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The High Life the musical announced! Oh my oh my, we're flying so high...
The original cast of cult Scottish TV series The High Life are set to reunite for a stage musical. Alan Cumming, Forbes Masson and panto legend Johnny McKnight have collaborated on the new show which is set to tour Scotland in 2026. Fasten your seatbelts! This is going to be epic. The High Life. Photo credit: BBC 90's TV comedy The High Life returns... as a musical! After a 30-year delay in the departure lounge, The High Life returns in a new musical spectacular featuring a

Lisa in the theatre
May 28, 20254 min read


Review: Keli, National Theatre of Scotland
Martin Green's new play Keli for the National Theatre of Scotland (NTS) tells the story of a girl who has grown up in a former mining...

Lisa in the theatre
May 17, 20254 min read


Full cast announced for MAKE IT HAPPEN - a play about Royal Bank of Scotland & the 2008 financial crash, starring Brian Cox
The National Theatre of Scotland, Edinburgh International Festival and Dundee Rep today announce the full cast for MAKE IT HAPPEN – a...

Lisa in the theatre
May 15, 20259 min read


What's On at Glasgow's Tron Theatre in 2025?
What's On at Glasgow's Tron Theatre in 2025? Announcing Jemima Levick's inaugural season as Tron Theatre Artistic Director

Lisa in the theatre
Feb 13, 20256 min read


Review: The Fifth Step - Jack Lowden and Sean Gilder, National Theatre of Scotland
The Fifth Step, National Theatre of Scotland, David Ireland, Jack Lowden, Sean Gilder, Finn den Hertog

Lisa in the theatre
Aug 29, 20243 min read


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

Lisa in the theatre
Aug 8, 20244 min read


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

Lisa in the theatre
May 26, 20244 min read


June Carter Cash: The Woman, Her Music and Me to premier at Edinburgh Fringe 2024
June Carter Cash: The Woman, Her Music and Me premier at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 ahead of Scottish tour. Charlene Boyd, Cora Bissett

Lisa in the theatre
May 10, 20245 min read


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

Lisa in the theatre
Sep 14, 20233 min read
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