Edinburgh International Festival Reveals 2023 Programme
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2023
The global celebration of performing arts, Edinburgh International Festival, today unveils an expansive programme of world-class music, opera, dance and theatre to take place from 4 – 27 August 2023. This year marks the first Festival under the direction of new Festival Director, Nicola Benedetti, one of today's most influential classical music artists.
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2023
The global celebration of performing arts, Edinburgh International Festival, today unveils an expansive programme of world-class music, opera, dance and theatre to take place from 4 – 27 August 2023. This year marks the first Festival under the direction of new Festival Director, Nicola Benedetti, one of today's most influential classical music artists.
Edinburgh Comedy Preview Season Announced at The Pleasance
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2023
Ahead of their Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme, the Pleasance Theatre Trust present a comedy preview season full of huge comedic names, noteworthy newcomers and international talent at their London home. For audiences that can’t make it up to Edinburgh, or for comedy fans who can’t get enough of their favourites, The Pleasance is the place to be for new and exciting comedy from the UK and beyond.
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2023
Ahead of their Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme, the Pleasance Theatre Trust present a comedy preview season full of huge comedic names, noteworthy newcomers and international talent at their London home. For audiences that can’t make it up to Edinburgh, or for comedy fans who can’t get enough of their favourites, The Pleasance is the place to be for new and exciting comedy from the UK and beyond.
DEAR BILLY, A LOVE LETTER TO BIG YIN Will Embark on Tour
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2023
Billy Connolly needs no introduction. He is a national treasure. From the shipyards of the Clydeside to his trailblazing and extraordinary stage and movie exploits, he is woven into Scottish culture.
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2023
Billy Connolly needs no introduction. He is a national treasure. From the shipyards of the Clydeside to his trailblazing and extraordinary stage and movie exploits, he is woven into Scottish culture.
A FRAGILE CORRESPONDENCE Comes to the Arsenale Docks
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2023
Highlighting cultures and languages that have a close affinity with the landscapes of Scotland, A Fragile Correspondence explores alternative perspectives and new approaches to the challenges of the worldwide climate emergency.
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2023
Highlighting cultures and languages that have a close affinity with the landscapes of Scotland, A Fragile Correspondence explores alternative perspectives and new approaches to the challenges of the worldwide climate emergency.
RashDash Curate CALM DOWN, DEAR 10th Anniversary
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2023
Camden People's Theatre's flagship festival of feminist performance celebrates its milestone birthday with the mighty multi Fringe First winning RashDash curating a dynamic and boundary-pushing series of shows from some of the UK's most exciting performance-makers.
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2023
Camden People's Theatre's flagship festival of feminist performance celebrates its milestone birthday with the mighty multi Fringe First winning RashDash curating a dynamic and boundary-pushing series of shows from some of the UK's most exciting performance-makers.
Cast Set For A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at Pitlochry Festival
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2023
This June Pitlochry Festival Theatre is set to stage an exciting and rare Scottish revival of A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams’ powerful and iconic portrayal of love, lust and loneliness.
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2023
This June Pitlochry Festival Theatre is set to stage an exciting and rare Scottish revival of A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams’ powerful and iconic portrayal of love, lust and loneliness.
Review: WELCOME TO BANNOCKBURN, Oran Mor
by Natalie O'Donoghue - April 18, 2023
A comedy-drama about shared history, public shaming and the sh*t women face in the workplace.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - April 18, 2023
A comedy-drama about shared history, public shaming and the sh*t women face in the workplace.
Interview: Writer and Director Lisa Nicoll
by Natalie O'Donoghue - April 18, 2023
BroadwayWorld caught up with writer and director Lisa Nicoll to chat about bringing Other Side of the River to audiences.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - April 18, 2023
BroadwayWorld caught up with writer and director Lisa Nicoll to chat about bringing Other Side of the River to audiences.
Edinburgh Science Festival Wraps Up its Let's Experiment! 2023 Edition and Sets Details For Next Year
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2023
Edinburgh Science Festival drew to a close yesterday, having turned the Scottish capital into a living laboratory over the Easter holidays. With the theme Let's Experiment!, the 2023 edition of the world's first science festival got people of all ages hands-on with science through a fantastic and ambitious live programme of workshops, Big Ideas discussions, free interactive exhibitions and many more, one-third of which was free to experience.
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2023
Edinburgh Science Festival drew to a close yesterday, having turned the Scottish capital into a living laboratory over the Easter holidays. With the theme Let's Experiment!, the 2023 edition of the world's first science festival got people of all ages hands-on with science through a fantastic and ambitious live programme of workshops, Big Ideas discussions, free interactive exhibitions and many more, one-third of which was free to experience.
Review: SEAN AND DARO FLAKE IT 'TIL THEY MAKE IT, Traverse Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - April 16, 2023
Looking for a way out of their humdrum lives in the outskirts of Glasgow, straight-laced Sean, fresh from dropping out of uni, and the gallus Daro, overflowing with charisma and business ‘acumen’, reckon they can be the dream team of frozen treats.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - April 16, 2023
Looking for a way out of their humdrum lives in the outskirts of Glasgow, straight-laced Sean, fresh from dropping out of uni, and the gallus Daro, overflowing with charisma and business ‘acumen’, reckon they can be the dream team of frozen treats.
Review: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - April 14, 2023
In steamy 1940s New Orleans, fading Southern belle Blanche DuBois moves into her sister Stella's apartment. Stella's brutish husband Stanley sees that Blanche is not what she appears to be, and sets out to destroy her...
by Natalie O'Donoghue - April 14, 2023
In steamy 1940s New Orleans, fading Southern belle Blanche DuBois moves into her sister Stella's apartment. Stella's brutish husband Stanley sees that Blanche is not what she appears to be, and sets out to destroy her...
Interview: Positive Stories for Negative Times
by Natalie O'Donoghue - April 12, 2023
Critically acclaimed theatre company Wonder Fools launch the third season of their innovative participatory programme, Positive Stories for Negative Times
by Natalie O'Donoghue - April 12, 2023
Critically acclaimed theatre company Wonder Fools launch the third season of their innovative participatory programme, Positive Stories for Negative Times
Pitlochry Festival Theatre Will Stage a Revival Of GYPSY Beginning Next Month
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2023
Pitlochry Festival Theatre is set to open its 2023 Season in May in a most spectacular way with the first staging in Scotland for nearly 20 years of Gypsy, Jule Styne, Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim's iconic musical.
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2023
Pitlochry Festival Theatre is set to open its 2023 Season in May in a most spectacular way with the first staging in Scotland for nearly 20 years of Gypsy, Jule Styne, Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim's iconic musical.
Review: STORYTELLING, Oran Mor, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - April 11, 2023
Two people are trying to tell the story of Robert, who isn’t sure who is in charge of his own narrative and whether he even wants to be in the story of his life anymore…
by Natalie O'Donoghue - April 11, 2023
Two people are trying to tell the story of Robert, who isn’t sure who is in charge of his own narrative and whether he even wants to be in the story of his life anymore…
Photos: First Look At National Theatre Of Scotland's KIDNAPPED
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2023
Get a first look at photos of National Theatre of Scotland's Kidnapped.
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2023
Get a first look at photos of National Theatre of Scotland's Kidnapped.
Birds Of Paradise Present New Film OBITS at Fruitmarket For One Week Only
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2023
For one week only, Birds of Paradise Theatre Company will screen a new film work featuring the astonishing Portuguese disabled dancer Diana Niepce which was made across the latter stages of the pandemic.
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2023
For one week only, Birds of Paradise Theatre Company will screen a new film work featuring the astonishing Portuguese disabled dancer Diana Niepce which was made across the latter stages of the pandemic.
Cast and Creatives Set For DRACULA: MINA'S RECKONING Scotland and England Tour
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2023
A thrilling new adaptation of Dracula by acclaimed Scottish playwright Morna Pearson, directed by Sally Cookson, is brought to stages across Scotland and England by the National Theatre of Scotland in a co-production with Aberdeen Performing Arts in association with Belgrade Theatre, Coventry.
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2023
A thrilling new adaptation of Dracula by acclaimed Scottish playwright Morna Pearson, directed by Sally Cookson, is brought to stages across Scotland and England by the National Theatre of Scotland in a co-production with Aberdeen Performing Arts in association with Belgrade Theatre, Coventry.
Tron Theatre Company Presents WOLFIE
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2023
Tron Theatre's Associate Director for 2022-24, Joanna Bowman, will direct the first play of her tenure this Spring in our Changing House studio. The work she's chosen to stage is Ross Willis's bold, fantastical fairytale, Wolfie (4-13 May, Press Performance: Fri 5 May, 7.45pm), a spiralling odyssey of dizzying theatricality.
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2023
Tron Theatre's Associate Director for 2022-24, Joanna Bowman, will direct the first play of her tenure this Spring in our Changing House studio. The work she's chosen to stage is Ross Willis's bold, fantastical fairytale, Wolfie (4-13 May, Press Performance: Fri 5 May, 7.45pm), a spiralling odyssey of dizzying theatricality.
Review: KIDNAPPED, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - April 06, 2023
This riotous re-telling of Robert Louis Stevenson’s adventure novella is jam-packed with 20th century pop music and 18th century romance. Performed by a dynamic ensemble of actor-musicians, Kidnapped is a colourful coming-of-age story - shot-through with Stevenson’s trademark blend of poetry, humour and heart.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - April 06, 2023
This riotous re-telling of Robert Louis Stevenson’s adventure novella is jam-packed with 20th century pop music and 18th century romance. Performed by a dynamic ensemble of actor-musicians, Kidnapped is a colourful coming-of-age story - shot-through with Stevenson’s trademark blend of poetry, humour and heart.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre Announce 2023 Ensemble
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2023
Pitlochry Festival Theatre has announced its Ensemble for the 2023 season, which runs between May and late September this summer.
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2023
Pitlochry Festival Theatre has announced its Ensemble for the 2023 season, which runs between May and late September this summer.
Citizens Theatre Young Co. Presents PAL: YOUR AI CARE COMPANION
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2023
This Spring will see the Citizens Theatre Young Co. return to the stage with the world premiere of a bold new production. Set in a dystopian near-future Glasgow, PAL: Your AI Care Companion explores a future where the NHS has become a fully automated, run-for-profit enterprise dominated by the “personality” of an autonomous AI.
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2023
This Spring will see the Citizens Theatre Young Co. return to the stage with the world premiere of a bold new production. Set in a dystopian near-future Glasgow, PAL: Your AI Care Companion explores a future where the NHS has become a fully automated, run-for-profit enterprise dominated by the “personality” of an autonomous AI.
GHOSTHUNTER Comes to Silver Cloud Studio in Glasgow
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2023
Created by leading production company Visible Fictions, Ghosthunter is a thrilling interactive production designed for older teens and young adults. Part immersive theatre and part expansive escape room, the show weaves new technology and chilling live horror to create an unforgettable performance event.
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2023
Created by leading production company Visible Fictions, Ghosthunter is a thrilling interactive production designed for older teens and young adults. Part immersive theatre and part expansive escape room, the show weaves new technology and chilling live horror to create an unforgettable performance event.
Trafalgar Entertainment Acquires The Pavilion Theatre In Glasgow
by BWW News Desk - April 03, 2023
Leading global live entertainment company – Trafalgar Entertainment (TE) – has acquired its first Scottish venue – The Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow.
by BWW News Desk - April 03, 2023
Leading global live entertainment company – Trafalgar Entertainment (TE) – has acquired its first Scottish venue – The Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow.
Review: CASTLE LENNOX, Lyceum Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - April 01, 2023
1969. Annis, a young autistic woman, is sent by her stepmother to live as a patient at Castle Lennox, where the rules of the outside world do not apply. Desperate to escape, she very quickly lands herself in trouble and makes an enemy of the nurse in charge.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - April 01, 2023
1969. Annis, a young autistic woman, is sent by her stepmother to live as a patient at Castle Lennox, where the rules of the outside world do not apply. Desperate to escape, she very quickly lands herself in trouble and makes an enemy of the nurse in charge.
Review: THE SPARK, Oran Mor
by Natalie O'Donoghue - March 31, 2023
A government minister develops telekinetic powers after being ‘sparked’ by years of repressed rage in this new comedy-drama.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - March 31, 2023
A government minister develops telekinetic powers after being ‘sparked’ by years of repressed rage in this new comedy-drama.
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