Scottish theatre, pls RT!

On Thursday I'll be chatting Scottish theatre The Stage's Future Of Theatre conference.

I have thoughts but want to represent others, too. So tell me: what is working in Scottish theatre? What isn't? What could be better? How?

All thoughts welcome!

While I'm tweeting about new shows, Capital Theatres: Festival, King’s & Studio revealed a bunch earlier this week.

Barrowland Ballet's The Gift (14-31 Dec), Imogen Stirling/Vanishing Point's Love The Sinner (1 Oct), Visible Fictions' Treasure Island (15 Oct) & more.

All details here: capitaltheatres.com/media/9773/202…

Also... Silent Uproar and Hull Truck Theatre will visit TRON THEATRE in May with Maureen Lennon's new play Dead Girls Rising.

Runs Friday 17 and Saturday 18 May.

Bard In The Botanics (Bard in the Botanics) has announced its 2024 season, Gordon Barr's 21st in charge...

Features new versions of Hedda Gabler and Jane Eyre, Alan Steele as Falstaff again in Merry Wives, and Measure For Measure.

Runs from June 19 - July 27

What if I started a petition? Shall I start a petition?

It drives me slightly mental that this is The Scottish Play with a famous Scottish actor and an almost entirely Scottish cast... yet it will come nowhere near Scotland!

Surely producers could sort this out? Surely David Tennant would want to do this in front of a home crowd?!

A new issue of Shouts and Murmurs - the extra weekly email paid supporters of The Crush Bar get - is here.

Feat. the worst thing ever written by a theatre critic; review round-ups of London Tide, Machinal, Love's Labours Lost and more; and more links to click.

Link in bio.

Review round-up: London Tide National Theatre – Does Power’s adaptation impress the press? 👇 thestage.co.uk/review-round-u…

On Page2Stage Edinburgh closing for the foreseeable future and the ongoing uncertainty with Creative Scotland...

I'm due to speak about Scottish theatre at The Stage's conference on Thursday....

Sam Grabiner's award-winning debut play Boys On The Verge Of Tears opened Soho Theatre last week to some great reviews.

Here he is in Friday's issue of The Crush Bar, chatting about the show, his love of Annie Baker and Richard Nelson, and lots more.

Link to read/sub in bio.