Written by Ann Marie Di Mambro Directed by Ken Alexander ★★★★ There’s something majestical to old Italian confectionary stores in Scotland, specifically Glasgow. Ribboned with faux-gold and clean white tiles - serving up ice cream, pokes o' chips, sweets and cigarettes, the bellows of the family matriarch behind the ribboned doorway suggest an intense familial … Continue reading Tally’s Blood – Perth Theatre
https://youtu.be/UxxnL26CGpY Written by Ross Mackay Directed by Jordan Blackwood ★★★★★ Rifling through the pages of a well-loved story: there’s nothing better, is there? Seeking fortunes, solving mysteries, standing toe-to-toe with Dark Lords, and saving distant lands – the storybook is a gateway of limitless potential, and for some, it’s a lifeline, a friend. And where … Continue reading Treasure Island – The Lanternhouse, Cumbernauld
https://youtu.be/fLmfwknvLic Written by May Sumbwanyambe Directed by Orla O'Loughlin ★★★★★ There’s a reason that one of the few props Enough of Him utilises is a chess board. There’s a reason that upon its second usage, the original piece colours have their players deliberately switched. Joseph Knight. A name that should ring through Scottish history to the present, … Continue reading Enough of Him – Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Written by Rona Munro Directed by Michael Duke ★★★★ From Cumbernauld to the Lothians to the borough of Camden – Scottish playwright Rona Munro’s exceptional talents are spreading across the country as James IV has its world-premiere this week in Edinburgh at the Festival Theatre, with Mary set to open towards the end of October at Hampstead Theatre. But … Continue reading Bold Girls – Cumbernauld Lanternhouse
