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Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson's cult 90's sitcom The High Life makes the leap from TV screen to stage in a brand-new comedy musical. The show tours to theatres across Scotland this Spring following a dazzling world premiere Dundee Rep. Read my review from the opening night of The High Life the musical below. Forbes Masson & Alan Cumming in The High Life the musical. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan The High Life the musical ★★★★★ Review: 2 April 2026 | Dundee Rep Theatre Please ensur

The cult BBC comedy series The High Life comes to Scottish stages this spring as a brand-new musical, with Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson teaming up with writer Johnny McKnight and director Andrew Panton. Now the fabulous full cast for The High Life, the musical Scottish tour has been revealed. Find out who will be living the high life with Alan and Forbes below! L-R - Top Row: Alan Cumming, Forbes Masson, Siobhan Redmond, Patrick Ryecart, Louise McCarthy. Bottom Row: Kyle Ga

Maggie and Me - review, NTS, National Theatre of Scotland, Damian Barr, James Ley, Margaret Thatcher.

Scots by Noisemaker review, A Play, A Pie and a Pint, Oran Mor, Glasgow, April 2023.