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Gary McNair's warm-hearted stage adaptation of Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil features music by Deacon Blue's Ricky Ross. It runs at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh until 23 May. Read my review below. "The theatre x football crossover I didn't know I needed!" Dawn Steele in Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil. Photo: Aly Wright Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil play ★★★★☆ Review: 13 May 2026 | Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil is the s

The Citizens Theatre, Glasgow and Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh's new production of Sweat by American playwright Lynn Nottage is playing in Scotland this May and June. Read my review of this superb new staging of this award-winning play below. Lucianne McEvoy & Debbie Korley in Sweat by Lynn Nottage at Citizens Theatre. Photo: Mihaela Bodlovic Lynn Nottage's Sweat ★★★★★ Review: 7 May 2026 | Citizens Theatre, Glasgow Since the Citizens Theatre reopened after major redevelopm

The National Theatre of Scotland and Tron Theatre Company bring the true story of the Greenock Lee Jeans factory occupation to the stage for the first time. Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In premieres at Glasgow Tron Theatre this week, then heads out on a tour across Scotland that culminates at the Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock, close to where the legendary factory once stood. Read my review of this exhilarating new play below. Chiara Sparkes and the cast of Stand and De

TV star Tom Chambers plays another TV national treasure: Detective Inspector Morse in the first ever stage version of the iconic character. The UK tour of Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts is at Glasgow Theatre Royal from 31 March to 4 April 2026. Read my review below. Tachia Newall as Detective Sergeant Lewis and Tom Chambers as Detective Inspector Morse in Inspector Morse House of Ghosts (c) Johan Perrson Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts ★★★☆☆ Review: 31 March 2026 | Theatr

Siobhán Redmond is to star in Pitlochry Festival Theatre production of Samuel Beckett's Happy Days from 18 September to 10 October. Find out more below. Siobhán Redmond to star in Happy Days Pitlochry Festival Theatre has today announced that Siobhán Redmond will star in a new production of Samuel Beckett ’s surreal masterpiece Happy Days . A new addition to Alan Cumming ’s inaugural season as Artistic Director, the revival of Beckett’s iconic 1960 play Happy Days will run a

The National Theatre of Scotland will present an evening of Scottish artistic talent in Edinburgh on 1st May. Aptly titled Mayday, this event, curated and directed by Cora Bissett and Hannah Lavery, will bring together performances of theatre, music, poetry, comedy and dance, with audiences invited to pay what they can. Find out more below. Hanna Lavery and Cora Bissett. Photo: Peter Dibdin NTS announces Mayday Two of Scotland’s leading artists and theatre-makers, Hannah Lav

The stage adaptation of The Shawshank Redemption plays at Glasgow Theatre Royal until Saturday 28th March before continuing on UK tour through 2026. Read my review below. Ben Onwukwe and Joe McFadden in The Shawshank Redemption. Photo: Jack Merriman The Shawshank Redemption (UK tour) ★★★★☆ Review: 24 March 2026 | Theatre Royal, Glasgow The Shawshank Redemption is a play based on Stephen King’s 1982 novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption . The work has been adapted f

This week's 'A Play, A Pie and a Pint' at Òran Mór, Glasgow, is James Reilly's Miss Lockwood Isn't Well. The superb new comedy drama plays in Glasgow until Saturday 28th March before transferring to the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh the following week. Read my review below. Mark Cox, Karen Young and Jane McCarry in Miss Lockwood Isn't Well. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Miss Lockwood Isn't Well ★★★★☆ Review: 25 March 2026 | Òran Mór, Glasgow The pupils at Miss Lockwood's school have

The Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh announce casting for heartfelt new drama Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil, adapted by the brilliant Gary McNair for the stage, from the beloved book by Ron Ferguson. Find out who will be bringing the story to life on stage below. Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil play cast announced The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh is delighted to announce the cast of Gary McNair’s brand-new stage play inspired by Ron Ferguson’s beloved book, Black Dia