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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 Tron Theatre, Glasgow has announced the professional and non-professional teenage cast who will be starring in Tron Theatre Company's production of Dawn King's The Trials. Directed by Joanna Bowman, The Trials plays at the Tron from 6 to 14 March 2026. Find out more below. Photo: Mihaela Bodlovic Tron Theatre Company presents THE TRIALS written by Dawn King & directed by Joanna Bowman at Glasgow Tron Theatre, 06 – 14 MARCH 2026 Tron Theatre Company is delighted to be pres

The Citz first Christmas show in their reopened building, Lewis Hetherington's Beauty and the Beast offers a magical piece of atmospheric storytelling for the festive season. Read my review below. Israela Efomi and Nicholas Marshall in Beauty and the Beast. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Beauty and the Beast, Citizens Theatre ★★★★★ Review: 5 December 2025 | Citizens Theatre, Glasgow If you're looking for something other than pantomime to entertain the family this Christmas, the Cit

The cast has been announced for Beauty and the Beast; the Glasgow Citizens Theatre 's first Christmas production in the newly refurbished and reopened venue. It runs from 2 - 31 December 2025. Read more below. The Citizen Theatre Christmas 2025: Beauty and The Beast cast announced A celebration of being bold and gloriously yourself, this year’s Citizens Theatre production of Beauty and The Beast is a family-friendly and funny new take on the classic fairytale. Marking a jo

Earthquakes in London review, RCS, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, BA Acting 2024, Joanna Bowman, climate crisis.

Escaped Alone review, Caryl Churchill, Glasgow Tron Theatre 2024, Blythe Duff, Anne Kidd, Irene Macdougall, Joanna Tope