Review: BOYS FROM THE BLACKSTUFF, Theatre Royal
by Natalie O'Donoghue - March 12, 2025
80s Liverpool. Chrissie, Loggo, George, Dixie and Yosser are used to hard work and providing for their families. But there is no work and there is no money. What are they supposed to do? Work harder, work longer, buy cheaper, spend less? They just need a chance....
Review: PRIDE & PREJUDICE* (*SORT OF), Theatre Royal Glasgow
by Mary Baillie - March 10, 2025
From Netflix series to teen chick flicks to zombie mashups, Jane Austen adaptations feel overdone in the entertainment world. But throw in a five-woman cast, constant fourth-wall breaks, multi-role madness, tacky karaoke, and red Solo cups? Somehow, Isobel McArthur delivers something fresh, witty, a...
Review: KEV CAMPBELL WAS HE, Oran Mor
by Natalie O'Donoghue - March 06, 2025
In a nightclub toilet in the heart of Glasgow, a failed graffiti attempt goes wrong and eighteen-year-old Weegie, Kev, ends up meeting and befriending a stranger…a posh young guy of all people....
Review: ALL MOUTH: A QUEER COMEDY SHOW, The Rum Shack
by Mary Baillie - March 05, 2025
The Rum Shack’s queer comedy night is the best kind of silly — hosted by the fabulous Kate Hammer, it brings together a beautifully diverse lineup of queer comedians showcasing chaotic joy....
Review: DOOKIN' OOT, Oran Mor
by Natalie O'Donoghue - March 02, 2025
From her Easterhouse cooncil flat, terminally ill Diane dreams of a peaceful end in the hills of snowy Switzerland, but her state pension just won’t cover it....
Review: LARRY DEAN: DODGER, Pavilion Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - March 01, 2025
Join the thrice Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated, two-time star of Live At The Apollo for a hilarious new show about identity, heroes and the benefits of being a dafty....
Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN, King's Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - February 27, 2025
Meet Evan: an anxious high school kid who wants nothing more than to fit in. The thing is, on his way to fitting in, he didn’t tell the whole truth. And now must give up on a life he never dreamt he’d have. As events spiral and the truth comes out, Evan faces a reckoning with himself and everyone ar...
Review: PRIDE & PREJUDICE (*SORT OF), Richmond Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - February 25, 2025
How many ways can you re-tell Jane Austen? Isobel McArthur continues to prove it is more than possible to stage a show bursting with silliness, satire and the sharpest wit without losing the essence of Austen's beloved work....
Review: NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL A MUSICAL, King's Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - February 19, 2025
Celebrating 40 years of iconic and chart-topping compilation albums, this brand-new musical comedy has an unbeatable 80s soundtrack and show-stopping direction and choreography by Strictly Come Dancing’s Craig Revel Horwood....