Scotland Theater Reviews Page 25

Review: BURNING BRIGHT, Oran Mor, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - February 27, 2023

There’s a tiger at the door! Ash is lost, wandering in childhood memories of India while their house fills with flood water. Mo is fighting fascists in the Arctic as icebergs dribble and melt. Alex is caught in a wildfire, burning to scoop a hot news story – literally....

Review: A MOTHER'S SONG, Macrobert Arts Centre
by Fiona Scott - February 25, 2023

What did our critic think of A MOTHER'S SONG at Macrobert Arts Centre?...

Review: MOVIES TO MUSICALS, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - February 20, 2023

Now in its ninth year, Movies to Musicals has moved to Glasgow's Theatre Royal for their annual production. Movies to Musicals is an evening of songs from stage and film performed by local talented children and a series of guests from the West End....

Review: HOME, I'M DARLING, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - February 15, 2023

Every couple needs a little fantasy to keep their marriage sparkling. But behind the gingham curtains, things start to unravel, and being a domestic goddess is not as easy as it seems…...

Review: MOONSET, Tron Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - February 08, 2023

Fifteen-year-old Roxy is burning. Lost somewhere between the bonfire of girlhood and the sharp edge of womanhood, she gathers her friends and begins meddling in witchcraft to search for answers....

Review: 10 YEARS OF LOST MAP, Oran Mor, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - February 06, 2023

Celebrate 10 years of record label Lost Map, with an all-day showcase across both venues at Òran Mór, as part of Celtic Connections....

Review: THE BODYGUARD MUSICAL, The Kings Theatre, Glasgow
by Adam Robinson - February 02, 2023

Few musicals have to prewarn you multiple times to behave yourself. To consider those around you before getting so emotional your night out at the theatre turns into a West End audition. When the music choices are the songbook of Whitney Houston, it can be difficult to not become the queen of the ni...

Review: THE LAVENDER HILL MOB, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - January 31, 2023

This side-splittingly funny, fast-paced comedy tells the story of Henry Holland, an unassuming bank clerk who dreams of stealing the van full of gold bullion he drives across London each day. When Henry learns that his new lodger makes Eiffel Tower paperweights out of lead, he devises a plan to make...

Review: ROAMING ROOTS REVUE, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
by Natalie O'Donoghue - January 23, 2023

This is Celtic Connection's annual highlight-packed exploration of classic influences on contemporary music. Tonight’s show revisits themes including tributes to The Women of Song, The Band, Bruce Springsteen, The Beatles’ Abbey Road and the music of Laurel Canyon. Curated as ever by Glasgow’s own R...

Review: Gàidhlig Ghlaschu, Glasgow Cathedral
by Natalie O'Donoghue - January 22, 2023

Within the dramatic setting of the iconic Glasgow Cathedral, experience the story of Gaelic Glasgow through songs, poetry and performance from the 1100s to the present day. With a particular focus on Glasgow’s High Street you are invited to share in rich Gaelic stories from Glasgow’s early beginning...

Review: BURNS, Edinburgh Playhouse
by Natalie O'Donoghue - January 21, 2023

Robert Burns is alive and well and living in the modern world! A genius with weakness? Yes. A womaniser, yes, but a cheat, no. Gifted, passionate and flawed, this farmer's son wants to make his father proud but is pulled between a life of duty and the calling of his creative destiny....

Review: Celtic Connections 30th Anniversary Concert, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
by Natalie O'Donoghue - January 21, 2023

Tonight’s opening gala celebrates that history with a panoply of artists who’ve featured prominently over the years, alongside those emerging from the vibrant folk scene - reflecting such Celtic Connections' multi-generational breadth, its Internationalism and collaborative, cross-genre spirit....

Review: NIGHT AFORE DISCO PARTY, Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh
by Natalie O'Donoghue - December 31, 2022

The Night Afore Concert with Forth 1 presents a glittering evening of pop glamour to kick-start Edinburgh’s Hogmanay 2022 celebrations. Join pop princess Sophie Ellis-Bextor and special guests Altered Images as we get the Edinburgh’s Hogmanay party started at this all-new family event for disco diva...

Review: SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
by Natalie O'Donoghue - December 22, 2022

This lavish production is packed full of music, magic, laughter, and fun for the whole family. Starring: Allan Stewart, Grant Stott, Jordan Young, Clare Gray, Liz Ewing, Brian James Leys, and Francesca Ross....

Review: MY FAIR LADY, Edinburgh Playhouse
by Natalie O'Donoghue - December 19, 2022

Following its critically acclaimed West End run, the Lincoln Center Theater’s multi-award-winning production of My Fair Lady is coming to the Edinburgh Playhouse for four weeks only....

Review: RED RIDING HOOD, Citizens Theatre at Tramway
by Natalie O'Donoghue - December 12, 2022

A regular girl living in a regular home where she loves to read books about superheroes, adventures and, most of all, Christmas! But in the town where she lives, Christmas has been banned....

Review: KITTY AND ELLA'S CHRISTMAS CRACKER, Slay Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - December 12, 2022

You better watch out, you better not cry! The Divas of Drag Race and West End Stars from shows such as “Death Drop “, “Wicked” & “Book of Mormon”, Kitty Scott-Claus and Ella Vaday are coming to town with a festive frenzy like no other, Kitty & Ella’s Christmas Cracker UK tour. The pair will be makin...

Review: CINDERELLA, The Art Department, Paisley
by Natalie O'Donoghue - December 10, 2022

This Christmas, PACE Theatre Company is delighted to announce the return of its annual pantomime with festive favourite Cinderella. ...

Review: THE COMMITMENTS, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - December 06, 2022

The Commitments musical has been adapted from the novel by Booker prize winning author Roddy Doyle himself and is directed by Andrew Linnie....

Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, King's Theatre, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - December 02, 2022

Dreaming of a happier life, the beautiful Belle finds herself transported to a cursed castle and held captive by a hideous beast. To her surprise, the castle is full of magical characters placed under a spell by an evil enchantress. Can Belle see beyond the monster and fall in love with her captor b...

Review: PETER PAN AND WENDY, Pitlochry Festival Theatre
by Fiona Scott - December 01, 2022

What did our critic think of PETER PAN AND WENDY at Pitlochry Festival Theatre?...

Review: AN EDINBURGH CHRISTMAS CAROL, Lyceum Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - November 27, 2022

Writer and director Tony Cownie (The Venetian Twins, The Belle’s Stratagem) brings this famous festive story back to the city of its birth with a guest appearance from Edinburgh’s best-loved Victorian – Greyfriars Bobby! Join us on the snowy streets of the Old Town for a festive comedy as we revisit...

Review: THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ, Tron Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - November 27, 2022

When a tornado rips through her home, Dorothy Blawna-Gale and her trusty dog Tronto, find themselves landed in the mystical land of Oz. To get back to their beloved home they must embark on a treacherous and lethal journey through all sorts of hilarious bampoterry....

Review: SISTER ACT, King's Theatre, Glasgow
by Fiona Scott - November 16, 2022

What did our critic think of SISTER ACT at King's Theatre, Glasgow?...

Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - November 11, 2022

This outrageous musical comedy from the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and Bobby Lopez, the Co-writer of Avenue Q and Frozen, follows the misadventures of a mismatched pair of missionaries, sent on a mission to a place that's about as far from Salt Lake City as you can get. Now ...