The shining star of Scottish Opera’s current season is undoubtedly Stephen Lawless’ gorgeous looking and sounding version of Leoš Janáček’s Kátya Kabanová. One of the four
REVIEWS
REVIEW: The Browning Version – Rapture Bites – EK Arts Centre, East Kilbride
Second up in the inventively curated Rapture Bites season is Terence Rattigan’s 1948 classic, The Browning Version. Almost always guaranteed to wring a tear from
REVIEW: Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake – King’s Theatre, Glasgow
It isn’t hyperbole to say that Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake changed the face of classical dance forever. Retaining Tchaikovsky’s original score, the rest of the
REVIEW: Collabro with special guest Kerry Ellis – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
Rarely does a review of musical theatre boy band Collabro start without mentioning their 2014 win in the eighth series of Britain’s Got Talent. It’s
REVIEW: Love Me Tinder – The Town House, Hamilton
Much-loved journalist and broadcaster Cat Harvey, has her finger firmly on the pulse of West of Scotland woman (and man) in her new comedy play
REVIEW: The Twelve Pound Look – East Kilbride Arts Centre
Published in 1910, in the midst of the suffragette movement, J.M. Barrie’s The Twelve Pound Look, is an astonishingly relevant, early feminist drama, rightly regarded
REVIEW: Someone Like You: The Adele Songbook – Theatre Royal, Glasgow
It’s over a decade since Adele burst onto the music scene with her debut album 19. From there the then teenage sensation has matured into
REVIEW: Abigail’s Party – Theatre Royal, Glasgow
If ever there was a play that was well and truly burned into the memory of all those who saw it, Mike Leigh’s 1970s masterpiece, Abigail’s
REVIEW: Benidorm – King’s Theatre, Glasgow
An admission must be made, despite being familiar with the success of Benidorm over the course of its ten series run, this reviewer has never
REVIEW: Rebus: Long Shadows – Theatre Royal, Glasgow
It is a retired John Rebus who appears in his first stage outing, Long Shadows. Currently trying to keep off the cigarettes and booze, Ian
REVIEW: The Ghosting of Rabbie Burns – Eastwood Park Theatre, Giffnock
Gillian Duffy’s comedy The Ghosting of Rabbie Burns is a total wee charmer of a show, more than helped along by two first rate actors
REVIEW: Rock of Ages – King’s Theatre, Glasgow
An unrecognisable Strictly Come Dancing champ, Kevin Clifton, dons a dodgy ‘80s wig and some even dodgier threads as fading rock star Stacee Jaxx, in
REVIEW: Anthropocene – Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Stuart MacRae and Louise Welsh’s fourth work for Scottish Opera (and their first full-length opera) received its world premiere in Glasgow last night. While Anthropocene
REVIEW: Waiting For Gabriel – East Kilbride Arts Centre
Theatre Company Running Late have written and produced a real Christmas cracker of a show at East Kilbride Arts Centre this Festive Season. It’s Christmas
WHAT’S ON MARCH
NEWS: GLASGOW WRITERS JOIN FORCES FOR COMEDY FESTIVAL
Four Glasgow playwrights have teamed up to present a quartet of plays as part of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival next month. Short Attention Span Theatre is
WHAT’S ON MARCH: FERGUSON AND BARTON BRING A NEW PIECE OF HITCHCOCK INSPIRED DANCE THEATRE TO PLATFORM
Ferguson and Barton is an exciting new piece of dance-theatre coming to Platform on Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th March 2019, which takes a dark
FEATURE: Brand new play tackling the taboo of abortion, through the eyes of a young couple comes to Rum Shack
Brought to you by two young female artists, both graduates from Acting Coach Scotland, “Much Taboo About Nothing” explores the selfishness and sacrifices between a
NEWS: SAILOR JERRY RETURNS TO SCOTLAND FOR ‘CITY TAKEOVERS’ HONOURING BOLD LOCAL TALENT
Sailor Jerry rum – is set to return to Scotland this March for three ‘all-in’ city takeovers celebrating the best of local culture in Edinburgh,
WHAT’S ON MARCH: The Electrifying Mr. Johnston at Paisley Arts Centre
The intriguing story about one of Scotland’s unsung heroes is being told in a new play being staged at Paisley Arts Centre. The one-act play
WHAT’S ON MARCH: Interference at City Park
A few decades from now, a woman waits in a VR metaverse to do homework with her ten year old daughter. In a care home
WHAT'S ON APRIL
NEWS: New Glasgow theatre group Green Door Theatre present Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins at Websters
A rare treat is coming soon for Glasgow-based fans of musical theatre, as new performing arts company Green Door Theatre bring the darkly comic and
NEWS: SCOTTISH OPERA YOUNG COMPANY PRESENTS GLUCK’S ORFEO & EURIDICE
Scottish Opera Young Company (formerly Connect Company) is returning to The Beacon in Greenock this April to perform one of Gluck’s most popular and enduring
NEWS: Outlander, The Musical writer pays homage to fellow Scottish writer in upcoming theatre tour of Doorways in Drumorty
Born and raised in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Lorna Moon was an author, poet and leading Hollywood screenwriter. For years, she was its highest paid female scriptwriter
NEWS: EASTWOOD PARK PRESENTS NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE
Eastwood Park Theatre will bring the National Theatre to Giffnock as part of their project ‘NT Live’, which broadcasts world-class theatre across the UK. Three NT Live
WHAT'S ON MAY
NEWS: SCOTTISH OPERA REVIVES SIR THOMAS ALLEN’S PRODUCTION OF MOZART’S THE MAGIC FLUTE
Sir Thomas Allen’s five-star production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s The Magic Flute returns to Scottish Opera in May, set in a spectacular world inspired by
NEWS: TRON THEATRE LAUNCHES MAYFESTO 2019: A SEASON OF ESCAPOLOGY
Mayfesto is the Tron’s mini-festival of edgy and provocative new work and with the world around us seemingly forever on a knife-edge, they present a
NEWS: Outlander, The Musical writer pays homage to fellow Scottish writer in upcoming theatre tour of Doorways in Drumorty
Born and raised in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Lorna Moon was an author, poet and leading Hollywood screenwriter. For years, she was its highest paid female scriptwriter
NEWS: Rarely seen The Music Man is coming to Eastwood Park Theatre
By turns wicked, funny, warm, romantic and touching, The Music Man is family entertainment at its best. Meredith Willson’s six-time, Tony Award-winning musical comedy has been entertaining
SEAT REVIEWS
SEAT REVIEWS: Theatre Royal, Glasgow
OVERVIEW: The Theatre Royal is the oldest theatre in Glasgow, originally opening in 1867, the name changing to the Theatre Royal in 1869. It is
SEAT REVIEWS: King’s Theatre, Glasgow
OVERVIEW: The King’s Theatre, Glasgow is a 1785 seat theatre on four levels. It comprises (from floor up): Stalls, Grand Circle, Upper Circle and Gallery.
SEAT REVIEWS: Websters Theatre, Glasgow
OVERVIEW: Websters Theatre is a 184 seat tiered auditorium. The theatre is located in a former church. There have been issues with the fabric of
SEAT REVIEWS: Platform, Glasgow
OVERVIEW: Platform, Easterhouse is a 210 seat tiered auditorium. There are ten main rows of tiered seats with a gallery row directly behind that separated
SEAT REVIEWS: Eastwood Park Theatre, Giffnock
OVERVIEW: Eastwood Park Theatre is a 338 seat, tiered auditorium. Sight lines from all seats are excellent due to the high rise between each row.
SEAT REVIEWS: Tron Theatre, Glasgow
OVERVIEW: The Tron Theatre Main House is a 230 seat, tiered auditorium broken into two levels with slip seats on both sides of the upper
INTERVIEWS
INTERVIEW: Kirsty Eila McIntyre on new show The Arrival
Kirsty Eila McIntyre most recently performed with Tortoise in a Nutshell/Jim Harbourne in their award nominated production of The Myth of the Singular Moment, and in Italy
INTERVIEW: Scottish actor Martin Docherty currently touring Scotland with acclaimed play McLuckie’s Line.
Scottish actor Martin Docherty, who is currently touring Scotland with McLuckie’s Line chatted with Glasgow Theatre Blog about this hugely acclaimed show, coming to Glen
INTERVIEW: Richard Shelton on Sinatra And Me, coming to Eastwood Park
Following his ‘Best Actor in a Leading Role’ West End nominated performance as Frank Sinatra in RAT PACK and his 5-star, sell-out run at the
INTERVIEW: Sara Pascoe talks about her new show LadsLadsLads
Award-winning comedian Sara Pascoe talks to Glasgow Theatre Blog about her smash hit Edinburgh Fringe and sell-out West End show, LadsLadsLads. • What is your
INTERVIEW: Scottish star Jayne McKenna talks The Band and coming home to Glasgow
Jayne McKenna trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and has an enviable CV in theatre, TV, radio and film. She returns home to Glasgow
INTERVIEW: Jonny Quinn on Snow Patrol’s Return
After seven years out in the pop wilderness, Snow Patrol are set to make triumphant return with their brand-new album, Wildness. Drummer Jonny Quinn talks
INTERVIEW: Kieran Brown, Scottish star of Titanic the Musical
Scottish actor Kieran Brown has an enviable theatrical CV, having appeared in Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies, Les Mis, Wicked and our own
The Monster and Mary Shelley, an interview with performer Catherine Gillard, director Peter Clerke and writer Stewart Ennis
In celebration of 200 years since the publication of her most famous novel Frankenstein, The Occasion Theatre has announced the Scottish tour of their new
FEATURES
FEATURE: Brand new play tackling the taboo of abortion, through the eyes of a young couple comes to Rum Shack
Brought to you by two young female artists, both graduates from Acting Coach Scotland, “Much Taboo About Nothing” explores the selfishness and sacrifices between a
Amateur Focus
NEWS: Rarely seen The Music Man is coming to Eastwood Park Theatre
By turns wicked, funny, warm, romantic and touching, The Music Man is family entertainment at its best. Meredith Willson’s six-time, Tony Award-winning musical comedy has been entertaining
