Review: Beauty and the Beast – Citizens Theatre, Glasgow

Review: Beauty and the Beast – Citizens Theatre, Glasgow

Will Quinn Dec 7, 2025 6 min read

Hallelujah! Lewis Hetherington’s sparkling festive adventure has teeth, and it isn’t afraid to bite. Oh, it’s funny — easily the funniest show I’ve seen this Christmas — and lovely to…

Review: Aladdie – Gaiety Theatre, Ayr

Review: Aladdie – Gaiety Theatre, Ayr

Will Quinn Dec 4, 2025 8 min read

The Fountain of Youth If there is a Fountain of Youth in Ayrshire, it is currently bubbling away backstage at the Gaiety Theatre. While many pantomimes rely on wheezing veteran…

Review: The Snow Queen – Scottish Ballet 2025

Review: The Snow Queen – Scottish Ballet 2025

Guest Contributor Nov 29, 2025 7 min read

Scottish Ballet’s Snow Queen is a bright and ambitious reimagining of Andersen’s fairy tale, directed by Christopher Hampson and set to the vivid music of Rimsky-Korsakov, arranged by Richard Honner.…

Aladdie: The Gaiety risks its crown on a chaotic Ayrshire adventure

Aladdie: The Gaiety risks its crown on a chaotic Ayrshire adventure

Will Quinn Nov 28, 2025 6 min read

Following a historic industry win for ‘Mother Goose’, the Ayr theatre returns with a localized spin on Aladdin that promises less Arabian Nights and more Ayrshire Days.TheQR decided to put…

Review: Gallus in Weegieland – Tron Theatre, Glasgow

Review: Gallus in Weegieland – Tron Theatre, Glasgow

Will Quinn Nov 26, 2025 5 min read

Many’s the performer who’d love to play the villain in a Glasgow pantomime; it’s rare, however, to find one played so well that the audience forgets to boo because they…