John Byrne

COMMON TONGUE Returns to Scottish Stages With Autumn Tour
by Stephi Wild - Jul 18, 2025

Common Tongue by Fraser Scott will tour Scotland this autumn with a fourteen date tour in September and October. Presented by JGProducing in association with Ayr Gaiety, the play aboot imperfect Scots will open at Ayr Gaiety.

Dawn Steele Will Lead SKYE: A THRILLER At Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
by Stephi Wild - Jun 30, 2025

Dawn Steele will star as Annie in the world premiere of SKYE: A Thriller, the debut play by Ellie Keel, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025. Learn more about the show here!

Theatre 118 Aims to Create, Entertain and Inspire
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jun 17, 2025

An innovative new cultural collective is making a dramatic bid to create affordable theatre for all in the heart of Glasgow. From the outside, 118 Osborne Street looks like any other office, but inside there is a creative oasis which is flourishing within a world of grey concrete and gleaming metal.

Review Roundup: Ian McKellen Stars In New Film THE CRITIC
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 14, 2024

Critics have stopped by The Critic, the dark and sharp-witted new thriller starring stage and screen icon, Ian McKellen. Read the reviews!

New Sound Stage Monologues to Explore the Black British Community's Relationship With the Covid-19 Vaccine
by Stephi Wild - Dec 6, 2022

Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Stockroom in Association with Naked Productions present the Sound Stage audio premiere of Blaccine First Dose,  three new monologues which investigate the Black British community's relationship with the Covid-19 vaccine in January 2023.

BWW Review: UNDERWOOD LANE, Tron Theatre, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jul 20, 2022

Telling the tale of a young skiffle band trying to make it, Underwood Lane has it all: style, fierce love rivalry, broken hearts, dodgy dealers, religion, sex, death, and is written in memory of John’s Paisley buddy, Gerry Rafferty, who was born and brought up on the titular street.

Annie George Presents HOME IS NOT THE PLACE
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 1, 2022

Annie George presents Home is Not The Place. Supported by The Meadows Award (part I of the Resilience double bill with Twa)  Part of the Made in Scotland showcase 2022.

UNDERWOOD LANE Gets World Premiere This Summer
by Stephi Wild - May 24, 2022

Tron Theatre Company in a co-production with OneRen supported by funding from Future Paisley are delighted to finally be able to present John Byrne's Underwood Lane directed by Andy Arnold - two years on from the original planned world premiere. 

Premiere Of Timberlake's Wertenbaker's New Play WHO ARE YOU? To Close The Sound Stage Opening Season
by Stephi Wild - Sep 23, 2021

Pitlochry Festival Theatre and The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, in association with Naked Productions, are delighted to announce the Sound Stage premiere of Timberlake Wertenbaker's new environmentally themed play Who Are You? 

Roy Williams New Play HISTORY Will Be Performed at Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh
by Stephi Wild - Aug 24, 2021

Pitlochry Festival Theatre and The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, in association with Naked Productions, have announced the World Première of History, Roy Williams' new play which will give audiences a kaleidoscopic portrait of Black Britain over the last 40 years.

People's Light Announces A Summer of Live Music
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 18, 2021

Gather your friends and family for live music at People's Light all summer long! Drive-In Concerts return to the Theatre's back parking lot, featuring a wide variety of bands performing June through September.

Alexander Goudie to Be Showcased in An Artist's Life, Act I at The Scottish Gallery
by Stephi Wild - May 25, 2021

This new exhibition at The Scottish Gallery charts his beginnings in post-war Paisley in the 1940s, student years at Glasgow School of Art in the 1950s and his early career – a period in which Goudie embarked upon a life-long project to document the evolving landscape and culture of his wife’s homeland, Brittany.

People's Light Moves Outdoors For Summer 2021
by Stephi Wild - May 15, 2021

People's Light in Malvern opens their 7-acre campus for a bustling summer of safe, outdoor offerings. There's something for everyone—theatre programs and performances for kids, al fresco dining, and music, music, music!

Cast Announced for Mark Ravenhill's ANGELA at Sound Stage
by Stephi Wild - Feb 12, 2021

The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh and Pitlochry Festival Theatre, in association with  Naked Productions and BBC Radio 3  has announced the cast for Sound Stage’s first production; Angela, a brand-new autobiographical play by Mark Ravenhill airing 26 – 28 March.

New Audio-Digital Theatre Platform SOUND STAGE to Premiere Plays From Mark Ravenhill, Roy Williams and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 13, 2021

Pitlochry Festival Theatre, The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh in collaboration with Naked Productions have announced Sound Stage – a new immersive audio digital theatre which from late March will premiere 8 new plays written by amongst others Mark Ravenhill, Roy Williams, Timberlake Wertenbaker, and John Byrne.

The Scottish Gallery Opens Online Exhibition CLOSER TO HOME
by Stephi Wild - Jan 5, 2021

2021 at The Scottish Gallery opens with an online exhibition of new work by renowned Scottish artist Philip Braham. 

Edinburgh's City Art Centre To Reopen With New Exhibition To Mark 40th Anniversary
by Stephi Wild - Sep 2, 2020

Edinburgh's City Art Centre is to re-open its doors to the public on Saturday 12th September 2020 with a full range of new safety measures in place to ensure the safety of visitors and staff. The gallery reopens with two new exhibitions, City Art Centre at 40: Highlights from the City's Art Collection marking the City Art Centre's 40th anniversary and Bright Shadows: Scottish Art in the 1920s.

People's Light Announces Drive-In Summer Concert Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 10, 2020

People's Light in Malvern, PA has turned its parking lot into an open-air venue for a series of socially distanced drive-in concerts! Every weekend from July 18 through August 21 will feature a different band from a wide variety of musical genres. Concerts begin at 6:30pm and run about 75 to 90-minutes.

Limited Edition John Byrne Prints To Go On Sale As Tron Theatre Fundraiser
by Stephi Wild - Jul 2, 2020

Tron Theatre and co-producing partners Renfrewshire Leisure should have been presenting the world premiere of John Byrne's new work, Underwood Lane directed by Andy Arnold this July. 

Tron Theatre Company and Renfrewshire Leisure Reschedule John Byrne's UNDERWOOD LANE
by Stephi Wild - Apr 21, 2020

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 situation and uncertainty around when the UK and Scottish Government position on the movement of people and provision of non-essential services might change, Tron Theatre Company, in conjunction with their co-producing partners at Renfrewshire Leisure have taken the decision to reschedule the production of John Byrne's Underwood Lane that was due to take place this summer, into 2021.