The new Take That musical, The Band, arrives in Glasgow after much anticipation. Viewers of the BBC Saturday night show Let it Shine, which took an X factor style approach to casting each of the boyband actors who appear on the tour, will feel like they have been a part of the build up to the show's arrival. No surprise, then, that The Band is now the fastest selling musical … [Read more...] about Review: Take That musical The Band at the King’s Theatre
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Review: Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella at the King’s Theatre
Matthew Bourne’s reworking of one of the world's most famous fairytales, Cinderella, waltzes into the King's theatre this week but don’t expect the traditional Disneyfied rags to riches story. Set in the London Blitz in 1940, this particular interpretation is given an unexpected twist from the strike of the first note of Prokofiev’s beautiful and dramatic classical score. The … [Read more...] about Review: Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella at the King’s Theatre
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
Review: 30th anniversary of The Steamie at the King’s Theatre
A tribute to the mammies and grannies of bygone Glasgow, The Steamie is a classic and timeless comedy, masterfully blending Scottish humour with the touching sentimentality and drunken nostalgia that comes with Hogmanay. With side-splitting laughs from the get-go, The Steamie’s joyous, light-hearted patter builds to a crescendo of hilarity with the mystery of Mr Culfeathers’s … [Read more...] about Review: 30th anniversary of The Steamie at the King’s Theatre
Fred MacAulay leads line-up for charity comedy gig
A galaxy of comedy stars are coming together for a show to help MND patient and campaigner Gordon Aikman raise money for research into the disease that's killing him. Scottish comedy legend Fred MacAulay will perform alongside a series of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival’s hottest tickets including a very special TV comedy star guest (to be revealed on the night). … [Read more...] about Fred MacAulay leads line-up for charity comedy gig