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Mary is a world citizen with a degree in Theatre and Anthropology, and another in English Language and Literature. She loves theatre, tea, trees, travel, and the quirky world of Oscar Wilde. Now based abroad, she returns sporadically to write theatre reviews.

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First Show: Mamma Mia!
Favorite Show: Cabaret, Things I Know to Be True, Miss Saigon

Favorite Stories

Review: An Inspector Calls - A masterclass on how to do set.
Review: Tally's Blood - I loved this play - so important to bring different voices to the stage.
Review: THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISSOCIA, New Athenaeum Theatre - A playfully profane Alice in Wonderland-esque trip that transforms into an insightful perspective into the 'treatment' of mentally ill patients.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: JM COETZEE'S LIFE & TIMES OF MICHAEL K, Assembly Hall - Dance, film, music, adaptation, ensemble and puppetry combine to create magic.
Review: URINETOWN, Alexander Gibson Opera Studio - Drawing on Theatre of the Absurd, clowning and Bertolt Brecht, this Tim Burton-esque musical uses quirky song and dance to explore humanity's deepest, darkest truths.

Latest Articles

Review: THE FULL MONTY, Theatre Royal Glasgow

February 23, 2024

Actors bare it all in Simon Beaufoy's award-winning adaptation of The Full Monty in Glasgow this week.

Review: ANTIGONE, Perth Theatre

February 19, 2024

An ancient play with a contemporary message, Perth Youth Theatre’s Antigone tells us to never underestimate a powerful woman, or talented young people.

Review: BEND IT LIKE BERTIE, Pavilion Theatre Glasgow

February 12, 2024

Last weekend sparked a very different theatrical audience - mostly male, all sporting green, ready to watch a unique piece catered to Celtic football fans.

Review: TWELFTH NIGHT, Chandler Studio Theatre

February 7, 2024

The RCS second-year BA Acting cohort present a welcome genderfluid adaptation of Shakespeare’s queerest comedy.

Review: JEKYLL AND HYDE, Royal Lyceum

January 18, 2024

Gary McNair's one-man adaptation of Jekyll and Hyde faces a daunting obstacle: most of us know how it ends.

Review: THE BODYGUARD, Theatre Royal Glasgow

January 5, 2024

Adapted for the stage by Alexander Dinelaris, the piece follows bodyguard Frank Farmer (Ayden Callaghan) who is hired to protect music superstar Rachel Marron (Emily Williams) and her son Fletcher (Kaylen Luke) after she receives death threats from a harrowing stalker (Marios Nicolaides).

Review: SUNSHINE ON LEITH, Pitlochry Festival Theatre

December 11, 2023

The sun is shining brightly on Pitlochry this winter with an incredible revival of the Scottish classic musical Sunshine on Leith.

Review: SECOND PERSON NARRATIVE, Chandler Studio Theatre

December 10, 2023

The Royal Conservatoire’s ‘Performance in British Sign Language (BSL) and English’ students present a profound piece showcasing the overwhelming importance of equity for all in the theatre space.

Review: ALADDIN, Perth Theatre

December 4, 2023

In their humble abode of Killicrankie, the McTwankie family are in a spin trying to keep their laundry business afloat while the evil Countess searches impatiently for the cave of pleasures, treasures and immeasurable measures.

Review: THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISSOCIA, New Athenaeum Theatre

November 10, 2023

A playfully profane Alice in Wonderland-esque trip transforms into a profound psychological exploration in The Wonderful World of Dissocia at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland this week.

Review: DIRTY DANCING, King's Theatre Glasgow

October 26, 2023

You'll have the time of your life watching this classic at King's Theatre this week.

Review: QUIZ: THE COUGHING MAJOR MILLIONAIRE SCANDAL, King's Theatre Glasgow

October 12, 2023

It’s worth coughing up some cash for Daniel Evans’ and Sean Linnen’s Quiz: The Coughing Major Millionaire Scandal at Kings’ Theatre this week.

Review: 2:22 A GHOST STORY, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

September 29, 2023

If you go to 2:22 A Ghost Story expecting traditional spine-chilling phantoms, you will be disappointed.

Review: TALLY'S BLOOD, Perth Theatre

September 25, 2023

A frontrunner of Scottish school curricula, Ann Marie Di Mambro’s Tally’s Blood has a bit of everything – history, humour, tragedy, romance and disturbingly relevant social critiques.

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE LIFE SPORADIC OF JESS WILDGOOSE, Above At Pleasance Courtyard

August 28, 2023

The set is scarce, but that doesn't matter.

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ICE HOLE: A CARDBOARD COMEDY, The Grand at Pleasance Courtyard

August 28, 2023

A goofy fantastical mermaid tale told through cardboard signs with descriptive labels accompanied by a spoken language that sounds like a fusion between Icelandic and Simlish? It sounds ludicrous, but strangely.

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: LAWRENCE CHANEY – OVERWEIGHT AND OVER IT!, Saint Stephens Stockbridge

August 25, 2023

Drag Queen of Scots and RuPaul's Drag Race UK winner Lawrence Chaney presents a mix of stand-up and lip syncs in her Fringe debut extravaganza exploring what it truly means to be 'plus-sized'.

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: 1984, Assembly Roxy

August 21, 2023

In a world where social media stalks our every move, comment and click online to manipulate personal preferences, it seems pertinent to bring George Orwell's famous novel to the stage.

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ABBEY'S BOX, Greenside @ Infirmary Street

August 21, 2023

Abbey Glover embraces her Fringe debut with a playful, poetic and poignant solo show exploring relatable topics through a refreshing new lens.

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: JM COETZEE'S LIFE & TIMES OF MICHAEL K, Assembly Hall

August 11, 2023

There are rare occasions in the theatre when dance, film, music, adaptation, ensemble and puppetry combine to create magic.

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