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Review: My Romantic History, by D.C Jackson at Glasgow Tron Theatre
Tron Theatre Company's production of D.C. Jackson’s much-loved rom-com My Romantic History is at the Tron until Saturday 13 June, then it tours to community venues across Glasgow. Read my review of this brutally honest, sharp and cheeky comedy play below. Rebecca Wilkie as Amy and Julie Wilson Nimmo as Sasha. Photo: Mihaela Bodlovic My Romantic History ★★★☆☆ Review: 09 June 2026 | Tron Theatre, Glasgow Tron Theatre Company have restaged Scottish playwright D.C. Jackson's My R

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Jun 104 min read


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


SCOTS the musical Scottish tour | The infamous talking toilet is coming to a theatre near you this spring!
The popular Edinburgh Fringe hit SCOTS the musical , an irreverent and hilarious journey through Scotland’s history, returns in an up-scaled form to tour Scotland's main stages in Spring 2026. Find the SCOTS tour dates and cast announcement below. Tyler Collins will reprise his role as the toilet in Scots the musical Looking for my review of SCOTS? Click here: https://www.lisainthetheatre.com/post/scots-the-musical-review Scots The Musical Scottish tour announced Returning fo

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Feb 133 min read


A Giant on the Bridge Scottish tour announced | Gig theatre examines prison homecoming
Following its premiere in 2024 and pop-up performance at Celtic Connections in 2025, A Giant on the Bridge embarks on a tour of Scotland in February and March 2026. Fusing original Scottish hip-hop, songwriting and storytelling, the show reveals the intimate human experiences relating to prison homecoming. Find out more below. A Giant on the Bridge. Photo: Tommy Ga Ken Wan A Giant on the Bridge: Gig-theatre through lived experience of the Scottish prison system A rapper prep

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Jan 303 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


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
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