Friday, April 20, 2018
Eugene O’Neill’s script is torn between a tragic examination of familial conflict, realistic representation of drug and alcohol abuse, O’Neill’s need to
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Stephen Adly Guirgis’ 2011 play The Motherfucker with the Hat boldly addresses the problems of addiction and the moral dishonesty of the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:38PMWednesday, February 14, 2018
In the light of the company’s recent loss of Creative Scotland funding, Fire Exit’s The Last Bordello is a timely reminder of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:41AMMonday, January 29, 2018
Rona Munro’s play, written in the 1990s and concentrating on the pre-accord troubles of Belfast, skilfully exposes the tensions that lurk beneath
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:03AMFriday, December 29, 2017
Featuring plenty of local jokes, a star turn from Jimmy Chisholm as the dame and a gentle rewriting of the fairytale, Snow
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While the inclusion of audience interaction – plenty of enthusiastic call and response – and the use of a classic fairytale has
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Johnny McKnight’s pantomimes for the Tron have provided an annual blast of pop cultural fun. Determinedly hip and transgressive, McKnight revitalised slapstick
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:15AMMonday, October 16, 2017
Richard Crane’s dramatisation of Brothers Karamazov is an ambitious attempt to condense the epic scale of the Russian novel into two hours.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:33AMTuesday, October 10, 2017
Christopher Hampson’s tenure as artistic director of Scottish Ballet has seen a widening repertoire and an increasing emphasis on the precision of
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Although director Dominic Hill is known for his inventive scenography, The Macbeths is a stripped back adaptation of Shakespeare that uses minimalist
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Anthony Neilson’s 2002 farce The Lying Kind contains a lot of familiar ingredients: a church minister in lady’s underwear, a confused old
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By unearthing one of the pioneers of electronic music, Blood of the Young explores both the creative genius of Daphne Oram and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:21AMMonday, May 8, 2017
A highlight of Giles Havergal’s era as artistic director at the Citizens, this revival of Travels With My Aunt arrives freighted with
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:49AMMonday, March 13, 2017
Yasmina Reza’s God of Carnage is a bitter domestic comedy, in which two couples are reduced to squabbling infants, but it also
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:33PMMonday, February 13, 2017
The Slab Boys trilogy by John Byrne holds an important place in Scottish theatre: loved for its portrayal of Paisley working-class life
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:36AMWednesday, December 14, 2016
Despite a rather ponderous start, with Marti Pellow taking his role as the villain a little too seriously, and Johnny Mac (Wishee
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:13AMMonday, December 12, 2016
The Citizens’ Christmas show traditionally replaces pantomime with a family show that reflects the theatre’s familiar aesthetic: with Dominic Hill directing, Hansel
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:23AMThe King’s pantomime is a Glasgow legend. Following closely to the traditional format of bad jokes, celebrity stars and repurposed pop hits,
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In a sharp contrast to the post-modern glamour of the Tron’s main stage pantomime, The Night After Christmas is a gentle, old-fashioned
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Johnny McKnight’s approach to pantomime – combining a distinctive Glaswegian sensibility with more traditional yuletide antics – has yielded some of the
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Citizens Theatre, Glasgow: John Byrne's Slab Boys has a special place in Scottish theatre. Written in the 1970s, and looking back to the late 1950s, it examines the tensions of the gene…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:57AMWednesday, January 21, 2015
Citizens Theatre, Glasgow: Filter's previous interpretation of Shakespeare (Twelfth Night) was an iconoclastic take on a tale of romance and puritanism, that had great fun breaking down…
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Theatre Royal Glasgow: In adapting Saturday Night Fever for the stage, Robert Stigwood and Bill Oakes refused the easy option of creating a mere jukebox musical: throughout the show, the har…
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King's Theatre, Glasgow: While Eric Potts' adaptation of the classic Victorian story makes a few nods to Glaswegian patter - most notably an uproarious scene that has the audience shout…
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The Arches, Glasgow: Although he was most recently seen as a violent gangster in Kill Johnny Glendenning, David Ireland manages to be a cuddly, if rambunctious, Father Christmas in this shor…
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Tron Theatre, Glasgow: With vivacious wordplay, deep knowledge of popular culture and a satirical sensibility, Johnny McKnight is a rare example of a writer capable of subverting the tropes …
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Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock: Liam Dolan has occupied the Kilmarnock pantomime for the past decade: as writer, director and star, he dominates Aladdin with his childlike humour and dynamism. W…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:59AMMonday, December 1, 2014
Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow: The Pavilion pantomime has maintained a rough-hewn charm over the years, using local stars and very Glaswegian humour and dialect. However, Treasure Island is hamp…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:37PMThursday, September 25, 2014
Citizens Theatre, Glasgow: Since Giles Havergal's production with David Hayman in 1970, Hamlet has become an important play for subsequent directorial regimes at the Citizens. Director …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:17AMMonday, June 16, 2014
Alexander Park, Glasgow: With an unashamedly sentimental nostalgia for the good old days of childhood, and the performers acting as a barber-shop trio to hymn the majesty of a good ice cream…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:43AMThursday, May 1, 2014
Village Theatre, East Kilbride: John Byrne's lively version of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya fits with Rapture's remit for popular yet serious theatre. Updated to the 1960s, Uncle Var…
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