This year's festival showcases a rich array of puppet shows, from heartwarming tales to boundary-pushing comedy. Highlights include "Tiny Planet," exploring the cosmos, and "BTCH EAT DOG," addressing modern womanhood with dark humor. Each performance, unique and immersive, promises unforgettable experiences for audiences of all ages.
Viewer beware, you're in for a scare... Preapre for a selection of the Festival's spookiest, creepiest, and also funniest shows. From ghouls to Traitors, spirits to serial killers, our team shines a light on the Festivals forgotten genre with our Top Horror Picks.
Candle House Collective's play "Claws" offers a unique interactive experience where the audience engages via phone with an actor portraying a customer service representative. The narrative revolves around a deception involving a monster in a closet. While innovative and entertaining, the overall tension lacks seriousness, suggesting room for improvement in storytelling.
2:22 A Ghost Story, directed by Matthew Dunster and Gabriel Vega Weissman, captivates audiences at The Edinburgh Playhouse with its blend of suspense and realism. The plot revolves around Jenny, who believes her home is haunted, and her skeptical husband Sam. The compelling cast and creative staging effectively evoke tension, making it a thought-provoking contemporary ghost story.
The Manipulate Festival has returned to Edinburgh for its 19th edition, with a glorious first time collaboration with The Filmhouse to house their film events. Part of the festival was a collection of animated horror shorts from around the globe. Each had their own styles, providing an eclectic and exciting mix of new works for … Continue reading Review: Animated Horror Shorts (Manipulate Festival) – The Filmhouse, Edinburgh
Adapted by Stephen Mallatratt after Susan Hill’s Book Directed By Robin Herford Review by Dominic Corr The Theatre Royal ★★★★ There’s something deliciously perverse about watching a ghost story unfold in a grand Victorian auditorium, especially one as storied as the Theatre Royal Glasgow. In an age where horror is often filtered through screens, algorithms, … Continue reading Review: The Women in Black – The Theatre Royal, Glasgow
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
https://youtu.be/OmhV9HrB_Fk Book, Lyrics and Original Score by Paul Whitehouse and Jim Sullivan Directed by Caroline Jay Ranger Review by Annie Aslett Tickets: from £35.00 ★★★ Roll up, roll up, get your musical-based-on-a-beloved-British-TV series here! Only Fools and Horses: The Musical joins The Great British Bake Off: The Musical in the category of “sounds like a … Continue reading Review: Only Fools and Horses: The Musical – The Theatre Royal, Glasgow
https://youtu.be/mIig4FLrwmk Written by Bruce Vilanch, Gabriel Barre, and Tricia Paoluccio With Additional Material by Jonathan Harvey Directed by Gabriel Barre Review by Annie Aslett Tickets: from £13.00 ★★★ Here You Come Again gives country legend, Dolly Parton, the “jukebox musical” treatment in this new production currently touring the UK, showing at Glasgow’s King’s Theatre until … Continue reading Review: Here You Come Again – The King’s Theatre, Glasgow
Written and Directed by Ryan Simons Illusion Design by John Bulleid Review by Dominic Corr Perth Theatre: Tickets ★★★★ As the summer light fades, a nightmare unearths itself on the darkness of the stage in the form of Thunder Road Theatre’s Shock Horror: A Ghost Story. The multimedia horror show, which puts cinema right into … Continue reading Review: Shock Horror: A Ghost Story – Perth Theatre
