Music by Harold Arlen Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg Additional Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice Adapted by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jeremy Sams Directed by Nikolai Foster Tickets from £20.00 ★★★★ For those who thought the Edinburgh Playhouse’s fascination with the colour green had left with the departing for the smash-hit Wicked, … Continue reading Review: The Wizard of Oz – The Playhouse, Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/hHL0cTv_kus Music by Jonathan Dove Libretto by Charles Hart based on an original scenario by Jurgen R. Weber Conducted by David Parry Directed by Stephen Barlow Tickets from £22.50 ★★★★ Don’t tell the Nixon (in China) fans, but the Theatre Royal, Glasgow, bushes Red for the UK premiere of Jonathan Dove’s rambunctious farce Marx in London! Which runs at the venue … Continue reading Review: Scottish Opera – Marx in London! at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow
https://youtu.be/c_SyDYUZmow Directed by Sean Mathias Produced by Bill Kenwright, David Gilbery and Naomi George UK/2023/117mins Hamlet will be available on DVD, Blu-ray & Digital Download from 8th April ★★★★ Theatre sustained, perhaps, the worst damage of the art and entertainment mediums throughout the sustained days of COVID lockdowns. Production tours were cut short, their rehearsal spaces restricted, funding decimated, and their physical venues … Continue reading Review: Hamlet (2024)
https://youtu.be/2RrQ2h-ME_c Written by Bradley Fowler and Cady Lanigan Directed by Matthew Goodhue US and Serbia/2023/15/93mins ★★★ Sharks, drug-addicted bears, flocks of birds and enough dogs to fill a shelter or three, but when thinking of terrifying, monstrous, and quick-natured killers – one animal makes it to the very bottom of the list: Sloths. Or so … Continue reading Review: Slotherhouse
As we come to the twilight moments of 2023, the Corr Blimey team have had a few drinks (and a couple of arguments) but plenty of fond memories about the best of Scottish Theatre this year. And while enormously entertaining touring productions and revivals have found their way into Scotland, this list celebrates the homegrown … Continue reading Have A Gander – Scottish Theatre 2023
Looking for an alternative to the Pantomime cheer? Feeling a touch Scroogeish over Buttons, Cloots and Cracker Jokes? Well, Scotland has plenty to offer in the alternative Christmas feasts this festive season. From some returning contemporary classics for kids, to an inspirational new Ballet, and maybe even a touch of cryptocurrency... Our team will be … Continue reading Have A Gander – Festive Shows 2023
https://youtu.be/BX05lpBPDBY Created by Danny Robins Directed by Matthew Dunster and Isabel Marr Review by Annie Aslett Tickets from £13.00 ★★★★ Following monumental success in the West End and a jump across the pond, the touring production of Danny Robins’ 2:22 A Ghost Story finally lands with a bump in the night at The King’s Theatre, Glasgow. … Continue reading 2:22 A Ghost Story – King’s Theatre, Glasgow
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. And we can say with confidence, that it isn’t the Festival Fringe. That’s right folks, it’s Panto-season! Strap on those hooks, dig out the britches and slap on some lippy – as some of your favourite Panto baddies and dames return for another slice of the nation’s … Continue reading Have A Gander – Pantomime 2023
https://youtu.be/0VH9WCFV6XQ?si=GZSxKRGNo5edX885 Screenplay by Scott Cawthon, Seth Cuddleback, and Emma Tammi Directed by Emma Tammi ★★ There are some not-so-quiet corners of the internet where the Five Nights at Freddy’s franchise holds a vice-like grip of fandom. The excessively lore-heavy and intricate video game series from Scott Cawthon found stratospheric success with reaction videos and let’s plays … Continue reading Five Nights at Freddy’s
Tarmac Lullaby Written by Daniel Orejon ★★★★ There are two principal elements which make Crested Fool’s Tarmac Lullaby a success: Daniel Orejon’s conviction in lacing contemporary gothic with classical macabre and Erin Elkin’s terrifically engaged performance. In this one-act solo show, stripped back of all props and set outside of a notebook & pen and a bench, Tarmac … Continue reading Have a Gander – Edinburgh Horror Festival 2023: Tarmac Lullaby and Sycamore Grove
