Scotland Theater Reviews

Review: JAMES V: KATHERINE, Tron Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - April 26, 2024

A Raw Material and Capital Theatres co-production, James V: Katherine continues the theatrical series with the vivid historical storytelling of the previous instalments, set during the reigns of Scotland’s generations of Stewart kings. James V places a lesser-known female historical figure front and...

Review: WHO PAYS THE PIPER, Oran Mor, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - April 21, 2024

Who Pays the Piper is a new tragicomedy exploring what it’s like to fall in love with music and who gets to make their ambitions into reality....

Review: BONNIE AND CLYDE, King's Theatre, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - April 17, 2024

Two small-town kids from the middle of nowhere became the biggest folk heroes in all America. They craved adventure—and each other. Their names were Bonnie and Clyde....

Review: NESS, Oran Mor, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - April 13, 2024

Em, a young queer Scot, is on the bonnie banks of Loch Ness when they encounter the fabled monster…only Nessie sincerely wishes that they wouldn’t use the word ‘monster.’...

Book Review: THE ACTOR AND THE SPACE, Declan Donnellan
by Cindy Marcolina - April 13, 2024

His first publication went viral (once again, in a way) when Mr Jeremy Strong of Succession fame featured it in his GQ interview about his essentials, saying he swears by it. Declan Donnellan succeeds at describing the indescribable, putting the ephemeral art of acting on paper in another gem of a b...

Review: DON'T. MAKE. TEA. Tron Theatre, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - April 12, 2024

Another bloody serious comedy from BOP, makers of the hilarious My Left Right Foot – The Musical....

Review: Shō and the Demons of the Deep, Platform
by Natalie O'Donoghue - April 14, 2024

Shō and the Demons of the Deep is a visual adventure story about overcoming fear, climate crisis and how the actions of one generation can affect the next. Designed for everyone aged 8+, the show is inspired by the picture book of the same name by Annouchka Gravel Galouchko....

Review: THE DRIFTERS GIRL, King's Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - April 11, 2024

Discover the remarkable story of the Drifters and the truth about the woman who made them. From the highs of hit records to the lows of legal battles and personal tragedy, Faye Treadwell is the legendary manager of The Drifters who refused to give up on the group she loved....

Review: THE KITE RUNNER, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - April 10, 2024

Based on Khaled Hosseini’s international bestselling novel, adapted by Mathew Spangler and directed by Giles Croft, this haunting tale of friendship spans cultures and continents and follows one man’s journey to confront his past and find redemption....

Review: ADAM KAY: UNDOCTORED, Pavilion Theatre Glasgow
by Mary Baillie - April 06, 2024

Adam Kay is the doctor-turned-comic who secured paramount success with his show and book 'This is Going to Hurt'. In his latest piece based on his new book, the audience undergo another emotional rollercoaster as Kay recounts the laborious laments of being an NHS frontliner....

Review: JUST ONE MORE LAUGH, Blackfriars
by Natalie O'Donoghue - April 04, 2024

The new weekly Wednesday night of Comedy in Glasgows OG Comedy Club, hosted by Darren Connell the star of BBC's Scot Squad....

Review: THE 39 STEPS, Richmond Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - April 05, 2024

Mix a classic spy novel with the genius of Alfred Hitchcock, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps. With a history spanning over 100 years, John Buchan’s 1915 novel was adapted by Alfred Hitchcock which then went on to become a stage play in 1996, adapted again in 2005 by Patrick Barl...

Review: TAMÁM SHUD, Oran Mor, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - April 02, 2024

Keene is seemingly an unremarkable man who worries about buying good slippers, but is actually a British spy willing to kill to protect the interests of the British Government....

Review: THE SCAFF, Òran Mór, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - March 29, 2024

Liam plays football at school with a close-knit group of lads who decide to enact revenge when they find out that he has been called the worst thing ever – a ‘Scaff’....

Review: THIS IS MEMORIAL DEVICE, Tron Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - March 29, 2024

Following a sold-out, Fringe First-winning run at the 2022 Edinburgh Festival, This Is Memorial Device, based on David Keenan’s cult novel, returns....

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 cycli...

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....

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....

Book Review: 100 THEATRES: PORTRAITS OF THE PLAYHOUSE
by Louise Penn - March 22, 2024

The book showcases a variety of venues worldwide, from ancient to modern, from the smallest travelling theatre in Rome to one of the largest in New York. Paul Tracey's paintings capture the spirit of the playhouse in all its grandeur and mystery. It is all about the images, with the briefest of text...

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.  ...

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: 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...

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 ...