Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg Lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr. and Alain Boublil Directed by Jean-Pierre van der Spuy Review by Olivia Burns Glasgow - 2026 tickets ★★★★★ Boublil and Schönberg’s musical returns in ALL of its glory in a visual and audio spectacle. Mackintosh’s revival has nurtured a theatrical buffet of skill, talent, consideration and … Continue reading Review: Miss Saigon – The Edinburgh Playhouse
Artistic Director, Alan Cumming, invites audiences to a celebration of all things LGBTQIA+ to look at this world, and one another, in a new light from the hills of Pitlochry. Turning eyes since their announcement as Artistic Director, Alan Cumming and the Pitlochry Festival Theatre make their first significant move; turning a corner of the … Continue reading Have a Gander at Out In The Hills, Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s Celebratory LGBTQIA+ Festival
Based on the Novel by Louisa May Alcott Directed by Bartlett Sher Review by Dominic Corr ★★★★ A warm, affectionate Little Women arrives at Bedlam Theatre this autumn courtesy of the Edinburgh University Theatre Company in an adaptation by Marisha Chamberlain that tightens Louisa May Alcott’s sprawling novel into a two-part, domestic-focused evening; co-directors Lauryn … Continue reading Review: EUTC Little Women – Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/1CqVzNmlQsA Written by Enda Walsh Directed by Lucy Ireland and Jim Manganello Review by Dominic Corr The Tron Theatre ★★★★ A contemporary fairytale is a powerful, intoxicating kind of tale; and for audience in Glasgow, the story from Enda Walsh is a highly anticipated one: high in a tower block, a woman’s number called into silence while an … Continue reading Review: Arlington – The Tron Theatre, Glasgow
https://youtu.be/rKcdEF0pwu0 Written by Aaron Sorkin, after Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird Directed by Bartlett Sher Review by Dominic Corr The Festival Theatre ★★★★ All Rise for Bartlett Sher’s chillingly relevant production of To Kill a Mockingbird, adapted by Aaron Sorkin, arrives at Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre with the weight of expectation and the urgency of … Continue reading Review: To Kill A Mockingbird – The Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
A razzle-dazzle road trip: Priscilla Queen of the Desert comes to Scotland Priscilla Queen of the Desert is packing sequins, sass and a suitcase full of disco classics for a UK and Ireland tour that stops at the Edinburgh Playhouse next April, and the casting announcement has injected the whole enterprise with starry, showbiz bravado. … Continue reading Have a Gander at Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical: Casting for UK Tour
Written by Anton Chekhov Adapted by Mike Poulton Directed by James Brining Review by Dominic Corr The Royal Lyceum ★★★★ A vivid, sharp-edged debut for a new era at The Lyceum, The Seagull marries brash comic energy with moments of sombre reflection, anchored by a commanding turn from Caroline Quentin and a richly textured ensemble … Continue reading Review: The Seagull – The Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
Written by Katy Nixon Directed by Brian Logan Review by Olivia Burns Traverse Theatre ★★★ A Play, A Pie, A Pint vet Katy Nixon returns with horrifying relevance and an uneasy Tuesday-afternoon-watch in Cheapo, directed by Brian Logan. School uniforms, chicken-shop meet-ups, crippling anxiety and big hoop earrings thrust into a paradigm of teenagerisms and adolescence … Continue reading Review: Play, Pie, and a Pint: Cheapo – Traverse Theatre
Co-directed by Katherine Lyle & Andrew Friedman Review by Marina Funcasta Drayton Arms Theatre ★★★★ Petit Léopard takes its time to charm, but much like a guarded cat, once let in by Capucine Earle’s performance, we are caught by her defiance - hook, line and sinker. Anchored in the beloved, post-feminist ‘Messy Woman’ genre, Earle’s … Continue reading Review: Petit Léopard – Drayton Arms Theatre, London
Written by Tennessee Williams Directed by Andrew Panton Review by Dominic Corr Dundee Rep ★★★★ A poised yet piercing revival, The Glass Menagerie at Dundee Rep (in co-production with Citizens Theatre and the Royal Lyceum) offers a production of shimmering restraint and emotional bite, balancing refinement with a raw undercurrent that keeps Tennessee Williams’ classic … Continue reading Review: The Glass Menagerie – The Dundee Rep
