top of page
All blog posts from Lisa in the Theatre
Theatre and arts reviews, news, interviews, favourites, ticket tips, guides and more.


Review: Intimate Apparel at the Donmar Warehouse
Pulitzer prize winning writer Lynn Nottage reunites with director Lynette Linton to bring her acclaimed play Intimate Apparel to the Donmar Warehouse in London. Playing from 20 June to 9 August 2025, Intimate Apparel stars Emmy Award Winner Samira Wiley. Review: Donmar Warehouse, London | 10 July 2025 Samira Wiley in Intimate Apparel at the Donmar Warehouse. Photo: Helen Murray Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage review | Donmar Warehouse ★★★★★ New York City, 1905. Thirty-five y

Lisa in the theatre
Jul 11, 20253 min read


Review: Calamity Jane | UK tour, Glasgow
The UK tour revival of classic musical comedy Calamity Jane has arrived in Glasgow. The much-loved musical plays at The King's Theatre...

Lisa in the theatre
Jul 3, 20254 min read


Review: Restless Natives the musical
The new stage adaptation of cult classic Scottish film Restless Natives has arrived in Glasgow for the final dates of its Scottish tour....

Lisa in the theatre
Jun 26, 20254 min read


Review: Man's Best Friend
Douglas Maxwell's Man's Best Friend plays at Glasgow Tron Theatre from 19 June - 21 July before heading out on tour across Scotland in...

Lisa in the theatre
Jun 25, 20254 min read


Review: The Inquisitor - A Play, A Pie and A Pint
The final show of A Play, A Pie and A Pint 's 2025 spring season is Peter Arnott's The Inquisitor which plays at Glasgow's Oran Mor from 23 - 28 June. Review: Oran Mor, Glasgow 24 June 2025 Tom McGovern and Michael Guest in 'The Inquisitor' Tommy Ga-Ken Wan The Inquisitor ★★★☆☆ To celebrate Peter Arnott 's 40 years in Scottish theatre, and his 11th production at Oran Mor, A Play, A Pie and A Pint are this week staging his 2006 psychological drama The Inquisitor . Darker in to

Lisa in the theatre
Jun 25, 20253 min read


Review: Picture You Dead, UK tour, Glasgow
Peter James' Detective Grace is back on the UK stage with his latest case, Picture You Dead . Adapted for the stage from the UK's number...

Lisa in the theatre
Jun 12, 20254 min read


Review: You Won't Break My Soul - A Play, A Pie and A Pint
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

Lisa in the theatre
Jun 11, 20253 min read


Review: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, UK tour Glasgow
The stage adaptation of CS Lewis' beloved novel The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe has arrived in Glasgow . The current UK tour ...

Lisa in the theatre
Jun 11, 20256 min read


Review: The Mountaintop, Edinburgh Lyceum
Katori Hall's Olivier award-winning play about MLK's final night has opened at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh and plays until 21...

Lisa in the theatre
Jun 6, 20253 min read
bottom of page
