Written and Directed by Barrie Hunter Musical Direction and Sound Design by Alan Penman Review by Dominic Corr Perth Theatre ★★★★ Chill out and prepare to be dazzled: The Snow Queen at Perth Theatre is a frosty feast of spectacle that warms the heart. With costumes that sparkle like freshly fallen snow and a set … Continue reading Review: The Snow Queen – Perth Theatre
Directed and Co-Written by Ken Alexander Co-Written by Fraser Boyle Associate Direction and Choreography by Sarah Wilkie Musical Direction and Composition by Stuart Fleming Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £18.00 ★★★★★ There it is, folks: the pantomime. This is how it’s done, a pantomime with an old soul, a contemporary mindset, and nothing but … Continue reading Review: Mother Goose – The Gaiety, Ayr
Written and Directed by Barrie Hunter Musical Direction by Alan Penman Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £16.00 ★★★★ The most versatile ingredient? The humble egg. So, it only makes sense that the most versatile of pantomimes, in strong and imaginative hands, Mother Goose can open itself up to a plethora of story avenues and … Continue reading Review: Mother Goose – Perth Theatre
Written & Directed by Cosette Bolt Assistant Direction by Michael Stephens Music Direction by Mhairi Cross Tickets Free - (Donation encouraged) ★★★★ It’s miraculous to find new ways to stage Dicken’s legacy piece: this season alone has seen several new and returning attempts to capture the spirit of the ultimate ghost story, A Christmas Carol, through innovative technique, solo … Continue reading A Christmas Carol – St Salvador’s Church, Edinburgh
Written and Directed by Barrie Hunter Musical Direction by Alan Penman Tickets from £16.00 ★★★★ Not only is there cause to celebrate with the commercial success of Perth Theatre's Aladdin, as it becomes the venue's most popular panto, but Barrie Hunter’s Perthshire high-flung adventure is one of Scotland’s best pantomimes right now – an ecological thriller … Continue reading Aladdin – Perth Theatre
Written by Sylvia Dow Directed by Becky Hope-Palmer Tickets: £15.00 (Con. available) ★★★ There’s a renaissance of sorts emerging for Nan Shepard’s life and what can be syphoned from in it a post-lockdown world – understandable that after months of isolation and barriers, the woman who lived and loved the Scottish mountains like no other … Continue reading Woman Walking – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Composed by Granville Bantock Composition and Libretto by Marjory Kennedy-Fraser Directed by David Douglas Musical Direction by Hebba Benyaghla ★★★★ In the brisk winds of an uninhabited islet in the Western Isles, a Cailleach, Scot’s crone, croons into the emptiness of the world – singing of local legend, that of the seals which transform into … Continue reading The Seal-Woman – Scottish Storytelling Centre
Written by Willy Russell Directed by Martin McCormick ★★★★ A knock on the door. Well, a few knocks. A few knocks and a kick. That’s how audiences are introduced to Rita, who isn’t just barrelling down the door but opening a barrage directly into the cultural gatekeeping of class – the value and art of … Continue reading Educating Rita – Perth Theatre
Written by Laila Noble Directed by Lu Kemp and Chris Stuart Wilson ★★★ There are few things as isolating as being in a submarine, fathoms below the everyday chatter, connections, and ready availability of tea and biscuits. But to be in one alone is even more inconceivable. But for many, who live with dementia every … Continue reading The Man in the Submarine – Byre Theatre
Written and Directed by Barrie Hunter Musical Direction by Alan Penman ★★★★ If it wasn’t for the vividly bright oranges and flannel forest greens, one might be forgiven for not realising that you might not be in the Fair City but in the land of Middle Perth, of Mickle Muchty under the looming shadow of … Continue reading Jack and the Beanstalk – Perth Theatre
