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Celtic Connections Festival

January 28, 2024 Our Man On The Ground 1

Having just over 2,000 musicians together guarantees a jumping Glasgow in January. The Celtic Connections Festival has become an annual must with 18 days of different sounds and cultures from across the world. Running until […]

The Moulin Rouge

January 21, 2024 Our Man On The Ground 0

What a totally fantastic way to explode a myth! Excitement levels were already fit to bursting when the exclamation ooh là là drifted across the music hall. It was so loud and so animated and […]

Jekyll and Hyde

January 18, 2024 Our Man On The Ground 0

One man shows are intense for both the actor and audience. Throw in a complex storyline and a bewitching experience awaits! Scottish writer Gary McNair has turned Robert Louis Stevenson’s gothic novel Jekyll and Hyde […]

Shrek The Musical

January 17, 2024 Our Man On The Ground 0

It was smiles all around when a seven foot tall green ogre called Shrek bounced onto the stage at Glasgow’s King’s Theatre. The January blues were banished as young and old alike joined in a […]

The Bodyguard: The Musical

January 4, 2024 Our Man On The Ground 0

No sign of post festive blues when you have the energy busting The Bodyguard Musical to get you moving! Glasgow’s Theatre Royal was packed to the rafters in anticipation of a spectacular opening performance of […]

Ghosts of the Near Future

December 23, 2023 Our Man On The Ground 0

Hot off the Edinburgh Fringe stage and into the fire of the city’s Studio Theatre with some ghostly storytelling, double act PJ Stanley and Emma Clark finished off their UK tour with a powerful performance […]

The Snow Queen

November 25, 2023 Our Man On The Ground 0

You know the festive season has kicked off when a horse with a horn swishes its pink glitter tail and waltzes onto stage. Hamish the Unicorn is undoubtedly the star of Scotland’s adaptation of Hans […]

2:22 – A Ghost Story

November 22, 2023 Our Man On The Ground 0

My nervous neighbour swore and jumped out of her skin every time the neon lights burst into life on the set of 2.22 – A Ghost Story. Set designer Anna Fleischle used all her Olivier […]

Pretty Woman – The Musical

November 15, 2023 Our Man On The Ground 0

A buzz of excitement fizzed through Glasgow’s Theatre Royal as the packed audience waited for the musical opening of Pretty Woman. Dazzling scenery and upbeat music greeted us as the tale, based on the hit […]

Moorcroft – National Theatre of Scotland

October 11, 2023 Our Man On The Ground 0

Men talking about mental health has come a long way. So, it was uplifting to see an all-male group jostling for photographs in front of a promotional poster for Moorcroft. Wearing Men’s Shed hoodies with […]