https://youtu.be/WzKsgMc03oo Written and Produced by Alan Janes Directed by Matt Salisbury ★★★★ The one thing many of us long for is to leave an impact. So, to have the titular role in a smash-hit musical concert experience which has, for over thirty years, entertained over twenty-two million people might speak to the volume of support, … Continue reading Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story – Festival Theatre
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Love Beyond (Act of Remembrance) – Traverse Theatre
Written by Ramesh Meyyappan Directed by Matthew Lenton ★★★★ The stream of productions which open themselves up to offer an insight into the lives of those living with dementia is becoming a more commonplace and tightly executed trend in Scottish theatre. A remarkably pure story of a love story of loss, and self-love, Raw Material … Continue reading Love Beyond (Act of Remembrance) – Traverse Theatre
Macbeth (An Undoing) – Royal Lyceum Theatre
Written and Directed by Zinnie Harris Set Design by Tom Piper ★★★★ Lady Macbeth is the theatrical matriarch of antagonism: manipulative and sly, brilliant and controlled - yet her place within the second act is eclipsed by the men strutting with their swords out. But why? Why does a woman who displays little to no … Continue reading Macbeth (An Undoing) – Royal Lyceum Theatre
Hey Duggee: The Live Theatre Show – Festival Theatre
https://youtu.be/dpVWO2druNk Directed and Co-Adapted by Matthew Xia Co-Adapted and Musical Supervisor & Arrangement by Vikki Stone ★★★★ Dig out your top hat and stick cane folks, we’re puttin’ on a show. Transitioning a six-time BAFTA-winning animated children’s show Hey Duggee to the stage isn’t an easy feat, with legions of Hey Duggee fans present – who wouldn’t settle for a strict … Continue reading Hey Duggee: The Live Theatre Show – Festival Theatre
The Gift – The Studio, Potterrow
https://youtu.be/tT4wiCasRBk Created and Choreographed by Natasha Gilmore ★★★★★ In a time of instant gratification and over-stimulation, we overlook the humble pleasantries of receiving nothing - nothing except the finest gift of all; an opportunity to use our imagination. There are few excitements which re-ignite the imagination than those blurred festive bulbs twinkling on that morning … Continue reading The Gift – The Studio, Potterrow