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Common Tongue
Speaking in the native common tongue is becoming more and more popular with the younger generation as they battle to keep their national identity. None more so than in Scotland, where Gaelic has become a […]
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Alba Class of 24
It’s 10 years on since Scotland rejected a bid to become independent from the rest of the UK. A tense time for all, but an issue which still rumbles on. Thankfully now it can be […]
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Here You Come Again
Country and western singer Dolly Parton is timeless when it comes to good music. The pint sized singer’s tunes are the sort which leave a smile on your face every time you hear them. And […]
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Come From Away
Humanity hopes that a positive will come out of a negative. And what better than the sun which shone following the horrors of 9/11. The world changing event which saw people killed when planes were […]
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Burlesque – A Big New Musical
Glamorous and glitzy and in Glasgow before London’s West End. That’s what makes this musical so magical. Based on the 2010 film starring Cher and Christina Aguilera, this fast moving show is in Scotland until […]
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That’s Showbiz
Politics is a funny old game. And so is entertaining. But that is what makes Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival so attractive. There was something for everyone at the August event and included in the cream of […]
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The Fifth Step
Handling a subject like addiction well bears a heavy responsibility. But David Ireland’s wonderful The Fifth Step does just that and with a dash of humour thrown in to. The two man 90-minute play from […]
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Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang The Musical
There was an air of excitable nostalgia wafting over the audience as the brilliantly bonkers 1964 Ian Fleming gem was transformed into a colourful musical at The King’s Theatre in Glasgow. The story of Chitty, […]
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& Juliet – The New Musical
Modern overhauls traditional and the result is an all swinging hilarious transformation of William Shakespeare’s classic Romeo and Juliet. It’s all loud colours, music and a jumping set and costumes for this brash but brilliant […]
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Jesus Christ Superstar
Once controversial and now reincarnated. Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar has risen from the ashes 53 years after bursting onto the music scene. And it’s a very different show from the […]