Category Archives: Theatre

Writer and sometime pantomime dame, Neil John Gibson, has come up with an idea to bring some panto fun to YouTube this Christmas. Inspired by his recorded Lockdown Diaries for the Howden Park Centre Facebook, when he thought about his fellow thespians who’d be out of work this Festive season, Gibson has put together aContinue reading “Panto Dames Go Digital for Some Festive Fun This Christmas”

Remember The Osmonds? They were the white American boy band of the ‘60s and ‘70s when they enjoyed enormous popularity with teen and older audiences, selling over 100 million records worldwide. In August 2021, The Osmonds: A New Musical will have its world premiere at London’s New Wimbledon Theatre as part of a UK & IrelandContinue reading “The Osmonds: A New Musical Set to Tour UK in August 2021”

The Gaiety Theatre in Ayr was built in 1902. Since its major refurbishment in 2016 it has created well over 30 jobs, supported up to 100 training places a year as well as offering  outreach projects for young people and older people with dementia.  During the Covid pandemic, this centre of the arts in AyrshireContinue reading “New Artist Development Programme Announced by Ayr’s Gaiety Theatre”

Over the course of eight decades, Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre (SDT) have  been at the heart of performance in Scotland when they have grown into a world-class organisation. Over this Yule period, the joint organisation reveals SHINE ON, a 4-part festive offering. While Dundee Rep Theatre remains closed to the public, the showContinue reading “Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre Offer Bespoke Dundonian Christmas”

In November, skies are usually lit up by fireworks but this year  it will be Leith Theatre that lights up to show progress of its Crowdfunder campaign  launched on Bonfire Night 2020. Leith Theatre, that remains on the Theatres at Risk register, still has a long way to go on its renovation journey and isContinue reading “Leith Theatre’s Big Radiator Generator Crowdfunder Launches on Bonfire Night”

The Traverse Theatre is able to announce two paid Creative Fellowship opportunities with The University of Edinburgh’s Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH). One is the IASH/Traverse Digital Fellowship, a full-time 3-month writing Fellowship focusing on new work for digital platforms to take place between May and July 2021.  This paid Fellowship isContinue reading “Two Creative Paid Fellowship Opportunities with Traverse and University of Edinburgh”

Once again, the Traverse Theatre’s new online space, Traverse 3, will play host to a new venture. This time it takes the form of a new series of podcasts involving intimate and candid conversations between Traverse Co-Artistic Director Designate Debbie Hannan and a range theatre makers, creatives and cultural commentators from across the UK andContinue reading “New Series of Podcasts Announced by Traverse”

In disconcerting times such as we are living through, it is cultural institutions that normally shine a radical light to help show the way. It is their space that can open and accommodate relevant conversations about the most important issues of the day through which  ideas can be shared with the hope of creating freshContinue reading “Traverse 3 Introduces Monthly Virtual Happenings”

In anticipation of the 2020 American election results, Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre is presenting some live cabaret style entertainment this November on the eve of America’s electoral decision. An evening of performance and conversation will be streamed live from the Lyceum stage, that has been extended out across the entire distance of the stalls toContinue reading “Lyceum Presents Live Stream of US Election Night Cabaret”

Scott Silven is an illusionist, mentalist and performance artist who has garnered success through sell out shows from Edinburgh to Melbourne and New York and beyond with his illusions and storytelling that go back to his childhood fascination with mystery and enigma.  Following a sold-out world tour of his smash hit, At the Illusionist’s Table,Continue reading “Acclaimed Scottish Illusionist Scott Silven Brings Show to Traverse 3”