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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.


Review: REBUS: A GAME CALLED MALICE, Pavilion Theatre
Review: REBUS: A GAME CALLED MALICE, Pavilion Theatre
September 24, 2024

A splendid dinner party in an Edinburgh mansion concludes with a murder mystery game created by the hostess. A murder needs to be solved. But the guests have secrets of their own, threatened by the very game they are playing.

Review: LAST NIGHT I DREAMT THAT SOMEBODY LOVED ME, Tron Theatre
Review: LAST NIGHT I DREAMT THAT SOMEBODY LOVED ME, Tron Theatre
September 22, 2024

Taking the classic Smiths’ song Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me as their cue, director, writer and performer Ben Harrison and musician and composer David Paul Jones delve into the wonderful, troubled, exhilarating and oddly innocent decade - the 80s.

Review: THE WOLVES AT THE DOOR, Oran Mor
Review: THE WOLVES AT THE DOOR, Oran Mor
September 21, 2024

A dark comedy that takes aim at corporate greed and questions the kindness of strangers.

Drive Official Announces Lineup For BEYOND OZ: THE CONCERT
Drive Official Announces Lineup For BEYOND OZ: THE CONCERT
September 18, 2024

Drive Lounge returns to Glasgow's Oran Mor with Beyond Oz: The Concert.

Review: THE LAST CABARET ON EARTH, Oran Mor
Review: THE LAST CABARET ON EARTH, Oran Mor
September 15, 2024

An electrifying show full of music and laughter by Brian James O’Sullivan that asks “how would you want to spend your last hour?”

Review: There Is No Room In Our Bathroom For Lewis Capaldi
Review: There Is No Room In Our Bathroom For Lewis Capaldi
September 13, 2024

Seventeen year old Gwen has 8 siblings and a long list of daily tasks to get them ready and out the door each morning for school; until one day she doesn’t. The wee kids are all still at home eating cereal and no-one knows where she has gone…

Review: POKER ALICE, Oran Mor
Review: POKER ALICE, Oran Mor
September 7, 2024

Alice, saddled with debt by her recently departed husband, is playing in a poker game with a chance to win a seat at the finals in Las Vegas.

Review: THE FIFTH STEP, Pavilion Theatre
Review: THE FIFTH STEP, Pavilion Theatre
August 29, 2024

Thirty something Luka is new to Alcoholics Anonymous and looking for a sponsor.  James is older, has been in the programme for years, surely he’s the perfect person to shepherd the younger man through each of the twelve steps on the road to recovery. Or maybe life just isn’t that simple.

Paisley's Family Panto Returns To Paisley Arts Centre
Paisley's Family Panto Returns To Paisley Arts Centre
August 28, 2024

This Christmas, PACE Theatre Company is delighted to announce its annual pantomime will be a new version of Aladdin; a re-imagining of the classic tale with a distinctly Scottish flavour.

The Fifth Step Comes To Glasgow Pavilion
The Fifth Step Comes To Glasgow Pavilion
August 21, 2024

A hotly-anticipated new play from playwright David Ireland has sold out the evenings of the Pavilion Theatre on the weekend of the 30th August.

Review: EDINBURGH 2024: LOVE BEYOND, Assembly
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: LOVE BEYOND, Assembly
August 19, 2024

A love story. But not a typical one. Harry has dementia. He also uses sign language. As he moves into a new home, he is accompanied by memories that dance like ghosts around him.

Review: WHEN WE WERE YOUNG, Pavilion Theatre
Review: WHEN WE WERE YOUNG, Pavilion Theatre
August 19, 2024

When We Were Young takes the audience back to 1990s Glasgow where gang culture was at its worst and takes them on a nostalgic and emotional rollercoaster, as they follow the lives of one of the many young teams who polluted the street corners of the city.

Review: A BOTTLE OF WINE AND PATSY CLINE, Oran Mor
Review: A BOTTLE OF WINE AND PATSY CLINE, Oran Mor
August 17, 2024

Oran Mor are pleased to bring back, due to popular demand, their hit show ‘A Bottle of Wine & Patsy Cline’! This show tells her life story and the songs that made her a legend!

Review: &JULIET, King's Theatre
Review: &JULIET, King's Theatre
August 15, 2024

Get whisked away on a fabulous journey as Juliet ditches her famous ending for a fresh beginning and a second chance at life and love—her way.

EDINBURGH 2024: BroadwayWorld's Edfringe Reviews
EDINBURGH 2024: BroadwayWorld's Edfringe Reviews
August 13, 2024

A round-up of BroadwayWorld's Edfringe reviews from 2024.

When We Were Young Comes To Glasgow's Pavilion Theatre
When We Were Young Comes To Glasgow's Pavilion Theatre
August 7, 2024

The cast of When We Were Young chat about bringing the show to Glasgow's Pavilion Theatre.

Autumn Season at the Pavilion
Autumn Season at the Pavilion
August 7, 2024

A look at the autumn/winter season as Glasgow's Pavilion Theatre

Interview: EDINBURGH 2024: 'I think it's all fine coming to the Fringe year after year and doing stand-up but you've got to try something new' Rachel Fairburn on Side Eye
Interview: EDINBURGH 2024: 'I think it's all fine coming to the Fringe year after year and doing stand-up but you've got to try something new' Rachel Fairburn on Side Eye
August 7, 2024

BroadwayWorld catches up with Rachel Fairburn at the Fringe to chat about her new character show Side Eye.

Review: JUNE CARTER CASH : THE WOMAN, HER MUSIC AND ME, Summerhall
Review: JUNE CARTER CASH : THE WOMAN, HER MUSIC AND ME, Summerhall
August 6, 2024

In this raw yet uplifting show, Charlene Boyd gets to grips with a life less ordinary. More than a simple biography of June’s life and music, this play with songs sees Charlene explore her own relationship with her musical heroine and their shared experience as performers and working mothers.

Review: SO YOUNG, Traverse Theatre
Review: SO YOUNG, Traverse Theatre
August 6, 2024

When Milo invites his two best friends Davie and Liane around for a takeaway to meet his new girlfriend, it promises to be a great night reconnecting.



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