Tron theatre, GlasgowA vulnerable James Young and a defiantly sexy Amy Conachan star in this outrageously funny comedy of mannersJake thinks he's in with a chance. After a volley of sexting …
Adam Smith theatre, KirkcaldyThis theatrical behind-bars poem has a brutal vision and does, finally, dare you to careI bet Christine Lindsay's early-morning dreams are like Dare to Care. If,…
Tron, Glasgow Chloe Moss's study of two women finding their feet after prison takes time to find its emotional forceThe last time we saw Elaine C Smith, she was sending up Rod Stewart, …
Royal Lyceum, EdinburghPerformances of a very high order bring Noël Coward's comedy about mismatched lovers to gutsy, excruciating lifeIt's the climactic scene, in which Noël Coward's …
Willy Russell's boisterous show has an authentic working-class voice, socialist principles and sweetly melodic songsIf you ask a class of drama students why they chose their subject, a major…
Citizens, GlasgowStrindberg's play is reduced somewhat to the story of a wealthy woman's psychological breakdown' Louise Brealey: from Sherlock to StrindbergIt's the morning after the night …
Oran Mor, GlasgowLive Aid is at the centre of this clever meditation on the 1980s' gains and lossesThe conversation about Live Aid usually focuses on the unprecedented gathering of the world…
Burgh Hall, CoveScotland is atomised, uneasy and restless for change in Kieran Hurley's folky musical melange " a state-of-the-nation ceilidh"I'm not going to talk about doubts and confusion…
Royal Lyceum, EdinburghA predictable but effective production of Eugene O'Neill's posthumous classic summons an awful mesmeric energyIt begins with a burst of summer sunlight spilling across…
King's theatre, EdinburghAllan Stewart and Andy Gray are among the stars that produce panto greatness in this faithful JM Barrie adaptationFaithful interpretations of JM Barrie are not what …
This brilliant adaptation of James Hogg's seminal 1824 novel is a beguiling investigation of the real and the imagined' Read about the other No 10 pick: Wet House' Read more from the Best th…
His Majesty's/Lemon Tree, AberdeenThere's life and bonhomie in the performances " particularly a big-lunged Elaine C Smith as the Fairy Godmother " but this Cinderella is too thinly treatedN…
Royal Lyceum, EdinburghA great cast and plentiful carol-singing make this staging of the Dickens classic as rich as a plum pudding " and sometimes as sickly sweetWith its hardworking cast, o…
Macrobert Arts Centre, StirlingA joyous panto in which women call the shots and give Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines a no-nonsense makeoverRobin Thicke faced global controversy over the ostensi…
Citizens, GlasgowPhillip Breen brings a Pinteresque air of brooding menace to Sam Shepard's uncomfortably black comedy of sibling rivalryThe brightest thing on stage is Austin's sky-blue shi…
Perth theatreLurking behind Noël Coward's silly story of dead wives and seances is a more thoughtful play that we see too little of hereGhosts, as we all know, are pallid creatures. Not s…
Eden Court, InvernessOlivier Emanuel's wordless but emotionally eloquent script explores a teenage boy's turmoil following his mother's deathThe three framing arches of Jamie Harrison's set …
Pathhead Hall, KirkcaldyThe meeting of music, dance and drama in this uneven but politically charged Joe Corrie play is frequently exhilaratingTS Eliot called him "the greatest Scots poet si…
(Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh) Murder mystery meets mind games as Ian Rankin brings modern cop drama to the stageIt has been a while since the stage has had much truck with genre fiction. Not sin…
Perth theatre, GlasgowRachel O'Riordan's brawny production is full of intelligent, invigorating performancesWe are in a relentlessly masculine landscape. The towering, grey edifice of Kenny …
Dundee Rep, Dundee David Greig's philosophical play, channelling the spirit of Robert Lepage, is large in cast, epic in scope and challenging in intellectDavid Greig has already demonstrated…
Citizens, GlasgowDominic Hill's Dostoyevsky production is told with drive and authority by a vigorous ensembleDostoyevsky's great philosophical novel is like Shakespeare's Hamlet in reverse.…
St Peter's Hall, Daliburgh, South UistSinger Fiona J Mackenzie evokes a living tradition of Gaelic song with exquisite results " but this is more gig than theatreLast month in the Edinburgh …
Actor Pauline Knowles and playwright David Harrower recall how the play about lust, language and medieval peasant life that became a modern Scottish classicPauline Knowles, actorWhen the di…
Tron, GlasgowIt's 100 years hence, and things are looking grim on planet Earth. Unemployment has exceeded 90% and government robots are around every corner. Worse, sex has been outlawed. For…