The Scotsman 5 August 2022 You can’t fault Dominic Hill for perseverance. Last summer, the artistic director of Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre staged The Comedy Of Errors as part of Scottish…

The Scotsman 2 August 2022 Is there another show like it? The Steamie is a play so beloved by audiences that they don’t just recognise the songs – those bittersweet…

The Scotsman 27 July 2022 What was it theatregoers missed most during the months of lockdown? It is a question vexing arts promoters even now. Anecdotal evidence suggests audiences are…

The Scotsman 26 July 2022 David Greig wonders if what he has done in his latest play should even be allowed. Technically, he has only adapted a book. His romantic…

The Scotsman 22 July 2022 For all the fanfare about a full-strength Fringe returning to the streets of Edinburgh, not everyone will be delighted at the prospect of 3000-odd shows…

The Guardian 6 July 2022 MedeaThe Hub Liz Lochhead’s adaptation of the Euripides tragedy was the sensation of the 2000 fringe – and again the following year. Now it is…

The Scotsman 30 June 2022 It was when she organised an online reading during lockdown that Brigid Larmour realised what a gift of a play she had on her hands.…

The Scotsman 27 June 2022 Hilary Brooks is bubbling with excitement. It is not only that she is back in the rehearsal room as musical director after so long in…

The Scotsman 11 June 2022 This summer’s Bard in the Botanics season has been hit by two intriguing coincidences. Both are the result of the pandemic and both made the…

The Scotsman 21 May 2022 Sometimes you get so used to defeat that the possibility of victory is scary. That is the case for Bobby, a supporter of St Johnstone…