Dundee Rep unveils Cinderella cast

THE cast for Dundee Rep’s new musical production of Cinderella has been unveiled. Cinderella is swapping her glass slippers for wellies for the show, which opens on 26 November, with writer Lynda Radley turning Ella into a farmer. Hannah Visocchi will play the title role, while Dundee Rep Ensemble member Annie Louise Ross will portray…

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James IV – Queen of the Fight opens in Glasgow

THE latest instalment in writer Rona Munro’s James plays, James IV – Queen of the Fight, opens at the Theatre Royal in Glasgow tonight. The play made its debut at Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre at the end of last month. After the curtain comes down in Glasgow on Saturday, the show will tour to Dundee Rep,…

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REVIEW: “South Pacific”

Kenny Smith reviews South Pacific at the Theatre Royal in Glasgow. GROWING up, my parents’ musical tastes were more Gilbert and Sullivan than Lennon and McCartney, and definitely more Rodgers and Hammerstein than Chaka Demus and Pliers. So, I’ve always had an appreciation for a good musical, especially those from the Rodgers and Hammerstein stable,…

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REVIEW: “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”

Kenny Smith reviews The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel at the Theatre Royal in Glasgow. HANDS UP – I have to admit, I’ve never seen the hit film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. However, I do know about it and its basic concept, which sees an eclectic group of British retirees travel to India to embark…

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REVIEW: “The Cher Show”

Kenny Smith reviews The Cher Show at the King’s Theatre in Glasgow. THERE are some constants in life – we’re born, we pay taxes, we have good days and bad – and Cher. Since the 1960s, her distinctive deep, powerful voice has regularly featured in the charts, and there will be few people today who…

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REVIEW: “The Book of Mormon”

Grant Dickie reviews The Book of Mormon at the Edinburgh Playhouse theatre. THERE’S  just something about a night at the theatre. The grand surroundings, the buzz of the crowd as they filter in, and the anticipation of the show to come. And, on the opening night of The Book of Mormon at the Playhouse in…

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National Theatre of Scotland sets sail with Kidnapped

THE National Theatre of Scotland has unveiled its retelling of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novella, Kidnapped. The show will have its world premiere at the Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock on 31 March. It will then go on tour to the Theatre Royal in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Eden Court in Inverness, Perth Theatre, and Northern Stage…

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REVIEW: “Girl from the North Country”

Kenny Smith reviews Girl from the North Country at the King’s Theatre in Glasgow. GIRL from the North Country is one of those musicals that I know just one thing about – and that’s it. My knowledge extended to the fact that it’s a show featuring the songs of Bob Dylan, whose lyrical and musical…

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REVIEW: “Beautiful – The Carole King Musical”

Kenny Smith reviews Beautiful – The Carole King Musical at the King’s Theatre in Glasgow. THE name “Carole King” is one that I’ve known for many years, but never really thought much about beyond that. To my shame, I hadn’t really thought much about her life beyond being an accomplished singer-songwriter, but that has been…

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REVIEW: Bugsy Malone

Kenny Smith reviews classic musical Bugsy Malone at the Theatre Royal in Glasgow. THE wonderful thing about musicals is that they can be about pretty much anything – the lives of cats on the street, a battle between two men in revolutionary France, or a battle between gangsters in prohibition New York. The latter was…

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