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Review: Jack and the Beanstalk A New Moooosical at Dundee Rep Theatre - the potential to become a new, modern fairy-tale
Dundee Rep Theatre are staging a new family-friendly musical fairytale this Christmas season with a spirited highland cow in the lead role. Read my review of Jack and the Beanstalk A New Moooosical below. Suzie McAdam and Ronan O'Hara in Jack & the Beanstalk. Photo: Jess Shurte Jack and the Beanstalk A New Moooosical ★★★☆☆ Review: 6 December 2025 | Dundee Rep Theatre Writers Jonathan O’Neill and Isaac Savage have refreshed the popular Jack and the Beanstalk fairytale, and ha

Lisa in the theatre
Dec 94 min read


Dundee Rep announces cast for Jack and the Beanstalk: A New Moooosical
The full cast and creative teams have been announced as Jack and the Beanstalk: A New Moooosical brings festive magic to Dundee Rep Theatre . In lieu of a pantomime this year Jonathan O’Neill and Isaac Savage’s new musical fairytale will delight Dundee audiences from 29 November to 30 December. The 10-strong cast will also feature the vocal talents of legendary actor Brian Cox as The Giant! Find out more below. Get ready for a giant adventure this winter as Dundee Rep Theat

Lisa in the theatre
Sep 262 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....

Lisa in the theatre
Sep 204 min read


Cast and Creative team announced for The Glass Menagerie Scottish tour
Dundee Rep Theatre is delighted to announce the cast and creative team for a major new production of Tennessee Williams’ breakthrough...

Lisa in the theatre
Aug 213 min read


Review: Make It Happen by James Graham - RBS play starring Brian Cox | Edinburgh International Festival 2025
Make It Happen is a new play by James Graham , directed by Andrew Panton , that tells the story of the Royal Bank of Scotland ’s rise and...

Lisa in the theatre
Aug 24 min read


Review: Man's Best Friend
Douglas Maxwell's Man's Best Friend plays at Glasgow Tron Theatre from 19 June - 21 July before heading out on tour across Scotland in...

Lisa in the theatre
Jun 254 min read


The High Life the musical announced! Oh my oh my, we're flying so high...
The original cast of cult Scottish TV series The High Life are set to reunite for a stage musical. Alan Cumming, Forbes Masson and panto...

Lisa in the theatre
May 284 min read


Review: Keli, National Theatre of Scotland
Martin Green's new play Keli for the National Theatre of Scotland (NTS) tells the story of a girl who has grown up in a former mining...

Lisa in the theatre
May 174 min read


Full cast announced for MAKE IT HAPPEN - a play about Royal Bank of Scotland & the 2008 financial crash, starring Brian Cox
The National Theatre of Scotland, Edinburgh International Festival and Dundee Rep today announce the full cast for MAKE IT HAPPEN – a...

Lisa in the theatre
May 159 min read
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