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Omigod you guys! Elle Woods and Bruiser Woods are on tour. The brand new 'Made at Curve' production of Legally Blonde the musical is at The King's Theatre, Glasgow until Saturday 11th April, before continuing on tour across the UK and Ireland through 2026. Read my review of this very fun - very pink! - new musical below. Sprout as Bruiser Woods & Amber Davies as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde the musical. Photo: Matt Crockett Legally Blonde the musical ★★★★☆ Review: 7 April 20

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

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

Olivier-nominated musical JUST FOR ONE DAY: THE LIVE AID MUSICAL will come to the King's Theatre, Glasgow from 27th to 31st July 2027 as part of a major new UK tour. Find out more below. Just For One Day: The Live Aid musical UK tour announcement Glasgow Producers Jamie Wilson Productions (The Devil Wears Prada, Two Strangers Carry A Cake Across New York, Mrs Doubtfire) are thrilled to announce further tour dates for Just For One Day - The Live Aid Musical , in association w

The stage adaptation of The Shawshank Redemption plays at Glasgow Theatre Royal until Saturday 28th March before continuing on UK tour through 2026. Read my review below. Ben Onwukwe and Joe McFadden in The Shawshank Redemption. Photo: Jack Merriman The Shawshank Redemption (UK tour) ★★★★☆ Review: 24 March 2026 | Theatre Royal, Glasgow The Shawshank Redemption is a play based on Stephen King’s 1982 novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption . The work has been adapted f

This week's 'A Play, A Pie and a Pint' at Òran Mór, Glasgow, is James Reilly's Miss Lockwood Isn't Well. The superb new comedy drama plays in Glasgow until Saturday 28th March before transferring to the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh the following week. Read my review below. Mark Cox, Karen Young and Jane McCarry in Miss Lockwood Isn't Well. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Miss Lockwood Isn't Well ★★★★☆ Review: 25 March 2026 | Òran Mór, Glasgow The pupils at Miss Lockwood's school have

The Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh announce casting for heartfelt new drama Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil, adapted by the brilliant Gary McNair for the stage, from the beloved book by Ron Ferguson. Find out who will be bringing the story to life on stage below. Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil play cast announced The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh is delighted to announce the cast of Gary McNair’s brand-new stage play inspired by Ron Ferguson’s beloved book, Black Dia

Acclaimed one-woman play about love and lighthouses returns to UK stages on tour this year. The Light House opens at the Traverse Theatre on Saturday 28 March. Find out more about the show and the tour below. Alys Williams in The Light House. Photo: Anthony Robling The Light House by Alys Williams | Directed by Andrea Heaton “Everyone should see The Light House”, said one audience member after seeing the show’s premiere at Leeds Playhouse in 2023. And now they can, as The Lig

The highly anticipated new stage adaptation of David Nicholls’ beloved novel One Day is now open in Edinburgh, the city where Em and Dex's story began. The Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh and Melting Pot's gorgeous new musical runs at the Lyceum until 19 April 2026. Read my review below. Jamie Muscato as Dexter & Sharon Rose as Emma. Photo: Mihaela Bodlovic One Day the musical ★★★★☆ Review: 11 March 2026 | Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh David Nicholls' 2009 novel One Day is so wid