Reviews
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FestivalsThe Fishermen @ Assembly George Square
Two towering performances bring a Booker-shortlisted Nigerian novel to vivid, unforgettable life Read more »| 08 Aug 2018 -
FestivalsBottom @ Summerhall
A funny, scrappy and deeply moving show exploring gay sexual politics and the anxiety of online dating. Read more »| 07 Aug 2018 -
FestivalsWaiting for Godot @ Royal Lyceum Theatre
Druid's take on Samuel Beckett’s 1953 breakthrough play and existential masterpiece Waiting for Godot is a cruel and comic delight Read more »| 07 Aug 2018 -
FestivalsNina’s Got News @ Pleasance Dome
Awkward staging and laddish gags let down Frank Skinner's first foray as a playwright Read more »| 07 Aug 2018 -
ReviewsThe Last Ship @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Sting’s musical docks in the Scottish capital, bringing Geordie sunshine before finding a sunset into which to sail, leaving us all the better for the experience Read more »| 19 Jun 2018 -
ReviewsBaba Yaga @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Windmill Theatre and Imaginate's new take on the classic Slavic fairytale is bright, colourful and totally absurd Read more »| 08 Jun 2018
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ReviewsSunshine on Leith @ King's Theatre, Edinburgh
This new revival of the Edinburgh-set, Proclaimers-scored musical is an infectious and joyous production, featuring illuminating performances and very familiar tunes Read more »| 08 Jun 2018 -
ReviewsMa, Pa and the Little Mouths @ Traverse Theatre
This collaboration between the Tron Theatre and the National Theatre of Scotland has produced a dark, surreal and excessively absurd play. Read more »| 18 May 2018 -
ReviewsGut @ Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Frances Poet's first full-length play packs a visceral punch, taking on issues of trust, fear and creeping unease Read more »| 17 May 2018 -
ReviewsCreditors @ Lyceum, Edinburgh
David Greig's adaptation of August Strindberg's Creditors is a surprisingly current look at the pain that relationships can cause Read more »| 10 May 2018 -
ReviewsWar Horse @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Reader, I’ve fallen in love... with a horse called Joey, in the National Theatre's thunderous production of War Horse Read more »| 08 May 2018 -
ReviewsThe Last Bordello @ Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Fire Exit's latest and largest production is a sumptuously mad theatrical treat Read more »| 23 Feb 2018 -
ReviewsThe Belle's Stratagem @ Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
A delightfully witty adaptation of Hannah Cowley's 18th century romp, set to the familiar backdrop of Edinburgh’s New Town Read more »| 20 Feb 2018 -
ReviewsThe Match Box @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
This one-woman show delves deeply into love and hate and questions what we could do after a tragedy. Read more »| 20 Feb 2018 -
ReviewsPressure @ King's Theatre, Edinburgh
David Haig excels in this surprisingly gripping and involving exposition of the weather conditions in the days before the D-Day landings Read more »| 16 Feb 2018