BWW Review: SIX, Theatre Royal, GlasgowJune 15, 2022From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take to the mic to tell their tales, remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an 80-minute celebration of 21st century girl power. These Queens may have green sleeves but their lipstick is rebellious red.
EDINBURGH 2022: Pick of the Programme- TheatreJune 10, 2022BWW reviewer Natalie O’Donoghue has selected her top ten theatres picks across the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme to highlight the shows you really don’t want to miss this year!
BWW Review: ALRIGHT SUNSHINE, Oran Mor, GlasgowMay 30, 2022It’s like the sun casts a spell, some hypnotic solar shite, and suddenly ordinary people dae terrible things.” As PC Nicky McCreadie responds to a ‘mass brawl’ on The Meadows, it’s not just the Neds she has to worry about.
BWW Review: MAMMA MIA!, King's Theatre, GlasgowMay 26, 2022Sophie’s quest to discover the father she’s never known brings her mother face to face with three men from her distant romantic past on the eve of a wedding they’ll never forget. Read our critic's review.
REP STRIPPED Returns To Dundee RepMay 13, 2022Following on from the success of Rep Stripped in 2019, Dundee Rep is thrilled to announce the return of its celebrated festival of new work. Offering some of the most exciting emerging artists a platform to present new ideas in a stripped back format, with support to experiment and develop with an audience.
BWW Review: ANYTHING GOES, Festival Theatre, EdinburghMay 12, 2022Starring Multi-Award Winner Kerry Ellis (Wicked/We Will Rock You) as Reno Sweeney and Olivier Award Winner Denis Lawson (Bleak House/Star Wars) as Moonface Martin. Joining them is Oliver Award Winner Simon Callow (Art/Death in Paradise) as Elisha Whitney and Musical Theatre Royalty Bonnie Langford (EastEnders/9 to 5) as Evangeline Harcourt. Read our critic's review.
BWW Review: HANG, Tron Theatre, GlasgowApril 30, 2022A crime has been committed.
The victim has a choice to make.
The criminal is waiting.
A shattering play about one woman’s unspeakable decision.
BWW Review: FATAL ATTRACTION, Theatre Royal, GlasgowApril 20, 2022When happily married New York attorney Dan Gallagher, meets charming editor Alex (Susie Amy) on a night out in the city, they both commit to a night of passion they can’t take back. Dan returns home to his family and tries to forget the mistake he has made, but Alex has different ideas. Dan’s about to discover that love is a dangerous game, and Alex has only one rule; you play fair with her, and she’ll play fair with you.
BWW Review: OPENING TIME, Oran Mor, GlasgowApril 19, 2022The people you meet at Opening Time in the pub are very different from those who are still there at closing time… An OLD GUY (let’s call him The Ghost), locked-down too long, finds himself shouting at the contestants on Tipping Point, and weeping during The Repair Shop, but then it’s Opening Time! He goes to the pub and meets an array of characters… A story told in song, which wonders what The New Normal might look like…