Review: DOOKIN' OOT, Oran Mor
From her Easterhouse cooncil flat, terminally ill Diane dreams of a peaceful end in the hills of snowy Switzerland, but her state pension just won’t cover it.
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Review: LARRY DEAN: DODGER, Pavilion Theatre
Join the thrice Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated, two-time star of Live At The Apollo for a hilarious new show about identity, heroes and the benefits of being a dafty.
Review: THE LAST LAUGH, Noël Coward Theatre
Homage to much-loved comedians and their deceptively dangerous art
Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN, King's Theatre
Meet Evan: an anxious high school kid who wants nothing more than to fit in.
Review: PRIDE & PREJUDICE (*SORT OF), Richmond Theatre
How many ways can you re-tell Jane Austen? Isobel McArthur continues to prove it is more than possible to stage a show bursting with silliness, satire and the sharpest wit without losing the essence of Austen's beloved work.
Review: NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL A MUSICAL, King's Theatre
Celebrating 40 years of iconic and chart-topping compilation albums, this brand-new musical comedy has an unbeatable 80s soundtrack and show-stopping direction and choreography by Strictly Come Dancing’s Craig Revel Horwood.
Review: KINKY BOOTS, King's Theatre
After inheriting his family's failing shoe factory and with a relationship on the rocks, life is proving to be very challenging for Charlie Price.
Album Review: THINGS THAT COME AND GO, Hadley Fraser
It’s a meticulously organised ten-track album.
Review: The Pictish Trail, Mackintosh Church
Throughout his career, Johnny Lynch (aka Pictish Trail) has furrowed his own path.
Review: THE BLUEBELLS, Glasgow Barrowland
After disbanding in 1986, members pursued solo projects until reuniting for a series of performances.
Review: HAIRSPRAY, Kings Theatre Glasgow
Hairspray returns with charm to the Kings Theatre in Glasgow this week.
Review: ROAMING ROOTS REVUE, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Following the huge two night sell-out success of 2024’s Songs Of Modern Scotland, Roaming Roots Revue returns to recreate some legendary moments from some of Britain’s most iconic songwriters and bands ever.
Review: MARY POPPINS, Festival Theatre
Based on the stories of P.
Review: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, The Royal Lyceum Edinburgh
Arin Arbus's bold reimagining of The Merchant of Venice trades Venetian canals for tech bro skyscrapers in a near-future America dominated by corporate giants.
Review: PEAT & DIESEL, Emirates Arena
Hailing from Stornoway, this trio—Innes, Uilly, and Boydie—began playing tunes for their pets in a humble home jam session, only to create something entirely unique.
Review: MACBETH, In Cinemas
David Tennant and Cush Jumbo lead a first-rate cast in a raw, visceral, brutal and ultimately hopeful show filmed live at the Donmar Warehouse in London.
Review: GRETCHEN PETERS, Barony Hall
Inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2014 by singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell, who called her 'both a songwriter and a poet (who) sings as beautifully as she writes,” Peters has accumulated accolades as a songwriter for artists as diverse as Etta James, Bonnie Raitt, The Neville
Review: SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DRAG QUEENS, Queen Margaret Union
The North East’s adult pantomime sashayed into Glasgow with its latest saucy spectacle: Snow White and the Seven Drag Queens.
Review: CHRISTMAS BY CANDLELIGHT, 18 Candleriggs
Christmas by Candlelight is a two night festive extravaganza staged by JM Theatricals at 18 Candleriggs.
Review: TROUBLE IN SPIRITLAND, Traverse Theatre
Author Paul Tinto performed his original work 'Trouble in Spiritland' as a work-in-progress show at the Traverse this week.
Review: THE NUTCRACKER, Theatre Royal
Scottish Ballet’s The Nutcracker brings light and joy to winter for audiences of all ages.
Review: PINOCCHIO, Lanternhouse
All Pinocchio has ever wanted is to be a real boy.
Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEASTIE, Pavilion Theatre
Life in Cludgie on the Cobbles is quiet and peaceful.
Review: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK, Beacon Arts Centre
p his castle in the clouds, Giant Greedyguts plans to destroy the pantomime kingdom of Inverstrone if Dame Trot doesn’t give him her precious cow, Moomoo, for his lunch.
Review: RUMPELSTILTSKIN, Platform
Rumpelstiltskin has never fitted in.
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