Music & Lyrics: Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman Stage Adaption: Jeremy Sams Based on the book by Ian Fleming and the MGM Motion Picture It is a piece of beloved nostalgia for many generations of adults, but how does this stage adaptation of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang fare with an audience of 21st century children? Well it’s a bit hard to tell as the auditorium is packed full of adults of a certain age. There’s no denying that the storyline is all a bit of a fever dream, and this stage version even more so as it takes…
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The Reviews Hub - Scotland
The Scotland team is under the editorship of Lauren Humphreys. The Reviews Hub was set up in 2007. We aim to review all professional types of theatre, whether that be Commercial, Repertory or Fringe as well as Comedy, Music, Gigs etc.
From the moment the twelve piece band and four singers take to the stage and those first notes ring out, you know you are going to be on a high energy, high octane, high quality, roller-coaster ride through the greatest hits of Northern Soul. The Northern Soul Classics Orchestra programme has been carefully curated by Musical Director Kevin Cunningham to cater to those wanting to hear the biggest hits of the scene and for those die hard fans, some of the more niche numbers in the genre. It hardly needs saying but Tainted Love, The Snake, The Night, Landslide, Out…
Music & Lyrics: Max Martin & Friends Book: David West Read Director: Luke Sheppard A Shakespearean jukebox musical with some of the biggest pop hits from the 90s to the present day – really, I hear you cry. On paper it shouldn’t work, but in & Juliet, it sure does. On the urging of his wife Anne Hathaway (Lara Denning), William Shakespeare (Matt Cardle) is tasked with re-writing his great tragedy Romeo and Juliet with a happier, more crowd-pleasing ending. She asks – what if the star-crossed lovers didn’t meet such a tragic end – well Juliet anyway, and implores…
There are few theatres with as packed a schedule as Glasgow’s Pavilion. Since its purchase by UK theatre giant Trafalgar Entertainment, it has managed to maintain and enhance its reputation as one of the friendliest theatres in the city. With one of the most diverse programmes of entertainment on offer, there’s sure to be something for every taste in their autumn seasonal selection. Nurturing new talent, from Friday 16 to Saturday17 August is Geezabreak Productions’ When We Were Young, a hilarious and heart-breaking play that looks back to 1990s Glasgow. For music fans The Northern Soul Classics Orchestra will take…
Attention all sentient beings, beware the Dog Days of later Summer summoning yet again Parky Players’ return to The Fringe on the back of their 2022 successful run with Shake It Up. Taking the matter in to their own hands that the degenerative condition of Parkinson’s is no laughing matter is ruefully and ironically something that rather makes them laugh. In spite or because of the smirking face of adversity. Audiences so far, in heartily agreement. Appropriately informed. Their Fringe premiere launch of Shaken, Not Stirred riffs along with ridiculous disregard for dramatic conventions and consequences. Loosely, very loosely indeed,…
Writer: Charlene Boyd Director: Cora Bissett Designer: Shona Reppe On the surface you would be hard pressed to find any similarities between a young Glaswegian actor and the woman who wrote the country music classic Ring of Fire. But between these two complex women: both mothers, both phenomenally talented, both not without their hardships, there are many parallels to be drawn. Glasgow actor Charlene Boyd was out of work, a newly divorced mother of two living in a carpet-less high rise flat, working multiple jobs: in a care home, child-minding and singing as June Carter Cash in a tribute band,…
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical is a long-standing favourite at the Fringe, and it’s clear why they continue to see success year after year. Each day, they create “the hottest new musical in town” based on audience suggestions, and a full house eagerly witnesses the magic of a brand-new musical created right before their eyes. The show kicks off with a frantic producer in need of our help to create a musical masterpiece before his looming deadline. The audience’s creativity is quickly put to the test, and the suggestions fly fast and furious; from “Zombie Olympics,” “an aquarium,” and “a deserted…
Olga Koch bursts into Monkey Barrel with a surge of energy, leaping onto chairs and pumping her fists, setting the tone for an evening of non-stop hilarity. And that’s just the warm-up. In her show Olga Koch Comes From Money, Koch hilariously navigates the perks and pitfalls of a wealthy upbringing. Where did the money come from? Her father. Does it matter? We’ll find out. Should we feel sorry for her? Absolutely not. Is she relatable? Also no, and that’s precisely where the comedy gold lies. We are taken on a wild ride through her 31 years of life: from…