Photo Credit - Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Out In The Hills: a midwinter queer uprising with tartan edges There are January weekends that drag like wet tweed, and there are January weekends that feel like a defibrillator to Scotland’s cultural heart. Out In The Hills is decisively the latter: a concentrated blast of theatre, conversation, music, and gloriously … Continue reading Have a Gander at Out in the Hills: Scotland’s New Queer Beacon in the Highlands, Pitlochry Theatre
Written by Mark McDonnell Directed by Suzi Budd Review by Dominic Corr Oor Wee Mammy McGoose ★★★★★ There are pantos that lumber and pantos that sparkle; then there’s Oor Wee Mammy McGoose, which arrives like a tartan comet and leaves the auditorium ringing with laughter. This is not a show that borrows spectacle to hide … Continue reading Review: Oor Wee Mammy McGoose – King’s Theatre, Kirkcaldy
Review by Hunter King ★★★ Fringe alumni David Alnwick has returned to Edinburgh this holiday season to mix his signature spooky vibes with a story that was originally written by one of the most iconic holiday storytellers of all time: Charles Dickens. Admittedly, I was excited to once again venture deep into the bowels of … Continue reading Review: David Alnwick presents Charles Dickens’ The Signal-Man – Krampus Fest at The Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh
Written by Jack Nurse and Robbie Gordon Directed by Bruce Strachan Review by Dominic Corr The Wizard of Oz ★★★ A glitter-splattered, good‑natured panto that shines brightest when it stops trying so hard; the Brunton’s annual festive juggernaut rolls into its makeshift Musselburgh home at the Loretto High School with The Wizard of Oz, a … Continue reading Review: The Wizard of Oz – Loretto High School, Musselburgh
Commissioned by Aberdeen Performing Arts, Capital Theatres and Eden Court Highlands Created and Directed by Ross MacKay and Jordan Blackwood Review by Hunter King The Studio ★★★★★ It seems every child grows up with a fictional dog who has an impact on their life. I had Scooby-Doo and Blue from “Blue’s Clues,” and more recently, … Continue reading Review: Snowy – The Studio, Edinburgh
Performed by The Scottish Quartet Review by Dominic Corr Fever: Candlight Tributes ★★★★ A soft‑glow sanctuary for Swifties and sceptics alike. There’s something quietly disarming about stepping into Assembly Roxy under a sea of candlelight. The venue — a former neo‑Gothic church with vaulted ceilings and a hush that settles on the skin — already … Continue reading Review: Candlelight: Tribute to Taylor Swift – Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh
Alan Cumming’s Inaugural Season at Pitlochry Festival Theatre Alan Cumming has unveiled a debut season as Artistic Director for Pitlochry Festival Theatre that reads like a love letter to theatre itself — ambitious in scale, affectionate in memory and defiantly theatrical in taste. Timed to coincide with the company’s 75th anniversary in 2026, the programme … Continue reading Have a Gander at Pitlochry Festival Theatre 2026: Alan Cumming’s Debut Season
Summerhall Arts In Vitro Residency; a three 12‑week, non‑residential studio placement for visual artists Finding time, space and financial breathing room is the quiet, ongoing labour of a working artist; the In Vitro Residency from Summerhall Arts, in partnership with the Hugo Burge Foundation, is a pragmatic answer to that problem. Designed as a responsive, … Continue reading Have a Gander at Summerhall Arts Announces In Vitro Residency
Teatro la Plaza's resiliant take on Hamlet brings world-class, joyous talent to Aberdeen Returning to Scotland after a stupendously successful run at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, during the 2024 International Festival, Teatro La Plaza’s take on Hamlet arrives at His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen from Thursday 6 to Saturday 8 November 2025, presented in Spanish … Continue reading Have a Gander at Teatro La Plaza’s Hamlet at His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen
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
