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BWW Review: WE WILL ROCK YOU, Theatre Royal, Glasgow

BWW Review: WE WILL ROCK YOU, Theatre Royal, Glasgow

by Natalie O'Donoghue — December 10, 2019

With 24 of Queen's biggest hits and Ben Elton's hilarious futuristic comedy writing combined, comes a show that boasts the scale and spectacle that marked the band's legendary live performances.

BWW Review: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK, King's Theatre, Glasgow

BWW Review: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK, King's Theatre, Glasgow

by Natalie O'Donoghue — December 7, 2019

Fresh from their trip to Old Peking, Elaine C Smith and Johnny Mac will be back, swapping their magic carpet for Dame Trot's farm to follow Jack and his family and climb a beanstalk of gigantic proportions to Cloudland in another unmissable family show.

BWW Review: ROD STEWART, SSE Hydro, Glasgow

BWW Review: ROD STEWART, SSE Hydro, Glasgow

by Natalie O'Donoghue — November 27, 2019

In a career spanning more than five decades, Rod Stewart has amassed sales of more than 150 million albums worldwide and has countless chart-topping hits and industry accolades a?" including two inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

BWW Review: FRANKENSTEIN, Theatre Royal, Glasgow

BWW Review: FRANKENSTEIN, Theatre Royal, Glasgow

by Natalie O'Donoghue — November 26, 2019

Rona Munro's brilliant new adaptation of Mary Shelley's Gothic masterpiece places the writer herself amongst the action as she wrestles with her creation and with the stark realities facing revolutionary young women, then and now.

BWW Review: JACK WHITEHALL: STOOD UP, SSE Hydro, Glasgow

BWW Review: JACK WHITEHALL: STOOD UP, SSE Hydro, Glasgow

by Natalie O'Donoghue — November 23, 2019

Following two complete sell out arena tours, Jack Whitehall Gets Around in 2014 and Jack Whitehall: At Large in 2017, which premiered on Netflix, JACK WHITEHALL: STOOD UP promises to be the most hilarious yet from one of comedy's most electric talents.

BWW Review: SIX, Theatre Royal, Glasgow

BWW Review: SIX, Theatre Royal, Glasgow

by Natalie O'Donoghue — November 6, 2019

From Tudor queens to pop princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII finally take to the mic to tell their tales, remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a 75-minute celebration of 21st century sisterly sass-itude.

BWW Review: THE DRIFT, Tron Theatre, Glasgow

BWW Review: THE DRIFT, Tron Theatre, Glasgow

by Natalie O'Donoghue — October 12, 2019

An autobiographical, poetic spoken word show, The Drift sees writer and performer Hannah Lavery exploring her legacy of being a?oemixeda?? in Scotland left to her by her father and mother and their respective journeys.

BWW Review: 9 TO 5, King's Theatre, Glasgow

BWW Review: 9 TO 5, King's Theatre, Glasgow

by Natalie O'Donoghue — October 10, 2019

With an Oscar, Grammy and Tony award-nominated score by the Queen of Country herself, Dolly Parton, and a book by the iconic movie's original screenwriter Patricia Resnick, this hilarious new production is about teaming up, standing up and taking care of business!

BWW Review: WE WILL ROCK YOU, Edinburgh Playhouse

BWW Review: WE WILL ROCK YOU, Edinburgh Playhouse

by Ceri Boyd — October 9, 2019

Originally opening in London in 2002, Ben Elton's We Will Rock You - a jukebox musical based around the songs of legendary rock group Queen - has had fans on their feet across the globe as it's toured Europe, North America and Australia, and now tours the UK.

BWW Review: ON YOUR FEET!, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

BWW Review: ON YOUR FEET!, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

by Natalie O'Donoghue — October 8, 2019

Direct from London, On Your Feet! is the inspiring true love story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan and charts their journey from its origins in Cuba, onto the streets of Miami and finally to international superstardom.

BWW Review: MAMMA MIA!, Edinburgh Playhouse

BWW Review: MAMMA MIA!, Edinburgh Playhouse

by Natalie O'Donoghue — September 21, 2019

Sophie's quest to discover the father she's never known brings her mother face to face with three men from her distant romantic past on the eve of a wedding they'll never forget.

BWW Review: HOW NOT TO DROWN, Tron Theatre, Glasgow

BWW Review: HOW NOT TO DROWN, Tron Theatre, Glasgow

by Natalie O'Donoghue — September 12, 2019

In 2002, in the turmoil after the end of the Kosovan War, Dritan is sent on the notoriously perilous journey across the Adriatic with a gang of people smugglers to a new life in Europe.

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