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Scotland Theater Reviews

The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Scotland.

Review: FUTURE ACTS, National Theatre of Scotland

Review: FUTURE ACTS, National Theatre of Scotland

by Natalie O'Donoghue — October 5, 2026

National Theatre of Scotland has joined forces once more with BBC Scotland to create a special hybrid project focused on the future, created by a team of leading Scottish theatre-makers, filmmakers, actors and artists.

Review: DO NOT PASS GO, Platform Glasgow

Review: DO NOT PASS GO, Platform Glasgow

by Natalie O'Donoghue — October 4, 2026

Award-winning theatre company Jordan & Skinner bring their original and irreverent style of physical theatre and comedy to this epic story of women, games and money.

Review: TRISTAN & YSEULT, Citizens Theatre

Review: TRISTAN & YSEULT, Citizens Theatre

by Natalie O'Donoghue — October 4, 2026

Experience the original, critically acclaimed production of Tristan & Yseult – one of the most influential theatre productions of the 21st century.

Review: WHAUR'S YER WULLIE SHAKESPEARE NOO? Oran Mor

Review: WHAUR'S YER WULLIE SHAKESPEARE NOO? Oran Mor

by Natalie O'Donoghue — October 3, 2026

Whaur’s Yer Wullie Shakespeare Noo? is a new Scots comedy by PPP's Artistic Director Brian Logan that playfully re-imagines the events around this infamous staging, and asks whether any decent person should be seen dead in the theatre!

Review: ANTIGONE, Tron Theatre

Review: ANTIGONE, Tron Theatre

by Natalie O'Donoghue — September 22, 2026

The battle has been won; the soldiers have returned victorious and the dead have been buried.

Review: SIX, Festival Theatre

Review: SIX, Festival Theatre

by Natalie O'Donoghue — September 16, 2026

From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take to the mic to tell their tales, remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an 80-minute celebration of 21st century girl power.

Review: TRANSPARENT, Oran Mor

Review: TRANSPARENT, Oran Mor

by Natalie O'Donoghue — September 12, 2026

Barry feels like he’s slowly fading into the background of his own life.

Review: EMERGENCE, Theatre Royal

Review: EMERGENCE, Theatre Royal

by Natalie O'Donoghue — September 11, 2026

Enter a mesmerising underworld where human-kind dissolves into something altogether more elemental.

Review: BURLESQUE, King's Theatre

Review: BURLESQUE, King's Theatre

by Natalie O'Donoghue — September 9, 2026

From executive producer Christina Aguilera and written by Steven Antin, based on the hit movie, Burlesque invites you to a club like no other: a hidden world beneath the city lights where sequins sparkle, seduction shimmers and lives can change in the flick of a feather boa.

Review: HIGH SOCIETY, King's Theatre

Review: HIGH SOCIETY, King's Theatre

by Natalie O'Donoghue — September 2, 2026

Helen George (Call the Midwife, The King and I) leads a 28-strong cast as glamorous socialite Tracy Lord, joined by stage and screen favourites Freddie Fox (Slow Horses), Nigel Lindsay (Kiss Me, Kate), Julian Ovenden (South Pacific), and Malcolm Sinclair (Pie in the Sky).

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: WOODY SEZ, Underbelly

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: WOODY SEZ, Underbelly

by Natalie O'Donoghue — August 31, 2026

This award-winning show celebrating the life and career of Woody Guthrie makes its triumphant return to Fringe! Join us on an authentically American musical journey, using Guthrie's own words and over two dozen of his timeless songs in one joyous, toe-tapping musical.

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: LIBERACE AND LIZA- A TRIBUTE, Underbelly

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: LIBERACE AND LIZA- A TRIBUTE, Underbelly

by Natalie O'Donoghue — August 30, 2026

Winners of Best Show 2026 at Brighton Fringe and a Five Star Offie Award in London, Liberace and Liza – A Tribute brings together two of entertainment's most flamboyant legends in a show that never was – but absolutely should have been! Direct from a West End run having played at many iconic ven

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: THE SUMO SHOW HIRAKUZA, Underbelly

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: THE SUMO SHOW HIRAKUZA, Underbelly

by Natalie O'Donoghue — August 30, 2026

Step into the world of Japan’s legendary national sport as former pro wrestlers collide in powerful, high action matches right before your eyes! Presented entirely in English, get ready to learn the rules, rituals and techniques behind this incredible sport.

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