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The National Theatre of Scotland and Tron Theatre Company bring the true story of the Greenock Lee Jeans factory occupation to the stage for the first time. Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In premieres at Glasgow Tron Theatre this week, then heads out on a tour across Scotland that culminates at the Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock, close to where the legendary factory once stood. Read my review of this exhilarating new play below. Chiara Sparkes and the cast of Stand and De

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

Married American Indie-Folk duo, The Bengsons make their Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut with Ohio, a music-led true story about losing...

No Love Songs review, Tron Theatre Glasgow 2024. Kyle Falconer, Laura Wilde, Johnny McKnight

Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me review. Eighties music, play, gig theatre. Ben Harrison and David Paul Jones.

June Carter Cash: The Woman, Her Music and Me review, National Theatre of Scotland, Grid Iron Theatre Co, premier, Summerhall Edinburgh 2024

Dead Girls Rising review, Silent Uproar Productions, Glasgow Tron Theatre, May 2024.

What Girls Are Made Of review, Cora Bissett, Gig Theatre, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023.