The Long Drop
The Guardian 12 June 2026 On the bare brick wall backing Jen McGinley’s set – half courtroom, half saloon – there is a faded poster of The Searchers, John Ford’s…
Revolution Days
The Guardian 22 May 2026 In less volatile times, the memory of the Arab spring would be fresh in our minds. But with the Iran war already stealing attention from…
Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil
The Guardian 14 May 2026 Black diamonds are what they used to dig up from the Fife coalfields. The Blue Brazil is the unlikely nickname of Cowdenbeath football club. Together,…
Sunset Boulevard: The Backstage Cut
The Guardian 12 May 2026 Over the past decade or so, Morag Fullarton has been developing a popular line in bijou Hollywood adaptations. With a camp flourish and a multitasking…
Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In
The Guardian 29 April 2026 It was the early days of the Thatcher project. At the start of 1981, the free-market chill was about to lay waste to the Linwood…
The High Life: The Musical, Still Living It!
The Guardian 3 April 2026 If someone tells you this musical spin-off from the cult 1994 TV sitcom is like a pantomime, they won’t just mean the jokes. Having been…
What I’m Here For
The Guardian 2 April 2026 The standard colour scheme for hospital dramas is clinical white. You expect gleaming walls and antiseptic surfaces, institutionally bright. Mai Katsume takes the opposite tack.…
The Legend of Davie McKenzie
The Guardian 5 March 2026 The title is ironic. There is nothing legendary about Davie McKenzie. Scarcely out of prison after doing time for possession, the fictional hero of this…