⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We are all sick to death of zoom meetings and are desperately longing to be back in the comfort of a theatre for a night of entertainment. In many ways, then, we are all …
Scotland
Review: Oh Yes We Are! A Quest For Long Lost Light And Laughter – Perth Theatre, Online
Despite the new and slightly untested medium to take us there, all the panto essentials are waiting for us and innovative little sparks make for a really immersive experience.
Review: Lament for Sheku Bayoh – NTS Online
A tragically well-timed reminder of the racial injustice that happens on Scotland’s own doorstep.
Review: Allan Stewart’s Big, Big Variety Show – King’s Theatre, Edinburgh
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Allan Stewart has been entertaining audiences for an incredible 60 years. His wit, charm and talent has – like a fine wine – only got better with age. In what he has now hinted …
Opinion: Highlights from the Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Edinburgh’s Festival Fringe has come to an end after another hugely successful year – packed to the brim with music, culture and the arts programming. I’ve picked out a tiny handful from this year’s catalogue, …
Review: Jersey Boys, Edinburgh Playhouse
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Four guys standing under a street lamp making their unmistakable sound. It’s where it all started for Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, and it’s where Jersey Boys kicks off the larger-than-life story of …
Review: Sleepin’ Cutie, Macrobert Arts Centre
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ In the Johnny McKnight world of panto, anything you knew about a story is left at the auditorium doors. In his latest take on Sleeping Beauty, Sleepin’ Cutie, McKnight delivers a fun-filled, panto-tastic adventure …
Review: Beauty and the Beast, King’s Theatre Edinburgh
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Every so often, a show comes along that completely redefines how theatre should be done. In this year’s panto adventure, Beauty and the Beast at Edinburgh’s King’s Theatre not only shows that pantomime is …
Review: Aladdin, King’s Theatre Glasgow
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The story of peasant Aladdin and his magical quest to find riches and marry his true love is one we all know well. Although this year’s King’s show does lose its way initially, it …
Review: Gregory Porter – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Porter secures his status as a true gentleman as well as an outstanding vocalist. The new tracks for his upcoming album also confirm their promise.