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Full Cast Set For World Première of WILD ROSE at The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh
by Stephi Wild - Jan 16, 2025

The full cast has been announced for the upcoming world première of brand-new musical Wild Rose, written by Nicole Taylor and directed by John Tiffany. Learn more here!

Review: HEN NIGHT HORROR, Pavilion Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jun 21, 2024

Amanda’s dream wedding is only days away but the proverbial has hit the fan. Her bestie bridesmaids have declared war. Can one last hen night in a remote Highland lodge cover up the cracks? Or will Donna and Lydia crack each other's skulls open before the big day?

The UK Pantomime Association Reveals Nominees For The Pantomime Awards 2024
by Stephi Wild - May 2, 2024

Get the latest on The Pantomime Awards 2024 nominees, announced by The UK Pantomime Association in association with Stagecoach. The awards ceremony is set for Tuesday 18 June 2024 at 7pm at G Live in Guildford.

The UK Pantomime Association announces the nominees for The Pantomime Awards 2024
by Natalie O'Donoghue - May 2, 2024

Founded in 2021, the UK Pantomime Association (UKPA) is a charity that explores, shares and celebrates pantomime by investigating the genre's rich past, engaging with contemporary practice and inspiring the future.

Cast Announced For Hen Night Horror Scottish Tour
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Apr 25, 2024

Hen Night Horror a hilarious, new, broad-strokes comedy musical written by Fraser Boyle & Ali Cleland presented by 5 Brick May productions, they today confirm a fabulous cast full of Scottish “well-kent faces” including Louise McCarthy (The Dolls / The Scotts), Frances Thorburn ( River City), Kim Shepherd (Glasgow Girls),  Matthew McKenna (Rocky Horror Show) and Alan Orr ( The Dolls Abroad).

Review: AGANEZA SCROOGE, Tron Theatre, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Dec 2, 2023

The entire pantosphere is decking the halls and rocking around their Christmas trees. Well, everywhere except one place: Dickensian Street, home of the frightful Aganeza Scrooge, the scariest skinflint in the pantosphere. A woman so tight with money she makes Fifers look generous. And Aganeza HATES Christmas!

Stirling's Macrobert Arts Centre Kicks Off 50th Anniversary Celebrations With Matilda Hall Exhibition
by Stephi Wild - Feb 7, 2022

Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling's cultural hub, is at last celebrating its monumental 50th Anniversary year after the pandemic postponed celebrations due to start in September 2021. With a programme of events running until September 2022, the venue will be welcoming audiences back for comedy, theatre, music and visual arts, as well as engaging the community in a range of cultural initiatives.

Full Cast Announced For Tony Roper's THE STEAMIE
by Stephi Wild - Dec 17, 2019

One of the most iconic and best-loved Scottish plays, Tony Roper's The Steamie, returns for a limited run at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow from 27 until 31 December. 13-strong dance and music ensemble joins the starry cast of Louise McCarthy (Magrit), Gayle Telfer Stevens (Dolly), Mary McCusker (Mrs Culfeathers), Fiona Wood (Doreen) and Harry Ward (Andy) to present a revamped show with a bigger set, more songs and new dance numbers, including the full cast and ensemble spectacular opening with a new song 'Glasgow' and a very special surprise for audiences!

Scotbeef Become Sponsors Of Tony Roper's THE STEAMIE At SSE Hydro
by Stephi Wild - Dec 15, 2019

Scotbeef, producers of the famous Galloway's mince, become sponsors of Tony Roper's The Steamie at SSE Hydro this December.

Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsal For THE STEAMIE at SSE Hydro
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2019

The Steamie is a Scottish theatre classic; an ode to the hard-working women of the 1950's and to a bygone Glasgow. The young Doreen envisions a new future, while Mrs Culfeathers looks back to the past - the play is a snapshot of a society, of a time and a cross section of strong women, all rolled up in Roper's hilarious comedy.

Tron Theatre Company Presents THE ALCHEMIST
by Stephi Wild - Sep 5, 2019

The centrepiece of Tron Theatre's Autumn season will be Gary McNair's adaptation of Ben Jonson's Jacobean farce, The Alchemist, presented by Tron Theatre Company. Re-written in rhyming couplets and re-located from London to Glasgow, this new commission for the theatre promises to be a brilliantly comic caper.

Tron Theatre Launches Autumn 2019 Season
by Stephi Wild - Jul 29, 2019

Tron Theatre's Autumn-Winter 2019 season promises to deliver another very varied, controversial and dynamic collection of work. Brand new pieces sit alongside adaptations of classic texts that have been given a contemporary twist.

BWW Review: THE DOLLS: DRAGGED UP, King's Theatre, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Nov 20, 2018

Just when you thought it was safe to pack away the night time TENA Lady's, THEY'RE BACK! The tan has barely faded from Agnes and Sadie's thick skin and they're in trouble again, lip synching for their mother-tucking lives!

EDINBURGH 2018: BWW REVIEW: MY LEFT/RIGHT FOOT, Assembly
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Aug 4, 2018

ocal am-dram society is under pressure to comply with the equalities agenda. They come up with a cunning plan; create a gripping show starring 'the disabled'. What could be better than the Oscar-winning My Left Foot? The only snag is they can't find any disabled actors - but that never stopped Daniel Day-Lewis! Original music by award-winning partnership Scott Gilmour and Claire McKenzie with additional songs by Richard Thomas ('Jerry Springer - The Opera'). Birds of Paradise and National Theatre of Scotland present this hilarious new musical, celebrating BOP's 25th anniversary. www.madeinscotlandshowcase.com

National Theatre Of Scotland Presents Four Shows At The 2018 Festivals
by Stephi Wild - Jun 6, 2018

Two world premieres at the Edinburgh Fringe: international co-production First Snow / Premiere neige, and My Left Right Foot -The Musical, a riotous new musical comedy celebrating Birds of Paradise's 25th year.

Photo Flash: First Look at BINGO! at Edinburgh's Assembly Hall
by Stephi Wild - Feb 14, 2018

Promotional images of the new comedy musical Bingo! have been released today. Grid Iron Theatre Company and Stellar Quines Theatre Company present Bingo!, a new musical comedy focusing on lives of six characters and one fateful night at the bingo. Bingo! tours Scotland in March and April 2018.

Grid Iron And Stellar Quines Present BINGO! A New Musical Comedy
by Stephi Wild - Dec 19, 2017

Grid Iron Theatre Company and Stellar Quines Theatre Company present Bingo!, a new musical comedy focusing on lives of six characters and one fateful night at the bingo. Bingo! tours Scotland in March and April 2018.

That's Fife Festival Programme Announced
by BWW News Desk - Mar 8, 2017

???????That's Fife Festival returns to the Kingdom in April 2017 with an eclectic programme of comedy, theatre, spoken word, magic and family entertainment.

Louise McCarthy and Gayle Telfer Stevens to Star in THE DOLLS ABROAD at King's Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Mar 2, 2017

The Dolls are embarking on a 2017 tour which is already selling out at venues across Scotland, with a stop at the King's Theatre, Glasgow at the end of April.

Citizens Theatre Presents CUTTIN' A RUG
by BWW News Desk - Nov 30, 2016

Now considered one of Scotland's defining literary works of the twentieth century, the second installment of the much-loved Slab Boys trilogy, Cuttin' A Rug will be staged by Citizens Theatre in Glasgow and Edinburgh this February and March.