directed by Joanna Bowman Review by Laurie Kemmett The Tron Theatre ★★★ Sometime in the near future, a sparse room with a water cooler bubbling in a corner waits for its occupants. Twelve school-like green chairs sit empty, dwarfed by huge, blocky typography that won’t allow anyone to forget the purpose of … Continue reading Review: The Trials – The Tron Theatre, Glasgow
An enormous hit with Critics and Audiences at the Festival Fringe 2025, Glasgow's acclaimed Company of Wolves' The Bacchae arrives charged with renewed electricity and theatricality. Euripides’ wild, intoxicating tragedy has been reimagined for a contemporary stage, inviting audiences into a world where ritual, rebellion and divine chaos collide. We sat down with Ewan Downie … Continue reading Have a Gander at Company of Wolves’ The Bacchae – A Chat with Ewan Downie
