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Review: A Doll's House, at Dundee Rep
Jemima Levick's Doll's House is a paean to style, writes Joy Watters. The Rep's associate director has taken Henrik Ibsen's groundbreaking work of 1879 and updated it to the 1950s, drawing a parallel between the two periods and the barriers that women had to break through and the attitudes they had to combat in a male-dominated society. (...)
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Hopefuls audition for Dundee students' soap Skint
Around 40 hopefuls were at Dundee University Student Union on Saturday to audition for Skint, the student soap opera that has already recruited Hollywood star Brian Cox and TV favourite Lorraine Kelly to its ranks. (...)
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Lost Vivaldi flute concerto Il Gran Mogol premiere in Perth
A lost Vivaldi flute concerto is to receive its modern world premiere in Perth. (...)
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TMA Theatre Award nomination for Dundee Rep
Dundee Rep has three nominations in the TMA Theatre Awards, which celebrate the best of theatre from around the UK. (...)
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Dudley D. Watkins' work fares well at auction
The sale at Dundee auctioneers Curr & Dewar on Tuesday was a celebration of local artefacts. (...)
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Cheers for Tears at Dundee Rep
There is going to be Blood, Sweat and Tears at Dundee Rep in a couple of weeks — not literally, however, unless rehearsals for the next production are proving troublesome. (...)
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Billy Boyd: From Lord of the Rings to Dundee Rep
Scots actor Billy Boyd was thrust into the Hollywood limelight with his role in movie phenomenon Lord of the Rings. Now he's returned to his stage roots for musical Sunshine On Leith, which opens at Dundee Rep on Tuesday. (...)
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Review: Nana, at Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Mon dieu! Qu'est-ce que c'est que ca? Olwen Wymark's adapation of Emile Zola's novel Nana hits the stage of Pitlochry with a dull thud. (...)
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Titian masterpiece Diana and Actaeon to dazzle at McManus Galleries
There was only one way in for the Old Master, and that was the Grand Entrance stairway. (...)
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Review: Decky Does A Bronco
Theatre company Grid Iron took a host of awards 10 years ago with their innovative production Decky Does A Bronco. (...)
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Review: An Ideal Husband, at Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Oscar Wilde's political and social comedy — the precursor to The Importance Of Being Earnest — is given a lavish treatment by Pitlochry as the story unfolds of politician Sir Robert Chiltern whose parliamentary position and wealth has been founded on corruption. (...)
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Review: Kiss Me Kate at Pitlochry Festival Theatre
The theatre in the hills is delighting audiences with its talented ensemble, who combine acting and musicianship to equally-high standards. (...)
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CATS awards make Dundee Rep country's most successful theatre
Dundee Rep has picked up three prizes at the Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland — and there was also success for Perth Theatre. (...)
More on: James Brining | Dundee | Tron Theatre | Perth | National Theatre of Scotland
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Review: Sweeney Todd at Dundee Rep
Artistic director James Brining's latest show is a big, bold, beautiful production in which every element combines to maximum effect. (...)
More on: Dundee | Stephen Sondheim | David Birrell | James Brining | Colin Richmond
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Tayside theatres in running for critics' awards
Tayside theatre is well represented in the shortlist for the annual Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland, with nominations in seven categories. (...)
More on: Kevin Lennon | Alex Lowde | Traverse Theatre | Dominic Hill | Perth Theatre
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Sweeney Todd's murderous link to The Courier
In three weeks, Dundee Rep opens its latest production, Sondheim's musical version of Sweeney Todd. (...)
More on: Stephen Sondheim | Fleet Street | London | The Courier | Newgate
Fans' favourite Sunshine On Leith coming back to Rep
Dundee Rep's Sunshine On Leith has delighted audiences all over the country and the good news is that it's coming back in the summer. (...)
More on: Dundee Rep | Edinburgh Festival Theatre | Scotland | Stephen Greenhorn | James Brining
Rep sharpens up for Sweeney Todd
Dundee Rep's next production is Sweeney Todd, and it promises to be a real feast of entertainment. (...)
More on: Hilary Brooks | Dundee Rep | David Birrell | Stephen Sondheim | Dundee Rep Ensemble
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Rep actor Paterson out of hospital
Dundee Rep ensemble actor Robert Paterson is out of hospital after being treated at Ninewells Hospital coronary care unit. (...)
More on: Dundee Rep | Robert Paterson | James Brining | John Buick | Ninewells Hospital
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Equus actor taken to hospital
Just days after opening to critical and popular acclaim in his role as the psychiatrist in Dundee Rep's Equus, actor Robert Paterson has been taken ill and admitted to the coronary care unit of Ninewells Hospital. (...)
More on: Dundee Rep | Robert Paterson | Ninewells Hospital | James Brining | Peter Shaffer
