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Raw Material's Scottish hip-hop musical Wallace is back for 2026 in a bigger, redeveloped production. Read my review from Edinburgh's King's Theatre below. Wallace a musical. Patricia Panther, Manasa Tagica and Madeline Grieve. Photo: Sally Jubb Wallace - a musical ★★★☆☆ Review: 3 October 2026 | The King's Theatre, Edinburgh Making the leap from A Play, A Pie and A Pint to main-stage theatres in Scotland, Raw Material's Scottish hip-hop musical Wallace has been redeveloped as

A Play, A Pie and A Pint's Artistic Director Brian Logan presents his new play as part of the Autumn season at Òran Mór, Glasgow. Whaur's yer Wullie Shakespeare Noo? premieres in Glasgow this week before heading to Edinburgh and then Aberdeen. Read my review below Gavin Jon Wright in Whaur's yer Wullie Shakespeare noo? Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Whaur's yer Wullie Shakespeare noo? ★★★☆☆ Review: 1 October 2026 | Òran Mór, Glasgow In 1750s Edinburgh, church authorities deemed the

Emma Rice's critically acclaimed Tristan & Yseult plays at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow this week before heading to the Lyceum in Edinburgh as part of a UK tour. Read my review of this outstanding piece of theatre below. Nandi Bhebhe and John Leader in Tristan & Yseult. Photo: Steve Tanner Tristan & Yseult ★★★★★ Review: 30 September 2026 | Citizens Theatre, Glasgow It's difficult to think of a current theatre production that has a better reputation than Emma Rice's Tristan

Ceilidh, a new musical, invites ​​audiences to step into one of Scotland’s oldest and most beloved traditions. The show opens this October at Pitlochry Town Hall ahead of an extensive Scottish and UK tour. Meet the cast below. Scott Gilmour, David Rowen and the company of North American Premiere of CEILIDH. Photo by Matt Murphy CEILIDH - a new musical, announces full cast Part night out, part love story, part cultural phenomenon, now the exciting new musical CEILIDH is set t

The turbulent journey continues for the new production of Burlesque as the UK tour arrives in Glasgow. Burlesque is at the King's Theatre Glasgow until Saturday 19 September. Read my review here. Gracie O'Brien and the Burlesque cast. Photo: Rosie Moore The Social Sort Burlesque ★★⯪☆☆ Review: 8 September 2026 | King's Theatre, Glasgow The notoriously troubled Burlesque: The Musical arrived in Glasgow this week, and opening night was marred by delays and technical glitches tha

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

Following a summer season at London's Barbican Theatre, a new production of Cole Porter's musical High Society is now on UK tour. Directed by Rachel Kavanaugh and starring 'Call the Midwife's' Helen George, High Society plays at Glasgow's King's Theatre from 1st to 5th September before it heads to Edinburgh Playhouse the following week. Read my review below. High Society. Pamela Raith photography High Society ★★★⯪☆ Review: 1 September 2026 | King's Theatre, Glasgow Following

The full cast has been announced for Emma Rice's new UK tour production of Tristan & Yseult. Find out more below. Emma Rice's Tristan & Yseult 2026 company in rehearsal. Photo: Steve Tanner Looking for my review of Tristan & Yseult? Click here Tristan & Yseult 2026 tour cast announced With their production of Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest currently on tour in the United States, the Emma Rice Company announces full casting for Rice’s adaptation of Tristan & Yseult. The