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Scottish playwright Douglas Maxwell debuts his new play Inexperience at Pitlochry Festival Theatre from 13 June - 4 July 2026. Read my review below. Adura Onashile and Sandy Grierson in Inexperience. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Inexperience by Douglas Maxwell ★★★★☆ Review: 18 June 2026 | Pitlochry Festival Theatre, studio To open its 2026 studio season, Pitlochry Festival Theatre is staging the world premiere of the latest play from award-winning Scottish playwright Douglas Maxwe

Kym Marsh and Lisa Faulkner star in the UK tour stage adaptation of 90s thriller Single White Female. The play has its Scottish premiere in Glasgow this week, playing at the Theatre Royal until Saturday 6 June 2026. Read my review here. Kym Marsh (Hedy) and Lisa Faulkner (Allie) Photo: Chris Bishop Single White Female ★★★★☆ Review: 02 June 2026 | Theatre Royal, Glasgow Allie (Lisa Faulkner) is a single mum who has recently moved into a new apartment building with her teenage

Hannah Howie's autobiographical musical about her diagnosis with an aggressive breast cancer gene premiers at A Play, A Pie and A Pie this week. Funeral for My Boobs is at Òran Mór, Glasgow until Saturday 9 May, and then it heads to Ayr and Edinburgh. Read my review of this very personal, very brilliant celebration of boobs and life below. Hannah Howie, Kirsty Malone & Gregor John-Owen in Funeral for My Boobs. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Funeral for My Boobs by Hannah Howie ★★★★☆

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

Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson's cult 90's sitcom The High Life makes the leap from TV screen to stage in a brand-new comedy musical. The show tours to theatres across Scotland this Spring following a dazzling world premiere Dundee Rep. Read my review from the opening night of The High Life the musical below. Forbes Masson & Alan Cumming in The High Life the musical. Photo: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan The High Life the musical ★★★★★ Review: 2 April 2026 | Dundee Rep Theatre Please ensur

Cast announced for the Pitlochry Festival Theatre première of Douglas Maxwell’s new play Inexperience Pitlochry Festival Theatre is set to open its Studio season 2026 with the world première of Inexperience, award-winning Scottish playwright Douglas Maxwell’s (So Young, Traverse Theatre, Raw Material and Citizens Theatre) witty and heartfelt romantic comedy about touch, memory, and the choices that shape a life. Directed by the award-winning actor Sally Reid, Inexperience wil

The highly anticipated new stage adaptation of David Nicholls’ beloved novel One Day is now open in Edinburgh, the city where Em and Dex's story began. The Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh and Melting Pot's gorgeous new musical runs at the Lyceum until 19 April 2026. Read my review below. Jamie Muscato as Dexter & Sharon Rose as Emma. Photo: Mihaela Bodlovic One Day the musical ★★★★☆ Review: 11 March 2026 | Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh David Nicholls' 2009 novel One Day is so widel

Hannah Howie's autobiographical musical 'Funeral for My Boobs' is to premiere in Scotland as part of A Play, A Pie and A Pint's Spring 2026 Season. Find out more below. Hannah Howie © Kim Hardy Photography Funeral for My Boobs by Hannah Howie Scottish audiences are invited to a glorious-send off like no longer as A Play, A Pie and A Pint , in association with Drive Official , present Funeral for My Boobs , an autobiographical cabaret-style musical performing in Glasgow, Edinb

Glaswegian actor cast alongside Bridgerton and ITV's Midsomer Murders stars in the world premier stage adaptation of the beloved English detective drama. Find out more below. James Bradwell (Sergeant Troy) and Daniel Casey (Inspector Barnaby.) Photo Mann Bros. Looking for my review of the Midsomers Murders play, The Killings at Badger's Drift? Find it here: https://www.lisainthetheatre.com/post/midsomer-murders-play-review --- Ahead of the latest series of hit Netflix show B