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Natalie O'Donoghue

Natalie has been covering for BroadwayWorld Scotland since 2013 and heads up the site's Edinburgh Festival Fringe coverage. Based in Glasgow, she covers as much as she can around Scotland and is a member of the judging panel of the Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland (CATS). When not at the theatre, Natalie loves spending time with her cat Dolly Purrton and is a big fan of country music. She is usually covered in glitter. You can follow Natalie on Twitter at @nataliealana87 




LEARN MORE ABOUT Natalie O'Donoghue

First Show:

Blood Brothers West End/Ghost on Broadway

Favorite Show:

Wicked

Favorite Stories:

  • Rachel Fairburn- Showgirl Interview - I've been following Rachel Fairburn's career for a long time and was thrilled to chat to her about her tour show.
  • Wicked Review- Edinburgh - Wicked is my all time favourite theatre show so it was an honour to be invited to review it.
  • 2023 Year in Review - I enjoy recapping my year in theatre.
  • Battery Park review - Battery Park was a show I really loved in 2023 and I enjoy being able to highlight amazing Scottish theatre.
  • Mark Nelson Interview - I have been a fan of Mark Nelson's work for many years so really enjoyed being able to pick his brain about the Scottish comedy industry.


EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Reviews: A POCKETFUL OF GRIMMS, Gilded Balloon, August 15 2015
EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Reviews: A POCKETFUL OF GRIMMS, Gilded Balloon, August 15 2015
August 16, 2015

Let the storyteller take you to a land of fables and wonder to explore some of the best fairy tales ever told. Find yourself lost in a host of adventures that are weird, dark, funny and fantastical. An exciting new look at some of the most loved and less well known stories collected by the Brothers Grimm.

EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Reviews: THE LADYBOYS OF BANGKOK, Fountainbridge, August 12 2015
EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Reviews: THE LADYBOYS OF BANGKOK, Fountainbridge, August 12 2015
August 13, 2015

A new location at Fountainbridge for the hottest, funniest show this side of Bangkok. Beauties and the Beats will take you to a new level of frantic fun, laughter and good times as only the Lady Boys know how to deliver!

EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Reviews: UKIP! THE MUSICAL, Space, August 12 2015
EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Reviews: UKIP! THE MUSICAL, Space, August 12 2015
August 13, 2015

UKIP! The Musical is a rollicking satirical swipe at the most radical political party of our time. Witty and irreverent, this exuberant musical features a host of original songs.

EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Reviews: ED GAMBLE: LAWMAN, Canon's Gait, August 12 2015
EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Reviews: ED GAMBLE: LAWMAN, Canon's Gait, August 12 2015
August 13, 2015

Star of Almost Royal (E4) and the not beard one from the Peacock and Gamble Podcast, Chortle Award-winning Ed Gamble moseys back into town with a brand new stand-up show about why it's hip to be square. He's a prophet, a shaman and a wildly inaccurate blurb writer.

BWW Reviews: DREAMBOATS AND MINISKIRTS, King's Theatre, Glasgow, August 11 2015
BWW Reviews: DREAMBOATS AND MINISKIRTS, King's Theatre, Glasgow, August 11 2015
August 12, 2015

t's 1963, and the world is changing. Bobby and Laura's single Dreamboats and Petticoats has not taken off. Norman and Sue have settled down to non-marital bliss - and a baby! But Ray and Donna seem blissfully happy… The advent of the Beatles and the Merseyside sound is inspirational. But will it inspire Bobby and Laura to have one more shot at stardom - Norman to "get off the drains" and find that singing voice he has longed for, and Ray to realise his ambition and manage a really top pop act!?

EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Interviews: STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY
EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Interviews: STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY
August 11, 2015

BWW:UK speaks to Tony-nominated actor Stephen Tobolowsky ahead of his debut at the Edinburgh Fringe.

BWW Reviews: EAST IS EAST, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, August 10 2015
BWW Reviews: EAST IS EAST, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, August 10 2015
August 11, 2015

Following its sensational West End run as part of the Trafalgar Transformed season, one of the best British comedies delights the nation this summer.

EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Reviews: USHERS, Momentum Grand, August 9 2015
EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Reviews: USHERS, Momentum Grand, August 9 2015
August 10, 2015

Set in a West End theatre, the acclaimed hit new musical comes to Edinburgh! Following the lives of the stagiest people in theatre - the Front of House staff - and portraying the hilarious, ridiculous and frequently moving stories of ice cream sellers who dare to dream…

EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Interviews: CHRISTINA BIANCO
EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Interviews: CHRISTINA BIANCO
August 10, 2015

BWW:UK speaks to Broadway, West End and Youtube star Christina Bianco about her 2015 Edinburgh Fringe show "Party of One". 

EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Reviews: IAN SMITH WHEREABOUTS, Pleasance Courtyard, August 9 2015
EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Reviews: IAN SMITH WHEREABOUTS, Pleasance Courtyard, August 9 2015
August 10, 2015

Award-winning comedian Ian Smith (BBC1's The Ark, BBC3's Sweat the Small Stuff) returns with his third hour. It's about whereabouts things are and whatabouts they're doing there. While others sleep, Ian is knocking back 35p energy drinks and searching for the answers.

EDINBURGH 2015- BWW Reviews: THE TITANIC ORCHESTRA, Pleasance Courtyard, August 9 2015
EDINBURGH 2015- BWW Reviews: THE TITANIC ORCHESTRA, Pleasance Courtyard, August 9 2015
August 10, 2015

John Hannah (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Sliding Doors, The Mummy) stars in this madcap comedy of illusion. Four tramps huddle together at an abandoned railway station, full of vodka-fuelled dreams of escaping on one of the passing trains.

EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Interviews: Apphia Campbell of SOUL SESSIONS.
EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Interviews: Apphia Campbell of SOUL SESSIONS.
August 10, 2015

BWW:UK speaks to Apphia Campbell about her two Nina Simone-inspired shows that she is performing at this years Edinburgh Fringe.

EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Reviews: UNDER THE GROUND, Assembly Checkpoint, August 9 2015
EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Reviews: UNDER THE GROUND, Assembly Checkpoint, August 9 2015
August 10, 2015

A brand new musical following the seemingly simple journey of a girl on a single Glasgow Subway car. Forced to face her fears and overcome private demons on this very public platform, surrounded with characters on journeys of their own. Under the Ground explores the phenomenon of loneliness on a train packed with strangers, stories and secrets.

EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Reviews: JESS ROBINSON, THE RISE OF MIGHTY VOICE, Pleasance Dome, August 8 2015
EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Reviews: JESS ROBINSON, THE RISE OF MIGHTY VOICE, Pleasance Dome, August 8 2015
August 9, 2015

Amazing mimicry, stunning singing, cheeky wit and a different show every night, thanks to the legendary Wheels of Sixty-Four Tunes. Showstopping musical mash-ups, incredible vocal gymnastics and irreverent celebrity impressions make the perfect feel-good show.

EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Reviews: CHRISTINA BIANCO PARTY OF ONE, Assembly George Sq, August 8 2015
EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Reviews: CHRISTINA BIANCO PARTY OF ONE, Assembly George Sq, August 8 2015
August 9, 2015

Broadway performer and YouTube sensation Christina Bianco takes you on a hilarious musical comedy journey, showing you what led her to become a multi-faceted, multi-voiced party of one! Christina performs an eclectic selection of your favourite pop, standard and Broadway tunes in her own voice as well as impersonating great divas who have inspired her.

EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Reviews: THE BAKEWELL BAKE OFF, C Venues, August 8 2015
EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Reviews: THE BAKEWELL BAKE OFF, C Venues, August 8 2015
August 9, 2015

The small English village of Bakewell, Derbyshire is holding its annual baking competition and the eclectic group of contestants, including a local postman, a German transsexual and a nun, are each hoping that their baking skills will impress the judges.

EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Reviews: BRUCE, Underbelly Cowgate, August 8 2015
EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Reviews: BRUCE, Underbelly Cowgate, August 8 2015
August 9, 2015

Keeping you at the edge of your seat, Bruce will sweep you away on an adventure of love and revenge. He may be a yellow block of foam, but Bruce's out to prove he's got a heart of pure gold.

EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Reviews: LABELS, Pleasance Courtyard, August 8 2015
EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Reviews: LABELS, Pleasance Courtyard, August 8 2015
August 9, 2015

This intimate new show from the award-winning Worklight Theatre draws on writer/performer Joe Sellman-Leava's experiences of mixed heritage and racism. Labels examines the way we use words, the line between curiosity and fear, and the rise of anti-immigration rhetoric.

EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Interviews: Jess Robinson Of THE RISE OF MIGHTY VOICE
EDINBURGH 2015 - BWW Interviews: Jess Robinson Of THE RISE OF MIGHTY VOICE
August 9, 2015

BWW:UK speaks to vocalist and impressionist Jess Robinson about her 2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show.

BWW Reviews: LOVE ME TENDER, King's Theatre, Glasgow, August 3 2015
BWW Reviews: LOVE ME TENDER, King's Theatre, Glasgow, August 3 2015
August 4, 2015

In a small town in 1950s America, a guitar-playing, hip-swivelling stranger rides his motorbike into town. Is he The Devil in Disguise or a Hound Dog in his Blue Suede Shoes? The townsfolk are about to be All Shook Up and could be headed for Heartbreak Hotel, but for Natalie, the love-struck, tomboy mechanic, it really is Now or Never.






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