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I missed the sad news of the death of Mike Maran last year. I always enjoyed his shows on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Here are some highlights from his career on GoodReads:
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#ScottishTheatre🎭

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Mike Maran
Author of Cencrastus No. 30, Cencrastus No. 42, and Cencrastus No. 43
www.goodreads.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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The very talented Ross MacKay has co-created a new festive play for the whole family produced by Scottish Theatre Producers. ❄⛄

SNOWY is showing until the end of December at the Capital Theatres in Edinburgh!

#snowy #scottishtheatre #familytheatre

www.capitaltheatres.com/shows/snowy/
Snowy - Capital Theatres
www.capitaltheatres.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
theqr.bsky.social
From raucous 90s heists to future dystopias, the theme of this year's 4PLAY isn't just new writing—it's the desperate, messy business of survival.

Four scripts. One night. No safety net.

Our preview of independent Scottish theatre fighting back:

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4PLAY: Stories from the Edge of the Scaffold
We preview 4PLAY at the Traverse. From 90s heists to AI survivalism, this year's new writing showcase isn't just a collection of plays—it's a manifesto.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:21 PM
theqr.bsky.social
A play about recovering addicts that's a barrel of laughs? Believe it. ★★★★ 'Dancing Shoes' at the Traverse is "one of the most surprisingly uplifting shows you’ll see all year." Incredible chemistry from the cast.

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#Edinburgh #ScottishTheatre
Review: Dancing Shoes – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
"...possibly one of the most surprisingly uplifting shows you’ll see all year if you’re lucky enough to get a ticket." - Dancing Shoes impresses at the Trav.
wp.me
December 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
theqr.bsky.social
★★★★½ A K-Pop singing Gretel? A "remarkable" Les Mis finale? 🐺

#JohnnyMcKnight’s Weans in the Wood subverts romance for friendship to deliver a "gag lover's idea of heaven." Robin MacKenzie is the "standout" in a technically superior show.

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#WeansInTheWood #ScottishTheatre
Review: Weans in the Wood – MacRobert Arts Centre – Stirling
"...Johnny McKnight’s reign as the king/queen of the Scottish pantosphere looks secure." Weans in the Wood has preposterous production values & narrative depth.
wp.me
December 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
theqr.bsky.social
Tired of 'looking good for their age' veterans? Get to Ayr.

★★★★ 'Aladdie' is a total youthquake—high energy pop mashups, a sassy laundry dame, and a cast with energy. It’s 80s Saturday Morning TV joy in the best way.

Read the review: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvpwm

#Panto #ScottishTheatre
Review: Aladdie – Gaiety Theatre, Ayr
Review: Aladdie at Ayr Gaiety. Fraser Boyle leads a vibrant cast in a panto bursting with pop anthems and infectious energy. Read the full verdict here.
wp.me
December 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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REVIEW: The Sound of Music ★★★★ "The wonderful Kirsty Findlay at its heart as novice nun Maria..." #ScottishTheatre https://broadwaybaby.com/shows/the-sound-of-music/831395
December 2, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Great to see some of my latest photographs of the King’s Theatre Edinburgh in print - a double page spread in yesterday’s Edinburgh Evening News

#scottishtheatre #photography #edinburghphotographer #theatrehistory
November 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
gaspurves.bsky.social
Pat Kane on David Harrower's stage adaptation of Muriel Spark's 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'.
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#ScottishLiterature
#ScottishTheatre🎭

www.thenational.scot/culture/2560...
It’s a prime time to ‘sharpen knives’ against fascism in new adaptation
WHEN we think of Miss Jean Brodie in her prime, we probably have the movie image foremost in our minds.
www.thenational.scot
November 9, 2025 at 6:27 AM
theqr.bsky.social
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
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
theqr.bsky.social
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

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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.
wp.me
October 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
gaspurves.bsky.social
'Common Tongue' explores one woman's relationship with the Scots language | Donald Stewart in 'The National':
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‘Lend her yer lugs’: Scots play Common Tongue gives voice to the mither tongue
SCOTS, the mither tongue has aye been a challenge. For me, at home, it was banned as slovenly speech and unbecoming of a future scholar
www.thenational.scot
October 8, 2025 at 7:14 AM
theqr.bsky.social
Have you read our review of Night Waking? ★★★

Seen at the Traverse Theatre, now on tour.

Part domestic nightmare, part historical reflection — we admired Nicola Jo Cully’s solo performance even as the play’s focus slipped.

#NightWaking #AnTobarMullTheatre #ScottishTheatre

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Review: Night Waking – Traverse Theatre
Nicola Jo Cully anchors An Tobar and Mull Theatre’s Night Waking, a darkly comic, uneven but atmospheric take on Sarah Moss’s novel.
wp.me
October 5, 2025 at 6:00 AM
gaspurves.bsky.social
Olivia Caw's tour of 'Common Tongue', exploring one woman's relationship with the Scots language is at the Eastgate Theatre, Peebles, on 7th October.
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Play exploring the Scots language coming to Peebles
A PLAY exploring the relationship with the Scots language is coming to Peebles later this year.
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October 4, 2025 at 5:44 AM
theqr.bsky.social
Ahead of tonight’s premiere, we spoke with Tenterhooks about Hercules the Bear.

Fergus Dunnet remembers seeing him outside a butcher’s; Diane Thornton laughs “What script?”; Suzie Ferguson discovers puppetry anew.

#HerculesTheBear #Tenterhooks #ScottishTheatre

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“We surprised ourselves”: Tenterhooks bring Hercules the Bear to Edinburgh
Tenterhooks on clowning, puppetry and kindness as they bring Hercules the Bear to the stage. The new show plays the Studio in Edinburgh tonight!
wp.me
September 30, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Shot from one of the new plays that premiered at this year's DunsPlayFest.

Ollipops a dark comedy written & directed by Eilidh Macdonald, which went on to a successful run at the Fringe.

#ScottishTheatre #emergingartists #newwriting #theatre
#dunsplayfest
Lass in slinky dress exclaiming "oh my..." whilst holding a steering wheel whilst hard-man young bloke looks on. Dark background, dramatic lighting...
September 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
theqr.bsky.social
★★★★ Citizens Theatre reopens with Small Acts of Love, a collaboration between Frances Poet & Ricky Ross. It honours Lockerbie with stories of loss, kindness and resilience.

Review: wp.me/p91wLp-zErvp6l

#SmallActsofLove #ScottishTheatre
- The Quinntessential Review
"If Small Acts of Love were less shy of the obsidian darkness...this light would shine brighter, but it’s still a welcome reminder of the power of simple human kindness."
wp.me
September 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
gaspurves.bsky.social
Marjory Kennedy Fraser's 'The Seal-Woman', at Pitlochry Festival Theatre until 14th September 2025:
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The Seal-Woman
On an uninhabited islet in the Western Isles of the Scottish Hebrides, an old crone or 'Cailleach' sings of local legends of seals that turn into mortal women.
www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com
August 24, 2025 at 10:08 AM
gaspurves.bsky.social
A Scots Opera promenade production of Marc-Antoine Charpentier's 'Actéon', in the Explorer Gardens at Pitlochry Festival Theatre until 13 September 2025:
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Actéon – A Scots Opera Project | Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Experience an enchanting reimagining of Charpentier's Actéon in the breathtaking surroundings of the Explorer Gardens at Pitlochry Festival Theatre.
www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com
August 24, 2025 at 9:51 AM
gaspurves.bsky.social
'The Return of the Citz is welcome, but where is the creative vision?' | Andrew Tickell in 'The National':
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Andrew Tickell: Return of the Citz is welcome but where is the creative vision?
THIS weekend, the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow is reopening its doors after an astonishing seven years out of action. It wasn’t meant to take this…
www.thenational.scot
August 24, 2025 at 7:23 AM
gaspurves.bsky.social
@historicscotland.bsky.social consults on listing Musselburgh's Brunton Theatre:
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#Modernism
Brunton Hall could become listed building, but concerns raised about idea
THE mothballed Brunton Hall in Musselburgh could be designated a ‘listed’ building by Historic Environment Scotland.
www.eastlothiancourier.com
August 8, 2025 at 7:32 AM
gaspurves.bsky.social
Dramatisation of Kenneth Roy's 'The Invisible Spirit', a life of post-war Scotland, 1945 - 75, various venues until 23 August:
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www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
August 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
gaspurves.bsky.social
A thoughtful piece by Pat Kane on the challenge of making agit-prop drama for the 21st Century:
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Pat Kane: Scotland is heading back into a cycle of 'extraction without consent'
The Cheviot, The Stag And The Black, Black Oil. The title of the classic Scottish 1970s agitprop play still resonates, for its ambition at least ...
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July 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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REVIEW: The Great Gatsby ★★★★ "What distinguishes this production is the synergy between adaptor and director" #ScottishTheatre http://broadwaybaby.com/shows/the-great-gatsby/829103
July 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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You can now grab the Summerhall Arts Festival Programme at Summerhall and find Colours Run! (we're on pg 32 😉)

Colours Run is on from 31st July to 25th August, 18:10

Link to tickets in the comments! 🎟️

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June 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM