There may only have been one series of the ’90s TV comedy show The High Life, set in the fictitious Scottish airline Air Scotia, but it nevertheless managed to achieve serious cult status. At the Edinburgh performance of the show’s musical revival from the National Theatre of Scotland, that enduring love and enthusiasm was palpable.Continue reading “The High Life: The Musical Still Living It!”
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Casting Announced for Black Diamonds and The Blue Brazil at Lyceum
The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh announces the cast of Gary McNair’s brand-new stage play inspired by Ron Ferguson’s beloved book, Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil, directed by the Lyceum’s Artistic Director James Brining. Featuring original, live music performed on stage by Deacon Blue frontman and BBC Radio Scotland broadcaster Ricky Ross, who crafts aContinue reading “Casting Announced for Black Diamonds and The Blue Brazil at Lyceum”
Work in Progress Performance Announced of New Musical on The Great Lafayette
This May, at Capital Theatres’ Studio venue, Helen Milne Productions, known for challenging and boundary pushing work, present a work in progress of Lafayette: A New Musical. Written and directed by Scottish playwright John Binnie, with music, lyrics and co-writing by Richard Ferguson, and illusion and puppetry design by Fergus Dunnet, who was behind theContinue reading “Work in Progress Performance Announced of New Musical on The Great Lafayette”
Curious Seed and Lung Ha Theatre Company Bring The Table to Traverse This June
Curious Seed and Lung Ha Theatre Company, Scotland’s leading theatre company for actors and theatre makers with a learning disability and autism (in association with Lyra) join forces again this year to present a devised physical theatre performance with The Table, that builds on their 2019 collaboration with the acclaimed We Are All Just Little Creatures. TheContinue reading “Curious Seed and Lung Ha Theatre Company Bring The Table to Traverse This June”
One Day The Musical
The Lyceum’s familiar auditorium has been transformed beyond recognition to create a new space for the staging of an adaptation of the now iconic romantic 2009 novel from English writer David Nicholls by former Artistic Director David Greig. With a view to creating a sense of involvement with the unfolding performance, the stage is in theContinue reading “One Day The Musical”
Legendary A Play A Pie and A Pint Set to be Performed at Assembly Roxy
The much-loved Scottish theatrical experience that showcases new work, A Play, A Pie and A Pint (PPP), will head to Assembly Roxy in Edinburgh’s Auld Toun for the first time this year. From April – June 2026, four shows will go to Assembly Roxy for the traditional afternoon show that does what it says on the tin, serving fresh meatContinue reading “Legendary A Play A Pie and A Pint Set to be Performed at Assembly Roxy “
National Theatre of Scotland Celebrates 20 Years with TRUE STORY Project
Over the last twenty years, the National Theatre of Scotland (NTS) has gained a world-wide reputation for turning compelling real life Scottish stories into unique new plays that have been shared with audiences, earning plaudits on stages in Scotland and beyond. From shows like Black Watchabout soldiers serving in Iraq; Glasgow Girls about a groupContinue reading “National Theatre of Scotland Celebrates 20 Years with TRUE STORY Project”
Summerhall Arts Announces First Shows of Fringe 2026 Programme
Arts charity and year-round cultural hub, Summerhall Arts, announces the first seven shows of its 2026 festival programme. The first batch of shows in Summerhall Arts 2026 programme spans theatre, dance, circus, music and storytelling from artists and companies hailing from Scotland, Afghanistan, Denmark, England, Italy and the United States. Acclaimed Glasgow-based theatre company Wonder Fools premieres Tether 인연 – a new collaborationContinue reading “Summerhall Arts Announces First Shows of Fringe 2026 Programme”
Civic Digits Presents Many Good Men at Dunfermline Athletic Football Club
Many Good Men is an interactive forum theatre performance in the form of a participant-led digital forum theatre project from Civic Digits, a forward-looking company founded in 2018 that specialises in blending digital technology and gaming with live performance and the aim of empowering people to take control of their digital lives for a greater societalContinue reading “Civic Digits Presents Many Good Men at Dunfermline Athletic Football Club”
King’s Theatre Redevelopment Funding Secured by The Scottish Government
The King’s Theatre has been awarded two payments amounting to £2.5million from the Scottish Government, closing the funding gap for the main construction works needed to redevelop this much-loved Tollcross landmark. With the capital funding now in place, fundraising will continue to ensure the interior of the historic Edwardian venue that is the King’s Theatre is fully equipped and ready to welcome audiences when it reopens inContinue reading “King’s Theatre Redevelopment Funding Secured by The Scottish Government “
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