1,523 stories by "Thom Dibdin"
Every musical needs a great soaring tune to call its own. And Blood Brothers certainly has that.
Arriving at the Traverse for the last three dates of a small Scottish tour, Jenna Watt's How You Gonna Live Your Dash is an invigorating, flawed and constantly needling hour of live theatre.
James II actor will not return this week: Andrew Rothney, the actor playing James II who sustained an onstage football-related injury on Saturday, has been sidelined for the remaining Edinb…
A group representing eight of Edinburgh's leading publicly subsidised cultural venues has added its support to the idea of a city visitor
National Museum reveals James Plays objects: The National Museum of Scotland has organised an event bringing together historians and theatre makers who are concerned with the James Plays, cu…
Eighteen months after their first outing, the National Theatre of Scotland's production of the James Plays trilogy remains a theatrical event worth anybody's time and money.
The Scottish Federation of Entertainment Unions has published a manifesto for culture which it hopes will be taken up by political parties taking part in the Holyrood election in May 2016.
The actor playing the title role in James II in the National Theatre of Scotland's James Plays trilogy was rushed to hospital on Saturday, following an incident during an on-stage football g…
Spirited and clever, EUTC's production of Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman has all the requisite cartoon violence, but in the end lacks the necessary punch.
The Glasgow Citizens has announced that executive director Judith Kilvington has been appointed as joint chief executive alongside Dominic Hill. Kilvington joined
Jemima Levick is stepping down from Dundee Rep Theatre to become artistic director and chief executive at Scottish theatre company Stellar Quines.
Jemima Levick has been appointed artistic director and chief executive of Edinburgh-based theatre company Stellar Quines.
There'll be a murder: A classic tale by Queen of Crime Agatha Christie enjoys a timeless adaptation care of Middle Ground Theatre Company.
All the makings of a Faustian tale of darkness, damnation, intrigue and desperation are present in Scottish Opera's The Devil Inside, at the King's for two nights on its premiere tour.
Considerable musicality and dollops of goodwill cannot hide the huge basic problems at the heart of The Glenn Miller Story.
Bernadette Peters, the renowned interpreter of Stephen Sondheim, is to make her Scottish debut in June 2016, with a performance at the Edinburgh Playhouse.
A trio of world premieres mark out the National Theatre of Scotland's Summer and Autumn season of its tenth anniversary year, are being launched in Edinburgh.
There's a macabre twist to a classic fairytale in the second of a trilogy of adaptations by balletLORENT, co-produced with Northern Stage.
Superbly judged performances and a clever, organic approach to staging make for an effectively spooky time in the Lyceum's production of Conor McPherson's The Weir.
Shona McCarthy has been appointed chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society. From 2011 to 2014, McCarthy was chief executive of
Shona McCarthy, who headed the company responsible for leading Derry-Londonderry's year as UK City of Culture, has been appointed Chief Executive of the Edinburgh Fringe festival.
It wasn't an official Sound of Music Singalong, but rapturous audience members forming an impromptu ensemble as the overture led into the second half of the show.
Happy holidays: All praise to the hard-working actors who don't have Christmas holidays but make sure that the shows go on for our pleasure.
Jackie Shearer has been appointed chief executive of the Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock. Shearer, who previously held a similar post at
Music, dance, fun, bizarre cross-dressing and genuine enjoyment are all in evidence in Edinburgh People's Theatre's Cinderella at the Church Hill. In other words, it is a proper old-fashione…
