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Review – I’ll Be Seeing You – Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Simon Russell Beale renders Liberace’s gaudy hypocrisy irresistible in Martin Sherman’s Pitlochry premiere, sparring with Fra Fee in an astute study of shame.
‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’ Review: Gayle Rankin’s Magnetic Turn
Vicky Featherstone’s striking new staging of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie trades Muriel Spark’s dark, Calvinist dread for sleek, 21st-century theatre.
Review: Hadestown 2026 – Lyric Theatre, London
Danielle de Niese brings boozy fire to Hadestown’s new West End cast, though a lukewarm central romance leaves Anaïs Mitchell’s score doing the heavy lifting.

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Noga Flaishon on Memoriam and the ethics of VR history
As Memoriam premieres at Southwark Playhouse, playwright Noga Flaishon discusses VR ethics, Jewish humour, and the commercialisation of Holocaust trauma.
Canine Logic and Reinvention in Southwark’s ‘Dog Mom’
Playwright Tate Elizabeth Hanyok and director Ajay Chowdhury discuss canine logic, midlife reinvention, and bringing American comedy ‘Dog Mom’ to London.
How ‘Hen Night Horror’ is Turning Highland Dread into Stage Farce
How does a musical turn slasher tropes into slapstick? The cast and writers of ‘Hen Night Horror’ unpack the bloody mechanics of their Scottish tour.
Beyond the Scratch Night: Can Shuffle Festival Secure the Future of Hip-Hop in Scotland?
Can street dance secure a permanent home in Scotland? At Glasgow’s Shuffle Festival, local dancers and Boy Blue make an urgent case for hip-hop theatre.
Inside These Are Our Neighbours at Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre
How Katharine Williams and Company of Wolves adapted the historic 2021 Kenmure Street protest into verbatim dance-theatre at Glasgow's Citizens Theatre.
The mechanics of myth: John Leader on the revived Tristan & Yseult
Behind the scenes of Emma Rice’s touring revival: John Leader reflects on ensemble trust, touring demands, and remaking Tristan & Yseult for modern stages.

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Welcome to the Fringe Palestine Launches 2027 Open Call

Following a revived iteration in 2025, the Welcome to the Fringe Palestine initiative is set to return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2027. Organisers…

EdFringe Review: Salome – Oscar Wilde’s Tragedy Lost to Fringe Abstraction

Condensing Oscar Wilde’s febrile tragedy Salome into a thirty-minute solo sprint is an ambitious gambit. Staged by international collective Changing Perspectives, this physical theatre adaptation…

EdFringe Review: Desperate Wee Gay Boy

We start with Ollie (Fraser Kelsey, also writer), a bright-faced young lad partying his life away in a London club far from his native Scotland…