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A True Tale of Defiance and Denim from Greenock. For some time now, I have approached 80s and 90s period pieces with caution. Although almost always crowd-pleasing, they often lack substance, preferring to bathe in aesthetics and cultural touchstones of the time. So when I came to see Stand and Deliver, the telling of the 1981 protest at Lee Jeans written by Frances Poet, I had a question on my mind....

Someone old, someone new in Australian queer drama: When I say I want queer romance, I don’t just mean I want a romance that happens to be queer. When I say I want queer romance, I don’t mean that I want a formulaic narrative with a couple of traumatic backstories and obstacles thrown in. When I say I want queer romance, I don’t mean that ending on a simple “love is love” message is enough for me, not in 2025. What I mean is that I want queer romance that is as messy as the e

This was an unfortunate time to open a production titled "Man’s Best Friend." For those unaware, popstar Sabrina Carpenter caused internet uproar earlier this month with the cover for her new album Man’s Best Friend, which makes it a little hard to fight for attention for your heartwarming solo show. This is a shame, because Douglas Maxwell's play, starring Jordan Young, is just as capable of bringing people together as internet drama is of tearing...

Escape room drama with untapped potential: If you have ever participated in an escape room, then you know that they aren't typically playful. They can be stressful, divisive, and even euphoric, but rarely playful, and that is especially true for the two siblings in Erin Boulter’s Play On. Ash (Boulter) and Lea (Rebekka Pewterbaw) have barely left their mother’s funeral when they are told that to find their mother’s will, they must complete an escape room, one which is full of

There’s life in this old mare yet: It has been nearly two decades since Joey first galloped onto the National Theatre stage. A groundbreaking performance at the time, the adaptation of...

Another Week, Another Arthur Miller: It does feel rather pointed. In the six-plus years that I have lived in Glasgow, the city hasn’t played

Bridging the old and the new at The Tron: For better or worse, much is resting on this Arthur Miller production at the Tron. It is the direc

Sorrowful solo performance stays in the shallows If this were just a show about learning to swim at the age of thirty, that would be...

Brontë in the park fails to leave a mark: Next to me, three women in fold-out chairs are trying to discreetly open a bottle of bubbly...

How do you create an ocean on stage, my boyfriend questions as we queue outside Theatre Royal? As countless Tempest...