Directed and Choreographed by Matthew Bourne Orchestrated by Terry Davies Review by Dominic Corr The King's Theatre ★★★★ For a tale draped in crimson and ruby, the overwhelming shade of The Red Shoes tale has always been that of a symbolic sharpness of emerald: a green with envy that cuts through any of the gorgeous … Continue reading Review: The Red Shoes – The King’s Theatre, Glasgow
Written by Arthur Miller Directed by Jemima Levick Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £18.50 ★★★★ When a text’s relevance continues to pierce through to the contemporary world, the necessity to ‘update’ or bring the piece’s setting to the modern day can often feel hollow or listless. For Jemima Levick’s superb opening production for The … Continue reading Review: A View from the Bridge – The Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Music and Lyrics by Dolly Parton Story by Patricia Resnick Directed by Ellie Jackon and Max Middleton Musical direction by Benji Castella McDonald and Eric Rogers Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £12.50 ★★★★ One of musical theatre’s most beloved, performed, belted out, and toured, the Edinburgh University Footlights theatre company opened their 2025 season … Continue reading Review: 9 To 5 – The Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/wiyhsnuUWnY Produced by and Co-Created by Cameron Mackintosh Original Music & Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman & Robert M. Sherman Book by Julian Fellowes, After P.L. Travers Original Stories Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £25.00 ★★★★★ In a world of stuffy, stunted, and bushy-browed bankers and men, the spontaneity of colour, frivolities, song, and … Continue reading Review: Mary Poppins – The Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed Directed by Freya White Produced by Claudia Moya Gil Choreography by Rosalyn Harper Review by Dominic Corr Tickets available here ★★★★ It seems everyone is here to see the stars this evening; friends, family, colleagues, strangers, and, of course, the press. But the stars we’re seeing aren’t … Continue reading Review: Singin’ In The Rain – The Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/n81Qzaowc9A Directed and Choreography by Matthew Bourne Music by Sergei Prokofiev Tickets from £28.50 ★★★★ Few things push us to extremes other than love. Whether viewed as a weakness, a strength, an eternal yearning which completes us, or a distraction, its various forms will never feel the same for any two people – so the … Continue reading Matthew Bourne’s: Romeo + Juliet – Festival Theatre
https://youtu.be/VFZ8dxsoFlQ Direction and Choreography by Matthew Bourne Composed by Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky ★★★★★ After a decade of slumber, now celebrating one hundred and fifty performances: Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty has been weaving an intense sense of prestige and grace throughout theatres. The Brothers Grimm’s tale of dark fairies, thorns and eternal slumbers has been transformed into a … Continue reading Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty – Festival Theatre
