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Review: NIGHT WAKING at Citizens Theatre


by Mary Baillie - May 15, 2026

Night Waking follows Anna, an Oxford academic living on a remote Hebridean island with her husband Giles and their two young children. Already overwhelmed by the pressures of motherhood, Anna’s world shifts when she discovers the remains of a baby buried in the garden, sparking an investigation in...

Review: BLACK DIAMONDS AND THE BLUE BRAZIL, Lyceum Theatre


by Natalie O'Donoghue - May 14, 2026

When Sally returns to Cowdenbeath from her busy city life for her father’s funeral, she’s pulled back into the world of “The Blue Brazil” – the trials, triumphs, and unbreakable loyalty of a small-town football club with a big heart....

Book Review: WALKING SHADOW LOVE, LOSS AND SHAKESPEARE, By Greg Doran


by Cheryl Markosky - May 15, 2026

While The Winter's Tale's regarded as a play of two halves (set in Sicilia and Bohemia), former Royal Shakespeare Company director Greg Doran's poignant and absorbing Walking Shadow is a book of two halves....

Review: THE HIGH LIFE, King's Theatre


by Natalie O'Donoghue - May 13, 2026

After a 30-year delay in the departure lounge, The High Life returns in a new musical spectacular featuring all four original cast members - Alan Cumming, Forbes Masson, Siobhan Redmond and Patrick Ryecart....

Review: FUNERAL FOR MY BOOBS, Oran Mor


by Natalie O'Donoghue - May 09, 2026

You are invited to a funeral like no other, as we gather together with acclaimed performer and singer Hannah Howie for a glorious send-off for her boobs before a double mastectomy....

Review: SWEAT, Citizens Theatre


by Natalie O'Donoghue - May 07, 2026

In a small Rust Belt town in Pennsylvania, friendships are forged through sweat and laughter. For decades, Tracey and Cynthia have worked side by side, bound by shared history and hard-earned pride. But when whispers of layoffs grow louder, opportunity turns into betrayal. A community built on solid...

Review: SUNNY AFTERNOON at Edinburgh Playhouse


by Mary Baillie - May 07, 2026

1960s rock band The Kinks never reached the towering commercial heights of The Beatles or The Rolling Stones, but Joe Penhall’s jukebox bio-musical Sunny Afternoon argues that their turbulent journey to stardom was no less dramatic. Following the band’s rise through the 1960s, the production cen...

Book Review: KIDS, WAIT TILL YOU HEAR THIS! MY MEMOIR by Liza Minnelli, Michael Feinstein, Josh Getlin, Heidi Evans


by Gary Naylor - May 05, 2026

Even 400 pages or more cannot contain whole life, nor the personality...

Review: CONTEH, Liverpool's Royal Court


by Sarah OHara - April 30, 2026

Written by Aron Julius and directed by Mark Womack, Conteh is a powerful and emotive drama about the life of one of Liverpool’s sporting icons. Julius stars as boxer John Conteh, who at 24 years old became the light heavyweight champion of the world. Julius’ script tells Conteh’s story, both i...

Review: STAND AND DELIVER: THE LEE JEANS SIT-IN, Tron Theatre


by Natalie O'Donoghue - April 30, 2026

Faced with the threat of their factory closing, and with 240 jobs on the line, there's no way the women of the Lee Jeans factory are going down without a fight....

Past Shows

Patron Saint
Aug 1 – Aug 26, 2024

Kelly Bachman's stand-up hour, Patron Saint, premieres at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August. Drawing from her own experiences—including a confrontation with Harvey Weinstein—Bachman explores...

National Children's Chorus of the United States
National Children's Chorus of the United States
Jul 9

Hear vocal works celebrating countries and cultures around the world when 200 students, ages 10-17, from the National Children's Chorus of the United States launch...

Hans – Like a German
Hans – Like a German
Aug 4 – Aug 26, 2018

"…we all need a bit of glitz, glamour and above all, just a damn good laugh in and at life – and Hans is the...

Videos


Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years in Scotland Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years
The Stand 1 (8/05-8/30)
Giraffe in Scotland Giraffe
Pleasance Courtyard (Cellar) (8/05-8/31)
The Listies: 110% Ready in Scotland The Listies: 110% Ready
Assembly (Studio One) (8/05-8/16)
Couplet: Folk Marry Kill in Scotland Couplet: Folk Marry Kill
Assembly George Square Studios - Studio 5 (8/05-8/30)
Patient 13 in Scotland Patient 13
Zoo (Playground 2) (8/07-8/30)
The UnTalent Show in Scotland The UnTalent Show
Aberdeen Arts Centre (6/20-6/20)
Fawlty Towers Weekend 06/06/2026 in Scotland Fawlty Towers Weekend 06/06/2026
Abbotsford Hotel (6/06-6/07)
Helen Bradley: Painter and Storyteller in Scotland Helen Bradley: Painter and Storyteller
Pleasance Courtyard (Cellar) (8/05-8/30)
Dracula: Lucy's Dream in Scotland Dracula: Lucy's Dream
Pleasance at EICC (Lennox) (8/06-8/29)
Disney''s Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert in Scotland Disney''s Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert
Usher Hall (12/03-12/03)