Sasha Harrington

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

★★★★★ Sensational

The Great Gatsby is an extraordinarily difficult story to adapt, but Elizabeth Newman has done it, in a dazzling, hopeful, forlorn and febrile production, helmed by Sarah Brigham and co-produced by Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Derby Theatre.

Jul 3 2025 | By More
Nessie

Nessie

★★★★☆ Myth-buster

Nessie is visiting the Studio Theatre this week in the world premiere of a new musical co-production from Festival Theatres and Pitlochry Festival Theatre, which challenges the myths and legends around Scotland’s best known mysterious creature.

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The Testament of Gideon Mack

The Testament of Gideon Mack

★★★☆☆ Meandering

Dogstar’s touring production of The Testament of Gideon Mack is involving and thoroughly accomplished but simply too long to be entirely convincing.

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4Play 2024: One

4Play 2024: One

Fuckers: ★★★★☆ Scabrous
Colours Run: ★★★☆☆     Promising

Edinburgh-based new writing showcase 4Play returns to the Traverse this week. This time round, the plays are described as full-length developed pieces, although there is still an air of the unfinished at times.

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