Theatre SCOTLAND

The Scotsman 3 March 2023 Willy Russell’s Educating Rita is a comedy about a clash of cultures. On one hand, there is Frank, the worldly professor, bookish and secure. On…

The Guardian 9 February 2023 To summon up witches is to play with fire. Could the same be true about summoning up a dead playwright? That is what writer/director Zinnie…

The Guardian 8 February 2023 When you see the gang of teenagers who form a midnight coven in Maryam Hamidi’s punchy and poetic new play, you think of Shakespeare’s Macbeth,…

The Scotsman 8 February 2023 Most of us have little sense of family history beyond our grandparents. Go a few generations back and things get vague. But one way the…

The Scotsman 31 January 2023 It is a conundrum for any actor playing Lady Macbeth. Things start off the way you would expect in Shakespeare’s tragedy as she greets her…

The Scotsman 23 January 2023 You never know quite where you are with Manipulate, and that is more the case than ever this year with Edinburgh’s annual festival of visual…

The Scotsman 9 January 2023 Tish Tindall was as surprised as anyone when she heard David Gest wanted to meet her. It is not that Tindall was new to showbiz…

The Scotsman 7 January 2023 Theatre is a precarious business. So much can happen between commission and production, it’s best nobody gets their hopes up. That is why Eilidh Loan…

The Guardian 8 December 2022 You can see why Lynda Radley was wary about taking on Cinderella. How can a playwright give agency to a character who is exploited by…

The Scotsman 8 December 2022 Edinburgh panto lovers have needed patience this year. While the King’s is being refurbished, the annual mirth-fest led by Allan Stewart, Grant Stott and Jordan…