Lightning Ridge/Grow
The Guardian 11 August 2023 If the idea of imaginary friends strikes you as juvenile, consider the act of theatregoing. What does an audience do if not pretend to be…
Adults
The Guardian 9 August With this uneven three-hander, Kieran Hurley has fielded two plays in one. The first is a sex farce about a middle-aged man paying his first call…
Helen Enright on taking over Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre
The Scotsman 8 August 2023 Helen Enright is sitting in the circle of Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre and admiring the view. It is a splendid sight. Built by William “Bertie” Crewe…
Sean and Daro Flake It ’Til They Make It
The Guardian 7 August 2023 Playwright Laurie Motherwell is sensitive about stereotypes. In a comedy about two working-class Glasgow lads with entrepreneurial ambitions, he repeatedly resists the temptation to lead…
The Grand Old Opera House Hotel
The Guardian 7 August 2023 Early in Isobel McArthur’s head-spinning new comedy, there is a gag about the uniformity of hotel decor. The joke is plain to see. Ana Inés…
Guffy
The Guardian 5 August 2023 Many people hate spoilers. If you’re one of them please look away now. Because it is hard not to talk about Glenna Morrison’s play without…
No Love Songs
The Guardian 6 August 2023 There is a tremendous amount of heart in this musical two-hander about the stresses of early parenthood. It is inspired by the experience of co-writer…
Isla Cowan on To The Bone
The Scotsman 1 August 2023 In the space of a year, Isla Cowan has gone from urban to rural. Twelve months ago, the playwright was on stage in She Wolf,…
Jekyll and Hyde review
The Guardian 17 July 2023 It is not quite a Dylan-goes-electric moment, but for the first time in two decades neither of the plays being staged by Bard in the…
Elizabeth Newman on The Secret Garden
The Scotsman 26 June 2023 If you were to hazard a guess at Scotland’s ten most prolific playwrights, you would home in on a few likely candidates. They might reasonably…