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One Hundred Voices is an interactive walk-through that gives audiences an insight into what it's like to be a child within Scotland's care system. Audio-narrated and immersive, One Hundred Voices is at the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow until 12 September, then it continues on tour across Scotland. Read my review below. One Hundred Voices. Photo: Laurence Winram One Hundred Voices ★★★★☆ Review: 3 September 2026 | Citizens Theatre, Glasgow One Hundred Voices is an interactive, imm

Dominic Hill's new stage adaptation of Orwell's 1984 opens at the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow before touring to Dundee, Aberdeen and Edinburgh. Read my review here. 1984 ensemble, Citizens Theatre, Glasgow. Photo: Mihaela Bodlovic 1984 ★★★★☆ Review: 3 September 2026 | Citizens Theatre, Glasgow A new Scottish Theatre production of George Orwell's dystopian classic 1984 has opened in Glasgow this week. A co-production between the Citizens Theatre Glasgow, Dundee Rep Theatre and T

A new musical with music and lyrics by Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall has its world premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this month. The Singer, based on the short film by Cora Bissett and Jamie Rea premieres at the Traverse Theatre, where it plays until Sunday 30th August as part of TravFest26. Read my review below. The Singer cast Jamie Rea and Dylan Wood. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan The Singer (musical) ★★★★☆ Review: 13 August 2026 | Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh Wh

The cast has been announced for a new stage adaptation of 1984 which will tour to theatres across Scotland this autumn. 1984, adapted by Chris Hannan and directed by Dominic Hill, opens at the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, before touring to Dundee, Aberdeen and Edinburgh. Find out more below. 1984 cast: Glasgow Citizens Theatre, Dundee Rep, His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen and The Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh. The cast has been announced for 1984, a new adaptation of George Or

A new stage adaptation of true crime novel The Long Drop by Denise Mina plays at Glasgow's Citizens Theatre until Saturday 20 June. Read my review of this superb psychological thriller below. Mary Gapinski, Andy Clark & Brian Vernel in The Long Drop. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan The Long Drop (play) ​★★★★☆ Review: 11 June 2026 | Citizens Theatre, Glasgow True crime fans rejoice! The Citz' staging of The Long Drop - a novel by one of Scotland's best crime writers Denise Mina - is a

The Citizens Theatre, Glasgow and Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh's new production of Sweat by American playwright Lynn Nottage is playing in Scotland this May and June. Read my review of this superb new staging of this award-winning play below. Lucianne McEvoy & Debbie Korley in Sweat by Lynn Nottage at Citizens Theatre. Photo: Mihaela Bodlovic Lynn Nottage's Sweat ★★★★★ Review: 7 May 2026 | Citizens Theatre, Glasgow Since the Citizens Theatre reopened after major redevelopm

Brian Vernel takes on the role of notorious Glasgow serial killer Peter Manuel in a new adaptation of Denise Mina’s crime thriller The Long Drop at Citizens Theatre this June. Meet the full cast below. Looking for my review of The Long Drop at the Citizens' Theatre? Find it here: https://www.lisainthetheatre.com/post/the-long-drop-play-review Citizen's Theatre The Long Drop cast announced The Long Drop is a darkly stylish descent into the heart of a city – and the haunted min

The full cast has been announced for Lynn Nottage’s Sweat, a Citizens Theatre and Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh co-production opening this May in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Find the full details below. The cast of Lynn Nottage’s Sweat. L-R (standing): Lewis MacDougall, Laura Cairns, Mark Theodore, Christopher Middleton, Ako Mitchell, Debbie Korley, Lucianne McEvoy; L-R (crouching) Manuel Pacific, Rudolphe Mdlongwa. Photo: Alex Brady Lynn Nottage's Sweat; Cast Announced The Citi

Matthew Kelly and George Costigan star in Dominic Hill's new production of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot . The show premieres in Glasgow before touring to Liverpool and Bolton. Read my review below. George Costigan as Vladimir and Matthew Kelly as Estragon. Photo: Mihaela Bodlovic Waiting for Godot ★★★★☆ review: 25 February 2026 | Citizens Theatre, Glasgow Waiting for Godot may be a challenging piece of theatre, and Samuel Beckett may not be for everyone, but Dominic H