Theatre

Given Sunset Song appears the most popular Scottish novel, it’s no great surprise a biographical play about…
“Never trust a butterfly. Anything that attractive has got to have an agenda.” I forget where I first heard…
Confessions of a Justified Sinner is based on James Hogg’s novel written in 1824, The Private Memoirs and…
The potential pitfalls of taking on an iconic writer’s work makes most shy away from the challenge, but Rona…
It is a brave thing to transpose a classic play out of its time and update it to a contemporary setting. …
It's probably too early to be talking panto already. Oh no it isn't! The nights are drawing in, and theatre's…
A story of love, treachery and dysfunctional families set in a historical context – all the ingredients of a…
Earlier this year, the Traverse Theatre successfully hosted Glasgow's Òran Mór's Play, Pie and a Pint where…
This zany, offbeat musical has gone through the rounds as one of the longest-running off-Broadway shows of…
This is a shop full of talent with a monster munch as the centre piece.
In the packed house of Bath's small but perfectly formed Theatre Royal, where it was a delight to see most of…
A truly historic reunion took place today at Henderson's Restaurant, of many of those involved in setting up…
"I want to die. I want a comet to hurtle down from the sky and flatten me like a pancake". Such a cheery…
The 2009 Fringe programme includes 2098 shows with 34,265 performances in 265 performing spaces.
It's unsurprising that Voltaire's bracing cynicism seems so apt for the 21st century. In a world where our…
In Scotland, the Kirk outlawed witchcraft as devil-worshipping heretics in 1563 and 1,500 people were…
Brian Friel's poetic and often surreal style, accompanied by his obsession with language and his skill for…
The scene opens on a semi -lit stage with two giant cage-like crates on wheels, each containing piled with…
Fringe-goers have been facing delays and long waits to buy tickets for Fringe shows. However, fears that the…
Everything changes. Nothing ever stays the same. Oh, the sun still rises and sets (though that is debatable…