EDINBURGH 2019: THE TRIAL Q&AJune 18, 2019BWW catches up with Franko Figueiredo to chat about bringing The Trial to the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
BWW Review: CALENDAR GIRLS, King's Theatre, GlasgowJune 12, 2019Calendar Girls - The Musical by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth is the award-winning production based on the true story of the calendar girls - a group of ordinary ladies who achieved something extraordinary.
EDINBURGH 2019: Pick Of The Programme - CabaretJune 11, 2019With nearly 4,000 shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, it can be a little overwhelming to select which shows to see. BWW reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue has narrowed down her top ten picks in the cabaret section of the programme.
EDINBURGH 2019: Pick Of The Programme - MusicalsJune 10, 2019With nearly 4,000 shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, it can be a little overwhelming to select which shows to see. BWW reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue has narrowed down her top ten picks in the musicals section of the programme.
EDINBURGH 2019: Pick Of The Programme - TheatreJune 7, 2019With nearly 4,000 shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe it can be a little overwhelming to select which shows to see. BWW reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue has narrowed down her top ten picks in the theatre section of the programme.
EDINBURGH 2019: Pick Of The Programme - ComedyJune 5, 2019With nearly 4,000 shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe it can be a little overwhelming to select which shows to see. BWW reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue has narrowed down her top ten picks in the comedy section of the programme.
BWW Review: KID X, Tramway, GlasgowJune 1, 2019Charting a futuristic romance between a boy with a bionic heart and a famous rooftop selfie queen, KID_X collides circus and street dance (Flexin, Krump, BoneBreaking) with hypnotic video projections and an original electronic score. Featuring stunning live vocals from singer-songwriter sensation Eva Lazarus, set over bass heavy tracks produced by legendary Scottish sound system Mungo's Hifi.
The Mousetrap Returns to EdinburghMay 20, 2019The Mousetrap, the legendary whodunnit from Queen of Crime, Dame Agatha Christie, returns to Edinburgh, the city of the crime thriller by popular demand. Starring Gwyneth Strong (Only Fools and Horses) as Mrs Boyle.
BWW Review: KINKY BOOTS, King's Theatre, GlasgowMay 9, 2019Charlie Price is struggling to live up to his father's expectations and continue the family business of Price & Son. With the shoe factory's future hanging in the balance, help arrives in the unlikely but spectacular form of Lola - a fabulous performer in need of some sturdy new stilettos
BWW Review: LOW PAY? DON'T PAY!, Tron Theatre, GlasgowMay 4, 2019The classic satire sees one group of women lose patience with low pay and rising prices, and take direct action - and in this new version by comedy genius Johnny McKnight, the action moves to Glasgow and examines where we are now in Scotland.
BWW Review: A HUNDRED DIFFERENT WORDS FOR LOVE, Tron Theatre, GlasgowApril 20, 2019Three years ago, James met the love of his life. A year ago, they broke up. This is James's story of falling in love and landing broken-hearted. It's also about him being Best Man of Honour at Sarah and Emma's wedding. And it's the story of a quest: to find the right words to make sense of love.
BWW Review: THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, Theatre Royal, GlasgowApril 16, 2019Rachel Watson longs for a different life.
Her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window every day, happy and in love. Or so it appears. When Rachel learns that the woman she's been secretly watching has suddenly disappeared, she finds herself as a witness and even a suspect in a thrilling mystery in which she will face bigger revelations than she could ever have anticipated.
BWW Review: MATILDA THE MUSICAL, Edinburgh PlayhouseApril 5, 2019With book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by Tim Minchin, Matilda The Musical is the story of an extraordinary little girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny.
BWW Review: RAIN MAN, Theatre Royal, GlasgowMarch 26, 2019When self-centred salesman Charlie Babbitt discovers his long-lost brother Raymond, an autistic savant with a genius for numbers, inherited the family fortune, he sets out to get 'his half'. Charlie 'borrows' Raymond from the institution where he has spent most of his life and the two brothers embark on a trip across America where Charlie soon discovers that Raymond is worth more than he could have ever imagined…