May 1, 2022
Review: hang (Tron Theatre)
“It is cruel – how the world keeps spinning. Despite everything.” So writes director Kolbrún Björt Sigfúsdóttir, describing the theme at...
Mar 30, 2022
Review: The Da Vinci Code (Theatre Royal Glasgow)
The odds were against The Da Vinci Code for its opening night in Glasgow. The hype that surrounded Dan Brown’s 2003 novel and its...
Mar 11, 2022
Review: School of Rock (Theatre Royal Glasgow)
Adapting popular films for the stage is a double-edged sword. The novelty of seeing the same story on stage, often word-for-word, will...
Mar 9, 2022
Review: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (Theatre Royal Glasgow)
In the grand scheme of things, a show’s design is rarely the most important part. Sure, it can be memorable, tie everything together and...
Mar 4, 2022
Review: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Scottish Opera, at Theatre Royal Glasgow)
Do you ever take a nap in the middle of the afternoon without setting an alarm? You don’t know when you will wake up, you don’t know what...
Feb 27, 2022
Review: Moorcroft (Tron Theatre)
There will always be a place in Scottish theatre for small, homely plays. Ordinary stories, that strive for an honest and earnest...
Nov 8, 2021
Review: Bedknobs and Broomsticks (King's Theatre Glasgow)
When you look up Bedknobs and Broomsticks on the Shop Disney website, a sad cartoon character comes up to tell you they have no results....
Nov 3, 2021
Review: The Tempest (Tron Theatre)
Like being stranded on Prospero’s island, watching a performance of Shakespeare’s The Tempest can feel like being wrapped up in a strange...
Oct 28, 2021
Review: Groan Ups (Theatre Royal Glasgow)
Seeing Mischief Theatre’s Groan Ups is rather like when a much-loved band puts out a new album that is a little…different from what we...
Oct 20, 2021
Review: Bat Out of Hell (King's Theatre Glasgow)
Musicals often feed into their target audience’s fantasies. As the motorbikes rev their thunderous engines outside the theatre, audience...
