Scotland Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 51

EDINBURGH 2018: BWW Review: FCUK'D, Gilded Balloon
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 05, 2018

A teenager on the road to ruin and his little brother are about to be taken into care by the authorities. This tense, fast-paced one-man show, written in verse, tells the story of two brothers who flee their council estate flat in a bid for a better life....

EDINBURGH 2018: BWW Review: ICONIC: A BRIEF HISTORY OF DRAG, Assembly
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 06, 2018

A triple threat of heavenly vocals, theatrical swagger and razor-sharp wit. Direct from sell-out performances, Velma Celli celebrates the iconic drag moments of film, stage and popular culture. Join Velma, her voluptuous backing singers and band for an electrifying cabaret featuring the music of Que...

EDINBURGH 2018: BWW Review: GINGZILLA: GLAMONSTER VS THE WORLD, Assembly
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 05, 2018

The multi award-winning Gingzilla is on a mission to conquer the world! Gingzilla: Glamonster vs the World presents gender equality and femininity from the 1950s to now. ***** (GlamAdelaide.com.au). Smashing together 1950s films like Godzilla, Swamp Monster and King Kong, Glamonster subverts the ide...

EDINBURGH 2018: BWW Review: JOHN PARTRIDGE: Stripped, Assembly
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 05, 2018

Stripped is a new beginning. A reintroduction of myself. Life has a way of hardening you, at least mine has. This is my attempt at shedding those skins, saying goodbye to part of myself and embracing someone I knew a long time ago. Through film, music, poetry, song and dance, I share my story and in...

EDINBURGH 2018: BWW Review: BREXIT, Pleasance Courtyard
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 06, 2018

A new Tory PM must unite his party's warring factions with his masterful plan for a final Brexit deal. Just... what was it again? Starring Timothy Bentinck (The Archers), Jo Caulfield, Hal Cruttenden, Pippa Evans and Mike McShane....

EDINBURGH 2018: BWW Review: PADDINGTON BEAR'S FIRST CONCERT, Underbelly
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 04, 2018

Join Paddington Bear on his adventures as he leaves home, meets his new family and enjoys his first concert - not without causing his fair share of mayhem, of course! The charming tales of everyone's favourite bear come to life with storytelling, narration and a live orchestra. An enchanting childre...

EDINBURGH 2018: BWW REVIEW: MY LEFT/RIGHT FOOT, Assembly
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 04, 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 Danie...

EDINBURGH 2018: BWW REVIEW: ROSIE JONES, Pleasance Courtyard
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 04, 2018

Rosie Jones is a comedian with a penchant for being mischievous. Her cerebral palsy doesn't slow her down in the slightest. Catch her before she wobbles her way to stardom! As seen on 8 Out of 10 Cats and Silent Witness. Finalist: Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2018, Amused Moose Comedy's Na...

EDINBURGH 2018: BWW Review: THE GREATEST PLAY IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, Traverse
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 04, 2018

A love story, set on Preston Road, and also in space and in time. A man wakes in the middle of the night to discover that the world has stopped. Through the crack in his bedroom curtains, he can see no signs of life at all... other than a light in the house opposite where a woman in an over-sized Bo...

EDINBURGH 2018 - BWW Review: WE'VE GOT EACH OTHER, Pleasance Dome
by Amy Hanson - August 03, 2018

After jukebox musicals became the latest trend in theatre, it was nearly impossible to listen to any greatest hits compilation without dreaming up how it could be adapted into a West End smash hit. We've Got Each Other takes its cue from these often formulaic musicals, but with its own spin.  It'...

EDINBURGH 2018: BWW Review: KATIE AND PIP, Summerhall
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 04, 2018

Katie & Pip celebrates the relationship between Katie, a 15-year-old Type 1 Diabetic girl and Pip, her five-year-old border collie, trained by Katie to save her life on a daily basis. Led by performance-making duo Charlotte and Rob alongside Katie (Rob's little sister) and Pip, the performance explo...

EDINBURGH 2018: BWW Review: AFTER THE CUTS, Summerhall
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 03, 2018

It's the future; just like now, but a bit more… well, shitey. Jim and Agnes have worked hard their whole lives and now Agnes needs a life-saving operation. With the NHS as we know it a thing of the past, they must take matters into their own hands in this darkly comic tale showing the lengths people...

BWW Review: FAME, King's Theatre, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 31, 2018

Based on the 1980 phenomenal pop culture film, Fame The Musical is the international smash hit sensation following the lives of students at New York's High School For The Performing Arts as they navigate their way through the highs and lows, the romances and the heartbreaks and the ultimate elation ...

BWW Review: AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN, Edinburgh Playhouse
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 03, 2018

Zack Mayo is in training to become a US Navy Pilot. When he rolls into boot camp with a bit too much of a swagger, drill Sergeant Foley doesn't make life easy for him. When he falls for local girl Paula Pokrifki and tragedy befalls his friend and fellow candidate, Zack realises the importance of lov...

BWW Review: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE* *SORT OF, Tron Theatre, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 30, 2018

Join Tron Theatre Company and Blood of the Young for a unique and colourful take on the definitive rom-com, Pride & Prejudice. Five vaguely familiar young women have a story to tell. You'll have seen them, emptying the chamber pots and sweeping ash from the grate, the overlooked and the undervalued ...

BWW Review: LOVE FROM A STRANGER, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
by Fraser MacDonald - June 26, 2018

Whilst the 1930s may be almost a century behind us, the suspense that this aged text brings rivals that of any psychological thriller on the silver screen these days....

BWW Review: THE BAND, King's Theatre, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 27, 2018

Written by award-winning writer Tim Firth, The Band is a beautiful story for anyone who grew up with a boyband and how those songs became the soundtrack to their lives....

BWW Review: SUNSHINE ON LEITH, King's Theatre, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 20, 2018

Follow the highs and lows of Ally and his friend Davy as they return home to Leith from the army. Families, friendships and life are not plain sailing in this funny and moving story about love and life....

BWW Review: THE LAST SHIP, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 19, 2018

This personal musical inspired by Sting's own childhood experiences, shows the collective defiance of a community facing the demise of the shipbuilding industry alongside a poignant and moving romantic tale of childhood sweethearts and the adults they grew up to become....

BWW Review: MATTHEW BOURNE'S CINDERELLA, King's Theatre Glasgow
by Adam Robinson - June 13, 2018

As children, we are brought up on fairy tales set in far faraway lands. A boy-meets-girl story, typically helped by dancing animals or singing furniture....

BWW Review: NASHVILLE LIVE!, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 08, 2018

'Nashville Live' transports you right into the heart of downtown Nashville, celebrating the atmosphere and energy of an evening in the home of country music....

BWW Review: DERREN BROWN- UNDERGROUND, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 06, 2018

Direct from the West End, the multi-award winning master of mind-control and psychological illusion returns to amaze, astonish and enthral audiences with his latest smash hit show. Bringing together a collection of the very best of his work, Derren Brown: Underground promises a jaw-dropping experi...

BWW Review: BIRDSONG, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
by Fraser MacDonald - May 30, 2018

As the centenary of the armistice of the First World War approaches, there is no better time for Sebastian Faulks's Birdsong to be revived once again in its staged adaptation by Rachel Wagstaff....

BWW Review: TITANIC THE MUSICAL, King's Theatre, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - May 29, 2018

Based on real people aboard the most legendary ship in the world, Titanic The Musical is a stunning and stirring production focusing on the hopes, dreams and aspirations of her passengers who each boarded with stories and personal ambitions of their own. All innocently unaware of the fate awaiting t...

BWW Review: LIQUID SKY, Tramway, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - May 28, 2018

LIQUID SKY is a new piece of visual theatre exploring the interface between sonic art and aerial circus, within a laser light scenography....