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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 Reviews: TWELVE ANGRY MEN, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, June 22 2015
BWW Reviews: TWELVE ANGRY MEN, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, June 22 2015
June 23, 2015

Twelve jurors have murder on their minds and a life in their hands as they decide the fate of a young delinquent accused of killing his father. But what appears to be an open and shut case soon becomes a dilemma for the twelve, as the tables turn every which way until the nail-biting climax...

BWW Reviews: THE PRODUCERS, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, June 15 2015
BWW Reviews: THE PRODUCERS, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, June 15 2015
June 16, 2015

Impoverished by a string of flops, New York producer Max Bialystock recruits timid accountant Leo Bloom to help him pull off Broadway's greatest scam. Together they aim to produce the worst show ever and run away to Rio with millions, but they soon learn that showbusiness can always find a way to kick you in the teeth.

BWW Reviews: PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ, King's Theatre, Glasgow, June 9 2015
BWW Reviews: PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ, King's Theatre, Glasgow, June 9 2015
June 10, 2015

The most famous songs of the Golden Age of Hollywood are recreated live on stage with our award winning singers and dancers. Special guests are world champion dance professionals Kristina Rihanoff and Robin Windsor from BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, who will wow the audience with their glamorous costumes and ballroom skills.

BWW Reviews: SPAMALOT, King's Theatre, Glasgow, June 3 2015
BWW Reviews: SPAMALOT, King's Theatre, Glasgow, June 3 2015
June 4, 2015

Spamalot tells the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table and features a bevy (or possibly a brace) of beautiful show girls, witch burnings (cancelled due to health and safety) not to mention cows, killer rabbits and French people.

BWW Reviews: THE SONGBOOK OF JUDY GARLAND, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, June 2 2015
BWW Reviews: THE SONGBOOK OF JUDY GARLAND, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, June 2 2015
June 3, 2015

A breathtaking show highlighting the legendary life and career of Miss Judy Garland. This show is created in arrangement with the Judy Garland Estate, and is the only officially recognised Judy Garland show in the world today.

Glasgow theatre season preview!
Glasgow theatre season preview!
June 4, 2015

An evening to preview the upcoming season for Glasgow King's and Theatre Royal.

BWW Reviews: CRAZY JANE, Tron Theatre, Glasgow, May 29 2015
BWW Reviews: CRAZY JANE, Tron Theatre, Glasgow, May 29 2015
May 31, 2015

Birds of Paradise Theatre Company present the world premiere of Crazy Jane - the story of Jane Avril, star of the Moulin Rouge and immortalised in Toulouse Lautrec's iconic posters.

BWW Reviews: YER GRANNY, King's Theatre, Glasgow, May 27 2015
BWW Reviews: YER GRANNY, King's Theatre, Glasgow, May 27 2015
May 28, 2015

Yer Granny is a riotous new comedy about a diabolical 100-year-old granny who's literally eating her family out of house and home. She's already eaten their fish and chip shop into bankruptcy and now she's working her way through their kitchen cupboards, pushing the Russo family to desperate measures just to survive beyond 1977.

BWW Reviews: SHREK, King's Theatre, Glasgow, April 30 2015
BWW Reviews: SHREK, King's Theatre, Glasgow, April 30 2015
May 1, 2015

Featuring all new songs as well as cult Shrek anthem I'm a Believer, Shrek the Musical brings all the much-loved DreamWorks characters to life, live on stage, in an all-singing, all-dancing extravaganza.

BWW Reviews: TONIGHT FROM THE WEST END, Caird Hall, Dundee, April 24 2015
BWW Reviews: TONIGHT FROM THE WEST END, Caird Hall, Dundee, April 24 2015
April 25, 2015

An all singing, all dancing extravaganza featuring stars of the West End and Broadway!

BWW Reviews: ANYTHING GOES, King's Theatre, Glasgow, April 21 2015
BWW Reviews: ANYTHING GOES, King's Theatre, Glasgow, April 21 2015
April 22, 2015

Cole Porter's classic, multi-award winning musical-comedy, Anything Goes sails into town in this brand new production!

BWW Reviews: PETER PAN GOES WRONG, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, April 14 2015
BWW Reviews: PETER PAN GOES WRONG, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, April 14 2015
April 15, 2015

The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society set out to present J.M. Barrie's classic tale of Peter Pan, but as the title suggests, everything that can go wrong…does, as the accident prone thesps embark on a thrilling adventure to Neverland, with hilariously disastrous results.

OLIVIERS 2015: Natalie O'Donoghue's TV Recap!
OLIVIERS 2015: Natalie O'Donoghue's TV Recap!
April 13, 2015

BWW reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue discusses the highs and lows of the ITV coverage of the 2015 Olivier Awards.

OLIVIERS 2015: Natalie O'Donoghue's picks!
OLIVIERS 2015: Natalie O'Donoghue's picks!
April 5, 2015

BWW Reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue lists her picks for 2015's Olivier Awards.

BWW Reviews: BARNUM, King's Theatre, Glasgow, March 31 2015
BWW Reviews: BARNUM, King's Theatre, Glasgow, March 31 2015
April 1, 2015

This exhilarating musical follows the irrepressible imagination and dreams of Phineas T Barnum, America's Greatest Showman. The story of his life and his marriage to Chairy reveals a couple who looked at the world from opposite sides of the spectrum, and also reveals that she was the practical one who made his dreams come true.

BWW Reviews: AND THE BEAT GOES ON, Tron Theatre, Glasgow, March 25 2015
BWW Reviews: AND THE BEAT GOES ON, Tron Theatre, Glasgow, March 25 2015
March 26, 2015

Peter and Lily have a secret. They love Sonny & Cher, their favourite celebrity couple of all time. With a string of hits in the 1960s and a successful American variety TV show in the 1970s, Sonny and Cher were mismatched, they were camp, they were good honest fun.

BWW Reviews: THE KING'S SPEECH, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, March 16 2015
BWW Reviews: THE KING'S SPEECH, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, March 16 2015
March 17, 2015

It's 1936. As the world stands on the brink of war, King Edward VIII has abdicated for the love of Wallis Simpson. Bertie, his brother who has previously shied away from the public eye because of a terrible stammer, is to be crowned King George VI of England. With the support of his wife Elizabeth (the future much-loved Queen Mother), Bertie meets Maverick Australian speech therapist and failed actor, Lionel Logue, at an office in Harley Street.

BWW Reviews: THE BODYGUARD, King's Theatre, Glasgow, March 5 2015
BWW Reviews: THE BODYGUARD, King's Theatre, Glasgow, March 5 2015
March 6, 2015

Former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard Frank Farmer is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge - what they don't expect is to fall in love.

BWW Reviews: THE SOUND OF MUSIC, King's Theatre, Glasgow, February 18 2015
BWW Reviews: THE SOUND OF MUSIC, King's Theatre, Glasgow, February 18 2015
February 19, 2015

Based on Baroness Maria von Trapp's 1949 autobiography, this wonderfully lavish new staging of The Sound of Music tells the true story of the world-famous singing family, from their romantic beginnings and search for happiness, to their thrilling escape to freedom as their beloved Austria becomes part of the Third Reich at the start of WWII.

BWW Reviews: RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET, King's Theatre, Glasgow, February 9 2015
BWW Reviews: RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET, King's Theatre, Glasgow, February 9 2015
February 10, 2015

The adored & critically acclaimed Olivier Award winning rock spectacular is returning on a much anticipated 25th anniversary UK tour. Inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest and packed with rock 'n' roll classics such as Heard It Through the Grapevine, Young Girl, Great Balls of Fire and Gloria with stunning special effects and a brilliant cast of actor musicians this is the great night out to remember!



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