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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.


BWW Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, 15 November 2016
BWW Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, 15 November 2016
November 16, 2016

Seymour Krelborn, the assistant at Mushnik's Flower Shop in downtrodden Skid Row, becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers a strange and exotic plant. He names it Audrey Two in order to impress glamorous Audrey, the colleague he's secretly in love with.

BWW Review: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, King's Theatre, Glasgow, 14 November 2016
BWW Review: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, King's Theatre, Glasgow, 14 November 2016
November 15, 2016

On December 4, 1956, these four star musicians gathered at Sun Records in Memphis for what would be one of the greatest jam sessions ever.

BWW Review: THE BROONS, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, 7 November 2016
BWW Review: THE BROONS, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, 7 November 2016
November 8, 2016

Award-winning Scottish playwright Rob Drummond brings the infamous characters Granpaw, Paw and Maw Broon, Hen and Joe, Daphne, Maggie, Horace, the twins and the bairn to life for a Scottish audience in a production filled with laughs, love and comic-strip visuals, all set to a Scottish soundtrack.

BWW Interviews: Johnny McKnight on THE SNAW QUEEN
BWW Interviews: Johnny McKnight on THE SNAW QUEEN
November 7, 2016

BWW speaks to Johnny McKnight about writing and starring in The Snaw Queen at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow.

Theatre503 Announces 2016 Playwriting Award Winner and Spring 2017 Highlights
Theatre503 Announces 2016 Playwriting Award Winner and Spring 2017 Highlights
November 3, 2016

Theatre 503 announce winner of 2016 Playwriting Award and Spring 2017 highlights.

BWW Review: CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, King's Theatre, Glasgow, 19 October 2016
BWW Review: CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, King's Theatre, Glasgow, 19 October 2016
October 20, 2016

Can the loveable but whacky inventor, Potts, along with his two children and the gorgeous Truly Scrumptious outwit the bombastic Baron Bomburst who has decreed that all children be banished from his kingdom? What happens when the children are caught and imprisoned with the other youngsters by the evil Childcatcher? Will it all end happily-ever-after? Well, of course it will!

BWW Review: SUNNY AFTERNOON, King's Theatre, Glasgow, 11 October 2016
BWW Review: SUNNY AFTERNOON, King's Theatre, Glasgow, 11 October 2016
October 12, 2016

Winner of the 2015 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, Sunny Afternoon is an irresistible musical with slick theatricality and ingenious storytelling at its heart. It tells the captivating tale of how one of Britain's greatest bands, The Kinks, rose to stardom.

BWW Interview: Des Clarke on CINDERELLA
BWW Interview: Des Clarke on CINDERELLA
October 13, 2016

BWW speaks to comedian Des Clarke about returning to the King's Theatre panto for the fifth year running.

Gina Beck To Guest At Charing Cross Theatre's SINGULAR SENSATIONS
Gina Beck To Guest At Charing Cross Theatre's SINGULAR SENSATIONS
October 10, 2016

Next Sunday Gina Beck is to be a guest at 'Singular Sensations' one of Edward Seckerson's series of in-depth conversations with stars of Musical Theatre at Charing Cross Theatre.

BWW Review: SISTER ACT, King's Theatre, Glasgow, 3 October 2016
BWW Review: SISTER ACT, King's Theatre, Glasgow, 3 October 2016
October 4, 2016

Directed and choreographed by Craig Revel Horwood, Sister Act is the feel-amazing musical comedy based on the smash hit movie starring Whoopi Goldberg and Maggie Smith.

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK comes to the King's Theatre Edinburgh
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK comes to the King's Theatre Edinburgh
October 3, 2016

Last staged as the Christmas panto way back in 2010, Edinburgh's King's Theatre is delighted to welcome back the evergreen classic Jack and the Beanstalk.

BWW Review: FAVOURITE SINS EP
BWW Review: FAVOURITE SINS EP
October 3, 2016

BWW reviews 'Favourite Sins' - a 4 track EP of songs with music by Brighton actor/singer/songwriter Alex James Ellison and lyricists Robert Gould and Jimmy Granstrom.

BWW Interview: Ian Stroughair On ICONIC: A BRIEF HISTORY OF DRAG
BWW Interview: Ian Stroughair On ICONIC: A BRIEF HISTORY OF DRAG
September 27, 2016

BWW speaks to the writer creator and performer Ian Stroughair of Iconic: A Brief History Of Drag ahead of its world premiere at the St James Theatre on November 4th.

BWW Review: CHICAGO, King's Theatre, Glasgow, 19 September 2016
BWW Review: CHICAGO, King's Theatre, Glasgow, 19 September 2016
September 20, 2016

Based on real life events back in the roaring 1920s, nightclub singer Roxie Hart shoots her lover and along with cell block rival, double-murderess Velma Kelly, fights to keep from death row with the help of smooth talking lawyer, Billy Flynn.

PHOTOBLOG: Behind The Scenes At Glasgow's King's Theatre
PHOTOBLOG: Behind The Scenes At Glasgow's King's Theatre
September 17, 2016

BWW reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue writes about the King's Theatre tour which is featured as part of the 2016 Glasgow Doors Open Day.

BWW Review: TRAINSPOTTING, Citizens Theatre, 16 September 2016
BWW Review: TRAINSPOTTING, Citizens Theatre, 16 September 2016
September 16, 2016

In a world where work and opportunities are scarce Renton, Sick Boy, Begbie and Spud rail against the trappings of a successful lifestyle held out of their reach, and seek life through the point of a needle. Published in 1993, Trainspotting defined a generation and remains one of the most important, hard-hitting stories of our time.

POLL: What stops you from coming to the Edinburgh Fringe?
POLL: What stops you from coming to the Edinburgh Fringe?
August 30, 2016

New Poll - What stops you from coming to the Edinburgh Fringe?

EDINBURGH 2016 - PHOTOBLOG: BWW at the Fringe
EDINBURGH 2016 - PHOTOBLOG: BWW at the Fringe
August 27, 2016

BWW reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue shares her photos from her time at this years Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

EDINBURGH 2016 - Natalie O'Donoghue's Fringe Round-up
EDINBURGH 2016 - Natalie O'Donoghue's Fringe Round-up
August 27, 2016

BWW reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue lists her top picks for the 2016 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

THE RISE AND INEVITABLE FALL OF LUCAS PETIT To Tour Across Scotland
THE RISE AND INEVITABLE FALL OF LUCAS PETIT To Tour Across Scotland
August 27, 2016

A truly unremarkable man and a chance encounter with a stranger, that may or may not be God, is the focus of a brand new production opening at Macrobert Arts Centre this September






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