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Review: Private Peaceful – Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
Simon Reade’s solo adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s Private Peaceful arrives at Edinburgh's Royal Lyceum, featuring a compelling debut from Benjamin Cain.
Review: Revel – Byre Theatre, St Andrews
Two veteran dancers meet stiff joints, stray memories, and rebellious heels with wry elegance in Revel. Cath Coutts reviews Company Chordelia for theQR.
Review: Man to Man, Royal Court Theatre, London
In red Y-fronts and a string vest, a mesmerising Tilda Swinton commands Man to Man, turning Manfred Karge’s survival tale into a chilling study of endurance.

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Behind the Scenes of Brick Lane’s The Pleasures of Fanny Musical
Slapstick, saucy humour, and whodunnit deduction collide at Brick Lane Music Hall as The Pleasures of Fanny turns dining patrons into detectives."
Patrick Sandford’s Return to Perth Theatre: A Directing Life
Directing solo performance demands ruthlessness and quiet grace. Patrick Sandford discusses truth, timing, and 'Remember you are beauty full' at Perth Theatre.
Granite Grit and Big Gags: Inside Aberdeen Comedy Festival 2026
Steven Milne on why Aberdeen Comedy Festival 2026 wagers on Scottish talent, close quarters, and communal laughter over the sterile comfort of the algorithm.
Danny Robins and the Uncanny Allure of the Arena Ghost Story
Ahead of UncannyCon, Danny Robins discusses arena ghost stories, the rift between sceptics and believers, and the quiet grief behind our fear of the dark.
The Baton, the Bureaucracy, and Edinburgh’s Youngest Maestro
Luis Schmidt arrived from Bavaria to give Edinburgh a civic orchestra. Between score hires and dukes, he is learning how arts survive a funding freeze.
Morna Young on Margaritas, Mortality, and ‘After Party’
Playwright Morna Young discusses how attending an assisted death in Oregon inspired her new Traverse Theatre play—and why it is ultimately about living.

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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…

EdFringe Review: Harriet Richardson: Creep

There is an unspoken, universal hypocrisy regarding how we navigate the internet: everyone engages in a bit of digital espionage, yet no one readily admits…