BWW Review: CHESS, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's latest ambitious venture is a visually stunning production of Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Tim Rice's hit 1980s pop musical.
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BWW Review: GHOST, King's Theatre, Glasgow
Taking its inspiration from the classic movie, this innovative reimagining will feature an expanded book, new music and original staging.
BWW Review: RUDDYGORE, King's Theatre, Edinburgh
The Edinburgh Gilbert & Sullivan Society's latest venture combines sparkling performances, modern references and excellent sound design in one of G&S's less well known comic operas.
BWW Review: LOVE OR MONEY, CCA, Glasgow
Part of the Glasgow Live International Comedy Festival, Love or Money is a double bill of two one-act two-hander plays by Karen Barclay and Tom Brogan.
BWW Review: GOD OF CARNAGE, Tron Theatre, Glasgow
When two young boys get into an altercation at a public park, their parents meet to discuss the event in a calm and rational manner…But as the evening progresses (and the rum is drunk), diplomatic civility makes way for all out conflict, leaving liberal principles, expensive flowers and half-diges
BWW Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Fawlty Towers meets Noises Off in this multi award-winning West End smash hit comedy.
BWW Review: THE RED CHAIR, Tron Theatre, Glasgow
The Red Chair sees acclaimed Scottish performer Sarah Cameron steer us through a landscape of twisted reason, extreme compulsion and eye watering complacency, where domestic drudgery happens on an operatic scale and a father's dereliction of duty reaches epic proportions.
BWW Review: ALLAN STEWART'S BIG BIG VARIETY SHOW, King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Allan Stewart's latest variety show is a cornucopia of comedy, music and impressions, which once again cements his status as one of Britain's leading entertainers.
BWW Review: NOWHERE, Tron Theatre, Glasgow
In the fading memory of his Arches roots, Andy Arnold and his troupe will take guests on an absurd journey down corridors and up stairwells and into backstage passages to meet strange characters reciting even stranger stories.
BWW Review: TITANIC, King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Edinburgh's Southern Light Opera Company rises to the challenge of staging Maury Yeston's award-winning musical, in an ambitious production with a cast of 90 and orchestra of 27.
BWW Review: THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
The 2012 National Theatre adaptation of Mark Haddon's best-selling novel embarks on its second UK tour, and is compelling, thought-provoking and exceptionally well-performed.
BWW Review: RENT, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Inspired by Puccini's classic opera La boheme, RENT features unforgettable music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson including the much-loved songs Seasons of Love, Take Me or Leave Me and La Vie Boheme.
BWW Review: THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, King's Theatre, Glasgow
Winner of six Tony Awards, including best musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie is the delightful smash hit comedy set in New York in 1922, and based on the award-winning film.
BWW Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock
A handsome prince is cursed by an evil fairy to live as a hideous beast.
BWW Review: THE COMMITMENTS, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
The Commitments is a fantastically feel good celebration of soul.
BWW Review: CINDERELLA, King's Theatre, Glasgow
This Christmas we welcome back the magic of the Fairy Godmother, the sparkle of a pair of glass slippers and of course the beautiful (oh no they're not!) Ugly Sisters as Cinderella, the Godmother of all pantos, makes a welcome return to the King's Theatre.
BWW Review: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK, King's Theatre, Edinburgh
The annual spectacular pantomime at the King's Theatre in Edinburgh has built a reputation for being one of the best in the country, and this year's production of Jack and the Beanstalk does not disappoint.
BWW Review: MAMMA MIA! - THE MUSICAL, Edinburgh Playhouse, 30 November 2016
Ripped torsos, fake tan, a man in a dress, gay anthems and flippers…No Priscilla Queen of the Desert has not drove its bus back to Edinburgh, Mamma Mia! has strutted its way to the capital.
BWW Review: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, 21 November 2016
Despite protests of his innocence, Andy Dufresne is handed a double life sentence for the brutal murder of his wife and her lover.
BWW Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, 15 November 2016
Seymour Krelborn, the assistant at Mushnik's Flower Shop in downtrodden Skid Row, becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers a strange and exotic plant.
BWW Review: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, King's Theatre, Glasgow, 14 November 2016
On December 4, 1956, these four star musicians gathered at Sun Records in Memphis for what would be one of the greatest jam sessions ever.
BWW Review: THE BROONS, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, 7 November 2016
Award-winning Scottish playwright Rob Drummond brings the infamous characters Granpaw, Paw and Maw Broon, Hen and Joe, Daphne, Maggie, Horace, the twins and the bairn to life for a Scottish audience in a production filled with laughs, love and comic-strip visuals, all set to a Scottish soundtrack.
BWW Review: CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, King's Theatre, Glasgow, 19 October 2016
Can the loveable but whacky inventor, Potts, along with his two children and the gorgeous Truly Scrumptious outwit the bombastic Baron Bomburst who has decreed that all children be banished from his kingdom? What happens when the children are caught and imprisoned with the other youngsters by the ev
BWW Review: SUNNY AFTERNOON, King's Theatre, Glasgow, 11 October 2016
Winner of the 2015 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, Sunny Afternoon is an irresistible musical with slick theatricality and ingenious storytelling at its heart.
BWW Review: SISTER ACT, King's Theatre, Glasgow, 3 October 2016
Directed and choreographed by Craig Revel Horwood, Sister Act is the feel-amazing musical comedy based on the smash hit movie starring Whoopi Goldberg and Maggie Smith.
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