Reading Time: 2 minutesAn atmospheric modern gothic thriller, oozing technical brilliance and spectacular performances. What makes a good ghost story? Magical realism? An eldritch horror? Supernatural revenge? For writer Time Foley, it’s a moody, brooding botanical terror set in a…
Reading Time: 2 minutesAt Royal Albert Hall on 8 March 2026, Anna Lapwood and her special guests delivered an inspiring and thoughtfully curated evening for Anna Lapwood - International Women’s Day Concert, celebrating the work of women in music while showcasing the expressive power of the hall’s monumental organ.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the civic imagination, a balcony suggests authority: a ruler greeting the crowd, a politician delivering promises, a monarch acknowledging applause. In Why I Am and Why I Am Not, the balcony of the old town hall becomes something else entirely. It becomes a place for ordinary declaration.
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn a tale from a bygone Scottish era, there is still be a story relevant to the present Set in 1960s Glasgow, Sailmaker focuses on a Scotland that no longer exists. While elements still linger, the country…
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn evening with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall presented a varied programme of music by Dvorak, Tchaikovsky and Ludwig van Beethoven. Conducted by Ariane Matiakh, the concert moved confidently between dramatic storytelling, solo performance and one of Beethoven’s most atmospheric works.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat better way to spend the joy of world book day surrounded by fellow book and theatre lovers. Matilda, The Roahl Dahl classic reimagined by the Royal Shakespeare Company, has been a staple in London's West End for over a decade now, and returning to Edinburgh for the first time since 2019 the Scottish folk have welcomed it back with open arms.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe year-round Edinburgh theatre scene has had a resurgence in absurdism. Theatre practitioners are experimenting and audiences are invested, while critics continue to flail at its mere presence. This is an exciting backdrop, one filled with potential, for Gutter Theatre’s debut production of Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
Reading Time: 2 minutesArthur Miller has always had a strong presence in England, with the playwright cited as the most frequently produced post Second World War dramatist in the UK in 2023. With multiple Miller plays running or scheduled for this year alone, London in particular has a thirst for the author.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA warm but occasionally over-explained meditation on waiting, buoyed by the easy chemistry of Steve Furst and Gary Wilmot. Waiting doesn’t seem to be an intrinsically interesting event, yet in Gary Wilmot’s playwriting debut, he imbues the…
Reading Time: 2 minutesA Savage Descent into the Dark Heart of Norfolk Folklore. Contemporary Ritual Theatre’s production of SALT, helmed by Beau Hopkins, is a staggering departure from traditional drama. By utilising an “in-the-round” staging, the play transforms the theatre…