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Review: RAGNAROK, Platform, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - March 28, 2024
A young girl and her brother battle forward, seeking a future in a promised land. Two souls in a sea of thousands, they move through a fractured world as dream and reality clash around them. A collision of ancient myth and modern spectacle, Ragnarok takes its inspiration from Norse mythology’s cyclical tale of the same name. It is a story about fate and self-determination, mortals and gods, the world’s end and its rebirth.
National Theatre of Scotland and Who Cares? Scotland Partner to Launch CARING SCOTLAND
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2024
Caring Scotland is a far-reaching creative oral history project that will document the lives and experiences of at least 100 members of the Care Experienced community in Scotland over a three-year period. The project will be delivered by National Theatre of Scotland in partnership with Who Cares? Scotland and funded with an award from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. 
Review: THE WOMAN IN BLACK, Theatre Royal Glasgow
by Mary Baillie - March 28, 2024
Sometimes tactical stagecraft, talented actors and a minimalist set are all you need to evoke spine-chilling terror.
STRICTLY's Kevin Clifton Joins EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE at The King's Theatre, Glasgow
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2024
Everybody's Talking About Jamie has announced the full cast visiting The King's Theatre, Glasgow from 13-18 May 2024 as part of its UK Tour.
PETER PAN Extends at The King's Theatre, Glasgow
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2024
After last year’s record-breaking Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and with tens of thousands of tickets already sold for this Christmas, The King’s Theatre, Glasgow have announced additional dates for this year’s high-flying pantomime adventure, Peter Pan.
Review: HOTDOG, Oran Mor, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - March 24, 2024
Alone, dressed as a sausage in a bun and armed with only a bottle of lemonade, Hotdog is determined to be the life of the party.
Joe Grieve Will Be the First Artist Selected by Colstoun Arts to Exhibit at Scotland's Newest Arts Space
by BWW News Desk - March 22, 2024
Since establishing Colstoun Arts in 2022, Colstoun House has opened its doors to multiple artists as part of its ongoing residency programme. In 2024 it is set to welcome artists from Germany, Korea, China, France and the UK.
Brian Cox Name Patron of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2024
Brian Cox has been named as the newest Patron of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The Succession star joins fellow Patron Eddie Izzard and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society’s honorary President, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, as ambassadors for the festival.
Sarah Hopfinger's PAIN AND I Returns to Scotland
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2024
Scotland-based Queer Disabled artist Sarah Hopfinger (she/her) will return with her award-winning performance Pain and I - a bold exploration that explores and celebrates the rich complexities of living with pain by asking, ‘what can pain teach us?’
Full Cast and Creative Team Set For National Theatre Of Scotland's MAGGIE & ME
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2024
The full cast and creatives have been announced for the tour of Maggie & Me, the first stage adaptation of Damian Barr's award-winning memoir touring UK in May and June 2024.
Review: BLUEBEARD, Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh
by Mary Baillie - March 15, 2024
Emma Rice places an old age folktale in a new age context through an eccentric movement-led, magical and musical theatrical extravaganza.  
Steven Webb Joins The Cast Of HERE YOU COME AGAIN At The King's Theatre, Glasgow
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2024
 Here You Come Again will arrive in Glasgow as part of a major UK tour ahead of performances in the West End. The Scottish premiere of this new Dolly Parton musical brings all her biggest hits together for the first time ever in this show, fully authorised by Dolly herself.
Lubna Kerr's TICKBOX 2 Returns to Glasgow – Where the Story Started
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2024
Lubna Kerr brings her humorous play about her experiences growing up as a Pakistani girl in 70s Glasgow back to her roots during the Glasgow Comedy Festival in April.
Review: PUSHIN' THIRTY, Oran Mor, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - March 12, 2024
Scott and Eilidh had huge dreams when they won their high school talent show with an original song. Now, they’re both approaching thirty, neither of their lives are going anywhere, and they haven’t spoken to each other in over ten years.
Review: STARVING, Oran Mor, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - March 09, 2024
A fiercely funny drama about writing your own legend, inspired by the life of Scottish activist Wendy Wood.
Review: AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN THE MUSICAL
by Natalie O'Donoghue - March 07, 2024
Prepare to be swept off your feet with An Officer and a Gentleman The Musical, based on the award-winning 80s movie. This timeless story of love, courage, and redemption will make your heart soar and leave you breathless, longing for more.
Review: HAMILTON, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
by Natalie O'Donoghue - March 06, 2024
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. The score blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B and Broadway - the story of America then, as told by America now.
PEPPA PIG'S FUN DAY OUT Comes to Glasgow in July
by BWW News Desk - March 06, 2024
Peppa Pig’s Fun Day Out, based on the much-loved animated TV series, will visit The King’s Theatre, Glasgow from 13-14 July 2024.
Review: PETER PAN GOES WRONG, Theatre Royal Glasgow
by Mary Baillie - March 06, 2024
Mischief Theatre made headlines in the West End with their acclaimed “Goes Wrong” series, where the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society showcases performances and everything goes absolutely haywire. Despite previous mishaps, this fictional acting troupe are back again, this time attempting a rendition of Peter Pan. 
Pitlochry Festival Theatre Receives Funding From Basil Death Trust
by BWW News Desk - March 04, 2024
Pitlochry Festival Theatre has received funding from the Basil Death Trust to deliver drama-based activities for young people in the local area at Pitlochry High School. 
Review: URINETOWN, Alexander Gibson Opera Studio
by Mary Baillie - March 04, 2024
Drawing on Theatre of the Absurd, clowning and Bertolt Brecht, this Tim Burton-esque musical uses quirky song and dance to explore humanity's deepest, darkest truths. 
Review: BREAD AND BREAKFAST, Oran Mor, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - March 03, 2024
A B&B in the Highlands has an ordinary day turned upside down when a visitor chokes on his morning toast, in this eventful and farcical play
Cast Set For the Scottish Tour of SUNSET SONG
by BWW News Desk - March 01, 2024
Dundee Rep Theatre has revealed the full ensemble cast that will star in their new adaptation of Sunset Song, which will tour stages across Scotland this Spring. Learn more about the cast and production here!
Review: CYPRUS AVENUE, Pavilion Theatre Glasgow
by Mary Baillie - February 29, 2024
Labelled as 'the most shocking, subversive and violent play on the London stage', David Ireland's Cyprus Avenue is a darkly comic exploration of sectarian hatred. This one definitely isn't for the faint-hearted.
Barrowland Ballet Performs CHUNKY JEWELLRY Next Weekend
by BWW News Desk - February 29, 2024
Scotland’s leading contemporary dance company Barrowland Ballet will present the world premiere of their new production Chunky Jewellery, co-created by the company’s Artistic Director Natasha Gilmore, artist Jude Williams and Ben Duke of performance company, Lost Dog.

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