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The Metamorphosis @ Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Divisive figures such as Donald Trump and Katie Hopkins are bought to mind in this intelligent re-imagining of Kafka's classic Read more »| 18 Mar 2020 -
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Blood and Gold @ The Glad Cafe, Glasgow
Mara Menzies brings her storytelling show to Workers' Theatre's Southside festival Read more »| 09 Mar 2020 -
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W*nk Buddies @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Jake Jarratt and Cameron Sharp discuss masculinity and sexuality at the dreg-ends of a house party in this touching production Read more »| 09 Mar 2020 -
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The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff @ Traverse, Edinburgh
This tribute to an anti-fascism activist from Teesside is musically gorgeous and politically rousing Read more »| 04 Mar 2020 -
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Educating Rita @ Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Jessica Johnson and Stephen Tompkinson excel in this 40th-anniversary production of Willy Russell's classic two-hander Read more »| 03 Mar 2020 -
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The Political History of Smack and Crack @ Tron Theatre, Glasgow
The story of two long-term addicts is fused with an expose of government collusion in Ed Edwards' earnest debut play Read more »| 25 Feb 2020
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Antigone, Interrupted @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Thought-provoking, thrilling and enthralling – Scottish Dance Theatre's genre-busting solo show is a triumph Read more »| 24 Feb 2020 -
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Nixon In China @ Theatre Royal, Glasgow
John Adams' 1987 opera about the US president's state visit to China is given a new lease of life by Scottish Opera Read more »| 20 Feb 2020 -
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Pride Plays @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Scotland's first LGBTQI+ playwright festival returns to The Traverse, showcasing some excellent new work Read more »| 19 Feb 2020 -
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Trojan Horse @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
LUNG's award-winning show, adapted from 200 hours of interviews, concentrates on the devastating consequences of a media storm Read more »| 17 Feb 2020 -
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Manipulate 2020: Lamp, Shadowbird and Island Home
We round up our coverage of this year's Manipulate festival with three ambitious shows that strive for thought-provoking visual spectacle, with varying degrees of effect Read more »| 14 Feb 2020 -
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Manipulate 2020: Sketches, Canto X and Up
Conceptual dance, object theatre and Dante's Inferno: our coverage of Manipulate continues Read more »| 14 Feb 2020 -
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Manipulate 2020: Remember?, Transfigured, and A Brief History of The Male Fragile Ego
Manipulate presents mesmerising and multilayered work from Nunah Theatre, Oceanallover and Jordan & Skinner Read more »| 12 Feb 2020 -
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Manipulate 2020: Twa Pirate Quines, Dreams of The Small Gods & After Chekov
Puppetry, performance art and pirates: our writers report on three, entirely different stories told at this year's Manipulate Read more »| 12 Feb 2020 -
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Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) @ Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
A memorable and proudly feminist retelling of the novel, with plenty of in-jokes that Jane Austen aficionados will appreciate Read more »| 05 Feb 2020