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The latest new production at A Play, A Pie and a Pint this 2025 autumn season is The Glasgow Poisoner by Tom Cooper and Jen McGregor. This brand-new musical is based on the true story of Glaswegian socialite Madeleine Smith who was accused of murdering her lover in 1857. The Glasgow Poisoner: A New Musical is A Play, A Pie and A Pint production, co-presented with OneRen and The Gaiety Theatre, Ayr. Read my review of this lively new true crime musical below. Chiara Sparke

Mark Hawkins in The Woman in Black. Credit: Mark Douet The Woman in Black ★★★★☆ Review: 26 March 2024 | Theatre Royal, Glasgow The Woman in Black play celebrates its 35th birthday this year. Running in London’s West End since 1989, it's the UK's second longest ever running stage play, and was even turned into a film starring Daniel Radcliffe. Based on the novel by Susan Hill (first published in 1983) the play of the chilling ghost story has been seen by over 7 million people

The Snow Queen review, the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh Christmas show 2023, Morna Young, Cora Bissett, Claire Dargo