TheQR
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Forget Arabian Nights. It’s Ayrshire Days. 🏴
After a historic win at the CATSAwards, Ayr Gaiety returns with #Aladdie. We grilled Aladdie & Alassie on the pressure of the follow-up, the chaos of Fraser Boyle's Dame, and why Gavin Jon Wright is finally breaking bad.
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After a historic win at the CATSAwards, Ayr Gaiety returns with #Aladdie. We grilled Aladdie & Alassie on the pressure of the follow-up, the chaos of Fraser Boyle's Dame, and why Gavin Jon Wright is finally breaking bad.
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Aladdie: The Gaiety risks its crown on a chaotic Ayrshire adventure
It’s not Old Peking, it’s Old New Cumnock. The QR chats to the stars of Aladdie as The Gaiety brings a hyper-local spin to the classic tale.
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November 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Forget Arabian Nights. It’s Ayrshire Days. 🏴
After a historic win at the CATSAwards, Ayr Gaiety returns with #Aladdie. We grilled Aladdie & Alassie on the pressure of the follow-up, the chaos of Fraser Boyle's Dame, and why Gavin Jon Wright is finally breaking bad.
wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpuj
After a historic win at the CATSAwards, Ayr Gaiety returns with #Aladdie. We grilled Aladdie & Alassie on the pressure of the follow-up, the chaos of Fraser Boyle's Dame, and why Gavin Jon Wright is finally breaking bad.
wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpuj
"There is something magical about the combination of horsehair and strings..." 🎻
Jonathan Morton & the Scottish Ensemble are fighting the "digital glare" of the season with a UK premiere and a "surprisingly analogue" experience.
Step into the candlelight here: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpu8 #ClassicalMusic
Jonathan Morton & the Scottish Ensemble are fighting the "digital glare" of the season with a UK premiere and a "surprisingly analogue" experience.
Step into the candlelight here: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpu8 #ClassicalMusic
Horsehair and Stone: Scottish Ensemble’s Analogue Winter
Scottish Ensemble brings its 'analogue' winter tour to Edinburgh and across Scotland, mixing Bach with a UK premiere by exiled composer Valentin Silvestrov.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:49 AM
"There is something magical about the combination of horsehair and strings..." 🎻
Jonathan Morton & the Scottish Ensemble are fighting the "digital glare" of the season with a UK premiere and a "surprisingly analogue" experience.
Step into the candlelight here: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpu8 #ClassicalMusic
Jonathan Morton & the Scottish Ensemble are fighting the "digital glare" of the season with a UK premiere and a "surprisingly analogue" experience.
Step into the candlelight here: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpu8 #ClassicalMusic
★★★★★ EGTG's Curious Incident at Assembly Roxy is a hit! Director Jac Whelbe aced the 'in-the-round' format, simulating the protagonist's mind. This is powerful, superb theatre.
Find out why: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvptL
Find out why: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvptL
Review: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – EGTG – Roxy, Edinburgh
The National Theatre premiere in 2012 was also staged in the round, and it’s difficult to see how it could have been much better than this...
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November 28, 2025 at 10:36 AM
★★★★★ EGTG's Curious Incident at Assembly Roxy is a hit! Director Jac Whelbe aced the 'in-the-round' format, simulating the protagonist's mind. This is powerful, superb theatre.
Find out why: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvptL
Find out why: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvptL
A major pivot done right. Jack Howard's short film, The Second Time Around, deserves Oscar buzz.
"His attention to lighting alone would shame many a feature production gracing modern cinemas."
This ★★★★ mystery is streaming on Channel 4. Read our take: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpt6
#ShortFilm #JackHoward
"His attention to lighting alone would shame many a feature production gracing modern cinemas."
This ★★★★ mystery is streaming on Channel 4. Read our take: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpt6
#ShortFilm #JackHoward
Jack Howard’s Oscar-Qualified The Second Time Around Is a Sophisticated Triumph
A HollyShorts-winning, Oscar-contending short, Jack Howard’s The Second Time Around delivers gripping performances and a beautifully contained mystery.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A major pivot done right. Jack Howard's short film, The Second Time Around, deserves Oscar buzz.
"His attention to lighting alone would shame many a feature production gracing modern cinemas."
This ★★★★ mystery is streaming on Channel 4. Read our take: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpt6
#ShortFilm #JackHoward
"His attention to lighting alone would shame many a feature production gracing modern cinemas."
This ★★★★ mystery is streaming on Channel 4. Read our take: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpt6
#ShortFilm #JackHoward
The Rocky Horror Show is coming to Edinburgh’s Playhouse!
Jason Donovan on why he returned as Frank-N-Furter 25 years later, the life-changing ultimatum from his wife, and how the high heels make him feel like a "rock ‘n’ roll star."
A compelling read: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvptc
#EdinburghTheatre
Jason Donovan on why he returned as Frank-N-Furter 25 years later, the life-changing ultimatum from his wife, and how the high heels make him feel like a "rock ‘n’ roll star."
A compelling read: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvptc
#EdinburghTheatre
Jason Donovan on Fishnets, Fame and Feeling Stronger
Jason Donovan on reviving Frank-N-Furter, touring Edinburgh to Bristol, managing the physical toll, and why Rocky Horror remains his most meaningful role.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The Rocky Horror Show is coming to Edinburgh’s Playhouse!
Jason Donovan on why he returned as Frank-N-Furter 25 years later, the life-changing ultimatum from his wife, and how the high heels make him feel like a "rock ‘n’ roll star."
A compelling read: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvptc
#EdinburghTheatre
Jason Donovan on why he returned as Frank-N-Furter 25 years later, the life-changing ultimatum from his wife, and how the high heels make him feel like a "rock ‘n’ roll star."
A compelling read: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvptc
#EdinburghTheatre
Paul Case's acclaimed solo horror piece, Rogues So Banished, returns to the Scottish Storytelling Centre this Saturday. We've got an exclusive 2-for-1 code for our community! Are you brave enough to take a friend to this unsettling, Lovecraftian show?
Details + Code: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvptp
Details + Code: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvptp
Rogues So Banished is Back for One Night Only—Get 2-for-1 Tickets to the Horrifying Hit
Paul Case's gruesomely captivating Rogues So Banished is back for one night only - would you like to share the scares with a friend?
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November 27, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Paul Case's acclaimed solo horror piece, Rogues So Banished, returns to the Scottish Storytelling Centre this Saturday. We've got an exclusive 2-for-1 code for our community! Are you brave enough to take a friend to this unsettling, Lovecraftian show?
Details + Code: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvptp
Details + Code: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvptp
★★★★ Review: Gallus in Weegieland at the Tron!
Louise McCarthy's villain turn is so good, the audience forgets to boo! This is McKnight's Alice in Wonderland mashed with Glasgow wit: A superior seasonal offering.
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Louise McCarthy's villain turn is so good, the audience forgets to boo! This is McKnight's Alice in Wonderland mashed with Glasgow wit: A superior seasonal offering.
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Review: Gallus in Weegieland – Tron Theatre, Glasgow
A hilarious, high-voltage panto from the Tron Theatre: Gallus in Weegieland shines with Louise McCarthy’s powerhouse villain and McKnight’s sharp writing.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
★★★★ Review: Gallus in Weegieland at the Tron!
Louise McCarthy's villain turn is so good, the audience forgets to boo! This is McKnight's Alice in Wonderland mashed with Glasgow wit: A superior seasonal offering.
wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpsM
Louise McCarthy's villain turn is so good, the audience forgets to boo! This is McKnight's Alice in Wonderland mashed with Glasgow wit: A superior seasonal offering.
wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpsM
New from TheQR: We spoke to Elf Lyons about the punishing cost of her outstanding physical comedy. She admits her body is "absolutely wrecked" just to stage shows like Horses and The Bird Trilogy @sohotheatre.bsky.social.
It totally reframes the show!
Read: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpt0 #UKTheatre
It totally reframes the show!
Read: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpt0 #UKTheatre
The Melancholic Spine of a Clown Genius: Elf Lyons Returns to Soho
Elf Lyons on her "melancholic spine" and highly physical craft behind her surreal comedy as she returns to Soho Theatre with The Bird Trilogy & Horses.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
New from TheQR: We spoke to Elf Lyons about the punishing cost of her outstanding physical comedy. She admits her body is "absolutely wrecked" just to stage shows like Horses and The Bird Trilogy @sohotheatre.bsky.social.
It totally reframes the show!
Read: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpt0 #UKTheatre
It totally reframes the show!
Read: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpt0 #UKTheatre
The King’s Theatre is back, but it’s different. £35.6m different.
Capital Theatres have raised the fly tower and—in a move that might split purists—replaced the historic raked stage with a level floor to accommodate modern dance. And there's Operation Mincemeat...
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#Edinburgh
Capital Theatres have raised the fly tower and—in a move that might split purists—replaced the historic raked stage with a level floor to accommodate modern dance. And there's Operation Mincemeat...
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#Edinburgh
King’s Theatre Unveils First Season After £35.6m Transformation
After a £35.6m transformation, Edinburgh’s King’s Theatre announces its reopening Autumn 2026 line-up, from Operation Mincemeat to the homecoming of the Panto.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The King’s Theatre is back, but it’s different. £35.6m different.
Capital Theatres have raised the fly tower and—in a move that might split purists—replaced the historic raked stage with a level floor to accommodate modern dance. And there's Operation Mincemeat...
wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpqQ
#Edinburgh
Capital Theatres have raised the fly tower and—in a move that might split purists—replaced the historic raked stage with a level floor to accommodate modern dance. And there's Operation Mincemeat...
wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpqQ
#Edinburgh
"Dinosaurs were originally branded as ‘fake news’ by a sector of Victorian society." 🦖
Tim Foley & Ransack Theatre join us to discuss 'Jurassic' at @sohotheatre.bsky.social. It uses an absurd squabble over bones to examine how truth gets politicised.
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#Theatre #PostTruth
Tim Foley & Ransack Theatre join us to discuss 'Jurassic' at @sohotheatre.bsky.social. It uses an absurd squabble over bones to examine how truth gets politicised.
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#Theatre #PostTruth
Inside Jurassic: Tim Foley’s Post-Truth Dinosaur Comedy
Jurassic is live now at Soho Theatre. Tim Foley and Ransack Theatre unpack how a silly dinosaur feud becomes a sharp satire of post-truth thinking.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:06 PM
"Dinosaurs were originally branded as ‘fake news’ by a sector of Victorian society." 🦖
Tim Foley & Ransack Theatre join us to discuss 'Jurassic' at @sohotheatre.bsky.social. It uses an absurd squabble over bones to examine how truth gets politicised.
wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpqH
#Theatre #PostTruth
Tim Foley & Ransack Theatre join us to discuss 'Jurassic' at @sohotheatre.bsky.social. It uses an absurd squabble over bones to examine how truth gets politicised.
wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpqH
#Theatre #PostTruth
We spoke to @ianstonecomedy.bsky.social about his new national tour, "Looking for the Wow."
It's not a spiritual quest. It's a distraction from the "inevitable slide into decay," which he desperately hopes will include an Arsenal league title.
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#IanStone #Comedy #UKComedy
It's not a spiritual quest. It's a distraction from the "inevitable slide into decay," which he desperately hopes will include an Arsenal league title.
wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpmy
#IanStone #Comedy #UKComedy
The Quinntessential Review ‣ Inclusive independent Arts News, Views, and News.
Inclusive independent Arts News, Views, and News.
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November 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM
We spoke to @ianstonecomedy.bsky.social about his new national tour, "Looking for the Wow."
It's not a spiritual quest. It's a distraction from the "inevitable slide into decay," which he desperately hopes will include an Arsenal league title.
wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpmy
#IanStone #Comedy #UKComedy
It's not a spiritual quest. It's a distraction from the "inevitable slide into decay," which he desperately hopes will include an Arsenal league title.
wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpmy
#IanStone #Comedy #UKComedy
★★★★½ "A knockout."
We reviewed the @ntlive.bsky.social broadcast of 'The Fifth Step', and the transformation is stunning. What was a flawed 2024 premiere is now a "fearless" 4.5-star drama, thanks to the electric pairing of Martin Freeman & Jack Lowden.
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#TheFifthStep
We reviewed the @ntlive.bsky.social broadcast of 'The Fifth Step', and the transformation is stunning. What was a flawed 2024 premiere is now a "fearless" 4.5-star drama, thanks to the electric pairing of Martin Freeman & Jack Lowden.
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#TheFifthStep
NT Live’s The Fifth Step: Fearless, Funny, Reborn
Jack Lowden and Martin Freeman electrify in The Fifth Step, NT Live’s fearless revival of David Ireland’s cracking comedy-drama.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:22 AM
★★★★½ "A knockout."
We reviewed the @ntlive.bsky.social broadcast of 'The Fifth Step', and the transformation is stunning. What was a flawed 2024 premiere is now a "fearless" 4.5-star drama, thanks to the electric pairing of Martin Freeman & Jack Lowden.
wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpm1
#TheFifthStep
We reviewed the @ntlive.bsky.social broadcast of 'The Fifth Step', and the transformation is stunning. What was a flawed 2024 premiere is now a "fearless" 4.5-star drama, thanks to the electric pairing of Martin Freeman & Jack Lowden.
wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpm1
#TheFifthStep
"Compassion means rage."
We spoke to Daniel York Loh about his war on "desperately safe work." His new show, Mountains and Seas @OmnibusTheatre.bsky.social, uses "Science Ancient Fiction" to confront a broken present.
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#DanielYorkLoh #UKTheatre #PoliticalArt
We spoke to Daniel York Loh about his war on "desperately safe work." His new show, Mountains and Seas @OmnibusTheatre.bsky.social, uses "Science Ancient Fiction" to confront a broken present.
wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpl4
#DanielYorkLoh #UKTheatre #PoliticalArt
The Quinntessential Review ‣ Inclusive independent Arts News, Views, and News.
Inclusive independent Arts News, Views, and News.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
"Compassion means rage."
We spoke to Daniel York Loh about his war on "desperately safe work." His new show, Mountains and Seas @OmnibusTheatre.bsky.social, uses "Science Ancient Fiction" to confront a broken present.
wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpl4
#DanielYorkLoh #UKTheatre #PoliticalArt
We spoke to Daniel York Loh about his war on "desperately safe work." His new show, Mountains and Seas @OmnibusTheatre.bsky.social, uses "Science Ancient Fiction" to confront a broken present.
wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpl4
#DanielYorkLoh #UKTheatre #PoliticalArt
Optimal Copy: We spoke to #ScottishComedy icon #CraigHill about his 26-year evolution from musical parody to full-on improv.
He also dropped his all-time favourite #Scotland venue to perform in. (It might not be the one you think).
Read the full #Comedy #Interview:
He also dropped his all-time favourite #Scotland venue to perform in. (It might not be the one you think).
Read the full #Comedy #Interview:
The Quinntessential Review ‣ Inclusive independent Arts News, Views, and News.
Inclusive independent Arts News, Views, and News.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Optimal Copy: We spoke to #ScottishComedy icon #CraigHill about his 26-year evolution from musical parody to full-on improv.
He also dropped his all-time favourite #Scotland venue to perform in. (It might not be the one you think).
Read the full #Comedy #Interview:
He also dropped his all-time favourite #Scotland venue to perform in. (It might not be the one you think).
Read the full #Comedy #Interview:
Composer Eric Starr is bringing his "healing" new chamber work to the UK for its European premiere.
Inspired by Vera Brittain's pacifist writings, Between the Sandhills and the Sea is a personal story of resilience.
Full story: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpkK
#EricStarr, #VeraBrittain, #UKPremiere
Inspired by Vera Brittain's pacifist writings, Between the Sandhills and the Sea is a personal story of resilience.
Full story: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpkK
#EricStarr, #VeraBrittain, #UKPremiere
Composer Eric Starr Brings Vera Brittain Home
Composer Eric Starr on transforming sorrow into song as Between the Sandhills and the Sea makes its UK premiere.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Composer Eric Starr is bringing his "healing" new chamber work to the UK for its European premiere.
Inspired by Vera Brittain's pacifist writings, Between the Sandhills and the Sea is a personal story of resilience.
Full story: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpkK
#EricStarr, #VeraBrittain, #UKPremiere
Inspired by Vera Brittain's pacifist writings, Between the Sandhills and the Sea is a personal story of resilience.
Full story: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpkK
#EricStarr, #VeraBrittain, #UKPremiere
Forget "reinvention." Adam Paul Tinley (Adamski) is back with Sonny E, his "teddy boy timelord" art project.
He told us his 1989 self would "wish he had the guts to do it!"
Read the full interview: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpkk
#Adamski #SonnyE #Cyberbilly #AI #Music
He told us his 1989 self would "wish he had the guts to do it!"
Read the full interview: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpkk
#Adamski #SonnyE #Cyberbilly #AI #Music
The Quinntessential Review ‣ Inclusive independent Arts News, Views, and News.
Inclusive independent Arts News, Views, and News.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Forget "reinvention." Adam Paul Tinley (Adamski) is back with Sonny E, his "teddy boy timelord" art project.
He told us his 1989 self would "wish he had the guts to do it!"
Read the full interview: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpkk
#Adamski #SonnyE #Cyberbilly #AI #Music
He told us his 1989 self would "wish he had the guts to do it!"
Read the full interview: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpkk
#Adamski #SonnyE #Cyberbilly #AI #Music
★★★★★ Review: Miss Saigon is a "cracker."
Our critic calls the new tour a "gut-punching" and "dazzling" show. It's a "great production of a superb musical," but you must be quick!
Closes at the Edinburgh Playhouse TOMORROW.
Full 5-star review: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpjn
#MissSaigon #Theatre #Edinburgh
Our critic calls the new tour a "gut-punching" and "dazzling" show. It's a "great production of a superb musical," but you must be quick!
Closes at the Edinburgh Playhouse TOMORROW.
Full 5-star review: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpjn
#MissSaigon #Theatre #Edinburgh
Review: Miss Saigon – Edinburgh Playhouse
A thrilling, heart-rending Miss Saigon lands in Edinburgh — epic staging, powerhouse vocals and a heroine who truly holds her own.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:40 PM
★★★★★ Review: Miss Saigon is a "cracker."
Our critic calls the new tour a "gut-punching" and "dazzling" show. It's a "great production of a superb musical," but you must be quick!
Closes at the Edinburgh Playhouse TOMORROW.
Full 5-star review: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpjn
#MissSaigon #Theatre #Edinburgh
Our critic calls the new tour a "gut-punching" and "dazzling" show. It's a "great production of a superb musical," but you must be quick!
Closes at the Edinburgh Playhouse TOMORROW.
Full 5-star review: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpjn
#MissSaigon #Theatre #Edinburgh
At Capital Theatres, Aaron Sorkin and Bartlett Sher’s To Kill a Mockingbird stands as a first-rate production — clear, confident, and intent on adding something new to a discussion that began more than half a century ago.
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#TheatreReview #WhatsonEdinburgh #ToKillAMockingbird
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#TheatreReview #WhatsonEdinburgh #ToKillAMockingbird
Review: To Kill a Mockingbird – Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Aaron Sorkin’s To Kill a Mockingbird reimagines Harper Lee’s classic as a wry, moving courtroom drama for today’s divided audiences.
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October 23, 2025 at 10:21 AM
At Capital Theatres, Aaron Sorkin and Bartlett Sher’s To Kill a Mockingbird stands as a first-rate production — clear, confident, and intent on adding something new to a discussion that began more than half a century ago.
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#TheatreReview #WhatsonEdinburgh #ToKillAMockingbird
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#TheatreReview #WhatsonEdinburgh #ToKillAMockingbird
An ageing performer faces the ghosts of ambition in Maybe Tomorrow at the Traverse Theatre, part of A Play A Pie and A Pint (@playpiepint.bsky.social).
Lindsay McMurdo finds humour, melancholy and a flicker of grace.
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#ScottishTheatre
Lindsay McMurdo finds humour, melancholy and a flicker of grace.
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#ScottishTheatre
Review: Maybe Tomorrow, Traverse Theatre – A Play, A Pie & A Pint 2025
★★★★½ Liz Ewing dazzles in Maybe Tomorrow, a witty, moving musical at Edinburgh’s Traverse about ageing, ambition and the price of stardom.
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October 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
An ageing performer faces the ghosts of ambition in Maybe Tomorrow at the Traverse Theatre, part of A Play A Pie and A Pint (@playpiepint.bsky.social).
Lindsay McMurdo finds humour, melancholy and a flicker of grace.
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#ScottishTheatre
Lindsay McMurdo finds humour, melancholy and a flicker of grace.
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#ScottishTheatre
At Òran Mór, Flick & Pie Go Fishing follows a digital romance into the bruising real world.
We reflect on Laila Noble’s restrained storytelling and quiet emotional force.
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#ScottishTheatre #TheatreReview #NewWriting
We reflect on Laila Noble’s restrained storytelling and quiet emotional force.
Read: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpg7
#ScottishTheatre #TheatreReview #NewWriting
Review: Flick & Pie Go Fishing at Òran Mór
Funny, tender and quietly bruising, Flick & Pie Go Fishing proves Laila Noble a writer of empathy and bite in this new Òran Mór play.
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October 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
At Òran Mór, Flick & Pie Go Fishing follows a digital romance into the bruising real world.
We reflect on Laila Noble’s restrained storytelling and quiet emotional force.
Read: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpg7
#ScottishTheatre #TheatreReview #NewWriting
We reflect on Laila Noble’s restrained storytelling and quiet emotional force.
Read: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpg7
#ScottishTheatre #TheatreReview #NewWriting
★★★★ “A bravura turn from Caroline Quentin — an elegant monster whose compassion has withered as her star ascended.”
Mike Poulton’s Seagull, directed by James Brining, opens the Lyceum’s new season with wit and ache.
Full review → wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpfW
#TheSeagull #EdinburghTheatre
Mike Poulton’s Seagull, directed by James Brining, opens the Lyceum’s new season with wit and ache.
Full review → wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpfW
#TheSeagull #EdinburghTheatre
The Seagull, Lyceum Theatre – Chekhov’s tragedy with a sharp comic edge
Sharp wit meets Chekhovian melancholy in the Lyceum’s Seagull, a confident season opener crowned by Caroline Quentin’s magnetic lead.
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October 17, 2025 at 5:49 AM
★★★★ “A bravura turn from Caroline Quentin — an elegant monster whose compassion has withered as her star ascended.”
Mike Poulton’s Seagull, directed by James Brining, opens the Lyceum’s new season with wit and ache.
Full review → wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpfW
#TheSeagull #EdinburghTheatre
Mike Poulton’s Seagull, directed by James Brining, opens the Lyceum’s new season with wit and ache.
Full review → wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpfW
#TheSeagull #EdinburghTheatre
“Mothers run after us … begging for a carton of milk.”
UK stage designers respond: over 100 artworks, sketches and models auctioned to support infants in Gaza.
Georgia Lowe and Miriam Buether are turning creative fragments into aid.
Read → wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpfN
#StageDesignForGaza #GazaRelief
UK stage designers respond: over 100 artworks, sketches and models auctioned to support infants in Gaza.
Georgia Lowe and Miriam Buether are turning creative fragments into aid.
Read → wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpfN
#StageDesignForGaza #GazaRelief
Stage Designers Launch Gaza Aid Auction Today
Over 100 leading UK theatre designers launch an online auction today to raise vital funds for babies and children in Gaza.
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October 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
“Mothers run after us … begging for a carton of milk.”
UK stage designers respond: over 100 artworks, sketches and models auctioned to support infants in Gaza.
Georgia Lowe and Miriam Buether are turning creative fragments into aid.
Read → wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpfN
#StageDesignForGaza #GazaRelief
UK stage designers respond: over 100 artworks, sketches and models auctioned to support infants in Gaza.
Georgia Lowe and Miriam Buether are turning creative fragments into aid.
Read → wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpfN
#StageDesignForGaza #GazaRelief
“I want people to see a person, not a statistic.”
As Dial 1 for UK continues its national tour, Mohit Mathur speaks to theQR about care work, migration and the quiet resilience behind his debut play.
London press night: 16 Oct, Tara Theatre.
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#Dial1ForUK #UKTheatre
As Dial 1 for UK continues its national tour, Mohit Mathur speaks to theQR about care work, migration and the quiet resilience behind his debut play.
London press night: 16 Oct, Tara Theatre.
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Inside Dial 1 for UK: Mohit Mathur in Conversation
Writer-performer Mohit Mathur talks to theQR about Dial 1 for UK, empathy, migration and the gap between Britain’s promises and lived reality.
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October 14, 2025 at 6:10 AM
“I want people to see a person, not a statistic.”
As Dial 1 for UK continues its national tour, Mohit Mathur speaks to theQR about care work, migration and the quiet resilience behind his debut play.
London press night: 16 Oct, Tara Theatre.
Read → wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpfx
#Dial1ForUK #UKTheatre
As Dial 1 for UK continues its national tour, Mohit Mathur speaks to theQR about care work, migration and the quiet resilience behind his debut play.
London press night: 16 Oct, Tara Theatre.
Read → wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpfx
#Dial1ForUK #UKTheatre
The national tour of Impact Driver arrives at the Fruitmarket, Edinburgh.
Eve Stainton reflects on how welding, sound and choreography converge to test the limits of performance and perception.
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#ImpactDriver #EveStainton #PerformanceArt #EdinburghArts
Eve Stainton reflects on how welding, sound and choreography converge to test the limits of performance and perception.
Read the preview: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpfb
#ImpactDriver #EveStainton #PerformanceArt #EdinburghArts
Forging Meaning: Eve Stainton on Welding, Queerness and Live Work
Eve Stainton talks to theQR about Impact Driver, the heat of welding and the queerness of collaboration ahead of their Fruitmarket performance.
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October 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The national tour of Impact Driver arrives at the Fruitmarket, Edinburgh.
Eve Stainton reflects on how welding, sound and choreography converge to test the limits of performance and perception.
Read the preview: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpfb
#ImpactDriver #EveStainton #PerformanceArt #EdinburghArts
Eve Stainton reflects on how welding, sound and choreography converge to test the limits of performance and perception.
Read the preview: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpfb
#ImpactDriver #EveStainton #PerformanceArt #EdinburghArts
Edinburgh’s Bare Productions is staging Next to Normal as its Scottish Fringe premiere in 2026.
Auditions open January.
Working with Held in Our Hearts and Bipolar Scotland, the company aims for empathy and truth through musical theatre.
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#EdFringe2026
Auditions open January.
Working with Held in Our Hearts and Bipolar Scotland, the company aims for empathy and truth through musical theatre.
Read the full feature: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpaC
#EdFringe2026
Bare Productions to launch auditions for Scottish premiere of Next to Normal at Fringe 2026
Edinburgh’s Bare Productions will stage the Scottish premiere of Next to Normal at the 2026 Fringe, with auditions opening in January.
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October 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Edinburgh’s Bare Productions is staging Next to Normal as its Scottish Fringe premiere in 2026.
Auditions open January.
Working with Held in Our Hearts and Bipolar Scotland, the company aims for empathy and truth through musical theatre.
Read the full feature: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpaC
#EdFringe2026
Auditions open January.
Working with Held in Our Hearts and Bipolar Scotland, the company aims for empathy and truth through musical theatre.
Read the full feature: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpaC
#EdFringe2026