Review: SCOTS, Pavilion Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - March 19, 2026
The musical history lesson no-one asked for but everyone needs! SCOTS is the story ofScotland. Its past, present and future. Its people and places, triumphs and failures. All told by a figure who has seen it all......
Review: JOY, Oran Mor
by Natalie O'Donoghue - March 17, 2026
Joy, a self-identified spinster librarian, is sad most of the time. Why would her parents place the burden of such a name upon her?
When a particularly disastrous date leads to her potential beau declaring she needs to find a sense of humour, Joy wonders… what if he’s right? Could finding the f...
Review: THE TRIALS, Tron Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - March 13, 2026
The not-too-distant future. A world where the air is unbreathable. A jury of twelve angry teenagers. A chance to put the adults on trial for the devastating damage they have done to the planet.
Can they deliver justice, or are they just out for revenge?...
Review: ONE DAY: THE MUSICAL, Royal Lyceum Edinburgh
by Natalie O'Donoghue - March 12, 2026
Emma walks into Dexter's life on the night of their graduation. One unsuspecting day that changes them both forever. But where will they be on this day next year? And the year after that? And every year that follows?...
Review: THE SWANSONG, Oran Mor
by Natalie O'Donoghue - March 12, 2026
A desperate young woman and a smooth-talking swan go on an extraordinary flight across Edinburgh’s starlit city skies and pulsing basement bars in this uplifting new musical featuring original songs, and live music on stage with Dale Parker on piano, and musician Rachel Duns (Scottish Jazz Awards ...
Review: WOMAN IN MIND, Theatre Royal
by Natalie O'Donoghue - March 12, 2026
Directed by Michael Longhurst (Constellations, Caroline or Change, and former Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse) this spellbinding revival explores one woman’s fractured reality with heart and humour....
Review: MATILDA THE MUSICAL, Edinburgh Playhouse
by Natalie O'Donoghue - March 06, 2026
In celebration of 15 years on stage since opening at the Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, and following performances in 100 cities across 17 countries worldwide, Matilda now returns for a UK tour....