Scottish Theatre Highlights: April 2022

Spring is in the air, and Scottish theatre and dance feel full of creative possibility this month. In Glasgow, head to Drygate for an unconventional night out – a seven-hour retrospective of polymathic artist Tracy Alexander Rigg, packed with costume, immersive performance, live music and DJ sets (The Self Assembled, 1 Apr). In the Southside, DIG (Dance International Glasgow) continues at Tramway. Check out the premiere of Will Dickie's White Sun (1-2 Apr), an electric appraisal of inheritance, privilege and addiction. You can watch Lovey and Boy: A Carnival Odyssey, a magical dance film celebrating Caribbean heritage and history, for free at the venue until the 3rd. Tramway are also hosting the premiere of The Hope River Girls on 23 April, a version of groupwork's multi-award-winning 2019 show The Afflicted reimagined for younger audiences – it'll go on to tour venues across Scotland until early May.

In Dundee, the Scottish Dance Theatre are hosting the world premiere of Ray at Dundee Rep (14-16 Apr). The brainchild of choreographer Meytal Blanaru, the piece will explore the idea of 'emergence'. 

In Edinburgh, the Lyceum is hosting a new festival called Wonder, billed as a celebration of 'the creative process in all its forms.' Work-in-progress sharings include a live preview of KELI, a new audio drama by Lau member Martin Green (3 Apr), and a sneak peek of the stage adaptation of Ali Smith's novel How To Be Both (9 Apr). The Tandem Writing Collective are returning to Traverse on 2 April to host a night of new writing and live music. Yes, we know that on-screen theatre is so 2021 – but it'll still definitely be worth your while to check out Morna Young's Demon Island: Takeo's Tale (on demand on Traverse's website until 10 Apr). This interactive, part-game, part-show digital story, created by Young on a residency in Japan and inspired by a folktale called Momotaro, sounds more multilayered than most streamed theatre shows.