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The cult BBC comedy series The High Life comes to Scottish stages this spring as a brand-new musical, with Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson teaming up with writer Johnny McKnight and director Andrew Panton. Now the fabulous full cast for The High Life, the musical Scottish tour has been revealed. Find out who will be living the high life with Alan and Forbes below! L-R - Top Row: Alan Cumming, Forbes Masson, Siobhan Redmond, Patrick Ryecart, Louise McCarthy. Bottom Row: Kyle Ga

Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock hosts returning Scottish TV and panto favourites Jane McCarry, Mark Cox, Jimmy Chisholm and Lee Samuel in Sleeping Beauty which runs at the venue until 31 December 2025. Read my review below. Jane McCarry as Carabosse in Sleeping Beauty. Photo: Christopher Bowen Sleeping Beauty, Beacon Arts Centre ★★★★☆ Review: 11 December 2025 Sleeping Beauty, the pantomime at the Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock this Christmas, looks just as impressive as any