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Review: Crocodile Rock starring Darren Brownlie at A Play, A Pie and A Pint | Better than ever
Andy McGregor's glorious one-man LGBTQ+ musical comedy Crocodile Rock has been reworked for 2026. Starring the ever fabulous Darren Brownlie, Crocodile Rock is at A Play, A Pie and A Pint at Òran Mór in Glasgow this week, before it heads to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August. Read my review of this wonderful wee Scottish musical below. Darren Brownlie in Crocodile Rock. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Crocodile Rock (musical) ★★★★★ Review: 23 June 2026 | A Play, A Pie and A Pint

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Review: The Choir of Man UK tour, Glasgow | Pub sing-along meets musical theatre
The first UK tour of global smash-hit musical The Choir of Man makes its Scottish Premier in Glasgow this week. The Choir of Man is at the King's Theatre, Glasgow until Saturday 2nd May 2026. Read my review below. The Choir of Man UK tour cast. Photo: Mark Senior The Choir of Man UK Tour ★★★☆☆ Review: 28 April 2026 | King's Theatre, Glasgow Following successful runs in London's West End and multiple international tours, The Choir of Man have set out on their first ever UK tou

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Apr 294 min read


Crocodile Rock returns! Millport musical to play A Play, A Pie and A Pint and Edinburgh Fringe in 2026
Andy McGregor's one-man LGBTQ+ musical comedy Crocodile Rock - set in Millport, on the Isle of Cumbrae - is returning to the stage in 2026. Audiences can see Darren Brownlie in the show at A Play, A Pie and A Pint in Glasgow and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Find all the details below. Darren Brownlie. Photo: Gavin MacQueen Scottish musical Crocodile Rock to play Glasgow and Edinburgh this year A showstopping Scottish musical comedy about a wee island, and a lad with big

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Apr 53 min read


Review: SCOTS the musical, Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow | A musical celebration of a nation
SCOTS is on a Spring tour of Scotland, and this week arrives at Glasgow Pavilion Theatre. Read my review of the newly upscaled, uproarious musical history lesson below. SCOTS. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan SCOTS ★★★★☆ Review: 18 March 2026 | Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow What makes a country? SCOTS sets out to answer that question via a whirlwind musical history lesson. Written by Scott Gilmour and Claire McKenzie of award-winning musical theatre partnership Noisemaker and produced by

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Mar 204 min read


Fringe hit So Young to play Edinburgh and Glasgow
Raw Material Arts have announced dates and an updated cast for their multi-award-winning production of Douglas Maxwell's play So Young as it returns to the stage in Edinburgh and Glasgow this October. Yana Harris in So Young by Douglas Maxwell. Photo: Aly Wright A Raw Material & Traverse Theatre production in association with the Citizens Theatre So Young by Douglas Maxwell A huge hit at the Traverse Festival 2024, So Young is a multi-award-winning comedy play written by Do

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Oct 8, 20253 min read


Review: Òran by Wonder Fools | 2025 tour
Scottish theatre company Wonder Fools take their 2024 Edinburgh Fringe award-winning show Òran on its first ever tour this autumn....

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Sep 21, 20254 min read


Vote now for the winners of the West End Wilma Awards 2025
West End Wilma have announced the shortlist of nominees for this year's prestigious West End Wilma Awards . 2025 West End Wilma Awards...

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Sep 1, 20253 min read


Review: Skye - A Thriller | Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
Sunday Times bestselling author and award-winning theatre producer Ellie Keel makes her playwriting debut with the world première of...

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Aug 23, 20253 min read


Review: Falling in Love with Mr Dellamort | Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
Mysterious new musical Falling in Love With Mr Dellamort holds its European premiere at the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Featuring an...

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Aug 21, 20255 min read
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