Theatre

Peter Shaffer's play Equus is an exploration of the isolation many adolescents experience during this…
“Chance rules my life” comments Amanda to Victor, on the first night of their honeymoon. “It was chance…
Everyone loves a good panto, and it doesn’t get any better than the traditional Edinburgh panto at the…
A memory from les evenements (the term is used advisedly) in Tahrir Square. A young woman, smartly dressed,…
Ten years on since its Broadway beginnings, Avenue Q is remounted by Sell A Door Theatre Company, showcasing…
This is the last play in the 5-week Autumn season of A Play, A Pie and A Pint, the now 7 year old institution…
The hit of 2014’s Edinburgh Festival makes a welcome return.
A revival for its 30th anniversary since busting out its legwarmers is only right to celebrate the show that…
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake is not a ballet, but an iconic piece of absolutely first-class theatre.
Footloose has a number of well known songs including the title song,  "Let’s Hear It For The Boy" and "…
Edinburgh’s German Christmas Market is once again in situ on Princes Street and the Christmas lights have…
The darkened stage of Traverse One has sheeting lying apparently at random on either side of the stage. There…
In 1746, when Samuel Johnson set out on creating the compilation of what was to be his renowned Dictionary…
When a romantic partner behaves appallingly, they usually come back grovelling and licking their wounds - but…
In the programme notes for Coal Yorkshire born dance artist and choreographer, Gary Clarke says, “It’s not…
It must be a difficult job satirising politicians. Not to tarnish them all with the same brush or anything,…
As humans we are inherently hungry. Hungry for love, desire, security and violence and of course, the…
Reviewing a show is about what’s happening on stage and not in the audience. But when it comes to children’s…
‘Another opening, another show.’ Or is it? Michael Frayn’s award winning Noises Off is doing a Britain-wide…
‘Why adapt Chekov into Scots?’ demanded an audience member at the interval of John Byrne’s ‘Uncle Varick’,…