Written by Penelope Skinner Directed by Tate Jackson and Rex Elliot Review by Gabriel Rogers ★★★★ Penelope Skinner’s Eigengrau focuses on the lives and relationships of four young Londoners living in separate flats. Mark (Nial O’Mara) is a male manipulator in marketing, of course, who shares his flat with Tim (Finn Elliot), a grief-induced slob … Continue reading Review: Eigengrau – Putney Arts Centre, London
Written by Robbie Gordon and Jack Nurse Directed by Jack Nurse Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £18.00 ★★★★★ Sometimes, what you really need to capture the sense of the season better than most is a solid story adapted by talented folks, a brilliant collection of some of the best in the biz, a strong … Continue reading Review: A Christmas Carol – Loretto Theatre, Musselburgh
Written by Gary McNair Directed by Laila Noble Music by Brian James O’Sullivan Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £10.00 ★★★★ Our noses would grow if we said that Pinocchio was anything short of brilliant. The classic tale of the ‘wooden boy’ has a new lease of life in this festive production, one of two … Continue reading Review: Pinocchio – Lanternhouse, Cumbernauld
Written by Johnny McKnight Directed by Julie Ellen Musical Direction and Composition by Alan Penman Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £22.00 ★★★ It seems Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s The Sound of Music isn’t the only visit to the rolling, singing hills that festive audiences can experience this year. In traditional Johnny McKnight fashion, this year’s … Continue reading Review: Snow White – Macroberts Art Centre, Stirling
Written by Ellen Ritchie Directed by Becky Hope-Palmer Tickets from £12.00 ★★★★ Not only located in the Play, Pie, and a Pint spring collection, the suppressed anger of women has had a steady and strong presence through the past month’s shows – showing no signs of halting with Ellen Ritchie’s Hotdog, co-presented by the Traverse Theatre and Macrobert Art Centre. … Continue reading Review: Hotdog – A Play, Pie, and a Pint at The Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Written by Paul Reakes Directed by Derek Ward Choreography by Mandy Black Musical Direction by Barrie Simcock Tickets from £15.00 (Con. available) ★★★★ In closing their 80th year of performance, Edinburgh People’s Theatre hasn’t lost a touch of their spark and enthusiasm for performance and communal theatre. Cinderella is told as a traditional pantomime, with all … Continue reading Cinderella – Edinburgh People’s Theatre, Church Hill Theatre
Written and Choreographed by Lacy Rain Produced by Ellie Street Tickets from £12.00 ★★★★ There’s only so much good-natured joy and family-friendly fun a person can take. Only so many smiling, bright-eyed wee ones cheering can scream before you start to see where Scrooge’s protestations of Humbuggery come from. It’s time for a happy ending … Continue reading Sleeping Booty – The Three Sisters, Edinburgh
Written by Andy McGregor Directed by Julie Ellen Musical Direction by Gary Cameron Tickets from £10.50 ★★★★ We’ve all had a stressful first day. Maybe with work, at school, or just our first big day out in the world. It’s Eric’s first day working in Santa’s Grotto – and though they’re excited at the opportunity, … Continue reading Eric the Elf – Macroberts Art Centre, Stirling
