Reading Time: 3 minutesOn a dark and stormy night in Dalston, The Double Act transported critics and theater goers to a storm laden “maisonette” where old comedy-partners, Billy and Cliff, reunite, and their ghosts come back to bite them. This new work at the Arcola Theatre is doubly hilarious and horrifying: a must see for satire enthusiasts.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe King’s Theatre in Glasgow came alive with the infectious energy of Hairspray, the beloved musical that takes audiences on a whirlwind journey of love, acceptance, and standing up for what’s right. Directed by Paul Kerryson and Brenda Edwards with flair and bursting with talent, this production deserves nothing less than a standing ovation.
Reading Time: 3 minutesMy introduction to this Scottish band was simultaneously exactly and nothing like what I imagined it would be. Fever Peach’s ‘Blue’ features six post-punk comedy songs ranging from the absurdly contemplative to the fabulously nonsensical. Scott Redmond’s lyrics don’t disappoint once throughout, and the whole album can only be described as having a surreal quality that very few albums have captured before.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBringing taboo topics to light, perpetrators of harm to shame, and a voice to all those hidden in the shadows Sex. Politics. Money. Religion. These are the hot topics and yet taboo, all of us eager to…
Reading Time: 2 minutesHeartbreak is universal The tagline for Magnetic North’s multimedia production of We Will Hear The Angels is “what happens when all you want to do is sing the blues and someone hands you a microphone?” but this…
Reading Time: 2 minutes“An interesting but ambiguous chemistry between archlute and baritone” Time-traveling with baritone Benjamin Appl and lutenist Thomas Dunford, Songwriter offers an evening of music spanning centuries from the canonical works of Dowland, Bach, and Schubert to the…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe type of show you pray will never end. Dewey Dell’s The Rite of Spring is sensational. A visual wonder, the performance explores the never-ending cycle of life and death against the backdrop of Igor Stravinsky’s dramatic…
Reading Time: 3 minutesToy Soldier is a poignant tale of loss, love and family in wartime, offering a relevant and hard-hitting exploration of conflict and its long-lasting repercussions.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA play about the truth of a story and why it matters who's telling it.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis production boldly shakes off the presumption of Shakespeare being the sole domain of posh actors in ruff collars. Over 400 years since the Merchant of Venice was first performed, this production’s candle throws its beams far, with a blistering retelling of a story that has never been more relevant to our modern world.