Theatre productions normally have a quick turn around process, but have you ever thought of starting the creation of a show on a Monday - then performing that show at one of the biggest theatre festivals in the world on the Sunday? Well, The Performance Academy took on this task yet again for this years... Continue Reading →
‘Cluedo 2 The Next Chapter’ (Theatre Royal, Glasgow) | Review By Keiran McLean
The nostalgic characters of everyone's favourite mudder mystery Cluedo return to the stage with their hilariously silly sequel - Cluedo 2 The Next Chapter. Written by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, Cluedo 2 sets the stage of the next whodunnit in rockstar extraordinaire Rick Blacks mansion house. As everything begins to unravel, the absurd and... Continue Reading →
‘The 39 Steps’ (Theatre Royal, Glasgow) | Review By Keiran McLean
The tagline - “4 actors, 139 characters, 100 hilarious minutes” - couldn't have represented this show any better. The Hitchcock classic, The 39 Steps, has returned on tour to showcase Patrick Barlows hilariously ridiculous adaptation. The writing by Barlow hits the comedic nail on the head with the farcical funny moments having the audience laughing... Continue Reading →
‘The Woman in Black’ (Theatre Royal, Glasgow) | Review by Keiran McLean
Horror fanatics and jumpscare lovers are lining up for the epitome of horror theatre - 'The Woman in Black', which is playing in Glasgow’s Theatre Royal this week. Susan Hill’s comedic, tense, psychological thriller (adapted by Stephen Mallatratt) had the audience glued to the edge of their seats waiting for the next scream! The story... Continue Reading →
‘Peter Pan Goes Wrong’ (Theatre Royal, Glasgow) | Review By Keiran McLean
J.M Barrie’s beloved tale of the boy who never grows up has been an iconic story for many generations, however, the modern twist on the tale of Peter Pan has been taking the nation by storm. Mischief Theatre’s ‘Peter Pan Goes Wrong’ is a side splitting comedy that follows Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society’s production of... Continue Reading →
‘Movies To Musicals 10th Anniversary’ (SEC Armadillo) | Review by Keiran McLean
The Glasgow Philharmonia return with movies to Musical’s 10 year anniversary show. From local theatres 10 years ago to a jam packed SEC Armadillo in 2024 - this show celebrates the growth and success of Movies to Musicals. Ross Gunning composed and produced an excellent show from start to finish. The anniversary show felt just... Continue Reading →
‘2:22 A Ghost Story’ (The King’s Theatre, Glasgow) | Review By Keiran McLean
Have you ever thought you heard something, and you don’t know what it is. Is it a ghost? The wind? You’re imagination? And no one believes you - everyone thinks you’re crazy…until…. 2:22 A Ghost Story hits the stage in Glasgow’s King’s Theatre with the award winning, star studded, brilliantly funny supernatural thriller gaining attraction... Continue Reading →
‘And Then There Were None’ (Theatre Royal, Glasgow) | Review By Keiran McLean
A classic crime story has been rebirthed on stage for the loving fans of Agatha Christie and crime fans alike to flood the Theatre Royal in Glasgow to become detectives in this famous whodunit. Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None follows ten strangers, who are lured to a solitary mansion on Soldier Island, off... Continue Reading →
‘Battery Park’ (Beacon Arts Centre) | Review By Keiran McLean
Have you ever imagined, breaking out of your small, rundown town to become a rockstar around the world? Battery Park follows the story of Greenock based band Battery Park, a rock band that were in the fast lane to stardom - when it all began to fall apart. Sleeping Warrior Theatre Company bring to the... Continue Reading →
‘Chasing Butterflies’ (10Dome – Pleasance Dome)| Review By Keiran McLean
On the chase, hunting the prolific Butterfly Butcher - Detective Richard finds himself hunting the unhuntable. Tracking a killer with no M.O and no patterns to hunt towards lead. As the butcher terrorises London, Richard has to catch his killer, without falling into the out of his own madness. No one is safe. Everyone should... Continue Reading →
‘Shadow Boxing’ (Studio 2, Assembly – George Square) | Review By Keiran McLean
Shadow Boxing is a hard hitting, one-man show depicting the story of a gay, male, champion boxer who proved to the sporting world that even after being outcast and blacklisted, his talent and dedication would prevail. Shadow Boxing - written by James Gaddas - had essentially next to no set. The stage lay bare with... Continue Reading →
‘The Hunger’ (Studio 4, Assembly – George Square) | Review By Keiran McLean
Barely surviving in an apocalyptic, disease ridden world on a farm running scarily short of supplies. Meghan and Deborah take refuge on their farm as they protect each other from the outside world, but when their trust and relationship gets put in jeopardy - does your mum always know best? The set was very simple... Continue Reading →
‘24,23,22’ (Iron Belly, Underbelly Cowgate) | Review By Keiran McLean.
Imagine you wake up, it's a normal day…..but is it really? Imagine waking up and not knowing that every decision you make that day will change your life drastically - or end it. Chronic Insanity bring to the fringe a tale of two people's life's that inherently change the others drastically. Fran progresses through the... Continue Reading →
‘How To Bury A Dead Mule’ (JackDome, Pleasance Dome) | Review By Keiran McLean.
How To Bury A Dead Mule is a solo show that sees Richard Clements tell his grandfather -Norman Clements' story – a story shared by thousands and thousands of men that served inthe Second World War and severely suffered subsequently with what they had witnessed.Arriving at the Edinburgh Fringe - Pleasance Done - after an... Continue Reading →
‘Best Man’ (The Wee Coo, Underbelly George Square) | Review By Keiran McLean.
The role of a best man is pretty simple when you break it down - plan a cracking stag do andright a really funny, embarrassing speech for the groom. This speech was funny andembarrassing, but for all the wrong reasons and for the wrong person. Best Man by Colman Hayes and Mikey Fleming hits this... Continue Reading →
‘The Collie’s Shed’ (Other Yin, Patter Hoose Gilded Balloon) | Review By Keiran McLean.
When the Iron Lady closed the doors to the mines around the UK, hundreds of thousands ofminers lost their jobs and began one of the most famous strikes in British history to fightagainst the hierarchy. Shelly Middler's The Collie's Shed comes to the Gilded Balloon toexplore the drastic effect it had on four miners in... Continue Reading →
