Adapted by Alan McHugh Additional Material by Elaine C Smith and Johnny Mac Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £13.00 ★★★★ Sixty years of the King’s Pantomime. A feat and a testament to the draw of the Scottish panto – armed with a fiercely loyal and vocal crowd who bring their top game to the … Continue reading Review: Peter Pan – The King’s Theatre, Glasgow
Directed and Choreographed by Nick Winston Music by Frank Wildhorn Lyrics by Don Black Book by Ivan Menchell Review by Annie Aslett Tickets from £13.00 ★★★★ Direct from two extremely successful seasons in London’s West End, and hot off a ‘Best New Musical’ win at the 2023 What’s On Stage awards, the UK touring production … Continue reading Review: Bonnie & Clyde – King’s Theatre, Glasgow
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
Directed by Jonathan ChurchMusic by Harry WarrenLyrics by Al DubinBook by Michael Stewart and Mark BrambleChoreography by Bill Deamer Tickets Begin From £13.00 ★★★★ Nostalgia sells. It's a comforting, even addictive reinvigoration in these often miserable moments. But 42nd Street isn’t cheapening out on the good times, as it pours every ounce of itself it can into … Continue reading 42nd Street – Theatre Royal Glasgow
Created, Directed and Composed by James Thierrée ★★★★★ So then, what’s this all about? Ask us later. But on the idea of ‘narrative’, there is obvious relevance to the mind of the auteur, to the creative process, and the eternal struggle of framing things precisely how we envisage. All we need to know is that … Continue reading ROOM – King’s Theatre
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/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
Written by Alan McHugh Directed by Ed Curtis Choreography by Karen Martin ★★★★★ Sleeping for a thousand years sounds like quite the treat after the recent times we’ve faced, doesn’t it? And though the King’s Panto may have only rested its eyes for shy of two years, It feels an eternity since the audiences and … Continue reading Sleeping Beauty – King’s Theatre
Written by Peter Arnott Directed by Ken Alexander ★★★★★ History doesn’t fully recognise how many died during the tragic collapse of the Tay Rail Bridge in 1879. We can estimate. We can approximate. We can even invent the lives of the passengers and crew of the train which plunged into the icy River Tay – … Continue reading The Signalman – King’s Theatre
Based on the novel by Peter James Directed by Jonathan O'Boyle ★★ How often does a kind deed for a stranger bite you in the ass? Most of us would ignore a lone USB stick left behind on the train, but Tom Bryce has a knack for attracting trouble, it appears. No good deed goes … Continue reading Looking Good Dead – King’s Theatre
