https://youtu.be/WLV4Ho-eCTo Written by David Ireland Directed by Finn den Hertog Review by Dominic Corr The National Theatre Live ★★★★ A fierce electricity charges through the National Theatre Live recording of The Fifth Step, a production that arrives at the Filmhouse in Edinburgh with the confidence of a work that knows precisely what it is and … Continue reading Review: The Fifth Step – The Filmhouse, Edinburgh
Book, Music and Lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone Review by Annie Aslett Tickets from £15.00 ★★★★★ The Book of Mormon is a musical about Mormon missionaries visiting Uganda with the aim of baptizing Ugandan villagers into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – and it’s up there with Hamilton … Continue reading Review: The Book of Mormon – The King’s Theatre, Glasgow
Book, Music & Lyrics by Jim Steinman Directed by Jay Scheib Review by Annie Aslett Tickets from £15.00 ★★★ The question one must ask themselves when watching a jukebox musical is, would this have worked better as a tribute act? The answer, when it comes to Bat Out of Hell, is unclear. In a Jim … Continue reading Review: Bat Out Of Hell – The King’s Theatre, Glasgow
Written by J B Priestley Directed by Stephen Daldry Designed by Ian MacNeil Review by Katherine McIntyre Tickets from £15.00 ★★★★ Question 1: Discuss the best way to fill Glasgow’s Kings Theatre with teenagers on a Tuesday evening. You must consider potential limits on attention span and critical thinking. You may not use IP from … Continue reading Review: An Inspector Calls – The King’s Theatre, Glasgow
Directed by Tom Morris Revival Director Katie Henry Designed by Rae Smith Puppets by Adiran Kohler for Handspring Puppet Company Review by Annie Aslett Tickets from £15.00 ★★★★ Quoted in the programme for the 2024/25 tour of War Horse, the creators of the production say that they have leaned into the idea that “audiences create theatre”. As … Continue reading Review: War Horse – The Theatre Royal, Glasgow
https://youtu.be/RGjazB8TYXU Based on the Novel by Neil Gaiman Adapted by Joel Horwood Directed by Katy Rudd ★★★★★ Stitched and cobbled by the dreams, worlds and endless oceans of countless eyes and experiences, best-selling author of Good Omens, The Sandman, Anansi Boys and American Gods, Neil Gaiman’s 2013 novel Ocean at the End of the Lane recounts the journey of a man on the … Continue reading Ocean At The End Of The Lane – Festival Theatre
https://youtu.be/KV4dYyQ4tOI Written by Emily Brontë Adapted and Directed by Emma Rice ★★★★ A young boy abandoned on the Liverpool docks, his skin a different shade than those around him. A boy beaten and abused by his new brother, adored by his new father and will change the life of his new sister – and it … Continue reading Wuthering Heights – King’s Theatre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYBt6zCi5pg At this moment, Theatre is fighting tooth & nail for our right to express a freedom of creativity, and engage an appreciation of what we, as a community, can produce. What finer way to demonstrate the capabilities of exceptionally talented individuals coming together, than with a composite of forty-plus digital artworks produced in isolation. … Continue reading Scenes For Survival Launch – National Theatre Scotland
https://youtu.be/iQmVpLxwzxo Adapted from the works of William Shakespeare Directed by Simon Godwin ★★★★ As part of their continuing ‘At Home’ series, providing theatre to the masses, The National Theatre serves disturbing illusions of love and war, set against the surging dynasty of Octavian Caesar. This surface of grand ideas, complex yet gorgeous lyrical language conceals … Continue reading Anthony & Cleopatra – National Theatre At Home
Writer: Jenni Fagan Director: Debbie Hannan Panopticon: noun. A historical building, most often a windowed prison turning in on itself, allowing a sense of visual connection. The inhabitants are on view at all times. Never really themselves, their thoughts the only thing kept apart from their keepers. It is also the titular building in which … Continue reading The Panopticon – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
