REVIEW: Ron
Reading Time: 2 minutesRON is an absurd, violent, genre-bending queer odyssey exploring the nature of unrequited love.
Category Spoken Word
REVIEW: A Fine Idea
Reading Time: 2 minutesWritten by Christine Bacon and inspired by Jason Hickel’s bestselling book ‘The Divide’, A Fine Idea the play sets itself an ambitious goal: to interrogate aid agencies in the battle against global inequality.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Emma McAllister and Orson Bourne
Reading Time: 4 minutesLamp Light Theatre Company are very excited to be producing their first full length production of Have You Took The Bins Out? By Orson Bourne performing at the Drayton Arms Theatre from the 22-25 July.
REVIEW: Miss Saigon
Reading Time: 3 minutesMiss Saigon has arrived at the King's Theatre, Glasgow, and it has not done so quietly. Boublil and Schönberg's landmark musical, following the romance between American GI Chris and young Vietnamese woman Kim against the devastation of the fall of Saigon, remains one of the most emotionally unrelenting works in the canon.
REVIEW: The Long Drop
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Long Drop is a psychological black comedy written by Linda McLean and directed by Dominic Hill, based around the 2017 book of the same name by Denise Mina. The play follows William Watt (Keith Fleming) as he comes to grips with the murder of his family, which he has been accused of, and attempts to uncover the truth with the help of the shady Peter Manuel (Brian Vernel).
REVIEW: Venus and Adonis
Reading Time: 2 minutesLike the rarely performed yet splendid poem it illuminates, Greg Doran’s Venus and Adonis, brought to life through puppetry, is a rare and precious treat.
REVIEW: The Ballad of Johnny and June
Reading Time: 2 minutesRather than offering up a straightforward jukebox musical, The Ballad of Johnny and June explores the lives of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash through the perspective of their son, John Carter Cash.
REVIEW: My Romantic History
Reading Time: 2 minutesD.C. Jackson’s My Romantic History takes on the Tron Theatre through the direction of Johnny McKnight, spilling to the audience the woes of two individuals who find themselves in a workplace situationship.
REVIEW: The Marquise
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Marquise by Noël Coward has been brought back to treat a new audience. The director Philip Wilson has lovingly crafted a tribute to the style of this piece.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Emily Rose Simons and Tanya Truman
Reading Time: 6 minutesHow To Make a Mess: A Totally Unauthorised Love Letter to Nigella Lawson play at Upstairs at the Gatehouse 4th - 28th June. We sat down with Emily Rose Simons and Tanya Truman to discuss their performance.