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Review: Dear Billy, King’s Theatre Glasgow

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Billy Connolly is surely one of Scotia’s most treasured exports and peeling back the layers of our beloved comic is no easy feat. So where do you even start with Billy Connolly? The sprightly …

Review: Fisherman’s Friends the Musical, King’s Theatre Glasgow

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The heartwarming tale of a merry band of Cornish fishermen who took the UK chart by storm finds its way to the stage, following the immense success of the 2019 motion picture. Telling of …

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Review: Kidnapped, Theatre Royal Glasgow

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ In modernising a classic text as well-kent as Robert Louis Stevenson’s Kidnapped, Isobel McArthur and the National Theatre of Scotland deliver a rib-tickling adaptation that will delight, enchant and inspire. This swashbuckling adaptation of …

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Review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Edinburgh Playhouse

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Based on the classic Roald Dahl story of the triumph of good over greed, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the Musical follows Charlie Bucket on his rags to riches journey which all starts with …

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Review: Cyprus Avenue, Tron Theatre Glasgow

⭐️⭐️ David Ireland’s absurd exploration of sectarianism and identity has immense potential in a post-Brexit world but fails to find focus on account of its unbelievable premise. Told through the prism of a therapy session, …

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Review: Movies to Musicals, Theatre Royal Glasgow

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Merging the biggest names of London’s West End with some of the most energetic young talent that Glasgow has to offer, Movies to Musicals is a joyful celebration of the genre that is bound …

Music Reviews

Review: Peat and Diesel, Celtic Connections – Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This ragged rabble from Stornoway whip the Glasgow crowd into a frenzy, expertly kicking off the first weekend of Celtic Connections in a way that only they can. Almost unbelievably, these three lads from …

Pantomime Reviews Scotland

Review: Peter Pan, Eden Court Inverness

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Consistently, Inverness’ Eden Court proves itself to be among the best pantomimes in Scotland. This year they might well have topped the list.