Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, King's Theatre
Timothy Sheader (Crazy for You, Into the Woods) directs this mesmerizing new production of the iconic global phenomenon, Jesus Christ Superstar.
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Q&A: EDINBURGH 2024: Eleanor Greene on GIRLS REALLY LISTEN TO ME
BWW caught up with Eleanor Greene about bringing Girls Really Listen To Me to the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Review: The Knight of the Burning Pestle, RSC
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Review: MEASURE FOR MEASURE, Glasgow Botanic Gardens
Isabella’s brother has been condemned to death, by force of a harsh law, being used to curb what some see as dangerous levels of depravity in Vienna.
Review: The Merry Wives of Wishaw, Glasgow Botanic Gardens
Rejected by his former companions and hounded out of London, Sir John Falstaff must find fertile new ground for his get-rich-quick schemes.
Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ, King's Theatre
Direct from The London Palladium, the sensational new production of one of the world’s most beloved musicals comes to Glasgow.
Review: THE SYNDICATE, Theatre Royal
Based on her hit BBC TV series that entertained millions of viewers over four series, The Syndicate is the new stage hit comedy drama by the legendary Kay Mellor which is getting five star reviews and standing ovations from audiences around the country.
Review: MUMBELINA, Òran Mór
One morning Mumbelina wakes up to discover she’s shrunk to smaller than Glasgow city council arts budget.
Review: RADIANT VERMIN, Tron Theatre
A wickedly comic satire about a young couple offered a ‘too-good-to-be-true’ way onto the property ladder.
Review: BUCKET LIST, New Wimbledon Studio
Bucket List is the first play from Show Don’t Tell Productions, a company dedicated to new writing, recently founded by postgraduate creative writing students at Oxford University.
Review: JANE EYRE, Glasgow Botanic Gardens
Jane Eyre, orphaned and unloved, takes charge of her life and finds her way to the position of governess at Achadh Droighinn - or Thornfield, in the lowland tongue.
Review: PARTY OF THE CENTURY, Òran Mór
After 100 years, Edmund is going to be the first member of the Melville family to switch party allegiances.
Review: HEDDA GABLER, Glasgow Botanic Gardens
Recently married and just returned from her honeymoon, Hedda ought to be looking forward to a life of security and domestic bliss – but something isn’t right.
Review: HEN NIGHT HORROR, Pavilion Theatre
Amanda’s dream wedding is only days away but the proverbial has hit the fan.
Review: LIFE OF PI, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
After conquering the West End and Broadway, the 5 star ‘theatrical phenomenon’ embarks on its biggest adventure yet.
Review: GREASE, Kings Theatre Glasgow
Adopting Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey's original stage version, the production deviates from the famous movie starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.
Review: DRIVE LOUNGE: VOLUME 6, Oran Mor
Scotland's new musical theatre cabaret returns with Drive Lounge: Volume 6
Review: MEDEA ON THE MIC, Oran Mor
Join everyone’s favourite princess-sorceress for one hell of a good time as she shares stories of when she was Scottish and swaggered into the wonderlands of Berlin, Tehran and New York.
Review: THE FUNERAL CLUB, Oran Mor
The hilarious and heartfelt journey of a group of friends from a teenage cancer ward who attempt to pull off a diamond heist.
Review: The Way, The Truth and The Life, Oran Mor
Mary has a job to do and no time for regrets.
Review: THE 39 STEPS, Theatre Royal
Alfred Hitchcock’s classic spy thriller, The 39 Steps, brilliantly and hilariously recreated for the stage as the smash-hit Olivier and Tony Award-Winning Comedy, is back out on a UK tour after nearly 10 years in London’s West End, taking Broadway by storm, playing in 39 different countries acro
Review: SUNSET SONG, Edinburgh Lyceum
Labeled the most important piece of contemporary Scottish literature, Lewis Grassic Gibbon's 1932 novel Sunset Song is an ongoing frontrunner of nationwide school curricula.
Review: EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Based on the classic Tim Burton movie and featuring the hauntingly beautiful music of Danny Elfman and Terry Davies, Bourne and his New Adventures Company return to this witty, bittersweet story of an incomplete boy left alone in a strange new world.
Review: ROOST, Oran Mor
When social worker Hana has to deliberate upon Bingo’s case for the custody of his daughter, his unusual hobby as a ‘doo-man’ catches her off guard.
Review: MACBETH (AN UNDOING), Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
When her husband returns victorious from the battlefield with a prophecy that he is to become King of Scotland, Lady Macbeth will stop at nothing to make their darkest ambition a reality.
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