Olivia Caw

Cumbernauld Actress Wins Scots Language Awards After Record Public Vote
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Sep 20, 2026

The winners of the Scots Language Awards 2026, organised by Hands Up for Trad, have been revealed at a sold-out ceremony at Dundee's Discovery Point, following a record public vote.

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: COMMON TONGUE, Netherbow Theatre @ Scottish Storytelling Centre
by Mary Baillie - Aug 20, 2026

Written by Fraser Scott, Common Tongue is a play aboot imperfect Scots. Olivia Caw stars as Bonnie MacKay, a young woman from Paisley navigating how her working-class accent is judged - from school days and meeting her boyfriend’s 'posh' parents to university and traveling abroad. Caw is energetic, charismatic and deeply engaging throughout. She believably transitions between a multitude of characters, shifting her body language, facial expressions, and accents with ease. Her core portrayal of Bonnie is wholly believable, vulnerable, and genuinely funny.

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld July 10, 2026- CRAZYSEXYCOOL – THE TLC MUSICAL First Look and More
by - Jul 10, 2026

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 10, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

EDINBURGH 2026: Interview: Fraser Scott and Olivia Caw on Common Tongue
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jul 9, 2026

BroadwayWorld caught up with writer and director Fraser Scott and actor Olivia Caw to chat about bringing Common Tongue to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

EDINBURGH 2026: All BroadwayWorld's Coverage So Far!
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jun 29, 2026

A compilation of all of BroadwayWorld's pre-Fringe coverage for 2026. We've rounded up BroadwayWorld's pre-festival coverage for the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Check out our Q&A's, interviews and recommended shows for a hint at what to see out of the thousands of shows on offer. 

Cast Announced for MEDUSA at Summerhall
by Gillian Blum - Feb 6, 2026

The cast for Heather Marshall's Medusa has been announced, with the show making its stage premiere at Summerhall this March, running March 6 through 8.

Review: COMMON TONGUE, Paisley Arts Centre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Oct 18, 2025

Bonnie’s life has been defined by wirds; the richt wans, the wrang wans, aun the wans used against her. Now, Bonnie haes a chance to speak aboot it. But the last time she done any public speaking wis a solo talk in Primary School. This time roon she’s no really sure whit she’s gonnae say, or even how she’s gonnae say it.

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: PALS, Gilded Balloon
by Fiona Scott - Aug 4, 2025

PALS makes a triumphant return to the Edinburgh Fringe. This female-led, female-produced comedy from Higgledy Piggledy Productions charts the journey of a quartet of besties on their attempt to conquer Ben Lomond.

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.

COMMON TONGUE Will Premiere at Cumbernauld Theatre and The Scottish Storytelling Centre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 12, 2024

Common Tongue is a brand new play exploring the impact of language and identity in Scotland,  presented by JGProducing in association with Cumbernauld Theatre and supported by Creative Scotland, which will tour to Cumbernauld and Edinburgh this September.

Review: TRAINSPOTTING LIVE, Riverside Studios
by Franco Milazzo - Oct 20, 2022

Choose Trainspotting Live for an unforgettable experience. The good kind.