Edinburgh University Footlights are dusting off the Shakespeare folio and polishing their best Porter patter for a fresh staging of Kiss Me, Kate, the backstage musical where the real drama crackles just beyond the footlights. As a touring company prepares to open The Taming of the Shrew, sparks fly between divorced leads Lilli Vanessi and … Continue reading Have a Gander at Edinburgh University Footlights Presents… Kiss Me, Kate – A Chat With The Whole Gang!
Director Salvador Kent took time out of their busy schedule to have a chat with the team about the Edinburgh University Shakespeare Company's production of Romeo and Juliet, running at The Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh, from the 9th - 13th of February Thanks for much for taking the time to chat with us; if you wouldn’t … Continue reading Have a Gander at EUSOC: Romeo & Juliet
Auntie Empire storms into Manipulate with Disaster Plan’s trademark blend of bouffon clowning, dark satire, and political bite. Led by Julia Taudevin and Kieran Hurley, the show casts Taudevin as a decaying, delusional Britannia figure inviting her “family” to revel in imperial nostalgia while confronting a far grimmer truth. Evolving through earlier versions as live‑gore cabaret, … Continue reading Have a Gander at Auntie Empire – Manipulate 2026
Civic Digits - Codebase, Edinburgh. Picture credit: Neil Hanna Many Good Men: A New Chapter in Scotland’s Fight Against Misogyny Civic Digits and the Educational Institute of Scotland have unveiled the Many Good Men Education Pack—a resource that feels less like a teaching aid and more like a necessary intervention. In a landscape where misogyny … Continue reading Have a Gander at Many Good Men; Educators Pack and Documentary
Photo Credit - Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Out In The Hills: a midwinter queer uprising with tartan edges There are January weekends that drag like wet tweed, and there are January weekends that feel like a defibrillator to Scotland’s cultural heart. Out In The Hills is decisively the latter: a concentrated blast of theatre, conversation, music, and gloriously … Continue reading Have a Gander at Out in the Hills: Scotland’s New Queer Beacon in the Highlands, Pitlochry Theatre
Running from January 20th - 24th, the Edinburgh Universe Savoy Opera Group’s production of Into The Woods brings Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s beloved fairy-tale musical to life at Church Hill Theatre in Edinburgh this January. Featuring classic characters like Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and Rapunzel, the show asks what happens after the … Continue reading Have a Gander at EUSOG’S Into The Woods with the Cast and Crew
Home For Christmas: Edinburgh Panto’s Past, Present And (The King’s Theatre) Future As Edinburgh prepares for the long‑awaited return of its panto to the King’s Theatre, Dominic Corr sat down with Allan Stewart, Grant Stott and Jordan Young to reflect on a tradition that has shaped their careers and captivated generations. From the Festival Theatre’s … Continue reading Have a Gander at Pantomime 2025: Jack and the Beanstalk with Allan Stewart, Grant Stott and Jordan Young
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
Not just one, nor two or three, but four of this year's Pantomime cast were thrilled to chat with Corr Blimey about the upcoming Aladdie. Written by Fraser Boyle, co‑writer of The Gaiety’s five‑star hits Mother Goose (2024) and Cinderella (2023), Aladdie swaps the Far East for the far, far East of Ayrshire, where the … Continue reading Have a Gander at Pantomime 2025: Aladdie with The Ayr Gaiety Cast!
With the bitter cold now gripping Scotland, Dominic Corr chats with writer, director, and Sammy Slush performer Jerry Taylor. Presented by Ginger and Jester Productions, Baltic at Cumbernauld Theatre follows brave young Elsbeth on a daring quest to rescue her brother Kai from the wicked Snow Queen Chillblane and her frosty sidekick Jack Frost. With … Continue reading Have a Gander at Pantomime 2025: Baltic with Jerry Taylor
