Most people have probably never heard of Isobel Gunn, the first Scottish woman to set foot in Canada. Singer, author and historian Melanie Gall intends to change that through her one-woman show. Blending historical research with lyrical folk music, she has created a musical biography of a woman born 246 years ago. Frustrated with the... Continue Reading →
The concept is really in the name here: it’s a musical, and it’s improvised. Showstopper! The Improvised Musical takes audience suggestions and turns them into a fully fledged musical on the spot. With co-creator and director Dylan Emery taking the stage as ‘The Writer’, he receives an urgent call from ‘the producers’ requesting a brand... Continue Reading →
Vincent van Gogh is a man who is synonymous with the idea of a tortured genius. Thus, it can become difficult to separate the man from the mythology surrounding him. Vincent van Gogh: Between Worlds written and directed by Paola Veneto, attempts to do exactly that, presenting a more complicated portrait of an artist whose... Continue Reading →
What starts as an internet rabbit hole you might find yourself in at 3am becomes a funny, fascinating, and surprisingly wholesome hour in Depths of Wikipedia. Internet archivist and comedian Annie Rauwerda brings her viral social media project to the stage, taking audiences on a journey through the strange corners of the world’s largest crowdsourced... Continue Reading →
The Woman in Black has been frightening theatre audiences since 1987, and now it continues its scare fest across the UK with it’s tour stopping off this week in Glasgow at the Theatre Royal, playing until Saturday 24th January 2026. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M-Vm183OXo The Woman in Black is based on Susan Hill’s 1983 book of the same name and was adapted to stage by Stephen Mallatratt. An aging Arthur Kipps hires a... Continue Reading →
‘She Burns’ returns from a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, to celebrate not only the life and art of Robert Burns, but the lives of the women that surrounded him and inspired some of his most famous works. Written by Sarah MacGillivray, with musical arrangements by Nicola Alexander – and of course incorporating... Continue Reading →
The Bohemians, Edinburgh’s renowned amateur theatre company presents ‘Sunshine On Leith’ at the Church Hill Theatre. Morningside’s sunny disposition just got sunnier with a wonderful rendition of the Leith based smash hit musical ‘Sunshine On Leith’. Sunshine On Leith written by Stephen Greenhorn, was originally created and produced by the Dundee Rep Theatre. The story follows two Scottish soldiers who... Continue Reading →
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