Andy Arnold on Nae Expectations
The Guardian 18 October 2023 Andy Arnold is a director with staying power. Nae Expectations, which has just opened at Glasgow’s Tron theatre, is his swansong production after nearly 16…
Ones to watch in 2023: Eilidh Loan
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…
La Performance
The Guardian 14 October 2022 What’s not to like? You’ve got Ramesh Meyyappan, the beguiling physical theatre performer who, in shows such as Off-Kilter, has displayed a winning combination of…
Underwood Lane
The Guardian 8 July 2022 John Byrne is not a playwright you associate with jukebox musicals. The Slab Boys author – who, as a painter, is being celebrated in a…
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…
Andy Arnold on his post-pandemic plans for the Tron
The Scotsman, 1 February 2022 Andy Arnold’s daughter recently brought him up short. Working in Formula One racing, she commented that you don’t want to finish a race stuck behind…
The Tempest
The Guardian 1 November 2021 The short-term forecast is for a storm – or maybe a squally shower – of Cop26-inspired Tempests. On 7 November, BBC Radio 3 is fielding…
Nicole Cooper on The Tron’s all-female Tempest
The Scotsman 14 October 2021 If you’re an actor, a theatre can look like a closed shop. There are too few parts going to too few performers. Getting a break…
High Man Pen Meander
The Guardian, 8 December 2020 It’s been a long time since we saw the black doors of Glasgow’s Tron theatre swing open. A long time, too, since we caught sight of its…