Category Archives: Theatre

Matthew Bourne has taken Shakespeare’s play and made it into something very much his own, without losing the heart of the story. Set in the (not too distant?) future in the Verona Institute, which appears to be an asylum/young offenders place of incarceration for youths deemed to be wayward and so may prove to beContinue reading “Matthew Bourne’s Romeo + Juliet Festival Theatre”

A compelling journey of inspiring spoken word that beautifully represents the LGBTQ+ community. We live in a time when the LGBTQ+ community receives mass media attention, but the majority of this attention is high-level news stories, that oftentimes fail to deliver valuable insight or information about the LGBTQ+ community. Ignorance is certainly not bliss inContinue reading “Packed House Kafe Kweer”

Following a sell-out run, Tron Theatre Company’s acclaimed production Moorcroft is touring to venues across Scotland in Autumn 2023 in association with the National Theatre of Scotland. Moorcroft is written and directed by award-winning actor and writer Eilidh Loan whose debut play is inspired by true stories of football and friendships from her father’s youth. Continue reading “Tron Theatre in Association with National Theatre of Scotland Bring Moorcroft on Tour”

Following a series of highly-acclaimed European performances across 2021-2023, award-winning dance artist and choreographer Elisabeth Schilling includes two Scottish dates as the only dates in the UK tour of her work HEAR EYES MOVE – Dances with Ligeti this October. The Scottish venues are The Byre Theatre St. Andrews on 17th October at 6:30pm andContinue reading “Scottish Tour Dates Announced for Elizabeth Schilling’s Hear Eyes Move”

Following a public reading during TravFest23 and as the final production of the Traverse’s 60th anniversary year, the Traverse is delighted to announce the upcoming production of Same Team – A Street Soccer Story  – a tale of five women’s experiences of homelessness, as they come together and set-out to win the Homeless Football World Cup inContinue reading “Traverse Hosts World Premiere of Same Team – A Street Soccer Story This December”

Programme Announced The 2023 programme for this year’s Scottish International Storytelling Festival (SISF) explores our Right To Be Human, and celebrates the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Just as Scotland’s consultation on a new Human Rights Bill draws to a close, storytellers, musicians and artists will join together in venues across the countryContinue reading “Scottish International Storytelling Festival 2023 13 – 29 October 2023”

In Spring 2024 Rona Munro’s renowned James Plays continue, with a fifth standalone production set to tour across Scotland. A Raw Material and Capital Theatres co-production, James V: Katherine continues the theatrical series with the vivid historical storytelling of the previous instalments, set during the reigns of Scotland’s generations of Stewart kings. James V: KatherineContinue reading “Fifth Instalment of James Plays Set to Premiere in Edinburgh in 2024”

Dance sensations Flawless, returning favourite Clare Gray and new Scottish talent join the cast of The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan at the Festival Theatre, sponsored by Taylors Snacks Street dance collective Flawless, Clare Gray and two young Edinburgh performers will appear in The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan alongside the previously announced Grant Stott,Continue reading “The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan at the Festival Theatre This Christmas”

Dance Base is delighted to announce the appointment of Alice McGrath and Paul Fitzpatrick as the new co-Chairs of the Board of Directors. Paul is currently the Director of Creative Engagement at the National Theatre of Scotland and is one of the most respected arts producers and cultural leaders in Scottish performing arts. Prior to joiningContinue reading “Dance Base Announces New Co-Chairs”

The six statues, so familiar for decades to theatregoers and Gorbals’ residents alike,  have now been reinstated in their new elevated positions at the Citizen’s Theatre from where they command an imposing view. The statues, that have been restored by Scottish sculptor David J Mitchell, celebrate our national bard Robert Burns; William Shakespeare; the fourContinue reading “Six Iconic Statues Returned Home to Roof of Glasgow Citizens Theatre”