Flora Gosling
- Jul 21
- 2 min
Review: Jekyll and Hyde (Bard in the Botanics)
Director Jennifer Dick has gotten too big for her botanicals: Robert Louis Stevenson’s Jekyll and Hyde has a legend and an influence that...
Flora Gosling
- Jul 6
- 3 min
Review: Henry IV (Bard in the Botanics)
A condensed adaptation that keeps the heart in mind and the war out of sight: For many a Shakespeare enthusiast, it is standard practice...
Flora Gosling
- Feb 22
- 3 min
Review: The Tiger Who Came to Tea (King's Theatre Glasgow)
Trying to fathom what a child wants to see is difficult when you’re a grown-up, but the bit that seems to be the most trip up children’s...
Flora Gosling
- Feb 1
- 3 min
Review: The Lavender Hill Mob (Theatre Royal Glasgow)
After world-changing events that leave British audiences weary, it’s unsurprisingly that we tend to turn to comedy. As this is the first...
Flora Gosling
- Dec 12, 2022
- 5 min
Review: Red Riding Hood (Citizens Theatre, Tramway)
At Christmas time you have two options when it comes to going to the theatre: a cheesy pantomime that follows a familiar story with a few...
Flora Gosling
- Aug 18, 2022
- 2 min
Review: Midsummer (theSpace @ Niddry St)
Do you ever try reshuffling the furniture in your home, only to realise it was probably better as it was? That maybe the furniture was...
Flora Gosling
- Aug 16, 2022
- 2 min
Review: Godot is a Woman (Pleasance Dome)
We have waited a long time for an all-female adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot. It has been nearly seventy years, and...
Flora Gosling
- Jul 11, 2022
- 3 min
Review: Cluedo (Theatre Royal Glasgow)
A Playful Adaptation of the Classic Board Game
If only more mysteries would colour-code their characters. Firstly, it would
Flora Gosling
- May 4, 2022
- 3 min
Review: The Da Vinci Code (Theatre Royal Glasgow)
The odds were against The Da Vinci Code for its opening night in Glasgow. The hype that surrounded Dan Brown’s 2003 novel and its...
Flora Gosling
- May 4, 2022
- 4 min
Review: School of Rock (Theatre Royal Glasgow)
Adapting popular films for the stage is a double-edged sword. The novelty of seeing the same story on stage, often word-for-word, will...