Reading Time: 3 minutesBold stories that question the world and give voice to fear and hope - from Edinburgh and far beyond - fill the Traverse stages and popular bar this December.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe sat down with Alexis Gregory whose new comedy thriller Smoke comes to King's Head Theatre from 2nd-11th November.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIs it possible to find a place for true artistic expression in a world dominated by economic interests and systemic power imbalances? Soliloquio by Tiziano Cruz does more than pose this question—it invites us to sit in the tension between personal suffering and the structures that profit from it in a provocative anti-art project.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEmma Sidi's performance as Sue Gray at the Soho Theatre offers a funny and insightful take on the former Labour Chief of Staff’s recent journey.
Reading Time: 2 minutesRebus: A Game Called Malice is a thrilling stage adaptation of Ian Rankin's detective, Inspector John Rebus. Set in a luxurious Edinburgh mansion, it expertly intertwines suspense and drama, featuring an impressive cast. Strong performances, especially by Gray O’Brien and Jade Kennedy, coupled with effective staging, create a captivating mystery experience for all audiences.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe sat down with Nana Antwi-Nyanin to discuss Intermission Youth Theatre's upcoming show Much Ado About Nothing.
Reading Time: 2 minutesTheatre is a journey into a different world and in few other productions is the power of this art form so greatly affirmed than in Emma Rice’s adaptation of the 1990 novel by Hanif Kureishi, The Buddha of Suburbia.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHere You Come Again at the Lowry, Salford offers a humorous, Dolly Parton-infused take on pandemic life, but ultimately suffers from a paper-thin plot and a sense that its use of Parton's music is more opportunistic than inspired.
Reading Time: 3 minutesScottish theatre has a rich and varied history, not confined to the written text. As explained by journalist and critic Fergus Morgan at the launch of his new podcast “A History of Scottish Drama in Six Plays”, it has undergone a rather unique evolutionary process, often out of necessity, from the obstacles in its way.
Reading Time: 2 minutes"A campy, colourful and explosive jukebox musical"