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The National Theatre of Scotland and Tron Theatre Company bring the true story of the Greenock Lee Jeans factory occupation to the stage for the first time. Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In premieres at Glasgow Tron Theatre this week, then heads out on a tour across Scotland that culminates at the Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock, close to where the legendary factory once stood. Read my review of this exhilarating new play below. Chiara Sparkes and the cast of Stand and De

Find out more about Mayday here Mayday: Q&A with directors Hannah Lavery and Cora Bissett How did Mayday come about? HL and CB: Mayday grew out of conversations about how heavy things feel right now, and how the arts can respond without pretending to have the answers. When National Theatre of Scotland approached us about a one‑night event, we wanted to make a space where people could sit with the complexity of the moment together, without being told what to think. Why do you

The full casting has been announced for the Pitlochry Festival Theatre production of the musical Once, directed by John Tiffany. Find the full details below. Full cast announced for Pitlochry Festival Theatre production of Once Pitlochry Festival Theatre has today announced the full cast for their forthcoming production of the Grammy, Tony and Olivier award-winning Once , which will reunite the original creative team behind the smash-hit Broadway and West End musical. As pre

Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson's cult 90's sitcom The High Life makes the leap from TV screen to stage in a brand-new comedy musical. The show tours to theatres across Scotland this Spring following a dazzling world premiere Dundee Rep. Read my review from the opening night of The High Life the musical below. Forbes Masson & Alan Cumming in The High Life the musical. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan The High Life the musical ★★★★★ Review: 2 April 2026 | Dundee Rep Theatre Please ensur

Scottish stars Ewan McGregor, Sam Heughan and Alan Cumming are set to appear in fundraiser events for Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s 75th Anniversary appeal. Find out more below. Sam Heughan, Alan Cumming, and Ewan McGregor Ewan McGregor and Sam Heughan in conversation with Alan Cumming Pitlochry Festival Theatre has today announced the exciting news that two of Scotland’s most internationally recognised actors Ewan McGregor and Sam Heughan will be in conversation with Artist

Bethany Tennick's Outskirts premiers at A Play, A Pie and A Pint this week. The new musical comedy, co-presented with Aberdeen Performing Arts and OneRen, is at Òran Mór, Glasgow until Saturday 4 April. Read my review below. Rosie Graham, Shona White and Jake Stephen in Outskirts. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Outskirts ★★★☆☆ Review: 1 April 2026 | Òran Mór, Glasgow Another week another show bursting with outstanding Scottish talent at A Play, A Pie and A Pint. The little lunchtim

Siobhán Redmond is to star in Pitlochry Festival Theatre production of Samuel Beckett's Happy Days from 18 September to 10 October. Find out more below. Siobhán Redmond to star in Happy Days Pitlochry Festival Theatre has today announced that Siobhán Redmond will star in a new production of Samuel Beckett ’s surreal masterpiece Happy Days . A new addition to Alan Cumming ’s inaugural season as Artistic Director, the revival of Beckett’s iconic 1960 play Happy Days will run a

Flora is a new musical from Genesis Theatre Productions that brings the life story of Flora MacDonald to the stage. Best known for helping Bonnie Prince Charlie escape capture after the Battle of Culloden, the new musical written by Belle Jones , with music from AJ Robertson and John Kielty , presents the mostly unknown story of the Scottish Jacobite heroine to audiences who may be curious about what happened to Flora after she smuggled the bonnie prince 'Over the sea to

The National Theatre of Scotland will present an evening of Scottish artistic talent in Edinburgh on 1st May. Aptly titled Mayday, this event, curated and directed by Cora Bissett and Hannah Lavery, will bring together performances of theatre, music, poetry, comedy and dance, with audiences invited to pay what they can. Find out more below. Hanna Lavery and Cora Bissett. Photo: Peter Dibdin NTS announces Mayday Two of Scotland’s leading artists and theatre-makers, Hannah Lav