Adapted by Matthew Spangler Based on the Novel by Khaled Hosseini Directed by Giles Croft ★★★★★ Initially staged in 2009, the adaptation of Afghan-American novelist Khaled Hosseini‘s 2003 novel wanders through an ashen timeline of which many of us may claim some understanding but frequently fail to recognise the extent. Set over twenty-five years of Afghan history, from pre-Russian … Continue reading Review: The Kite Runner – Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Written and Directed by Kirin Saeed and Charlie Houston ★★★★ It is no secret that Westernised cultures (primarily the UK and US) struggle with the concept of the inevitable: death. They may meet the reaper without fear, but for those left behind, the process of grief can be one of isolation and pain when it … Continue reading Review: Sense of Loss – Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/622u4-gUs4c Adapted by Stephen Mallatratt after Susan Hill's Book Directed By Robin Herford Tickets from £13.00 ★★★★ What’s a theatre without a ghost, eh? Over thirty years of chilling delights, The Woman in Black roams a suitably fitting Theatre Royal, Glasgow, to continue its descent into realms of fear and dread. A right of passage for theatregoers, often those … Continue reading Review: The Woman in Black – Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Directed by Jonathan ChurchMusic by Harry WarrenLyrics by Al DubinBook by Michael Stewart and Mark BrambleChoreography by Bill Deamer Tickets Begin From £13.00 ★★★★ Nostalgia sells. It's a comforting, even addictive reinvigoration in these often miserable moments. But 42nd Street isn’t cheapening out on the good times, as it pours every ounce of itself it can into … Continue reading 42nd Street – Theatre Royal Glasgow
https://youtu.be/dNdrPA6gqGU Written by Rona Munro Directed by Laurie Sansom ★★★★ Ambition. It can be a King’s folly, a Queen’s sentence, and the Rabble’s making. But it extends, not only in character, but with the playwright, and the decision to move beyond the initial triptych James plays is a bold one. Celebrated Scottish writer Rona Munro … Continue reading James IV – Festival Theatre
https://youtu.be/aX7v1JsXf5s Based on the play of Arthur Miller Choreographed by Helen Pickett Artistic Collaboration by James Bonas Composition by Peter Salem ★★★★★ A prescient message of our time, the relevance of texts to a modern audience seems to change very little - only in so far as who finds themselves the target of today’s witch-hunt. … Continue reading The Crucible – Scottish Ballet, Theatre Royal Glasgow
