CATS

Crits go big on Windblown

Crits go big on Windblown

Epic play about RBGE’s palm tree tops CATS nominations

Karine Polwart’s Windblown, seen at EdFringe 2025 and recently at the Lyceum, has received five nominations in the shortlists for the 2026 Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland (CATS) announced on Thursday.

May 13 2026 | By More
Brunton panto up for a CATS

Brunton panto up for a CATS

Traverse, Lyceum & Grid Iron shows also nominated

The Brunton and Wonder Fools co-production of A Christmas Carol is one of four productions nominated in the new Outstanding Pantomime category in this year’s Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland.

May 16 2025 | By | Reply More
CATS add panto to awards

CATS add panto to awards

Scottish theatre awards set June date at Trav

The annual CATS ceremony for the Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland is to return to Edinburgh’s Traverse on June 8, with a new award celebrating Scotland’s pantomime productions.

Apr 30 2025 | By | Reply More
Cats

Cats

★★★★☆ Spectacular

The Beyond Broadway Experience return to the Festival Theatre with their annual showcase of local youth talent, bringing together 200 young people for a spectacular performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats.

Jul 27 2024 | By | 1 Reply More
Edinburgh, Cream of the CATS

Edinburgh, Cream of the CATS

Edinburgh companies win half CATS 2024

Three Edinburgh companies shared half the Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland 2024 (CATS), awarded in a ceremony at the Glasgow Theatre Royal today, Sunday 16 June.

Jun 16 2024 | By | Reply More
Edinburgh companies up for the CATS

Edinburgh companies up for the CATS

Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland shortlist announced

Edinburgh-based companies and venues have been nominated in every category of this year’s CATS, the Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland. A total of 10 productions from six different producers have secured a total of 20 nominations between them.

May 16 2024 | By | Reply More
The CATS 2020 in full

The CATS 2020 in full

All the nominees and winners for #CATS20

The eighteenth Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland have been announced with 24 different plays nominated for the 41 place short list.

Nov 12 2020 | By | Reply More
Edinburgh’s CATS credits

Edinburgh’s CATS credits

Half noms; majority of wins have Edinburgh credits

This year’s delayed Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland have been announced, with Edinburgh associations for 20 of the 41 nominations and winners in seven of the ten categories.

Nov 12 2020 | By | Reply More
Traverse wins big at CATS

Traverse wins big at CATS

Theatre Awards announced in Glasgow:

Edinburgh’s Traverse theatre has scooped three wins at the Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland for David Ireland’s Ulster American, with a fourth for the A Play, A Pie and A Pint production of The Mack.

Jun 9 2019 | By | Reply More
Trav tops CATS noms

Trav tops CATS noms

11 nominations for Traverse shows at CATS:

The short list of nominations for the 2018/2019 Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland have been announced with the Traverse involved in over a quarter of the total nominations.

May 10 2019 | By | 1 Reply More
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