Wednesday, June 1, 2016
The Glasgow Citizens is to stage Harry Gibson’s adaptation of Trainspotting as part of its autumn 2016 season, marking a return for
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:45AMTuesday, May 31, 2016
★★★★☆ Smooth sophistication:
There is charm and sparkle on the stage at the Kings Theatre until Saturday, and that's not just from the costume jewellery.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:17PMFriday, May 27, 2016
Love shock: Bold and surprising, David Dawson has completely reworked Swan Lake for Scottish Ballet, cutting away the fat of its fusty baggage, although he discards some elements of clarity …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:10AMThursday, May 26, 2016
"Hilarious": James and the Giant Peach is a book by Roald Dahl. A boy goes on an adventure with giant insects and a humungous peach.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:20AMThe Moliere presented here is a man who can skewer others’ foibles while lacking any kind of awareness of his own faults. He also lacks much of an instinct for self-preservation and treats…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:45AMTuesday, May 24, 2016
The world premiere of Thon Man Moliere, Liz Lochhead’s play about the life and times of the playwright Moliere, opens at Edinburgh's Lyceum Theatre this week, running 24 May to 11 June 201…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:45AMTuesday, May 17, 2016
Captivating style: They say you should never work with animals or children. The touring production of Annie proves that, boy, were they wrong.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:15AMMonday, May 16, 2016
Strong showing in noms for annual theatre awards: Edinburgh companies and festivals make a strong showing in the shortlist for the 2016 Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland, announced toda…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMSunday, May 15, 2016
The Glasgow Citizens dominates the shortlist for this year’s Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland, with 12 nominations for four productions. The
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:04PMThursday, May 12, 2016
The BBC will reveal the names of all talent currently earning more than £450,000, in moves put forward in the government’s white
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:03PMWednesday, May 11, 2016
The new chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has pledged to put performers and open access at the centre of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:03AMTuesday, May 10, 2016
Acerbic: Packed with proper grownup moments and thoroughly entertaining with it, the Sell A Door production of Avenue Q steams on with its cynicism buttons set to stun.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:38AMTuesday, May 3, 2016
David Greig has announced his first season at Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre, which includes four world premieres. Speaking to The Stage ahead
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:14AMChim chim charming: Practically perfect in every way, that’s Mary Poppins according to, well, Mary Poppins. She’s not wrong, though. The magical nanny really is rather wonderful.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMEleven main stage productions for 2016/17: David Greig has launched his first season as artistic director of Edinburgh's Royal Lyceum with a strong message to the theatre's funders by increa…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMAlluring: One of the Traverse Theatre’s own offerings from last year’s fringe and now on tour, Crash traces the psychological unravelling of an unnamed trader, played by a cagey Jamie Mi…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:39AMMonday, May 2, 2016
Amazing: Niggle is a painter. He is an unsuccessful painter. He is unsuccessful painter because he has his mind set on only one thing – a picture of a tree.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:00PMFriday, April 29, 2016
Discombobulating: Taut, hilarious and shocking, Right Now – at Edinburgh's Traverse following its run at London's Bush Theatre – plays with farce and comedy before finding a dark corner …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMClearly told and doggedly true to its source, Touring Consortium's Of Mice and Men is a solidly effective production that never quite sparks into life.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:29AMWednesday, April 27, 2016
Scottish Opera has commissioned Vanishing Point’s artistic director Matthew Lenton to co-create The 8th Door, a prequel companion piece to Bartok’s Bluebeard’s
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01AMMonday, April 25, 2016
Compelling: Epic in scope, huge in sweep and utterly human, The Iliad at Edinburgh's Lyceum is a powerful production.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:25AMFriday, April 22, 2016
Terrific fun: Extremely silly, and completely aware of its silliness, The 39 Steps, now touring, is very funny indeed.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:25AMWednesday, April 20, 2016
Upstanding: If it’s an on-your-feet, singing all the words and leaving with joy in your heart kind of evening you expect from your Beatles jukebox musical, then Let It Be hits all the righ…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:40PMFriday, April 15, 2016
Unexpected news: The National Theatre of Scotland has announced that artistic director and chief executive Laurie Sansom will be leaving the organisation at the end of June. Sansom will have…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:53AMLaurie Sansom is to leave the National Theatre of Scotland after three years as artistic director. The announcement comes as the company
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:18AMThursday, April 14, 2016
Sensational: Pacy and clever, Jackie the Musical is bags of fun to watch as it brings the celebrated teen magazine to the stage.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:03AMVibrant: Raw and potent, if somewhat under-formed, My Ain Fowk at Edinburgh's Wee Red Bar is a fascinating take on contemporary politics and never less than fun with it.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMWednesday, April 13, 2016
Gambolling gamblers: A story of gamblers, good girls and good time girls on the streets of New York, the touring production of Guys and Dolls isn't a gamble if you're after a good time.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:13AMBeautifully danced and packing considerable emotional punch, The Last Tango, on tour to July 2016, is a genuine crowd-pleaser. This is billed as the final tour in the 20-year professional pa…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:45AMWednesday, April 6, 2016
The Edinburgh International Festival has appointed 59 Productions as an associate artist for the next three years. The company, whose design work
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:20PMSolid showing for Linehan's second EIF: The return of Alan Cumming to Edinburgh for the whole festival is the big news of a programme that is more solid than surprising. He will be singing h…
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