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Review: AN INSPECTOR CALLS, Theatre Royal Glasgow
by Mary Baillie - May 24, 2023
30 years on from Stephen Daldry’s National Theatre debut, an inspector has called in Glasgow. Thankfully, we are delighted he is here to present this timeless theatrical masterpiece.
Ben Hart: JADOO Explores the World Class Magician's Indian Heritage in World Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2023
World-renowned, multi award-winning magician and West End star Ben Hart returns with his most personal show yet. Drawn from his experience travelling India to discover lost, real magic, Hart sheds his usual sleight of hand trickery in favour of stunning displays of wonderment, extra-sensory power and a search for the truth... This mind-popping show is rich in colour, passion and wicked humour.
A MIRRORED MONET Comes to Edinburgh Fringe in August
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2023
A dramatic musical about the life of artist Claude Monet will premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year. A Mirrored Monet will run for nine performances at the Emerald Theatre in Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 17 - 26 August.
Dunedin Consort, Hera And Mahogany Opera Come Together To Present OUT OF HER MOUTH
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2023
Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre's biblical cantatas are extraordinary historical jewels. Written by a woman, about women, for women, they tell bold, unflinching tales about love, marriage, tragedy and adultery, each one a tiny opera in all by name. 
3RD ROCK FROM THE PUN is the First Edinburgh Fringe Show Created Using AI
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2023
Do you like puns? Do you like space travel? Of course you do. Do you like AI? Well, you will when Darren Walsh (BBC Presents..., ITV's Out There) puts it together with the aforementioned puns and space travel.
Scottish Ballet Brings A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE to Kirkwall
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2023
Following the hugely successful mainland tour of A Streetcar Named Desire, and an exciting US premiere tour of The Crucible, Scottish Ballet will take the full production of Streetcar to Kirkwall, as part of the St Magnus Festival, and then to Stornoway on Lewis.
Sir Ian Rankin Lined Up For Next IN CONVERSATION WITH... at Perth Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2023
Next year's event In Conversation with… Sir Ian Rankin and Gregory Burke is already on sale, and with the success of the first one, tickets are expected to be in high demand.
Martin McCormick's THE MAGGIE WALL Returns to Pitlochry Festival Theatre in June
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2023
This June, the Pitlochry Festival Theatre production of The Maggie Wall, Martin McCormick’s acclaimed play, is set to make  a welcome return to the Studio in Pitlochry from 9 to 28 June.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Welcome: Hypnosis And Comedy From Australia TOP FUN
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2023
It's TOP FUN - Matt Hale's laugh-packed 80s themed hypnotic show heads to the Fringe 
Cast Set For GUILTY OF LOVE, The New Alan Turing Musical, at Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2023
Making its Edinburgh Fringe debut this August, producers of new musical Guilty of Love announced the cast for the 2023 production.
Photos: First Look At The UK Tour Of AN INSPECTOR CALLS Coming To Theatre Royal Glasgow
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2023
The 30th Anniversary UK and Ireland tour of Stephen Daldry’s landmark production of JB Priestley’s classic thriller AN INSPECTOR CALLS comes to the Theatre Royal Glasgow from Tuesday 23 – Saturday 27 May 2023. See first look photos of the production!
DRAG AND WINE Returns For Edinburgh Fringe 2023
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2023
The critically-acclaimed, 'Drag Queen Wine Tasting', returns to Edinburgh Fringe, August 9-27, and this year, the raucous, scintillating affair takes place at the stylish surrounds of Monboddo @ Hilton, Bread Street. This 'alternative' wine tasting is hosted by Irish sommelier, Beth Brickenden and Scottish Drag Queen, Vanity Von Glow.
Star Of The News Quiz and The Now Show, Ian Smith Returns To The Edinburgh Fringe With CRUSHING
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2023
Multi-award-winning comedian Ian Smith (BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz, The Now Show and co-host of the Northern News podcast) presents a new show about stress, love, teeth and driving a tank.
Eleanor Conway to Present TALK DIRTY TO ME at Edinburgh Fringe in August
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2023
​​​​​​​Award-winning stand up comedian Eleanor Conway returns to Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 this August with her show Talk Dirty To Me.
Review: THE KING AND I, King's Theatre, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - May 17, 2023
Starring the West End’s Annalene Beechey and Broadway's Darren Lee, The King and I is the greatest musical from the golden age of musicals – with one of the finest scores ever written including Whistle a Happy Tune and Shall We Dance
Pitlochry Festival Theatre Will Stage BRIEF ENCOUNTER Beginning Next Month
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2023
Brief Encounter, Noël Coward's tale of forbidden passion and middle-class restraint is set to enchant theatre audiences this summer, when Pitlochry Festival Theatre stages the first in-house staging in Scotland of Emma Rice's acclaimed stage adaptation of one of the most iconic love stories ever told.
Review: FISHERMAN'S FRIENDS, King's Theatre, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - May 14, 2023
When a group of Cornish fishermen came together to sing the traditional working songs they’d sung for generations, nobody, least of all the fishermen, expected the story to end on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury. They are spotted by a fish-out-of-water music manager on a trip from London, who must learn that there is more to life than selling your sole for fifteen minutes of fame.
Review: LOVE THE SINNER, Tron Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - May 13, 2023
Initially published as a performance poetry collection, Love The Sinner will be transformed, in a collaboration between Imogen Stirling and Vanishing Point, into a pulsating full-scale theatre show: a fusion of performance poetry, visual theatre and electronic music.
Martha Watson Allpress Brings LADY DEALER World Premiere To Fringe 2023
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2023
Lady Dealer, a blistering new solo show, sees the return of award-winning writer Martha Watson Allpress, whose acclaimed debut play Patricia Gets Ready (for a date with the man that used to hit her) sold out its run at the 2021 Edinburgh Fringe.
Leading Lady Creative and Guptanya Studios To Present THE LEADING LADY CLUB At Edinburgh Fringe 2023
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2023
Caitlin McNeilage from Leading Lady Creative and Tanya Gupta from Guptanya Studios have announced the new play The Leading Lady Club by Sarah Hogewood will make its international debut at the world famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer.
Canadian Clowns Return To Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2023
Two clown friends plan to put on a show but Dede goes off the idea – can Tibeh get him to change his mind? 
UPSTART! Will Have its UK Premiere At Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2023
Upstart!, Shakespeare's Rebel Daughter Judith a new play by American writer Mary Jane Schaefer will make its UK Premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and will play from 02 -27 August at the Gilded Balloon,  Patter Hoose at 12:10pm
THE KING AND I Opens At The Kings Theatre Glasgow Next Week
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2023
The King and I comes to the King's Theatre Glasgow from Tuesday 16 – Saturday 20 May 2023. The multi Tony Award-winning production returns to the King's Theatre following a critically acclaimed Broadway smash-hit run, a sold-out season at the London Palladium and a record-breaking UK and International tour.
Prizes, Judges And Finalists Revealed For Scottish Young Musicians Solo Performer Of The Year
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2023
Scottish Young Musicians, Scotland's festival of music competitions, gives young musicians from around the country the chance to compete to win career-enhancing prizes, perform live on a national stage in front of internationally renowned judges, and push their skills like never before. 
BRAIN HEMINGWAY To Return To Edinburgh Festival Fringe With A New Script And Updated Staging
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2023
'Brain Hemingway,' the hit show that was a cult favorite of the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, is back this year with a brand-new and improved script.

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