
Fiona Scott
By day, Fiona writes about science for a research charity, and she writes about theatre in her spare time. Based just outside Edinburgh, she mostly reviews things at the Edinburgh Fringe these days and particularly enjoys championing new musicals and underrepresented stories.
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- BWW Feature: We Unpack The COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Numbers, Theatre Style! - At a time when returning to packed theatres wasn't safe, I enjoyed using my scientific brain to pull together this article to explain just how many people the COVID-19 vaccine effort had involved in theatre terms.
- BWW Interview: Sara Bareilles Chats WAITRESS at London's Adelphi Theatre - I'm a huge fan of Sara's work, including Waitress, so getting to speak with her about joining the West End cast and why certain songs in the show evolved was a real pinch-me moment.
- BWW Feature: The Renaissance of the Religious Musical - One of the many hats I wear is I also go to church, I noticed quite a lot of shows were being revived that were based on biblical tales and I had a great time unpicking some of the reasons why, and roping in the thoughts of some of the best talent in the west end.
Most Popular Articles

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: PALS, Gilded Balloon
August 4, 2025
PALS makes a triumphant return to the Edinburgh Fringe.

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: MAIRI CAMPBELL: PULSE (PENDULUM TRILOGY), Scottish Storytelling Centre
August 4, 2025
To the left of the Netherbow Theatre stage hangs an ancient stone from a trio of canes, to the right a chair and instrument stand – our programme tells us it was designed by Tim Vincent-Smith.

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: ATHENS OF THE NORTH, Scottish Storytelling Centre
August 4, 2025
To the left of the stage of the Netherbow Theatre sits an original leather Lothian Regional transport bus seat.

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: SINGLE USE, Pleasance
August 4, 2025
What happens to our plastic waste after we toss it in the recycling? Where does climate action fit into our messy lives? These are the questions Verity Mullen’s Single Use intends to explore.

Review: EDINBURGH 2024: CHEMO SAVVY, Gilded Balloon At The Museum, Auditorium
August 19, 2024
What did our critic think of CHEMO SAVVY at Gilded Balloon At The Museum, Auditorium?It may feature some famous faces from River City, but you haven’t seen a hospital like this! In tribute to their colleague Andy Gray, Scottish comedy stars Grant Stott, Jordan Young and Gail Watson star in the ton

Review: EDINBURGH 2024: HOW I LEARNED TO SWIM, ROUNDABOUT @Summerhall
August 19, 2024
Written by Somebody Jones, the piece explores the relationship a black woman has with swimming, and how she overcomes her fear to access the water.

Review: EDINBURGH 2024: I'M ALMOST THERE, Summerhall, Main Hall
August 19, 2024
Fans of the Gossip Girl TV adaptation may recognise the show’s writer, Todd Almond, as he sits down at the piano.

Review: EDINBURGH 2024: BELLRINGERS, ROUNDABOUT @Summerhall
August 19, 2024
We hear a crash of thunder and two caped figures run into the centre of the Roundabout Theatre to escape from the rain.

Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, King's Theatre Glasgow
October 18, 2023
The touring version of the acclaimed Regents Park Open Air Theatre production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar comes to Glasgow.

Review: 42ND STREET, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
August 22, 2023
“Come and meet those dancing feet” on Hope Street, where the UK tour of 42nd Street is making its Glasgow stop at the Theatre Royal.

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: WE MUST DO THIS MORE, Royal Scot's Club
August 21, 2023
Six years after debuting at the PBH Free Fringe, We Must Do This More returns to the Edinburgh Fringe, this time playing at the Royal Scot’s Club.

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE CLIMATE FABLES, Greenside @ Nicholson Square
August 21, 2023
You have the opportunity to see two shows written and directed by Padraig Bond, on alternating days by coming along to The Climate Fables.

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THUNDERSTRUCK, Scottish Story Telling Centre
August 19, 2023
What’s it really like to play the bagpipes? Should you ever meet your heroes? Thunderstruck is a dazzling one-man show where David Colvin retells the tale of a young piper from Fife, from when he picked up his first chanter to stumbling across, Gordon Duncan, a bin man from Pitlochry who was also

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: TED HILL: TRIES AND FAILS TO FIX CLIMATE CHANGE, Assembly George Square, The Crate
August 18, 2023
How do you fix climate change? Ted Hill thinks he has the answers.

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: CHRISSIE & THE SKIDDLE WITCH: A CLIMATE CHANGE MUSICAL, Greenside @ Riddle's Court
August 16, 2023
Geologise Theatre brings its environment-focussed musical to the Edinburgh Fringe.

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ON YOUR BIKE, Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
August 11, 2023
The Edinburgh Fringe truly demonstrates that anything can be a musical.

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: CHILD OF SUNDAY, Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
August 8, 2023
Hailing from Australia, Elisa Riddington brings her solo show, Child of Sunday, to the Edinburgh Fringe as part of the Free Fringe programme.

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: STUART GOLDSMITH: SPOILERS, Monkey Barrel
August 8, 2023
Everyone has a part to play in the fight against the climate crisis, even comedians, Stuart Goldsmith argues.

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: TINK, Underbelly Clover
August 8, 2023
It’s hard to believe there are any origin stories that haven’t been explored yet at this stage given the success of previous shows such as Unfortunate at multiple Fringe venues, but there is still one, tiny tale to be told: that of a certain fairy from JM Barrie’s Peter Pan and how she end

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: BIG FISH, Assembly Rooms, Music Hall
August 8, 2023
Big Fish is one of two shows presented by students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
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