SCOTLAND THEATER REVIEWS

Few stories capture the wonder of childhood and the weight of war as gracefully as The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. CS Lewis’s beloved tale of four siblings stumbling through a wardrobe into a magical world could risk feeling outdated—yet Sally Cookson brings us something altogether strange...

Katori Hall’s Olivier-winning play follows Martin Luther King Jr. on his final night on Earth in Room 306 of the Lorraine Motel, Memphis. He orders coffee—but what arrives is Camae, a maid with a secret mission. What unfolds is a blend of realism and surrealism that humanizes a mythologized figu...

A heartwarming comedy with unexpected connections across cultures. ...

Charlie Braid loves her life working at the Inverness Dreamland Bowlarama. In her world, everything is just perfect until one day, after a tragic turn of events, Charlie is forced to leave her job at the Bowlarama and doesn’t quite know what to do with herself....

The New York Times calls it ‘The best musical of this century.’ The Washington Post says, 'It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals.’ And Entertainment Weekly raves, 'Grade A: the funniest musical of all time.' It’s The Book of Mormon, the nine-time Tony Award and four-...

Theatre company Say It Again, Sorry? brought their smash Fringe hit Earnest? to the King's last week, turning Oscar Wilde’s classic of mistaken identity on its head in a brilliantly chaotic, genre-bending take that joyfully challenges theatrical convention....

Students at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland upload Anya Reiss’s unique adaptation of Spring Awakening to the Tron this week. Reiss propels Frank Wedekind’s controversial 19th-century tale into the digital age. Set under an umbrella of smartphones, pornographic sites, social media, and online...

Join two sisters as they set off and go on an exciting trip ‘doon the watter’ to their favourite island! With the salty sea breeze in their hair and the gentle waves carrying them along, they fill the journey with stories of magical mermaids, soaring seabirds, and mischievous seal pups who love ...

An actor bursts into the theatre, pursued by the authorities. Whilst the threat of arrest remains close, he can’t help but hijack the performance and tell folk tales, speaking truth to power....

Now a global smash hit, this hilarious and heartwarming drama about a family-run Korean store that inspired the Netflix phenomenon, is written by Ins Choi, who calls the play his 'love letter to his parents and to all first-generation immigrants who now call Canada their home.'...

JELLYFISH is a one-act, absurdist comedy coming to Bedlam Theatre this April in collaboration with Filfbag Theatre. Winner of the 'English Literature Play' grant for 2025, awarded by the University of Edinburgh, William Osbon's 'weird and wonderfully original play' will have you 'hooked and baited' ...

The three plays that form this mini-rep season were all first commissioned by A Play, A Pie & A Pint, and are now receiving a revival in the Tron Theatre Changing House Studio....

A revealing drama exploring the lives of three intertwined women, and the personal journey of the daughter that connects them all....

Enter a world of splendour, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur and glory! A world where Bohemians and aristocrats rub elbows and revel in electrifying enchantment. Welcome to Moulin Rouge! The Musical!...

'Myra’s Story' is a one-woman play by Brian Foster, a much-acclaimed hit at the Edinburgh Fringe. Fionna Hewitt-Twamley steps effortlessly into the shoes of Myra, a middle-aged homeless alcoholic wandering the streets of Dublin....

Based on the iconic songs of Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf, Bat Out of Hell zooms into Glasgow like a Harley Davidson motorbike on steroids. Did I fully follow the batty plot? No. Did I have a blast soaking up the explosive choreography and legendary music? Absolutely....

Drama Games for Clowning and Physical Comedy, written by Joe Dieffenbacher, is one of a series, Drama Games, which, as one might guess from the title, has a range of different games for one to try in workshops, classes and/or rehearsals rooms, with topics like Shakespeare, young children and even �...

Through The Shortbread Tin is a brand-new show, performed in Scots with Gaelic songs, which explores Scottish culture, myths, history and identity....

SIX the Musical Live! is the filmed version of the hit musical about the six wives of Henry VIII that has taken the world by storm. The show has been seen by over 3.5 million audience members around the world since it first debuted at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2017. The original West End cast...

JB Priestley's brilliantly constructed masterpiece powerfully dramatises the dangers of casual capitalism's cruelty, complacency and hypocrisy. Stephen Daldry's epic production highlights the play's enduring relevance....

The National Theatre's outreach work is as crucial as ever but, with its primary schools tour under threat, how long will it last?...

Step into the wild world of McClelland’s Sudden Death, where old friendships collide with the unexpected in a comedic whirlwind set in the heart of Scotland....

After an excellent run at the Edinburgh Fringe, Farrelly brings his show about becoming a father at 21 to Glasgow as he laments about going to baby ballet to the many issues of owning Guinea pigs....

The Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow award winner Susie McCabe is back! On the back of her sold out shows Femme Fatality and Merchant of Menace, this year she is on her Best Behaviour....

Teenager Flora is on the run. Defiant but desperately alone, until she stumbles upon a mysterious fair run by the legendary Billy Marshall. Everyone says he’s “like 200 years old”. But that’s impossible. Isn’t it?...