SCOTLAND THEATER SHOWS

by Mary Baillie - September 16, 2024

We discover the chances of perishing in a commercial plane crash are 29.4 million to one. Comforting—unless you’re that one. Visible Fictions presented the world premiere of original work 'Up' at the Tron in Glasgow last week, which will continue to tour Scotland until the 5th of October. The piece ...

by Mary Baillie - September 16, 2024

A pizza express menu. A birthday card. A birth certificate. A note. A shopping receipt. In a world so overtaken by technology, this play beautifully uncovers the quiet power of paper, revealing how much of our lives—birthdays, milestones, even dinner plans—are still shaped by what’s printed on singl...

by Natalie O'Donoghue - September 15, 2024

An electrifying show full of music and laughter by Brian James O’Sullivan that asks “how would you want to spend your last hour?”...

by Kat Mokrynski - September 16, 2024

Walking into Michael Kunze: Infinity Mirror, audiences are greeted by Kunze himself, who is standing on the stage making sandwiches. After taking a few orders from audience members, he then begins some audience participation, tossing slices of fake ham into the audience and encouraging them to throw...

by Kat Mokrynski - September 16, 2024

As someone who has seen versions of Stamptown in both Edinburgh and London, I was very much looking forward to seeing the show at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe in the Pleasance Courtyard - Grand, a 750-seat venue....

by Natalie O'Donoghue - September 13, 2024

Seventeen year old Gwen has 8 siblings and a long list of daily tasks to get them ready and out the door each morning for school; until one day she doesn’t. The wee kids are all still at home eating cereal and no-one knows where she has gone…...

by Mary Baillie - September 14, 2024

Who knew dissecting global politics could be such a riot? Or maybe Nish Kumar (Mash Report, Taskmaster) just proves we need punchlines to survive challenging punch-ups. Blending sharp political commentary with razor-sharp wit, the left-wing comic delivers a cleverly crafted set that walks the fine l...

by Kat Mokrynski - September 16, 2024

Catherine Cohen: Come For Me is self-described as a “openly glamorous, decidedly horny comedy cabaret,” and that is certainly accurate! Cohen also compares her show to Punchdrunk’s Sleep No More, an immersive theatrical experience, and she’s not wrong....

by Natalie O'Donoghue - September 07, 2024

Alice, saddled with debt by her recently departed husband, is playing in a poker game with a chance to win a seat at the finals in Las Vegas....

by Kat Mokrynski - September 13, 2024

Sheeps: The Giggle Bunch (That's Our Name For You) has been performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for over a decade, and now they’re bringing what may be their final show to the Pleasance....