Dominic Hill on The Comedy of Errors
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 Steamie
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…
Under Another Sky
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…
East Lothian: Festival vibes on the coast, but without the crowds
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…
Little Women
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.…
Underwood Lane
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…
Medea remixed for Bard in the Botanics
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…
Oh When The Saints: Bringing St Johnstone’s Scottish Cup triumph to the stage
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…
Sunshine on Leith
The Scotsman 6 May 2022 The scene is a wedding. Tying the knot is theatre director Ben Occhipinti. His friend and colleague Elizabeth Newman has volunteered to lead the congregation…
Who Killed My Father
The Scotsman 4 May 2022 Édouard Louis is known primarily as a novelist – and an astonishing one at that – but that hasn’t stopped him also becoming the darling…