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In her programme introduction to Baby Mash-Up, what on Earth are you doing?, playwright Sally Hobson writes that the titular Baby Mash-Up has always had questions, and that we see her search for answers, and ultimately “migrate to the core of herself”. At the end, she writes, “This is the play I have written. What play will you see tonight when watching the show?” There is an implied multiplicity, a promised network of interpretations and take-aways and personal resolutions.

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....

Scottish elections prove one thing more than anything else – what Scotland thinks of itself. We aren’t just voting for what we would like to see, but what we think best reflects the character of the country, deep down. The same question arises for Scottish performances that go to the Fringe. So many want to differentiate themselves from the international, but mainly the English, performances that dominate the major venues. Ironically, many end up trying too hard and creating

This Play, More Than Any Other, Will Make You Question Your Carbon. Some people will baulk at the concept of The Trials, but they shouldn’t. Dawn King’s new play, directed by Joanna Bowman, imagines a future in which the climate crisis has wreaked havoc. There are floods, fires, limited resources – and now those with the biggest carbon footprints must answer for their crimes. The jury is composed of teenagers, who must decide the fate of the grown-ups. So, yes, not everyone w

Breaks no ground but pleases the crowd: Air travel has experienced a comedic resurgence of late. 90's sitcom The High Life is returning as a musical next year, airport manager and reality star Jane Boulton has been enjoying her (second) fifteen minutes of fame, and a soundbite from a certain airline has dominated social media this summer. Fresh !nk Theatre’s two-hander comedy Cabin Fever sees performers Aurelia Harris-Johnstone and Beth Miles switch between several different