Scotland Theater Reviews Page 2

Review: URINETOWN, Alexander Gibson Opera Studio
by Mary Baillie - March 04, 2024

Drawing on Theatre of the Absurd, clowning and Bertolt Brecht, this Tim Burton-esque musical uses quirky song and dance to explore humanity's deepest, darkest truths. ...

Review: CYPRUS AVENUE, Pavilion Theatre Glasgow
by Mary Baillie - February 29, 2024

Labelled as 'the most shocking, subversive and violent play on the London stage', David Ireland's Cyprus Avenue is a darkly comic exploration of sectarian hatred. This one definitely isn't for the faint-hearted....

Review: JACK, Oran Mor, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - February 24, 2024

A dark comic monologue that explores the struggles of navigating a life of love, loss and finding hope. All with the help of man’s best friend....

Review: ESCAPED ALONE, Tron Theatre, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - February 24, 2024

Three friends meet for a chat in the garden. A neighbour is invited in and as darker secrets emerge, their afternoon is punctured by flashes of catastrophe....

Review: THE FULL MONTY, Theatre Royal Glasgow
by Mary Baillie - February 23, 2024

Actors bare it all in Simon Beaufoy's award-winning adaptation of The Full Monty in Glasgow this week. A hilarious, delightful and phenomenally-acted story with an important social critique - what's not to love?...

Review: U.ME: THE COMPLETE MUSICAL, BBC Sounds
by Cheryl Markosky - February 21, 2024

The Pandemic and its consequences, especially on 20- and 30-somethings, are explored in the BBC's world premiere of U.Me: The Complete Musical....

Review: MOVIES TO MUSICALS, Clyde Auditorium
by Natalie O'Donoghue - February 18, 2024

Performers includes John Owen-Jones, Sabrina Carter, Kerry Ellis, Lucy Kay, Paul Tabone, Glasgow’s Rock Choir, and a cast of young performers....

Review: ANTIGONE, Perth Theatre
by Mary Baillie - February 19, 2024

An ancient play with a contemporary message, Perth Youth Theatre’s Antigone tells us to never underestimate a powerful woman, or talented young people....

Review: I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY, King's Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - February 14, 2024

Head from the aisle to the isles in the official Stock Aitken Waterman musical featuring the soundtrack of a generation with music from pop royalty including Kylie Minogue (I Should Be So Lucky), Rick Astley (Never Gonna Give You Up), Jason Donovan (Especially for You), Bananarama (Love In The First...

Review: BEND IT LIKE BERTIE, Pavilion Theatre Glasgow
by Mary Baillie - February 12, 2024

Last weekend sparked a very different theatrical audience - mostly male, all sporting green, ready to watch a unique piece catered to Celtic football fans. For the first time ever, I saw a very long-line to the men's toilets at interval and virtually no-one at the ladies! The piece had some decent j...

Review: CANDACE BUSHNELL: TRUE TALES OF SEX, SUCCESS AND SEX AND THE CITY, King's Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - February 10, 2024

In her new one-woman show, New York icon Candace Bushnell, the international best-selling novelist and creator of Sex in the City takes the audience on whirlwind tour of New York City, from Studio 54 to the Lipstick Jungle and beyond, sharing her remarkable stories of fashion, literature and sex whi...

Review: TWELFTH NIGHT, Chandler Studio Theatre
by Mary Baillie - February 07, 2024

The RCS second-year BA Acting cohort present a welcome genderfluid adaptation of Shakespeare’s queerest comedy. It is an engaging lens, although a cliché ending left me wanting more....

Review: TRANSATLANTIC SESSIONS, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
by Natalie O'Donoghue - February 05, 2024

Celebrating the rich traditions connecting Scotland, Ireland and the US, and a regular Celtic Connections highlight, our Transatlantic Sessions feature an outstanding line-up of artists, as great guest musicians and a celebrated house band explore shared roots through original material and age-old s...

Review: SOMETHING ABOUT GEORGE, Floral Pavilion Theatre
by Sarah OHara - February 05, 2024

Moving, poignant and with timeless classics that will have you singing throughout the night, if I could give more than 5 stars to Something About George, I would. It is a must see....

Review: SETH LAKEMAN, Tramway, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - February 04, 2024

Seth Lakeman was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2005 for 'Kitty Jay'. Seth’s thrilling solo performance of the eponymous title track on live television won him unanimous praise and started him on an incredible solo journey which has included record deals, 11 album releases (including 6 Top...

Review: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, Glasgow Pavilion
by Natalie O'Donoghue - January 31, 2024

Ready to thrill you with fun and naughty moments, Richard O’Brien’s legendary rock ‘n’ roll musical, The Rocky Horror Show comes to The Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow, as part of its sell-out tour, having been seen by over 30 million theatregoers....

Review: ROAMING ROOTS REVUE, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
by Natalie O'Donoghue - January 22, 2024

Now in its 12th year, Roddy Hart’s ever popular festival staple Roaming Roots Revue returns with an epic concert celebrating - for the first time in its history - the great Scottish Songbook....

Review: CAN BEARS SKI?, The Arts Depot
by Christiana Rose - January 23, 2024

Can Bears Ski? explores the experiences of both hearing and Deaf characters and promotes familiarising relevant language such as ‘hearing’, ‘Deaf’, ‘British Sign Language’, ‘fingerspelling’, ‘lipreading’, ‘hearing aid’ – as well as modelling appropriate language and promoting positive representation...

Review: CELTIC CONNECTIONS OPENING NIGHT, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
by Natalie O'Donoghue - January 19, 2024

This year’s event promises to marvel music lovers once again as it will see the staging of the European premiere of ATTENTION! – the remarkable new symphonic work by Chris Thile....

Review: JEKYLL AND HYDE, Royal Lyceum
by Mary Baillie - January 18, 2024

Gary McNair's one-man adaptation of Jekyll and Hyde faces a daunting obstacle: most of us know how it ends. Consequentially, the piece's challenge shifts from the story itself to how it is told - it not only needs to be immensely engaging, it needs to present a new perspective to combat overfamiliar...

Review: SHREK THE MUSICAL, King's Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - January 16, 2024

Join Shrek and his trusty sidekick Donkey as they set out on a quest to defeat the fearsome dragon and rescue the beautiful Princess Fiona. With a heart-warming story and a cast of unforgettable characters, this musical extravaganza is a journey you won't want to miss....

Soundtrack Review: THE LITTLE BIG THINGS (ORIGINAL WEST END CAST RECORDING)
by Kerrie Nicholson - January 09, 2024

The way composer and lyricist Nick Butcher and lyricist Tom Ling have approached setting Henry’s story within the musical theatre realm makes for an incredibly exciting journey as a listener... ...

Review: THE BODYGUARD, Theatre Royal Glasgow
by Mary Baillie - January 05, 2024

Adapted for the stage by Alexander Dinelaris, the piece follows bodyguard Frank Farmer (Ayden Callaghan) who is hired to protect music superstar Rachel Marron (Emily Williams) and her son Fletcher (Kaylen Luke) after she receives death threats from a harrowing stalker (Marios Nicolaides). Despite a ...

Review: PETER PAN, The Hydro, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - December 30, 2023

Following the success of ELF: THE MUSICAL arena tour last year, the same production team headed by the maestro producer Jon Conway are at the helm of a “supersize spectacle” with awe-inspiring special effects and lots of fun....

Book Review: RUNNING THE ROOM: CONVERSATIONS WITH WOMEN THEATRE DIRECTORS
by Cindy Marcolina - December 27, 2023

Running the Room isn’t a bible nor a manifesto. It doesn’t want to write a set of rules for directing plays, nor it wants to impart a Weltanschauung on how to become a director. It’s a source of inspiration and, more practically, a generous look into the practice of a selected group of people, who j...