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Jason Donovan has returned to one of his most famous roles: playing Frank-N-Furter in Richard O’Brien’s anarchic musical, The Rocky Horror Show. So, the question has to be: why? Jason Donovan as Frank-n-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show. Photo credit: Daniel Boud Interview: Jason Donovan on touring the UK with The Rocky Horror Show Jason Donovan talks to Richard Barber about playing Richard O'Brien's iconic Sweet Transvestite. So why this role? “In a nutshell,” he says, “I’m a

Matthew Bourne's legendary production The Car Man will return to the King's Theatre, Glasgow in 2026 as part of a new UK tour. The new tour of Bourne's award-winning dance thriller will open at Leicester Curve Theatre in June 2026. Find out more below. New Adventures announce the return of Matthew Bourne's The Car Man New Adventures is delighted to announce that Matthew Bourne’s award-winning dance thriller THE CAR MAN will return for a 2026 UK tour, coming to the King's The

A new Scottish Arts festival has been announced with a host of stars from music, literature and theatre set to appear. Ian McKellen, Graham Norton, Val McDermid, Armistead Maupin, Evelyn Glennie, Jackie Kay and Alan Cumming are just some of the big names on the bill for Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s inaugural Out in the Hills festival. What is the Out in the Hills Festival, Pitlochry? Pitlochry Festival Theatre is set to brighten up January with three days of theatre, music,

A real-life criminal history inspires this tale of two queer women who accidentally become small-time criminals. Written and performed by...

History has been made at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as Awkward Productions , otherwise known as theatre-makers Linus Karp and Joseph...

New musical Pop Off, Michelangelo! was a smash hit at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Following a run at the Underbelly Boulevard...

The full cast has now been announced for POP OFF, MICHELANGELO! at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 Cast news: Pop Off, Michelaneglo!...

JD Stewart's new comedy You Won't Break My Soul is now open at A Play, A Pie and A Pint at Oran Mor, Glasgow to coincide with Pride month. Review: Oran Mor, Glasgow   10 June 2025 Jamie McKillop, James Peake and Kaylah Copeland in You Won't Break My Soul. Credit: Eoin Carey You Won't Break My Soul ★★★☆☆ Recovering from a breakup, Jordan (Jamie McKillop) invites an anonymous man to his flat for a hookup. But the man steals Jordan's prized Beyonce concert tickets on his way ou

News: The King’s Theatre, Glasgow are delighted to announce that a major UK tour of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, based on the 1994...