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Calendar Girls the Musical
A fabulous cast and a great storyline are the right ingredients for a grand night out. The touching story of The Calendar Girls is a familiar one for those of a certain age and after […]
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The Full Monty – The Play by Simon Beaufoy
It must be real fun being a child actor and especially in a fabulous show like The Full Monty. Sheffield actor Cass Dempsey was given a deserving and roaring standing ovation for his role as […]
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The Moulin Rouge
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 […]
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Jekyll and Hyde
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 […]
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Shrek The Musical
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 […]
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The Bodyguard: The Musical
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 […]
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Ghosts of the Near Future
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 […]
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The Snow Queen
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 […]
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2:22 – A Ghost Story
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 […]
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Pretty Woman – The Musical
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 […]