Jenny Booth

The Singer

The Singer

★★★★☆ Ebullient

The Singer at the Traverse is a joyous, energetic piece of musical theatre that is going to win many friends.

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The Burns Project

The Burns Project

★★★★☆ Nuanced

The Burns Project, by James Clements (in collaboration with the National Trust for Scotland) at the Lyceum, is an engaging, beautifully performed piece full of both vitality and subtlety.

Jun 27 2026 | By More
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

★★★★★ Ebenezer good

Forget the nursery rhymes and fairy stories, The Brunton’s panto this year has a more adult source, being an adaptation of A Christmas Carol: Charles Dickens’s beloved tale of greed, ghosts and redemption.

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Wake Up

Wake Up

★★★★☆ Audacious

Solar Bear’s triple bill of short plays, brought together under the title of Wake Up and playing for one night only at the Studio near the start of a Scottish tour, is a resounding and entertaining success.

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Sandcastles

Sandcastles

★★★☆☆ Endearing

Sandcastles, Steve McMahon’s warm and thoughtful new play is brought to life by a charismatic cast, directed by Kolbrún Björt Sigfúsdóttir, in this Brite Theatre production at the Assembly Rooms.

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