Ma and Pa seem obsessed with the past, recalling unreliable memories, and conversing in an endless cycle of stories they have heard and told before yet can’t quite remember. Karen Dunbar and Gerry Mulgrew ooze sharp, sly wit and fantastical characterisation bordering on the grotesque as the aged Ma and Pa. Charlotte Lane’s inspired set design blends muted tones of cream and … [Read more...] about Review: Ma, Pa, and the Little Mouths at the Tron theatre
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Opening Night: Jersey Boys at the King’s Theatre
Melding old school Rock n’ Roll with pop and Motown, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons became one of the most recognisable quartets in American history with a back-story as compelling as their countless hits. The audience, filled with long serving fans of famous tunes, gears up for this performance of Jersey Boys in The Kings Theatre in Glasgow on a drizzly Wednesday night. … [Read more...] about Opening Night: Jersey Boys at the King’s Theatre
Interview: Paul Brotherston from Blood of the Young
Live-scored by electronic sound artist Anneke Kampman, formerly of Conquering Animal Sound, Daphne Oram’s Wonderful World of Sound is a journey through the amazing life of one of the great, unsung composers of the twentieth century. In 1942, a séance inspires seventeen-year-old Daphne Oram to found the world-famous BBC Radiophonic Workshop and shape the entire development of … [Read more...] about Interview: Paul Brotherston from Blood of the Young
Glasgowist Meets The Gorbals Vampire playwright Johnny McKnight
Over 60 years after the notorious Gorbals vampire was said to be creeping around ‘the gravy’ in the Southern Necropolis, a new play on the dramatic real-life events by Johnny McKnight is set to hit the Citizens Theatre this weekend. In 1954, the rumour mill churned out the tale of a monster with iron teeth who had supposedly kidnapped and eaten two young Gorbals schoolboys. … [Read more...] about Glasgowist Meets The Gorbals Vampire playwright Johnny McKnight