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John Cleese’s Fawlty Towers – The Play
Nostalgia can lead to doubt. The fear that the memory is more positive than the actual event. So, there was some scepticism that a play about what was a truly brilliant sitcom in its day […]
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The Snow Queen – Scottish Ballet
Winter magic proved to be the icing on the cake for Brazilian ballet dancer Yuri Marques with his brilliance leading to a top honour. The fabulous Glasgow opening night of Scottish Ballet’s Snow Queen at […]
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Baltic at The Cumbernauld Theatre at Lanternhouse
Hurrah for the good old pantomime we all loved and looked forward to at Christmas as children. Sadly, over the years, the ethos of a bit of fun and slapstick has got lost as theatres […]
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Beyond Van Gogh and Beyond Monet
Two of the world’s most impressive painters would certainly be wowed by virtual technology. Claude Monet and Vincent Van Gogh were the much sought after artists in the 1800s, with water lilies and sunflowers their […]
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Cinderella: A Fairytale
The magic wand has been waved, and Christmas is officially upon us! With sparkling lights, glittery outfits, mulled wine and hot chocolate, The Lyceum in Edinburgh sprung into full festive mode as the curtain raised […]
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Black Hole Sign
The depressing state of the National Health System is enough to send us all reaching for a pick me up. But an excellent and thought provoking play is just the tonic for a much needed […]
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Belly-Laughs at Edinburgh Fringe
There’s a full house of mirth and merriment at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. With three weeks of fun at the Edinburgh Fringe finishing on 25th August, the laughs are getting louder and the streets packed […]
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Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Just shy of its 60th anniversary and the infamous Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical is still delighting. A packed King’s Theatre in Glasgow was on its feet singing and dancing along to the […]
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Restless Natives: The Musical
A joke shop is a strange place to plot becoming modern day highwaymen. But then cult Scottish favourite Restless Natives is a bit of an eccentric story which grows on you as the audience at […]
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The Mountaintop
There’s no denying that civil rights activist Dr Martin Luther King was an extraordinary man. But he was also human and the very clever play, The Mountaintop by Katori Hall exploits his fears and weaknesses […]