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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...

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May 15, 20259 min read


Review: Goodbye Dreamland Bowlarama at A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Oran Mor, Glasgow
Goodbye Dreamland Bowlarama by Taylor Dyson and Calum Kelly Directed by Beth Morton | Co-presented with Dumfries & Galloway Arts...

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May 13, 20253 min read


Review: Tron Theatre Studio3 - Alright Sunshine, Fleg and Fruitcake
Tron Theatre Company have produced a mini-rep season of 3 original plays showcasing some of the brilliant new work coming out of...

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May 12, 20255 min read


Review: Spring Awakening (play), Royal Conservatoire of Scotland at Glasgow Tron Theatre
Students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s BA Performance for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Actors programme present a retelling of...

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May 10, 20255 min read


Review: Mistero Buffo by Dario Fo and Franca Rame at A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Oran Mor, Glasgow
The first ever Scots language version of infamous play Mistero Buffo premiers at A Play, A Pie and A Pint in Glasgow this week. Described by the Vatican as "blasphemous" - Mistero Buffo is by Nobel-prize winning Italian writer Dario Fo and his wife Franca Rame. Review: Mistero Buffo, Oran Mor, Glasgow | 7 May 2025 Lawrence Boothman in 'Mistero Buffo' Photo credit: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Mistero Buffo, A Play, A Pie and A Pint 2025 ★★★★☆ A series of monologues traditionally perfo

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May 7, 20255 min read


Review: Ghost Stories UK tour, Glasgow
Glasgow’s oldest theatre, the Theatre Royal, plays host to Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman’s acclaimed play Ghost Stories this week. Following a

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Apr 9, 20254 min read


Interview with Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson: writers of hit play Ghost Stories
Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman Things that go bump in the theatre Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson tell Matthew Amer about their shared love of...

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Apr 7, 20255 min read


Cast news: Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton to star in 2:22 A Ghost Story 2025/26 UK tour
The King's Theatre, Glasgow is delighted to announce that real-life couple Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton will star in the critically...

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Mar 31, 20254 min read


Review: Dancing Shoes | A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Oran Mor, Glasgow - Dancing Donny: A legend is born
Comedy drama Dancing Shoes is the latest lunchtime theatre offering from the world famous a play, a pie and a pint Written by Stephen Christopher and Graeme Smith , and directed by PPP's own Artistic Director Brian Logan , Dancing Shoes is the uplifting tale of three men who meet in recovery and form an unlikely friendship. It's also a play that gives birth to an iconic creation: Dancing Donny! Read my full review of Dancing Shoes here. Ross Allan, Stephen Docherty and C

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Mar 26, 20254 min read
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