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Scotland Theater Reviews

The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Scotland.

Review: SNOW WHITE, Paisley Arts Centre

Review: SNOW WHITE, Paisley Arts Centre

by Natalie O'Donoghue — November 30, 2025

This Christmas, PACE Theatre Company is delighted to announce its annual pantomime will be a new version of Snow White.

Review: ALADDIE, Ayr Gaiety

Review: ALADDIE, Ayr Gaiety

by Natalie O'Donoghue — November 30, 2025

Less the Far East, more the very, very far East of Ayrshire, the Ancient McMinger Dynasty rule the land from their seat of power in Old New Cumnock Town.

Review: THE LITTLE MERMAID, King's Theatre

Review: THE LITTLE MERMAID, King's Theatre

by Natalie O'Donoghue — November 28, 2025

Join Glasgow pantomime superstar Elaine C Smith, and the King’s favoutite funny-man Johnny Mac as they dive to the depths of the ocean in an exhilarating and enchanting theatrical extravaganza, the likes of which you’ve never seen before.

Review: STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT, Oran Mor

Review: STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT, Oran Mor

by Natalie O'Donoghue — November 22, 2025

Welcome to the Full Shilling Social Club – a late-night rendezvous for two residents of a retirement village adrift in Scotland.

Review: FRIENDS! THE MUSICAL PARODY, King's Theatre

Review: FRIENDS! THE MUSICAL PARODY, King's Theatre

by Natalie O'Donoghue — November 12, 2025

FRIENDS! The Musical Parody, the hit New York and Las Vegas sensation, is a sidesplitting musical comedy packed with iconic moments from all ten seasons of the beloved television series.

Review: BLOOD WEDDING, Chandler Studio Theatre

Review: BLOOD WEDDING, Chandler Studio Theatre

by Mary Baillie — November 10, 2025

Tanya Ronder’s adaptation of Federico García Lorca’s Blood Wedding follows the tragic love triangle between the Bride (Saffron Rae), the Groom (Jude Bain) and Leonarda (Rosie Mackay).

Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, King's Theatre

Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, King's Theatre

by Natalie O'Donoghue — November 5, 2025

Aaron Sorkin’s riveting, award-winning stage adaptation of the seminal American novel about racial injustice and childhood innocence became a Broadway and West End sensation with star-studded sell-out seasons on both sides of the Atlantic.

Review: LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, New Athenaeum Theatre

Review: LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, New Athenaeum Theatre

by Mary Baillie — November 3, 2025

Performed fittingly on Halloween, this stage version of Let the Right One In adapted from John Ajvide Lindqvist’s novel and film captures the eerie chill of Blackeberg, Sweden.

Review: HAMILTON, Theatre Royal

Review: HAMILTON, Theatre Royal

by Natalie O'Donoghue — November 2, 2025

Hamilton is the story of America's Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington's right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and helped shape the very foundations of the America we know today.

Review: HAUNS AFF MA HAUNTED BIN! Oran Mor

Review: HAUNS AFF MA HAUNTED BIN! Oran Mor

by Natalie O'Donoghue — November 2, 2025

When Auntie Sandra catches her niece Lisa’s cheating, abusive husband in the act, she batters him to death with no hesitation.

Review: THE GLASS MENAGERIE, Citizens Theatre

Review: THE GLASS MENAGERIE, Citizens Theatre

by Natalie O'Donoghue — October 24, 2025

Tom, trapped in a soul-crushing job and burdened with the weight of supporting his overbearing mother, Amanda, and painfully shy sister, Laura, longs for escape.

Review: MAYBE TOMORROW, Oran Mor

Review: MAYBE TOMORROW, Oran Mor

by Natalie O'Donoghue — October 11, 2025

Sian Silver has been on stage her whole life, with years in show business and countless seasons under her belt.

Review: ENDGAME, Bedlam Theatre

Review: ENDGAME, Bedlam Theatre

by Iona Rose — October 6, 2025

Set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia, there is a chilling and unsettled edge to Endgame as the shadow of death haunts the characters.

Review: BLACK HOLE SIGN, Tron Theatre

Review: BLACK HOLE SIGN, Tron Theatre

by Mary Baillie — September 29, 2025

Black Hole Sign presents a compelling premise: an understaffed A&E department in disarray, where Senior Charge Nurse Crea (Helen Logan) struggles to steer a failing ship under the immense pressures facing the NHS.

Review: TINA- THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL, King's Theatre

Review: TINA- THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL, King's Theatre

by Natalie O'Donoghue — September 26, 2025

From humble beginnings in Nutbush, Tennessee, to her triumphant transformation into a multi award-winning global superstar, Tina Turner didn’t just break the rules, she rewrote them, winning 12 Grammy Awards

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