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Dundee Rep Theatre are staging a new family-friendly musical fairytale this Christmas season with a spirited highland cow in the lead role. Read my review of Jack and the Beanstalk A New Moooosical below. Suzie McAdam and Ronan O'Hara in Jack & the Beanstalk. Photo: Jess Shurte Jack and the Beanstalk A New Moooosical ★★★☆☆ Review: 6 December 2025 | Dundee Rep Theatre Writers Jonathan O’Neill and Isaac Savage have refreshed the popular Jack and the Beanstalk fairytale, and ha

The full cast and creative teams have been announced as Jack and the Beanstalk: A New Moooosical brings festive magic to Dundee Rep Theatre . In lieu of a pantomime this year Jonathan O’Neill and Isaac Savage’s new musical fairytale will delight Dundee audiences from 29 November to 30 December. The 10-strong cast will also feature the vocal talents of legendary actor Brian Cox as The Giant! Find out more below. Get ready for a giant adventure this winter as Dundee Rep Theat

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

Review: Don't Make Tea by Birds of Paradise Theatre Company at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow, April 2024.

Review: Battery Park Sleeping Warrior Theatre Company, Andy McGregor, 2023

Britpop inspired play 'Battery Park' kicks off in Greenock before heading out on Scottish tour. Read more here

Dracula: Mina's Reckoning review, NTS, National Theatre of Scotland

The Stamping Ground, Runrig musical - review, The King's Theatre Glasgow, June 2023.